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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Aine Fox

Church wrong to charge hundreds for weddings and should scrap fees, says vicar

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The Church of England is wrong to charge for weddings and should scrap fees, a vicar has said ahead of a vote on the issue next week.

Charging couples hundreds of pounds is a “major contributor to the decline in church weddings”, according to the Reverend Tom Woolford, who will put a motion before the church’s parliament on Tuesday.

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