St Mary's Anglican Church

Cnr Queensberry and Howard Streets
North Melbourne

Getting Married at St Mary's

Issues Needing Early Clarification

• The Wedding Service will be according to the Rites of the Anglican Church of Australia and conducted by one of the parish clergy. Only in exceptional circumstances will approval be given for a visiting celebrant.
• It is a normal requirement that at least one of the couple be baptised in the Christian tradition.
• If one or both of the couple have been married before and divorced, the priest has to seek permission of the Bishop to marry the couple. This requires sensitive discussion with the couple at the initial interview;

Contact

• Initial enquiries to ascertain availability of the Church and a priest for the proposed date and time and to clarify other procedural matters ought be made with the Parish Office Manager;
• In due course the couple will need to contact the priest to arrange the date and time of an initial interview and subsequent interviews;
• Contact details for the Parish Office Manager and Parish Priest are listed at the bottom of this page.

Wedding Times

• The Wedding Service would normally be on a Saturday, with the latest time for commencement normally being 4.00pm as the Director of Music officiates as the organist elsewhere after this time;
• Sunday times after 2.00pm and days other than Saturdays are by special arrangement and an additional $200 fee applies.

Fees

• Fees are set annually by Vestry and are payable before or at the rehearsal. The current fees are $1200.00.
• Included in these fees is a non-refundable deposit of $100.00 which is to be paid at the time of confirmation of the date and time of the Wedding. The fee does not include a Marriage Preparation Course which is a normal requirement for couples intending to be married in St Mary's.
• The Fee covers the following:
  • Three or four interviews with the priest to prepare the necessary documentation, discussion of details of the Service (basic Service for Marriage or in the context of Eucharist) and other relevant issues so that the Service may be as personalised as possible;
  • A rehearsal with the priest and wedding party;
  • Music provided by the Director of Music on the Smenge organ;
  • The bell - rung at the arrival of the bride and as the couple leave the Church;
  • Bows (cream or white) on all pews; and
  • The setting up and use of the church, with special altar frontal, candles on the altar and candelabras etc.
• The Fee does not cover the following:
  • Marriage preparation course, details of which will be discussed between the priest and the couple;
  • Flowers, as these attract GST. The couple may make private arrangements for flowers in the church or can discuss other options with the priest; and
  • Service booklets containing the order of service. The text of the order of service will be arranged with the couple following discussion and planning with the priest, and the final text for printing will be provided. St Mary's is able to provide a very simple printed order of service for an additional charge.

Marriage Preparation

• Given the huge investment made in the wedding day itself, it is even more important to invest in the enrichment and strength of the couple's ongoing relationship.
• Therefore, it is a normal requirement for couples marrying in St Mary's to undertake a marriage preparation course, the details of which the priest will discuss with the couple. The cost is not included in the fees payable for your wedding at St Mary's, but is usually about $295.

Parish Priest

The Revd Dr Craig D'Alton

Director of Music

Beverley Phillips

In the first instance, please contact the Parish Office on (03) 9328 2522 or email using our contact form.