Arranging Your Wedding
For all marriages (except those taking place in the Church of England or the Church in Wales) legal preliminaries must be completed at a register office before the marriage takes place. Legal preliminaries can be started up to 12 months ahead of the date of marriage. In some circumstances it may be possible to make preliminary arrangements for a marriage more than 12 months ahead.
A valid marriage must be solemnized in a place that has been sanctioned according to law for the celebration of marriages after legal preliminaries have been observed.
We have provided a list below of Churches and Approved Premises in and around the Jewellery Quarter:
St Paul’s Church
St Paul’s Square, Birmingham. B3 1QZ
Tel: 0121 236 7858
You can be married at St. Paul’s if
One or both of you live in the parish; or
One or both of you is on our Electoral Roll (list of membership); or
One or both of you were baptised or confirmed at St. Paul’s; or
One or both of you has at any time lived in the parish for at least 6 months; or
One or both of you has at any time regularly attended worship at St. Paul’s for at least 6 months; or
Either of your parents has lived in the parish for at least 6 months; or
Either of your parents has regularly attended worship at St. Paul’s for at least 6 months; or
Your parents or grandparents were married at St. Paul’s.
If you qualify under any of these criteria or you are still unsure whether you qualify then please contact the Vicar to arrange your wedding.
Weddings can take place on any day of the week between 8am and 6pm. We suggest booking early for weddings during the summer months.
Venues for Civil Ceremonies and Receptions
Hotel du Vin
25 Church Street, Birmingham. B3 2NR
Tel: 0121 200 0600
www.hotelduvin.com
Radisson SAS
12, Holloway Circus, Birmingham. B1 1BT
Tel: 0121 654 6000
www.birmingham.radissonsas.com
Soho House Museum
Soho Avenue, Handsworth, Birmingham. B18 5LB
Tel: 0121 554 9122
For further information and guidance on arranging your marriage, please contact the Birmingham Register Office:
Register Office
Holliday Wharf, Holliday Street, Birmingham. B1 1TJ
Tel: 0121 675 1000
Email: register.office@birmingham.gov.uk
Website: www.birmingham.gov.uk/registeroffice
