Civil Ceremony and Catholic wedding

anneadam0825 · February 2011

Can you have a civil ceremony before deployment and then have your wedding in the Church?

waitingformay · February 2011

You would have to have a convalidation I believe

http://catholicweddinghelp.com/questions/civil-ceremony-first.htm

Calypso1977 · February 2011

your priest would probably marry you before the deployment if you approach him and explain the situation. this would be the best route to go.

do you attend mass regularly now? is your priest aware of your situation?

[Deleted User] · February 2011

I would definitely go the route calypso mentioned as I don't think getting a convalidation granted is an easy process. And the you could always have a AHR after he returns home.

bibliophile2010 · February 2011

I would talk to your priest ASAP. He will have the best advice to give you. I have heard of priests taking both approaches.

mica178 · February 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_catholic-weddings_civil-ceremony-catholic-wedding?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural Wedding BoardsForum:615Discussion:3f6c4d02-9784-42b5-9de1-cc37ffcbdee6Post:245322e0-836b-4de3-a54a-ea84f47d0546">Re: Civil Ceremony and Catholic wedding</a>:
[QUOTE]I would talk to your priest ASAP. He will have the best advice to give you. I have heard of priests taking both approaches.
Posted by bibliophile2010[/QUOTE]

This. If they deployment isn't for months, he might recommend that you have the church wedding before your FI leaves so that the sacrament will be done.

ootmother2 · February 2011

A friends daughter was faced with this dilemma last year. The priest explained their options and they chose a small, family only wedding before deployment.

My best guess is that they will have a nice reception later when everything has settled down.

savvy_savs · February 2011

We were in a similar situation as my husband is from the UK and we wanted to start his immigration process early. We had a civil ceremony and were told by our priest that as long as it was at least six months before our catholic wedding that it was ok. We are getting married in 11 months. Hope this helps!!