The article discusses two cases of the continuous and extensive keeping of records in Slovene which occurred in the 18th century in the two Carniolan towns of Metlika and Ljubljana. Although the entries serve in both registers serve different purposes, the Slovenian entries are nonetheless similar in that the language and content both show a high level of proficiency. In addition to their close temporal and regional proximity, they also have one more point in common: namely, they are both connected with nuptials (be it the calling of the banns or the wedding itself) in their respective town parishes. In effect, what we have is 74 entries of weddings from 1716- 1719 in the Metlika register of weddings and the register of the Ljubljana chapter for the calling of the banns for the years 1737-1759, written entirely in Slovene and which contains approximately 1,200 entries. The latter in particular is an extremely valuable source for research of the urban toponymy and the social structure of the newly-weds, which is clearly indicated by the manner of address in the entries and the detailed an colourful enumeration of professions and employment at the lime of marriage. Many of the expressions used in Ihese descriptions even derive from or are adaptations of the German terms for particular professions. All in all the two registers provide us with a fairly accurate depiction of the language used by the cityfolk of the lime and by the clergy for (he édification of the multitudes - committed to paper.