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]

Do you tip the wedding officiant (minister)?

We are contracting a pastor (found him on the internet) to be our wedding officiant. We've met up with him once before and he is really a very pleasant man and is making a lot of effort to make sure the 1/2h ceremony are exactly the way we want it.

1) Is it considered "good manners" to send him a.... [Read more]

Will a catholic priest and rabi marry us outside the church

My fiance and I are getting married this spring. Out of respect for our respective religions and to our familes we would ideally like to have a catholic priest and a rabaii preform the service at the reception site. I am never married with one daughter. He is divorced with one daughter and we.... [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]

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]