Weddings

 

We are here to help you through each stage of the planning process for your wedding and to make sure your service is personal to you. As well as Holy Trinity church, the village churches at St Helen's, Clifford Chambers, and All Saints' Luddington are ideal for smaller weddings.  

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You're welcome to marry in church, whatever your beliefs, whether or not you are baptised. We would be delighted to help you commit your lives to one another and to ask God to bless your marriage. 

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If you would like to enquire about a date please complete our Wedding Enquiry Form. If you want to book the Guild Chapel, then you should contact the Stratford Town Trust (info@guildchapel.org.uk) to book the venue and complete our Wedding Enquiry Form to make arrangements for one of our Clergy to conduct your service for you.​

 

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For guidance only

 

Our current wedding fees for each church in the parish can be found by clicking this link. The final fee for your service will be provided to you a few months in advance and will be based on the fees in effect at that time.

 

The process for booking your wedding with us is this:

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• You complete the Wedding Enquiry Form 

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• We invite you to meet with a member of clergy to discuss your plans. We will also need to confirm your identities and your eligibility to be married in our parish.

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• We can only confirm the date and time of your wedding once this meeting has taken place.

 

The Church of England has a very useful Wedding site at https://www.yourchurchwedding.org/, and you will find the answers to many questions, as well as suggestions for your wedding service on this site.

 

Eligibility sounds complicated, but you need to tell us on the form which of these statements you can say ‘yes’ to :

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• We live in the parish (this link will help you see which parish you live in)

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• One of us has lived in the parish for at least six months

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• One of us has connections with the church (Baptism or Confirmation)

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• One of us has regularly attended services at a church in the parish for a period of at least six months

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• One of us will regularly attend services at a church in the parish for a period of at least six months

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• One of our parents or grandparents was married at one of the churches in the parish

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• One of our parents lived in the parish for at least six months after we were born

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• One of our parents regularly attended one of the churches in the parish for a period of at least six months

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• We have or will obtain a Special Licence

 

We look forward to you contacting us with your completed Wedding Enquiry Form

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If you need further assistance before you do that, then you can use our Contact Line on 01789 266316 or email contact@stratford-upon-avon.org.