{"id":34600,"date":"2026-06-07T17:55:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T17:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.astwoodbankchurch.org.uk\/?page_id=34600"},"modified":"2026-06-07T21:27:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T21:27:36","slug":"weddings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.astwoodbankchurch.org.uk\/?page_id=34600","title":{"rendered":"Weddings"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Wedding Enquiries<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Weddings have been conducted at St Matthias and St George Church here in Astwood Bank since 1885.\u00a0 We continue to be delighted to welcome people who are ready to commit their lives to each other through\u00a0 the sacrament of marriage.\u00a0 If you are not able to come to one of our regular church services (details of which can be found on the right of the page) to meet us and enquire about the process then please use the link below to complete the initial form and Rev. Fiona will be in touch with you to arrange to meet and discuss your arrangements.\u00a0 In the meantime, you may find the link below useful to answer some of the more frequently asked general questions.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.churchofengland.org\/life-events\/your-church-wedding\/weddings-faqs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Weddings FAQs<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/ctk-benefice.myiknowchurch.co.uk\/led\/enquiryForm\/wedding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wedding Request Form<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you are to be married in a different church but need to have your banns read at St. Matthias and St. George then please complete the banns only request.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/ctk-benefice.myiknowchurch.co.uk\/led\/enquiryForm\/banns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Banns Only Request Form<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wedding Enquiries Weddings have been conducted at St Matthias and St George Church here in Astwood Bank since 1885.\u00a0 We continue to be delighted to welcome people who are ready to commit their lives to each other through\u00a0 the sacrament of marriage.\u00a0 If you are not able to come to one of our regular church&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astwoodbankchurch.org.uk\/?page_id=34600\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Weddings<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-34600","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Astwood Bank Church | Redditch WorcstershireWedding Enquiries Weddings have been conducted at St Matthias and St George Church here in Astwood Bank since 1885. 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