Order a marriage certificate after a religious wedding
Marriage laws changed in May 2021. This means that the way a marriage is registered is different.
At your ceremony you and your witnesses will sign a marriage schedule, rather than signing a register as you did previously.
Getting your marriage schedule
Church of England and Church of Wales venues
If you marry in a Church of England or Church of Wales church, the church will produce the marriage schedule for you to sign at the ceremony.
Other religious venues
If you marry in another religious venue, you will need to arrange to collect the schedule from Swindon Register Office before your ceremony.
Civil venues
If you marry in a civil venue, the registration service will bring the schedule to your ceremony for you to sign.
Returning the signed schedule
After a religious ceremony you have 21 days to return the signed schedule to the registration service. This is the responsibility of the clergy or authorised person at the church, but they may ask you to arrange it.
If your ceremony was at a civil venue, the registrar will bring the schedule back to the registration service.
Getting your marriage certificate
We will create the legal record of your marriage within 10 working days of receiving your schedule or document.
Certificates cost £11.00 each and will be posted to you within 10 working days of your legal marriage record being created. You will need to allow additional time to receive your certificates in the post.
If you have a religious ceremony, you can only order your certificate after your ceremony has taken place.
If you have a civil ceremony, you will pay for your certificate when you pay for your registrar.