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Weddings at St Peter’s Cathedral

St Peter’s Cathedral, North Adelaide is an ideal setting for weddings. This neo Gothic building, with its towers, spires, stained glass windows, and traditional interior makes for a perfect setting. The Anglican Church's wedding services are beautifully worded, and at St Peter's they are conducted with a deep respect for God and the people getting married.

To make your wedding day special, the Cathedral provides the following:

  • The organ, with four manuals and fifty-two ranks, delivers romantic sounds due to the Cathedral’s superb acoustics. The Principal Organist, Shirley Gale, is an accomplished organist who, in association with the choir provides music for processions, hymns and anthems.
  • The St Peter’s Cathedral Choir provides outstanding choral music. Its trebles create evocative sounds which will make your wedding day all the more memorable.
  • The bells ring joyously at the end of the ceremony, creating a significant and majestic touch to the marriage service.

The Cathedral offers an information session on the 1st Tuesday of each month, at 5:30pm. Bookings are essential and can be made through the Secretary at the Cathedral Office at office@stpeters-cathedral.org or 08 8267 4551. The session is conducted by the Dean, The Very Rev’d Dr Steven Ogden, who gives a detailed description of the marriage process, including a session in the Cathedral. Couples always find this session beneficial and are invited to ask questions at any time. On the night you will receive an information package which includes application forms, marriage preparation course information, music list, photography guidelines, confetti guidelines and a step by step checklist for the marriage process. In addition, we can email you a copy of the marriage service to help you prepare a personalised service sheet for the ceremony

The Anglican priest who conducts your wedding will, at the interviews with you, help make the various arrangements, and make sure the legal requirements are fulfilled. We take pride in our wedding ceremonies and warmly welcome couples to St Peter Cathedral.

Wedding times

Weddings are held on Saturdays at 1:30, 3:00 and 4:30. Weddings can be held at any time of year except during Lent (the six weeks before Easter) and the first weekend of the Cathedral's annual Art Show (usually the 2nd weekend in October).

Music

You will need to choose two organ voluntaries, one for the entrance of the bride, and one for you both to process from the Cathedral. Typically a choral piece is sung while the register is signed.

For the bride's procession you may choose one of:

For the wedding procession you may choose one of:

During the signing of the registers you may have the choir sing one of:

Or have the organist play one of the other organ pieces.

There are other possibilities such as a psalm, additional anthems, or hymns to be sung by everyone. We would be pleased to offer suggestions and discuss your choice of music with you.

The Director of Music and the Organist can be contacted through the Cathedral.