Information about the ceremonies
Your ceremony will be conducted by a professional celebrant from Cambridgeshire Registration Service who will help to make the day very special. The ceremony lasts about half an hour and can be personalised by asking friends to do readings and be involved in the ceremony. A commemorative certificate will be produced and signed at the end of the ceremony, when formal photographs can be taken. Please note the certificate cannot be used for identity purposes.
Booking a ceremony
Ceremonies can be held in our Poets' Rooms, Approved Venues, village halls or your home and garden.
The fees for 2012/2013 are:
£200 in Poets' Rooms Monday to Saturday
Other venues £185 Monday to Saturday and £225 on Sundays.
The fees for 2013/2014 are:
£205 in Poets' Rooms Monday to Saturday
Other venues £210 Monday to Saturday and £280 on Sundays.
Health and Safety Inspection Fee is payable if the venue is not licenced and this fee is £50 Monday to Friday, £75 Saturday and £100 Sunday (2012/2014)
Once you have decided where you would like to hold your ceremony, please contact us to see if a celebrant is available. You will be asked to pay the fees and then be given a booking pack, to enable you to make your choices for the ceremony. A personalised script will be written for you. On the day, your celebrant will arrive about half an hour before the ceremony and welcome your guests.
Contacting us
For ceremonies in the City of Cambridge or South Cambridgeshire areas dial the contact number on the right and select option 1 or e-mail cityceremonies@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
For ceremonies in Ely, Fenland or Huntingdonshire areas dial the contact number on the right and select option 2 or e-mail countyceremonies@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Naming ceremonies
A naming ceremony is a special way of celebrating the birth and naming of a child, or to welcome an adopted child into the family. Our ceremony is non-religious and can be shared with family and friends in any of our Poets' Rooms, in one of our approved venues or at a venue of your choice such as your home or garden. Parents can arrange a ceremony with us, irrespective of marital status, religious or cultural background and the celebration can involve one or more children.
Renewal of marriage or civil partnership vows
These ceremonies give couples who have already contracted a marriage or civil partnership, the chance to celebrate and renew their vows in a special and personal way. They are often used if couples have married abroad, if they are celebrating a special anniversary, if after a difficult period in the relationship they wish to renew their vows, or occasionally just because they want to. We offer a non-religious ceremony conducted by a celebrant from Cambridgeshire Registration Service, who will help make your day very special for you both.