The ceremony will start at exactly 1pm. Please arrive NLT 30 minutes before the ceremony to get settled.
We kindly request that guests do NOT take photos during the event. We have professional photographers to capture every moment so we can unplug and enjoy!
Expect a formal ceremony (Mass) with readings, prayers, and communion.
As a non-Catholic, you are invited (and encouraged) to participate in the sitting, standing, kneeling, singing, and praying portions of the Mass - as much as you are comfortable.
Catholics believe that the simple bread and wine presented on the altar during a Mass become the living, real presence of Jesus--his body, blood, soul, and divinity. To receive communion is to receive the body of Christ. If you practice a different faith, do not share this belief, or have not been spiritually prepared through catechesis to receive the Eucharist, you are invited to remain present in the Mass without receiving communion. As the congregation processes to the front of the church during communion, you can choose to receive a blessing--by walking forward with your arms crossed on your chest so each hand rests on the opposite shoulder--or to remain at your seat. Either way, this is a time for reflection, solitude, and recollection.