Getting Married At St. Mary of False River

Weddings at St. Mary of False River ordinary take place on Friday evenings or Saturday morning to accommodate the busy weekend Mass schedule.

If you'd like to begin preparation for marriage, please arrange to meet with our priest at least six months prior to the proposed date of the wedding.

Please call the office to schedule an appointment.

Here are some other things you'll need to keep in mind:

• You'll need a recent copy of baptismal record (within the last 6 months). You can get this by contacting the church parish where you were baptized.
• Due to the nature of the discernment and preparation process, any date is considered tentative until meeting with the priest and he has assessed readiness for marraige.
• The date of the wedding is reserved once you've met with the priest and confirmed it with the parish office.

Weddings for those who are Not Parishioners

• If you are not a registered parishioner, you'll need to arrange for suitable pre-marital preparation in your own parish. Due to the volume of weddings that occur at St. Mary's non-parishioners will need to make accomodations with their own priest and/or deacon to celebrate the Rite of Marriage and/or Nuptial Mass.

• As a Catholic Church, St. Mary of False River is exclusively available for our parishioners and other Catholics who are not registered parishioners who have sufficiently fulfilled the above obligations.
• Marriages between Catholics in good standing and non-Catholic Christians are permitted by The Catholic Church and may take place at our parish.

Weddings for Couples Who Are Not Catholic

• At this time we do not allow exclusively non-Catholic couples for weddings. We do not "rent the church" for any Non-Catholic religious ceremony. Non-Catholics are encouraged to contact clergy and churches in their own denomination(s).

Saturday Weddings

• Saturday weddings are permitted, but due to the afternoon and evening Mass schedule it is they must occur before 12 noon.
• Nota Bene: If a Nuptial Mass is desired on Saturday evening, it may not occur before 6:30pm due to the 4:00pm regularly scheduled Mass. Further, decoration of the church cannot take place before 5:30pm to accomodate our parishioners and allow for suitable time for prayer before and after the Saturday Anticipated Mass.