Any Catholic Ceremony Brides Out There??

UConCruiser- I love your monogram!!! Where did you get it

Thanks - Rebecca made it for me - you will see many of her monograms and work on the BDW website - here is her contact information -

[email protected]
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ucoonn cruiser - do you have a WC for Puerto Rico?

Yes, I've been working with a WC however I'm still doing quite a bit myself...I guess I have trouble letting go! Send me a PM if you want her name and information.

does anyone have their readings picked out yet?

We are hoping to have our catholic ceremony in Puerto Vallarta. I found a few churches, but haven't started contacting any yet. Our Lady of Guadalupe is too big for us. Let me know if you girls have any suggestions. I also have no idea where to start as far as paperwork and making it legal.

hi everyone! we have booked El dorado Royale and have booked the chapel there for our Catholic wedding. We have 15 months yet for planning but i am worried about the paper work we will need. What do you need to get from your Parish Priest? How long in advance would you organise this before getting married. It is really important to us that it is a Catholic ceremony but really want to have a destination wedding. i want everything to be perfect just a bit worried about everything we will need and whether to crack on with the preperations or wait just now.

 

Help!!

 

Thanks xxxx

The El Droado Royale is beautiful! Congrats! I wasn't aware they had a Catholic ceremony option. We are getting married at the Iberostar Paraiso Lindo which also has a Catholic chapel.

We met with my pastor last week and he basically said do your pre-cana marriage prep class., then come back and meet with me to discuss what I need to send to the diocese in Cancun.

Here is the info I was able to obtain:

A Catholic wedding in Mexico is easy to arrange and is recognized as an official Catholic wedding when all the official documentation and requirements have been fulfilled. Catholics can be married in local Mexican parish churches. Permission from your parish priest to marry outside of your parish is required and this permission must be approved by your parish's diocese.

The marriage couple must complete the Pre-Cana classes, the required pre-marriage courses, and the Pre-Cana certificate is required prior to the wedding.

All official documents required for a Catholic wedding must be received 30 days prior to your ceremony. Rarely are their exceptions to this 30 day rule.


Requirements for Couples from Outside the Diocese
Requesting to Be Married in the Diocese of Cancun-Chetumal, Quintana Roo including Catholic Churches located in Playa del Carmen, the Riviera Maya, Xcaret, Puerto Aventuras, Tulum and Cancun


If you have not already done so, please contact your parish priest/deacon regarding marriage preparation. He is responsible for your marriage preparation and instruction.
Your parish priest will assist you with obtaining the necessary documents, permissions and dispensations (if needed).


He is responsible for forwarding the following information and documents to the chancellor of your diocese for review:

a letter of recommendation stating that:
you have been prepared according to the marriage preparation guidelines of your diocese;
permission has been granted for the marriage to be celebrated in Mexico (Canon 1115);
a current original copy of the Baptismal certificate of the Catholic party.
an Affidavit of Freedom to Marry for each party signed by a competent person (e.g. parent, relative or close friend) and the signature witnessed by a pastor/priest/cleric of the person vouching for your freedom to marry.
the completed Pre-nuptial Investigation form used in your diocese.
Color photos of the Bride and Groom
if applicable:
a dispensation for disparity of worship
a dispensation from canonical form
permission for Mixed Religion
decree of nullity of a former marriage
(If either party was previously married, a declaration of nullity for a lack of form or formal annulment must be obtained.)


When all the required information is received by the Diocese of Cancun-Chetumal, a Nihil Obstat will be granted and sent to the priest/deacon officiating at your wedding in Mexico along with all pertinent documentation.


I printed out a copy of this and brought it to our meeting with the pastor. He was very pleased with this as many priests have no idea what is needed from them.

Thank You so much Lindobride 14 that was so kind of you! Do you think i should get started on the process now, our wedding is 15 month away? It's a worry that it will get all sorted but I will do everything possible in order to have a Catholic ceremony. Thank you for telling me exactly what you need to do I feel a lot better now. You have made me feel loads better although i will feel better once i get it all sorted! How are you coming along with the paper work? How far in advance did you approach your Priest? I just want it all to be perfect xxx

No problem, you're welcome! The Catholic aspect was very important for us too. Our families were all cool with our DW but his parents' one request was that we get married in the Catholic Church because both of his grandmas are from Poland and are strict Catholics.

Our wedding is in January 2011 and I contacted our priest in March. He was busy with the Lenten season and asked me to call back after Easter. We met with him last Monday for the first time. We have not gottten any paperwork done yet. We have to sign up for pre-Cana which will be in late June. After that is complete, we'll meet with our priest again and see what's next.

I say why not get started now. Since you've got 15 months, there's prob not a whole lot you can do yet in terms of wedding planning since the WC's at resorts are not too responsive till it's closer to your date. So why not get this out of the way. Contact your local priest and find out about where pre-Cana is offered. There is usually a 3 month waiting list.