How much to give priest?

teggers5

Myself and hubby to be are in the middle of the wonderful job of doing up our wedding budget. Neither of us have any idea how much to pay the priest!
Any ideas??

nightpark

I think anywhere around €200 to €250 is fairly standard.

Toots

I'd ask the parish office outright, they'll have been asked it loads of times so don't feel awkward. It seems to vary from parish to parish, some ask for a specific amount and others leave it open to the B&G. My hubby's sister got married in our parish last year and the lady in the parish office said €100 to €150 was about average, but it was totally at the discretion of the couple. One of my friends is getting married in November in a different county and she was given a list of the expected donations which said that the donation to the priest was 'a minimum of €200'.

kkcatlou

It depends on if its your local parish priest or a randomer. If it's your local parish priest and your family pay their dues or whatever you call them, then you shouldn't have to pay for the church and just give the priest a donation - €100-200. If it's not a parish your family attend and you don't know the priest, then you'll usually have to pay a fee to use the church and a fee to the priest. Not sure how much! Maybe €200 for the church and €200 for the priest??

teggers5

Thanks for all your replies
It's my family's parish church where my Dad still attends mass weekly.
I think I will go with Toots suggestion and say it to the lady in the parish office. I had a look at the wedding section on their website and it just said "a donation at the couples discretion"

Dolbert

Ours was optional but we thought €200 was about right.