Choosing a Venue for Your Church or Civil Wedding
August 8th, 2009 | by Victoria Strefford |Choosing whether to have a civil or church wedding is usually a clear cut decision for most couples based on their beliefs. With a little thought and imagination, both types of wedding can be beautiful and meaningful occasions.
Church of England Wedding
A lot a couples feel that getting married in church is the best way to proclaim their love for each other. There is just something about that 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' type wedding with the elegant hats, and the church bells, and the beautiful bride in her white dress, and the groom in full morning dress that nothing can replace.
You do not have to be baptised or go to church to be able to have a church wedding. (You may need to have a talk with your vicar, if you have been previously married.)You have a lot more options as to which church to marry in, with the changes in the law that makes it so much easier for you. You can get married in the church of your choice if you fulfill the following conditions; attend church services for not less than six months, but this has to be before the actual wedding, previously belonged to that parish or if you are connected to the church through family, for instance, if your parents were married there.
Civil Weddings
A Civil ceremony with the ability to adapt to any of the options that you may choose from makes this type of marriage the most popular choice of couples in the UK. Your ceremony can be just the way you have always imagined, perfectly put together with your personalized vows, readings and music preferences. Being able to have your reception at the same venue as your ceremony, not only reduces planning and organization time, but also is more convenient for you and your guests. Not to mention, it costs less.
It doesn't matter where you live, you can choose any register office or venue that is licensed to carry out wedding ceremonies. You can have your ceremony in different settings from open air places like botanical gardens, gazebos and bandstands to hotels and castles; these are just some of the options available to you, if you choose a licensed venue. Other than in Scotland, you cannot have the legal ceremony in the chapel at the venue. However, if you want a member of the clergy or a celebrant to perform a subsequent ceremony, they can.
After deciding on your wedding venue, you will need to check with the local superintendent registrar to find out if he or she is available. You will have to provide a notice period of about two weeks, and will have to submit proof of identity and residence. If this is not your first time getting married, you will have to submit either final divorce papers or a death certificate.
Currently, you are not permitted to have your wedding under your favourite tree, in your garden or anywhere other than an approved structure or venue. But the law is awaiting review, so all that may change
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