Civil Partnerships
There are two options for forming a Civil Partnership in Gloucestershire:
A statutory registration consists of signing a civil partnership schedule and comprises the couple, two witnesses and the civil partnership registrar. (No other guests, dependents or minors, however young, are able to attend this registration.) The registration will take place in a designated room at a registration office in Gloucester or Cheltenham and does not include any ceremony or photos.
An enhanced ceremony will take place in one of our own ceremony rooms in Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stroud or Cinderford, or at any of the licensed venues throughout the county. It enables you to make promises to each other and to exchange rings. The ceremony can include up to two non-religious readings and non-religious music. You may invite as many guests as the room is licensed to hold but this number must include the couple and the civil partnership registrar.
For further information about the format of the ceremonies we offer please contact our ceremonies team.
Booking your Civil Partnership
You will need to book Gloucestershire Registration Service to conduct your civil partnership, whether this is a registration office or an approved venue. The majority of ceremonies tend to be in the Spring and Summer and popular dates and times are booked up very quickly.
For all current fees, including our cancellation and amendment policy, please see our Ceremony Fees.
Once you have made your booking our ceremonies team will confirm the details in writing. At the time of making your booking a booking administration fee (non refundable) will be required.
How to contact us
Telephone: 01452 425060 (option 3) Monday to Friday, 08:30 - 16.30 hrs
Email: ceremony@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Completing your ceremony choices for your enhanced civil partnership
Your ceremony choices and ceremony information is required by two months before your ceremony date.
Please complete your ceremony choices and ceremony information on your customer account