Had meeting with the vicar to arrange our church wedding for a Friday. We were pleased the date was free and he was happy to do it. We were NOT pleased with the price list he handed to us. Total = £700!!! FOR A CHURCH!?!?!?
Am I being incredibly naive or what but I thought you just made a donation?! Seriously, the CoE is making some money here somewhere and I can't believe it...we just cannot afford that. They even have a £40 charge for allowing a photographer to take pics in the grounds!!!!!!!!

So....the search begins for a new church...9months to go....!
BTW I really want to marry in a church..i dunno why but I had my heart set on it! :(
Anyone like to share their church prices!? Cant believe I might have to haggle with a church lol
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*spits coffee all over the monitor*
HOW MUCH??
Jeez - we thought we were getting a bargain for £300, then we discovered it was only going to be £190. What a rip off!!
(Ours is a Methodist church btw)

You can find a church for much less than that!

Yeah I think I might have to change churches!
I honestly thought the church wanted more people to get married within the church and to go and everything, but this has really disappointed me :(

yeah the £700 includes all the extras like choir, bell ringers, organist, heating, flowers, etc etc but i'm still shocked!

bear in mind ladies in november the prices will change! our vicar told us the govening church body people are changing it so all churches have to charge the same. and also bear in mind u can only get married in a church if its your parish or u have a strong connection to it via regular attendence (weekly for 6 months) or immediate family married or baptised there so not just any church is possible x

Its about right but if we were to have a civil ceremony in a venue (not the reg office) it would be at least £900

we are just goin wht a reg office as we are not religious and dont fancy having to go to the church every sunday before the big day xxxx

Ours is CofE and costs £500 without any extras if we had the bells, the choir, allowance for video recording and flower lady it'd cost £850 what a rip off catholic churches just ask for a donation to the church! xxx

Ours is £600 ish but that includes everything, my finace and daughter were christened there as well as lots of toher family members so it really isn't an option to get married anywhere but this particular church so to me although a lot more than i realised it would be its worth every penny! Our daughters christening only costs us a £25 donations amazing the huge difference in price and am pretty sure it will take the same amount of time to get married as it was to christen her!!
on the plus side my friends church cost over £800!!!! xx

I hope mine will be less ,dont know jet but I am religious person so wanna get married in the church

i have bugeted £700 for church bonus if it all comes in less, that is with everything xx

i still think its wrong for the church to CHARGE you i think it should be a donation (which i thought it was) but my god! the prices are sooo expensive! xx

Ours is £1000 I find it disgusting but I love the church and it has meaning to us x

Our first choice was £450 for the church
No photos allowed!
Extra £50 if we want it recording
£150 for wedding bells
£100 if we want a choir

Now were trying to look for another, otherwise its a civil service at our hotel where we're having our reception.

We're having our wedding in the hotel. It's costing £200 for the use of the room but it comes decorated etc and the registrar is £350 as we're getting married on a Saturday. Think the wedding notices are standard at £33.50 each xx

Did they not run through any prices with you before you booked? Don't panic hun, not all places charge the same. It may well be that yours will cost around the £200 mark. Don't go cancelling anything, just get the prices and take it from there xx xx

I was thinking Methodist until I realised they can't legally marry you, then I was thinking CofE as you don't need the registra to come along. Now I'm in a panic again. I really wanted to become a member of the church I choose and have been to both churches for 2 sunday services. 1 church is walking distance from home, the other is just outside of a nice walk (uphill) and also next door to where H2b wants the reception. Oh no decisions decisions. I may need to talk prices with the CofE that I had got my heart set on before I make my decisions now.

our church is a Cof E and its £380

£260 for church service
£50 organist
£20 bells
£3.50 certificate
£22 banns
£25 verger

I asked my vicar about the varying costs around the country and he was shocked stating that he was under the impression that all church fees were a set fee? regardless of where etc??
strange dont u think? some of you seem to have very high costs for your church! :-/ xx

Think everywhere is different hun, it also depends on what type of church. Ours is Church of England, we don't have to pay for register to come out with that. We have to pay 520 for everything

my chucrch is costing 550 that includes everything even banns the only thing it doesnt is the choior which we are not that fussed on anyway. it also includes a videographer x x

Some other denominations churches do need a registrar- it can be best to check. But not all.

our wedding at Gretna Green blacksmiths is costing uost just under £1500, so £700 isnt that bad lol x

also think of the size of the room heating is exspensive when it a huge space! if you want a church marrage you should be prepared to give them a decent amount of money for the true costs of using their site.
thats why they no longer ask for just a donation because people just take the mick

sorry i meant bells!lol

Just read the original post - 700 isn't bad at all you know we were quoted 900 ! so now we're having a registrar come out to the farm we're getting married at - only £350 apporx for her to come out and marry us :D woo