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Weddings

If you wish to celebrate a wedding at either St. Bede's or St. Paul's church, you can choose from either option...

  • A Full Marriage Service
  • Wedding Blessing

A Full marriage service...

For this you will need to fulfil certain legal requirements (so that you do end up legally married) Please contact us for further details. This option is only open to those who have not been married before (unless widowed)

Wedding Blessing...

To take place some time after a legal marriage service elsewhere (i.e a registry office) This is an ideal option if you cannot meet the requirements for the full service or if for whatever reason you have chosen to be married elsewhere. It is also a good way for a family to celebrate after a marriage abroad. In the blessing service you re-affirm your vows before God and receive his blessing.

 

Planning your wedding...

Here is a sample Order of Service and some notes from the vicar on arranging a wedding. If you would like to use the Church of England website for some ideas on how to plan your wedding, please visit www.yourchurchwedding.org

 

Cost...

(2011 prices)

  • Marriage service - £443.00 (A non-returnable fee of £50.00 is payable on booking)
  • Wedding Blessing - Contact parish office for current fee. (A non-returnable fee of £50.00 is payable on booking)  

What it includes:

  • Full Marriage service or Wedding Blessing (including legal fees)
  • Organ Music
  • Hymn Books
  • Church Heating if required
  • Optional Nuptual Mass

What it doesn't include:

  • Church choir (optional for £75.00 additional fee)
  • Your photographer
  • Video recording service (only permitted by prior arrangement, additional copyright fees apply - £75.00)
  • Flowers (see below)


For the calling of banns for an external wedding (wedding at another church) there is a fee of £34.00


Flowers...

 

It is our Parish Policy that only our flower guild must be used for weddings. Our Flower Guild know the environment of our church best and source the best available flowers at competative prices to match your colour scheme.

The cost of the various arrangements for wedding flowers are as follows:

Pedestal £50.00
Font £50.00
Windowsills (between one and four) £20.00 Each
Pew Ends (for eight) £60.00
Behind Altar £30.00
Four windowsills with candles and greenery £50.00 

Any combination of these may be selected.

Please contact us to discuss any special requirements and colour schemes.

For more details about flowers, please see our flower guild page...