Congratulations on your engagement!

We would love to be a part of your wedding day, please click this link which will take you to our wedding booklet with all the information in. 

Can I be married at All Saint's Church, Hampreston?"

If you are resident in the Parish of Hampreston and Stapehill and/or are regular worshippers at All Saint's then you are automatically eligible to apply to be married here. However, if you are resident outside of the Parish and do not attend All Saint's then you may still be able to apply if you fulfil any of the following qualifying connections:

Qualifying connections for marrying at All Saint's
  
You can marry in a Church of England church if you can show that one of you:

1. has at any time lived in the parish for a period of at least 6 months, or

2. were baptised (christened) in the parish concerned,
   or is confirmed and your confirmation was entered in the register of confirmations for a church or chapel in the parish (this will usually be the case if you were prepared for confirmation in the parish),

3. or - has at any time regularly gone to normal church services in the parish church for a period of at least 6 months

4. or -That one of your parents, at any time after you were born: has lived in the parish for a period of at least 6 months, or has regularly gone to normal church services in the parish church for a period of at least 6 months

5. or - That one of your parents or grandparents: was married in the parish
   
    
   
   "I am getting married in another church but I live in the Parish of All Saint's Church, Hampreston and Stapehill.How do I arrange for my banns to be read?"
   
   If either of you live in Hampreston & Stapehill Parish but are getting married at a different church you are required by law to have your banns read in both churches (unless you are being married by licence). If you are not sure which parish you come under click here to access the "A Church Near You" website - simply type in your postcode and it will tell you your parish of 

To arrange for your banns to be read click here to download a banns application form.

Please complete this and return it with a cheque made payable to "PCC of Hampreston and Stapehill" for £54 to Parish Administrator C/O All Saints Church at St Mary's Church Office, Church Rd, Ferndown. BH22 9EU

We will then be in touch to let you know when your banns will be read, this will happen over the course of three Sundays. Afterwards, provided that no impediment has been alleged, we will provide you with a banns certificate which you should then give to the minister taking your wedding.