wedding bands, for goodness sake!!!!!

nelly_2

MommaCC wrote:

There are notices in my local registery office giving details of all forth coming marriages, giving any one the opportunity to contest the marriage. Good or bad - not really sure, but appears to be necessary

And thats another thing who the hell goes visiting the office evry day to see if there are any weddings they can object too.

If fact who would ever do that at any time in their life?

Stonk

Hee-hee, let's all go round to nelly's Registry Office and raise objections, so (s)he can get her £60's worth of admin ... ;o)

Plasticman

nelly wrote:

And thats another thing who the hell goes visiting the office evry day to see if there are any weddings they can object too.

If fact who would ever do that at any time in their life?

Think I've found a new hobby!!!

IvanOpinion

Plasticman wrote:

Think I've found a new hobby!!!

Can I go with you ... I want to check to see if my licence has expired

ivan

Bossyboots

nelly wrote:

And thats another thing who the hell goes visiting the office evry day to see if there are any weddings they can object too.

If fact who would ever do that at any time in their life?

Someone who wants to cause havoc for an ex-partner.

Becles

Where are the banns posted?

I'm marrying in Scotland and registering with a registry office up there. The service will be not in a church, but I have a minister booked for a religious ceremony.

Are they posted in the Scottish registry office, our local ones, or at the ministers church?

Bossyboots

Becles wrote:

Where are the banns posted?

I'm marrying in Scotland and registering with a registry office up there. The service will be not in a church, but I have a minister booked for a religious ceremony.

Are they posted in the Scottish registry office, our local ones, or at the ministers church?

In England, banns are only for an actual church service, not a religious service outside church.

They are not literally posted. In fact, the correct description is "read". On three successive Sunday mornings the vicar at the church where the marriage is to take place will read out the names of couples intending to marry in the future (about 2 - 3 months ahead). This gives the local folk a chance to raise objections. This was probably more relevant in yesteryear when most people went to church and therefore if there was anything to object to, the knowledge of the impending marriage was more widespread.

If the soon to be bride or groom live in a different parish, then their local church also has to read the banns in the same way. A separate fee is payable to that church for reading these banns.