Planned System Maintenance - Limited Service

Sunderland City Council will be carrying out planned system maintenance from 12 noon on Friday 5th June until 7am on Tuesday 9th June. During this period, we will only be able to respond to urgent enquiries. If your enquiry is not urgent, please contact us before or after these times when full services will be available. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding.

Register office

You, your partner and your two witnesses

The Register office is the perfect choice for a simple and intimate ceremony. It is a modern room with floor to ceiling windows and is flooded with natural light.

Ceremony brochure

View the Ceremonies in City Hall brochure here, or take a virtual tour of this room below:

Book a ceremony

Availability - 9am - 4pm on Wednesdays.

We recommend you book early to ensure a Registrars is available on your chosen date.

Please be sure to read our ceremony booking terms and conditions for rescheduling and cancellations.

Enquire about a ceremony here

If you need to change your booking, please contact Life, family and learning.

Fees

All ceremonies excluding those in the statutory Register Office, will require you to pay a non-refundable deposit. Any subsequent changes to bookings will incur an additional administration fee. All ceremony fees can be viewed here.