Wedding Forum - Religious Blessing After Civil Ceremony?...

I sang at one of these once. They had the legal ceremony in a registry office to satisfy the legal requirements, then had a religious blessing the next day in some gardens that was effectively their wedding. It included vows and exchange of rings. I knew someone else that did similarly. The civil ceremony was very small, they focussed on the religious element. The advantage is that anyone can conduct the ceremony, as there is no legal weighting to it, and it can be done anywhere.

My parents did that, it is what it says on the tin a blessing of the marriage once it's been legalised

I am already legally married and we've never got to say our vows. So, the "wedding" we are planning, is actually a marriage blessing. We are having at the church, with everything included to make it look like a wedding, but we don't have the legal bits :)

Hi Leanne, I thought you could only have a religious ceremony at a church rather than a venue like a hotel, where's your venue? xx

Yes mores- in England you can only be married and have regligios ceremony at a church- in Scotland the priest holds the licence so you can literally get married anywhere as long as you can find a priestn

I'm in Scotland and I asked a priest but he wouldn't. I'm confused now! Maybe I'll try another priest :)

Scottish law allows couples to marry anywhere, even outdoors, as long as the ceremony is conducted by a religious official, registrar or a non-religious Humanist Society Scotland celebrant - so G00gle says- therefore def try another xx

Going to give a few different ones a call tomorrow and see!! I'll update this once I've spoken to them :D thanks! xx