Weddings

To make wedding arrangements please come to Vestry Hour, any Thursday Evening in church between 6 - 7pm

Love is patient; love is kind;
love is not envious or boastful
or arrogant or rude.
It does not insist on its own way;
it is not irritable or resentful;
it does not rejoice in wrongdoing,
but rejoices in the truth.
It bears all things, believes all things,
hopes all things, endures all things.

1 Corinthians 13. 4-7

Every year we conduct 15 - 20 weddings and we do our best to make the occasion not only a celebration of love but also to share as much as we can in the planning so that the Church of England Marriage Service is tailored to your hopes.

If you live in the Parish of Lee-on-the-Solent, or if you have a connection with St Faith’s you are normally entitled to be married in St Faith’s.

Being married in church is to be married in a holy place and it is an opportunity to seek God’s blessing. Every wedding is a unique occasion and we feel a great sense of privilege in sharing this day with you.

Weddings are arranged at Vestry Hour on Thursday evenings between 6 and 7pm in church. The first things to be done are to make sure you are entitled to be married here, and then to fix the date and time of the wedding. Then, over the following months we build up a picture of the kind of wedding you would like to have. We shall need to know your choice of hymns, music and readings and who is going to take part in the service. Come along to Vestry Hour on any Thursday to discuss you plans, or telephone or email the vicar if you prefer.

We work together to arrange the service that is right for you. Often, we produce an order of service for couples which has all the information that is needed on the day so that by the time of the wedding rehearsal (in the week before the wedding) everyone knows what is going to happen.

In January of each year we invite all couples to our marriage evening when we walk through a wedding service and answer questions etc. This is also an opportunity to meet the organist and flower team.

If you both live in Lee-on-the-Solent your banns will be called here automatically. If one of you lives in another parish you must arrange for banns to be called in that parish church within the three months before your wedding. Banns are called at St Faith’s on the three Sundays of the month preceding the month of your wedding at the 10am Parish Eucharist.

Please see the list of fees below. Statutory fees are those which must be paid. The ‘extras’ will vary according to the decisions which you make about your wedding.

There is no deposit required but we would ask you to become a Friend of St Faith’s for at least one year. The minimum payment for this is £12 and we would hope that you will choose to renew your membership as a consequence of a happy wedding and as a means of keeping in touch with this special place.

Please ask for our leaflet with suggested wedding readings. There must be at least one reading from the Bible but couples often include poetry and secular readings as well.

Please ask for our leaflet with suggested music and most popular hymns. Our organist, John Witham, will be pleased to hear from you and to arrange to meet you after a Sunday morning service to play through music for you.

We have a team of volunteers who will arrange flowers in church for the wedding. Margaret Hunt will be happy to hear from you if you have particular requests.

Discreet photography is permitted during the service and you are very welcome to use the church grounds before and after the service for photographs.

Video is permitted during the service but please note the charges for this. These are levied as a contribution towards our copyright license and as additional fees to musicians whose skills are being recorded.

There is ample parking at and around the church. For weddings the area close to the church west door is coned off for wedding cars.

It is never too late to change your mind! Please contact the Vicar if you have any questions and do remember to let us know of any changes in you plans.

Fees for 2010
Statutory Fees:	Total Statutory fees £379.50
Diocesan Board of Finance Publication of Banns Marriage Certificate Parochial Church Council Verger Clerk Flower Team	£153.00 £7.00 £3.50 £138.00 £23.00 £30.00 £25.00
Extras:
Organ Choir Heating Flowers Order of Service	£65.00 £47.00 £16.00 £75.00 £40.00 - £80.00
Video Extras:
Organ Choir	£65.00 £47.00
Examples:
Stat fee + Organ £444.50 Stat fee + Organ + Choir £491.50 Stat fee + Organ + Choir + Video £603.50 Stat fee + Organ + Choir + Video + Flowers £678.50 Stat fee + Organ + Flowers £519.50 Stat fee + Organ + Choir + Flowers £566.50 Add £40-£80 for Orders of Service The heating fee is charged from October - March Cheques payable to St Faith's PCC

The Parish Office is open every weekday morning from 9.30am - 12.30pm
the church is open for visitors all day