Fees

Ceremony Fees - 01/01/08-31/03/09

Type of Ceremony	Backhouse Hall Total Ceremony Fee	Backhouse Hall Deposit	Approved Venue Total Ceremony Fee	Venue Deposit
Marriages and Civil Partnership Monday to Thursday Fridays Saturdays up to 12.30pm Saturdays 1pm onwards Sundays and Bank Holidays*	£60.00 £75.00 £100.00 £175.00 £200.00	£15.00 £15.00 £20.00 £35.00 £40.00	£225.00 £250.00 £300.00 £300.00 £400.00	£45.00 £50.00 £60.00 £60.00 £80.00
Naming, Renewal of Vows, Commitment Ceremonies Monday to Thursday Fridays Saturdays up to 12.30pm Saturdays 1pm onwards Sundays and Bank Holidays*	£60.00 £75.00 £100.00 £175.00 £200.00	£15.00 £15.00 £20.00 £35.00 £40.00	£125.00 £175.00 £175.00 £175.00 £200.00	£25.00 £35.00 £35.00 £35.00 £40.00
Private Citizenship Ceremonies Monday to Friday Saturdays Sundays and Bank Holidays*	£100.00 £125.00 n/a	£20.00 £25.00 n/a	£125.00 £150.00 £175.00	£325.00 £30.00 £35.00

Type of Ceremony

Backhouse Hall Total Ceremony Fee

Backhouse Hall Deposit

Approved Venue Total Ceremony Fee

Venue Deposit

Marriages and Civil Partnership

Monday to Thursday
Fridays
Saturdays up to 12.30pm
Saturdays 1pm onwards
Sundays and Bank Holidays*

£60.00
£75.00
£100.00
£175.00
£200.00

£15.00
£15.00
£20.00
£35.00
£40.00

£225.00
£250.00
£300.00
£300.00
£400.00

£45.00
£50.00
£60.00
£60.00
£80.00

Naming, Renewal of Vows, Commitment Ceremonies

Monday to Thursday
Fridays
Saturdays up to 12.30pm
Saturdays 1pm onwards
Sundays and Bank Holidays*

£60.00
£75.00
£100.00
£175.00
£200.00

£15.00
£15.00
£20.00
£35.00
£40.00

£125.00
£175.00
£175.00
£175.00
£200.00

£25.00
£35.00
£35.00
£35.00
£40.00

Private Citizenship Ceremonies

Monday to Friday
Saturdays
Sundays and Bank Holidays*

£100.00
£125.00
n/a

£20.00
£25.00
n/a

£125.00
£150.00
£175.00

£325.00
£30.00
£35.00

Terms of Business

All Ceremony Fees are required to be paid in advance of the ceremony.
Deposits are required to secure the booking and are non refundable.
An administration fee of £25.00 is payable to rearrange a date or time of the ceremony.
Please see our full Terms and Conditions - pdf document for further details.
Civil Funerals – a standard fee of £135.00 is payable to the celebrant regardless of the location of the funeral.
* Please note that we are available for ceremonies on any day except Christmas Day and Good Friday.

Certificate Fees - 01/01/08-31/03/09

Type of Certificate	Fee
Birth, Death or Marriage from current register Application by letter or in person at the Register Office Application and payment online	£3.50 £7.50
Birth, Death or Marriage from deposited register Application by letter or by person at the Register Office Application and payment online Application in person via "Premium Service"* Short Birth Certificate, application by letter or in person only	£7.00 £7.50 £10.00 £5.50
Civil Partnership Certificates	£7.00

Type of Certificate

Fee

Birth, Death or Marriage from current register

Application by letter or in person at the Register Office
Application and payment online

£3.50
£7.50

Birth, Death or Marriage from deposited register

Application by letter or by person at the Register Office
Application and payment online
Application in person via "Premium Service"*
Short Birth Certificate, application by letter or in person only

£7.00
£7.50
£10.00
£5.50

Civil Partnership Certificates

£7.00

* Our premium service is a “walk in” service offered between 9.00am and 10.30am Monday to Friday when customers are provided with a certificate upon request whilst in attendance.
For all other certificate applications we endeavour to offer a “next day service” when certificates are usually produced and ready for collection or posting the day following receipt of your payment. However the requirement target for production of certificates is within 5 working days.