Britpick Question

[amberfocus]

What are the wedding rules in England?  I know you can't get married in a park or at home or I'm thinking outdoors.  Also, why not?  So where is it allowed besides churches?  And who may preside besides a priest or a minister?  Thanks.

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[doctorsdiva.livejournal.com]

You can only be married in a permanent structure that has been licenced for marriages, but this can be in lots of places, hotels, pubs, village halls you name it. ~~The person who undertakes the ceremony is called a registrar and they are employed by the local councils as civil servants. You have to go along to your local register office and give notice of your intent to marry. That's easy if it's your local office you want to get married at, if you want to marry outside the area you live in you have to live there for 6 consecutive days in order to be married at another register office (I know this cos my love and I had to go to York for a week stay in a hotel and prove we had been there in order to get married at the register office there.
Outside visits are arranged by the venue itself and lots of places offer the whole package, wedding reception, and honeymoon.

Oh anda civil wedding is not allowed to have any religious content, so no bible readings or music that mentions God. We ha "Lightening striking again" by Klaus Nomi - very camp, very funny:)

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

Thanks.