22
Register Office
Register Office
Our Register Office services have moved
Steeped in 200 years of history, Mayfair Library recently replaced the Old Marylebone Town Hall as Westminster’s official venue for weddings and civil ceremonies.
F
W
estminster residents, Michelle Chin and Krassi Amzov, were the first couple to tie the knot at the new location when it began hosting ceremonies in September 2013. We talked to them ahead of their big day to find out why they chose Mayfair Library.
“You can’t go wrong with Mayfair... It’s nearby, convenient and I love libraries, so why not?”
The Westminster Reporter | westminster.gov.uk
Michelle Chin
“We’re not the conventional type of people who want to get married in a palace with doves. As long as the venue is nice I don’t mind”, says Krassi. “We want it to be small, so it won’t involve a lot of people. There will be just family at the ceremony and then friends will join us for the reception. My parents don’t speak any English so it will be interesting for them. “We’ve lived in Westminster for almost five years now. It’s nice to get married close by. I don’t see the point of
Mayfair Library
travelling half way across the world. It’s quite presumptuous to expect people to spend a lot of money and use up holiday to see you get married.” “You can’t go wrong with Mayfair,” says Michelle: “It’s nearby, convenient and I love libraries, so why not? There’s no point stressing about your wedding day when you’re meant to be happy. We both wanted something low key. Everyone keeps telling us how little time we have to get things ready. We don’t even have the rings yet.
Michelle and Krassi
“It makes it a bit more special to know we will be the first to get married at Mayfair Library. I was quite gutted when I found out that the Old Marylebone
Town Hall was closing as it’s just across the road from us. I had no idea we were the first until now though!”
F or more information about ceremonies at Mayfair Library visit westminster.gov.uk/registrar
Westminster has 130 approved venues for civil partnership and marriage ceremonies. For more information and current special offers at venues visit westminster.gov.uk/registrar
ollowing the closure of the Old Marylebone Town Hall for refurbishment, a new permanent Registration Office for births and deaths and the Nationality Checking Service has opened at 317 Harrow Road, W9 3RJ. For bookings and enquiries about civil marriages and civil partnerships the Register Office has moved temporarily to Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, SW1E 6QP. This is also the venue for
citizenship ceremonies. Mayfair Library is the temporary venue for civil marriage and civil partnership ceremonies. It is located at 25 South Audley Street, W1K 2PB. Please note there is no enquiry and booking office at this location. The Old Marylebone Town Hall will be closed for approximately two years. T o check which office you need to go to or to make a booking call 020 7641 7500. T o find out more visit westminster.co.uk/registrars
The Westminster Reporter | westminster.gov.uk
Weddings by the book at Mayfair Library
23