Ceremony Legal Requirements
The Ceremony Legal Requirements carries 4 published figures read from 10 sources' own pages, from 22 to 46.50 GBP, read 12 October 2026.
10 of the 20 named sources read in full publish a figure; 10 publish none, read 12 October 2026.
By jurisdiction
| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| jurisdictionNorthern Ireland | 22GBP | 22 to 22GBP | 1 |
| jurisdictionNew York State | 40USD | 40 to 40USD | 1 |
| jurisdictionNew York City | 35USD | 35 to 35USD | 1 |
| jurisdictionLos Angeles County, California | 91USD | 91 to 91USD | 1 |
| jurisdictionOntario | 75CAD | 75 to 75CAD | 1 |
| jurisdictionBritish Columbia | 100CAD | 100 to 100CAD | 1 |
| jurisdictionEngland and Wales | 46.5GBP | 39 to 46.5GBP | 3 |
| jurisdictionSonoma County, California | 82USD | 82 to 82USD | 1 |
Every figure, with its source
One row per source: the figure the source's own page publishes, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.
| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Province of British Columbia marriage licences | 100CAD | British Columbia | 2026-10-12 |
| Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder marriage fees | 91USD | Los Angeles County, California | 2026-10-12 |
| Sonoma County Clerk fee schedule | 82USD | Sonoma County, California | 2026-10-12 |
| Ontario: before getting married | 75CAD | Ontario | 2026-10-12 |
| Leeds City Council giving notice | 46.5GBP | England and Wales | 2026-10-12 |
| Islington Council giving notice | 46.5GBP | England and Wales | 2026-10-12 |
| New York State Department of Health, getting married | 40USD | New York State | 2026-10-12 |
| Diocese of Coventry parochial fees | 39GBP | England and Wales | 2026-10-12 |
| New York City Office of the City Clerk, marriage FAQ | 35USD | New York City | 2026-10-12 |
| nidirect how and when to give notice (Northern Ireland) | 22GBP | Northern Ireland | 2026-10-12 |
The sentence each figure was read from (10)
- Province of British Columbia marriage licences, read 2026-10-12:
A marriage licence costs $100 and is nonrefundable.
- Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder marriage fees, read 2026-10-12:
Public Marriage License $91
- Sonoma County Clerk fee schedule, read 2026-10-12:
Public marriage license [26840 Government Code/Ordinance 5833] $82.00
- Ontario: before getting married, read 2026-10-12:
You may be eligible to have the $75 provincial marriage licence fee waived if both of you:
- Leeds City Council giving notice, read 2026-10-12:
A notice costs £46.50 per person.
- Islington Council giving notice, read 2026-10-12:
Weekdays (Monday to Friday): £46.50
- New York State Department of Health, getting married, read 2026-10-12:
If the marriage license is issued by a town or city clerk in New York State outside of New York City, it costs $40.
- Diocese of Coventry parochial fees, read 2026-10-12:
For a wedding the main statutory fees in 2026 are: £39 for the publication of the banns of marriage
- New York City Office of the City Clerk, marriage FAQ, read 2026-10-12:
The fee for a Marriage License is $35 by credit card or money order payable to the City Clerk.
- nidirect how and when to give notice (Northern Ireland), read 2026-10-12:
The cost is £22.00 per notice form.
Read in full, publishes no figure
10 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.
- GOV.UK give notice of marriage (England and Wales), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- GOV.UK marriages and civil partnerships: check if you can marry, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- The Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Approved Premises) Regulations 2005, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- The Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Approved Premises) (Amendment) Regulations 2022, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- The Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Approved Premises) (Amendment) Regulations 2011, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- nidirect marriage and registration, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- mygov.scot marriage and civil partnerships in Scotland, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- St Helens Borough Council outdoor ceremonies, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Church of England, the cost of church weddings, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Australian Attorney-General's Department, Notice of Intended Marriage, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
Methodology
Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).
10 of the 20 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 10 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 1 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.
The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in GBP (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 80 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.
The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per jurisdiction per requirement - who may solemnise, where a ceremony may legally happen, the notice period, the display period, the validity window, and every fee (notice, licence, registrar, approved-premises application) - each quoted verbatim from the authority with its effective date.
The derivation is the CROSS-JURISDICTION comparison nobody publishes: the cheapest and dearest place to marry legally among the places these keywords name, the spread between a $35 New York City licence and a £46.50-per-person England and Wales notice plus £62 registrar, and the single fact that decides an outdoor or backyard wedding - England and Wales allow it only in an approved outdoor area of approved premises, Scotland allows it almost anywhere because the celebrant carries the authority, and most US states follow Scotland's logic.
Changed-since on every fee year
80 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.
Sources (21)
- GOV.UK give notice of marriage (England and Wales)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- GOV.UK marriages and civil partnerships: check if you can marry(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- The Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Approved Premises) Regulations 2005(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- The Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Approved Premises) (Amendment) Regulations 2022(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- The Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Approved Premises) (Amendment) Regulations 2011(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- nidirect how and when to give notice (Northern Ireland)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- nidirect marriage and registration(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- mygov.scot marriage and civil partnerships in Scotland(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- New York State Department of Health, getting married(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- New York City Office of the City Clerk, marriage FAQ(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder marriage fees(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Ontario: before getting married(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Province of British Columbia marriage licences(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Leeds City Council giving notice(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Islington Council giving notice(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Royal Greenwich apply to hold marriages at your venue(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- St Helens Borough Council outdoor ceremonies(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Diocese of Coventry parochial fees(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Sonoma County Clerk fee schedule(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Church of England, the cost of church weddings(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Australian Attorney-General's Department, Notice of Intended Marriage(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
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The Ceremony Legal Requirements carries 4 published figures read from 10 sources' own pages, from 22 to 46.50 GBP, read 12 October 2026.
10 of the 20 named sources read in full publish a figure; 10 publish none, read 12 October 2026.
Ceremony Legal Requirements, jurisdiction Northern Ireland: median 22 GBP across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Ceremony Legal Requirements, jurisdiction New York State: median 40 USD across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Ceremony Legal Requirements, jurisdiction New York City: median 35 USD across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Ceremony Legal Requirements, jurisdiction Los Angeles County, California: median 91 USD across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Ceremony Legal Requirements, jurisdiction Ontario: median 75 CAD across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Ceremony Legal Requirements, jurisdiction British Columbia: median 100 CAD across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Ceremony Legal Requirements, jurisdiction England and Wales: median 46.50 GBP across 3 sources, read 12 October 2026.
Ceremony Legal Requirements, jurisdiction Sonoma County, California: median 82 USD across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Cite as: "Wedding Cost Checker Ceremony Legal Requirements", updated 2026-10-19, https://weddingcostchecker.com/datasets/ceremony-legal-requirements/.
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