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Just Said Yes July 2022

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Kimberly, on October 16, 2020 at 3:46 PM Posted in Wedding Ceremony 0 9

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Hello!

We found a venue we LOVE and they’re available on our anniversary. They’re penciling us in for 3 days but the woman we booked with said she’d hold it until I call to confirm 100%. I called church and they said the date is available but we have to meet with the priest before scheduling. So now I’m panicking. They called back yesterday (5 days after the venue penciled us in) and asked when we were free to come in. We scheduled an appointment for this Monday. I asked if we could now tell the venue we were good to go for that date. She said no unfortunately not because the priest might have a vacation.
Now I’m spazzing. Our wedding is (hopefully) July 2022.
My question is...should I be freaking out? Should I call the venue and see if they’ll hold it for longer or should I not say anything? Also, if the priest isn’t available...does anyone have any tips on next steps? Should we try to get a priest from a different church? The church we’re booking is the one I grew up in so it’s important to me that we get married there.

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Champion July 2019
Veronica · on October 16, 2020 at 4:08 PM
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If the priest isn't available then you'd have to pick a different date. Normally, priests will only preach at the church they belong to and churches won't allow outside officiants.
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Michele · on October 16, 2020 at 4:12 PM
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If the minister is on vacation, they will have to provide another one employed by that church or change your date. Churches don't allow outside clergy who are not employed by them.
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Rockstar July 2022
Lisa · on October 16, 2020 at 4:30 PM
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Hello from another July 2022 bride! I recommend that you check with the church on what their policies are, and whether they have another priest that can do the ceremony while the one is on vacation, or whether they'll allow a priest from elsewhere to do the ceremony. In the meantime, I would let the venue know that you're working on securing the ceremony location, and ask for an extension on holding the date if needed. That way, they don't assume that you're not interested if they don't hear back by the date that they said they'd hold your date until.
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Cassidy · on October 16, 2020 at 5:43 PM
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Call the venue and see if they’ll hold it til mo day after your meeting or Tuesday morning.
Talk to the priest and see what he says. My priest found out maybe a month before my wedding that their mission trip got moved. They left the morning of my wedding. One of the deacons performed our ceremony. We also had the option of using our other priest.
If your church had more than one, that can be an option. A deacon could be an option. And you can always ask about having another priest come in. Don’t freak out until you talk to him. (Or your venue won’t continue to hold your date)
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Jay · on October 16, 2020 at 6:08 PM
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Ugh, I have a similar issue. My church won't officially book our date until 6 months out, but they do "pencil you in" on a first come basis. So we do have the date, & they won't give it to anyone else, and we have been planning accordingly, but we won't officially have a true contract until 6 months before, when we meet with the priest. I don't really have good advice besides you aren't alone!
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Kelly · on October 16, 2020 at 9:33 PM
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Normally I would say don't worry about it because it's in 2022, however, because of covid-19,
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Kelly · on October 16, 2020 at 9:33 PM
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2022 maybe booked up further in advance than usual.. Good luck to you I'm sure everything will work out!!
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Judith · on October 17, 2020 at 2:33 PM
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Relax. This far out, venues understand, that a priest or minister will only approve a date after a brief vacation. The priest only says no if he wont marry you because you do not meet conditions for marrying in the church. Do you? Is spouse a baptized Christian, as well as you? Is one of you previously divorced, possibly with no decree final, or in need of an annulment? These are the sort of things that would make a priest say no.
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Just Said Yes July 2022
Kimberly · on October 23, 2020 at 8:41 PM
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Thank you all for your feedback! My priest got back to me today and he was so kind and moved his trip so he can marry us!
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