After 20 years together he's finally realised that he is not likely to get a better offer and he's popped the question 🙂
Reading around this it said that a ceremony was not required for a civil partnership and you could booked a statutory ceremony appointment (this was on the Royal borough of Greenwich website). In this it appears you sign the partnership with the registrar and 2 witnesses but without the vows/ceremony bit.
Unfortunately, we're in Essex not Greenwich so does anyone on STW know can we do this in Essex ? Or has anyone done a civil partnership without the ceremony and how did you do this ?
Absolutely no idea but congratulations nonetheless!!
Much the same as above. Not a clue but congratulations! And I'll bump it to the top.
I think it's STW engagement season at the moment!
Did this last week (after 26 years - you are obviously less cautious than we were). In Brighton, but I guess it's broadly similar everywhere. There is a 'statutory ceremony' which is the cheapest option, but was only available for very limited times (I assume they are obliged to offer this, but would rather you gave them more money). For convenience, we booked the cheapest ceremony room the council offered, which cost a bit more, but the 'ceremony' was exactly the same as the 'statutory' option. 2 witnesses, a few signatures, no vows or anything. Took about 15 minutes. We had to book about 3 months in advance, and also there is an interview which had to be scheduled at least 4 weeks beforehand.
Congratulations. Hope you enjoy many more happy years together.
Congratulations. Don’t you just go to your registry office and give notice the same as getting married? Not sure it would be any different in a London borough than Essex county.
Thanks ab1970, I did wonder if it was that. You can do it but they will make it really awkward for you to do so.
Debating whether to tell him he's being cautious after only 20 years .....the website says they are really busy at the moment so it might add another year on
You have to give notice in your home county (and you should do that straightaway), but you don't have to get married there. If getting on with it is a priority, you could just cast around for civil venues elsewhere that have statutory ceremony availability at the four week mark.
I have no useful advice to offer, but wanted to say congratulations.
Congratulations!
We got married in the register office about 11 years ago. I don't remember the super simple option being available but the 'ceremony' was quite brief.
You do have to book an appointment with the registrar who wants to check you out (are you sure after only 20 years etc. but don't worry as these people are professionally nice) and you have to publicly give notice, your name used to get pinned to the notice board in the register office or a church for 3 weeks but I guess this will have gone virtual. I think the only way to avoid the wait it to go to Scotland.
Cost was about £40 but may have increased. Getting the registrar to come to your venue was much pricier and a longer wait so we did the register office.
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