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| A Marriage in a Church or Other Religious Building |
If you are getting married in a Church of England (marriage according to the rites of the Church of England), you should make all the arrangements with the minister at the church where you are being married. The minister will advise you about your Banns of Marriage being called or of any other legal arrangements necessary.
If however, you are getting married at any other religious building which is registered for marriages (e.g. Methodist, Baptist, Muslim, Roman Catholic, Sikh, etc) you must fulfil all the legal requirements with the Superintendent Registrar of the Register Office for the district where you live by giving notice of marriage.
It is usually only possible to be married in a religious building situated in the district where one or both of you live. You may, however, be married in a religious building in a district in which neither of you live, if either or both of you usually worship in that building.
The religious building will generally have a person appointed to register your marriage. If this is not the case, you must ensure that the Registrar of Marriages from the district in which the building is situated, is present at your wedding by prior arrangement. If you are unsure whether you need a Registrar to attend, please contact your local Register Office for advice. |  |
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