If you want to get married in one of our churches then we would
love to marry you. We believe marriage is one of God's best ideas
and the building block of society. We also have no problem if you
have been married before.
Have a quick watch of our Getting Married in Church video.
The law requires that at least one of those to be married should:
- Reside in the Ministry Area where the wedding is to take
place
- or be a Regular worshipper in the Ministry Area
and have their name entered on the church electoral
roll
- or have a Qualifying Connection
A Qualifying Connection as described in the Marriage (Wales)
Act 2010 is
"that you were baptised or confirmed in the parish, that you or
a parent formally lived for at least six months in the parish,
that you or a parent formerly habitually attended worship in the
parish for at least six months or that a parent or grandparent had
been married in the parish."
If you contact us with a provisional date we can let you know if the
church is free on that day. What we do then is arrange to meet you
at one of our Booking Evenings. This means we get together
for about half an hour to take a deposit and all your details, find
out a bit about you and then explain the way that weddings work in
this parish.
Once you are officially booked into the system we meet again about
12 weeks before the big day for a Wedding Preparation Evening.
This is to make sure that all the arrangements are going as planned
and that all your questions and curiosities are answered.
At the preparation evening we'll put a date in the diary for a Wedding
Rehearsal a few days before the wedding date. At the rehearsal
we'll run through every word of the marriage service so that come
the big day everybody knows exactly what is going to happen and
there will be no surprises.
Contact us to see if the date you
want is free and also check out the download
area for more information.
If you live in the Ministry Area but are getting married elsewhere
you will need to have your Banns read here before your
wedding. This is no problem at all, just contact
us and we'll sort it all out for you.
Similarly if you are getting married elsewhere but would like a Blessing
here, or if you wish to Renew your Wedding Vows, again this
is no problem at all. Just contact us
and we'll do our best to accommodate you.