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What is the difference between a Registrar and a Celebrant?
The main difference is the legal element; Registrars work for the Local Authority and are responsible for the administration of registering births, marriages and deaths, they are authorised to conduct legally binding marriage ceremonies at licenced venues or Register Offices.
Celebrants are self-employed and it is important to note that in England and Wales a Celebrant ceremony is not legally binding.
However, the other very important difference is the ceremony itself; Registrars have a set legally prepared script whereas an Independent Celebrant ceremony script is written from scratch and is unique to each couple.
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