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SUMMARY:St Bride's Brides and Grooms – a celebration of marriage
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DESCRIPTION:All are warmly invited to attend a special service celebrating
  marriage at 5:30pm on Sunday 6th July in St Bride’s Church\, which has 
 sanctified marriages for 1500 years.\n\nWe aim to welcome back as many of 
 our past wedding couples as possible – whether they were married here re
 cently\, or have celebrated dozens of anniversaries – for a special serv
 ice followed by a celebratory drink in the churchyard.\n\nThe service will
  include hymns\, readings and a number of the most-popular musical choices
  that our wedding couples make (see below) performed by St Bride’s Choir
  & Orchestra.\n\nThere will also be a congregational prayer as an Act of R
 enewal\, celebrating the blessings marriage has brought us and asking for 
 forgiveness for the times when we have fallen short of our vows.\n\nThis i
 s also an opportunity to remember and reflect for those whose spouses have
  died or whose marriages have not stood the test of time.\n\nMUSIC\nWe are
  delighted to announce that St Bride’s Orchestra will be in attendance t
 o accompany our wonderful St Bride’s Choir whose forces will be boosted 
 by members of the EC4 Music Chamber Choir.\n\nOn the playlist are some of 
 the most-loved wedding pieces such as Wagner’s Bridal Chorus from Loheng
 rin\, Parry’s I was glad and Walton’s Set me as a seal upon your heart
 .\n\nThe orchestra will also serenade us with Handel’s Arrival of the Qu
 een of Sheba and Mendelssohn’s Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s 
 Dream.\n\nA real musical treat is in store.\n\nADMISSION\nThis service is 
 open to all\, ticketless and free to attend. A crèche room will be availa
 ble for any who wish to bring small children.\n\nIt would help us immensel
 y with our planning if you could kindly let the office know if you are abl
 e to come – please email: stb@stbrides.com or phone 020 7427 0133.\n\nSU
 PPORT ST BRIDE'S\nSt Bride’s is wholly reliant on and deeply grateful fo
 r the generous support of our visitors and congregation.\nWe have been hol
 ding weddings at St Bride’s for 1500 years and hope to do so for the nex
 t 1500 and we need you to play a part in helping us achieve that.\n\nThere
  will be a retiring collection at the end of the service to support the wo
 rk\, ministry and music-making of St Bride’s and help maintain our magni
 ficent Wren church.\n\nDonations can be made by cash or contactless at chu
 rch or via JustGiving. https://www.justgiving.com/stbrideschurchfleetstree
 t\n\nDo please Gift Aid your donation if you are eligible which generates 
 an extra 25p in every £1 donated.\n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION\nA crèche ro
 om will be available for any who wish to bring small children.\n\nDirectio
 ns to St Bride’s Church and information about accessibility are availabl
 e on our Visit Us page. https://www.stbrides.com/visit-us/\n\nPhoto by kin
 d permission of the bride\, groom and Hollie Carlin Photography
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LOCATION:St Bride's Church\, Fleet Street
URL:https://www.stbrides.com/events/brides-and-grooms/
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