Blessings to you and your fiancé as you prepare for marriage! We are very happy to work with and support you as you prepare to lay down your lives for one another in marriage. Please take a look at our Marriage Planning Guide for questions, and contact Fr. John or Fr. Thom to set up a meeting at least 6 months in advance of the date you are planning your wedding.

Memorial Bricks for Marriages & Anniversaries
Customizable Memorial Bricks offer a lasting way for our parish to remember a wedding or anniversary. Please visit our Memorial Bricks page to see our placement and size options.

Baptized into the life of Christ, a man and a woman enter into a lifelong union with the Sacrament of Marriage. The marriage between a husband and a wife is an icon of the love of Christ and his bride, the Church. Just as God makes an everlasting covenant with his people, so does a couple in marriage make a lifelong covenant with one another. Marriage and family life is also modeled on Trinitarian love - the Father loves the Son, and the Son loves the Father, and the Holy Spirit is the fruit of their indwelling love. Marriage is a fruitful union of love between husband and wife open to the procreation and upbringing of the family in holiness. Marriage is always a sacrament between two baptized spouses. 

The priest who works with you will offer further clarification of these requirements, but they are listed here in brief:

1. Active Faith Life - Sunday Mass attendance and daily prayer.
2. Prepare & Enrich - Prepare & Enrich is an online assessment tool for couples to see their relationship strengths and potential growth areas.
3. Preparation Sessions - The priest will meet with you throughout your preparation time to lead you through reflections on church teaching and prayer as well as reviewing parts of your Prepare & Enrich assessment.
4. Pre-Cana - Visit our Pre-Cana page for details and times of this yearly retreat day for engaged couples.
5. Wedding Liturgy Planning - A few weeks before your wedding day, you will meet with the priest to finalize the details of your wedding liturgy. Please consult the Marriage Planning Guide in advance for more details.