{"id":1343,"date":"2023-05-04T17:47:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T16:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.devon.gov.uk\/registrationservice\/marriages-and-civil-partnerships\/book-a-registrar\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T16:24:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T16:24:47","slug":"book-a-registrar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/registration-service\/marriages-and-civil-partnerships\/book-a-registrar\/","title":{"rendered":"Book a registrar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Once you have chosen where and when you would like your ceremony to take place you will need to contact us in order to book a registrar to conduct your ceremony.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If your ceremony is taking place in a hotel or other licensed venue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As soon as you have decided where and when to have your ceremony, and made a provisional booking with the venue, you then need to book a registrar to conduct your ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please use our ceremony enquiry form to contact us as soon as possible and make sure that a registrar will be available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We recommend not paying a deposit to the venue until you have confirmation of this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have chosen a religious ceremony, the venue will be able to tell you if they have a person authorised to attend and register the marriage. 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