Ceremony Locale: Stadthaus Zurich

More info: Civil Registry Office Zurich The ceremony room in the renovated City Hall (Stadthaus) is the main official ceremony locale of Zurich and somehow does look nice. The old triangular table has been retained, which provides one edge each for the marriage couple, the witnesses and the officiant. There are ten red couches for the guests, there is enough space for more to stand. The entrance and exit of the room and separate, so two wedding parties need not collide. The small office room through which you first pass through when entering is where the couple and witnesses must identify themselves. The wedding party then enters a comfortable waiting room, which keeps the outside hallway free for the exiting wedding party. As soon as the officiant is ready, the party is let into the room. Public parking is scarce in the vicinity, but if you do get one you'll be able to squeeze in the ceremony and a quick reception into the maximum parking duration of two hours. If you don't want to be rushed you can use the Urania parking, which is about five minutes away by foot. There are ample opportunities for a reception in the vicinity. The only problem is the unusually short ceremony duration. You feel you've just about settled into your seat when the all-important question will be sprung by the officiant. For couples who will have another ceremony either in a church or elsewhere, this won't be too much of a deal, for the others it might just be the deal killer.

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