Introduction

You can get married or form a civil partnership if you are:

• 18 or over
• free to marry, or form a civil partnership (single, divorced or widowed)
• not closely related

This guide will take you through the steps you need to follow involving first choosing your venue, then booking a registrar to conduct your ceremony and then giving your notice to marry or form a civil partnership – this bit is very important!

You can also find out how much your ceremony might cost and what will happen on the day.