getting married in a church

[hayley2956]

I am christened, my partner is not, can we still get married in a church? if not, what other options are open to us?? thanks in advance x

[Goodsoulette]

Talk to your local viacer, he will more than likely be happym to christen your partner.

[Goodsoulette]

*vicar and happy...... duh!

[Psychick]

I think these days it very much depends on the opinion of the vicar.
If he agrees, you both will still have to attend church a certain amount of times leading up to the wedding.
Other options include a registry office wedding and most hotels etc do wedding packages where you have the ceremony,meal and evening reception all at the same venue.

[Octavius]

The simple answer is to first decide whether your partner wants to get married in a church, then contact the vicar or priest of the church you would like to get married in and ask them outright. Don�t be shy, they will be used to such enquiries, and depending on how flexible, stoic or liberal they may be (each parish priest or vicar has different opinions � some even do gay weddings in defiance of their churches ruling � but most will adhere to the legalities and advise you personally).

If you can�t get married in a church (although some further afield or remote churches may be more lenient), then you could go for a civil service which is offered in many registry offices, old chapels, manor houses, stately homes, hotels, country clubs, golf clubs and castles etc throughout the land.

[Octavius]

For the avoidance of doubt and potential abuse, I probably should have used the phrase �same sex unions� at the appropriate point above. And no, I do not disagree with priests or vicars doing this, if my statement made it seem an unbelievable occurrence.

[dot.hawkes]

You don't have to be married in a Parish Church, my sister got married in the methodist chapel, she had been christened (in hospital actually ) but her fella was divorced, though christened, and of the two, not being christened and being divorced, the divorce was the biggest obstacle for the Vicar at the parish Church

[Goodsoulette]

The vicar or priest for catholic or c of e weddings act as the registrar to officiate the weeding. Methodist ministers cannot do this, that is why you don't need to be christened to marry in one of their places of worship because they need a seperate registrar their to register the marriage. As far as I am aware, you have to be christened to get married in a CofE church, even my mums very liberal vicar insisted my cousin was christened before she married. If you are catholic, then I would imagine its a definite too as you also have to attend premarital instruction.

[xhxmxsx]

ask your vicar hun, its normally up to the vicars discretion, if u cant find a coe church try a methodist