UK Wedding News
20/01/2012
Weddings in the place of worship increased from 52,730 in 2009 to 54,700 in 2010, marking the biggest increase in any one year over the last 10 years.
The figures follow extensive work by the church's Weddings Project and the introduction of the 2008 Marriage Measure which allows couples to marry in any parish where they have lived for six months or where their parents or grandparents wed.
In addition the church introduced a website - yourchurchwedding.org - designed to make planning ceremonies easier.
The Bishop of Norwich, the Rt Revd Graham James, commented to The Telegraph: "It's encouraging that making it easier in law to have a church wedding - while investing in research and development to help care for couples and guests - has started to bear fruit."
Andrew Rumsey, the vicar of St Mary's church in Oxted, told The Guardian: "I've been really surprised how many young couples are wanting to be married in church.
"I always ask couples: 'Why do you want to get married in a church, as opposed to say, on a beach or the London Eye or somewhere', and they almost always say tradition – belonging to something.
"You've got, in our case, nearly 1,000 years of other couples having been married there, which makes it a sacred spot. People like being part of that tradition."
It is believed the church's figures for 2011 will see a further boost following Royal and celebrity church weddings. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's married in Westminster Abbey, Lily Allen tied the knot at St James the Great in Cranham, while Kate Moss said "I Do" at St Peter's in Southrop.
Despite the good news for the Church of England the number of marriages overall continues to decline. The number of cohabiting in the UK is approaching three million. According to the ONS a total of 231,490 couples wed in 2009 - down from 232,990 in 2008 and the lowest total since 1895.
(GK)
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Church Of England Weddings Rise By 4%
Marriages in the Church of England increased by four per cent in 2010.Weddings in the place of worship increased from 52,730 in 2009 to 54,700 in 2010, marking the biggest increase in any one year over the last 10 years.
The figures follow extensive work by the church's Weddings Project and the introduction of the 2008 Marriage Measure which allows couples to marry in any parish where they have lived for six months or where their parents or grandparents wed.
In addition the church introduced a website - yourchurchwedding.org - designed to make planning ceremonies easier.
The Bishop of Norwich, the Rt Revd Graham James, commented to The Telegraph: "It's encouraging that making it easier in law to have a church wedding - while investing in research and development to help care for couples and guests - has started to bear fruit."
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Andrew Rumsey, the vicar of St Mary's church in Oxted, told The Guardian: "I've been really surprised how many young couples are wanting to be married in church.
"I always ask couples: 'Why do you want to get married in a church, as opposed to say, on a beach or the London Eye or somewhere', and they almost always say tradition – belonging to something.
"You've got, in our case, nearly 1,000 years of other couples having been married there, which makes it a sacred spot. People like being part of that tradition."
It is believed the church's figures for 2011 will see a further boost following Royal and celebrity church weddings. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's married in Westminster Abbey, Lily Allen tied the knot at St James the Great in Cranham, while Kate Moss said "I Do" at St Peter's in Southrop.
Despite the good news for the Church of England the number of marriages overall continues to decline. The number of cohabiting in the UK is approaching three million. According to the ONS a total of 231,490 couples wed in 2009 - down from 232,990 in 2008 and the lowest total since 1895.
(GK)
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