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cebrady89

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jagore08

I didn't get married in the church but I've been to a few mass weddings and the B&G either did a quick peck at the end before walking out or they reserved it for the exit outside of the church with all the guests already outside.  

GraciousLoser

The "Kiss the Bride" moment was in the middle of the mass (at the end of the ceremony part) for us. Honestly, if it was at all "awkward" we didn't even notice. I know we kissed again after he concluded and announced us as husband and wife before we walked down the aisle. I thought it was fine.

monkeysip

I don't see why it would be awkward at all.

We're not talking a sloppy kiss here (think "church tongue" from the movie the Wedding Singer)

If you don't want to set aside a designated moment during the mass, you could always kiss during the sign of peace.  It was originally called the kiss of peace for a reason...

bibliophile2010

Talk to your priest. Some do not include it at all. Some have a place where they like to put it. Many only indicate a point where you should kiss without saying it. We fell into the last category -- after we were announced, the priest said something quietly to us and we kissed, then receded out of the church.

MerAndTrick

I was a cantor at a Catholic church for 4 years and sang at a lot of the wedding we held both within the church and also at other churches where parishoners got married.  From my experience, most of the priests I worked with (and all of the ones at our church) put the kiss the bride at the end of the ceremony and before the recessional.

But I agree with the above posters... talk to your priest and get his ideas.  I think that, more than anything, it is a matter of the personal preference of the couple and their priest.

Hope that helps.  :-)

Riss91

We did it at the end of the ceremony, once we stepped out of the sanctuary. We felt uncomfortable kissing while up at the altar. But, it was still kind of awkward since our priest didn't announce anything.