BANNS OF MARRIAGE APPLICATION If the marriage is to take place in another parish, only the white boxes need to be completed. Complete both the white and blue boxes for the church where the marriage is to take place. One person may complete 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 this form on behalf of both. Full name Age at Condition Rank, profession Address at time of Father’s full name (if Father’s rank, Block capitals proposed date (delete whichever or occupation publishing banns, and deceased, add profession or At least two weeks’ notice is of wedding does not apply) phone number “deceased”) occupation required before the first reading of the banns. Banns (Man) Single must be read on three successive Sundays within Widower three months of the marriage. Previous marriage (Section 3) If either of you will dissolved not be 18 years old by the proposed date of your (Woman) Single marriage the consent of your parents or guardians will need Widow to be obtained. (Sections 4, 11, 12) The Previous marriage Church’s official rules do not dissolved permit the marriage in church of anyone who has been 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 divorced from a husband or Nationality Date of birth Have you been If so, was the Have you been baptised? Since when have you Which is your wife who is still living,without previously married or in previous marriage If so, where? lived at the address in parish church? the consent of the Diocesan a civil partnership? terminated by section 6 above? Bishop. If you are in this death? position you should consult (Man) your local clergy as soon as possible to discuss the situation. (Section 15) This means the Church of England (Woman) ecclesiastical parish in which you live. If you are unsure which parish you live in you can use the website www.achurcheearyou.com to 16 17 18 19 We certify that to the best of our check. Are you related or At which church do you wish to be On what date? At what time? knowledge the answers to the above connected by married? questions are true and complete. If either or both of you lives in marriage? If so, how? a different parish from that in (Both) Signed _________________________ which the marriage is to take place you must also arrange Signed _________________________ for the banns to be read and obtain a banns certificate from Date _________________________ that parish as well..