Catholic weddings in Italy
Needless to say that in Italy can be found the most beautiful and ancient churches of the world and locations where to celebrate your catholic wedding ceremony in Italy are limitless. Specific Catholic requirements have to be met in order to perform a Catholic wedding in Italy:
- Provide a permission from your Parish Bishop and attend Pre-cana classes as well as provide the necessary baptism and confirmation certificates.
- If you have been divorced and the wedding was not officially annulled, you cannot marry in the Catholic church
- Paperwork have to be issued within 6 months of the proposed wedding date, but not before otherwise they will expire.
- Religious paperwork need to be received by the Italian Curia at least 2 months prior the wedding.
- Catholic weddings in Italy can be legally binding
- Depending on the church location you might be asked to have the civil ceremony before arriving in Italy.
- Mixed religion wedding are allowed only if approved by your Parish Bishop
- Ceremonies can be celebrated in English or Italian (with interpreter)
- Most of the priests prefer to receive directly from spouses a church donation as a courtesy gesture.
- Sensitivity is required when choosing the wedding dress. No bare shoulders
We invite you to explore the most popular and enchanting churches available for Catholic weddings in Italy.
