Organizing the church part of a wedding

grahamor

Hi,

I have to admit that i know absolutely nothing about organizing the church, getting the priest and attending a marriage course etc. etc.

Would anyone be able to provide a brief overview of what's typically required for a wedding in a catholic church ?

Thank you in advance.

mrsbyrne

grahamor wrote: »

Hi,

I have to admit that i know absolutely nothing about organizing the church, getting the priest and attending a marriage course etc. etc.

Would anyone be able to provide a brief overview of what's typically required for a wedding in a catholic church ?

Thank you in advance.

If you make an appointment to see your local priest he will be glad to explain. Be prepared to hear that there will be T&Cs attached to arranging a Catholic wedding. As these T&Cs would vary from priest to priest parish to parish it would be impossible to give exact instructions.

tinkerbell

Just phone up the parish office for the church you wish to get married in and ask them. That's it ...

ABajaninCork

OP - Have a look here. Step-by-step guide to a Catholic ceremony here in Ireland. I found it a great help to me, as I married here, and wasn't too sure of the form. For instance: Very few Catholic ceremonies in the UK where I'm from will have a full Nuptial Mass. Here - it's the opposite. It will give you the form, what to expect and you can choose your reading from there too.

Hope this helps!

teggers5

+1 on gettingmarried.ie
I'm in the middle of organising the church part of our wedding and would be lost without this website.
Also, as said already, speak to the priest you are planning to ask to perform the ceremony. We found ours extremely helpful.
Enjoy the planning

nosietoes

and be aware that while most weddings are full nuptial masses here - some priests will allow you to do cut it down to a marriage service which apparently was more normal years and years ago. Basically, it means you can have the mass but without the consecration/communion part. It's great if you have a mixed bag of people attending your Catholic ceremony.

tinkerbell

nosietoes wrote: »

and be aware that while most weddings are full nuptial masses here - some priests will allow you to do cut it down to a marriage service which apparently was more normal years and years ago. Basically, it means you can have the mass but without the consecration/communion part. It's great if you have a mixed bag of people attending your Catholic ceremony.

Yep. Communion is completely optional. It is not a necessity at all for a wedding ceremony. People just leave it in because for some bizarre reason everybody just has the full mass. But I don't think its a case of "some priests should allow it", all priests should be ok with it!

nosietoes

tinkerbell wrote: »

Yep. Communion is completely optional. It is not a necessity at all for a wedding ceremony. People just leave it in because for some bizarre reason everybody just has the full mass. But I don't think its a case of "some priests should allow it", all priests should be ok with it!

I would say the same as you, except for stories I've heard of priests who weren't happy doing it.