Advice Needed - Church Wedding Notice Period

Welcome and congratulations!!

We gave our notice last Saturday and get married in November this year...the notice is only valid for 12 months so you could probably do it anytime now but certainly no rush - it just entails a 16 day public notice for anyone to object and then you're good to go!

Hello

Firstly, congratulations.

If I were you I would be asking the church for any available dates, that way you will know what your choices are. The banns have to be read 3 or 4 consecutive weeks in the church service and you and your h2b would both need to attend (if you do not regularly attend the church anyway). Once you have spoken to the church you will be able to make an informed decision

In a church you need your banns read on 3 consecutive sundays before the wedding. Our wedding is 25th of August and out banns are being read 3rd, 10th and 17th of june, but they could have been read later, it just depends how the vicar wants to do it. When you book the wedding the vicar will tell you when he wants to call your banns.

In a registry office you need to give 17 days notice, for the public to object. Its a bit different as you have to go to the registrar's office and tell them of your intention to marry.

Just remember that if you get married in a different parish from where you live you also need your banns read in that parish also- then you get piece of paper confirming the banns have been read so you can give to your church where you get wed at

Thank You for the congratulations and for your help ladies. We will be getting married in our parish church so only one lot of banns to be read.

Waiting untill the £££'s hit the bank and then we'll go and see the vicar.