On the day
Your arrival at the Town Hall Please arrive with your witnesses and guests 30 minutes before the appointed time of the ceremony. There will be a member of our usher team waiting to greet you and your guests and show you to your chosen ceremony room so you don’t need to worry about where to go and how to find either the room or your registrars. Please be aware that arriving late could result in the postponement of your wedding to a later time or date so that other ceremonies taking place are not disrupted. Pre- ceremony interview There will be two registrars present at your ceremony – the registering registrar who will complete your legal record, and the conducting registrar who will deliver the ceremony. You and your partner will be interviewed in private by the registrar prior to your ceremony to confirm the details for your legal record and ensure they are correct and up to date. He or she will be pleased to answer any queries you may have regarding the ceremony and will make sure you are happy to proceed. If you would prefer to be seen separately for the pre-ceremony interview, we ask that one of you arrives 30 minutes before the start of your ceremony and the other 15 minutes
You are, of course, welcome to have live musicians present at the ceremony. String trios and quartets as well as harpists and keyboard players are all regular visitors to the Town Hall. However, we would be grateful if you could avoid having bag-pipers at your ceremony due to potential noise disruption for other ceremonies taking place. The ceremony
beforehand so your interviews can be held separately.
Once the formalities with the registrar have been completed, you can either choose to start the ceremony informally with your guests, or the conducting registrar can announce your entrance into the ceremony room either to a piece of music or simply a round of applause. Music You may wish to enhance your ceremony with the addition of music – but it is not compulsory. Each of the rooms at The Old Marylebone Town Hall has a Bluetooth speaker for playing music for your ceremony and we recommend you create a playlist on a smart device i.e. phone or tablet and choose a guest to play each track at the appropriate time. Before the ceremony starts one of the ushers or your registrar will show them how to connect to the speakers and will advise on the appropriate cues for each piece. We recommend you choose at least three of your favourite songs - for the entrance, signing of the schedule at the end of the ceremony and then your exit from the room. There is also the option to play some music whilst your guests wait for proceedings to begin.
Please see page 11 for details of how to choose your ceremony script and personalise it if you so wish. Witnesses
You will need two witnesses for your ceremony. They can be relatives, friends or colleagues who are able to speak and understand English, as they must be able to comprehend what is taking place and testify to what they have seen and heard. They must therefore remain present in the ceremony room for the duration of the ceremony. They will be required to sign your schedule at the end of the ceremony. They do not need to show ID or any other documentation to the registrar for this purpose.
Westminster City Council staff are not permitted to act as witnesses.
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