Town Hall ceremony rooms
Wandsworth Town Hall was originally opened by Queen Mary in 1937. It is a Grade II listed building noted for its original art deco design and grand marble hall. With a choice of five rooms of differing sizes and styles it is the perfect setting for your ceremony.
Room tours are available by appointment only. Please contact the registration service to arrange a convenient time.
Face coverings
Although the government has lifted the legal requirements for face masks we are still asking all visitors to the registration offices to wear a face mask in order to prevent the spread of infection.
Rooms available
For all rooms, your marriage or civil partnership notice should list The Town Hall, Wandsworth High Street, London in the description. Notices bearing the incorrect description will be invalid.
You can view room capacities, prices and further information on the individual pages or through our ceremony booking page.
Planning the ceremony
After making your booking you will receive a confirmation email with important information about the legal preliminaries and a link to your ceremony guide, planner and choice of ceremony. Your ceremony planner should be returned to the Register Office no later than two weeks before the ceremony.
On the day of the ceremony
Before the ceremony can begin the Registrar will need to check personal information with the couple in a pre-ceremony interview. You must therefore arrive 15 minutes before the start of your ceremony with your two witnesses and guests.
- Parties having their ceremony in the Elizabeth Room or the Victoria Room, will see the Registrar together.
- Parties having their ceremony in the Alexandra Room, Grand Chamber or Mayor’s Parlour can choose to see the Registrar separately or together. Separate questioning usually takes place when one of the parties wishes to remain unseen until making their entrance. It is only possible to accommodate this in these rooms.
- Parties having their ceremony in the Grand Chamber or at another approved venue can chose to see the Registrar together or separately. If separate questioning is required, please also inform the venue. The Registrar will arrive at the venue 30 minutes before the start of the ceremony.
Photographs
Your guests are very welcome to take photographs and film throughout the ceremony. We ask, however, that it does not become intrusive or disrupt the ceremony.
After the ceremony, in the Town Hall, you may take photographs in the magnificent art deco marbled hall with its sweeping stairway. There is also a garden, and the secluded courtyard with its own fountain and imposing main entrance with stepped approach. This is perfect for those final group photographs.
We ask all ceremony parties to be considerate of other users of the Town Hall. There may be other people having ceremonies on the same day or council employees working in the building. We ask that you keep noise to a minimum and avoid blocking entrances and walkways.
Music
In the Town Hall we offer a wide selection of classical and contemporary music but if there is any special music that you would like us to play please bring it along before the ceremony. Music systems with multi-functional output are available in each room. For approved venues the music must be provided and organised with the chosen venue.
Parking
On a Saturday there are two car parks at the Town Hall providing ample parking for you and your guests. Parking in the courtyard is limited to two cars per ceremony and parking permits will be supplied on request. Your other guests can park in the second larger Town Hall car park.
During the week we regret we are unable to provide parking facilities. However, we can accommodate at least one car in the courtyard car park by prior arrangement. Other guests may use nearby street parking or the NCP car park at the Southside shopping centre. A map showing all these facilities is shown on your ceremony appointment card.
At approved venues there is usually parking available by arrangement, please check with your chosen venue.