register office

British  

noun

1. Often called: registry office.  a government office where civil marriages are performed and births, marriages, and deaths are recorded

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Example Sentences

Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan, who won a legal battle for the right to heterosexual civil partnerships, celebrated at Kensington and Chelsea Register Office in west London.

From BBC

Humanist ceremonies are not legal in England and Wales, and couples need to have an additional ceremony at a register office in order to be legally married.

From BBC

Dwain Daley and Nyasha Pitt met online during the pandemic and will get married later this morning at at Coventry Register Office.

From BBC

The article reports that the couple’s claims of being married in a private ceremony, days before their lavish royal wedding, has been debunked by the release of their marriage certificate by the General Register Office.

From Fox News

But with their humanist ceremony not being legally recognised, the couple had planned to attend a register office the week before, which Ms Neagle said was not easy when things feel "so uncertain".

From BBC