Why not get married in the Houses of Parliament!
February 5, 2010
Two rooms within the Palace of Westminster can now be used by the public for marriages and civil partnerships. Previously only MPs, parliamentary officials and their families could only be married at the Houses of Parliament. Westminster City Council granted the licence approving for two rooms to be used for civil ceremonies until 2013. It was in October last year that Gordon Brown urged John Bercow the Commons Speaker to allow civil partnerships to be held within Parliament for the first time. Two rooms will be available, the Jubilee Room and the MPs dining room which overlooks the Thames. They have space for approximately 80-150 people.