Get married or have a civil partnership in Royal Greenwich

A marriage schedule, or marriage document, is a legal form you sign on the day of your marriage or civil partnership.

It contains the following details of the couple who are getting married or entering a civil partnership:

• names
• dates of birth
• marital status
• occupations
• address
• parents’ names and occupations (optional)
• where the marriage or civil partnership will take place

You'll have a marriage or civil partnership schedule if your marriage or civil partnership is held in:

• a register office or other licensed venue
• a religious venue that is not Church of England or Church of Wales

You'll have a marriage document if your marriage is held in Church of England or Church of Wales church.

Schedule for civil marriage or civil partnership 

The registrar will prepare your schedule using the information you provided when you gave notice of your intention to marry or enter a civil partnership.

They'll bring it with them to the venue on the day of your ceremony. You, your witnesses and the registrar will sign it at the end of the ceremony.

After the ceremony, the registrar will record the information from the schedule on an electronic register. This allows them to create your marriage or civil partnership certificate.

Schedule for marriage in a place of worship (excluding Church of England or Wales) 

If either you or your partner are subject to immigration control, a representative from the place of worship must collect the schedule from the register office in the borough where the place of worship is located.

If neither of you are subject to immigration control, you or someone on your behalf can collect the schedule from the register office in the borough where the place of worship is located.

If you've booked a registrar to attend your marriage in a place of worship, the registrar will bring your marriage schedule with them on the day of your marriage.

Marriage document

The minister at the church will prepare your marriage document for you and bring it to the church on the day of your marriage.

After your ceremony, your minister or vicar must deliver or post your document to the register office within 21 days of your ceremony so we can register the marriage. Once your marriage is registered, you can order your marriage certificate.

Marriage and civil partnership certificates

We must have your schedule or document before you can order your certificate.

Order your certificate from our contact centre on 020 8921 5015 or 020 8921 5016. 

Each copy costs £11 plus £3.25 postage.

We'll send your certificate by recorded delivery post within 10 working days of your order.