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Weddings are a public witness of the love between a man and a woman and they can be the most wonderful occasions. At Shrewsbury Abbey and St. Peter's we promise we will do our best to help you plan for the day itself and for the years ahead.

The Diocese of Lichfield is linked to a very good site called 'Your Church Wedding' - click to have a look there.

 Getting married  Booklet - Download as a PDF document

This booklet is a comprehensive guide to getting married at the Abbey or St. Peter's. We recommend you read this first as it contains a great deal of the information you will need to  make your special day really special and it will contain plenty to help you begin your married life together. This contains all the legalities as there are certain limitations on who can and who cannot be married in the Abbey or St. Peter's.

Qualifying Connection - Download as a PDF document

The 'Getting Married Booklet' mentions 'qualifying connections'. This document details precisely what these are - if either of you live in the parish or are on the Electoral Roll of the Parish (this is not the local authority electoral register) you already have sufficient 'connection'.

Second Marriage?

We are aware some marriages do fail and life moves on. If you are considering marriage and you have a 'Previous Marriage Dissolved' and your former spouse is still living there is no 'automatic right' to be married at the Abbey or St. Peter's or indeed in any Church of England. It is, however, within the discretion of the Vicar to permit a second marriage to take place in either the Abbey or St. Peter's. If you are considering a 'second' marriage in church we recommend you speak to the Vicar at the earliest opportunity and before you make any arrangements. He reserves the right to say 'No', but is friendly and approachable - really!

Marriage Service - Download as a PDF document

This is a sample of a service from 'Common Worship'.

 Photographer / Videographer Sheet - Download as a PDF document

Most photographers and video-operators are thoroughly professional and unobtrusive. Sadly, some are not, and after all the preparation involving the Vicar and the Couple some photographers think they can change everything at the last minute. This is a clear guide to what is and what is not permitted at the Abbey and St. Peter's.

  Sample Service Sheet - Download as an editable 'Word' document

This is a very simple sample of a service sheet as given to the congregation on the day. Most couples like to take this as an outline guide and then design and make their own - some very simple, some quite spectacular.

 Music

 Most, almost all, weddings include music and we can provide a wide range of music (mainly traditional). We have contracted our Director of Music to play during weddings at the Abbey and the above 'download' gives full details of how to liaise with him. In the meantime, if you want to listen to some Wedding Music try some of these sites:

Small Church Music - an excellent site with most traditional hymns

Oremus - another excellent site, but watch out for American spellings

Cyber Hymnal - ditto, though the site 'interface' could be better

Marriage in the Church of England - To find out more go to this site - Link

  Common Worship Marriage Service - To look at all the options available go to this site - which also contains a sample service for a 'Thanksgiving' service - Link

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