Questions for Catholic Weddings

Marianne13 Posted: Mar 16, 2009 12:50 PM

Questions for Catholic Weddings

I'm under the impression that my FH and I have to get married in the Catholic Church in order for it to be recognized by the Church. (We are both Catholic).

I read on this site that you cannot arrange for a Catholic Priest to do the ceremony outside of a Church. Is this true? I wish I could have a day wedding and I would totally do something like that if I could have a Catholic ceremony at the RH.

Any thoughts?

gina409 Posted: Mar 16, 2009 12:52 PM

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im like 99 percent sure a catholic priest will not marry u outside of the church...not positive though

MaggieLuvsJoe Posted: Mar 16, 2009 12:52 PM

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A Catholic priest will only marry you in a church in order for the marriage to be recognized in the church. I'm not sure if there are any priests out there that would bend the rules.

MichJhovi Posted: Mar 16, 2009 12:52 PM

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I asked my priest about this. He said that the marraige ceremony has to be done in a holy place. There are exceptions but for the most part ceremonies must be performed in the catholic church.

HTH

NY2009 Posted: Mar 16, 2009 01:04 PM

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Has to be in a church. Unless it is an interfaith marriage.

stinenandy2010 Posted: Mar 16, 2009 01:17 PM

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i'm pretty sure it has to be in a church in order for it to be recognized. and i would be concerned if you found a priest who would do it outside....anyone remember that 'priest' from suffolk county (i think lake grove) who was doing it and he ended being a total liar! it was a scam!

angels914 Posted: Mar 16, 2009 02:06 PM

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100% IT HAS TO BE IN A CATHOLIC CHURCH !!!!!! They will NOT bend for anyone !!!!!

geegee827 Posted: Mar 16, 2009 02:06 PM

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It has to be in a church for it to be recognized.

KerriJohnS Posted: Mar 16, 2009 02:08 PM

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Nope they usually can't.
FH father is a deacon and he married all his siblings except one sister. he couldn't marry her because she wanted to get married outside in the mountains upstate. He wasn't happy about that. But it was her wedding so she did what made her happy. I hear it was a fun fun fun wedding. I didn't know them then so I didn't go.

KerriJohnS Posted: Mar 16, 2009 02:08 PM

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Posted by angels914

100% IT HAS TO BE IN A CATHOLIC CHURCH !!!!!! They will NOT bend for anyone !!!!!

That's for sure. FFIL wouldn't bend even for his own daughter!

jnc12306 Posted: Mar 16, 2009 02:16 PM

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My cousin is a priest and marrying us we wanted to get married on a beach and he can not do it. they can only marry in the house of god aka chuch

flairforfashion Posted: Mar 16, 2009 02:43 PM

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Some Priests do and some don't. My Priest that is marrying us would do that for us. LOL. And he's a Monsignor too!

JamDancer Posted: Mar 16, 2009 03:37 PM

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I think some priests will do it BUT it won't be recognized by the church.

IrishBrideASmiling Posted: Mar 16, 2009 03:46 PM

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Definitely wont be recognized by the church if it is done outside the church. Im sure there is an exception if it were in a temple or another house of worship though.

My parents wanted to get married in the garden right outside their church (the garden is owned by the church and on church property) and the church STILL woudnt do it!

pandafish519 Posted: Mar 16, 2009 03:47 PM

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TECHNICALLY: priests CANNOT marry outside of a church. they are NOT allowed to. my boss is a Msgr. and i work for the diocese. it is not recognized at all if it isn't in a church. two teachers from a catholic high school had a destination wedding and they NEEDED to do a catholic ceremony when they got back.

Deeglasser Posted: Mar 16, 2009 05:14 PM

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NO! a catholic priest will NOT ever marry anyone outside of the church. it will not be recognized by the diocese. if any catholic priest says he can, he's a fraud!

MrsGarcia Posted: Mar 16, 2009 05:27 PM

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Fr. Joe Di Vincenzo (sp?) does it outisde the church. I believe the majority of them don't though.

kristentinnelly Posted: Mar 16, 2009 05:35 PM

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I'm not 100% sure but I was always under the impression that a priest wouldnt marry you outside of a church and that the church wouldnt recognize the marrage