Register Offices in Staffordshire

 


Booking your Wedding

Appointment Times

Each register office runs its own appointment system for weddings and you are advised to contact the Superintendent Registrar of the district in which you wish to marry to check availability. All offices are open from 10.00 am - 4.00 pm on Saturdays.

Please arrange to arrive with your guests at least ten minutes before the time of your marriage. If you or your guests are late, you will disrupt other weddings and you may have to make a fresh appointment. If you are unable to attend on the appointed day, please contact the register office as soon as possible.

Witnesses

You will need to ask two people, who may be friends or relatives, if they will witness your marriage. They should be over the age of 16 and must be able to understand the ceremony.

The Ceremony

Immediately before the ceremony the Registrar will interview you both in private, (you can be seen separately if you prefer and request so in advance) to establish the details to be recorded in the marriage register. Each of will need to give your father’s full name and occupation.

The Registrar will also collect the fee from you.

Civil Marriages are conducted in English. However, if either of the parties to a marriage is unable to speak or understand English, an interpreter must be present. The Registrar will be glad to discuss this with the couple before the wedding day.

If both parties do speak and understand English but the family and guests do not, they may still choose to provide an interpreter so that everyone can understand the whole proceedings.

Staffordshire County Council Registration Service is working in partnership with Deaflinks in supporting your communication needs. If you are profoundly deaf or have hearing problems a qualified interpreter or lipspeaker can be provided to assist you with your needs. Please ask the local Register Office for more information.

(Saturdays at all Register Offices by appointment. All Register Offices have wheelchair access)


Cannock Chase Register Office
Set in our own secluded grounds with a generous car park, our recent refurbishments include an elegant and peaceful Marriage room with soft furnishings in wedgewood blue and pale gold. There is seating for 32 guests.

The double doors to the marriage room allow a traditional entrance for the Bride and guests, whilst the ornamental garden provides the ideal setting for photographs. Our secluded position and ambience is the perfect venue for both the more initmate and convival. We have car parking and full disabled access.



Michael Miles
Superintendent Registrar
5 Victoria Street
Cannock
WS11 1AG

Tel: 01543 512345
Fax: 01543 512347

Monday to Friday
9.00 am - 4.30 pm

Saturday
10 .00 am - 4.00 pm - By appointment


East Staffordshire Register Office
Burton’s Marriage Room is elegantly furnished in blue-fabric mahogany chairs, with golden chandeliers, deep-pile blue carpet, cream and gold wallcoverings, with rich swag and tail drapes to all four windows. The room can seat 50 with comfort.

The second marriage room located in the High Street can seat 80 with comfort and will be available from September 2004. The room is furnished with a gold theme.

Jane Dodd
Superintendent Registrar
57-60 High Street
Burton upon Trent
DE14 1JS

Tel: 01283 538701
Fax: 01283 547338

Monday to Friday
9.30 am - 4.30 pm

Saturday
10 .00 am - 4.00 pm - By appointment


Lichfield Register Office
The most popular Register Office in the county is set in an old library building, adjacent to the magnificent Beacon Park and Minster Pool.

The 30-seat Marriage Room is richly furnished in plum-coloured upholstery with deep purple drapes and a mahogany wedding table.

Sheila Manning
The Old Library Building
Bird Street
Lichfield WS13 6PN

Tel: 01543 510770
Fax: 01543 510773

Monday to Friday
9.30 am - 4.30 pm

Saturday
10 .00 am - 4.00 pm - By appointment


Newcastle-under-Lyme Register Office
Its large car park and garden with ornamental black ironwork make this venue a hit with photographers.

The semi-circular Marriage Room is sumptuous with Venetian chandeliers, pink-fabric high-back chairs and deep blue carpet. A mahogany wedding table dominates this impressive room, which seats over 40.

Judy Tomkinson
Superintendent Registrar
20 Sidmouth Avenue
Newcastle under Lyme
ST5 0QN

Tel: 01782 297581
Fax: 01782 297582

Monday to Friday
9.30 am - 4.30 pm

Saturday
10 .00 am - 4.00 pm - By appointment


South Staffordshire Register Office
In Wombourne, the cosiest Register Office in Staffordshire is complemented by its warm and welcoming staff. The air-conditioning and soft furnishings of wedgwood blue and gold make it a perfect venue for the more intimate wedding party. The Marriage Room provides comfortable seating for approximately 25 guests and the gardens are an ideal backdrop for photographs. There is generous car parking with full disabled access.

Michael Miles
Superintendent Registrar
Civic Centre
Gravel Hill
Wombourne
WV5 9HA

Tel: 01902 895294
Fax: 01902 326779

Monday to Friday
9.30 am - 4.30 pm

Saturday
10 .00 am - 4.00 pm - By appointment


Stafford Register Office
Located in the heart of the county town, with a private walled garden, the Register Office is a splendid Jacobean 17th century building that used to house the town’s MP and Chief Constable. The 33-seat Marriage Room is oak-panelled, with rich red carpet, gold-fabric seats, with gold and crimson swag and tail drapes. This location boasts a private, furnished waiting room for the bride and her retinue.

Linda Ellwood
Superintendent Registrar
Eastgate House
79 Eastgate Street
Stafford
ST16 2NG

Tel: 01785 277822
Fax: 01785 277884

Monday to Friday
9.30 am - 4.30 pm

Saturday
10 .00 am - 4.00 pm - By appointment


Staffordshire Moorlands Register Office
Set in Leek, "Queen of the Moorlands", the Register Office has a light and spacious Marriage Room that seats 45. The comfortable furnishings are in pink and blue, and there is also a bridal dressing room. Immediately opposite is a large public car park.

Jenny Hall
Superintendent Registrar
High Street
Leek
ST13 5EA

Tel: 01538 373166
Fax: 01538 386985

Monday to Friday
9.30 am - 4.30 pm

Saturday
10 .00 am - 4.00 pm - By appointment


Headquarters (Administration Only)

Registration Service Manager
Central Services Department
14 Martin Street
Stafford
ST16 2LG

Tel: 01785 277822
Fax: 01785 259760

     
 
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