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Congratulations! Let us help you plan the perfect ceremony in the Vale of Glamorgan.
Whichever Vale venue you choose, our Registrars offer a personal service to make sure the day of your Civil Partnership is unique to you. We’ll guide you through the process, however you choose to confirm your commitment to one another.
There’s no legal requirement for a ceremony, so you and your witnesses can sign a legal document with no words spoken and no fuss – an elegant, refined event to mark your Civil Partnership.
On the other hand, you may want a ceremony with music and readings, friends and family - that’s fine too! Take a look at the wonderful venues in the Vale.
With our online Ceremony Planner you can tailor the content of your ceremony from start to finish, while ensuring that you include everything that is legally required.
Thinking of eloping? Check out our, elopement options starting from £150.
For a ceremony designed exclusively for you, choose our bespoke ceremony package.
Fees:
For ceremonies 1st April 2023 - 31st March 2024 - £500*
For ceremonies 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025 - £540*
For ceremonies 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026 - £580*
*Inclusive of £100 non-refundable booking fee.
Why not book a pre-ceremony consultation?
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Bespoke Ceremonies
Hand Fasting Ceremony
With its roots in Celtic ritual and the contemporary concept of ‘tying the knot’, this ceremony symbolizes a union of love and commitment. You join hands while we loop and weave two separate ribbons around your hands, until a knot is formed, and your commitment sealed. You are left with a beautiful visual reminder of the day your lives were joined together.
Love Letters Ceremony
When did you last write love letters to each other? This is your chance. You each write a love letter - there are no rules here, just write what you feel, seal the envelope and entrust it to a friend or parent. During the ceremony, the letters are brought forward to be sealed in a box – perhaps with a bottle of wine and two glasses, setting the scene for the opening of these letters at a future date. Perhaps you’d like your guests to bring written messages to be sealed with your own. It’s up to you when you read these letters: your first anniversary, a future milestone, or - if you can’t wait - on return from honeymoon!
Sand Ceremony
Two lives being joined together is represented beautifully in a Sand Ceremony. As each of you pour the coloured sand from your own vases into one shared glass vase, the different colours combine, symbolising the intimate nature of your partnership. Just as those grains of sand will never be separated again, nor will you. Children can also take part: showing a child their place in your future by asking them to pour sand into the shared vase, will help them understand how important they are. The glass vase creates a visual reminder of your commitment to each other.
Water Ceremony
Highly symbolic, a Water Ceremony is a visual way of expressing how two lives are joined together. As each of you pour your chosen coloured water from your own vases into the shared glass vase, the water combines to create any entirely new colour, symbolising your new union. Just as that water will never be separated again, nor will you. Children can also take part: showing a child their place in your future by asking them to pour water into the shared vase, will help them understand how important they are. The glass vase creates a visual reminder of your commitment to each other.
