Qualifying Connections.
More than a quarter of all marriages in England between a man and a woman take place in the traditional setting of a Church of England church. You're welcome to marry in church whatever your beliefs, whether or not you are baptised and whether or not you go to church. There are now growing options to be able to get married in other Churches where you may have a connection or can make one.
The options at the moment are you can get married in a Church if one of you:
1. lives in the parish
2. is on the church’s electoral roll
3. has at any time lived in the parish for a period of at least 6 months
4. has habitually attended normal church services in the parish church for a period of at least 6 months
5. was baptised in the parish
6. was prepared for confirmation in the parish
or one of your parents; at any time after you were born:
7. has lived in the parish for a period of at least 6 months
8. has at any time habitually attended normal church services in the parish church for a period of at least 6 months
or one of your parents or grandparents:
9. was married in the parish.
or:
10. you have been granted a Special Licence.
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