Rules relaxed on church weddings
Couples will be free to marry in a church where they have little connection
The General Synod at the Church’s parliament has voted to relax the current rule which prevents couples from marrying in a church where they don’t have a strong connection to the parish.
It is hoped the move will enable the church to claw back some of the wedding business which is currently being dominated by stately homes and hotels offering civil ceremony services.
Although the regulations will be significantly relaxed, engaged couples will still have to prove a “qualifying connection” with their chosen church in order to be permitted to marry there.
Church officials have admitted that the old rules were difficult to justify and excluded people unnecessarily. Now brides and grooms-to-be will have greater freedom to choose a church which best suits their needs.
It’s anticipated that the news will create a surge in wedding bookings at churches which may have been used for a celebrity wedding, or which have been used as locations for films or TV shows.
Some clergy with especially beautiful churches objected to the slackening of the marriage laws as they feared they would be unable to cope with the demand from couples wanting to tie the knot in their attractive buildings.
The number of church weddings has declined by 40% in the last 10 years while civil ceremony services held at specially licensed premises has soared. It is hoped this change in the rules may go some way to helping to redress the balance.
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Posted by Amy Reid
on Jul 13 2010. Filed under All News, General News, Wedding Tips, Wedding Venues.
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