Church Wedding???

TysWife2Be · April 2010

Who is actually having a church wedding?

We still dont have our venue yet but in the event that we find somewhere that both ceremony and reception can be done, we will do it that...

We both wanted a church wedding but if it doesnt happen like that, then I am ok with it.

wheatney22 · April 2010

I am. Its been my wish since I was a kid. I know not a lot of people care about that and yes it is a building but I feel like it is a blessed building and a place of worship and I'd like to be married there.

Jessynlove · April 2010

marrying in the church my parents got married...and where my faith was started was important to me.

We are catholic. And we want to be recognized as married by our church...and have God in our ceremony/ and marriage.

its all preference.

NatandIsaac · April 2010

We're are going to be married in a Christian ceremony by a minister, but not in a church building. The ceremony is going to be out in the open air of the mountains.

katanne9 · April 2010

We wanted a church wedding, but we are having a sort-of destination wedding. We checked out a few churches in the area, but didn't feel comfortable. We are going to be doing an outdoor ceremony at our reception venue. I agree, it is nice having everything at the same location. We are, however, still singing hymns and our pastor will use most of the components of a Christian ceremony.

jacki_sue · April 2010

Hi, K!

I'm having a church wedding. That church is so central to our relationship... its where we became friends, it's where our first kiss was, it's where he proposed... I couldn't imagine NOT getting married there!!

J

jrpetrik · April 2010

We're getting married in the chapel at our seminary. It's a special building to us with good memories attached to it, and we like the idea of getting married on the campus of a school we love dearly and where our friendship initially developed (a good bit of which happened in the foyer of the chapel over cinnamon rolls after morning devotions!).

FavoriteOne · April 2010

We're having a church wedding, but FI wanted it to be outside. So we're using the courtyard for the ceremony & going to the fellowship hall for the reception.

What I really wanted (and dreamed of) wasn't possible. I wanted to get married in MY church that I grew up in, but it's during VBS so they don't allow weddings then. And our courtyard wasn't an option because it's water day. LOL.

sweetpea0911 · April 2010

The one thing that is really important to J was having a church wedding, so we're getting married in his church with my reverend preforming the ceremony. I really wanted to have a DW somewhere just us and our immediate families (still a Christian ceremony, mind you, just away from..people and everything) but it's a no-go.

It will be a wonderful ceremony, though, and I'm happy we came up with a compromise =]

SuMmErKuTiE · April 2010

We aren't having the wedding at our church because we're having the ceremony outdoors at our reception venue. We're still having a leader from our church officiate and will still have a religious ceremony, it just won't be within the walls of our church.

iamjoesgurl · April 2010

I got married in a chapel where we had our reception. Growing up my parents moved because my Dad was a pastor so I never felt like I had a church that was mine. I fell in love with the chapel where we ended up getting married so that's why we had the ceremony there. But I think I would have felt the same to have the ceremony outside (if I hadn't seen the chapel). I think for us it was more important to incorporate our faith into our wedding and invite Christ to be head of our home than the actual building where we were doing it.

SS2010 · April 2010

Since my FI and I go to a campus church which meets in a classroom, having it at our "church" wouldn't be very romantic

We're having ours outside, but over 3/4 of the guest list is from our church, so it won't be that different from a Sunday morning service.

On_Cloud_Nine · April 2010

We're having a Christian ceremony performed by FI's former pastor in a beautiful garden, with the reception in the same place. We tried to find a church we felt comfortable being married in, but we never found one. I didn't grow up going to church, so it was just hard to find one. And the church I go to now is held in a building, with a basketball-type floor, and it just wasn't what we wanted. And FI is from Alabama, and the wedding is in Virginia, so that didn't help either.

But we love our ceremony/reception site, and couldn't be happier!

aneresRN · April 2010

We're getting married in the church. As long as it's a Christian ceremony, I didn't really care where we got marreid. It is very important to FI's family though that it be in the church. Especially his grandparents who he is close with. So in order to avoid family drama, it's in a church.

Calypso1977 · April 2010

we had a church wedding. we're both catholic, and as another poster said, it was extremely important for us to receive the sacrament of marriage and have our marriage recognized by the catholic church.

if i wasnt catholic, i still probably would have done a church wedding, although outdoor weddings are very pretty. regardless, it would have been religious, not a JOP.

B&B1221 · April 2010

I would have liked to get married at my church around Christmas time because it is just so beautiful. But, I live about 12 hours away from everyone in my family and where I grew up, so I didn't feel right asking everyone to travel around the holidays. Plus, I didn't really want to wait until December to marry my love! :-) So we originally booked my church for another date, but our reception venue allowed us to have our ceremony there with no additional cost, so it just made sense for us to have it all at the same place. No worries though, Jesus is still on the guest list! :-)

TysWife2Be · April 2010

FI uncle is a pastor and will be marrying us...

Although we may not get married in a church, we are still going to have a Christian wedding...

FutureMrsRyan · April 2010

We're getting married outside. I've never wanted an indoor wedding (church or not) and the church we're going to has the most awful carpet and no center aisle. I know that sounds awful...but i just couldnt imagine the pictures hahaha.

anyway, we decided outside was right for us. though we're still having communion and elements of a christian wedding.

missrekaeagle · April 2010

We're having an outdoor wedding, but it will still be a very Christian wedding.

SaraAndrew2010 · April 2010

I'm getting married in a church. I'm Catholic and a Catholic wedding is important to me, so that requires being married in a church. It's also special to me because we are getting married in the church that my parents have been members of since I was born. So I was baptised, had my first communion, and was confirmed there. It seems fitting for me to be married there as well.

desi2002 · April 2010

My unlce is marrying us too. It's going to be a Christian ceremony at our venue. It's way too convient not to.

Jeffie86 · April 2010

We're getting married at the botanic gardens in town. The pastor I've had since I was a teenager, and possibly our college pastor (two pastors!) will perform the Lutheran wedding ceremony. I really thought I'd always get married at my church, but when the park was available, I jumped on it. The church is the backup for inclement weather.

dawnbeatty · April 2010

We are having a Christian wedding too - but it will not be at our Church. Our Pastor is going to marry us though.

bookgirl810s · April 2010

Our pastor is officiating, and it's definitely going to be a Christian service, but it will be outside. I think that church weddings are beautiful, but an outdoor wedding was important to us. We're kind of in the "the groves were God's first temples" camp.

karenwjackm · April 2010

We're getting married on the beach at Lake Michigan, which is where the reception ballroom is anyways. I've always felt the presence of God most in nature so doing an outdoor wedding was natural and feels even more sacred to me personally, and the beach is one place we really enjoy together in the summer. If it rains, we can do it at the reception site in front of the windows with Lake Michigan in the background.

eagles347 · April 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_christian-weddings_church-wedding?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural Wedding BoardsForum:464687ae-7bc1-4360-9aea-999e11f1e1adDiscussion:36b9fc35-50a9-4c1a-b4f5-81767ae0c43fPost:d6d76dc0-c77e-4b6e-9613-a36b122d6eeb">Re: Church Wedding???</a>:
[QUOTE]I am. Its been my wish since I was a kid. I know not a lot of people care about that and yes it is a building but I feel like it is a blessed building and a place of worship and I'd like to be married there.
Posted by wheatney22[/QUOTE]

This is how I feel. Well said, Wheatney.

Rhoyal_1 · April 2010

FI and I are having a Christian wedding at the venue where our reception is being held. FI's only request was to have an outside wedding, so, here we are. Our ceremony is being held in the courtyard at the venue and we have an indoor location as back up. Our Pastor is officiating!! he and Iare really psychced because our ceremony is on a Sunday! He told the congregation last month one of our associate Reverends will hold service at church the day of our wedding. Everyone at church is so excited for us!

FI and I also wanted everything in one location to avoid transportation costs!

mswood1977 · April 2010

We are getting married in our church. We are both Catholic so having a Catholic mass is important to us and that requires getting married in the church. I am happy about it, we go to a beautiful church. We are also being married by the priest that baptized and confirmed me in the church where I was baptized and confirmed so it is even more special to me (no my priest isn't 90, I am an adult convert).

valeriemckibbin · May 2010

We are getting married in a Church, a magnificient big church... i cannot imagine getting married and not walking down te aisle... FI and I are christian, he's italien and it is important for him to get married in a church

Ms.BriarRose · January 2011

We got married in a church. We are both Lutheran, so it's not required, but for us, it was something that was really important to us.

We got married in a church that is really special to us. It's where we originally met, 24 years ago (we were babies born at the same church!). It's the same church that my grandparents and parents were married in (so I am 3rd generation to be married there), and it's where we were both baptized.

Getting married in the church was really important to both of us; while others say that you can get married outside and still have a Christian wedding, that idea just wasn't for us (nothing wrong with it, at all, just not our style). We also felt that by having in the church, our guests and ourselves would be more in the mindset to worship (I hope that makes sense).

Here is a picture:
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And the inside:
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jenn.daniel · January 2011

Getting married in Church is important to both of us. We considered the Chapel where we attended undergrad, but the Church FI grew up attending turned out to be a better option for us.

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