Dublin Registry Office Marriage?

Lovelyguy

Hi all

Has anyone had any experience of one of these recently?

Any idea of location, price, waiting list etc.

All input is greatly appreciated.

January

Price is €200, that's for registering your intent to marry. They don't charge for use of the registry office. The registry office in Dublin is on Lower Grand Canal St. In Sir Patrick Duns Hospital. 3 month wait usually (that's how long you have to give to register your intent to marry legally anyway.

Lovelyguy

Thanks a mill. 3q's answered in one!

Just one more quick one if that's ok? What's the limit of guests you can bring (if) any?

lazygal

Grand Canal seats about sixty max, no room allowed for standing. Its not a particularly nice ceremony room though, quite shabby and laid out like a lecture theatre so no central aisle.

January

Yep, think it's 60, not including the bridge, groom and witnesses....

There is an aisle either side of the seating, no central isle. It kind of looks more like a board room type set up at the front with the big table and leather chairs and then the seating is like lecture hall fold out chair seating.

Moonbeam

You will need to ring them to find out the waiting lists but in Dublin it can be over a year sometimes.

Lovelyguy

Thanks all. I have it booked for the end of April. I'm dreading it already (being centre of attention, first dance, speeches etc)

January

You don't have to do first dance or speeches or anything if you don't want to do them It's your wedding.

Ms2011

January wrote: »

You don't have to do first dance or speeches or anything if you don't want to do them It's your wedding.

Yep, I'm not doing any of that!!

Lovelyguy

Sorry for the bump. The days getting closer so nerves are kicking in.


If anyone has a spare 5 minutes could they quickly describe (in private or here), the standard procedure?


I just think that the fact there's no religious reading etc. it could be over within 5 minutes and would seem like a bit of a waste of time for people to attend.


Thanks so much for any input at all

username123

They give you a standard format of the ceremony and then you can add in readings or poems yourself. Nothing religious.

Has the registrar not gone over this with you? It will be short, 15 or 20 minutes, but it's well worth people attending!

January

username123 wrote: »

They give you a standard format of the ceremony and then you can add in readings or poems yourself. Nothing religious.

Has the registrar not gone over this with you? It will be short, 15 or 20 minutes, but it's well worth people attending!

When you went to register your intent you should have gotten the format of the ceremony.

You can have readings/poems as long as they are not religious as username123 said and any music as long as they are not hymns/religious. I think you have to supply your own cd played/iPod dock, I can't be 100% sure on this.

Bride can walk down aisle if she likes but doesn't have to (as above it's on the side of the chairs, no central aisle), registrar will introduce themselves, you will go through the legalities (registrar will allow for any readings/poems music at appropriate times) and then be pronounced as legally married.

Lovelyguy

Thanks guys.








The registrar very briefly described the format and gave us a print out of the proceedings, but nearly everything seems optional! So if we don't have any poems or readings, it would seem to be over very quick.

January

It would probably be about 10 minutes if you don't have any poems or readings.

Lovelyguy

January wrote: »

It would probably be about 10 minutes if you don't have any poems or readings.

Cheers January. One last Q before I leave you all alone.


Would anyone know of any good readings or poems we could use? I know its seems unromantic, but we obviously love each other so I'd imagine a nice one would be appropriate.

username123

There's some nice wedding poetry here, http://www.hitched.ie/speeches/poems/poemshome.aspx

I like a bit of WB Yeats myself. It's really a very individual thing though, you might like some passage from your favourite book or poet.

If I were to choose I'd go with the literary greats, but probably a childhood favourite like something wacky from CS Lewis!

You could use the words from a special song. Or just write your own words. We wrote our own vows when we married (not in Ireland).

Lovelyguy

3 weeks from today I'm getting married. Panic is starting to set in. I can't find any suitable poems without a mention of God. Would they actually stop the person reading if they mentioned him/it (no disrespect intended)? Also, do you go over the whole thing with the registrar 5 minutes before "kick-off"?










Also, I know there's no parking, but did anybody have taxis waiting outside for afterwards?
Thanks again for any input.

Moonbeam

we recorded some nice music and read a poem.
They are very strict about the no religious readings or poems

Typer Monkey

Google 'he never leaves the seat up' by Pam Ayres. It's kooky but sweet. If you PM me your email address I'll send you on a load of non religious poems

huskerdu

Lovelyguy wrote: »

Also, I know there's no parking, but did anybody have taxis waiting outside for afterwards?
Thanks again for any input.

You have a 30 minute slot. After the ceremony, everyone hangs around, files out slowly and then standing around chatting in the little garden outside for a few minutes, taking pics, weather depending.

You could ask someone to call taxis as soon as the ceremony is over so that they will be there by the time everyone is outside and ready to leave.

Haidee_Hammond

I know it's an ancient thread but just in case I am lucky at all, anyone knows how long in total do you have? We are just back from the notification and I am not ready the paper the gave us and with loads of questions without answers O:) Like, how long in total, how many readings? Can I repeat my vows (mandatory and optional) in a second language? (I am Spanish and I feel like my family is just going to miss the whole thing) Who will be playing music/CD? Music optional at 2 points means 2 songs? I know this is a bottle in the ocean, but I would be extremely grateful!