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]

Officiants fee

I am having an outdoor wedding, and my father has asked a good friend of his who is a retired minister to preform the ceremony. We are wondering what the proper ammount of money to pay him is? We have no idea how rates go and we do not want the money we give him to be too low for what the norm.... [Read more]

MOG different dresses for church and reception

I have purchased a dress for my son's wedding, but I'm not exactly thrilled with it and also I've purchased an absolutely beautiful black dress that I love. Would it be inappropriate for me to wear the dress I really don't like for the church and the black dress I love for the reception? Would.... [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]

Are all sacraments required to have our wedding in a catholic church

My partner and I are planning our wedding for next year. I am Roman catholic. My partner was baptised a Roman catholic but raised protestant, church of Ireland. He received no protestant sacraments but attended the local protestant school. He considers himself church of ireland and has only.... [Read more]