Civil Wedding Ceremonies

The Greenbank Hotel in Falmouth is licensed for Civil Ceremonies - offering a popular alternative to a church or registry office.

Overlooking Falmouth Harbour, this fine and historic hotel is a perfect venue for your ceremony, prior to enjoying a fabulous reception in one of our two function suites.

For your Civil Ceremony you have a choice of two venues, each with breathtaking Harbour views :

· The Sundeck can accommodate a maximum of 25 guests
· The Riverbank Suite can host a maximum of 90 guests

A room hire tariff applies for Civil Ceremonies - £150 for the Sundeck and £250 for the Riverbank Suite.

Guidance and Helpful Information

Without the presence of the Superintendent Registrar and a Registrar, there can be no marriage. Any arrangement for the use of our premises depends entirely upon their availability. It is therefore essential that you make an advanced booking with the Registrar for attendance at the propose marriage as soon as a booking can be accepted. A fee for this attendance will be payable before the ceremony.

You will also be required to give notice of marriage to the Superintendent Registrar(s) of the District(s) in which you live. This notice must be given in person by one of the couple, but it is valid for twelve months. One of the couple should therefore attend the Register Office where they live as soon as possible after notice is given.

Any arrangements made for a marriage to take place on the approved premises are dependant on:

a) the attendance of the Superintendent Registrar and a Registrar for the District in which the premises are situated.
b) the issue of the authority for marriage by the Superintendent Registrar(s) to whom notice of marriage was given.
c) When notice is given in a different Registration District from the one where the marriage is taking place, the couple will have to collect the authority before the ceremony and ensure that it is delivered to the Registrar who is to attend the ceremony. The couple should be advised that only the Superintendent Registrar could permit a civil, non-religious ceremony. Any music, reading, words or performance which forms any part of the ceremony must be secular. The content of the ceremony must be agreed in advance with the Superintendent Registrar. Any rights of copyright for music, readings etc. permitted at the ceremony are a matter for the couple. No food or drinks may be sold or consumed in the room in which the marriage ceremony takes place for one hour prior to that ceremony or during the ceremony.

The Falmouth Register Office is located at Skol Goth (The Old School), Albany Place, Falmouth, TR11 3BZ Tel:(01326) 312606 Fax:(01326) 319540. Email: falmouthregistrars@cornwall.gov.uk