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Your Wedding is a very special occasion, the
beginning of a journey as husband and wife. Your wedding is a
chance to be with all of your friends and family, to share your
moment, and where better than in the setting of a traditional church
building with the church organ,
choir, the stain glass windows and God overseeing proceedings.
The
first thing to do is to contact the Vicar
Ian Brown or the parish
administrator Sue Jones to arrange a convenient time when Ian can
meet you both; often during office hours on
Tuesday evenings 6:30 - 7:30pm in
All Saints Parish Hall. At this introduction Ian will arrange a date for your
wedding with you, explain the Wedding Ceremony and answer any
questions you may have. Church Wedding Services
can be held at
All Saints Church,
Frindsbury or
St.Philip & St. James Church,
Upnor.
A
public announcement of your plans to marry are given on three
Sundays in the Church in the parish(es) where you live and at the
Church you intend to get married in. It is not a legal requirement
to be present at the readings of these Banns but we would love you
to be there when we read them at All Saints or St.Philip &
St.James Church.
After
the initial meeting, Ian will arrange to meet with you again,
usually twice more, to finalise the details of the service, to
discuss the meaning of Christian marriage and the vows and promises
that you will make on your wedding day. These
meetings are for all couples to be married and usually take place in
the spring.
The rehearsal is to iron out any last minute issues and to ensure
that you are completely at ease with the arrangements.
In addition, we arrange a morning sessions for all couples to be
married here with a RELATE
councillor, to lead you through commitment, communication and
conflict in marriage.
click here for
wedding fees>> ( Note, these
prices are indications only and may be subject to change )
Now
that’s out of the way, let’s continue:
We are
happy to advise you about the music, help you choose hymns and
songs, and we can arrange an organist for you to play for the
wedding.
The
church is regularly decorated with arrangements of flowers. You may
wish to arrange for additional flowers. Please bring this up when
you meet with Ian.
Confetti, in small amounts, is encouraged! but
you may be better advised to save it for the reception venue.
Naturally you will want to record every detail of your wedding, but
flash photography is very distracting and unofficial video can lead
to all sorts of copyright issues.
So its
best to leave this to the professionals.
Ian will discuss with your photographer when and where he can take
photographs and use a video camera ( if required ).
Friends and relatives are politely asked
to wait until the end of the service to take pictures and videos of
the happy couple.
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Fund
Raising is underway for All Saints Church under the banner "Living
Stones". This aims to raise money to repair the Church building
and to develop our Church resources.
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