Usually you have the date and time of your choice.
We can arrange the flowers in the church for you at a small charge (and we mean a small charge).
A Professional Organist is available - and you may use your own musicians if you prefer.
First see a member of the clergy.
All couples have to attend a marriage preparation course.
This is a course of four sessions run not by a priest but by a married couple in their home which covers both the practical as well as spiritual aspects of marriage.
After the course, there is a session with the priest or deacon who will conduct the wedding, part of which is to complete formal paperwork.
DOCUMENTATION -
You will require the following prior to the wedding day :-
Birth certificates, Baptismal certificates*, for catholics a "Letter of Freedom to marry" from your parish priest, if confirmed - proof of confirmation and from the registrar - Marriage Certificates/Licences.
*These must be issued no more than six months before the date of the wedding
The Roman Catholic Church may only celebrate weddings:
Between a man and a woman.
When one of the couple is a Baptised Catholic and where both are free to marry.
The rules regarding divorcees are that they may not marry in a Catholic Church unless:
- The former partner is no longer living or
- An Annullment has been granted by the Catholic Church.
For those wishing to marry in the Catholic Church in another country, please contact us.