A Wedding in The Harlaxton Group

Booking a wedding ceremony in one of the churches of   The Harlaxton Group of Parishes is quite easy, simply contact our Parish Priest who, along with the weddings team, will do his best to ensure you have a lovely day.

Useful Links

Opposite are some links which will give you some background information, and help you to prepare for your meeting with our Priest and help you to plan your special day.

It's easy....

Thousands of couples dreaming of a church wedding now have more churches to choose from, following the introduction of the Church of England Marriage Measure.

The new Measure means the Church of England’s network of 16,000 churches - ancient or modern, intimate or grand, simple or spectacular - can offer a wider wedding welcome than at any time in the Church’s history.

The changes mean an engaged couple are welcome to be married in church in a parish if just one of these applies:

• one of them was baptised or prepared for confirmation in the parish;
• one of them has ever lived in the parish for six months or more;
• one of them has at any time regularly attended public worship in the parish for six months or more;
• one of their parents has lived in the parish for six months or more in their child’s lifetime;
• one of their parents has regularly attended public worship there for six months or more in their child’s lifetime;
• their parents or grandparents were married in the parish.
  (All of these refer to Church of England services)

 Click here to find out more about the Marriage Measure.

Ceremony Planner

You can get ideas about planning your wedding day from The Church of England's Ceremony Planner here

Re-Marriage of Divorcees

In recent years the re-marriage of divorced persons in our churches has been allowed in many circumstances. 

We will always do our very best to help you with arrangements, certain legal aspects must be met, and the best person to discuss this with in the first instance is The Revd Keith Hanson. Click here for his contact details 

Civil Partnerships

Please note:

Church of England ministers cannot conduct same sex marriages, contracts or Civil Partnerships.

Please make arrangements with your local Town Hall or Local Council Office

 "If you choose to get married in church, there is an added dimension - the assurance that God cares about your relationship and that His resources and strength are available to help you. Including God in your marriage doesn't mean that you will avoid all the usual ups and downs, but you will know that you can look to God for help and guidance and that His love will sustain you. You will also have the support of the Christian Church family."

Your Marriage in the Church of England

Click here for the Church of England Weddings site.

 http://www.cofe.anglican.org/lifeevents/weddings

All couples wishing to marry in one of our churches should click below to download a couples form suggesting things to think about before you come for your interview 

Couples who wish to marry in one of our churches by virtue of a qualifying connection should download the and complete the marriage measure welcome form below prior to the wedding interview

Click below to download the full copy of the PDF file - Church of England Marriage Measure 

Divorced couples wishing to marry in one of our churches should download and complete the form Marriage in Church after Divorce below, prior to the interview

Planning your own order of service? 

You can download a draft order of service here for the church you are to married at. Each file containe all of the elements that will be needed during your service. Choose a church below:

St Andrew, Denton

St Mary & St Peter, Harlaxton

All Saints, Stroxton

St James, Woolsthorpe by Belvoir

St Catherine, Wyville with Hungerton