registry office wedding-pay the registrar??

twinkletoes · 2006-10-25 14:59:17

Hi there, Have a friend getting married next month and he wants to know if it's the done thing or not to give money to the registrar, like a priest is given money at a church wedding??

25-10-2006 02:59PM

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twinkletoes

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Hi there,
Have a friend getting married next month and he wants to know if it's the done thing or not to give money to the registrar, like a priest is given money at a church wedding??

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#2 01-11-2006 09:15AM

Victor

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The registrar is one of the most senior local authority figures about (most are also county sheriffs and returning officers at elections, among other things). I suspect their salary is much better than that of a priest.

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#3 07-11-2006 01:58PM

lso

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No you don't pay them extra (you pay a fee of €100 to get married in the first place)

Marrying people is part of their salaried job.

Priests rely on weddings, christenings, parish collections etc to fund them

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