Chapel Weddings

Getting Married in the Chapel at Royal Holloway

Ever dreamt of getting married in the Chapel at Royal Holloway?

The Chaplaincy and Governing Body of Royal Holloway, University of London are delighted to inform current students, staff, alumni, and children of current long-standing staff of Royal Holloway of the opportunity to get married in the beautiful Chapel, located in the Founder’s Building.

In getting married in the Chapel you are saying that you wish God to be involved in your married life together.

The Chapel can be used for the following weddings:

Church of England, Roman Catholic and Non-Conformist (eg Methodist, URC).

For current staff and students the Anglican and Roman Catholic College Chaplains may be available to officiate if requested, but Nonconformist couples would need to bring their own officiating minister.  Alumni should in any case provide their own minister.

 

Pictured: Sian and David Lindsay's wedding in the Chapel (Mark Lewis photography)

For further details please contact:

Mrs Sue Heath Chaplaincy Administrator and Wedding Coordinator Royal Holloway, University of London Egham Surrey TW20 0EX

T: 01784 443950 E: chaplaincy@rhul.ac.uk

Monday – Friday, 9am-1pm (term-time only)

 

Marriage is intended by God to be a creative relationship, as his blessing enables husband and wife to love and support each other in good times and in bad, and to share in the care and upbringing of children. For Christians, marriage is also an invitation to share life together in the spirit of Jesus Christ. It is based upon a solemn, public and life-long covenant between a man and a woman, declared and celebrated in the presence of God and before witnesses.

from The Marriage Service in Common Worship: Services and Prayers for the Church of England

The marriage covenant, by which a man and a woman form with each other an intimate communion of life and love, has been founded and endowed with its own special laws by the Creator. By its very nature it is ordered to the good of the couple, as well as to the generation and education of children. Christ the Lord raised marriage between the baptized to the dignity of a sacrament.

Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 1660

Neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 8:39 (From the website of the Methodist Church)