Notice of Marriage
We went to a local registry office today to give notice of marriage, which is a formal declaration of our intention to marry. It was quite a nice and interesting experience for me, because unless you get married in the UK, you would never know what notice of marriage is like.
In a waiting room of the registry office, there was a monitor which shows the names of all the couples who gave notice of marriage in Essex, and their details from nationality to occupation. Some couples are old, and some are young, some are students, and some are international couples. Our names will be shown on the monitor, we can't see it though...
We submitted some documents required, and each had an interview, and answered some questions about each partner. We also received a guide book for marriage ceremony. So we have to make our ceremony plan in one or two weeks! There are some options, like bridesmaids/pageboys, reader, exchange of rings etc... The most impressive thing is that we can choose declaratory words as well! The words are required by law but I hadn't expected that there are a few options.
Anyway, we are planning to have a simple and compact wedding with families and friends. We are in agreement that we don't have a big wedding like a flashy performance, because we are not the attention-getting type. Our wedding is 29th June. We are happy about that. Still there are a lot of things to do, but we get things done one by one.
In a waiting room of the registry office, there was a monitor which shows the names of all the couples who gave notice of marriage in Essex, and their details from nationality to occupation. Some couples are old, and some are young, some are students, and some are international couples. Our names will be shown on the monitor, we can't see it though...
We submitted some documents required, and each had an interview, and answered some questions about each partner. We also received a guide book for marriage ceremony. So we have to make our ceremony plan in one or two weeks! There are some options, like bridesmaids/pageboys, reader, exchange of rings etc... The most impressive thing is that we can choose declaratory words as well! The words are required by law but I hadn't expected that there are a few options.
Anyway, we are planning to have a simple and compact wedding with families and friends. We are in agreement that we don't have a big wedding like a flashy performance, because we are not the attention-getting type. Our wedding is 29th June. We are happy about that. Still there are a lot of things to do, but we get things done one by one.
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