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Weddings

If you are thinking of getting married and would like the service to take place in one of our churches you should contact one of the clergy via the Contact Us pages.

Alternatively you can call into St Luke's Parish office on a Saturday morning between 11am and 12 noon or speak to one of the clergy after a Sunday Service.

You may also find the following link useful

http://www.cofe.anglican.org/lifeevents/weddings

Also the rules regarding which Church you can marry in are changing in October 2008. From then on the following will apply:

The Marriage Measure

We understand that there are many couples who would like to marry in a church that has special significance for them, through family or other close connections. So from the 1st October 2008, the CofE has made it easier for couples to do just that.

From 1st October in order to marry in the parish church of a parish other than the one where you or your fiance/e are living, without the need for a Special Licence, you or your fiance/e will need to demonstrate just one of the following 'qualifying connections'.

That:

  • One of you was baptised in the parish concerned (If you were baptised and confirmed at the same time, the provisions on confirmation rather than baptism apply)
  • One of you has been confirmed, and was prepared for confirmation in the parish
  • One of you has at any time lived in the parish for at least 6 months
  • One of you has at any time regularly attended public worship in the parish for at least 6 months

 Or:

  • One of your or your fiance/e's parents has lived in the parish for at least 6 months at any time after you were born (or, in the case of your fiance/e's parents, at any time after your fiance/e was born)
  • One of your or your fiance/e's parents has regularly attended public worship in the parish for at least 6 months at any time after you (or your finace/e) were born.
  • A parent or grandparent of you or your fiance/e was married in the parish.

In all cases - i.e. worship, baptism, confirmation or marriage - this applies only to Church of England services.

Even if you cannot demonstrate any of the above connections, we want to help you explore whether it may still be possible for you to marry in your special church. talk to your vicar well in advance to discuss the options open to you.