Getting married in approved venues

Civil marriages are permitted in buildings other than a place of worship or register office. Venues must have been approved by local authorities as a suitable venue for civil marriages.

These venues can include hotels, restaurants and civil buildings. Marriages are not allowed to take place outdoors in temporary or moveable structures such as marquees or boats.

Arranging a wedding at an approved venue

To arrange a wedding at an approved venue, you must first contact the venue to make provisional arrangements and then the register office of the district in which the venue is located. This is to make sure the Registrar can attend your wedding on the day and at the time you have chosen.

You will still need to give your notice of marriage to the district where you live and you will have to give your marriage authority or authorities to the register office in the district where you are getting married.

Fees

The fees for getting married in approved venues are set by each local authority and will not be the same throughout the country.

The fees for getting married at approved venues within the Salford registration district are:

• Monday to Thursday - £243.50
• Friday - £253.50
• Saturday - £273.50
• Sundays and Bank Holidays - £323.50

Approved venues licensed for weddings in Salford

Copthorne Hotel Manchester
Clippers Quay
Salford Quays
Salford

Telephone: 0161 873 7321

The Boardroom
The Willows
Salford Rugby League Football Club
Willows Road
Salford

Telephone: 0161 736 8541

Eccles Masonic Hall
Half Edge Lane
Eccles

Telephone: 0161 789 3736 

Marriott Worsley Park Hotel and Country Club
Worsley Park
Worsley

Telephone: 0161 799 6187

Novotel Manchester
Worsley Brow
Worsley

Telephone: 0161 799 3535

Ordsall Hall Museum
Ordsall Hall
322 Ordsall Lane
Salford

Telephone: 0161 872 0251

The Lowry
Pier 8
Salford Quays
Salford

Telephone: 0161 876 2045

The Lowry Hotel
Dearmans Place
Salford

Telephone: 0161 827 4000

Monton House Hotel
Monton Road
Monton

Telephone: 0161 789 7811

Ramada Manchester Salford Quays
17 Trafford Road
Salford

Telephone: 0161 870 7070

Venues owned by Salford City Council:

Worsley Court House
Barton Road
Worsley

Telephone: 0161 737 6277

Buile Hill Park Banqueting Suite
Buile Hill Park
Eccles Old Road
Salford

Telephone: 0161 737 6277

This page was last updated on 20 October 2011