Weddings

Weddings

We are delighted that you would like to get married in one of our beautiful churches.

If you’re not sure if we are your parish church, try putting your postcode into www.achurchnearyou.com, your parish church will be the first church that comes up in the search.

If you don’t live in our parish you may still be entitled to marry here (see the list of criteria below).

To book your wedding with us please complete this form and we will get back to you as soon as we can:

To pay your deposit or wedding fees online please visit here:

Barlborough Weddings: http://bit.ly/weddingfeebarlborough

Clowne Weddings: http://bit.ly/weddingfeeclowne

Or you can pay by cheque:

Barlborough – make payable to St James Church Barlborough

Clowne – make payable to Clowne PCC

For more inspiration and ideas about your wedding, try this website from the Church of England here: http://www.yourchurchwedding.org/ – this includes a free ceremony planner and suggested readings and hymns.

You can marry in one of our churches (St John the Baptist Clowne or St James the Greater Barlborough)  if you can show that one of you:

  • has at any time lived in the parish for a period of at least 6 months, or
  • was baptised (christened) in the parish concerned, or
  • 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), or
  • has at any time regularly gone to normal church services in the parish church for a period of at least 6 months

or

That one of your parents, at any time after you were born:

  • has lived in the parish for a period of at least 6 months, or
  • has regularly gone to normal church services in the parish church for a period of at least 6 months

or

That one of your parents or grandparents:

  • was married in the parish

And did you know that if you move house, you’re immediately connected to the church there? That means you can marry in the church of your new parish.

In all cases involving church services – i.e. going to normal church services, baptism, confirmation or marriage – this applies only to Church of England services.

If you cannot demonstrate any of the above connections, you could create one, simply by attending your chosen church’s usual services at least once a month for six consecutive months. If you decide to do this, leave enough time after your attendance for the banns to be read before your wedding too – about another two months should be enough.

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