can i have a religious ceremony not in a church?

Hi hope all your plans are going well. 

You certainly can have a religious ceremony, it is your day and whatever you would like to have be it religious, spiritual or somewhere between is completely up to you. 

I have a booklet i give all my couples with readings etc and some of them are religious. 

kind regards

Lesley 

Yes, I perform lots of religious ceremonies or ceremonies with religion in them in any location that my couple chooses to marry. if you would like more information please email mario at treasured ceremonies.

Yes, you absolutely can have a religious ceremony wherever you like. However, if you would like to receive your Certificate of Marriage in that faith denomination, then you need to be married by a priest or minister of that religion. However, if you are happy with a non religious Certificate of Marriage, then a civil celebrant is all you need. A civil service also allows you the freedom to select what you would like in your ceremony. I have a Cert IV in Theology and Ministry, so I am more than happy to answer any further questions you have.

Happy planning,

Danielle Barker x

Some Celebrants will perform a religious ceremony for you but are not ministers of religion.   I also know of some ministers who will happily perform a religious ceremony somewhere other than a church.  Just ask them.  

Yes of course you can. You can invite your church minister to preside or an ordained reverend if you like. A civil celebrant can perform the legal side of the vows - if you want a combination wedding.

Generally religious weddings are left to those who are ordained for perform the various rites of the church. Authorised Celebrants can perform Foley, Celtic and Gaelic rites if preferred. 

Kind regards

Joy Perkins

Authorised Celebrant. 

You can include religion into your ceremony, just speak with your celebrant.  As a Catholic, I have including religion for some of my couples who wish to have some religion included into their ceremonies.  However if you are after the same 'full on' religious ceremony that you would get within a church but want your ceremony to be conducted outdoors or somewhere else other than a church, you will need to check with your minister/priest.  I know that Catholic priests are not permitted to celebrate a wedding outside the church but have hard that some have done so.  It also depends on which faith you belong to.  Hope this helps.

There is no reason you cannot have a religious style wedding ceremony outside of a church. You may ask a Religious Celebrant, authorised by the Federal Government , if they would be prepared to do that for you, in a park, or venue, ………..though suspect it would be up to their respective faith. There is a difference between them and a Civil Celebrant. If a Religious Celebrant is not keen you may need to link up with a Civil Celebrant, (also authorised by the Federal Government) who has religious faith and is happy to provide that.  Not all Civil Celebrants would be too keen if what you are asking for is overly religious. They would probably, as I would, feel a little uncomfortable.  I could count on one hand the number of  ceremonies where I was happy to say a few religious words during a wedding ceremony that I have presided over.

Your celebrant can definitely include things such as bible readings, hymns, prayers etc in order for your service to be religious. It is best to disuss with your celebrant directly to see what they can provide.

Hello there.

It's probably best to choose a celebrant who's studied how to integrate elements of religious ceremonies into a civil ceremony without offending anyone from that religion. You don't say which religion you're thinking about and of course there are so many, so, for example, the ritual incorporating the Greek Crowns might be able to be reflected in a garden wedding, but a civil celebrant won't want to appear to be a Greek Orthodox priest and won't use the whole traditional ceremony. (Other examples... Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim... same applies)

If you're from say, an Anglican background, you'll find the civil ceremony framework allows plenty of scope for you to include prayers and readings of your choice and most celebrants would be happy for you to do that.

Generally speaking, religious rites are associated with celebrants ordained to deliver them according to that religion and religious celebrants must work in a particular church. Civil celebrants, on the other hand, can marry people anywhere - including in a church, with permission.

So, if you want a religious ceremony in a location away from where the religious celebrant can work, there's nothing to stop you having two celebrants work together! The religious celebrant conducts the religious rite (or blessing) and the civil celebrant takes the legal responsibility.

Best Wishes, Jen

I did my first religious ceremony a few weeks ago, Ammie and Kyle, you will see their review.  We had three religious readings/prayers in our ceremony.  However, for the full legal religious ceremony you will chose a Minister of the Church as there is a difference in the legals between a Celebrant and a Minister of the Church.  I loved Ammie and Kyle's Ceremony which was held indoors at the Sandhurst Club, it was very moving and I would recommend it if its what you wish.