Do I need to invite church bell choir to reception?

We are getting married in a Catholic church. We have been members of this particular congregation for about a year. We have requested the church bell choir play at our wedding. They play for a donation. My question is, am I supposed to invite the entire bell choir to the reception. I do not.... [Read more]

Selecting a church for our wedding ceremony

My fiance & I live approx. 1 1/2 hours from my hometown where our wedding will take place. We have chosen a beautiful church which we have both agreed upon for our wedding, however now my parents are "insisting" to have our wedding at their church...both churches are Catholic. They say it's.... [Read more]

Catholic wedding outside the church

We are getting married soon and would like a friend of the family to perform the ceremony. He is a catholic priest. My fiancee was never married but I have been divorced for almost 10 years. We have a 5 year old daughter together. We were wondering if a catholic priest could marry us outside the.... [Read more]

Minister or not...?

My husband and I are renewing our vows on 09/17/04 and I'm just wondering... I keep "reading" that for a renewal of vows a minister from the church is not required, however, when we first married we had our ceremony in a park not far from our home and we were married by a Justice of the Peace - I.... [Read more]

How to select a wedding officiant

Hello. I'm planning a wedding in September 2007 in West Virginia. I'm not sure how to pick an officiant. My fiance and I have been living together for 2 years, and we are not a member of any church. We do believe in God and we want to have a religious ceremony. We are in the process of building a.... [Read more]