Getting married at All Saints and St Andrew's

Congratulations if you are visiting the website because you have just got engaged! We are always delighted to welcome couples who choose to get married in the parish (All Saints is currently the busiest wedding church in York). Here is a quick guide to getting married at All Saints or St Andrew's, and answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.

Seven steps to getting married at All Saints or St Andrew’s

STEP 1: Contact the Parish Office to request a booking form. We can send this to you by email.

STEP 2: Complete the booking form and send it back to us. Before we can fix a date and time for your wedding, we have a legal duty to check that you can lawfully marry in the parish. The form will make that process as quick and simple as possible. (You may need to send us documentary evidence to back up your application - see FAQs below.)

STEP 3: We will confirm your booking and send you some information to help with planning your wedding.

STEP 4: We will be in touch to invite you to a Marriage Preparation Course, a five-week course designed to help engaged couples who want to give their marriage the best possible start. The sessions are practical, informative, and fun. We run the Marriage Preparation Course once a year.

STEP 5: Contact us three months before your wedding so that we can put you in touch with the minister who will arrange to meet you to discuss the service in detail.

STEP 6: If you do not live in the parish, contact your local church to arrange for your banns to be read (see FAQs below).

STEP 7: Come to a rehearsal at the church – usually a day or two before your wedding day.

Five FAQs

Q: Who can get married at All Saints or St Andrew’s?

A:You are eligible to get married at All Saints or St Andrew’s if…

(a) the bride or groom lives in Huntington, Earswick or New Earswick; or...

(b) the bride or groom is on the electoral roll of the church (an official list of church 'members' - to join the electoral roll you must first worship regularly at the church for six months); or...

(c) the bride or groom has a ‘qualifying connection’ with the church which you can prove with documentary evidence - either...

you were baptized at All Saints or St Andrew’s; or...

you were confirmed at All Saints or St Andrew’s; or...

your parents or grandparents were married at All Saints or St Andrew’s; or...

you lived in the parish for at least six months, but have since moved away; or...

your parents lived in the parish for at least six months during your lifetime; or...

you worshipped regularly (i.e. most weeks) at All Saints or St Andrew’s for at least six months; or...

your parents worshipped regularly (i.e. most weeks) at All Saints or St Andrew’s for at least six months during your lifetime.

Q: One of us has been divorced. Can we still get married at All Saints or St Andrew’s?

A: In most cases, yes. We will need to meet with you before we can confirm your booking, however, as under certain circumstances it may not be possible for you to be married at All Saints or St Andrew’s.

Q: How much will it cost?

A: The fees for 2010 (including the organist) are £475. There are additional costs if you would like the bells rung (£140) and if anyone makes a video recording of the service (copyright fee to organist -  £10).

Q: What are banns of marriage?

A: Banns are a public announcement of your intention to get married. Your banns will be read on three Sundays at the main service of the day (10.30 am), usually in the month before your wedding. If either of you lives outside the parish, you will also need to arrange for your banns to be read in the parish(es) where you live. The vicar will provide you with a banns certificate which we must see before your wedding can take place.

Q: We live in Huntington, but we are getting married at another church. How do we arrange for our banns to be read?

A: Contact our Parish Office and we will send you an application form. We will let you know when your banns are to be read so you can come and hear them. Afterwards we will provide a certificate which you will need to show to the minister at the church where you will be getting married. There is a statutory fee of £34 (2010) for reading banns of marriage.