Although we try to hold as many weddings as possible at St Edward's Church, sometimes it is not possible to create a qualifying connection by attendance. Couples may live too far away from Stow-on-the-Wold to attend monthly for six months. When this is the case we can hold a wedding blessing in our ancient church if you have been through a civil marriage conducted elsewhere. The blessing service can have all the traditional features of bells, bridesmaids, flowers, hymns and friends and family all dressed up. Alternatively, it can be a blessing with just the couple with or without a few friends. 

We ask for a donation for a wedding blessing.  A team of bellringers, the organist and flowers are charged separately if you want to have a larger service. We have plenty of local hotels and restaurants for a wedding breakfast for two or two hundred. 

Please contact us on [email protected] to find out how we can make your wedding blessing a very special day.

The small print: 

We would need to see a marriage certificate prior to the service. This is a blessing and not a legal marriage service.

When we are allowed to do so Revd Karen would love to offer blessings for same sex couples but we are not there yet.