Rules and regulations at the Church of St. Joseph in Babylon

I have recently read through the booklets and folder given to my fiance and I by Father Chris. I realize there are many rules surrounding the ceremony, as well as the moments b4 and after it, such as not being allowed to throw rose petals upon exiting the church
I'm wondering:
1) Is my flower girl allowed to toss flower petals in the church?
2) Do they allow people to decorate the church? If so, are there particular places one may or may not place flowers & other decorations?
3) If you were married there, or went to a wedding there: did the bride and groom have time to take pictures in front of the church after the wedding? (I read this may not be possible)

ok so here is the breakdown.....

i am getting married there they said no petals on the aisle or a runner.. i went to a wedding there and the flower girl threw them anyway someone had to stay to clean it up... yes you can decorate the church but not the alter... yes you will have time to take pics as long as your ceremony starts and finishes on time.... my wedding is 8/23/08 at 3pm feel free to crash it :)

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Posted by Janet82308

ok so here is the breakdown.....

i am getting married there they said no petals on the aisle or a runner.. i went to a wedding there and the flower girl threw them anyway someone had to stay to clean it up... yes you can decorate the church but not the alter... yes you will have time to take pics as long as your ceremony starts and finishes on time.... my wedding is 8/23/08 at 3pm feel free to crash it :)

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DO NOT THROW FLOWERS!!!!! Father Chris told us he is in court right now because he told a couple NOT to throw flowers and they threw them anyway. I wouldn't even bother. It's so direspectful to the church. A lot of churches do not allow this. And no, you cannot throw anything outside either. We are going to use bells. He also reccommends bubbles, but be careful of the dress, I hear it can stain the dress.

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Posted by hogie2be

I've been to 2 weddings there, one I was in actually, no flower petals inside the church (whoa a lawsuit over that??) and we took pics outside as well. Good luck

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Well it's a little more complicated than they just threw flowers. The grandmother slipped on the petals and broke her leg and never made it to the reception. Sorry, I didn't mention that earlier...that's a big piece of the lawsuit.