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If you want your marriage to be recognized by the Catholic church, you need a dispensation from the bishop to have the wedding not in a Catholic church. These are rarely given and usually only for ma… (View Post)

I agree with JCBride, I am also really concerned. Also OP are you a practicing Catholic. You mention that your family is and it is your Dad's church, but what about your religious beliefs? I strongly… (View Post)

I recommend checking out this website: http://www.catholicweddinghelp.com/ I think it does a pretty good job of explaining the requirements. You can get married in the Catholic church if only one of … (View Post)

@mimiphin you might also check universities if there is one near you. Some have marriage and family therapy programs that offer counseling to community members. (View Post)

We also traveled to DH's hometown for the wedding (a plane trip away). We still received a very generous amount of cash or checks without indicating to anyone that we wanted money. The majority of t… (View Post)