Any advice on changing your religion to get married?

no advice here, it's your choice and your special day 

This is your choice.

As a Civil Celebrant I will marry couples from different religions and different ethnic backgrounds.When drafting the marriage ceremony with my clients I can include any rituail,poems and prayers that have special meaning to that couple and their guests.You both don't need to be of the same religion for a civil ceremomy.

Wow, that is a really big decision. If you are doing it for love then fine, but if you are doing it to keep the peace then you might want to have a heart to heart with your fiance.

Good luck with the decision making.

You can absolutely change, now or later. Consider that a civil wedding can include elements of both your religions, i do this often. And couples also usually take into consideration the parents of each partner when doing this, out of defference. pm me if you want more information

That would be a big call but one that only you can make.  I would certainly be looking at where you feel in all this.  If you don't then how would that affect the relationship?  If you do, again, how would that affect other things like your family etc?

I have married many couple where each is of a different religous background but they have gone ahead and married without changing anything because they were in love and they respected each others feelings and beliefs.

I would certainly love to meet you both and go over these issues should you wish.

Basically you need to discuss and be honest with each other about whether you will both be devout and practise in that religion.You may need to ask  counsellors provided by the specific religion to assist you to come to a mutual decision. 

A celebrant can assist you to incorporate religious / cultural readings into your ceremony if you desire.

It depends a lot about how you feel. If it is not a matter of huge imoportance to you which religion you follow you could consider changing your religion to your partner's if it is very important to him.. Alternately  your partner could change. I have experienced a change made by the bride to be for whom her previous religion was not so important. She is very happy with her new religion and of course her husband is also. I have performed a wedding with prayers chosen by the couple and also some readings from spiritual scripts and the couple were happy with that instead of church.

I think some key questions to ask yourself before deciding is:

• How significant is my current religion to my identity?
• Will this impact my wider life with family and society?
• Would my partner still accept me if I did or didn’t change my religion?
  
  

Ones religion can be purely a personal affair, but is normally highly nuanced with many integrated aspects like family and community. Before you make the decision I believe you should think deeply and reflect about what would be gained and lost by the change.

I encourage you to reach out to close friends, family, a counsellor or significant other who you can trust to process this decision with.

All the best with this important choice.
-Pete

@petethecelebrant

Greetings

Thank you for your enquiry regarding advice about changing your religion in order to get married.  It is a personal choice between the couple in the first instance and is something that must be discussed openly together and a resolution arrived at prior to being married.  You will have many differences during your married life so this discussion together and reaching a compromise will be a strong foundation for the years ahead when your views differ.  I present Christian ceremonies as well as civil ceremonies and when a couple come from different religious backgrounds we work together to design a ceremony that incorporates both traditions in consultation with the couple enabling them to both agree with what is chosen.

If the couple was intending to marry in a church then the minister/priest/pastor would need to be consulted.

Warmest wishes for your special day and abundant blessings for the future.