Weddings

View image galleries of previous weddings. 

If you would like to arrange your wedding at St Catherine's please contact the vicar.

The cost of a wedding is £409. This covers all the legal fees and an organist. There is an additional charge for heating (£45) when required. When you book your wedding we ask for a £50 deposit, which is not normally returnable.

If you are divorced the Vicar will be happy to discuss with you whether a church wedding is possible. If you would like to read the guidelines he follows please view the Divorce page.

Q: What if I want to be married in a different church?

A: If you are a regular worshipper in that church, it is usually possible to be married there. Just speak to your minister.

If you are not a regular worshipper, why not start attending? You will normally be expected to attend services for some time before becoming eligible to be married there.

If you have a special connection with the church, you can apply for a Special Licence.To apply or find out more contact The Faculty Office, 1 The Sanctuary, Westminster, London SW1P 3JT, tel: 020 7222 5381.

Q: I heard that you can get married in any church you want to now. Is this true?

In July 2007, the General Synod (the Church of England's governing body) approved steps to widen the wedding regulations; these are expected to come into effect before Autumn 2008. The regulations are designed to make it easier for couples to get married in a church that has special meaning to them.

Provided the church is available, couples can choose to get married in:

  • their local parish
  • the parish where they were baptised and/or confirmed
  • a parish they have lived in for 6 months or more, at any time during their lives
  • a parish they have attended worship in for at least 6 months
  • the parish their parents lived or worshipped in (during the child's lifetime)
  • the parish their parents or grandparents were married in.

The legislation is currently being prepared for parliament's Ecclesiastical Committee before its passage through both Houses of Parliament. After that, if it passes, it will receive Royal Assent.

However at the moment, if you want to get married in a church that is not your parish church you will need to talk to the minister there (see previous question)

If there is a good reason, couples can apply for a Special Licence. To apply or find out more contact The Faculty Office, 1 The Sanctuary, Westminster, London SW1P 3JT, tel: 020 7222 5381

View some suggested bible readings for your wedding.

Choose the hymns for your wedding.

Other useful information:

Do you need your Banns read in church? Download an application to have your Banns read in St. Catherine's.

if you are marrying elsewhere, you can find some popular wedding hymns here

To read the wedding service online click here

For the official table of national fees for Weddings etc click here

We are not permitted to offer a service in church following a civil partnership - here is the official statement from the Bishops of the Church of England - but we would be happy to talk with you about other possibilities.