Had a legal civil ceremony last july, Marriage being blessed this june in Catholic church

Last July my husband and I were married in my parents backyard in a tiny civil ceremony with only immediate family. I was pregnant and we wanted to be married when the baby came. Well, now we are having our marriage blessed by the Catholic church in a small chapel ceremony and my parents would.... [Read more]

FOB is clergyman

The FOB would like to walk up the aisle with his daughter and also do the vows with the couple. Another clergyman will do the homily and the rest of the ceremony. This is an Anglican church, so would it be acceptable to have the FOB wear a tux, then put on his stole for the vows and sit with the.... [Read more]

Getting Married in a Church of a Different Religion

Is it considered odd/rude/disrespectful to get married in a church to which neither couple belongs? Neither my boyfriend nor I are active in a church, nor very religious. There are beautiful churches in town with policies for non-parishoners to use their facility. However, I wonder how this.... [Read more]

Church Blessing

In order for my husband and I to get our boys baptized, we were told that we needed to be married by the church. Since we are already married, i am assuming he meant we just need the church's blessing. Since we were married by the courts w/out family or friends the first ime, we wanted to have.... [Read more]

October afternoon church wedding

I am attending a church wedding October 15. The ceremony is at 1 p.m., the reception is at 5 p.m. at the Hilton. Cocktails at 5 p.m., dinner at 6. I am not sure what to wear - the invitation is quite formal. Do I dress in something less formal for the church, then change for the reception?.... [Read more]