Getting Married In Your Local Parish Church

We want to help you as a couple to not only have an enjoyable, trouble free day but to help you lay down solid foundations for your married life. To this end we encourage all couples to join us in some marriage preparation, which will not only talk about married life and what to expect but will put the jigsaw puzzle piece together that will become your own wedding service.

If you would like to view the sort of service we would use (excluding the hymns and readings you choose) then double click on this link

http://www.cofe.anglican.org/worship/liturgy/commonworship/texts/marriage/marriage.html

To get married at St Paul with All Saints Church you need to be able to fulfil the following conditions, please read these carefully as some of these are legal requirements:

LIVE IN THE PARISH: either you or your partner must have permanent residence in the parish of St Paul with All Saints. If you are not sure of the parish boundaries please contact us. If you move out of the parish before your wedding you may lose the legal qualification to marry here.

BANNS: your banns must be called on 3 successive Sundays (usually 2 months before the wedding) at All Saints. If one of you lives in another parish, then you must contact the Vicar there as banns must also be called there. You will need to collect a Banns certificate from that parish to prove that the banns were called. A wedding cannot legally take place if you and your partner's banns have not been called.

A banns application form must be completed by you both, this will be done when you make your initial enquiry.

THE MARRIAGE OF DIVORCEES: If you or your partner are divorced then we are unable to offer you a service of marriage. However we would like to explore with you the option of a service of a Service of Blessing After a Civil Marriage. Please click on a Service of Blessing