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Arranging a Dublin church for a wedding - timeframe?

  • 27-02-2009 4:22pm
    #1
    mikeystipey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 183 ✭✭


    Hi all, a very happy Friday to!

    I got engaged to my lovely (imho) Chinese girlfriend on Valentines day and at this stage would like to get cracking on some wedding arrangements. I'm from Tipperary but because all her friends and connections are from Dublin (where she has lived for 8 years) we were thinking of having it here in the big smoke. My question is does anyone have an idea of how far in advance you would need to book a Catholic church in Dublin. We would love to get married this year if possible, so would I be mad even to ask about the possibility of finding a church in Dublin that could accomodate us this October? And why do we want to do it so quickly? Because my fiancee is here on a student visa and has been for 8 years, and having made the big step we want to sort that out asap.

    You're probably asking yourself about her religion also - she is an atheist, and I have done some research already about marriage between a Catholic and a non-Catholic in a church, which is possible with a few more documents required (permission from the dioceses Bishop etc). She also has a strong interest in being baptised down the line.

    As regards the reception and stuff that will be another day's work.

    Any help very much appreciated!
    Mike


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  • #2
    Toots
    Administrators, Business & Finance Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,974 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Toots


    It really depends on which church you want. If you want one of the more popular ones like the University Church in Stephen's Green, you might want to book a year or more in advance. I've booked our church, our wedding is 9th Oct 2010, the church was shocked I was looking to book so far in advance, but we needed to in order to get the venue we wanted. Last thing I wanted was to get the venue, then discover the day was gone for the church!

    I'd say give your local church a ring and see what they say. TBH, I'd say it'll be trickier finding a venue than a church. If you're flexible enough about what day of the week you want it you should be grand.


  • #3
    CathyMoran
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,458 ✭✭✭CathyMoran


    If you can be very flexible with the date you can do it in 3-4 months, but I would book it now if you can. Best wishes to you!


  • #4
    mikeystipey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 183 ✭✭mikeystipey


    many thanks for your suggestions folks :) I rang Accord yesterday to book the pre-marriage course and the lady was very helpful, she suggested I contact the priest in my local church in Harold's Cross where we are renting. My mother said she would also talk to our local priest at home in Thurles, if he could come up to Dublin to say the mass that would be great. Hopefully he has some connections in Dublin to find a suitable church.

    As regards the reception my fiancee used to work in the hotel industry so she can get some choices hopefully

    cheers!
    Mike


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