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Choices choices

You do have choices in how your wedding ceremony shapes up. It is your wedding after all.

With the help of your Vicar, you can makes choices about your hymns and music, readings and what sort of prayers you would like.

You have choices about who does the readings and prayers, which can involve your family and friends.

It’s up to you what you wear and whether you have one ring or two. If the church and the Vicar are free, you can marry on any day of the week. And with the Vicar’s help, you can makes choices about what type of words are used in the service.

Your Vicar is trained and experienced to advise you, and knows your church very well, so with their help you'll be able to make choices that you're all happy with. Use this section to explore ideas.

Did You Know ?

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