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Most Church of England marriages require banns to be read out in church before the wedding can take place. Although a legal requirement, banns can be a special occasion too.
The promises you make on your wedding day seal your love and commitment to each other for the rest of your lives, so it makes sense to spend some time thinking about the words and all that they mean.
There’s so much to celebrate throughout a marriage and how you mark special occasions after your wedding, whether your own or those of your wider family, might change.
If either of you is not a national of the UK or Ireland and doesn’t hold Settled Status under the EUSS, having a Church of England wedding will involve some different paperwork and there will be some things your vicar will want to talk to you about.
Most Church of England marriages will not require a licence, but in some circumstances you might need to apply for one…
Even if one or both of you are divorced, there may be a way for you to marry in church, but you will need to talk to your vicar as soon as possible.
Whether you’ve already had children together, or have children from a previous relationship, we welcome them.
It’s unusual to require a Common Licence but this page explains the basic information about them if you’ve been advised that you need one.
A Special Licence represents exceptional permission given by the Archbishop of Canterbury to get married in a particular place. It is relatively rare to require one.
Once you’ve decided to marry in church, your first contact is most likely to be the vicar, although sometimes you may speak to a church administrator first.