BANNS OF MARRIAGE APPLICATION
If the marriage is to take place in another parish, only the white boxes need to be completed. Complete all the boxes for the church where the marriage is to take place.
Full name
Block capitals
Age at proposed
date of
wedding
Condition
(delete whichever
does not apply)
Rank, profession or
occupation
Address at time of
publishing banns, and
phone number
Father’s full name
(if deceased, add
“deceased”)
Father’s rank,
profession or
occupation
(Man)
Single
Widower
Previous Marriage
Dissolved
(Woman)
Single
Widower
Previous Marriage
Dissolved
Nationality
Date of Birth
Have you been
previously married or
in a civil partnership
If so, was the
previous marriage
terminated by
death?
Have you been baptised?
If so, where?
Since when have
you lived at the
address above
Which is your
parish church?
(Man)
(Woman)
Are you related
or connected by
marriage? If so,
how?
At which church do you wish to be
married?
On what date?
At what time?
We certify that to the best of our beli
ef
the answers to the above questions are
true and complete.
Signed___________________________
Signed___________________________
Date_____________________________
One person on
behalf of
both
may complete this form.
At least seven days’ notice is
required before the first
reading of banns. Banns have
to be read on three
consecutive Sundays before
the marriage.
If either of you will not be 18
years old by the proposed
date of your wedding, the
consent of your parents or
guardians will need to be
obtained.
The Church’s official rules do
not permit the marriage in
church of anyone who has
been divorced from a husband
or wife who is still alive,
without the consent of the
Diocesan Bishop. If you are in
this position, you should
consult your local
clergyperson as soon as
possible to discuss your
options and, where possible,
to begin the process with the
Bishop.
Your parish church is the
Church of England parish in
which you live. If you are
unsure which parish you live
in you can use the website
www.achurchnearyou.com to
look up your postcode and
check.
If either of you (or both of you)
lives in a different parish from
that in which the marriage is to
take place, you have to
arrange for the Banns of
Marriage to be read and
obtain a Banns certificate from
that parish as well.
Dates of publication
of banns
Email address:
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