▁district ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁marriage ▁is ▁to ▁take ▁place . ▁In ▁religious ▁mar ri ages ▁a ▁" Mar riage ▁Sch edule " ▁is ▁completed ▁by ▁the ▁parties ▁involved ▁and ▁submitted ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁Register ▁Office ▁after ▁the ▁marriage ▁so ▁that ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁registered ; ▁the ▁Mar riage ▁Sch edule ▁must ▁be ▁produced ▁to ▁the ▁person ▁performing ▁the ▁marriage ▁otherwise ▁it ▁cannot ▁take ▁place . ▁After ▁the ▁ceremony ▁the ▁Sch edule ▁is ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁couple , ▁their ▁witness es ▁and ▁the ▁person ▁performing ▁the ▁marriage . ▁In ▁civil ▁mar ri ages ▁the ▁Sch edule ▁is ▁kept ▁by ▁the ▁Reg istr ar ▁and ▁signed ▁after ▁the ▁ceremony . ▁Unless ▁spe cially ▁author ised ▁by ▁the ▁Reg istr ar ▁General , ▁a ▁minimum ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁days ' ▁notice ▁must ▁be ▁given ▁for ▁a ▁marriage ▁but ▁proced ural ▁requirements ▁increase ▁this ▁for ▁most ▁mar ri ages ▁to ▁ 4 – 6 ▁weeks ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁determined ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁imped iment ▁to ▁the ▁marriage . ▁A ▁list ▁of ▁forth coming ▁local ▁mar ri ages ▁is ▁displayed ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁at ▁each ▁Register ▁Office . ▁ ▁Ben ef its ▁and ▁consequences ▁ ▁Upon ▁death ▁of ▁one ' s ▁sp ouse , ▁be quest s ▁to ▁the ▁other ▁sp ouse ▁do ▁not ▁in cur ▁inheritance ▁tax . ▁ ▁In test ate ▁property ▁by ▁default ▁will ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁sp ouse . ▁Also , ▁there ▁is ▁partial ▁inheritance ▁of ▁p ensions . ▁Non - B rit ish ▁sp ouses ▁of ▁British ▁citizens