catholic wedding in North Carolina but want it outside

annahart11

Does anyone know a Priest in NC that will marry outside?

annahart11

What if i'm marrying someone who is not Catholic? is there an exception?

aerinpegadrak

Ditto Stage.  You can certainly get married outside, but if you want it to be recognized by the Church, you have to follow their rules.  Doesn't make a difference if both parties aren't Catholic, generally only one has to be.

samanthajeremy

I had the same problem here in Wisconsin, but was sadly informed that per the Bishop, no Priest will marry you unless it's inside the church.  My fiance and I decided that our Catholic faith wasn't strong enough anymore so we decided on our dream location and a Lutheran pastor.  We could not be happier with our decision.  Your best bet would be looking into a Lutheran pastor if you want to keep any Catholic aspects in your ceremony.   

clearheavens

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: catholic wedding in North Carolina but want it outside : Nope, at least not that I have ever heard of.  <strong>Marriage is a sacrament, and in order for you to get "credit" for it, it has to be administered in the church.  Regardless of whether you are marrying a fellow Catholic or not.</strong>
Posted by StageManager14[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div><div>I'm just adding on for further clarification.</div><div>
</div><div>Marriage between two baptized people is a sacrament.  But you can still have a non-sacramental and valid marriage between non-baptized people, such as in the OP's case.</div><div>
</div><div><div>See this FAQ for more info:</div></div><div><a href="http://www.nccbuscc.org/laity/marriage/marriagefaqs.shtml">http://www.nccbuscc.org/laity/marriage/marriagefaqs.shtml</a></div><div>
</div><div><div>For your question:</div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, 'sans serif', verdana;line-height:normal;font-size:12px;" class="Apple-style-span"><em>If a Catholic wishes to marry in a place outside the Catholic church, how can he or she be sure that the marriage is recognized by the Catholic Church as valid?</em>

The local bishop can permit a wedding in another church, or in another suitable place, for a sufficient reason. For example, a Catholic seeks to marry a Baptist whose father is the pastor of the local Baptist church. The father wants to officiate at the wedding. In these circumstances, the bishop could permit the couple to marry in the Baptist church. The permission in these instances is called a <strong>"dispensation from canonical form."</strong></span></div></div></div>

michelleclark73

You can always have a quick second ceremony in a church another time!   

aerinpegadrak

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[QUOTE]You can always have a quick second ceremony in a church another time!   
Posted by michelleclark73[/QUOTE]
Not necessarily.  The Church won't just grant convalidations willy-nilly, and it seems that choosing not to marry in the Church just because you want an outdoor wedding is one of the big reasons that they won't approve them.

NOLAbridealmost

Yeah,....good luck with that. Catholics tend to be a little bit more particular about restrictions on weddings than some other faiths.  There is a great website called www.catholicbrides.com.  (They are a wedding program company but they have a very informative section on Catholic wedding restrictions on their website).  

Basically, we looked into a Catholic ceremony to appease the family, but after seeing all the crazy restrictions we decided not to.   

mkmistretta

If your FI is not Catholic and practices a Protestant or some other religion than techniqually the wedding can be at either your Catholic church or his religious location.  You could probably work it out somehow so that his religious location is the outside location you want.  If you still go through all of the Catholic paper work and the outside location is considered through his church than it should be fine.