Catholic Wedding Services in Italy
If you are planning a Catholic Wedding Service, Italy is the perfect destination for your wedding. No matter if it's Rome, Venice, Florence, Tuscany, Chianti, Amalfi or Sicily, Italy weddings are rich with Catholic religious history and tradition Italy offers a large number of church locations to choose from. You will need to select a church for your Catholic Wedding Service in Italy because Catholic services are not permitted outside the walls of the church.
There are 2 ways to have a Catholic Wedding Service in Italy. The first is a traditional Full Wedding mass ceremony. Both the bride and groom need to be baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Church and be able to provide proof of these ceremonies. Once you provide these documents, you can begin to plan for your wedding. This sacramental preparation can often take as much as six months to a year to complete and involves meeting with a priest and discussing the responsibilities and expectations of married life in the eyes of the church.
The second possibility is to have a "Mixed Ceremony" or "Blessing Ceremony" provided in a Catholic Church. In this type of ceremony, only one of the bride or groom needs to provide proof of baptism and confirmation and does not combine the civil aspect of the wedding. That means that you will need to have a civil ceremony completed prior to the blessing ceremony.
It is important to note that if you have been divorced, you will not be allowed to re-marry in a Catholic Church. You may be granted the ceremony if you are able to acquire an annulment for your previous marriage and have it recognized by the Church. If that cannot be done, you may still be able to have the mixed ceremony. Either way you will need to seek the grant of a "no-objection" by the local bishop in your home country.
The most important point to remember, is that your Italy Wedding is going to be the most memorable moment of your life. Whether you choose to wed in The Northern Lakes, Frioli, Alps, Vento, Toscana, Unbria or any of the other beautiful regions of Italy - the time to start planning is now. Contact us today to get started planning your destination wedding in Italy.
