Celebratory weddings are perfect if you want a bespoke wedding-style event in your favourite location. This can include non-licensed venues, meaning the world – or rather Cornwall, is your oyster.
You can choose where to recite your personal vows: by the sea or under a Cornish starry sky, at a favourite campsite or a treasured holiday home. Whatever you want and whatever your heart desires.
What is important to us is that your day is exactly the way you want it to be. A celebratory wedding can include personalised and symbolic elements such as readings and tying the knot. Find out more by visiting our personalisation page. Talk to us about your wishes and we will do our best to make them come true.
Although a celebratory wedding has no legal status, you can add a legal marriage or civil partnership option. Please see our Celebratory Ceremony Bundle for more information.
Fees for a celebratory wedding (including VAT)
Held in a licensed venue
For example a hotel, stately home, castle
| Day | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | 2026/27 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekday | £697.00 | £742.00 | £773.00 |
| Saturday | £697.00 | £742.00 | £773.00 |
| Sunday | £787.00 | £838.00 | £873.00 |
| Bank Holiday | £1056.00 | £1125.00 | £1172.00 |
Held in a Registration Office Ceremony Room
|
Day |
2024/25 | 2025/26 | 2026/27 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Weekday |
£592.00 |
£630.00 |
£665.00 |
|
Saturday |
£592.00 |
£630.00 |
£656.00 |
|
Sunday |
£661.00 |
£704.00 |
£734.00 |
|
Bank Holiday |
£868.00 |
£925.00 |
£964.00 |
Any other location*
|
Day |
2024/25 | 2025/26 | 2026/27 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Weekday |
£697.00 |
£742.00 |
£773.00 |
|
Saturday |
£697.00 |
£742.00 |
£773.00 |
|
Sunday |
£787.00 |
£838.00 |
£873.00 |
|
Bank Holiday |
£1056.00 |
£1125.00 |
£1172.00 |
*There may be a fee of £55-165 required for a risk assessment.
If you would like to book your celebratory wedding, or have any questions, please contact our dedicated booking team on 0300 1234 181 (option 3). At the time of booking, a non-refundable deposit of £67 will be taken to secure your chosen date, time and venue.
Alternatively
If you are looking for a legal wedding in a registration office you may prefer to choose a Simple Ceremony, Classic Ceremony or Distinctive Ceremony.
If you are looking for a bespoke legal wedding at a licensed venue a Distinctive Ceremony held at a Licensed Venue may be more suitable.
Commemorative certificates
You can purchase a commemorative certificate to celebrate your wedding.
Order one for yourself or as a unique and memorable gift for a relative or friend. The cost of a certificate is £17.60.
For further details please contact us on 0300 1234 181, or mycornwallwedding@cornwall.gov.uk.
Payment for a commemorative certificate can currently only be made over the phone.
A commemorative certificate is a keepsake, not a legal document.