Licenced venue fees
Licenced venue fees
These fees are applicable to wedding and civil partnership ceremonies booked before 31 March 2026. Fees are payable in full at the time of booking.
Our fees include:
- Attendance of registrars
- Two legal certificates
- One commemorative certificate
Please note fees for the hire of a venue are separate to the fees for the attendance of registrars.
Before booking your registrars please ensure you have booked your venue.
Here you can view a list of licenced venues in East Sussex.
| Monday to Sunday (9am to 4.30pm) | £735 |
| Bank holidays | £985 |
Ceremony surcharges
| Peak demand day (New Year's Day, Saturday and Sunday of all bank holiday weekends, Christmas Eve, Boxing Day and New Year's Eve) | £180 |
| Ceremonies starting from 5pm until 9.30pm | £195 |
| Ceremonies starting from 10pm until 8.30am | £295 |
| Two-part celebration add on* (inclusion of a celebration ceremony, in addition to a legal ceremony taking place at the same venue immediately before or after) | £220 |
| Ceremony personalisation appointment (weekdays only) | £50 |
| Commemorative certificate* | £10 |
| Silver-plated certificate case* | £25 |
| Registrar's fountain pen with presentation box* | £15 |
| Ceremony amendment fee | £40 |
| Marriage/civil partnership certificate | £12.50 |
*Prices include VAT
Book your registrars
Contact the Ceremonies Hub
- Phone: 0345 60 80 198
- Email: ceremonieshub@eastsussex.gov.uk
Please ensure you have read the booking terms and conditions.
