You don't need a registrar to marry you, but there is a little bit of official admin, and I guide you through every step of it. Before the wedding, you give notice of your intention to marry to the registrar in the district where your ceremony will take place. This has to be done no more than twelve months and no fewer than twenty-eight days before the big day. There's a statutory fee for this, paid directly to the registrar, currently £44. Nearer the time, the registrar issues your marriage schedule, and I look after it on the day so all you have to do is sign. The paperwork is easily the least romantic part, so I keep it as painless as possible.

I'd love to, and plenty of couples make the trip for it. There are two lovely ways this tends to work. If you'd like your legal marriage to happen here, I can legally marry you anywhere in Northern Ireland, though depending on where you're coming from you may need a little extra paperwork first, and I'll guide you through it. Or, if you've already taken care of the legal side back home, which lots of couples travelling from abroad choose to do, we can create a purely symbolic ceremony instead, full of meaning and beautiful Celtic touches like hand-fasting, with none of the admin. One thing to note: my legal authority sits with Northern Ireland, so any legally binding ceremony needs to take place here. Whichever route suits you, get in touch and we'll find the right fit.