Religious marriages
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Certificates posted after 20 December may not arrive until after 5 January.
If you require your certificates earlier, please arrange to collect them in person.
You can buy copies of marriage certificates for marriages which have or will take place in religious premises in East Sussex, excluding Brighton & Hove.
Churches and other licensed religious premises can no longer issue marriage certificates.
Order in advance
If you order your certificates from us before your marriage schedule has been returned to the register office, you should choose the standard £11 certificate fee.
Your certificates will be issued up to 7 days after your marriage schedule has been returned*.
Choosing the higher fee will not speed this process up.
Order after your wedding
If you order after your schedule has been returned or if your marriage was registered in an old style register book, you can choose either service level as appropriate.
| Service level | What is included | Total price |
|---|---|---|
| Statutory service | For advance orders, certificate sent via 2nd class post within 7 working days of the marriage schedule being returned to the register office* For all other orders, certificate sent via 2nd class post on the 15th working day after placing your order* | £11 |
| Priority Service | Order processed within 24 hours Monday to Friday (excluding weekends and bank holidays) Certificate sent via 1st class post on the next working day* Not available for advance orders | £35 |
*Posted certificates are subject to Royal Mail delivery times in addition to the stated time frame.
Please keep your order reference as you will need to quote it if there is a problem with your order. Call us on 0345 60 80 198 if something goes wrong.
Your certificate(s) will be sent to the cardholder’s billing address.
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If the marriage was registered outside East Sussex
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