Weddings in St. Nicholas' Church
We have a great many weddings at St Nicholas' each year. It is a joy to welcome couples who want to celebrate this major landmark in their lives by getting married in the beautiful setting of St Nicholas' Church. |
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Many couples feel that they want to make their marriage vows before God - not that God isn't present wherever marriage vows might be made! Many people who don't attend church still wish to be married there because they have a religious faith and are aware of the need for God in their lives.
For such people and those who wish to be baptised we run special courses in basic Christian faith.
Eligibility for marriage at St. Nicholas
If you live in the parish of Cramlington (north of the A19) and have not been married before then you may be married in St Nicholas' Church.
In normal circumstances at least one party has to be resident in Cramlington for the marriage to take place at St Nicholas. Past residence is not counted: the relevant period is the three months up to the wedding. It is possible for non-residents to be married at St Nicholas if, prior to any booking being made, at least one party attends church for 6 months and has their name added to the Electoral Roll.
If one of you has been previously married, please see our leaflet on Marriage where a previous marriage has been dissolved. Once you have read the leaflet you may want to contact one of the clergy to take things further.
Services of Blessing after Civil Marriage
These days some people prefer to go to the Registry Office for the
Registration of the Marriage and afterwards to go for a
service of Blessing in Church. This service is a full and joyful celebration of the
wedding.
It can be on a small scale and quiet, or with organ and hymns. There are
prayers for the couple and their families, and all leave the church to
continue the celebrations.
Sometimes couples who were married in a Registry Office previously decide,
even years later, perhaps at a significant wedding anniversay, to come to
seek God's Blessing in Church.
If you are interested in a service of blessing after a civil marriage please read this page.
Booking your wedding
For bookings, please come to the Parish Office at 1a Cateran Way, Collingwood Grange,
Cramlington on a Wednesday evening between 7.00pm and 7.30pm. Please bring a wedding deposit of £75 when you come to book your wedding. At present we are accepting bookings up to December 2008.
Wedding fees and other costs
Details regarding charges for this year, and for flowers, photography etc. are available on our leaflet Marriage at St Nicholas, which will be given to couples when they make a booking.
For more information the WeddingGuideUK.com site has lots of useful suggestions and ideas, and that site also has a page specifically about the Church of England Marriage Service.
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