A Catholic wedding is a reverent church ceremony with prayers, Bible readings, a short sermon, and the exchange of vows and rings. It includes a full Mass with Communion Only practicing Catholics should receive Communion; others may remain seated or come forward for a blessing.
An unplugged ceremony means guests are asked to put away their phones and cameras and be fully present during the ceremony. Our professional photographer will capture everything. Phones and cameras can be distracting, block views, and even ruin photos with screens, flashes, or people stepping into the aisle. We appreciate your help in keeping the moment beautiful and focused.
We would love for you to come dressed formal.
Please see your wedding invitation suite for our color palette.
We ask that if you are more than 15 minutes late to the ceremony for you to not attend to preserve the sacredness of the mass. The doors will be closed and locked.
Please be present with us. No photos should be taken during the entirety of the mass. We have a professional photographer to capture every moment.
We ask that you dress with modesty and reverence. No cleavage, fully clothed, and sleeves.
The ceremony begins at 1:00PM. We kindly ask guests to arrive at 12:30PM to make time to park and find your seats.
No, please sit on any side besides the first two rows on both sides.
The ceremony will be roughly 90 minutes.
This will be a full Catholic mass.
Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater is in the heart of downtown Vancouver. Street parking is readily available.
We ask that once seated that you remain seated during the entirety of the ceremony to preserve the sacredness nature of our wedding.
The reception begins at 4PM but please head straight from the church to Saint Irene’s Event Venue for cocktail hour!
Roughly 20 miles using I-5
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Yes, please see seat assignment when you arrive at Saint Irene’s.
August 8th 2026.
We will have all nut free and seafood free dinner due to guest allergies.
Please see the “registry” tab on our website.
Unless stated on your invite, we ask only those named on the invite attend.
Unless stated on your invite, we ask only those named on the invite attend.
We have a select few individuals who will be attending that are under 21 years of age. Unless stated on your invite, we ask only those named on invite attend.
Saint Irene’s has plentiful parking in their parking lot.
Both the Ceremony and Reception are indoors and have heating and cooling.
Our bar will have its last call at 9:15PM.
We ask that no one smokes in or outside the church and in or outside the reception venue.
Untraditionally, no, we would love to bid farewell to each person individually and allow us as a couple to have the last moments in the venue alone for our last dance of the evening.