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Ceremonies at licensed venues

Under the Marriage Act of 1994 civil marriages and civil partnerships can take place in a number of places. These include hotels, stately homes, bars, restaurants, museums, football grounds and historic buildings licensed by us, and are known as licensed venues.

Is there a charge for marrying at a licensed venue?
As well as the costs of giving notice of your intention to marry/form a civil partnership (£35 per person), you must pay the following fees to the Superintendent Registrar for ceremonies at approved venues. The fees include one copy of the marriage/civil partnership certificate and must be paid at least 12 weeks before the date of the marriage/partnership.

Each venue also charges their own fees, and you should contact them for details. A full list of licensed venues in Leeds is below.

Prices for ceremonies between 1st April 2013 - 31st March 2014
Monday to Thursday: £300
Friday: £355
Saturday: £390
Sundays and Bank Holidays: £430

The fees are subject to change from 1st April 2014 and will apply to all ceremonies that take place after this date, as detailed below.

Prices for ceremonies between 1st April 2014 - 31st March 2015
Monday to Thursday: £TBA
Friday: £TBA
Saturday: £TBA
Sundays and Bank Holidays: £TBA

The fees are subject to change from 1st April 2015 and will apply to all ceremonies that take place after this date.

Advanced provisional bookings
Our provisional booking service allows you to reserve a time slot for the Superintendent Registrar and Registrar to conduct your ceremony up to three years in advance.

You will need to pay a non-refundable booking fee of £25 to secure a provisional booking. Payments can be taken over the phone by credit or debit card, or in person at the register office. This fee is non-refundable and does not form part of the ceremony fee.

What date and time can I get married?
You will need to discuss available dates and times with both the superintendent registrar and your chosen venue before making any arrangements.

The times available for marriages at licensed venues are on the hour from 10am to 5pm, 7 days a week (except Christmas day) depending on staff availability.

List of licensed venues in Leeds 

Aagrah Restaurant and Mid-point suite, The Aagrah Building, Mid Point, Thornbury, Bradford, BD3 7AY
www.aagrah.com
Tel: 01274 503 0880

Aspire, 2 Infirmary Street, Leeds, LS1 2JP
www.aspire-leeds.co.uk
Tel: 0113 236 8368

Bewleys Hotel Leeds, City Walk, Holbeck, Leeds, LS11 9AT
www.bewleyshotels.com/leeds
Tel: 0113 245 2030

Britannia Leeds Bradford Airport Hotel, Leeds Road, Bramhope, LS16 9JJ
www.britanniahotels.com/hotels/leeds-bradford
Tel: 0113 2843966

Britannia Leeds North Hotel, Mill Green View, Ring Road, Leeds, LS14 5QG
www.britanniahotels.com/hotels/leeds-north
Tel: 0113 273 2323

Castle Grove Masonic Hall, Castle Grove Drive, Headingley, LS6 4BP
Tel: 0113 2752526

Centenary Pavilion, Lowfield Road, Beeston, LS11 0ES
www.leedsunitedvenue.com
Tel: 0871 334 1919

City Varieties Music Hall, Swan Street, Leeds, LS1 6LW
Tel: 0113 3917777

Civic Hall, Leeds, LS1 1UR
Tel: 0113 247 4054
(Contact the Lord Mayor's Secretary to make arrangements)

Claret Jug, Oulton Hall, Rothwell Lane, Rothwell, LS26 8NH
www.devere.co.uk/our-locations/oulton-hall
Tel: 0113 282 1000

Chevin Country Park Hotel, Yorkgate, Otley, LS21 3NU
www.chevinlodge.co.uk
Tel: 0194 346 7818

Cornmill Lodge Hotel, Pudsey Road, Bramley, LS13 4JA
www.cornmilllodgehotel.co.uk
Tel: 0113 257 9059

Doubletree by Hilton, Granary Wharf, 2 Wharf Approach, Leeds, LS1 4BR
Tel: 0113 241 1000

Engine Shed, York Road, Wetherby, LS22 7SU
www.engineshedwetherby.co.uk
Tel: 01937 588 884

Haley's Hotel and Restaurant, 8-10 Shire Oak Road, Headingley, LS6 2DF
www.haleys.co.uk
Tel: 0113 278 4446

Harewood House, Harrogate Road, Harewood, Leeds, LS17 9LQ
www.harewood.org/weddings-hospitality
Tel: 0113 288 6101/218 1044

Headingley Experience, The Pavilion, Headingley Stadium, St Michael's Lane, LS6 3BR
www.headingleyexperience.co.uk
Tel: 0113 274 2111

Hilton International Hotel, Neville Street, Leeds, LS1 4BX
www.hilton.co.uk/leedscity
Tel: 0113 2442000

Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza, Wellington Street, Leeds, LS1 4DL
www.crowneplaza.com
Tel: 0113 261 6848/6806

Holiday Inn Leeds-Garforth, Wakefield Road, Garforth, LS25 1LH
www.hileedsgarforth.com
Tel: 0113 286 6556

Leeds Grand Theatre, 46 New Briggate, Leeds, LS1 6NU
http://leedsgrandtheatre.com/
Tel: 0113 2439999

Leeds Seventeen, Nursery Lane, Alwoodley, Leeds, LS17 7HW
www.leedsseventeen.co.uk
Tel: 0113 266 2594

Leeds Marriott, 4 Trevelyan Square, Boar Lane, LS1 6ET
www.marriotthotels.com/lbadt
Tel: 0113 236 6366

Leeds United Conference and Banqueting Centre, Elland Road, Leeds, LS11 0ES
www.leedsunited.com/page/Weddings
Tel: 0113 367 1166

Lotherton Hall, Lotherton Lane, Aberford, Leeds, LS25 3EB
www.leeds.gov.uk/lothertonhall
Tel: 0113281 3259

Malmaison Hotel, 1 Swinegate, Leeds, LS1 4AG
http://www.malmaison.com/locations/leeds/
Tel: 0113 398 1000

Mecure Leeds Parkway Hotel, Otley Road, LS16 8AG
www.mercureleeds.co.uk
Tel: 0113 269 9000

Mecure Wetherby Hotel, Leeds Road, LS22 5HE
www.mercure.com/gb/hotel-8328-mercure-wetherby-hotel/index.shtml
Tel: 0193 758 3881

Morley Town Hall, Queen Street, Morley, Leeds, LS27 9DY
Viewings Tel: 0113 2474919 and bookings Tel: 0113 2243845

New Dock Hall, Royal Armouries Square, Hunslet, Leeds, LS10 1NF
www.rai-events.co.uk
Tel: 0113 220 1990

Oulton Hall Hotel, Rothwell Lane, Oulton, Leeds, LS26 8HN  
www.devere.co.uk/our-locations/oulton-hall.html        
Tel:0113 282 1000

Park Plaza Hotel, City Square, Boar Lane, Leeds, LS1 5NS
www.parkplaza.com/leeds-hotel-gb-ls1-5ns/gbleeds/meetings/3
Tel: 0113 380 4000

Peasehill House Hotel, 24-26 Harrogate Road, Rawdon, LS9 6HU
www.peasehillhouse.com
Tel: 0113 250 3629

Piazza by Anthony, Corn Exchange, Call Lane, Leeds, LS1 7BR
www.anthonysrestaurant.co.uk/piazza
Tel: 0113 2470995

Queens Hotel, City Square, Leeds, LS1 1PL
www.qhotels.co.uk/hotels/the-queens-leeds-yorkshire.aspx
Tel: 0113 243 1323

Radisson Blu Hotel, No1. The Light, The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 8TL
www.radissonblu.com
Tel: 0113 236 6000

Royal Armouries Museum, Armouries Drive, Hunslet, Leeds, LS10 1LT
www.rai-events.co.uk
Tel: 0113 220 1990

Spenfield House, 186 Otley Rd, Leeds, LS16 5PR
Tel: 0113 274 8888

Temple Newsam House, Templenewsam Road, Halton, Leeds, LS15 0AE
www.leeds.gov.uk/templenewsamhouse
Tel: 0113 264 7321

The Courtyard, Harewood House, Harewood, LS17 9LQ
www.harewood.org/weddings-hospitality
Tel: 0113 218 1044

The Faversham, 1- 5 Springfield Mount, Leeds, LS2 9NG
www.thefaversham.com
Tel: 0113 243 1481

The Limelight, Armley Ridge Road, Armley, LS12 3LE
www.thelimelight.co.uk
Tel: 07989 724796

The Mansion, Mansion Lane, Roundhay, Leeds, LS8 2HL
www.dineinthemansion.co.uk
Tel: 0113 269 1000

The Met, King Street, LS1 2HQ
www.principal-hayley.com/themet
Tel: 0113 245 0841

The Stroom Restaurant, Chapeltown, Pudsey, LS28 7RZ
www.thestroom.co.uk
Tel: 0113 257 0140

The Village Hotel and Leisure Club , 186 Otley Road, Headingley, Leeds
www.village-hotels.co.uk/hotels/leeds-north/welcome
Tel: 0113 278 1000

The Windmill Inn, Main Street, Linton, Wetherby, LS22 4HT
www.thewindmillinnlinton.co.uk
Tel: 01937 582209

The Woodlands, Gelderd Road, Gildersome, LS27 7LY
www.woodlandsleeds.com
Tel: 0113 238 1488

Thornfield House, Bruntcliife Road, Morley, Leeds, LS27 0QG
www.thornfieldhouse.co.uk
Tel: 0113 2532023

Thorpe Park Hotel, 1150 Century Way, LS15 8ZB
www.thorpeparkhotel.com
Tel: 0113 264 1000

Village Hotel, Capitol Boulevard, Tingley, Leeds, LS27 0TS
www.village-hotels.co.uk/hotels/leeds-south/welcome
Tel: 0844 9800 306

Weetwood Hall, Otley Road, Far Headingley, LS16 5PS
www.weetwood.co.uk
Tel: 0113 230 6000

Woodkirk Valley Country Club, 1172 Leeds Road, Woodkirk, Dewsbury, WF12 7JR
www.woodkirkvalleycc.co.uk
Tel: 0113 252 3139

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Where can I get married if I'm housebound?

A person who is housebound is able to marry in their own home or in a hospital. A doctor must be prepared to sign a statement that the person is not able to be moved for a period of 3 months to a place normally registered for marriage. The statement form can be obtained from your local Register Office and must be signed not more than 14 days before giving notice. Notice of marriage must be given in the district/s of residence of both parties. In the case of the housebound person the notice will have to be taken at home, which will incur an extra fee on top of the usual notice fee. The marriage must take place within 3 months of giving the first notice.

Where can I get married if I'm terminally ill?

A person who is terminally ill is able to marry in a house or hospital. In these circumstances a doctor must sign a letter confirming that he/she is in medical attendance on the person and that the person is terminally ill and not expected to recover. The letter must also state that the person cannot be moved to a place where marriages could normally take place and can fully understand the importance of the marriage ceremony. The marriage can take place once the Registrar General has issued the licence for the marriage. Where necessary this may be on the same day that the arrangements are made although the marriage must take place within one month of giving the notice. Only one notice is given under these circumstances.

Can I get married in prison?

​A marriage can take place in a prison as long as the prison authorities agree that the marriage can be performed there. This agreement must be in the form of a statement signed by the Prison Governor not more than 21 days before you give your notices of marriage. The person in prison must give their notice to the local Superintendent Registrar. As the registrar will normally have to visit the prison in order to take the notice, this will attract an additional statutory fee. The other party to the marriage will also have to give a notice to the registrar of the district in which they live. The marriage, which can be civil or religious, must take place within 3 months of giving the first notice.

Can I get married abroad?

​You should first check with the authorities of the country in which you are getting married as to what legal preliminaries for your marriage are needed. Some countries require you to give notice of marriage in this country and to produce a certificate of no impediment in order for your marriage to go ahead. However, this facility exists only in certain circumstances.

Where two British subjects are getting married in a foreign country and both live in England and Wales, notice of marriage must be given by both parties in the district/s in which they have lived for the 7 clear days before giving notice. The informal Certificates of No Impediment can be issued 15 clear days after the date on which the notices were given.

There is no facility for giving notice of marriage where two British subjects are getting married in a British Commonwealth country.
If a British subject is getting married to a foreign national in a foreign country notice can be given under the provisions of the Marriage with Foreigners Act. This facility requires the British subject to give notice of marriage in the district, in England and Wales, in which they have lived for three weeks before giving notice. Only one notice of marriage is given and a Certificate of No Impediment can be issued 21 clear days after the notice.

If you are not sure whether you are able to give notice of marriage, or your circumstances are different from those outlined above you should contact us on 0113 2224408.
If possible, you should register your marriage with the British authorities in the country in which you get married. This means that you can then obtain a copy of your marriage certificate in this country if you ever need one in the future.

How do I arrange a religious marriage?

Church of England or Wales
If you wish to marry in a Church of England or Wales you must normally either live in the parish or worship at the church. You should first speak to the Vicar as there is usually no need to involve the Superintendent Registrar. If the Register Office does need to be contacted the vicar will advise you.

Jewish marriage
Persons of the Jewish religion are able to marry in a private house, hotel or even outside in a garden as long as the marriage is to be conducted according to Jewish religious rites and both parties are of the Jewish faith. The marriage can take place at any time and does not have to be within the usual hours for marriage which are 8am and 6pm.

Other places of religious worship
If you choose to get married according to any other religious rites, the church or religious building must normally be located within the registration district where you or your partner lives. You can only be married in a building in a different district to where you both live if either of you go to worship in that building. You may also get married in another district if there is no building of your religion in the district where you or the person you are marrying, lives.
The ceremony will be conducted by a Minister or other religious leader although a registrar must also be present at the wedding unless an Authorised Person has been appointed by the church to register its marriages instead of the registrar. There will be a fee payable for the attendance of the registrar.
After having arranged your wedding at the church or religious building you must contact the Register Office if a registrar is to register your wedding to ensure that you can be married on the day and at the time you have chosen. You will also need to give a formal notice of marriage.

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