Oxfordshire the place to marry.


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Index:
Track 1, this trak: index and introduction:
Oxfordshire the place to marry.
A county of contrasts.

Track 2: Civil weddings:
What is a civil wedding? 
Registration office weddings. 
Approved venues.
Notice of Marriage. 
Marriage in the Church of England. 
Marriage in any other church or religious building. 
Marriage abroad.
Insurance. 
Legal Preliminaries.
Documents.
Foreign Nationals. 
Authorities for Marriages. 
Witnesses. 
 

Track 3: Common questions:
What if I need to cancel my wedding? 
Can people take photographs of, or record, the wedding? 
Is smoking allowed? 
What are your rules on mobile phones?
Can guests throw confetti? 
Your wedding ceremony.
Before the ceremony.
The ceremony.
Choosing vows and promises.
Legal declarations.
Contracting words.
D I Y promises!


Track 4: Venues for marriage vows:
City hotels and restaurants.
Country hotels.
Oxford colleges.
Stately homes.
Oxfordshire Registration Service Ceremony Rooms.


Track 5: Approved venues in Oxfordshire:


Track 6: Food for thought.
Beautiful bride.
Hair-raising question.


Track 7: Wedding on a budget:


Track 8: Green weddings:
Invitations and photos. 
Recycled rings.
Something borrowed.
Top nosh.
Trusty transport.
Caring confetti.
Honeymoon at home.
Key contacts.


Track 9: Countdown to your wedding: 
Once the date is set.
for the ceremony and going away. 
Three months before.
Six weeks before.
Four weeks before.
Two weeks before.
On the day.


Track 10: Music and readings for your wedding:
Poetry and readings.


Track 11: Oxfordshire is the place to celebrate:
Naming ceremonies.
Renewal of vows.
Civil partnership ceremonies.
Civil funerals.
More information.


Track 12: Further help:



Introduction.

Welcome to Oxfordshire – The Place to Marry 

wedding brochure 

and congratulations on your forthcoming marriage. 

Whether you live in Oxfordshire or not, getting married 
is a very special occasion and choosing your venue is very 
important. From the dreaming spires of Oxford to beautiful 
scenery and riverside settings around the county, Oxfordshire 
has everything to create the perfect place for your wedding. 
We hope this guide will provide you with all the information 
you will need over the next few months. Whatever your 
arrangements, whatever your choice, we will do our very best 
to ensure that your day is happy, relaxed and everything you 
dreamed of. 


A county of contrasts.


From Oxford’s dreaming spires and lively streets to the 
surrounding countryside’s quaint-cottages and stately 
homes, there is something for everyone in Oxfordshire. 


Oxford, as an ancient university city, is 
both timeless and modern. Its dreaming 
spires and tranquil colleges coexisting 
with lively arts venues, bustling shops 
and fashionable restaurants. 

You may already be familiar with some of the 
famous features that make a visit to Oxford unique.  The sheer beauty of the city’s colleges and riverside setting, national and international treasures, displayed in a family of museums (such as the magnificent Ashmolean) whose scope and scholarship is second to none; literary links, and stunning film and TV locations; idyllic days on the river; shops with real character; and musical and dramatic performances, ranging from candle lit recitals in college chapels to open air Shakespeare-festivals in one of the city’s parks.

These, and other popular ingredients, blend 
with Oxford’s lively mix of restaurants, pubs and 
theatres to give this historic city its alluring, vibrant 
and cosmopolitan buzz.

Well known as it is,Oxford never fails to impress 
even its most regular visitors with something 
different or something new. In among the treasures 
and attractions that are renowned as the oldest, 
finest or even the only one of their kind, there are 
always more secrets to discover and more stories 
to be told. 

Oxford’s golden Cotswold-stone university buildings 
include some of England’s most impressive 
architecture, notably the Bodleian Library, a 
masterpiece of English Gothic; Sir Christoffer Wren’s Sheldonian Theatre and the Radcliffe 
Camera.

One of Oxford’s oldest colleges, Christ 
Church, founded in 1525, is home to the city’s 
cathedral and is the birthplace of Lewis Carroll’s 
famous Alice in Wonderland books. Harry Potter fans 
will love the Great Hall, which provided the model 
for the hall, at Hogwarts in the films. 

When you are searching for inspiration, the Oxford 
Information Centre will be very pleased to hear from 
you.  We are there to help you lift the lid on Oxford, 
to dip into its nine centuries of town and gown and 
bring out the people and the places, interests and 
anecdotes that you will enjoy.
 
For more information visit 
www.visit oxford.org 

Oxford Information Centre, 
15 to 16 Broad Street, 
Oxford. 

Telephone: 01865 7 2 6 8 7 1. 

E-mail: t i c@oxford.gov.uk. 
