who got married at a registry office, especially sheffield one, and what was it like?

I got married there at the end of June. I thought it was really nice, partly because it is an old building. You can do a virtual tour here

http://www.spinsheffield.com/tours/Sheffield_Town_Hall/0

They also have an open day on Sunday 23rd Sept
http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-council/the-town-hall/townhallroomsforprivatefunctions/townhallopenday

I got married there at the end of June. I thought it was really nice, partly because it is an old building. You can do a virtual tour here

http://www.spinsheffield.com/tours/Sheffield_Town_Hall/0

They also have an open day on Sunday 23rd Sept
http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-council/the-town-hall/townhallroomsforprivatefunctions/townhallopenday

did you feel rushed at all? I went to a friends in may last year and no sooner had the guests managed to get out of the room than the staff were pushing everyone out of the building despite the bride and groom trying to have photos done! It really put me off but finances look like thats all they'll stretch to! I wondered if it was better going for a weekday wedding as well as being in winter to avoid being their at their busiest times.

Just wondering which entrance you go in when you get married. I get married there in november and have never been inside..:help:

Do all your guests get to go inthe same entrance as you??:loopy:

You go in the front entrance with all your guests.

The Town Hall reception area is quite nice and good for some photos. You go onto a waiting room where you wait for the wedding in front to finish, then you all pile in.

Thanks for that!! It all becomes clearer! :D

We went to the open day last sunday and were really impressed with the place, especially the new rooms upstairs! Bit confused though as in the price list we got it says its £1000 for just the ceremony there now? I thought it was only about £200?

We're having ours at the Town Hall and although part of me is worried about feeling like I'm on a conveyor belt, I'm not keen on being gawped at for too long lol

The only thing that put me off having a reg wedding when we got married was the having to see eachother before the ceremony...Kills all the suspense and suprise in my mind.

Can anyone tell me why you have to do that anyway ? You dont for ceremonies in churches or hotels etc...

i dont think you do, when my mate got married there i'm sure she was taken to a little room while all the guests and the groom went in?

does anybody have a price list? would be interesting to find out how much it is

No the bride and groom have to go into the room first on their own...My ma and pa had to do that so did my sister in law. Such a shame really

i got married there in august and didnt feel rushed at all,you can be kept seperate from your guests but you do have to see your other half before as you have to go over all the legal paperwork, you can also have your dad or whoever walk you down the isle to music which was really nice, i found the whole experience really positive

does anybody have a price list? would be interesting to find out how much it is

£43.50 on the day, £30.00 each to give notice of the wedding

And what's with only doing weddings in the morning??? This is proving to be a major pain in the @rse; presumably it's so the registrar can then swan off to various hotels where they're getting paid 300 quid extra for the privilege!

gutted now, I really really dont want to get married there now! cant afford anything else though!

honey i wouldnt be gutted we had a brill wedding there the staff were more than helpful and tried to accomadate everything we wanted, they didnt rush us at all and even offered to take a family picture for us but we had a photographer and they were quite happy for him to take as long as needed for the pics,i think you will be surprised and have a brill day

its the bit about seeing your partner first thats put me off - i really wanted OH to see me as I walk down the aisle, not stuck in a room paying and signing something!

have you thought about ringing and asking if that is possible or could you blind fold you oh lol

hi hun my friend got married yesterday at the registry office and you DO NOT have to see the groom before the wedding, they put her and her bridsmaids in a little side room as soon as she arrived and interviewed them both seperately, she just said she had to let them know 2 weeks before so they were ready hope this helps

hi hun my friend got married yesterday at the registry office and you DO NOT have to see the groom before the wedding, they put her and her bridsmaids in a little side room as soon as she arrived and interviewed them both seperately, she just said she had to let them know 2 weeks before so they were ready hope this helps

It does, thats fantastic thanks! I really must get things sorted this side of christmas! I'm also going to go and visit the twin oaks hotel, anyone been there?

Just wondering if anyone could sort of point me in the direction of how much (Roughly) it would cost for a reg' office wedding, I know the prices of the actual wedding £105...but I'm talking for like the cars, flowers, and everything else...I am trying to look into it but being a male I have no idea and I can't discuss it with the missus as she doesn't completely know, all she know is that she wants to get married.

Thanks all...

hi hun it all depends we had a small wedding with a few friend and it only cost us about £400 but my friend gets married there in dec with all the trimmings and it has cost her £2000 hope it all goes well

We did our wedding on a budget and it was fantastic, I wouldnt change a bit of it. We had a reg office wedding at Rotherham and had the meal and eve do at The Red Lion at Todwick and they were great, they threw in the bridle suite with the booking and were very organised and made our day special. We didnt have cars and I decorated a cake myself. I got my dress in the sales as we got married in Sept (a good time to buy a dress). I was late to the reg office, so arrived in a bit of a fluster, but they were very understanding and we were ages taking photos inside and out.

I did think about a civil ceremony but the prices were ridiculous and the day is about getting married after all.

It cost £1500 including photographer.

We did our wedding on a budget and it was fantastic, I wouldnt change a bit of it. We had a reg office wedding at Rotherham and had the meal and eve do at The Red Lion at Todwick and they were great, they threw in the bridle suite with the booking and were very organised and made our day special. We didnt have cars and I decorated a cake myself. I got my dress in the sales as we got married in Sept (a good time to buy a dress). I was late to the reg office, so arrived in a bit of a fluster, but they were very understanding and we were ages taking photos inside and out.

I did think about a civil ceremony but the prices were ridiculous and the day is about getting married after all.

It cost £1500 including photographer.

thats my kind of price range! I think I'm going to look into the reg office and see if I can find a decent venue for the reception ect

I love working down at the sheffield registry office now .. its not like it was at the wedding cake .. and there are lots of places to take photographs outside too! :)

The registrar has to check the details of botht the bride and the groom immediately prior to the wedding - there is no reason to check them both together, this is a logistical thing.
For people who arn't wanting the 'big church wedding', have you thought about going to a non-conformist church whose weddings are much more personal. They are conducted by the minister, and the registrar has to attend to do the registering only. I conducted a wedding a few weeks ago, and the service was very personal, not like being read out of a book. The only wording that has to be in are the legal bits.

The registrar has to check the details of botht the bride and the groom immediately prior to the wedding - there is no reason to check them both together, this is a logistical thing.
For people who arn't wanting the 'big church wedding', have you thought about going to a non-conformist church whose weddings are much more personal. They are conducted by the minister, and the registrar has to attend to do the registering only. I conducted a wedding a few weeks ago, and the service was very personal, not like being read out of a book. The only wording that has to be in are the legal bits.

I've never heard of that, can you give some more information please?

The registrar has to check the details of botht the bride and the groom immediately prior to the wedding - there is no reason to check them both together, this is a logistical thing.
For people who arn't wanting the 'big church wedding', have you thought about going to a non-conformist church whose weddings are much more personal. They are conducted by the minister, and the registrar has to attend to do the registering only. I conducted a wedding a few weeks ago, and the service was very personal, not like being read out of a book. The only wording that has to be in are the legal bits.

We had an appointment at the register office on 2nd January, prior to our wedding later this month. We asked about whether we could do the 'formalities' separately on the day, and they said they don't do that anymore. It's a bit of a disappointment, but we're certainly not going to let it spoil our day!!

We are getting married there in August, I may sound a bit thick here but do you walk down the aisle and have your dad give you away?

hi hun i got married at townhall last july and i wouldnt get married there!! fire alarm went of (practice run) in the middle of our wedding they then carried on and rushed us out before we could sign the register---i had to sign it on the peace gardens wall :-( if i was you i would pay that extra to enjoy your day i then went to sitwell arms where we had a lovely meal and a great time (thank god) lol and i read the other day they have a offer on for 2010 that you pay £2010 pound for everything the wedding the hair,make up, so much towards your dress, meal, fizzy wine, disco, and buffet BARGIN if you ask me oh and think they decorate the room for you as well plus your photo will look great and the lake is beauiful hope this helps and good luck x

We are getting married there in August, I may sound a bit thick here but do you walk down the aisle and have your dad give you away?

We were at the front, down the aisle sorting the papers out first (we didn't bother with this not seeing each other before the wedding crap) and then we forgot to get back to the back of the room! My dad was supposed to walk me down, but we forgot!

It was great though. The registrar was lovely and we just all had a laugh. For me the wedding itself was not the main event - it was just a paper exercise - the main event was the party afterwards!!! So, yeah, if you are looking for a special wedding then I wouldn't recommend you get married there, but for us it was ideal - totally relaxed and understated.