The 800-year-old tradition of reading marriage banns should be scrapped by the Church of England, a senior member of the clergy has urged.
The reading of a couple's names takes place over three Sunday services within three months of their marriage.
But Reverend Stephen Trott has asked the General Synod to consider replacing the banns with the same process as for a civil ceremony.
Thoughts??
Our wedding day - 6 October 2012
CommentAuthorMrs Jones
Dislike. It's lovely and traditional.
First Date 26 April 2014
Proposed 27 June 2015
Happily Married 18 June 2016
CommentAuthorBecci93
I agree with lindsey .. I like the idea of it being an old tradition
CommentAuthorEmily17
I disagree with this. The whole point of banns is to make the community aware and give opportunity for people to object before the day. Its a lovely tradition and I cant wait to go and hear our banns being read. But it is also an important part of the wedding process. Don't think they should be banned at all.
Met in 2009
He proposed Jan 2014
Will become Mrs P 7th October 2017
CommentAuthorGlitterfairy
I think it's still going to give the public an opportunity to see it, but more in a public place like civil ceremonies
I loved having our banns read. We made an effort to attend each of the three churches that they had to be read in (parish churches for each of us and the one we were marrying in which was different again). The congregation were then asked to remember us in prayer, which is important for Christian couples, and in one church someone from work was there and recognised my name, so asked me about it the next day.
30th August 2014 was the best birthday ever.
It was the day that I became Mrs. Dixon.
CommentAuthorMichelleC961
I'm not religious in the slightest but still think it's a lovely thing
CommentAuthorLouiseyweesey
I think it would be a shame to get rid of such an old tradition. Why are they thinking of getting rid of it? xx
CommentAuthorGlitterfairy
I think this chap was saying it was down to money.
Our wedding day - 6 October 2012
CommentAuthorEmily17
How much does it cost to read out a couple of names??!!
The couple has to pay for it themselves anyway!
That's bonkers that it's down to money
Met in 2009
He proposed Jan 2014
Will become Mrs P 7th October 2017
CommentAuthorGlitterfairy
It was more the cost that people are having to pay, he said it was just a money making process, on the article it said £28 and £13 for it. I never got married in the church so would not have a clue.,
Our wedding day - 6 October 2012
CommentAuthorEmily17
I cant remember how much ours is but would very happily pay for it as it is such an important moment in the marriage process.
Met in 2009
He proposed Jan 2014
Will become Mrs P 7th October 2017
CommentAuthorGlitterfairy
I shall add the link to the article on my page.
Our wedding day - 6 October 2012
CommentAuthorKirstyR386
We are just starting to arrange getting the banns read and have been told £28 for the church we are marrying in and £41 for the other church we need them read in as they have to provide a banns certificate which we need to give to our vicar as without it he can't marry us. X
CommentAuthorElinor Claire
I think ours were £25 per church officially, but in fact only one church charged that, which was my parish church. The one we married in was the one that my husband was attending, and his vicar was officiating, so she didn't hesitate to waive the fee. There was also no need for a certificate, as she knew they had been done. My husband was actually living in the neighbouring parish to the church that he was attending, but was training as an Anglican layreader and was doing his placement in his local parish church a couple of months before the wedding, so arranged to have the banns read while he was there anyway. I suspect that because he was on placement the vicar there chose to waive the fee. The vicar also sent the certificate of banns direct to his colleague so we didn't have to worry about it. The other one, my parish church at the time, was also the cathedral, and was the one that neither of us had any connection to (I attend a Methodist church). They really couldn't have waived the fee, weddings and related things like banns are a major source of income for them and keeping a cathedral running costs a fortune. That was the one where I physically had to go and collect the certificate, and paid the fee at that point. The canon was really nice though, and was chatting away while he wrote the certificate out.
30th August 2014 was the best birthday ever.
It was the day that I became Mrs. Dixon.
CommentAuthorInDreamland
I like tradition, whilst I'm not CofE, I'm Catholic so followed the process as for a civil ceremony in terms of giving notice it would be sad to see the CofE give up this tradition.
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