catholic church wedding vows

We don't need hotel, airfare, etc. cause we have all that. The marriage consultant services that help foreigners visiting Italy to get married or re-new vows usually sets up everything. Since we only need the church 're-new vows ceremony' with their priest and a photographer, I don't understand why I have to pay $3k and up. Maybe I can plan it myself and save some money. I have found a photographer, but am having trouble finding a Catholic church in Rome just by surfing the net. I have found several churches, but they don't offer services to foreigners and I am having trouble finding address or phone numbers to call and ask. Thanks!

If you are a member of a parish in the US I would suggest having them contact a parish you are interested in working with in Rome. That way they don't think you are just a random person who wants the use of their church and may be willing to do the ceremony for you. When I was looking into getting married at a Catholic church outside of the states I was going to have to get everything set up in the US and then work with a parish wherever to get everything approved.

2007-08-18 11:05:16 by Stacy E

Wedding ceremony recorded 18-Oct-08 at St. Patrick#39;s Catholic Church, 1010 35th St, Galveston, TX 77550, (409) 762-9646, www ...

i'm catholic, and the person i'm planning to marry is not. he's said he'll convert if i want him to but i don't want him to do it just so we can have a specific wedding. i'm still planning on having the ceremony physically in a catholic church, but will we be able to use the catholic vows?

Yes.

The Catholic Church allows marriage between Catholics and non-Catholics. Your fiance does not have to convert.

The interfaith couple will have to get permission from the bishop

Anyone married in the Catholic Church has to:
+ Take a pre-marriage course
+ Promise to baptize and educate their children in the Catholic Church.

Here is a good article with suggestions on how to help an interchurch marriage succeed: http://www.americancatholic.org/Newslett ers/CU/ac0690.asp

For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, sections 1633-1637: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt2s ect2chpt3art7.shtml#1633

• Marriage Vows •

I (...), take you (...) to be my husband/wife.
I promise to be true to you
in good times and in bad,
in sickness and in health.
I will love you and honor you
all the days of my life.

Or

I (...), take you (...) for my lawful husband/wife,
to have and to hold,
from this day forward,
for better, for worse,
for richer, for poorer,
in sickness and in health,
until death do us part.

Or

In the name of God,
I (...) take you (...) to be my husband/wife,
to have and to hold
from this day forward,
for better, for worse,
for richer, for poorer,
in sickness and in health,
to love and to cherish,
until we are parted by death.
This is my solemn vow.

Notice there is nothing about 'obeying.'

• Exchange of Rings •

(...), take this ring
as a sign of my love and fidelity.
In the name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.

With love in Christ.

2009-08-04 20:00:53 by kristina

Price: $12.95

I do not want a church wedding I just want the vows blessed since I am catholic and he is not. Thank u!

What about asking a priest to have a private cerermony? I'd recommend talking with your local priest to see if they would be willing to counsel you and offer you a small ceremony with the priest, your husband, and possibly one or two witnesses. The worst he can say is "no"

2009-08-22 21:39:48 by Shannon S

We went to our wedding rehearsal last night and my partner found repeating back the vows difficult as he was nervous, so i've been looking for them on the net so he can practise them and feel more confident on the day but cant seem to find them. We are getting married in a RC church and so they are the traditional vows.
Thanks

Try the book of common prayer.

Or...

There are three choices concerning how to present the Catholic traditional wedding vows. In the most traditional form, the priest asks questions of the bride and groom individually, to which they answer "I do". He could also say the lines and have the couple repeat, or the couple could say the lines themselves, either from memory or reading from a book. Below are a few examples.

Priest: "Do you take ___ as your lawful wife/husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and cherish until death do you part?"

Bride/Groom: "I do" Bride/Groom: "I take this ring as a sign of my love and faithfulness in the name of the father, the son and the holy spirit." "

Or:

Priest: "___, will you take ___ here present, for your lawful wedded wife/husband according to the rite of our Holy Mother, the Catholic Church?" ("I will")

Bride/Groom Repeat: "I, ___ take you, ___ for my wife/husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part." Bride/Groom: "With this ring I thee wed, and pledge thee my troth?"

Your best option, however, if your groom wants a copy is to ask the Priest at the church for the vows you will be using. Not sure it'll make much odds though...he's going to be nervous anyway!

2009-07-29 04:02:40 by Pink Laydee

I'm planning my friends wedding and her cousin is a priest who they'd like to have conduct the vows.

They want a catholic wedding, one honored by the church, but they want to have a outdoor wedding as well. As Catholic's are we allowed to be wed outside the church or does it need to be in a church in order to have your wedding blessed by the church?

In order for it to be a Catholic wedding and seen as a marriage by the Catholic church, you must be married in a Catholic church. Because of the strong stance the Catholic church has on weddings, your friend's cousin will not be able to perform the ceremony or even appear there as a priest unless it is in a church.

I had some very dear friends of mine be excommunicated for "living in sin" because their marriage wasn't performed in a church. They had it in a nondenominational chapel of a location that meant a great deal to them. It didn't make any difference to the church. They were still considered to not be married.

Your friend needs to decide what is more important, an outdoor wedding, or a Catholic wedding.

Good luck.

2008-12-09 07:59:35 by rlyni