My other half and I are having a quick and simple civil ceremony in our local registry office but we can't be bothered with the faff of a family wedding as our families including ourselves do not really like weddings. We just want to get married one afternoon through the week then we'll tell our friends and family afterwards. We would like to ask staff from the registry office to be our witnesses and just wondered if anyone has done this before or if anyone has grabbed witnesses of the street before going in to get married. Also how long does a civil ceremony take? Will we be in and out in an hour?