Married in the Church

When my husband and I got married a year ago, there was no problem with the fact that I am a Protestant. However, I think a lot depends on the pastor and the church's rules. You can inquire about this in advance at the church where you want to get married. We held the ceremony at https://firstchurchlove.com , which cost no more than $ 700. At first, we were doubtful because we didn't know if there would be a place for us in the schedule, but in the end, it turned out to be a great event where everyone was happy. I advise you not to skimp on the wedding if you want everything to go

View quoted message We are both catholic so we get full mass with communion! Our church does allow the marriage mass between a catholic and non catholic but there is no communion given

We had to jump through some serious hoops to get married at our church - FH is Eastern Catholic and I'm Ukrainian Catholic, and even that was a bit contentious for the priest. On top of that, we are paying around $700 to have our ceremony there, which kind of bothers me, as my FH's family have been members of the congregation since the church began its ministry in Canada. (I know it's standard procedure but it still rankles). But the plus side is that we are allowed to choose our own music

View quoted message Your church is allowing you to have a mass still?!
Ours is not because I’m not Catholic.

View quoted message No prob!! Again that's our church but I have heard the donation ranges from 300-500! Paying for the choir separate was a bit shocking to me but understandable!

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Seriously !!!

Well in that case its like the same amount as having a ceremony at a venue .. thanks for the price breakdown !

We are both catholic and getting married in our church!

Church donation = $400.00 (this was a "recommended" donation so we followed it)

Choir / Pianist = $200.00

Marriage License = $140.00

Marriage Classes = $120.00

Our church allows a catholic to marry a non-catholic (as long as one of you is catholic!) but you would not receive communion during mass.

We had to have 2 in person meetings with the priest to go over some questions and a short interview with him as well (confirm we weren't being forced into the marriage, confirm we didn't have any hidden illnesses from our partner)

We also have to do a Marriage preparation class ($120.00 per couple) which is 8 courses for us, twice a week for 4 weeks from 7-9pm.

That's it I think! For us anyways! We also received a few booklets to fill in to select music and readings! We were not allowed to choose our own processional song outside of their list of music. BUT! They're allowing a custom song for the recessional!

Mine is costing me a decent amount. FH is Catholic and I’m not.

its a bit of a process. You need to usually complete marriage courses. Your FH will need to provide his baptism certificate and you will need to provide yours to the church.

You will need to meet with the priest for counselling where your FH will have to promise to raise your children Catholic.

ours is quite strict, not sure if all Catholic Churches are the same.

It'll depend on the church and the Pastor/Priest of that church what their requirements are. You'll probably have to do pre-marital counselling if you do get married in a church.

Also if this is your or your FH's second marriage, you'll have to provide proof of Annulment for the catholic church for sure, maybe the united.

Thanks!
Okay well I guess I will just go into the church closest to the venue and see what we can do.

I am getting married in a church. Hes Lutheran and I'm Presbyterian. We are getting married in his church and it was fine by the Pastor. We did some marriage counseling as it was a requirement for the church. Some churches charge a lot and some are by donation or not bad in pricing. It all depends on how big the church is and on them specifically. Mine is by donation.