Getting married in Scotland

Choose your ceremony date

Once you have chosen the type of ceremony you want, the next step is to book the date and venue.

Civil ceremony

  1. you can get married in a registration office or another agreed venue
  2. use our online booking enquiry form to enquire
  3. on request, pay our booking fee to secure your booking
  4. remember to complete the legal paperwork 

Book a registrar for your ceremony

Religious or belief ceremony

For a religious or belief ceremony, you must still complete legal paperwork with the registrar

Things to consider

You should consider:

  • popular dates (especially weekends and holidays) can book up quickly - plan ahead
  • public holidays incur an additional charge
  • you must have two witnesses aged 16 or over at your ceremony
  • some venues may have rules about music, photography or accessibility - check in advance
  • we are not available on 25th, 26th December or 1st, 2nd January

Page last modified: 4 February 2026

Service points and registration offices