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I went to the church yesterday to pick up our "packet of information" (readings, songs, fees, etc...) and as I was reading I noticed that the church has a lot of rules...this shouldn't come as a surprise to me in that it's a Roman Catholic church, but it did. So among the rules it stated that our flower girls aren't allowed to drop petals down the ( Read more... )

This might seem like a ridiculous question.. maybe one I should already know the answer to, but I have to ask. I'm going to speak with someone tomorrow at a church that we have completely fallen in love with. They offer the use of a hall within their church for the use of a reception. We've decided we'd like to have a beer/wine/champagne bar at ( Read more... )

i am a member of the church of christ and so is my FH. we want to get married in the church where we met and grew up, but they dont allow instrumental music (which, yes, even we think is lame for a stinkin' saturday afternoon ( Read more... )

I need help relaxing my mom. Okay so I posted last week about how we're doing the legal ceremony now then the big fancy wedding next summer ( Read more... )

I knew that churches had strict rules regarding certain issues, like the fact that I can't have a sleeveless gown. But I never realized that there would be no dancing allowed in their facilities. I was really hoping that we'd be able to have the reception at the church because the cost is perfect for us (just a $200 clean up/set up fee). I can't ( Read more... )

Hey, whoever's been to or had a Catholic wedding, what music was playing ( Read more... )

I need a bit of outside perspective on this, so please bear with me ( Read more... )

My FH and are planning to get married in a local Catholic church (well, local for me...he's in Canada). A couple of days ago I received a "Wedding Information" booklet from the church in which they state their process for marriage (premarital counseling, etc.). They also talk about what can or cannot be done during the ceremony itself. Among ( Read more... )

Holy molasses. I'm visiting home and took a trip with mom to try on wedding dresses. I've done it before by myself, and she wanted to give her opinions on a few gowns. I also tried on dresses I wasn't even considering. That is another drama entirely, but setting the stage ( Read more... )