{"id":2097,"date":"2022-02-25T14:01:54","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T14:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/?p=2097"},"modified":"2026-03-06T13:42:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T13:42:20","slug":"naming-ceremony-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/2022\/02\/naming-ceremony-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"Naming Ceremony fees"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2097\" class=\"elementor elementor-2097\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e657360 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e657360\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db4e7cb\" data-id=\"db4e7cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f716956 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f716956\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Payment Information and Travel Costs\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2><p>Fees are subject to increase at any point in the year please contact your Registrar beforehand\u00a0and they will advise of the correct charge.\u00a0 The fees can be paid by cash, debit or credit card, bank transfer or by cheque made payable to Argyll and Bute Council.<\/p><p>Travel cost for attendance at a venue or location, fees will be charge on a flat of 60p per mile basis from the registration office return, for confirmation of the travel fee please contact the Registrar.\u00a0 Ferry fares at standard return costs will have to be added to the travel costs where appropriate.<\/p><p>Please note that if there is a significant delay to the agreed start time of the\u00a0ceremony there may be an additional fee (not exceeding \u00a360) to cover the Registrar&#8217;s added time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a02785f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a02785f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc6c2a2\" data-id=\"fc6c2a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a91f92e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a91f92e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Naming ceremonies at Registration Office<\/span><\/h2><p>Monday to Friday &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">\u00a3121.00<\/span><\/p><p>Saturday &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">\u00a3162.00<\/span><\/p><h2 style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Naming ceremonies at venue or location<\/span><\/h2><p>Monday to Friday &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">\u00a3174.00<\/span>*<\/p><p>Saturday &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">\u00a3214.00<\/span>*<\/p><p>Additional\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">\u00a367.42<\/span>\u00a0charge if a second registration escort is required for a large ceremony<\/p><p>Additional charge for each child of the same family &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">\u00a313.48<\/span><\/p><p>Additional charge if held as part of a civil marriage\/partnership &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">\u00a367.42<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\"><em>*Plus Travel Cost 60p per mile &#8211; 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