Marriage

St. Joseph Parish Wedding Guide:

If you are a registered parishioner of St. Joseph and you want a priest/deacon of St. Joseph to perform your ceremony:

• At least six (6) months before your intended wedding date, you must speak with the priest/deacon you wish to perform the ceremony.
• Then, you must meet with the Wedding Coordinator, Dotye Sue Stanford, to discuss the wedding, Pre-Cana and all regulations and policies regarding everything associated with a wedding in St. Joseph Parish.
• Only after 1 & 2 can a tentative date be set. 
• Upon successful completion of Pre-Cana, then a firm wedding date can be set and placed in the parish calendar.  Then:
• Make an appointment to meet with a Musician of St. Joseph (Michael Kenney) to discuss the music of your wedding.
• Make an appointment with the Wedding Coordinator (Dotye Sue) to plan your rehearsal and your wedding day.
• Fees, offerings and forms must be submitted four (4) months prior to wedding.

 

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If you are a registered parishioner of St. Joseph Parish, and you want a priest/deacon from outside of St. Joseph to perform your ceremony:

• You must contact the priest/deacon at least six (6) months before your intended wedding date ( FYI: after he agrees to do your wedding, he will contact the pastor in writing and request delegation (St. Joseph pastor's formal permission) to do your wedding at St. Joseph).
• Then, you must meet with the Wedding Coordinator, Dotye Sue Stanford, to discuss the wedding, Pre-Cana and all regulations and policies regarding everything associated with a wedding in St. Joseph Parish.
• Only after 1 & 2 can a tentative date be set. 
• Upon successful completion of Pre-Cana, then a firm wedding date can be set and placed in the parish calendar.  Then:
• Make an appointment to meet with a Musician (Michael Kenney) to discuss the music of your wedding.
• Make an appointment with the Wedding Coordinator (Dotye Sue) to plan your rehearsal and your wedding day.
• Fees, offerings and forms must be submitted four (4) months prior to wedding.

 

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If you are a registered parishioner of St. Joseph Parish, and you want to marry in a non-Catholic church, in your future spouse's church:

• You must contact a priest of St. Joseph Parish at least six (6) months before your intended wedding date.
• For a Catholic to marry in a non-Catholic ceremony, you must obtain the permission of the bishop (or his delegate)... the priest will assist you.
• You must make arrangements with the church of your future spouse. 
• Upon successful completion of Pre-Cana, then permission is customarily granted that the ceremony occur outside the church such that the marriage is recognized as valid in the eyes of the Church.

 

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If you are not a registered parishioner of St. Joseph, before contacting the St. Joseph:

• At least six (6) months before your intended wedding date, you must speak with both your pastor and the priest/deacon you wish to perform the ceremony (this may be the same person). (FYI: your pastor must grant you permission to marry outside your parish and the priest/deacon whom you wish to perform the ceremony must request delegation (formal permission) from the St. Joseph pastor to do your wedding at the St. Joseph).
• Then, you must meet with the St. Joseph Wedding Coordinator, Dotye Sue Stanford, to discuss the wedding, Pre-Cana and all regulations and policies regarding everything associated with a wedding in St. Joseph Parish.
• Only after 1 & 2 can a tentative date be set.  
• Upon successful completion of Pre-Cana and submission of all fees, offerings and forms can a firm wedding date be set and placed in the parish calendar.  Then:
• Make an appointment to meet with the Musician of St. Joseph Parish (Michael Kenney) to discuss the music of your wedding.
• Make an appointment with the Wedding Coordinator (Dotye Sue Stanford) to plan your rehearsal and your wedding day.