If you live in the parish of St Peter and St Paul then you are automatically connected to us and you are able to get married in our church building. If you don’t live in our parish but would still like to get married at St Peter and St Paul then there are a number of qualifying connections that will allow you to have a wedding with us.
You can marry in a Church of England parish church if you can show that one of you:
- has at any time lived in the parish for a period of at least 6 months
- was baptised (christened) in the parish concerned
- is confirmed and your confirmation was entered in the register of confirmations for a church or chapel in the parish (this will usually be the case if you were prepared for confirmation in the parish)
- has at any time regularly gone to normal church services in the parish church for a period of at least 6 months
- one of your parents, at any time after you were born, has lived in the parish for a period of at least 6 months
- one of your parents, at any time after you were born, has regularly gone to normal church services in the parish church for a period of at least 6 months
- one of your parents or grandparents was married in the parish
If you don’t meet any of those conditions don’t worry! We still might be able to help you get married here – get in touch and we’ll talk through it with you.