The Grosvenor Chapel is a Chapel-of-Ease within the parish of St George, Hanover Square. If you are a resident of the parish (basically the boundaries of Mayfair) you can be married here after the calling of banns: the announcement of your wedding on three consecutive Sundays within the three months before the wedding both here and in the parish church of your financé(e).

If you are not resident in Mayfair you can only be married here if you are on the Electoral Roll, the register of the regular worshippers at the Chapel (please see the application form for more details). Once on the roll, you are married here also after banns are called here and in your parishes of residence.

Whether you are resident in the parish or not, we hope that the Grosvenor Chapel will become your spiritual home, a place you will return to for Sunday services, special occasions and at special times of the year. To this end, we invite you to join us on Sundays at the 11am Sung Eucharist as part of your preparation for the wedding. This enables you to become familiar with the Chapel, to hear the music and the choir, and to get to know the clergy and congregation. By participating in this way, the Chapel becomes not only a beautiful building, but also a significant and personal place where you can prepare spiritually for this important day in you life. A number of meetings with the priest-in-charge, Fr Simon Hobbs, will also form part of this preparation, so that the celebration of your wedding will be as much according to your wishes and aspirations as possible.

The musical content of the service should then be arranged with the Chapel's Director of Music, Mr Richard Hobson.

This is your service and we are here to help you celebrate this sacrament in the best way possible - by planning the shape, form and content of the service; understanding the spiritual and symbolic significance of the words you say and the actions you perform, and of the commitment you are making; creating the right atmosphere through music and liturgy for the celebration of the sacrament. The aim of this process is to make your wedding a profoundly personal, spiritual and emotional experience - a suitable place to declare you love for each other and to celebrate the goodness of God, that you have found each other, and that you now wish to begin a journey of mutual love as a couple together for the rest of your lives.

Flowers:
We are delighted to recommend Paul Thomas Flowers in Shepherd's Market. They supply flowers to us for many different occasions and always do a wonderful job.
www.paulthomasflowers.co.uk
info@paulthomasflowers.co.uk
tel: 020 7355 1876
Should you wish to use your own florist please co-ordinate this with the Chapel Office. Florists normally install the flowers the day before the wedding.

Photographs and Videos:
The photographer should liaise with the priest before the service.
Flash and noisy photographs are not allowed during the prayers and vows.
Making a video of the service will double the musician’s fees, for copyright reasons.

Candle-lit Services
If you would like a candle-lit service, night candles can be placed around the church, but must be placed, lit and blown out by the ushers!

Legal Requirements
By law, weddings must take place between the hours of 9:00 and 18:00.

Rehearsal
A rehearsal is normally held in the Chapel a day or two before the wedding.