Catholic Officiant

futuremrsmueller12

Please help if you have any referrals... Our Church wont allow our father to come and do it outside of the church & and they won't allow my fiance and I to marry in the church since he's not Catholic...

Do you know any Catholic Officiants that are willing to do a catholic ceremony outside of the church (La Habra area)?! TIA

jagore08

From my research (I'm Catholic, DH's not), you two can get married in the Catholic church even if he's not Catholic.  Your church may not allow it but I know mine did (it's in FL).  A priest will not marry someone outside, it has to be preformed inside a Catholic church.  I think you should speak with another church.

CurlyGirlyGirl

I'm not Catholic but...

I don't think Catholic priests will marry anywhere but inside of your church.  When my friend got married she looked all over the place.

I could be wrong though.

chrissyann02

Ditto what Curlygirlygirl said.
My FI is not Catholic, but I am and we wanted to marry through the church. My parish did not allow FI and I to marry unless he converted and completed each of the sacraments. So I tried another parish that I frequent occassionally, and they allowed FI and I marry there provided that we sign a document stating we will raise our children Catholic along with the typical marriage preparation requirements.

aclaro

same as PPs my FI is catholic but has not done his fisrt communion or his confirmation and he has no intentions of doing them before the wedding. we explained to a priest and he told us that although its suggested taht he become a full catholic he will not be forced to do it because tehy would not deny a full catholic a catholic wedding
the church i went to is St. Emidius in Lynwood, i dont know if its out of your way, but you might want to talk to another priest, some are more strict than others

hisdodi

I know that some parishes are stricter than others in terms of their requirements for both partners being Catholic. The parish I'm being married at is neither my or FI's home parish but they do allow for visiting priests to co-officiate the ceremony as long as they are in the L.A. Archdiocese.  If receiving the sacrament of matrimony means enough to you both, then I encourage you to go through the process. My FI and I are going through it together.  I've received all sacraments but he has two to complete, of his own decision. We've gone to a one-day marriage prep class=very insightful and it was a wonderful experience. We go on engaged encounter in April. Congrats! and Good luck!