Price of Catholic Church ceremony

Original post by Tara24

Dec 21, 2008 03:10 PM

Hey Ladies-

I am getting married in March 2010. I just booked my church (super exciting), but i was wondering if the price they are charging for the ceremony is normal.

It was 750.00 which includes the Pre-cana (meetings), the church, the singers, and the ladies that help with the rehersal?

My sister got married five years ago in a different church, and my mother said she paid a lot less?

Alexandra17 Posted: Dec 22, 2008 12:28 AM

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I just heard mine was $400

LoveisBliss Posted: Dec 22, 2008 12:46 AM

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that sounds about right... churches vary but they tend to be in the 5-8 range.. maybe a little less if you belong to that church

08JulyBride Posted: Dec 22, 2008 09:56 AM

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mine was $700 w/out pre-cana

Dee0522 Posted: Dec 22, 2008 11:30 AM

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We paid $400 plus $50 for precana plus $125 for the organist.

futuremrsfab Posted: Dec 22, 2008 11:33 AM

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we paid $450 for the mass & music, and I think it was another $200 for precana

anneandchris Posted: Dec 22, 2008 11:34 AM

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That is in range with most churches. We paid right around that for everything too.

Every parish is different.

lori7570 Posted: Dec 22, 2008 11:42 AM

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Posted by Tara24

Hey Ladies-

I am getting married in March 2010. I just booked my church (super exciting), but i was wondering if the price they are charging for the ceremony is normal.

It was 750.00 which includes the Pre-cana (meetings), the church, the singers, and the ladies that help with the rehersal?

My sister got married five years ago in a different church, and my mother said she paid a lot less?

My church is $750 without the precana and FOCUUS...I think that's an additional $100

topanga521 Posted: Dec 22, 2008 11:50 AM

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I am paying $700 plus $75 for pre-cana

Thats the doing rate

KerriJohnS Posted: Dec 22, 2008 12:06 PM

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Ladies who got quotes... when did they give them to you? I booked the church but they mentioned absolutely nothing to me about money or anything of the sort.
FH father is a deacon and will be conducting the ceremony, also it's at my childhood parish... where my grandmother is an active member and seriously donates insane amounts of money to them on a consistant basis. (for example they had a leak in their roof and so she dontated 6 to 7 thousand dollars for it). I don't know if this could be the reason. Or perhaps they are waiting until closer to the date??? We did ask who was going to do the paperwork... they said either FH father if he wants or the church will... but we are having FH father do it.

mrsjpc3 Posted: Dec 22, 2008 06:38 PM

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Posted by KerriJohnS

Ladies who got quotes... when did they give them to you? I booked the church but they mentioned absolutely nothing to me about money or anything of the sort.
FH father is a deacon and will be conducting the ceremony, also it's at my childhood parish... where my grandmother is an active member and seriously donates insane amounts of money to them on a consistant basis. (for example they had a leak in their roof and so she dontated 6 to 7 thousand dollars for it). I don't know if this could be the reason. Or perhaps they are waiting until closer to the date??? We did ask who was going to do the paperwork... they said either FH father if he wants or the church will... but we are having FH father do it.

the suggested donation and music fees are usually in the little book and paperwork they give to you when you meet the priest and select your date. The church secretary called us to remind us it was due also.

geegee827 Posted: Dec 22, 2008 06:49 PM

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The fees were listed on the piece of paper the priest gave us when we booked our date. It was the paper that had the items the church requires: i.e., baptism certificates, marriage banns, the number to call to arrange the rehearsal, the marriage license, etc. Ours says that the fee is due at the rehearsal but I think that varies from parish to parish.