We need at minimum six months notice of your marriage so that all necessary papers may be prepared and the pre-nuptial instructions completed. NO FINAL DATE FOR THE MARRIAGE CAN BE SET UNTIL ALL PREPARATIONS ARE COMPLETED. All preparations must be finalized at least ONE MONTH before the date of the wedding.

Since marriage celebrates the unbreakable commitment between a man and a woman who are free to make this mature decision in the community of believers, certain documents are required to establish your sacramental status within the Church and your freedom from any previous unions. When you call on the priest or deacon about your marriage, he will arrange to fill out all necessary papers for both parties.

All NON-PARISHIONERS will need to provide their parish name, their pastor's name as well as a phone number so that contact can be made with your home parish. This is needed at the time of the initial meeting when making wedding arrangements.

Because of the many details that must be attended to in preparation for the celebration of a Christian Marriage, we have included a Checklist that hopefully will be a helpful guide in organizing your planning for this special time in your life.

God who created man out of love also calls him to love – the fundamental and innate vocation of every human being, for man is created in the image and likeness of God who is Himself love. Since God created him man and woman, their mutual love becomes an image of the absolute and unfailing love with which God loves man. It is good, very good, in the Creator’s eyes. And this love which God blesses is intended to be fruitful and to be realized in the common work of watching over creation: "And God blessed them, and God said to them: ‘Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it.’" (Catechism of the Catholic Church)

As you begin this journey of preparation for a lifetime of love and commitment in Christian Marriage may the Lord bless you with peace all the days of your lives.