getting married

[lozzylou]

hi all me and my partner are looking at setting a wedding date. he has been married before. i would like to get married in a curch but we are finding that alot of churches wont allow second marriages in our area. where have other people got married. i am now looking at other venues. i dont want to marry in a hotel or a register office

any other ideas?

[squarebear]

Check around your area for venues that do civil ceromonies. I got married in my old primary school which brought back a lot of happy memories.

You'll be surprised at just how many venues will host civil ceromonies nowadays.

[Lady36]

Hi there,

Almost all churches of all religions won't allow marriages when one partner has been married before. I'm afraid you might be looking at an alternative venue. But don't worry, there are some beautiful places that are licenced for weddings, some of which are far nicer than churches! :) It doesn't have to be a hotel or a registry office these days, you can have it at an old castle etc. Try googling 'civil ceremony locations' in your area. You might be suprisd :)

[Ethel]

Have you spoken to your own Vicar? Many vicars are sympathetic to their own parishioners, who they know and have an idea of the background.

Maybe the church is the nicest, but he may be prepared to carry out the service.

[lozzylou]

i spoke to my vicar who said the only way he could get around it so that i could marry in his church, which is where both my boys were christened is to go and sign the papers at the register office on the friday and her can perform a normal wedding ceremony at the church oe saturday. only difference will be is that we wont be signing the book in the church.
but i dont know if i will feel like it is still my wedding day as legally we would already be married.

anyone any opinions on this