‘Marriage is a gift of God in creation
through which husband and wife may know the grace of God.
It is given that as man and woman grow together in love and trust,
they shall be united with one another in heart, body and mind,
as Christ is united with his bride, the Church.’
Taken from the Marriage Preface, Common Worship
We LOVE welcoming couples into our churches for their wedding! If you have recently got engaged and would like to explore a Church of England wedding, then please do get in touch.
Many of our churches happen to be very close to popular wedding venues, which makes planning the whole day a lot easier! To find out about the facilities, feel and location of each of our churches, take a look at our video introductions:
Albrighton- https://youtu.be/xucL3OQ-QJs?feature=shared
Bicton- https://youtu.be/jiBGh81Kqkw?feature=shared
Fitz- https://youtu.be/0pe2_6MF-a0?feature=shared
Leaton- https://youtu.be/RUFxUFFmKmg?feature=shared
Montford- https://youtu.be/bIyHehQVGNY?feature=shared
Shrawardine- https://youtu.be/cbw52fQI6Js?feature=shared
Click here for a summary of the above in Word format or PDF format.
Because the Church of England is the established church in this country, everyone belongs to a parish and the rules governing weddings are set up to encourage people to get married at their parish church. To find out which is your local parish church go to A Church Near You. However, there is a list of qualifying connections, which enables couples to marry at another church that they have a particular connection to. To look at the list and find out if you have a link that already qualifies you to marry at one of the churches in Severn Loop, go to Finding a church for your wedding | The Church of England. It’s always possible to establish a link by attending church (at least once a month) for six months prior to your banns being read.
To see the text of a marriage service, go to Marriage | The Church of England.
It is also possible to have a Service of Prayer and Dedication after a Civil Marriage, and a Service of Thanksgiving for Marriage (sometimes known as a renewal of vows service).
Fees for a Church of England wedding vary year by year. The 2024 fees are shown below and 2025 will be available at the end of December.
| Statutory Fees: | |
| Banns published at this church | £36.00 |
| Certificate of Banns | £18.00 |
| Wedding Service | £531.00 |
| Local Fees: | |
| Organist | £100.00 |
| Organ service fee for Bicton only | £20.00 |
| Verger | £60.00 |
| Heating (usually October to May) | £65.00 |
| Cleaning: | |
| Montford | £10.00 |
| Bicton | £20.00 |
| Fitz | At their request and then costed accordingly |
| Bells: at Bicton, Montford and Leaton, if a ringing team is available | |
| Bicton | £190.00 |
| (£70.00 to maintain bells, £20.00 pp for 6 ringers) | |
| Leaton | £160.00 |
| (£60.00 to maintain bells, £20.00 pp for 5 ringers) | |
| Montford | £190.00 |
| (£70.00 to maintain bells, £20.00 pp for 6 ringers) | |
In all of our churches, flowers are organised by the couple, in consultation with our churchwardens.
The most a church wedding could possibly cost in 2024 would be £1,022 (i.e. at Bicton, with all the trimmings (bells, organist) and in winter so that the heating is required).
With thanks to the professional photographers who kindly allowed their work to feature in our videos:
Ryan Day Photography (Albrighton)
Evans Photography (Bicton)
Victoria Labouchardiere (Leaton)
Kimberley Summers (Montford)