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Getting married?


Welcome to St Andrews.  Wherever you get married you make a public declaration of love and life-long commitment to each other. 


Choosing to get married in church is about more than beautiful photos and happy memories.  It is about desiring and welcoming the involvement of God in your relationship for help and guidance plus the support and encouragement of the Christian Church family.


You do not need to be baptized or a regular church-goer to be married at St Andrews. 


You may get married here if you have been divorced, depending on the circumstances of the break-down of the previous marriage.  You may also get married here if you do not live in the parish  - but you would need to attend church regularly for 6 months to be eligible, or demonstrate other connections with the church – for example if you were baptized here before moving away.

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During the wedding you may choose music and hymns for entering and leaving the church and during the signing of the registers.  You may have a video recording of the service.  You may choose your own readings or poems.  You may have one ring or two.  You can arrange your own florist or ask for the services of flower-arrangers in church.


Before you fix a date come to the vicarage on a Wednesday evening between 6 and 7pm to discuss your options and concerns with the parish priest.  You will be given advice and guidance.

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