Weddings at St Pauls

What happens at a wedding

  • The priest welcomes everyone present and reminds them of God’s purposes in instituting marriage.

  • There is a reading from Scripture and an address is given.

  • The bride and the groom promise to give themselves to one another “for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, so long as we both shall live.”

  • Wedding rings are blessed and exchanged as a sign of the vows that have been taken, and that the commitment is unending.

  • The priest blesses the married couple.

  • Prayers are offered by everyone present for the couple and their future together.