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lisortegalisortega member
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So im catholic and i really want an outdoor ceremony but ive heard that in the catholic religion priests wont go outside of the church to marry you. Is this true? 
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  • ring_popring_pop member
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    edited December 2011
    Yes. http://catholicweddinghelp.com/questions/outdoor-wedding.htm
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  • bibliophile2010bibliophile2010 member
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    edited December 2011
    Practically speaking, yes, a Catholic is bound to get married in Catholic church (or an appropriate chapel) in a Catholic ceremony (or mass, especially if both of you are Catholic) to have a marriage that the Church sees as valid (and sacramental, if your FI is baptized Christian or, again, is Catholic).

    Although there are some exceptions, they generally involve more extreme situations and require special permissions that are very difficult to get, and are not granted because people love the outdoors.

    There are many ways to incorporate your love of nature into your wedding -- through your reception, your flowers, your photo locations, etc. For Catholics, the ceremony site is not the place for it.
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  • mica178mica178 member
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    edited December 2011
    What do you mean by outside of the church?  By some random lake or on the beach, probably not.

    My church has large grounds, including a school with an outdoor area blessed for school gathering blessings.  Apparently weddings can be performed there, although when I saw the site, I thought the main chapel would be more comfortable and attractive.
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    edited December 2011
    Generally speaking this is true, but best check with the priest or deacon of the church you are considering.
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  • meganb1977meganb1977 member
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    edited December 2011

    Unfortunately, yes it's true (no fair since other Christian ministers will go to other locations).  I want an outdoor ceremony too and I think we're going to have a civil officiant at the venue of our choice and just have our marriage blessed by the church.  But it was never important to me to have a priest officiate, and my fiance ultimately decided maybe it wasn't so important to him after all since we know a local judge and we don't like our local church but don't want to pay out of parish fees at a prettier church.  If it's important to you to have a priest officiate then pp had a good idea about bringing in some flowers/plants/etc. ...assuming you're thinking daytime you might be happier with a church that has big windows letting lots of light come in.

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  • shanell411shanell411
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    edited December 2011
    I was told that having an outdoor ceremony was a no-no as well. Howver have you thought about having the reception at an outsidce location? I think that way you can get what you are looking for. It will be nice to have a nice reception. I went to reception in the park this summer it was very nice!
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