Weddings
We are delighted that you are thinking of getting married in our church.
The first thing to do is check if one (or both) of you has a qualifying connection with St Mark’s, according to the rules laid down by the Church of England. Everyone in England lives in a Church of England parish and you have an automatic right to be married in their Parish Church. It is now much easier for people to get married in a church, which is not their Parish Church, providing they have a qualifying connection.
A person has a qualifying connection with St Mark’s if:
- Either of you:
- has at any time lived in the parish of St Mark’s for a period of at least 6 months.
- was baptised in St Mark’s.
- was prepared for confirmation in St Mark’s.
- has at any time regularly gone to normal church services at St Mark’s for a period of at least 6 months.
- That one of your parents, at any time after you were born:
- has lived in the parish of St Mark’s for a period of at least 6 months.
- has regularly gone to normal church services at St Mark’s for a period of at least 6 months.
- That one of your parents or grandparents:
- was married in the parish.
We would be very happy to hear from you to help plan this special day in your lives. If you would like to arrange a wedding at St Mark’s please use the contact form.
The following link is to the Church of England’s website for Church Weddings. It has help and guidance on items such as Readings and Hymns that you might like to use at your church wedding.
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