What is the process when it comes to having our Banns read?
We're getting married in a church that isnt our local parish so need our banns read. Do both churches read them on the same dates, taking 3 weeks, or does one church read them for 3 weeks followed by the next, taking 6 weeks?
Question Asked: 18/04/2019
Wedding Date: 9/08/2018
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(18) · Byron Bay to Ballina , North Coast NSW and Gold Coast QLD
Posted: 12/08/2019
Marriage banns are the announcement of a couple's intention to marry, made inchurch on at least three Sundays in the three months preceding a wedding. ... Thebanns should be read in the churches near where both the bride and groom live, as well as the church where they are to get married.
Banns are an announcement in church of your intention to marry and a chance for anyone to put forward a reason why the marriage may not lawfully take place.
Banns need to be read in the parish where each of you lives as well as the church in which you are to be married if that is somewhere else.
You must have your banns read out in church for three Sundays during the three months before the wedding. This is usually done over three consecutive Sundays but does not have to be.
Speak to the minister or priest in each parish to confirm the process in each parish.
Best wishes for your wedding
As a Commonwealth registered marriage celebrant my couples need to complete the Notice of Intended Marriage, sign it and have it witnessed by an appropriate person then lodge it with a celebrant at least a month and a day prior to the marriage. As I am not affiliated with any religious body I have no idea about banns, so therefore I would consult the relevant church for clarification.
(10) · Blue Mountains / Penrith / Western Sydney / Sydney Basin
Posted: 8/05/2019
Having your banns read is an announcement in the church of your intention to marry so if anyone wants to oject to the wedding they can. It has a long tradition but as a civil celebrant I don't know the process in Australia but your minister or priest can advise you.
Celebrants do not have anything like that except for the Notice of Intended Marriage which is a form completed usually with your celebrant. The NOIM is the beginning of the legal process of marriage and must be done at least one month prior the wedding date. It requires proof of identity, date of birth and proof of divorce if one party has previously been married. Talk to your celebrant who can explain the process and help you have the wedding ceremony of your choice.
I'd suggest asking your church for their advice .... best wishes, Andrew
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Reading of banns is usually associated with being married in a church about 3 months before the ceremony and this done in both the parish of the groom and the bride, not so much adherred to for civil ceremonies. With a civil ceremony the couple complete the Notice of Intended Marriage, sign it and have it witnessed and presented to their chosen celebrant one calander month before the day of the ceremony.
To be clear I suggest you approach your parish priest/minister for the current adjudication on posting of banns.