Weddings

Holding your Wedding within a Church setting makes your special day that little bit more special for many reasons, but also that you are making that commitment as Husband and Wife to God. At St. Laurence-in-Thanet, Ramsgate we are committed to giving you a day to remember in one of our five very special Churches. Each Church within our Parish offers unique experiences that will make it your Wedding Day especially memorable.

If you live within the Parish of St Laurence-in-Thanet, you are welcome to get married in any of our five Churches. If you are not a resident, you must have a qualifying connection to the Church. The Church of England denotes a qualifying connection as any of the following:

THE QUALIFYING CONNECTIONS (taken from the Church of England Marriage Measure 2008)

A person has a Qualifying Connection with a parish if:

1. That person:

a. was baptised in the parish. (This does not apply where the baptism formed part of a combined service of baptism or confirmation); or

b. had his or her confirmation entered in a church register book of a church or chapel in the parish; or

c. has at any time had his or her usual place of residence in the parish for at least 6 months; or

d. has at any time habitually attended public worship in the parish for at least 6 months;

or

2. A Parent of that person has at any time during that person’s lifetime:

a. had his or her usual place of residence in the parish for at least 6 months; or

b. habitually attended public worship in the parish for at least 6 months;

or

3. A Parent or Grandparent of that person was married in the parish.

The references to baptism, confirmation and marriage, and to attending public worship, are all confined to services according to the rites of the Church of England.

We are extremely flexible and wish to ensure the day is stress and hassle free. Please contact us via the contact form or email weddings@stlaurenceparish-ramsgate.org.uk for enquires regarding our wedding services. In the meantime please see some of the photos from just a small selection of photographs from our couples’ big days.