Well ladies we have a meeting with our minister tonight at his home I know he will ask things like Why a church wedding etc etc what other things will he ask? The reason I'm asking is although i'm good on the spot and would be able to answer any questions he has I think it would be best to prepare my lovely groom as he's generally the quiet type and leaves me to do all the talking. I want the minister to know we are BOTH serious and know the minister will want to hear what h2b has to say on the subject too.
So any help appreciated xXx
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CommentAuthorMrs (Dove) Pidgeon
He'll probably ask why that particular church.
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CommentAuthorMrs (Dove) Pidgeon
Have you been married before- and why that has broken down if you have.
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CommentAuthorVintageChic
ahh well he already asked that one the phone hehe
I knew you'd be the first to answer cause you're just a fountain of knowledge
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CommentAuthorVintageChic
By the way the reason for the church is its "halfway point" between our home towns hehe and its so beautiful (minister is happy with that lol, he's even happy to let us bring along our own minister but think we'll be fine with him)
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CommentAuthorVintageChic
Oh thanks, you're only helping me cause you're bored? how kind
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CommentAuthorMrs (Dove) Pidgeon
No, I'm bored which is why I'm here offereing to help you lovely ladies.
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CommentAuthorVintageChic
Hmmm ok i guess thats ok then
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CommentAuthorMrs (Dove) Pidgeon
And don't forget to ask if you can have dancing elelphants.
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CommentAuthorMrs Turps (Nicpep)
mine asked what hymns, names of the bridal party and whether we wanted readings.
I didnt get any of the "you sure you want to get married stuff" - well actually I did, but that was via email and referring to H2bs obession with football lol
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CommentAuthorVintageChic
pmsfl
ok i'll be sure to ask about dancing elephants
and lmao @ nic vs footie :D
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CommentAuthorMrs Turps (Nicpep)
we only had a proper sit down with him 3 months before the wedding.
Before that they just took our money and booked the date, no questions asked
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CommentAuthorMrs (Dove) Pidgeon
Our vicar has never even asked for ID...
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CommentAuthorVintageChic
sounds so nice nic... take your money and ignore you haha
round these parts the ministers seem to be 50% old fashioned and the other 50% have modern views so no idea what we're gonna get but if he's the old fashioned type we need to convince him we deserve to get married in a church lol
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CommentAuthorMrs (Dove) Pidgeon
Was it you that was wanting Linlithgow?
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CommentAuthorVintageChic
yeah kinda lol we're getting married not far from there (hopefully)
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CommentAuthorVintageChic
Bumping this as we're meeting the minister tonight so maybe someone has something to add...
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CommentAuthorclaireclaire
Stacy M thank you for asking this!! i am seeing mine tomorrow :S and i havent a clue what she is going to ask us :S
Scared!!
CommentAuthorVintageChic
no-one's helping us claire oh nooooooo :S
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CommentAuthorclaireclaire
im not a religious person, i just really like the church. Also a lot of OH's family married and buired there. Lots of family connection to the place lol
AND it is beautiful!!
CommentAuthorRags
Maybe a good idea to pick up a bible and have a quote of why you want to get married?? I actually looked in one this weekend and it had a contents page for reference to all life things.
Could say you follow a christian lifestyle and appreciate christian values such as love thy neighbour and urmmm..thou shalt not steal. I don't regularly go to church but I pray in my own way (FOR G'ds Sake) and I know that when we consemate our marriage and bring children into God's world I know I will want to have them Christened to remove the original sin, and I will love the togetherness of belonging to church groups such as mother and toddler groups not just because the coffees cheaper there than at the Jungle jims.
Just having brushed up on some Christian beliefs may warm him that you respect his religion and don't just want to get married there coz its a pretty building??
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CommentAuthorVintageChic
omg i only have 2 hours to find a bible quote then lol, thanks for the advice xXx
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CommentAuthorVintageChic
Well Ladies, I'm back and it went fab. The minister was fantastic and welcomed us into his home :D he was brilliant with the kids which got a big thumbs up for me cause thats vital for us. We want to include the kids in the day and if the minister have have been not very child friendly i think we'd have been looking at going elsewhere!
Ohhhh and it's only £200 to get married there (not including the organist he arranges his ow payments and fees it seems)
And for claireclaire's benefit he didnt ask many religious related questions *phew* he asked:
Why a church wedding Why that exact church What our "religious" back ground was like (ie did we go to church were we baptised) What we want for our ceremony And just general questions for his forms like our names, occupations date of birth etc.
Most of it was advice rather than questions, we've also been invited along to a church féte in 2 weeks time which will be lovely there's a bouncy castle and everything. I'd also said I'd like to attend church but as the kids are so small its a bit of a hassle, he said his church has a creche in it and I am welcome any week i can manage it (seeing as I dont drive and it's far away) even though i'm not from the area.
All excited now its feeling more and more real!!!!!
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CommentAuthorKerrylou
I'm so pleased it all went well for you!! I remember panicing like mad when we first met our Reverend - Ross is an Atheist who has only ever been to church once and I denounced my Methodism after my Gran died :S Lucky for us he's a really cool guy, he said his only concern was that we were getting married because we wanted to make that commitment to each other and we understood that for life means exactly that.
Full steam ahead for you 2 now - this is where the madness really begins lol xxx
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But if it had been easy then we wouldn't love each other as
much as we do right now - 1 week to go :D
CommentAuthorVintageChic
Yeah I know things are really falling into place now and it just seems so weird :D but exciting all the same!
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CommentAuthorRags
I am so glad it went well for you.
What denomination is the church?? I'm thinking of methodist coz its my grannys faith, but still looking round
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CommentAuthorVintageChic
Just straight forward protestant as far as i'm aware.... how bad is that i'm not even sure lmao
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CommentAuthor~*~ Becca ~*~
awww thats fab..esp with him getting on fine with the girls hun!!!!
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CommentAuthorclaireclaire
Thank you so much stacey :) this is a big help and i still have 9 hours to prepare :)
CommentAuthorKerrylou
@ Rags - I grew up in a Methodist congregation and getting married in my old church. Word of warning - some of the Methodist Reverends will only marry couples who are active in their church/diocese and won't accept "My Gran's a Methodist" as a form of leverage. You might want to check that out xxx
It's right what they say
"The course of true love never runs smoothly"
But if it had been easy then we wouldn't love each other as
much as we do right now - 1 week to go :D
CommentAuthorRags
Thanks Kerrylou. When I get wheels back I'm going to go to a sunday service and see if I can arrange a meeting with the rev. I want to know what the atmosphere is like before I meet her. I wouldn't be offended being told I had to attend in order to get married there. I work shifts and will explain that, then just ask for all sunday shifts lol!
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I have a gorgeous husband
Whats to do now
Theres no more wedding planning to do
CommentAuthorYourFirstDanceBride
Oh my word I have no idea what the dancing elephants is about but it brought on a proper case of de ja vu!! How weird!!
CommentAuthorVintageChic
Bumped for Griff
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CommentAuthorGriff
Brilliant there's a lot of good stuff here! Anyone had any problems getting married to a catholic in a c of e curch? xxx
CommentAuthorhaylsmccrone
im meeting mine in 2 weeks :s thanks for the tips
CommentAuthorVintageChic
well was about to bump and noticed you already seen hayls lol (though effectively typing this will bump it anyway)
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CommentAuthorhaylsmccrone
we were meant to meet ours on wednesday now meeting 3.30 tomorrow. nervous lo lx
Oh thanks, you're only helping me cause you're bored? how kind
