Registering your venue
How to become one of our approved premises for civil ceremonies.
- Is your venue set in the picturesque countryside or in one of the enchanting towns in Oxfordshire?
- Do you have majestic rooms capable of elaborate ceremonies or intimate rooms for a softer, more romantic ambience?
- Do you have a distinguished venue, which has quirky, unusual rooms or surroundings?
If you can answer 'yes' to the above, then licensing your venue for civil marriages would be the ideal business venture for you.
How to apply
The application procedure for a licence is very straightforward and advice is available throughout the process. We are more than happy to visit your venue to do a free pre-inspection to check that it is suitable and that all your questions are answered before submitting your application.
The fee for a licence is £1950 and is for three years and will be included on the list of venues available for civil ceremonies in Oxfordshire for that period of time. Once we have received your application it will take approximately six weeks to process.
For further information or an application pack please contact Jackie McNelly or telephone 01865 815127.
Oxfordshire - the place to marry
Last year almost 3500 couples tied the knot in Oxfordshire, and of those more than 2300 (67%) chose to be married at a register office or an approved venue. Oxfordshire sits conveniently between Greater London and the West Midlands and presents the perfect opportunity to entice couples out of the city to choose a venue in the country for their big day.
Your venue doesn't have to be in the wedding business or be able to offer reception facilities. Many of our approved venues concentrate on the ceremonies only.
It is completely up to you to decide how many and how regularly you accept wedding ceremony bookings at your venue. We will not accept a booking until we are certain the couple has arranged a suitable, licensed venue.
This page was last updated on 06 October 2008
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