Congratulations - You are getting married!
We share your joy and want to help you to both celebrate and confirm your decision! We will provide you and your fiancé with the best marriage and wedding preparation we can! Click on each of the following topics to find out more about our approach to marriage, and some specifics about preparing for your wedding ceremony.
■ Weddings & Marriage: Our Approach
Weddings are wonderful events. For many of you, your wedding day represents the most important day of your life. Yet as exciting and magnificent as a wedding is, it represents a mere twinkle in a journey along life's pathway together. We hope that our time together will be helpful as you make your wedding plans. Of greater importance, however, is the need for both of you to find this time valuable as you prepare for married life.
In our times together, we will suggest resources each of you can take advantage of to deepen your relationship, build on the choices you have made, and help you to discover new ideas and thoughts about each other. It is important to take this time to reflect on yourself, and your chosen one and that you discover where God is in your relationship. It is vital for the wellness of marriage to deepen our understanding and appreciation of the gifts, the strengths, the weaknesses, and the needs that two people bring to a relationship. The greatest gift a couple can give each other during this time leading up to your wedding is good marriage preparation! While you are planning for one day, it is a lifetime that you intend to share!
We sincerely hope that you experience a long and happy marriage. The church represents a holy place where people are called to celebrate the joys of their relationship before God, family and friends. As a holy place it is dedicated to God's agenda for covenant relationships. In this regard, it is necessary that we take seriously our responsibility to help couples understand the expectations of the church in respect of Christian marriage.
A Christian marriage is a holy ritual - a sign of God's active involvement in the life of a couple and a sign of the life of the whole Church. When a couple enters marriage, they are not doing a "one time thing." They enter a process of growth, discovery and learning together, believing that the love which energized Jesus Christ lives in them also.
A Marriage License is obtained at the Hamilton City Hall or at any Municipal Service Centre in the City of Hamilton. It is your responsibility to meet whatever requirements you need for issuing this license. Call ahead if you have any questions in this regard. Currently, licenses are good for 90 days and there is no waiting period. We ask that you bring the license into the Church Office two weeks before your wedding date so we can complete the required paperwork to register your marriage.
The fees for weddings at Faith United are reviewed annually by the committees responsible and approved by the Unified Board. Please discuss the fees with the Minister or the Church Secretary. Fees include Minister, Organist, Custodian/Wedding Hostess, and use of the Church. A Deposit is required when booking your wedding. The balances of the fees, together with your Marriage License are to be in the church office two weeks prior to your wedding date. Please make all cheques payable to Faith United Church. Cash is also acceptable.
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