Marriages

We can help arrange weddings, commitment ceremonies and civil partnerships, including which venues are approved for weddings in York. We also issue copies of marriage certificates and help you perform historical searches.

In this section:

• Arranging your wedding
  How to arrange your wedding in York, and venues where civil marriages can take place
• Civil partnerships
  Same sex couples wishing to enter into a civil partnership can do so at York Register Office
• Copy certificates
  How to get copies of certificates for births, marriages and deaths that took place in York
• Registering a venue for marriages
  How to register a venue for conducting marriages
• Renewing your marriage vows
  A married couple, of any age and married for any length of time can arrange to renew their marriage vows
• Searching for births, marriages and deaths
  You can search the indexes for births, deaths and marriages either in person, online or by post
• York Register Office
  Staff at York Register Officer will advise you about registering births and deaths, arranging civil marriage ceremonies, baby naming ceremonies, commitment ceremonies (for same sex couples) and renewing vows