Thinking of Getting Married at Holy Trinity
We are delighted that you are thinking about getting married in church and we hope this information will help you with deciding whether you would like to be married in our church.
What do we believe about marriage? As Christians we believe that marriage is a gift from God and that in the marriage ceremony a couple make a public declaration of a lifelong and exclusive commitment to love one other, doing so following the example of Jesus Christ and his Bride the Church.
Can I get married at Holy Trinity? If you have not been married before you are automatically able to get married in the Parish Church where you live or where you worship regularly or even if you have a connection with the Holy Trinity church. You can find out which parish you live in by entering your postcode at this website. www.achurchnearyou.com. If you live in another parish and feel that you have a family or other connection to Holy Trinity, please see the list below for some common ways people are connected to parishes. If you are unsure, please come and speak to the Vicar, he will be in church on Saturday morning from 10am for this purpose.This is also the time to come along and speak to him about your wedding if you do live in our Parish.
Common ways people are connected to Parishes.
I’m not baptised, I don’t go to church, can I still get married in church? Yes! If you wish to have your wedding in a Church and make promises before God and your family and friends then it would be a privilege and a pleasure to be part of your celebrations!
I’m divorced, can I still get married in church?The Church of England believes that marriage is for life, but recognises that, sadly, some marriages do fail. In exceptional circumstances, the Church accepts that a divorced person may marry again and may be willing for that to happen in church.However, Fr Paul will want to discuss this with you and he may be willing to marry you in church having heard something of your story and your hopes for the future.However, please note that there is no guarantee and each cases are assessed on an individual basis. Sadly this means that some will be refused, however, in these cases we will be more than happy to bless your marriage after a civil service.
General Information
The cost of a church wedding depends on a variety of factors, i.e the things you would like, all of which can be discussed when you meet the Vicar to book your wedding day. It is important to note that your Vicar is very busy and sometimes the day and time you want to get married may already be taken, so please book well in advance and always before you make any other arrangements, where non returnable deposits might be payable.
When you do decide to get married at Holy Trinity, we do expect payment in advance of the wedding. Normally we suggest the week before the day of the service at the very latest and please note if you have not paid for your wedding in advance, we will be unable to proceed with your wedding as planned.
Banns
There are four ways to be legally married in church:
Banns involve the public proclamation of your intention to marry and are made on three successive Sundays during our main service. They must be read in the parish church where you are to be married and in the parish church or churches where you both live, if you live outside the parish. You must obtain a Banns certificate from each church in which your Banns are read other than the church in which you are to be married.
If you think a Common Licence, Registrar’s Certificate or Archbishop’s Licence is required then please discuss this with us as soon
as possible.
For more information about weddings in the Church of England, please see the Church Wedding website
www.yourchurchwedding.org
We are delighted that you are thinking about getting married in church and we hope this information will help you with deciding whether you would like to be married in our church.
What do we believe about marriage? As Christians we believe that marriage is a gift from God and that in the marriage ceremony a couple make a public declaration of a lifelong and exclusive commitment to love one other, doing so following the example of Jesus Christ and his Bride the Church.
Can I get married at Holy Trinity? If you have not been married before you are automatically able to get married in the Parish Church where you live or where you worship regularly or even if you have a connection with the Holy Trinity church. You can find out which parish you live in by entering your postcode at this website. www.achurchnearyou.com. If you live in another parish and feel that you have a family or other connection to Holy Trinity, please see the list below for some common ways people are connected to parishes. If you are unsure, please come and speak to the Vicar, he will be in church on Saturday morning from 10am for this purpose.This is also the time to come along and speak to him about your wedding if you do live in our Parish.
Common ways people are connected to Parishes.
- were baptised in the parish or had his or her confirmation entered in the register at Holy Trinity;
- or have, at any time, had his or her usual place of residence in the parish for at least 6 months;
- or has at any time habitually attended public worship in the parish for at least 6 months;
- or if a parent of that person has at any time during that person’s lifetime had his or her usual place of residence in the parish for at least 6 months, or habitually attended public worship in the parish for at least 6 months;
- or if a parent or grandparent of that person was married in the parish.
I’m not baptised, I don’t go to church, can I still get married in church? Yes! If you wish to have your wedding in a Church and make promises before God and your family and friends then it would be a privilege and a pleasure to be part of your celebrations!
I’m divorced, can I still get married in church?The Church of England believes that marriage is for life, but recognises that, sadly, some marriages do fail. In exceptional circumstances, the Church accepts that a divorced person may marry again and may be willing for that to happen in church.However, Fr Paul will want to discuss this with you and he may be willing to marry you in church having heard something of your story and your hopes for the future.However, please note that there is no guarantee and each cases are assessed on an individual basis. Sadly this means that some will be refused, however, in these cases we will be more than happy to bless your marriage after a civil service.
General Information
The cost of a church wedding depends on a variety of factors, i.e the things you would like, all of which can be discussed when you meet the Vicar to book your wedding day. It is important to note that your Vicar is very busy and sometimes the day and time you want to get married may already be taken, so please book well in advance and always before you make any other arrangements, where non returnable deposits might be payable.
When you do decide to get married at Holy Trinity, we do expect payment in advance of the wedding. Normally we suggest the week before the day of the service at the very latest and please note if you have not paid for your wedding in advance, we will be unable to proceed with your wedding as planned.
Banns
There are four ways to be legally married in church:
- by the reading of Banns. This is the most common and simple way of completing the legal requirements before a marriage can take place and this is the way most couples prepare for their marriage.
- by Common Licence (if banns are impossible or inappropriate)
- by Registrar’s Certificate (required if one of the couple is not a EEA national)
- by Archbishop’s Licence (used only in very exceptional circumstances).
Banns involve the public proclamation of your intention to marry and are made on three successive Sundays during our main service. They must be read in the parish church where you are to be married and in the parish church or churches where you both live, if you live outside the parish. You must obtain a Banns certificate from each church in which your Banns are read other than the church in which you are to be married.
If you think a Common Licence, Registrar’s Certificate or Archbishop’s Licence is required then please discuss this with us as soon
as possible.
For more information about weddings in the Church of England, please see the Church Wedding website
www.yourchurchwedding.org
