Preferably, both parties to the marriage should be baptised. The current canonical requirements of the Anglican Church of Australia allows a Christian Marriage Ceremony if only one of the couple is baptised

The wedding is not simply a 'ceremony'. Nor is the church building just an attractive backdrop for a colourful social occasion. At All Saints’ we emphasise the fact that a Christian wedding is primarily a sacrament of the Church, in which a couple receive God's grace to live together as man and wife. The church, as God's house, is the most appropriate place for a Christian couple to begin their married life together.

The service in which a couple is married is a public statement by the couple that they are committing themselves to the Christian understanding of marriage. It is a service of prayer and blessing and an act of worship. As such, it is a joyful occasion accompanied by music, traditional ceremonies and celebration.

The Anglican Church upholds the sanctity of marriage, however for a divorced person a dispensation enabling the person to re-marry may be granted upon application. The granting of the dispensation frees the divorced person to marry for a second time in church. Divorced persons who would like to re-marry at All Saints’ are encouraged to discuss their situation with the Vicar.

Initial contact should be made with the Vicar who will arrange an initial meeting. You will be required to bring copies of your birth certificates or your passports. A 'Notice of Intention' form, requiring your personal details, will be filled in by the Vicar. (These are requirements of the Commonwealth Government.)

Further meetings will be arranged as part of the preparations for the service and for marriage. Couples who desire can be referred to various pre-marriage courses. A rehearsal is normally held in the church the evening before the service.

The Vicar will assist you with all details of the wedding service. A traditional wedding contains the beautiful customs and practices of 2000 years of Christianity. Plenty of choice and variety are possible and made available in the services of the Church.

The expenses relating to the actual wedding service are usually the least expensive of all the costs of a wedding.

The fees are set by the Parish Vestry, which is the parish body which, together with the priest, deals with the day to day financial and practical issues of parish life. They are:

• Donation for use of the church building: $550
• Celebrant: $250 *
• Organist: $250
• Verger: $80
• Total: $1130

If you would like the All Saints' Choir to sing at your wedding, there is an additional fee this should be discussed and arranged with the Director of Music Mr John Rivers.

* The celebrant's fee is not for officiating at the marriage service, but for preparing the legal documents required by Commonwealth law, and for the time involved in preparation. The fee is deposited in a special account for ministry related expenses.

The Vicar or one of the parish clergy normally celebrate all weddings at All Saints' but other Anglican clergy may be involved. Clergy of other denominations are welcome to participate in readings or prayers, or preach if requested, but they do not officiate.

Other details of your wedding can be discussed at the first interview with the Parish Priest, or at any other time he is available. Please do not hesitate to ask if you are uncertain about any matters.

The Vicar is happy to make time available to enquirers wanting to discuss any matters of the faith, or pastoral matters, or to prepare them for the sacraments of the Church. Please see the Parish Directory for contact information. Normally the clergy are not available on Mondays except in cases of emergency or pastoral necessity, but a message may be left on the Vicarage answering machine.