my mom is gonna see if she has it but in case she doesn't...what do i do? call the church i was baptised at? or is there a central website to order them like you would a birth certificate?
Posted by Celest
I had to go through this. If this is for a church wedding, You have to get a current baptismal certificate. Meaning no older than a few months old. (they want to be sure you do not sneak & get married to one person then run & get married to another since you got the certificate.. haha.
It need to be a stamped copy from the church you were baptized at. Call the church, tell them you are getting married, give them your name, birthday, parents names (mom's maiden) & approximate date of baptism if you know it. (at the very least the year)
They can mail it to you, though some church make you give them a $5 donation to do so.
hope that helps hon!
Posted by soon2bemrsdelrio
Posted by Celest
I had to go through this. If this is for a church wedding, You have to get a current baptismal certificate. Meaning no older than a few months old. (they want to be sure you do not sneak & get married to one person then run & get married to another since you got the certificate.. haha.
It need to be a stamped copy from the church you were baptized at. Call the church, tell them you are getting married, give them your name, birthday, parents names (mom's maiden) & approximate date of baptism if you know it. (at the very least the year)
They can mail it to you, though some church make you give them a $5 donation to do so.
hope that helps hon!
I was gonna say the same thing except I didn't know about the donation!
yeah i had to get a new one too that was issued within 6 months of the wedding
Posted by Celest
Posted by soon2bemrsdelrio
Posted by Celest
I had to go through this. If this is for a church wedding, You have to get a current baptismal certificate. Meaning no older than a few months old. (they want to be sure you do not sneak & get married to one person then run & get married to another since you got the certificate.. haha.
It need to be a stamped copy from the church you were baptized at. Call the church, tell them you are getting married, give them your name, birthday, parents names (mom's maiden) & approximate date of baptism if you know it. (at the very least the year)
They can mail it to you, though some church make you give them a $5 donation to do so.
hope that helps hon!
I was gonna say the same thing except I didn't know about the donation!
Yeah my church was a sweetheart & there was no 'voluntary' donation. FH church in Queens wanted it sent in with a written request for the cert.![]()
I have to get my originals as well. You have to contact your church. If you did your first communion then all you need is that b/c in the back it will indicate when and where u got baptized.
Posted by Celest
Posted by soon2bemrsdelrio
Posted by Celest
I had to go through this. If this is for a church wedding, You have to get a current baptismal certificate. Meaning no older than a few months old. (they want to be sure you do not sneak & get married to one person then run & get married to another since you got the certificate.. haha.
It need to be a stamped copy from the church you were baptized at. Call the church, tell them you are getting married, give them your name, birthday, parents names (mom's maiden) & approximate date of baptism if you know it. (at the very least the year)
They can mail it to you, though some church make you give them a $5 donation to do so.
hope that helps hon!
I was gonna say the same thing except I didn't know about the donation!
Yeah my church was a sweetheart & there was no 'voluntary' donation. FH church in Queens wanted it sent in with a written request for the cert.![]()
you need to go to the church u were baptized at and get a new certicate. it has to be dated 6 months before your wedding date.
