Before you can marry or form a civil partnership, you must give notice of your intention to do this:

• You give notice at the register office in the district where you live
• If one or both parties is a foreign national you must give notice together
• You will need to provide original documents at the appointment to prove:
  • Name
  • Age
  • Nationality
  • Address
  • Marital status
• You can give notice up to 12 months before the ceremony date. At the moment we advise that 6 months before is sufficient
• Once notice is given you need to wait 28 clear days before your marriage or civil partnership can take place
• The schedule is only valid for the venue stated on it, and the ceremony must take place within 12 months of the date you gave notice

Documents required to give notice of a marriage or civil partnership if you are a relevant national

If one or both of you are an EU national without EUSS settled, pre-settled or pending status or are a foreign national who holds ILR or ILE, has the appropriate marriage or fiancé/eVisa or is subject to other immigration control.

Please contact us by email: ceremonies@blackpool.gov.uk for a full list of documents required.

Notice fees

• The total chargeable fee to book this appointment will be £42 or £57 each dependent on your immigration status. This must be paid by debit or credit card in advance. There may also be additional charges if you have foreign divorce documents
• Please let us know as soon as possible if you need to change or cancel your appointment
• You must ensure that you bring all your required original documents with you. If you attend without them, we may not be able to complete your appointment. Our schedule fills up quickly and it may be difficult to offer another appointment at your preferred time.

Please arrive 5 minutes before the start time of your appointment, if you arrive late, you will not be seen, and will need to book again.

Where to give notice

If you live in Blackpool and pay your Council Tax to Blackpool Council you will give notice at Blackpool register office.

You need to make an appointment at: The Wedding Chapel, Promenade, Blackpool FY1 1AP

• Appointments are usually held on a Tuesday and Thursday
• To make an appointment telephone us on 01253 477177 or email us on ceremonies@blackpool.gov.uk
• If you reside outside of Blackpool (but within England and Wales)

If one or both of you are subject to immigration control:

• You can give notice in the registration district where either party resides, however both parties must attend together
• If one of you lives in Blackpool (and the residence's owner pays their Council Tax to Blackpool Council) you can make an appointment at: The Wedding Chapel, Promenade, Blackpool. FY1 1AP

If you can't get through on our telephone phone number 01253 477177 it may be because our staff are dealing with customers in person. If you email ceremonies@blackpool.gov.uk and provide your phone number along with details of your enquiry someone will call you back as soon as they are able to.