Catholic Wedding Articles by Topic
Annulments
What is involved in getting an annulment (declaration of nullity) for a previous marriage?
Blessings during a Catholic wedding
Text of the Blessing at the End of the Wedding
Text of the Blessing and Exchange of Rings
Text of the Blessing and Giving of Arras
Text of the Blessing and Placing of Lazo
Blessing for an engaged couple
Bridesmaids
Choosing roles for family and friends: The wedding party
Cohabiting (living together)
Can we get married in the Catholic Church if we are living together (cohabiting)?
Civil ceremony
Can we get married by a justice of the peace in a civil ceremony and then have a Catholic wedding?
Dates
Days on which the reading from the lectionary must be used during a Catholic wedding
What days and times should we avoid scheduling our Catholic wedding?
Decorations
Decorations for a Catholic wedding
Disparity of cult
Divorce
Can we get married in the Catholic Church if one of us is divorced?
Dress
Dress, flowers, money, and other details
Engagement
Eucharistic ministers
Choosing roles for family and friends: The wedding party
Fees
Dress, flowers, money, and other details: Payment and fees
Flowers
General intercessions
Prayer of the faithful (general intercessions) at a Catholic wedding
Groomsmen
Choosing roles for family and friends
Guests
I am attending a Catholic wedding, but I am not Catholic. What can I expect?
Choosing roles for family and friends: The assembly
Hymns
Impediments to marriage
What are the rules and requirements for a valid Catholic wedding?
Interfaith marriage
If one of us is Catholic and one is not, what are our wedding ceremony options?
May we have two separate wedding ceremonies?
Lectors
Living together (cohabiting)
Can we get married in the Catholic Church if we are living together (cohabiting)?
Marriage preparation
How long do we have to wait before we can be married in the Catholic Church?
Preparing for a lifelong marriage
Some marriage preparation homework
Three tips for planning your Catholic wedding
Marriage Rite (Order of Celebrating Matrimony)
Choosing the form of your wedding
Order of a Catholic wedding within Mass
Order of a Catholic wedding without Mass
Order of a wedding between a Catholic and an unbaptized person
Text of The Order of Celebrating Matrimony
Mary, prayer before
Choosing other liturgical elements: Prayer before the Virgin Mary
Ministers
of the sacrament of MatrimonyChoosing roles for family and friends
Three tips for planning your Catholic wedding
non-CatholicIf one of us is Catholic and one is not, what are our wedding ceremony options?
Mixed marriage
If one of us is Catholic and one is not, what are our wedding ceremony options?
May we have two separate wedding ceremonies?
Music
A list of some Catholic wedding music
Can we use recorded music in our wedding?
Can we use popular, non-religious music in our wedding?
Finding and choosing cantors and instrumentalists (musicians) for your Catholic wedding
Finding songs, hymns, and other music for a Catholic wedding
Catholic wedding music: Striking the right note
Order (outline)
Order of a Catholic wedding within Mass
Order of a Catholic wedding without Mass
Order of a wedding between a Catholic and an unbaptized person
Parish
Payment and fees
Dress, flowers, money, and other details: Payment and fees
Photographs
Guidelines for photographing and videotaping a Catholic wedding
Prayer of the faithful
Prayer of the faithful (general intercessions) at a Catholic wedding
Prayers during a Catholic wedding
Text of the Alleluia verse and verse before the Gospel
Text of the Blessing at the End of the Wedding
Text of the Blessing and Exchange of Rings
Text of the Blessing and Giving of Arras
Text of the Blessing and Placing of Lazo
Text of the Prayer Over the Gifts
Procession
The Catholic wedding procession
Programs
Catholic wedding program template (with Mass)
Catholic wedding program (without Mass)
Creating a Catholic wedding program for your guests
Readings
Catholic wedding readings from The Order of Celebrating Matrimony
Days on which the reading from the lectionary must be used during a Catholic wedding
Can we use non-Scriptural readings in our Catholic wedding?
Requirements for a Catholic wedding
What are the rules and requirements for a valid Catholic wedding?
Can I have a Catholic wedding even if I do not attend Mass?
Rite of marriage
see: Marriage Rite (Celebration of Matrimony)
Songs for a Catholic wedding
Finding songs, hymns, and other music for a Catholic wedding
Texts from The Order of Celebrating Matrimony
see: Prayers during a Catholic wedding; Readings; Celebration of Matrimony.
Unity candle
Can we light a unity candle at our wedding?
Choosing other liturgical elements: Unity candle
Ushers
Choosing roles for family and friends: Ushers
Videotape
Guidelines for photographing and videotaping a Catholic wedding
Vows
Can we write our own vows for our Catholic wedding?
Text of the Celebration of Matrimony: Exchange of consent
Witnesses
Choosing roles for family and friends: Witnesses
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