Rules and Regs

Rules and Regulations for weddings at St Mark and St Mary

CAN WE BE MARRIED AT ST MARK OR ST MARY?

You have a legal right to do so if either or both of you live in the parish or are on the church electoral roll, and neither of you has a partner from a previous marriage still living

You may need to ask about parish boundaries, and about how 'residence' is defined

If neither of you is baptized, this must also be discussed

If either of you has a partner from a pervious marriage still living, we are prepared to consider a wedding here, but you will need to discuss your situation in detail first with one of the clergy

The electoral roll is a list of those who claim a real connection with the church and, if non-resident, have habitually attended worship for at least six months. Until this qualification is fulfilled, any arrangements made can only be provisional. If you are attending regularly as part of your preparation for your marriage, you are asked to make yourself known to one of the churchwardens after service on each occasion. It is then your responsibility to apply for your names to be added to the electoral roll once you have attended for at least six months (ask the wardens for a form)

If either of you move before the wedding, you must let us know - it may affect your legal right to be married in the parish

LEGAL PRELIMINARIES

At the meeting three months before the wedding we will explain the legal preliminaries in detail. But so that you know what to expect the following sets out the legal procedures for weddings

EITHER
Banns must be published - in other words, your names will be read at the main service on three successive Sundays to give opportunity for anyone who knows a legal impediment to the wedding to declare it. If either of both of you live outside the parish, you must arrange for banns to be read at your local Anglican church as well, after which you must get a certificate from the minister of that parish. Without this your wedding cannot go ahead

OR
In certain situations, marriage may need to be by licence. If this is the case you will be informed by the clergy

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