Are we eligible to marry in our Parish Church?
If you would like to get married in one of our Churches, the first thing to do is find out if you are eligible to be married in that Church.
If you can answer ‘Yes’ to any one of the following questions, then you can get married in the Church you have chosen. When answering the questions below, the ‘Parish’ refers to the location of the Church you want to marry in, ie Silsoe or Flitton or Pulloxhill.
- Does one of you live in the Parish?
- Is one of you on the Parish Electoral Roll AND has one of you been baptised?
- Has either of you at any time lived in the Parish for at least 6 months?
- Has either of you at any time regularly gone to normal church services in the Parish church for at least 6 months?
- Were either of you baptised in the Parish?
- Were either of you prepared for confirmation in the Parish AND has one of you been baptised?
- Has one of your parents, at any time after you were born, lived in the Parish for a period of at least 6 months?
- Has one of your parents, at any time after you were born, regularly gone to normal church services in the Parish church for at least 6 months?
- Has one of your parents or grandparents married in the Parish?
- Have you been granted a Special Licence to marry in the Parish church?