A great first step is to email us at weddings@stgeorgebanff.com to check if the date you are planning for is available. Once we have confirmed the date is free, you will fill out our wedding booking form. This form will be forwarded to one of our clergy who will then contact you and your fiance for an online meeting.

We warmly invite you to join us for Sunday worship as you prepare for your wedding. Spending time with our church community can help you get to know us, discern whether this is a place where you feel at home, and find encouragement for your faith as you learn to follow Jesus in everyday life. Many couples find that worshipping together in this season deepens their sense of connection to the church and provides a meaningful foundation for the promises they will make on their wedding day. We would love to welcome you and walk alongside you as you prepare for this next chapter.

“Your wedding is one day – your marriage is a lifetime.” At St. George-in-the-Pines, we are committed to helping couples build strong, enduring marriages. To support you in this important journey, we require all couples being married at our church to participate in pre-marriage counseling.

You may choose to journey with your own minister or a professional counselor, or you may complete our self-directed Pre-Marriage Course. This process provides a valuable opportunity to discuss key topics as a couple, including communication, intimacy, conflict resolution, and spiritual concerns.

We also recommend comitting to seeing a couples counsellor during the first year of marriage, and ongoing if possible. To this end we are glad to recommend to you Christine Oduor from Mzima Counselling. 

Many couples find that the months leading up to their wedding are a time of spiritual searching and growth. With this in mind, we strongly encourage those being married at St. George-in-the-Pines to participate in our faith basics Alpha Course.

This fun and relaxed 7-week course provides a welcoming space where all questions are allowed, there’s no pressure, and you can’t fail or be turned away. Time and time again, we’ve seen how couples who take part in Alpha grow stronger in their relationships and their faith as they prepare for marriage.