St Mary with St Alban

We welcome the opportunity to marry couples at St Mary’s with St Alban’s, a perfect church for weddings. To qualify, one of you either has to live in the parish (to view the parish boundary go to www.london.anglican.org/churchfinder) or be on the church electoral roll (which can only be done after 6 months of habitual attendance). In addition, new regulations allow you to qualify if one of the following applies:

-one of you was baptised or prepared for confirmation in the parish;

-one of you has ever lived in the parish for six months or more;

-one of you has at any time regularly attended public worship in the parish for six months or more;

-one of your parents has lived in the parish for six months or more in their child’s lifetime;

-one of your parents has regularly attended public worship there for six months or more in their child’s lifetime;

-your parents or grandparents were married in the parish

To enquire about a wedding and available dates, please contact the Vicar, the Revd. Joe Moffatt, on 8977 2767 or at vicar@stmarywithstalban.org.

Information and advice about all aspects of getting married in the Church of England can be found on the official Church of England website: www.yourchurchwedding.org.

WEDDING MUSIC

We are often asked for suggestions about wedding music, hymns and readings and we have listed below many of the popular pieces that can be used during the relevant sections. 

Wedding Music for Bridal entry and exit

Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin (‘Here comes the bride’)

Crown Imperial

Handel’s Water Music

Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring

Mendelssohn’s Wedding March

Pachelbel’s Canon

Panis Angelicus

Sheep may safely graze

The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

Trumpet Tune and Air

Trumpet Voluntary

Widor’s Toccata