Weddings

A wedding like no other

St Margaret’s Church is a truly memorable place in which to get married.

If the Bride or Groom are members of Soho House, they and their guests can stay at Babington House. Weddings are usually held on a Thursday afternoon; with the happy couple arriving the day before, in time for a wedding rehearsal.

If you are not a Soho House member you may still use the Church, but your reception will need to be held elsewhere and there will be restrictions on where photographs may be taken, owing to the privacy rights of other people staying at Babington House.

 

Number of guests

St Margaret’s Church can hold a maximum of 90 people, which includes the bride and groom, the Vicar and verger, organist and any other musicians, photographer, etc.

90 people includes both adults and children. Dogs are also very welcome.

The Vicar

All weddings will be conducted by the Vicar of St Margaret’s Church, in their absence another Church of England priest, or a priest of a Church in full Communion with the Church of England.

Unless you live in the Benefice of East Mendip Trinity (Coleford, Holcombe and Kilmersdon with Babington) you will need to do a period of Residency for nine consecutive days, either staying at Babington House or elsewhere in the Benefice. At the beginning of this time you will need to see the Registrar in Frome who will prepare your Marriage Schedule, which is the legal document without which you cannot get married. If you are staying elsewhere, please check with your Vicar to ensure that it is in the benefice, as otherwise it won’t be legal.

During this time there will be plenty of things for you to do in preparation for your wedding, and your Vicar will want to meet with you to discuss the ceremony in detail and also for you to attend a service in one of the parish churches they serves.

If either of you is not a British Citizen residency is still possible but, more complicated and you need to arrange it early. If you do live in the Benefice of East Mendip Trinity then your banns can be called within the parish and you will not need to do a period of residency.

In the first instance please get in touch with our Ceremonies Officer, Becky Kingston-Wood on stmargaretschuchbabington@gmail.com who will be happy to advise you further.

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