Surrey County Council - Checklist for Register Office Civil Partnership Ceremony

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Your Ceremony Booking

Date of Ceremony *

Start time of ceremony *

Location of ceremony *

Small Room at Artington House (Guildford Register Office) - maximum 15 guests
Large Room at Artington House (Guildford Register Office) - maximum 48 guests
Large Room at Rylston (Weybridge Register Office) - maximum 48 guests
The Mansion (Leatherhead Register Office) - maximum 48 guests

Total number of guests (including children) *

Please note that the total number that the room is licensed for must not be exceeded. Children over the age of two years must be counted as individual guests.

Your details

Full name of First Partner *

Full name of Second Partner *

Daytime contact number *

Your ceremony choices

Are you having a photographer? *

The Registrar will make an announcement before the ceremony starts to advise your guests that photographs cannot be taken during the ceremony.

Would you like your guests to take photos when you enter the room? *

Would you like your guests to take photos after the schedule has been signed? *

Are you having a videographer? *

Are you exchanging rings? *

No rings exchanged
One ring for one partner only
Two rings exchanged

Who will be the ringbearer?

Who will be your First Witness? *

Witnesses must speak & understand English. We cannot provide witnesses for you.

Who will be your Second Witness? *

How would you like to enter the room at the start of the ceremony? *

Both partners together
One partner escorted by family member (other partner already in room)
Other

If other, please give details

Partnership Promises

You have a choice of three Surrey ceremonies to choose from. These ceremonies cannot be altered and we will not use scripts provided by anyone else. If you would like us to send you a copy of the ceremony scripts, please email registration.ceremonies@surreycc.gov.uk

Which ceremony would you like the Registrar to use? *

Classic - A short, no fuss ceremony
I do - A standard length ceremony
Always and forever - A full ceremony with all the extras

You are able to say the legal civil partnership declaration to each other in the presence of your guests (in the same manner as marriage vows). In addition, you may choose to exchange promises to each other - please see your civil partnership ceremony pack for the choice of words.

Which method of exchanging declarations/promises would you prefer? *

No public verbal exchange
Declarations exchanged only
Declarations exchanged with Promise Option A (longer promise)
Declarations exchanged with Promise Option B (shorter promise)

Do you wish to write any additional personal promises? *

Any additional personal vows must be approved by the Superintendent Registrar prior to the ceremony. Please email them to registration.ceremonies@surreycc.gov.uk before the ceremony. If the vows have not been approved before the day, it may not be possible to include them in your ceremony.

Readings - must not have any religious content

Any reading must be solemn and dignified and short in length and must not contain any religious content. Readings must be approved by the Superintendent Registrar prior to the ceremony. If your reading is not from our list of readings, please email to registration.ceremonies@surreycc.gov.uk at least 6 weeks before the ceremony. If the readings have not been approved before your wedding day, they cannot be included in your ceremony.

Are you including a reading? *

No Readings
One Reading
Two Readings

Please give the title of the reading and the name of the person reading it. Please note that registrars are not able to read for you, you must choose a guest.

Readings must be short in length and must not contain religious references

Music - must not have any religious content

All music content must be approved by the Superintendent Registrar prior to the ceremony. If any music has not been approved before the ceremony day, it may not be possible to include it in your ceremony. The Surrey Registration Service reserve the right to refuse live music performances if it is likely that the setting up or removing of the equipment will delay your ceremony or any other ceremony being held on the premises.

What music have you chosen for your ceremony? *

Live
CD / Memory Stick (USB) / Bluetooth
No Music

Please list in order your entrance, signing and departure music (including artists) that you have chosen to have played at your ceremony. If you would like to use the Register Office CD, please indicate your choice. *

If you are providing your own music, please bring this with you on the day of your ceremony. All your music must be recorded on one device in the order that you wish it to be played (no compilation albums please). If you would like to check that your music works on the Register Office system, please take it into the office for testing between 9:00 - 16:30 hours Monday to Friday only. We cannot be held responsible for your music not working on our system. Personal sound equipment cannot be connected to our power supply.

If you have chosen live music, please give details (eg. harpist).

Before the ceremony

Would you like to be interviewed together or separately prior to the ceremony? *

Together
Separately

We will do our best to help keep you apart so that you do not see each other before the ceremony but this cannot always be guaranteed. You may wish to nominate an usher/guest to help the registrars, particularly if the office is busy.

And finally......

When you are formally pronounced civil partners,

Are you happy to be invited to share a kiss in public? *

Additional Information

Please use this section to include any information that you think the Registrar should know that has not been included above, for example, if any party to the civil partnership requires an interpreter or has mobility difficulties

Terms and Conditions

The couple forming the civil partnership must read and accept our ceremony Terms and Conditions . We wish your day to run as smoothly as possible, so we recommend that you pay particular attention to the contents section of the Terms and Conditions which explains what can be included in your celebration and the timings section which outlines what changes may become necessary to your ceremony if you arrive late.

Please tick the box to confirm your agreement with the statement *

We have read and accepted the ceremony Terms and Conditions of the Surrey Registration Service.

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