COVID-19 Update

You can check availability for a new date and then email us at [email protected] with your preferred new date and time. Your ceremony can then be rescheduled. If your ceremony is to take place in the Register Office, please contact us directly and we will let you know the next available timeslot. Please do not book a new time or date as this will charge you.

Although no longer mandatory, we will encourage you to wear face coverings once inside Chelsea Old Town Hall. Your Registrar(s) may choose to wear a face-covering during the ceremony and will conduct ceremonies behind the perspex screens.

If your ceremony is taking place in the Chelsea Old Town Hall, on the day of the ceremony, we ask that you and your official guests arrive 15 minutes before the start of the ceremony so we can ensure, wherever possible, that it will start on time. You and your official guests should enter via the side entrance of the Registrars department at Chelsea Old Town Hall, on Chelsea Manor Street. 

If you are marrying in an approved venue, you should liaise with the venue coordinator who will be able to advise you where to arrive.

Your registrars will need to do a short and easy interview with you and your partner before the start of your ceremony. You do not need to bring any documents with you to this interview – except in the rare circumstance that you’ve officially changed your name after giving notice but before getting married. This interview will be done in private and shouldn’t last more than 10 minutes.

The cost of your ceremony is defined by the room that you choose and not the number of guests in attendance. An example of this is that there is no differentiation in price in the Brydon Room if a couple chooses to bring just two witnesses or four guests.

We therefore regret that we cannot partially refund your ceremony attendance fee based on the fact that fewer guests will be attending. You can choose to move to a smaller room if you wish but this will be subject to availability.

You have a year to get married or enter into a civil partnership from the date you gave notice of intention.  If you are unsure of your notice date, please email [email protected] and we will email you back the date.

We are dedicated to assist you as best as we can through this unprecedented time. If you have any questions that we have not answered above, please send us an email at [email protected] or give us a call on 020 7361 4100.