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Marriage Banns & Licences

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Donna

Donna Report 20 Dec 2003 11:31

Can you get a copy of the licence what would it tell me?

Kim

Kim Report 19 Dec 2003 15:14

check out http://dansmith049.tripod(.)com/wdim/wdim_11.html for a good explanation of the differences. KIM

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 19 Dec 2003 14:41

Banns are when the couple give three weeks notice at a church of their intention to marry and the vicar reads out their names on the three Sundays before the marriage. By licence is if the couple do not want to wait the three weeks or if for any reason they do not want their names published

Donna

Donna Report 19 Dec 2003 14:36

Can anyone tell me what the difference is please?