Catholic weddings typically take place as part of a mass. We appreciate the many faith traditions and nontheological practices of our guests and will try to make the ceremony as easy to follow as possible. Catholic masses are the original aerobics workout with lots of moving between sitting, standing, and the occasional kneeling. For those who wish to participate, we will provide a program for the service, and if you get lost, just follow what everyone else is doing. We will also be observing the Eucharistic portion of the mass with the opportunity to receive Holy Communion. All Catholics who have received the sacrament of First Communion are invited to partake. Anyone else who wishes to receive a blessing may join the line and cross their arms over their chest when you approach the front of the line. For any part of the ceremony that does not align with your beliefs, we welcome you to remain seated.
While we love your little ones, we have decided for our wedding to be an adult-only occasion. We hope that this advance notice means you are still able to come and share our big day with us!
It is our wish to have an "unplugged ceremony," and we respectfully ask that you refrain from taking any personal photos during the ceremony. While we all instinctively grab for our phone cameras in moments of joy and celebration, especially in this age of social media, it is easy in weddings for our most genuine attempt to get the cute picture of the bride and groom to obstruct the photography team or distract in the background of their photos. Our amazing photographer asks we all allow them to carry the responsibility of capturing the ceremony. And, we promise to share all of the photos with you as soon as possible!
In our crazy busy lives, we have very few opportunities to get all dressed up and celebrate these days. We highly encourage you to dress to the nines, as you know we will! Gentleman, if you want to get decked out in a tux or if a dark colored suit is more your style, go for it! Ladies, many of us have a gorgeous, floor-length gown or stunning heels in our closets that we have been waiting for the perfect occasion to wear--this is it!