Registering marriage officially in
      Britain
Question

                I
      live in England a country once know to be a Christian nation, but today it
      is a completely secular country with no state religion, furthermore nearly
      all ceremonies are carried without invoking the name of Allah.My question is
      that if a Muslim couple marry
      in one of this country’s registration marriage offices, for the purpose
      of being recognised by the state as a married couple would it be
      considered a valid nikah despite it being conducted by akafir
      and without Allah (SWT) name being mentioned?
Praise be to Allah.There 
  are four essentials in the marriage ceremony (nikaah), as stated in the following 
  guidelines:
“Any 
  marriage ceremony in which four people – the husband, the (wife’s) guardian 
  and two witnesses – are not present, is null and void.”
And 
  the Prophet  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon 
  him) said: “There is no nikaah except with a walee (guardian) and two witnesses.” 
  (See question #2127).
If 
  the wife is Muslim and the husband is Muslim, the walee must also be Muslim, 
  because a kaafir cannot be the walee of a Muslim. The person who is in charge 
  of the Muslims’ affairs in that country can take the place of a walee. The marriage 
  contract must be conducted in accordance with the Islamic sharee’ah, then there 
  is nothing wrong with confirming it through official channels in order to prevent 
  any problems and avoid any embarrassment.May Allaah bless our Prophet Muhammad.