Fees for your ceremony


Your marriage and civil partnership ceremony fees

Ceremony fees can only be paid no earlier than 10 weeks prior to your ceremony date.

Ceremony booking, amendment, notice, and certificate fees

Type of service Price from 1 April 2025
Ceremony booking fee £42
Ceremony amendment fee £42
Notice of Marriage / Notice of Civil Partnership (per person) - Monday to Friday  £42
Notice of Marriage / Notice of Civil Partnership (per person) - Saturday £56
Certificate of No Impediment (Marriage) £42
Certificate of No Impediment (Civil Partnership) £38.50
Certificate of No Impediment (Saturday) £56
Marriage / Civil Partnership Certificate (payable in advance of the date of the ceremony, per certificate) £12.50

 

Wakefield Town Hall - Marriage or Civil Partnership ceremony

Location Day Price from 1 April 2025
Register office
(Statutory Marriage Ceremony or Civil Partnership formation)
- £56
Register office
(Civil Partnership formation)
- £56
Room One Tuesday and Thursday £178
Room One Friday and Saturday £209
Room One Valentine's Day, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve £288
Lofthouse Suite Tuesday and Thursday £283
Lofthouse Suite Friday and Saturday £342
Lofthouse Suite Valentine's Day, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve £451

Pontefract Town Hall - Marriage or Civil Partnership ceremony

Location Day Price from 1 April 2025
Registration Office
(Statutory Marriage Ceremony)
- £56
Registration Office
(Civil Partnership formation)
- £56
The Hartley Suite Tuesday and Thursday £160
The Hartley Suite Friday and Saturday £199
The Hartley Suite Valentine's Day, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve £267
The Nelson Room Tuesday and Thursday £283
The Nelson Room Friday and Saturday £342
The Nelson Room Valentine's Day, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve £451

Approved Marriage and Civil Partnership Venue - Marriage or Civil Partnership ceremony

Day and Time Price from 1 April 2025
Monday to Thursday
(Start time between 9am and 5:30pm)
£454
Friday and Saturday
(Start time between 9am and 5:30pm)
£588
Sunday, Bank Holidays, Valentine's Day, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve
(Start time between 9am and 5:30pm)
£607
Monday to Thursday
(Start time between 6pm and 9:30pm)
£548
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Eve, Valentine's Day
(Start time between 6pm and 9:30pm)
£671
Monday to Thursday
(Start time between 10pm and 11:30pm)
£666
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Eve, Valentine's Day
(Start time between 10pm and 11:30pm)
£789
Monday to Thursday
(Midnight)
£946
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Eve, Valentine's Day
(Midnight)
£1,065
Monday to Thursday
(Start time between 6:30am and 8am)
£946
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Eve, Valentine's Day
(Start time between 6:30am and 8am)
£1,065

Commemorative Products

A wedding certificate for two people with names Michael Joseph Watson and Sandra Anne Jones

We are pleased to be able to offer you the opportunity to purchase a commemorative copy of your marriage certificate beautifully presented in a keepsake box for £42.

You can also purchase a commemorative copy of your personal ceremony script, a unique keepsake of your special day for £38.

The script is beautifully presented in a keepsake box and is a lasting reminder of the commitment you made to each other.

Our Celebrant Services

Our Celebrant Services cover the following ceremonies:

  • Naming Ceremonies
  • Renewal of Vows
  • Private Citizenship Ceremonies

Ceremony booking and amendment fees

Type of service Price from 1 April 2025
Ceremony booking fee (non-refundable) £42
Ceremony amendment fee (non-refundable) £42

 

Wakefield Town Hall - Celebrant Services

Location Day Price from 1 April 2025
Room One Monday to Thursday £178
Room One Friday and Saturday £209
Room One Valentine's Day, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve £288
Lofthouse Suite Monday to Thursday £283
Lofthouse Suite Friday and Saturday £342
Lofthouse Suite Valentine's Day, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve £451

Pontefract Town Hall - Celebrant Services

Location Day Price from 1 April 2025
The Hartley Suite Monday to Thursday £160
The Hartley Suite Friday and Saturday £199
The Hartley Suite Valentine's Day, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve £267
The Nelson Room Monday to Thursday £283
The Nelson Room Friday and Saturday £342
The Nelson Room Valentine's Day, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve £451

Approved Marriage and Civil Partnership Venue - Celebrant Services

Day Price from 1 April 2025
Monday to Thursday £283
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Bank Holidays, Valentine's Day, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve £307

Celebrate your way

Type of service Price from 1 April 2025
Risk Assessment Fee (non-refundable) £110
At a venue / site within the Wakefield District on Saturday, Sunday, Bank Holidays, Valentine’s Day, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve

(this fee includes a statutory ceremony, a meeting with your celebrate and the ceremony fee) 
£625

 



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