About Approved Venues
Approved Venues is a free directory of venues in England and Wales that hold an in-date approval to host civil marriage and civil partnership ceremonies. It is built from the official GOV.UK approved premises list, shows each venue's approval expiry date, and is run by Axionova Ventures Ltd. Couples use it free; venues can pay for optional, labelled plans.
Key facts
- Coverage: 4,212 venues with an in-date approval as of 5 Nov 2026, across 175 local authority areas in England and Wales; 154 of them are register office ceremony rooms. 67 further venue pages are kept for premises whose listed approval date has passed, and are labelled as such.
- Data source: the GOV.UK "Civil marriages and partnerships: approved premises list" , Open Government Licence v3.0, file dated 17 Oct 2025. Each venue page shows name, address, phone, premises number and approval expiry date as published. Capacity, prices and photos appear only when a venue confirms them.
- Registrar fee data: lowest and highest daytime registrar attendance fees at approved venues for 86 councils, read from each council's own website between 23 Oct 2026 and 29 Oct 2026. Median lowest fee £620; cheapest £375 (Doncaster); highest starting fee £993 (Westminster).
- Free for couples. Funded by optional paid venue plans; paid placements are labelled.
- Operator: Approved Venues is a trading name of Axionova Ventures Ltd (company no. 16566521), 20 Wenlock Road, London N1 7GU. Contact: hello@approvedvenues.co.uk.
- Not legal advice: approvals can change. Couples should confirm with the venue and the local register office before booking.
Who runs it
Approved Venues is a trading name of Axionova Ventures Ltd (company no. 16566521), registered office 20 Wenlock Road, London N1 7GU. Contact: hello@approvedvenues.co.uk. See also our methodology and corrections & removal.
Frequently asked questions
Who runs Approved Venues?
Approved Venues is a trading name of Axionova Ventures Ltd (company no. 16566521), registered office 20 Wenlock Road, London N1 7GU.
Is Approved Venues free for couples?
Yes. Searching and using the directory is free. It is funded by optional paid venue plans, and paid placements are labelled.
Where does the venue list come from?
From the GOV.UK "Civil marriages and partnerships: approved premises list", published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Is this legal advice?
No. Approvals can change. Confirm with the venue and the local register office before booking.