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**Piemonedmow** · 07-04-2009, 07:02 AM

Hi all,

I just wanted to ask for a little advice and maybe some practical suggestions in particular. My partner and I have been thinking about marriage recently, and have decided to approach his priest about this. My partner is a Russian national and a member of the Russian Orthodox Church, although he lives in England and we think we would probably marry in England. I am high-church Anglican, and English.

We are of course going to see what advice we can get from our respective churches, but I would like to know if anyone has any thoughts on how we might approach the ceremony, and whether there are any questions we might need to consider. I would be especially keen to hear from anyone who has seen or participated in (in whatever capacity) a marriage between an Orthodox/ non-Orthodox couple. I am trying to think not only of theological questions, but also questions of cultural practice and even of language, since I speak very little Russian and my family speak none at all, while my bilingual partner's family speak little English - and of course we would like our parents to be able to understand the service as much as possible.

Looking forward to your views,

Liz.

07-04-2009, 07:02 AM	#1
Piemonedmow Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 406 Senior Member	Advice on marriage (esp. ceremony) for non-Orthodox/Orthodox couples Hi all, I just wanted to ask for a little advice and maybe some practical suggestions in particular. My partner and I have been thinking about marriage recently, and have decided to approach his priest about this. My partner is a Russian national and a member of the Russian Orthodox Church, although he lives in England and we think we would probably marry in England. I am high-church Anglican, and English. We are of course going to see what advice we can get from our respective churches, but I would like to know if anyone has any thoughts on how we might approach the ceremony, and whether there are any questions we might need to consider. I would be especially keen to hear from anyone who has seen or participated in (in whatever capacity) a marriage between an Orthodox/ non-Orthodox couple. I am trying to think not only of theological questions, but also questions of cultural practice and even of language, since I speak very little Russian and my family speak none at all, while my bilingual partner's family speak little English - and of course we would like our parents to be able to understand the service as much as possible. Looking forward to your views, Liz.
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