10 most beautiful registry offices in Moscow

An outdoor wedding ceremony is in fashion - it is unusual, beautiful and adapts to your desires. At the same time, thousands of couples every year choose official registration at the registry office because of two significant advantages: it is significantly cheaper, and does not require any time or effort for preparation. In addition, due to the correct acoustics, strict surroundings and classical music, the atmosphere is often more solemn than at some outdoor ceremonies. For those looking for a Wedding Palace that doesn't look like a relic of the past, we've collected 10 of the most beautiful registry offices in Moscow. The list does not include the registry office on the Zhivopisny Bridge, which has not yet opened, but we will definitely tell you about it as soon as it opens its doors.

Wedding Palace No. 1 (Griboyedovsky Civil Registry Office)

The most famous registry office in the country, although not the most beautiful registry office in Moscow, copes with the task of creating the right atmosphere - luxurious staircases, large halls, stucco moldings and gilding help in this. Celebrities love to get married here, so there is a high chance of seeing a media person and being the first to know about his wedding.

The popularity of this place has its drawbacks, because getting the coveted wedding ticket in the high season is not easy - in the first 2 months of summer alone, almost 1,300 applications were submitted to the Griboyedovsky registry office! Many couples still spend the night in front of the entrance, but this is not a guarantee of getting the time you need.

Where to take photos: inside the building, on the stairs and in the corridors.
There is no room for photos outside; the front entrance leads onto the road. Address: Maly Kharitonyevsky lane, 10, building 1

Griboyedovsky

Wedding Palace No. 1, better known to residents of the capital as Griboyedovsky, is not only one of the most beautiful, but also the famous registry office in Moscow. Yuri Gagarin and Valentina Tereshkova got married in the building, which was built at the very beginning of the twentieth century.

A chic patterned staircase leads to the ceremony hall, and you can use the mirrored hall for a photo shoot. The highlight of the Palace is that the interior of none of its rooms is the same, so it is perfect for photography.

The ceremony hall is designed in the strict style of a noble mansion, and the walls, made in beige tones, are decorated with wood, which will add grandeur and grace to the hall.

Meshchansky registry office

Not popular, but, in our opinion, one of the most beautiful registry offices in Moscow. The halls in blue tones are decorated impressively and tastefully, and the formal hall is in no way inferior to them. The building was designed by the architect V.I. Bazhenov for a wealthy merchant, so the atmosphere inside is appropriate. Important practical information: The registration hall is small, so it is recommended to invite up to 20 guests. In addition, there may be difficulties with parking - it is very small.

Where to take photos: inside the building, make full use of the blue halls.

Address: Mira Avenue, 16, building 1

Yana and Alexander Ermakov

Registry office at VDNKh

All rooms, corridors and halls of the Palace are made in the same style, red and golden colors with a lot of light emitted by crystal chandeliers.

The spacious hall for the ceremonial painting is quite spacious and can accommodate more than 50 guests. There are chairs in the hall, so anyone can sit down. One of the obvious advantages of the location of this hall is that after the ceremony there are many options for where the newlyweds can take a walk.

Zheleznodorozhnensky Civil Registry Office

The registry office is a surprise, there is no other way to call it. Behind a dubious-looking facade that looks like an inexpensive shopping center building lies a stunning registry office! Spacious, modern, with a magnificent interior. Just look how beautiful it is here:

Where to take pictures: inside the building, the interiors of all the halls are good. Near the registry office there are many attractions that are also worthy of photos, for example, the Troitskoye-Kainaradzhi estate in Pavlino.

Address: Zheleznodorozhny, st. Yubileinaya, 16 building 1

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Anton Ukhanov

Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve

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Photo courtesy of the press service of the Tsaritsyno State Metallurgical Plant

The Grand Palace of the Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve is one of the most popular places for outdoor weddings among Muscovites. The picturesque natural landscape and stunning architecture of the ancient building seem to promise that the wedding will be held like a king. Painting in Tsaritsyno is carried out in the Catherine or Tauride Halls, the Blue Living Room, the Small Palace or the Musical Living Room. A string quartet plays for the newlyweds, and a costumed master of ceremonies conducts the celebration and monitors the timing. During the celebration, photography and video shooting are allowed in the rented hall. The wedding ceremony time is 45 minutes. It is possible to organize a buffet or banquet after it in one of several rooms with a capacity of 30 to 120 people: the Catherine, Tauride, Bazhenov or Kazakovsky halls, the Musical and Blue Living Room, the Atrium of the Bread House, the First Greenhouse.

You can additionally conduct a photo session (duration – 1 hour) in the state halls of the Grand Palace (Catherine and Tauride halls, main staircase, balcony of the Catherine Hall). You need to invite your own photographer, and permission for a photo shoot is paid separately

Important: the premises are not closed during filming, and museum visitors can be present in them! Only the newlyweds and a photographer with a cameraman participate in the shooting. You can entertain your guests at this time by ordering a theatrical performance-excursion for them.

Marriages are registered in Tsaritsino on Fridays and Saturdays throughout the year and from Wednesdays to Saturdays in the summer (except for the fourth Thursday of the month). You must submit an application to the Shipilovsky Department of the Civil Registry Office (Shipilovsky Proezd, 27, +7 (499) 404‑03-61).

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Tagansky Civil Registry Office

Not only one of the most beautiful registry offices in Moscow, but also one of the most sincere. In the reviews, many newlyweds praise the elegant reception hall and friendly staff, always ready to help.

The hall is small, so it is recommended to invite up to 20 guests. The parking lot nearby is very small. In addition, there is a monastery nearby and many people can gather on weekends, take this into account when planning your wedding.

Where to take photos: inside.

Address: Taganskaya st., 44

Vitaly Zhirnosenko

TAGANSKY

The spacious hall with high ceilings, columns, arches, marble floors and panoramic windows creates an atmosphere of grandeur and airiness. The interior is designed in light colors: beige, white and blue. On the territory of the registry office there is a beautiful alley with flowers and fir trees. By the way, the entrance to the ceremonial part of the building is located separately. This means that strangers will definitely not interfere with the wedding and will not appear in your photographs.

Address: Taganskaya, 44

Phones: +7 (495) 912–70–17, +7 (495) 912–72–92

Kuskovo

If you find fault, then this, of course, is not a registry office, but a place for on-site registration. But it is carried out officially and carried out by the Perovsky Department of the Civil Registry Office (the application is submitted there). An 18th-century Italian house located on the pond of a small lake in the heart of Kuskovo Park is rented for the ceremony.

Where to take pictures: inside the house and, of course, on the territory of Kuskovo.

Address of the Perovsky Civil Registry Office: Perovskaya str., 43

Registry office in Barvikha Luxury Village

Technically, the registry office in Barvikha Luxury Village belongs to the Moscow region, but we simply could not ignore it: in the photographs in the “real weddings” section you will see it more often than others. And for good reason. The stylish, futuristic look of the wooden facade of this registry office, as well as the huge panoramic windows, will decorate any photo.

Photographer: Roman Ivanov, Andrey Nastasenko

Even more useful information about preparing for a wedding and wedding trends can be found in our guides.

Wedding Palace No. 5

If not the most beautiful registry office in Moscow, then definitely the most unusual - Izmailovsky. It is located on the territory of the Izmailovo Kremlin and from the outside it looks like a gingerbread house or a fairy-tale tower. Inside, everything is quite standard, although nice.

Where to take pictures: against the backdrop of the Izmailovsky registry office, the Kremlin territory and next to it.

Address: Izmailovskoe highway, 73Zh

Daria Pushkareva

KOLOMENSKY

Organizing a wedding in the Kolomna registry office is an ideal solution for those who want to combine official and on-site registration. You will find yourself in a real palace surrounded by protected nature. The interiors are truly luxurious: stained glass windows, massive chandeliers, ancient paintings, painted ceilings and walls, carved furniture. It is possible to hold a wedding outdoors, with a tent in case of rain. The newlyweds can also order a banquet on the palace grounds, a limousine or a carriage with horses.

Address: Sovetskaya Square, 7

Phone: +7 (4966) 12–40–15

Wedding Palace No. 4

Inside, the Savyolovsky registry office looks solemn and spacious; the staircase to the second floor looks especially impressive. There's plenty of space and even on a weekend it doesn't feel like you're wading through a crowd on a busy street.

If you marry a foreigner, you will be sent here without fail - in Moscow, only Wedding Palace No. 4 registers marriages with citizens of the USA, Europe and other countries outside the CIS.

Where to take photos: inside. You won't find anything special outside

Address: Butyrskaya st., 17

Andrey Chetverikov

Moscow registry offices

List of registry offices located in Moscow: Moscow registry offices - work schedule All Moscow registry offices operate according to the following schedule: Tuesday-Saturday: 9.00-18.00 Lunch break: 14.00-15.00 Submitting an application to the registry office: 9.00-17.00 Weekends: Sunday, Monday Sanitary day: fourth Thursday of every month. To obtain a Stamp Certificate on weekends, a specialist on duty is available at the registry office until 16-00. Wedding Palace No. 1 “Griboedovsky Civil Registry Office” Address: Mal. Kharitonyevsky lane, 10, Chistye Prudy metro station, 5 minutes walk along Myasnitskaya street towards the Garden Ring to the intersection with Maly Kharitonyevsky lane. Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday. Reception hours are from 9:00 to 13:30, from 15:00 to 17:30. The first Tuesday of every month is a sanitary day, no reception. Phone: 621-33-78 Wedding Palace No. 3 Address: Yunykh Lenintsev St., 35, Tekstilshchiki metro station, troll. 27, 38, stop. "Volzhsky Boulevard" Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday. Reception hours are from 9:00 to 13:30, from 15:00 to 17:30. The third Tuesday of every month is a sanitary day, no reception. Telephone Wedding Palace No. 4 “Savelovsky Civil Registry Office” Address: Butyrskaya st., 17, Savelovskaya metro station Description: The only Wedding Palace in Moscow where marriages with foreign citizens are registered. Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday. Reception hours are from 9:00 to 13:30, from 15:00 to 17:30. The fourth Tuesday of every month is a sanitary day, no reception. Telephone: 685-79-88 Wedding Palace No. 5 Address: Izmailovskoe highway, vl.73Zh, st. m. "Partizanskaya" Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday. Reception hours are from 9:00 to 13:30, from 15:00 to 17:30. The second Tuesday of every month is a sanitary day, no reception. Telephone Academic department of the Civil Registry Office Address: Profsoyuznaya st., 13/12, Profsoyuznaya metro station Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday. Reception hours are from 9:00 to 13:30, from 15:00 to 17:30. The fourth Thursday of every month is a sanitary day, no reception. On Monday and sanitary day, only state registration of death is carried out according to the department’s operating hours. Telephone Babushkinsky Civil Registry Office Address: Menzhinskogo st., 23, Babushkinskaya metro station Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday. Reception hours are from 9:00 to 13:30, from 15:00 to 17:30. The fourth Thursday of every month is a sanitary day, no reception. On Monday and sanitary day, only state registration of death is carried out according to the department’s operating hours. Phone archive; Department for receiving applications for marriage Bogorodsk Department of the Civil Registry Office Address: Marshal Rokossovsky Boulevard, 21/21, metro station Podbelskogo Street, bus: 86, 265 Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday. Reception hours are from 9:00 to 13:30, from 15:00 to 17:30. The fourth Thursday of every month is a sanitary day, no reception. Telephone Vernadsky Civil Registry Office Address: Lobachevskogo st., 2, Yugo-Zapadnaya metro station, trol: 62, 84. Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday. Reception hours are from 9:00 to 13:30, from 15:00 to 17:30. The fourth Thursday of every month is a sanitary day, no reception. On Monday and sanitary day, only state registration of death is carried out according to the department’s operating hours. Telephone: 432-32-40 Gagarinsky Civil Registry Office Address: Leninsky Prospekt, 44, Leninsky Prospekt metro station Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday. Reception hours are from 9:00 to 13:30, from 15:00 to 17:30. The fourth Thursday of every month is a sanitary day, no reception. Telephone Dmitrovsky Civil Registry Office Address: Korovinskoye sh., 6, Petrovsko-Razumovskaya metro station, bus: 191, 656, 672 Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday. Reception hours are from 9:00 to 13:30, from 15:00 to 17:30. The fourth Thursday of every month is a sanitary day, no reception. On Monday and sanitary day, only state registration of death is carried out according to the department’s operating hours. Telephone: 488-25-68 Zelenograd Civil Registry Office Address: Moscow, Zelenograd, no. 240, Rechnoy Vokzal metro station, bus: 400 Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday. Reception hours are from 9:00 to 13:30, from 15:00 to 17:30. The fourth Thursday of every month is a sanitary day, no reception. On Monday and sanitary day, only state registration of death is carried out according to the department’s operating hours. Telephone: 944-56-01 Zamoskvoretsky Civil Registry Office Address: Ozerkovsky lane, 4 Description: Of the civil status acts, the department carries out only state registration of death. Opening hours: Monday - Saturday. Reception hours are from 9:00 to 12:30, from 14:00 to 17:30. The fourth Thursday of every month is sanitary day. There is no reception, only state registration of death is carried out according to the department’s operating hours. Telephone: 951-41-43 Izmailovsky Civil Registry Office Address: Parkovaya 9th street, no. 5, Pervomaiskaya metro station Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday. Reception hours are from 9:00 to 13:30, from 15:00 to 17:30. The fourth Thursday of every month is a sanitary day, no reception. On Monday and sanitary day, only state registration of death is carried out according to the department’s operating hours. Telephone: 463-11-50 archive, 463-11-05 department for receiving applications for marriage Kuntsevo department of the Civil Registry Office Address: Polotskaya st., 23/17, Kuntsevskaya metro station and bus 236, or Molodezhnaya metro station and buses 660 and 757 Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday. Reception hours are from 9:00 to 13:30, from 15:00 to 17:30. The fourth Thursday of every month is a sanitary day, no reception. On Monday and sanitary day, only state registration of death is carried out according to the department’s operating hours. Telephone: 417-81-65 Kutuzovsky Civil Registry Office Address: Kutuzovsky Prospekt, 23, Kutuzovskaya metro station + Bus: 157, 240 Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday. Reception hours are from 9:00 to 13:30, from 15:00 to 17:30. The fourth Thursday of every month is a sanitary day, no reception. Telephone Left Bank Civil Registry Office Address: Festivalnaya st., 9, metro station Rechnoy Vokzal Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday. Reception hours are from 9:00 to 13:30, from 15:00 to 17:30. The fourth Thursday of every month is a sanitary day, no reception. On Monday and sanitary day, only state registration of death is carried out according to the department’s operating hours. Telephone: 458-57-23 Lublin Civil Registry Office Address: st. 8-aya Tekstilshchikov, 14, metro Tekstilshchiki + Troll: 27, 38 Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday. Reception hours are from 9:00 to 13:30, from 15:00 to 17:30. The fourth Thursday of every month is a sanitary day, no reception. On Monday and sanitary day, only state registration of death is carried out according to the department’s operating hours. Telephone Medvedkovsky Civil Registry Office Address: Molodtsova str., 1a, Babushkinskaya metro station + Auto: 181, 696 Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday. Reception hours are from 9:00 to 13:30, from 15:00 to 17:30. The fourth Thursday of every month is a sanitary day, no reception. On Monday and sanitary day, only state registration of death is carried out according to the department’s operating hours. Telephone: 478-44-44 Meshchansky Civil Registry Office Address: st. Prospekt Mira, 16, metro station Sukharevskaya, exit to the street. Sretenka, cross the overpass Garden Ring, then along Prospekt Mira 3 minutes Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday. Reception hours are from 9:00 to 13:30, from 15:00 to 17:30. The fourth Thursday of every month is a sanitary day, no reception. Telephone: 608-92-96 Nagatinsky Civil Registry Office Address: Nagatinskaya embankment, 34, Kolomenskaya metro station Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday. Reception hours are from 9:00 to 13:30, from 15:00 to 17:30. The fourth Thursday of every month is a sanitary day, no reception. On Monday and sanitary day, only state registration of death is carried out according to the department’s operating hours. Telephone Perovsky Civil Registry Office Address: Perovskaya st., 43, Perovo metro station, bus: 617, 620 Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday. Reception hours are from 9:00 to 13:30, from 15:00 to 17:30. The fourth Thursday of every month is a sanitary day, no reception. Telephone: 309-34-07 Ryazan Civil Registry Office Address: Novokuzminskaya 1st st., 3, Ryazansky Prospekt metro station Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday. Reception hours are from 9:00 to 13:30, from 15:00 to 17:30. The fourth Thursday of every month is a sanitary day, no reception. On Monday and sanitary day, only state registration of death is carried out according to the department’s operating hours. Telephone: 919-51-00 Solntsevsky Department of the Civil Registry Office Address: Borovsky proezd, 2, metro station Prospekt Vernadskogo Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday. Reception hours are from 9:00 to 13:30, from 15:00 to 17:30. The fourth Thursday of every month is a sanitary day, no reception. On Monday and sanitary day, only state registration of death is carried out according to the department’s operating hours. Telephone: 435-00-68 Tagansky Civil Registry Office Address: Taganskaya st., 44. Metro Marksistskaya, Troll: 16, 26, 63 Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday. Reception hours are from 9:00 to 13:30, from 15:00 to 17:30. The fourth Thursday of every month is a sanitary day, no reception. Telephone: 912-72-64 Tverskaya Civil Registry Office Address: 3rd Tverskaya-Yamskaya st., 52, Belorusskaya metro station Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday. Reception hours are from 9:00 to 13:30, from 15:00 to 17:30. The fourth Thursday of every month is a sanitary day, no reception. On Monday and sanitary day, only state registration of death is carried out according to the department’s operating hours. Telephone: 251-82-33 Tushinsky Civil Registry Office Address: Khimkinsky Boulevard, 14, Skhodnenskaya metro station Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday. Reception hours are from 9:00 to 13:30, from 15:00 to 17:30. The fourth Thursday of every month is a sanitary day, no reception. On Monday and sanitary day, only state registration of death is carried out according to the department’s operating hours. Telephone: 497-42-15 Khamovnichesky Civil Registry Office Address: Vrazhsky 1st lane, 4, metro station Smolenskaya, Kyiv, Park of Culture Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday. Reception hours are from 9:00 to 13:30, from 15:00 to 17:30. The fourth Thursday of every month is a sanitary day, no reception. Telephone Khoroshevsky Civil Registry Office Address: Narodnogo Opolcheniya st., 23, building 2, Oktyabrskoye Pole metro station, bus: 691; Troll: 19, 61 Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday. Reception hours are from 9:00 to 13:30, from 15:00 to 17:30. The fourth Thursday of every month is a sanitary day, no reception. Telephone: 947-67-60 Tsaritsyn Civil Registry Office Address: Kantemirovskaya st., 9, Kantemirovskaya metro station, bus: 162, 192 Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday. Reception hours are from 9:00 to 13:30, from 15:00 to 17:30. The fourth Thursday of every month is a sanitary day, no reception. On Monday and sanitary day, only state registration of death is carried out according to the department’s operating hours. Telephone: 320-73-00 Cheryomushkinsky Civil Registry Office Address: Miklukho-Maklaya st., 20, Belyaevo metro station Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday. Reception hours are from 9:00 to 13:30, from 15:00 to 17:30. The fourth Thursday of every month is a sanitary day, no reception. On Monday and sanitary day, only state registration of death is carried out according to the department’s operating hours. Telephone: 330-72-55 Chertanovsky Civil Registry Office Address: Yaltinskaya st., 1a, Varshavskaya metro station Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday. Reception hours are from 9:00 to 13:30, from 15:00 to 17:30. The fourth Thursday of every month is a sanitary day, no reception. On Monday and sanitary day, only state registration of death is carried out according to the department’s operating hours. Telephone

Khamovnichesky Civil Registry Office

The formal hall in this registry office looks cool - white color, modern interior, mirrors, and the registration area is located in a special decorative gazebo indoors.

Where to take photos: inside

Address: 1st Vrazhsky lane, 4

Alexey Chernyshev

Khamovnichesky

The oldest registry office in Moscow was founded back in 1918, and in 1980 it occupied the current building. The department is located next to the river, which allows you to immediately conduct a photo shoot against the backdrop of picturesque landscapes.

The halls and halls are made in different colors, which creates a festive atmosphere. The ceremony hall is stylized as an old mansion, and the painting table itself is located in a beautiful carved gazebo.

Draped curtains, chic mirrors and living plants add to the splendor of the registry office building. Both in the hallways and in the waiting room.