Inviting the priest to the reception

cjsj0711 · January 2012

My FI and I are getting married in a Catholic Church. We've met the priest who is going to perform the ceremony a few times since it is his requirement to get to know us a little better before the actual day. The church we are marrying at is not a parish we are a part of. Not sure if it's customary to invite the priest for the reception, what do you think?

emilye1227 · January 2012

We are also getting married in a Catholic church and my mom called the other day to tell me to add the priest to the guest list. She said it's standard to invite him and he may not come, may come and just say the blessing before dinner at the reception, or may stay for dinner. I didn't know anything about it before she mentioned it, but we are inviting him.

whitsy · January 2012

I would think you should, it would be nice to invite him and not just tell him he has to go home after having the most important job at the wedding.

PetalPockets2012 · January 2012

I would invite him. If he doesn't feel comfortable attending or staying a long time, he won't.

TheNick · January 2012

I agree with everyone. If he can't come or doesn't feel comfortable, he'll speak up.

J&K10910 · January 2012

We invited our officiant and his wife. He declined, but appreciated that we thought of him. I think it's the nice thing to do. He should also be invited to the RD.

LeiselEB · January 2012

I'd invite him. He should also be invited to the rehearsal dinner, since he's going to be at the rehearsal.

sweetcanadian1979 · January 2012

Our priest expects an invite, my MIL said he usually goes for dinner & gives the blessing then leaves after dinner so i say invite him, if he doesn't want to attend he will decline.