St Mary Major, Ilchester

About St Mary Major, Ilchester

Whether St Mary Major, Ilchester is your your chosen church and you have a strong connection with it, we'd love to hear from you to discuss your upcoming marriage. For more information about connections that enable you to marry in a particular church, see the Church of England's weddings web site for more details. people choose to marry in a church for plenty of dwhetherferent reasons. Find out more about how a church wedding could work for you.

Special Day, Special Place

There are some things about marrying in church that make your wedding ceremony extra special:

There is an undeniable spritual aspect to saying your vows in the eyes of God, which many couples appreciate.
Your wedding vows, made in a church, will help you to stay together and grow together.
Your Vicar can blend ancient tradition and modern experience to reflect your story. Because of the relationship with the Vicar, your wedding can be made unique to you, which can be very emotional and meaningful.
Many of the country's churches offer the chance to marry somewhere truly beautiful. Old or new, intimate or grand, our 16,000 churches are some of the nation’s most picturesque wedding venues, with twothirds being listed buildings.
Many of the country's churches offer a sense of historical importance and closeness to the past. You can feel you’re becoming part of history itself by marrying in the same place as your relatives.
You can be involved in making choices about your ceremony. You can even use an online ceremony planner to get you started. Marrying in a church is a true blend of meaningful and traditional.

You do not need to have been christened and you do not need to be attending regularly to choose a church wedding. A complication might arise if one of you has been married before, or, if one of you is a foreign national, but there may still be a way forward. Simply get in touch and we'll be able to advise you.