Big panic tonight, H2B got a phone call from the church we have booked for the wedding, it would seem that apparantly we dont live in the parish so we couldnt get married at the church. H2B was devastated, his mum and dad and his grandparents got married in the chrch and he said if we couldnt have the church he didnt want to get married anywhere else!! BIG PANIC!!! I rang the vicar back, and had a chat with him, and he finally agreed to let us use the church, i cant believe how close it came to me nearly not getting married!!!!!
CommentAuthorTinsel
Phew!
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CommentAuthormrs handforth
aww no,but atleast u got it sorted!! :) x
CommentAuthorMel D
I can't believe how many people have had the same experiences - where's the "christianity" in these people?
Glad you got it sorted out :-)
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Oh my goodness, we don't live in the same parish as the church we are getting married in. There are ways to do so tho..attend each Sunday for so many weeks. H2B is being baptised there at Easter so that allows us to marry there. Did your church not say you had to go for so many weeks before? x
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CommentAuthormcewan07
the church of enland rules changed recently, if parents or grandparents got married their you should be able to, their was also some others but i forget them now -
CommentAuthormcewan07
found it
"You can marry in a CofE church if you can show:-
That one of you:
has at any time lived in the parish for a period of at least 6 months or was baptised in the parish concerned or was prepared for confirmation in the parish or has at any time regularly gone to normal church services in the parish church for a period of at least 6 months or That one of your parents, at any time after you were born:
has lived in the parish for a period of at least 6 months or has regularly gone to normal church services in the parish church for a period of at least 6 months or That one of your parents or grandparents:
was married in the parish"
CommentAuthormcewan07
as for me i am at a scottish church, and got the long speech about it, but all my minister said was that he had to ask our parish minister for permission to marry us. I am similar to your husband, if i couldn't have the henderson i wouldn't have gotten married in a church.
CommentAuthorsarahwasabride
oh no! thank goodness its all be cleared up now x
CommentAuthorekielty(now Trow)
Thats really lucky hun! So glad it worked out! xxx
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I feel like the luckiest girl in the world! xx
CommentAuthortweedwedding
Wow, that's really lucky hun! I find all these rules very strange for the church! Huge relief for you both though! :-) x
CommentAuthorDi B 83
yeah, the first vicar we spoke to said it was absolutley fine, and we lived in the parish, but the second one said we didnt, so confused!!! But bith his parents and grandparents were married there, so thank fully its all sorted now!!!! :-) x
CommentAuthormcquire81
Oooh close call!!! Quick thinking on your part to get on the phone to the vicar.. glad its all sorted now :-) xx
CommentAuthorlil miss sunshine
phew glad you got this soughted we too are not geiting married in our parish but in the church we attend every sunday but the lady who has taken the booking is requireing us to have our bands read in our parish church but the vicar said it's not necessary as we regualrly attend this church so at the moment we are a bit confused
and now the next chapter
CommentAuthorTara p mrs gibson2b
omg thats lucky well done :)
i would like 2 get married in the church my nan and grandad got married in , but didnt think i could , as i live just outside that area, but havin read this post and the comments , there hope yet
soon 2 b mrs gibson !!!!!
CommentAuthorSian-Louise
Am glad all is sorted out now for you hun....xx
CommentAuthorsuzky123
so glad you got it sorted. I dont understand why they make it so difficult.
cant wait to be Mrs Evans less than 3 weeks woooo
start weight 10st 1.5 lbs
weight now 8st 4.5 lbs
total loss to date: 24.5 lbs now need to maintain!
CommentAuthorx ashlil x
glad you got it sorted, im not getting married in my parish church but the one me, bro n sis was christened in, my mum and dad, aunts and uncles were married in and the one my daughters were christened in. I had to ask my parish vicar for permission first though and will have my banns read in both churches. x
CommentAuthorvickster
We booked our wedding in the church in the village where I grew up, we noticed a month ago that it is absolutely covered from top to bottom in scaffolding and we have now found out that it is not due to come down until after the wedding. The Vicar was actually quite rude to me when I inquired about when the scaffolding was coming down and it really upset me! I know it will still be the same church inside and the service will be the same but we are both absolutely gutted, its the first thing both us and all of the guests will see and will also ruin the photos. There are not any other churches nearby villages that we can change to = STRESS!
CommentAuthorx ashlil x
i would be fuming vic, absolutely fuming x
CommentAuthorDi B 83
oh no Vic, thats really not good, i am sure someone else had the same problem though (i think it might have been Dove but cant quite remember), have a search for the post and see what solutions they came up with hun!! x
CommentAuthorsam73
Vic that's terrible :( really rubbish is the scaffolding all the way around the church?
CommentAuthorKesha
thank goodness for that! dont forget you will need to have your banns read in your parish church as well as the church in which you intend to marry in, so allow enough time.
CommentAuthorDi B 83
really? oh i didnt think of that how do i organise that???? x
CommentAuthorkisseymad1
thank goodness you sorted it. x
Di, you speak to the church but they tend to do it for people who have 'ties' to the church i.e. got baptised, parents got married there, bt chat to the vicar and they will help you. x
CommentAuthorJulie Walker x
oooo don't ask for "permission"!!!!! ask for their blessing. A friend of mine had to do this and the vicar was rather annoyed when "permission" was used. Made a point of saying I don't give permission I give my blessing! opps lol
Phew!
