Getting married at a Religious Building (Church, Mosque or Temple)
If you wish to be married in a religious building your first step will be to contact the minister or leader of the congregation to discuss the date and time for your wedding.
Unless you are getting married in the Church of England or the Church in Wales you will then need to begin the legal preliminaries for your wedding by giving what is known as your “notice of intention to marry”. In order to do this you should contact the Register Office in whose district you reside for advice on how to give your notice of intention to marry.
The religious building will usually have someone who has been appointed to register marriages in that building. If this is not the case then the minister or leader of the congregation will tell you.
You will then need to contact the Register Office in whose district the building is located to arrange for one of their registration officers to be allocated to register your marriage. This should be done as soon as you have made the arrangements with the minister or leader.
If you wish to get married in the Church of England or the Church in Wales you will need to contact the vicar of the particular church. He/she will explain to you about the completion of the legal preliminaries. Usually this will involve the publishing of Banns or the issue of a common licence.
As a general rule there is no need for you to involve the Register Office. However the vicar will advise you if it is necessary.
Click here to find out what to do once you have decided on the venue.
Unless you are getting married in the Church of England or the Church in Wales you will then need to begin the legal preliminaries for your wedding by giving what is known as your “notice of intention to marry”. In order to do this you should contact the Register Office in whose district you reside for advice on how to give your notice of intention to marry.
The religious building will usually have someone who has been appointed to register marriages in that building. If this is not the case then the minister or leader of the congregation will tell you.
You will then need to contact the Register Office in whose district the building is located to arrange for one of their registration officers to be allocated to register your marriage. This should be done as soon as you have made the arrangements with the minister or leader.
If you wish to get married in the Church of England or the Church in Wales you will need to contact the vicar of the particular church. He/she will explain to you about the completion of the legal preliminaries. Usually this will involve the publishing of Banns or the issue of a common licence.
As a general rule there is no need for you to involve the Register Office. However the vicar will advise you if it is necessary.
Click here to find out what to do once you have decided on the venue.