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Oxfordshire is the place to celebrate.

Oxfordshire Registration Service offers a selection of additional celebrAtery services, enabling you to commemorate a wide range of special events in your life: we want the ceremonies we offer to meet your individual needs and, therefore, will personalise them to ensure that they are meaningful to you. The ceremonies are non-religious and suitable for all cultural, spiritual and religious backgrounds.

Naming ceremonies.

This is a special occasion to gather close family and friends together to witness your commitment to your child, whether it is to celebrate your newborn baby's birth or to welcome adoptive and step children in your family:  you can make promises of commitment to support and nurture the child and other adults can be appointed as mentors until your child reaches adult-hood.

Renewal of vows.

What better way to reaffirm your love and commitment towards your partner than to renew your vows. Although these are often associated with special wedding anniversaries they are equally appropriate for couples at any stage of their marriage. These ceremonies are becoming increasingly popular among couples who marry abroad but want to celebrate their commitment in the U K, with all their family and friends, present.

Civil partnership ceremonies.

The legal formation of a civil partnership can be very simple or it can be included with a more ceremonious celebration. Civil partnership ceremonies give same sex couples the opportunity to celebrate their love and commitment to each other and to have this acknowledged by their friends and family. You can choose from a wide range of venues and tailor your ceremony to suit you.

Civil funerals.

Civil funerals are an opportunity to celebrate and reflect on the life of a deceased. We work very closely with the bereaved family to compose a personal memoir and loving tribute. The ceremony can be held in a wide variety of locations and is equally suitable for cremations or non-religious burials.

More information.

For further information about any of these ceremonies, please contact us on 0 8 4 5 1 2 9 5 9 0 0. or visit our website at www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/registration. Alternatively, pop in to one of our offices for a free leaflet.
