Weddings at St Peter's
1. Would you mind confirming if either of you has been married before?
If the answer is YES and the previous partner is still alive then no booking should take place and the couple should contact the Reverend Rachel Webbley. The booking cannot go ahead now even with a provisional date.
If the answer is NO then please go to question 2
2. Would you confirm that you live in the parish of Whitstable on a regular basis and that you are both UK nationals?
If the answer is YES then the booking can proceed. If one of the parties is not a British national then the wedding can go ahead with a provisional date but some nationalities need a special license and they must talk to the Reverend Rachel Webbley before taking this further. This is only for certain countries.
If the answer is NO to living in Whitstable then proceed to question 3.
3. Has one of you ever lived in the parish of Whitstable for more than six months?
If the answer is YES then the booking can go ahead. The couple can use their addresses where they live now and should not use parental addresses.
If the answer is NO then please go to question 4.
4. Has one of your parents ever lived in the parish of Whitstable for more than six months during your lifetime?
If the answer is YES then the booking can go ahead. The couple can use their addresses where they live now and should not use parental addresses.
If the answer is NO then please go to question 5.
5. If questions 2, 3 and 4 do not apply to you there are still ways in which you can be married in Whitstable. These are:
Footnote: If none of these apply the only way the couple can get married at the church is if they attend an Anglican church in Whtistable regularly for six months. Once they have done this they can come back and book the wedding. They do not need to go on the electoral roll for weddings after October 2008.
The Reverend Rachel Webbley
If the answer is YES and the previous partner is still alive then no booking should take place and the couple should contact the Reverend Rachel Webbley. The booking cannot go ahead now even with a provisional date.
If the answer is NO then please go to question 2
2. Would you confirm that you live in the parish of Whitstable on a regular basis and that you are both UK nationals?
If the answer is YES then the booking can proceed. If one of the parties is not a British national then the wedding can go ahead with a provisional date but some nationalities need a special license and they must talk to the Reverend Rachel Webbley before taking this further. This is only for certain countries.
If the answer is NO to living in Whitstable then proceed to question 3.
3. Has one of you ever lived in the parish of Whitstable for more than six months?
If the answer is YES then the booking can go ahead. The couple can use their addresses where they live now and should not use parental addresses.
If the answer is NO then please go to question 4.
4. Has one of your parents ever lived in the parish of Whitstable for more than six months during your lifetime?
If the answer is YES then the booking can go ahead. The couple can use their addresses where they live now and should not use parental addresses.
If the answer is NO then please go to question 5.
5. If questions 2, 3 and 4 do not apply to you there are still ways in which you can be married in Whitstable. These are:
- One of you was baptised or prepared for confirmation in the parish;
- One of you has at any time regularly attended public worship in the parish for six months or more; (see footnote)
- One of your parents has regularly attended public worship there for six months or more in their child’s lifetime;
- One of your parents or grandparents were married in the parish. (All of these refer to Church of England services)
Footnote: If none of these apply the only way the couple can get married at the church is if they attend an Anglican church in Whtistable regularly for six months. Once they have done this they can come back and book the wedding. They do not need to go on the electoral roll for weddings after October 2008.
The Reverend Rachel Webbley
