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Priest to celebrate a marriage

  • 18-02-2009 12:09pm
    #1
    Trinity10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11 ✭


    Can anyone advise how much you should give a Priest to celebrate a marriage away from his parish?


Comments

  • #2
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,945 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    Moved to weddings and marriage.


  • #3
    General Zod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,661 ✭✭✭General Zod


    his travel expenses, and maybe a donation to a charity of his choice.


  • #4
    r3nu4l
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,399 ✭✭✭✭r3nu4l


    If he needs accommodation and (or) travel expenses pay them plus a donation for either the charity or pub of his choice :)


  • #5
    Trinity10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11 ✭Trinity10


    We thought it best to put some money in an envelope and give it to him on the day. He's looking after our papers for us too. We thought €150 would be sufficient.
    The church we're getting married in is costing us over €400 to use and they wouldn't provide a priest. Why is it so expensive?


  • #6
    r3nu4l
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,399 ✭✭✭✭r3nu4l


    Trinity10 wrote: »
    The church we're getting married in is costing us over €400 to use and they wouldn't provide a priest. Why is it so expensive?
    That seems extortionate to me! I take it neither of you are local to the parish this church is located in, that might be the reason, although it's unusual for a church to provide a place for the ceremony but no priest afaik.

    The €400 goes towards use of the building, heating, parking, sacristan, and alter servers. Are you getting church flowers as well for that price? We had to pay for our own flowers (I thought that was normal) but I've since learned that some churches provide flowers for the day.


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  • #7
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Accommodation, dinner and dancing are ample compensation in my eyes.


  • #8
    Trinity10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11 ✭Trinity10


    No we don't get flowers with that. We decided not to have flowers at the church as it's very small and your not allowed put flowers on the main alter (too small).
    The church is 30 min away from the local parish so we won't be providing accommodation for the Priest but we will be asking him to the dinner.


  • #9
    kayos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭kayos


    The church we are using is charging €300 without a priest or alter servents or flowers. The reason we think is we're not from the parish. Sucks but there you go. Now we have to try and find a priest and drag them to the church :(.

    While I can understand they need to support the costs of running the place 300 or 400 in trinity's case is a large wack of money. I wonder how the priest of the church will take to being paid by cheque and being asked for a reciept.


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