Get Married (almost) Anywhere - Unlicensed Venue Weddings

The ceremony package costs from £830 for a Monday-to-Friday ceremony taking place between 1 April 2026 and 31 March 2027. A Saturday ceremony costs £936 and a Sunday or bank holiday ceremony costs £1,036. Notice and certificate fees are separate. An overview of all fees can be found here.

The package includes the legal part of your marriage or civil partnership at a Suffolk Register Office and a personal, celebrant-style ceremony at an agreed unlicensed location. Room hire for the ceremony room at the Register Office as well as a planning meeting with your celebrant is included at no extra cost.

You will have to budget extra for 

• Notice of Marriage or Civil Partnership
• Marriage/Civil Partnership Certificates
• seating and tables at your wedding venue
• a marquee or wet-weather shelter if applicable
• food and drink
• toilets and handwashing facilities
• lighting and electricity
• sound equipment
• parking or guest transport
• cleaning and waste removal
• public liability insurance, if required
• permission from the property or landowner

No. A legal civil marriage or civil partnership cannot take place at an unlicensed venue. Complete the legal ceremony at a Suffolk Register Office before holding your personal ceremony at the unlicensed location.

Not for the Register Office ceremony room. For the subsequent wedding ceremony at your chosen venue, it depends on the location. If you use your own home or a family property, there may be no hire charge. If you choose a café, hall, farm or privately owned venue, agree and pay any hire costs directly to the owner.

In most cases, yes. A private garden can be a beautiful setting, provided the location is safe, suitable and approved following an inspection by a member of our teams. There is no extra fee for the inspection.

Yes. For this two-part option, complete the legal marriage or civil partnership at a Register Office before the personal ceremony at the unlicensed location.

Yes! Personal vows are one of the most meaningful ways to make the ceremony yours. You can also discuss readings, music, family involvement and symbolic elements such as sand pouring of tying the knot with our ceremony teams.

Yes. Choosing a registrar does not mean choosing a ceremony without personality.

At your unlicensed venue, your ceremony can include personal vows, your love story, readings, music, family and friends, and symbolic elements often associated with celebrant weddings, including tying the knot, sand pouring, ring warming, unity candles and tree planting.

The difference? Independent celebrants cannot currently complete the legal marriage in England or Wales, so couples generally need to arrange a separate legal ceremony as well. With Suffolk Registrars, both the legal ceremony and your personalised celebration can be arranged through one service, giving you joined-up guidance and a smoother experience from the legal formalities to the moment you celebrate your love with everyone.