hi i'm new and need help!

Hi and welcome! Our church wasn't particularly a pretty one either but to be honest, most of the photos taken at church tend to be in or around the entrance and this can be made to look pretty by way of floral arch arrangements or topiary trees/bay trees at either side of the door. As long as there are some garden areas at the venue, I wouldn't worry too much.

I'm not sure it matters but then I guessit depends why you want to get married there in the first place. Can I ask a daft question? Why do you want to get married in a church if you're not religious?

Although we dont regularly go to church, we would both say that we are 'Christian' and the religious element of the marriage ceremony is important to us. From talking to others, it seems that they all thought that it was family and friends that made their day special so I guess the church is not massively important! The idea of bay trees etc by the entrance is a good idea!

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Hi,

I think if you want to get married in a Church for the religious meaning behind it (whether you attend Church regualry or not) it doesnt matter how pretty the Church looks, becuase you can always use the reception venue for pictures. Its more about the context of the Wedding and how you feel about the person doing it. We are getting married in a Hotel but I am hoping to get our marriage blessed in a church, we had two opitions the local "pretty" one, or the new modernised Church that looked more like a conference centre than a Church. We're going for the newer building becuase the Vicar is lovely and the congreation is so welcoming and accepting it makes up for the non-prettiness of the building, whereas the prettier church was a bit too strict and unwelcoming for my liking.

We have been to the church for a service, and found it very welcoming. The people were really friendly and the vicar is really nice. He also seems really like he will be flexible with the flowers, hymns etc which is nice. I think we know that we happy with it really, it is such a bg decision though and makes the whole wedding thing seem real!

Hi and welcome!
Where abouts in the midlands are you? I'm a Stourbridge gal

I'm most likely getting married at OH's family church, its a toss up between him and mine, but his parents, grandparents and aunt and uncle all got married at his and for us its important to carry on that tradition as well as it being important to be married in a church for religious reasons. Yes its a beautiful old church, but because of the family connections it wouldnt matter about the aesthetics. If you like the church, then go for it, you can decorate, have the formal photos at your reception venue etc.

Hi,

I'm getting married in a relatively modern church, I think it was built in late 70s/80 and it's definitely not pretty compared to other older churches. It's the church I attended growing up though and it was more important to me to get married there with the priest I know and like than at a prettier church in the area where I live now and don't know the priest very well. We're just planning on having a few photos inside the church on the alter, maybe with the cars in the car park then get the rest of our photos at our venue.