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Angellovely1
Just Said Yes January 2023

Finding a church??

Angellovely1, on June 21, 2021 at 2:52 PM Posted in Wedding Ceremony 0 2
Hello! Fiancé and I were both raised Catholic. We have received all our sacraments. He is non practicing and is open about that. I do practice but more in the modern sense as we live together etc. We do not belong to a parish. I do not feel comfortable getting married at the church I grew up in. So we are currently looking for a Catholic church.

I’m very anxious about the whole thing. We have visited two churches but I don’t think we have found the one yet. I want to visit one more church and then reevaluate. I’m nervous about meeting a priest I don’t know and what he will think of us. I’m really just looking for support or personal experiences from anyone that has been in my position.


Did you and your Fiancé find a completely new church to both of you to get married in? Did you become members? Did you have to talk to multiple priests before you found somewhere you liked? Was the precana day and counseling okay?
Thank you!

edit: when we look at the churches we have gone to mass there. There is a church 5 minutes from our house that is good for the convenience of getting to mass but I don't think I want to get married there. I don't know if we will join the church we marry in because we will most likely be moving after we get married where I would have to then join a new church.

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Latest activity by Sarah, on June 21, 2021 at 3:26 PM
  • Michelle
    Rockstar December 2022
    Michelle ·
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    Are you looking for a church to join for regular weekly services or the wedding only. Google Maps is good for finding services including houses of worship closest to where you live.


    However if you are looking for a church in your neighborhood for the ceremony only, they may possibly not do that because you have to go through rigorous meetings with the priest and following their qualifications.
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  • Sarah
    Master September 2019
    Sarah ·
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    A lot of Catholic Churches in my area won’t even consider marrying a couple unless they are parishioners (or their parents are) and they attend mass regularly. When H and I go to church, we attend the church he grew up going to because it’s closest to our home and the church I grew up in closed about 10 years ago. We chose not to get married in the church because when we spoke to the priest, he didn’t like that is been married before (outside of the church) and didn’t like that we’d be living together outside of marriage. I know some priests are more open about that stuff though so I think it’s really going to just be whatever each priest’s feelings are on those things.
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