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HELP WITH THE WEDDING DAY PLEASE!
« on: July 11, 2006, 08:14:51 PM »
OK what are the rules....I am an American girl planning to marry my British boyfriend... we are wanting to get married in the UK.. I have applied for my finacee visa... the question is... how many does from the day I land in England can we have our wedding... he said he read somewhere that I have to be in the UK at least 15 days then we can get married... i haven't read that anywhere...
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Re: HELP WITH THE WEDDING DAY PLEASE!
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2006, 08:32:29 PM »
When I enquired it depended upon church or civic ceremony, the civil ceremony you had to live in the area for 7 days, meet with the registrar and then there was a 15 day wait on top of that.  Most local council websites have the guidlines for civil ceremonies.  I think it maybe different if it is a church wedding.
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Re: HELP WITH THE WEDDING DAY PLEASE!
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2006, 08:40:15 PM »
Chara is right!  You have to be in the town you are getting married 7 days before you can register, after you register you have to wait 16 consecutive days and on the 16th day you can marry.


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Re: HELP WITH THE WEDDING DAY PLEASE!
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2006, 08:44:24 PM »
ok so it's like a total of 23 days.. eek! we will be getting married at a registry office.
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Re: HELP WITH THE WEDDING DAY PLEASE!
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2006, 08:51:49 PM »
I would also check the registry office in your area specialises in international marriages.  I spoke to my local one and I was told that I had to speak to the registrar in Newcastle as my office did not deal with international marriages.
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Re: HELP WITH THE WEDDING DAY PLEASE!
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2006, 09:03:02 PM »
Chara,

It seems you and I had similiar experiences

Becky

Ok the registrar said something to me about having bands read, please don't take this as gospel but I remember hearing that if our bands were read (meaning the Vicar asked the church on 3 different occasions if anyone objected to us getting married) that we didn't have to do anything with the waiting or the registry, but our Viccar didn't agree but I think that all depends on your Viccar plus my registry office wasn't that up on things, the woman sort of gave me a lot of inconsistant untrue information, but that might be something to ask about.


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Re: HELP WITH THE WEDDING DAY PLEASE!
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2006, 09:08:54 PM »
Chara is right!

No-one has ever said that about me before! hehe  :P

The delay kinda put me off a little, which is why I opted to run off to Gretna Green, it's just the 15 day wait period there.  Zeusy, I beat you to a Mrs. by just three days :)
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Re: HELP WITH THE WEDDING DAY PLEASE!
« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2006, 09:51:28 PM »
If you are divorced you also have to wait for your divorce paper to be verified. In my case this made the wait a little longer than two weeks.


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Re: HELP WITH THE WEDDING DAY PLEASE!
« Reply #8 on: July 11, 2006, 10:15:33 PM »
never been married
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Re: HELP WITH THE WEDDING DAY PLEASE!
« Reply #9 on: July 11, 2006, 10:27:32 PM »
i already feel stressed!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-[
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Re: HELP WITH THE WEDDING DAY PLEASE!
« Reply #10 on: July 12, 2006, 12:41:40 AM »
Ok the registrar said something to me about having bands read, please don't take this as gospel but I remember hearing that if your bands were read (meaning the Vicar asked the church on 3 different occasions if anyone objected to us getting married) that we didn't have to do anything with the waiting or the registry, but our Viccar didn't agree but I think that all depends on your Viccar plus my registry office wasn't that up on things, the woman sort of gave me a lot of inconsistant untrue information, but that might be something to ask about.

Banns only need to be announced if it is going to be a Church of England ceremony. (OK, so this might be true of other religions as well, but I've got no idea.) Since she is going to have a civil ceremony (in the registrar's office), there are different rules.


Re: HELP WITH THE WEDDING DAY PLEASE!
« Reply #11 on: July 12, 2006, 03:36:00 AM »
Shows how much I know I can't even spell Banns right ha ha!  Well I just thought I would put it out there you as another option.  Thanks for giving me the right info about the Banns.

Chara are you getting married on a Thursday???


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Re: HELP WITH THE WEDDING DAY PLEASE!
« Reply #12 on: July 12, 2006, 07:42:41 AM »
A Wednesday, it worked out to be a lot cheaper than a weekend wedding!
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Re: HELP WITH THE WEDDING DAY PLEASE!
« Reply #13 on: July 12, 2006, 09:43:19 AM »
Shows how much I know I can't even spell Banns right ha ha! 

And 'vicar' only has 1 'c'!   ;)   ;)


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