Weddings at St Mark's
Your Wedding
Weddings are wonderful occasions where we can celebrate the love and commitment you share. Christian marriage is very important to us and we want to do all that we can to help you prepare for your wedding and your married life together.
Q&As
You can get married here if you live in the parish, or have a “qualifying connection” to the church. If neither of you live in this parish, by law you must show you have a qualifying connection to St Mark’s. This process has to be explored before the wedding can be confirmed. Click below to find out more information from The Church of England about weddings and blessings in church.
Before you can get married you will need either a Licence, or to have your Banns read out in church on three consecutive Sundays during the three months preceding the wedding. Both Licences and Banns are valid for three months.
If one of you lives in another parish, then the Banns must also be read in the Parish Church of that parish. The latter parish will, after the required three readings, issue a Certificate which you should collect and bring to St Mark’s Church no later than four weeks before the wedding.
If the person qualifying for residence within the parish should move out of the parish prior to the Banns being read, he/she should contact one of the Clergy immediately.
When it comes to planning the wedding itself, the clergy person who is marrying you will be in touch and arrange to see you twice in order to plan the service and get to know you. There will be a rehearsal before the wedding day.
If you would like to book our organist, Dorothy Maxwell GGSM AGSM CRCO, to play at your wedding please let us know.
Find out more
If you would are not already registered with us and would like to enquire about getting married at St Mark’s, or if you have any questions, please get in touch using the connect card.