Ceremonies in a place of worship

Ceremonies in a Church of England or Wales

To get married in a Church of England or Wales, you’ll need to arrange this with the vicar.

They will call the banns in church or issue a common license.

The vicar will register the marriage, so you shouldn’t need to book a separate registrar.

You won’t need to book an appointment to give notice unless one or both of you is a non-EEA national or EEA/Swiss national without EU settlement status. If you’re not sure, you can contact us.

Find out more about marrying in the Church of England.

All other religious ceremonies

For all other religious ceremonies, you’ll need to:

• arrange this with the person in charge of marriages at the building
• check if they have a person authorised to register the marriage (a registrar) – if not, you’ll need to book and pay for registrar for your ceremony
• book an appointment with us to give notice

One or both of you should either:

• live in the district where the building is located
• worship regularly at the building

If the building is outside Walsall Borough, you should give notice to the registrar in that district instead.