For marriages outside England or Wales, or marriages of people with special needs or requirements, contact the Superintendent Registrar for advice.
1. The Denyer and Richardson Suite.
Named in honour of former Dukinfield Mayors Robin Denyer and Frank Richardson, the Denyer and Richardson Suite is the perfect venue for your wedding ceremony. An intimate room, tastefully decorated, where family and friends can witness your Marriage.
Located within Dukinfield Town Hall, a historic building built in the domestic gothic style of the early twentieth century and located in the centre of Tameside.
The room is licenced by the Local Authority for wedding parties of up to 24 people including the couple to be married, with no exceptions.
You will also be able to have photographs taken on the Town Hall staircase once your ceremony has ended.
The fees for marriages in the Denyer and Richardson Suite, including your marriage certificate are as shown below:
From 01 April 2026
Tuesday to Friday £177.50 (including £12.50 for your marriage certificate)
Saturday mornings £208.20 (including £12.50 for your marriage certificate)
To book a ceremony in the Denyer and Richardson Suite please call Tameside Register Office please call 0161 342 5032. The full ceremony fee including your £100 non-refundable deposit, will be payable in full at the time of booking. If you cancel your ceremony with us, we will refund you the ceremony fee minus the deposit.
Please note that due to the nature of the room we do not allow entrances as part of your ceremony. The bridal couple will be seen together in the ceremony room before the guests are seated. Please inform the Registrars on the day of the ceremony if the bride would like to make an entrance as this can be accommodated after the legal paperwork has been completed.
2. Tameside Register Office. Tameside Register Office is the perfect room for couples who require a simple ceremony. Situated in Dukinfield Town Hall, The Register Office room overlooks the statue of Colonel Robert Duckenfield, a local hero of the English Civil War. The room is tastefully decorated, with a light and airy feel.
The Register Office is strictly limited to the couple who are getting married and two witnesses only, with no exceptions. If you wish to have any more than two guests (including children) or a photographer present at your ceremony, you should choose our larger room.
Tameside Register Office is only available on Tuesday mornings and the fee for the ceremony, including your marriage certificate/
To book a ceremony at Tameside Register Office please call us on 0161 342 5032.
A £74.50 non refundable ceremony fee will be taken at the time of booking
For premises outside Tameside, contact the Register Office covering the district of the building(s).
From 01 April 2026
To book a marriage at an Approved Premises, you must contact the proprietor of the building. You will also need to book a Registrar to conduct the ceremony – fees are detailed on the Guidance to Applicants for Approval of Premises as Venues for Civil Marriages. The current fee is £398.30 including the cost of your marriage/CP. Upon booking, a non-refundable deposit of £100 is payable.
Church of England or Church in Wales
To marry in either of the above, one or both parties generally must live in the church parish, or regularly attend the church. The minister will arrange for the Banns to be called or for a Common Licence to be issued. The marriage will also be registered by the minister. The minister will advise you if the Register Office needs to be contacted.
The religious building in question must normally be located within the registration district where you or your partner live, or, be a place of regular worship for either of you. The service will be conducted by the religious leader of the venue. Occasionally a Registrar is required to register the marriage.
To book a marriage, contact the religious leader of the house of worship, and the local Superintendent Registrar where necessary.
Statutory Notice of Marriage/Notice of Civil Partnership
Notice of marriage/Civil Partnership is required to be given at the Register Office in the district in which you live. If you live in Tameside call 0161 342 5032 to make an appointment. See link below for mandatory documents required to give notice.
Documents you will need to give notice
There are documents you will need to bring with you to give notice.
If you are unable to bring the correct documents to your appointment you will be unable to give notice of your marriage or civil partnership.
The fee to give notice is £46.50, couples subject to immigration control £63.00
Residential qualification
Each party to the marriage must reside in the relevant registration district for 7 clear days before notice can be given.
Timescale for notices
By law, notice cannot be given more than 12 months in advance of the date of the marriage or civil partnership.
Once notice has been given there is a statutory 28 clear day waiting period before the marriage or civil partnership authority can be issued. However where one or both of the parties are subject to immigration control this statutory period may be extended to 70 days by the Home Office.
Foreign Nationals
Contact the Tameside Register Office for further information 0161 342 5032.
An emergency “out of hours” service is available for the following only:
A Registrars General Licence provides for a marriage to take place in circumstances where one of the parties is seriously ill and not expected to recover, and cannot be moved to a place where the marriage could normally be solemnized. Marriage by Registrar General’s licence cannot take place in a register office, approved premises or a registered building.
This service can be requested via the Council’s 24 hour emergency call centre on 0161 342 2222
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