Church Ceremony Charges - Is this expensive or the average?

Rose1960

Hi all, I have enquired about getting married at a local church in a picturesque village and I have been informed the charges for the ceremony incl. church maintenance, vicar, registrar ect, bells and organist accounts to £697!

I was expecting £300 not £700 and so just want to check whether this is the usual charges or are we being penalised due to the location?

Many thanks

mrscoles2be

Hi. Ours is in a small village, and its a beautiful church. It's costing £461 including bells, the candle, organist etc etc. I thought that was expensive, so £700 does sound quite a lot!!!!!
Maybe it depends on which area you are in?
Hope to help x

becky1981_2

Ours is our parish c of e church. Its £509, thats everything including flowers, but they dont have a bell ringer

Yellowbug

ours was £360
that was for everything

pretty church in a village


what church is it? if you go on the c of e website it outlines the costs I believe

fly_dragon_fly

ours is £638 but that is

church - £396
Choir -£80
Bells - 72
video - £40
flowers - £50

although i think i may scrap the flowers and the choir and get a local church band i know to play.

we are sharing our day and the wedding before hand gets to use our flowers even though i am the one paying as she doesn't want flowers and the church wont put them up after their wedding which i find rather annoying.

Al1x

oh that silly about the flowers... surely it should be half each!

ours is costing £505 I think, that includes bells and organist. I need to talk to the flower lady to see how much that will be.

fly_dragon_fly

it should be but as she doesn't want flowers i cant make her.

i got a feeling she didn't like me anyway so i hope her colours are winter blues as mine are christmas red! mhahahaha!

Primmer

I am paying about £500 for church, organist and bells.

Gleeful

£400 for church and organist, not sure what else is included.

Gleeful

Ah Rose, as you mention registrar I take it you're getting married at a Catholic church in which case it will be more as you need the registrar. C of E vicars are also registrars so that cuts out the need to pay a registrar as well as the vicar.

faerie_girl

My cousin is getting married on a sunday and it is costing £700