precana.....

AMANDA2378 Posted: Oct 30, 2006 08:33 AM

precana.....

along with your 'fee - donation' to the church............do you also have to pay a fee for the precana class????

i was reading through the papers and i saw a fee price, but the deacon never said anything about paying for that also?????

AMANDA2378 Posted: Oct 30, 2006 08:34 AM

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look, i dont want to sound cheap or like a complainer and i know its going to the church, but how can they charge you for something that is mandatory????

Summer842 Posted: Oct 30, 2006 08:38 AM

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My church cost $300, and i think includes the Pre-Cana classes.

AMANDA2378 Posted: Oct 30, 2006 08:41 AM

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wow, i dont even want to say what my church cost....not that its a huge amount or anything, but its more than that and then a nother small fee on top of it for that class, but i gotta check and see if we have to pay for the precana.

thelilacone Posted: Oct 30, 2006 08:47 AM

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I had to do pre-cana thru the diocese cause my pastor doesn't do it anymore, and we ended up going to the Brooklyn diocese cause it was the least expensive, but it was still $175!

I agree that they shouldn't charge for something that's mandatory.

GL!

TreAnt425 Posted: Oct 30, 2006 08:55 AM

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I think it depends on your church. Ours was included in our donation b/c we did pre cana through our church. If we went some where else - like the weekend class- it would have been an extra fee

MnM52607 Posted: Oct 30, 2006 08:56 AM

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Our Pre-Cana fee was $100 for the both of us for 4 classes.

AMANDA2378 Posted: Oct 30, 2006 08:58 AM

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thats what i dont understand......we are doing the precana with my church. the deacon that is marrying us is the one doing the precanca.
he said we had the church fee and never mentioned we had to pay for precana, just said we had to do it????? (i read it in the package he gave us)

more money!!!! sometimes i think vegas sounds better and better........... i am so broke ar at least going to be after this wedding!!!!

BUT....i love him and we are going to have a beautiful wedding and i guess its all worth it!!!

BernandRob Posted: Oct 30, 2006 09:01 AM

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Our fee was $55

dianadrw Posted: Oct 30, 2006 09:11 AM

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Our fee was $25.

EGreene79 Posted: Oct 30, 2006 09:36 AM

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Church - $600
Organist (whether we use her or not) - $200
Pre-cana - $90 (we're doing it outside of our diocese)

I'm not even sure if FOCCUS is additional because our church in NJ doesn't include it in the Pre-Cana. We're considering not even doing it because the deacon marrying us won't review the results with us. The whole process is leaving me very disenchanted.

Love4Eva Posted: Oct 30, 2006 09:48 AM

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My church is $500 (including the organist) and Pre-cana is $175. The amount is $175 whether I go to my church, or go to another church

OrangeGrl Posted: Oct 30, 2006 10:03 AM

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My church is $500 but that includes everything. Organist, precana, focus, rehersal and day of. I think we have to tip that day but other than that $500 covers it. I hate that they call it a donation. It's not! It is a fee!!! When you donate, you decide what to give!! And it sure as HELL wouldn't be $500!!

AMANDA2378 Posted: Oct 30, 2006 10:12 AM

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Posted by MissMaster13

My church is $500 but that includes everything. Organist, precana, focus, rehersal and day of. I think we have to tip that day but other than that $500 covers it. I hate that they call it a donation. It's not! It is a fee!!! When you donate, you decide what to give!! And it sure as HELL wouldn't be $500!!

tell me about it!!!! my church is 500 and the precana if i read it right...is another 50 bucks!!! but the 500 includes the music, rehersal, etc..

so much money!!!!!! i cant take it anymore!!! everywhere i turn!!!! aahhhhhhhhhhh!!!

ok, i feel better....thanks!!!

Tiggeruth Posted: Oct 30, 2006 10:22 AM

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Our church no longer does pre-cana so we had to do it through the diocese. We paid $175. Annoying but not the end of the world.

happygirl07 Posted: Oct 30, 2006 10:52 AM

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Church - $600
Pre Cana - $175
Tip

I believe I also read somewhere that I need to leave some type of refundable deposit ($250) in case the ceremony's delayed or something. Have to reread about that one.

leshellem Posted: Oct 30, 2006 11:10 AM

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We are paying for the church, pre cana and focus. All separate fees.

jenafee Posted: Oct 30, 2006 12:09 PM

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Our church was $700 and pre-cana was separate at an additional cost of $175!!!

SeptBride70 Posted: Oct 30, 2006 12:23 PM

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my church is a seperate fee

the pre-cana was fifty bucks

donegal419 Posted: Oct 30, 2006 06:45 PM

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Posted by AMANDA2378

look, i dont want to sound cheap or like a complainer and i know its going to the church, but how can they charge you for something that is mandatory????

it may be mandatory, but the Church still has to purchase the necessary materials like the books that the couple are given, costs for other materials, refreshments, etc. etc. Also, if you are going to a retreat or something like that, sometimes the church has to pay to rent the space.

Doing it through my church, it only cost $50.00. if you go through the diocese it can be $250 and up because they are usually weekend retreats (cost of meals, materials, etc. are factored in)