Need help finding a Catholic Church

koverbec12

I am catholic and new to the metro detroit area, therefore i am not a registered member at a churchi in this area. I do not want to go home and get married in my home church. Does anyone have any suggestions on catholic churchs in the metro detroit area ( i live in royal oak) that one does not have to be a member in order to be married in? Any suggestions would be very helpful, thanks!

spartybride3

I am not 100% sure, but there is orchard lake st marys, which is beautiful. Also, we are getting married at the Inn at St. John's, which is a full service venue and they have a catholic chapel on site. They did not require any membership with them at all. 

larzhope

 I got married at Academy of the Sacred Heart Chapel in Bloomfield Hills (our rehearsal dinenr was in Royal oak, so it's close).  It is a GORGEOUS church and you don't need to be a member.  It was a little on the pricey side (about $1000) but I had the same problem you did - H and I lve in Seattle and we had a really hard time finding a Catholic church to marry us.

MrsGilliatt

Most all churches in the area would require you be a parishioner for a certain period of time before even booking your ceremony with them.  My best recommendation would be to speak with your Parish from wherever you are living (out of state I presume) and see what they suggest locally.  If they can vouch that you are a participating parishioner, often times you can get passed a bit of the red tape that might come with getting accepted to a parish that has stringent rules on new (and engaged) parishioners simply seeking a place to get married. 
Good luck!

Meegles4

When I lived in Royal Oak, I attended St. Mary's on Lafayette. It's a lovely church. I have no idea what their membership requirements are for marriage, but I'd check into it.

Also, to Mrs. G's comment -- not every church requires membership. Mine doesn't require it, for example. However, if you are set on getting married in the church, I would suggest finding one you like and joining it now just to make the process a bit easier. Also, being a member makes the church and marriage ceremony a bit more personal if you actually know the priest and are familiar with the church as opposed to just picking it because of the location or because it's pretty.

2013cupcake

Hi! This is my first post on theknot! My fianc and I don't belong to a church neither. I talked to the lady at St. Mary's parish office in Royal Oak and was told that I needed to be a registered parishioner for at least 2 months before I can even see if there's a date available. I would like to join a church but if I can't get marry in it because my reception date and ceremony date doesn't match up, it will be a bummer. Most venues in Detroit area book up fast and I can't wait 2 months. Oh well...

drandreasalazar

Most blessed cathedral $1250.00. Do your classes as your preferred church. Have to be baptized