A marriage ceremony can either be civil or religious.
A religious marriage ceremony can be held at any authorised religious building such as a church. LGBTQ couples can have religious ceremonies based on the approval of individual venues. Religious ceremonies must be attended by a person authorised to practise the religion chosen by the couple. The main example of this would be a religious minister. Individual couples can source or choose to appoint a registrar. The couples chosen venue does not have an appropriate religious figure. Much as there is some room for discussion on exact wording a religious marriage ceremony must involve the exchanging of vows between the two parties in some capacity. this can be discussed ahead of the ceremony by those involved within it.
A civil marriage ceremony can take place at a local registrar office just or any building that has been approved by local councils to hold the ceremonies such as a hotel. the number of potential options will vary depending on location. Exchanging of vows are optional in several marriage ceremonies but they are an option depending on the couple’s preferences.
From a legal perspective, civil ceremony’s cannot include any religious element. any religious blessing chosen by the partners must take place after the ceremony has been completed. Non-religious songs, readings and music are still an option and will depend on the choices of individual couples.
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