Thank you for considering Cathedral Chapel for your special occasion. If you wish to get married in our church, here are the steps to help you plan your special Catholic wedding. Call us anytime! Our office is always ready to help with any questions you may have.
To begin the process of the Sacrament of Marriage in the Catholic church, please contact us six months to one year prior to your planned date. Below are the following steps to begin the process:
1) Call us in the parish office six months to one year prior to your planned date.
If you wish to get married in our church, or prepared here for a wedding elsewhere, please call or visit us in the parish office. In this first visit with us, you will be given an overview of the marriage preparation process as well as a marriage paper work checklist and forms that you need to complete.
Marriage Paperwork Checklist: {First step documentations required before meeting with the pastor}
2) Submit the necessary (first step) documents and marriage paperwork
Once you have completed the registration forms and have acquired the necessary first-steps documentation, you may call the parish office to submit the necessary documents. A non-refundable deposit of $100 is required. At this time, a schedule to meet with our pastor is arranged.
3) Meeting with Pastor
Before anything else can happen-including setting the wedding date, you will have an interview with our pastor. This is your first interview as a couple and will give you the opportunity to get to know him and for the pastor to get to know you as individuals and as a couple. This informal 'getting to know you' questions will help determine wether there are impediments to your marriage, that is an issue (such as previous marriage) that must be resolved before you can be married in the church. He will also discuss with you any special circumstances (such as mental illness, lack of financial support, or pregnancy) that might require additional pastoral care, and possibly professional counseling.
4) Setting the Date of your Wedding
We require at least six months in advance of your desired wedding date in order to allow time for marriage preparation. Your chosen date is tentative until your required preparation acitivites have been completed.
5) Fees
After your first meeting with the pastor and you have made a final decision to celebrate the Sacrament of Matrimony in our parish, full payment of fees is required before your desired date is recorded in our main calendar.
At this stage, the pastor will prepare the couples for marriage (Marriage Preparation).
Download Order of Sacrament of Marriage Liturgy Planning Form.
For any questions, please call the parish office.