Oregon Wedding Officiants, Celebrants, & Ministers Q&A

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]

How do I invite the Clergy?

I have already sent my invitations & they are due back form my guests by 05/26. But I did not send one to the clergyman performing the ceremony. We barely know him & I know it is correct etiquette to invite him to the ceremony but we were not sure if we should initially. We have decided to.... [Read more]

Getting ready before the Church

Hi,

What would be the etiquette for getting ready before the church? Whose place should the FOB be at to get dressed? Should the bestman and groomsmen all be getting ready at the groom's place or should they come already dressed? How should the FOB get to the church, in the same car as the bride.... [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]

Mass Wedding to Church Congregation

Hello,

My mother has been a widow for 11 years and is engaged to be married to a very nice man. Both are extremely active in their church which has several hundred members. They want to post a wedding invitation in the monthly church newsletter inviting the entire church membership to the.... [Read more]