Getting Married, Living Together and Civil Partnerships

Organising your big day can be a stressful experience, but you can access a huge range of official and up-to-date information about the practical and legal requirements of getting married, living together and civil partnerships in one central place on Directgov, the Nation’s official website www.direct.gov.uk .

As well as the legal information about getting married, or entering into a civil partnership, you can also find useful practical information from finding a venue and learning about ceremonies abroad through to how to have a greener ceremony, Fairtrade and ethical rings and even guidance on buying conflict-free diamonds. Directgov combines useful information from official sources such as the General Register Office (GRO); Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)..

Information available on Directgov about getting married, living together and civil partnerships:

Marriage, civil partnership and cohabitation - your legal obligations – all the information you need to know about the legal obligations associated with marriage, civil partnerships and cohabitation

Civil ceremonies - the big day itself– find a venue for your ceremony, information about historic properties and other wedding venues

How to have a greener wedding – from ‘green’ flowers through to conflict free diamonds, find out all you need to know about how to have a green wedding

Getting married abroad – find out about how to register an overseas marriage or civil partnership