Your Guide to Getting
Married in Scotland - How we do it?
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1.
CHOOSE THE CEREMONY
There are two
types of ceremonies available in Scotland, civil or religious.
CIVIL ceremonies
(non religious) conducted by a Registrar can be held in
a registered office (usually a council building) or a licensed
civil venue of your choice, please access www.gro-scotland.gov.uk
for a full list of all available places for civil venues,
in Highland region access www.highland.gov.uk
RELIGIOUS ceremonies
can be held anywhere within reason, a church, castle or
mountain/lochside. These are conducted by a minister, usually
Church of Scotland. The minister has to agree to perform
the ceremony in the location of your choice and it is standard
and courteous procedure to make contact and discuss the
service beforehand. Some ministers may refuse to marry divorcees.
For either ceremony
you will require two witnesses.
CHANGES IN THE
LAW: A bill has been approved in the Scottish Parliament
(July 2002 ) which allows civil marriages outwith council
offices. Designated venues are now licensed in some areas
for registrars to perform civil weddings in castles/gardens/hotels.
A full list of
civil venues and legal details can be found on http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/
2.
CHOOSE THE VENUE
Selecting a venue
is arguably your most important decision. If you are looking
for a celtic or medieval theme you may wish to consider
a ruined castle or abbey, for a traditional highland wedding
one of Scotland's many castles can offer turreted splendour
and plenty of room for banquets and dancing. You may be
looking for a large hotel venue that can cater for your
growing guest list or alternatively a small informal venue
that will provide complete intimacy. Whatever you are looking
for you can find it in Scotland and we can help.
Just contact info@venusweddingplans.co.uk
for information, advice and venue suggestions or look
at our small intimate weddings
page.
3.
SUBMIT THE DOCUMENTS
Any two persons,
regardless of where they live may marry in Scotland providing
they are over 16, not related or of the same sex and are
unmarried. There is no legal requirement to live in Scotland
prior to the marriage. You will have to provide both original
birth certificates/relevant divorce papers and complete
FORMS M10 (Marriage in Scotland), these are obtainable from
any Registry Office on request. These papers, along with
the fees have to submitted to the registrar for the district
in which the marriage is to take place at least one month
prior to the wedding but not earlier than 3 months. If you
are from abroad a Certificate of No Impediment (CONI) may
also be required by the registrar (not all countries demand
this but please check), any foreign documents will also
require an English translation. The legal fee for a religious
ceremony at present is ?50 pounds sterling with a discretionary
church donation in addition made payable to the minister.
Civil fees vary according to the chosen venue and the day
of the week but are more costly (POA). New licenced venues
may charge an additional location fee.
For full information
on documents and legalities please contact:
The General Register
Office for Scotland, Marriage Section, New Register House,
Edinburgh EH1 3YT. Tel: +44 (0) 131 314 4447 email: marriage@gro-scotland.gov.uk
4.
HOW DO WE ARRANGE IT?
Here at Venus
Wedding Plans we are experienced in assisting with legal
documents and forms and will be happy to take care of all
of these details on your behalf. We can arrange all aspects
of your ceremony and reception down to the smallest requests.
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