Weddings
We are pleased to welcome couples who choose a Christian wedding. You may have a Church of England marriage at St Leonard’s if you or your partner lives in the parish, is on the Electoral Roll or has a Qualifying Connection with the parish.
Should you and/or your partner have been married before and have a previous partner still living, a priest will need to discuss your situation with you in order to see whether you may be married in church according to the House of Bishops’ guidelines. In this case, please contact the Revd Hilary Jowett 562335 to arrange an interview. She will need sight of your decree(s) absolute.
Otherwise, you may come to St Leonard’s church on the first Wednesday of the month between 6.00 and 7.00pm to book or call in to the Parish Office any Thursday between 8.30am and 4pm.
Please bring with you:
In 2020, the fees for a wedding are £539.00; you may then choose which additional options you may want. The fees usually increase by approximately 2% per year but we do not receive the fees table until late in the previous year.
At the beginning of the year of your marriage, we shall invite you to a workshop to consider the vows which you will make and to offer you the opportunity of choosing the music for your wedding.
You may find other useful information at www.yourchurchwedding.org
Away banns
If you are marrying in another parish and need your banns called in Dinnington, please come to St Leonard’s church on a Wednesday between 6.00 and 7.00pm or on a Thursday as above and bring the fee (£45.00 in 2020).
If you have been married in a civil ceremony or abroad, you may have a Service of Prayer and Dedication after a Civil Marriage. You may mark a special wedding anniversary or a reconciliation with a Service of Thanksgiving for Marriage held in church or elsewhere. Please contact the Revd Hilary Jowett as above to discuss your proposed event.
Should you and/or your partner have been married before and have a previous partner still living, a priest will need to discuss your situation with you in order to see whether you may be married in church according to the House of Bishops’ guidelines. In this case, please contact the Revd Hilary Jowett 562335 to arrange an interview. She will need sight of your decree(s) absolute.
Otherwise, you may come to St Leonard’s church on the first Wednesday of the month between 6.00 and 7.00pm to book or call in to the Parish Office any Thursday between 8.30am and 4pm.
Please bring with you:
- A current passport or birth certificate. (A full birth certificate is required if you were born after 1st January 1983.)
- A utility bill bearing your address dated within the last 3 months or a council tax bill dated in the last 12 months or a mortgage statement dated in the last 12 months or a valid driving licence.
- a non-returnable deposit of £100.00.
In 2020, the fees for a wedding are £539.00; you may then choose which additional options you may want. The fees usually increase by approximately 2% per year but we do not receive the fees table until late in the previous year.
At the beginning of the year of your marriage, we shall invite you to a workshop to consider the vows which you will make and to offer you the opportunity of choosing the music for your wedding.
You may find other useful information at www.yourchurchwedding.org
Away banns
If you are marrying in another parish and need your banns called in Dinnington, please come to St Leonard’s church on a Wednesday between 6.00 and 7.00pm or on a Thursday as above and bring the fee (£45.00 in 2020).
If you have been married in a civil ceremony or abroad, you may have a Service of Prayer and Dedication after a Civil Marriage. You may mark a special wedding anniversary or a reconciliation with a Service of Thanksgiving for Marriage held in church or elsewhere. Please contact the Revd Hilary Jowett as above to discuss your proposed event.
