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Wedding: Ideas

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The Revd Dr Sandra Millar

I have used the following wedding blessing prayer at the reception of a civil wedding. So long as it is ...

Projects Team

Make a point of welcoming the children in your introduction before the entry of the bride. Reassure families that it ...

Tom Pearson, Technical Project Manager, Archbishops’ Council

The Pastoral Services Diary is an online administration tool to help you keep on top of tasks and dates relating ...

Projects Team

If the couple already have children, involve them in one of the preparation sessions and discuss any ideas they might ...

Ally Barrett

Quite a lot of my couples already had children, and we wanted to have a resource that would help children think through ...

Rev Bryony Taylor

One good way in which you can keep in touch with people who you meet through the occasional offices is by ...

Life Events team

This gift has been trialled at National Weddings Shows and almost without exception, it is received with surprise and delight ...

Projects Team

Justpray.uk encourages people to give prayer a try, with resources, live online prayers and links. Helpful for those ...

Revd Rosamund Seal - Holbeach

For a number of years now in two different parishes I have introduced a Wedding Music Session. When I send ...

Andrew Dotchin

We offer a free "Keep your Marriage Certificate safe" service. If the couple do not need their certificate immediately we ...

Gloucester vicar

I use the wedding candle after the proclamation and before the blessing of the marriage as a symbol of the ...

York Vicar

Every year our church organises a Valentines quiz on one of the weekends just before or after Valentines day itself. ...

Gloucester vicar

When a couple have older children I have invited them to stand during the service [just before the vows in ...

Wedding: Ideas