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Religious Wedding Ceremonies
If you are getting married in any religious building, apart from a church belonging to the Church of England it is necessary to give formal notice of your marriage to the Superintendent Registrar of the district(s) where you live. Unlike civil marriage, you can usually only marry in the district where one or both of you live.
You can, however, marry in a church outside your district of residence if either of you usually go to worship in that building, or if there is no building of your religion in the district where you or the person you are marrying lives. Contact us for more information.
The religious building will generally have an appointed person who will register your marriage. If this is not the case, a Registrar from the district covering the building must be present at the wedding by prior arrangement. If you are getting married in a church of the Church of England, banns will usually be called by the vicar, but if they are not called, it is necessary to give notice of marriage at your local Register Office in lieu of banns. Contact us for advice.
