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Paperwork & Documents Required for Bride & Groom to have a
Catholic Wedding in Italy
The parish priest must have everything
below 6 weeks prior to wedding to review to make sure all is in
order.
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Formal letter on church letterhead
from your parish priest granting permission for the wedding
to be performed in the church of (name & location of church
& Diocese in Italy required).
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The letter must also state that you
have fulfilled all PRE CANA procedures/pre marriage course.
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ALL certificates of baptism and
confirmation are also required.
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Original of the marriage encounter
with church seals/signatures (they issue a form usually).
This original is not just the certificate but a type of
signed questionnaire. For example, the Irish call this
“Prenuptial Enquiry” and the Americans call this “Prenuptial
Questionnaire”.
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All above must be sealed and stamped
from your parish priest.
NOTES:
- The above documents should not be issued and sent to us
more than 6 months in advance or they will expire.
- The priest has final say on granting official permission
for the wedding to move forward after seeing the paperwork.
Slow Dreams does not have authority over religious
regulations.
- For Mixed Marriages, one person must be Catholic and
requires all the above documentation. Non catholic cannot
receive holy communion.
- Neither parties can be divorced (including mixed
marriages). The Catholic Church will not allow you to
remarry in church. You must have an annulment recognized by
the Catholic Authorities.
Please advise us if you have had your marriage
annulled.
Marriage
Certificates
- Catholic marriage certificates are
not issued right away. Our event manager will mail them out
as soon as the priest delivers to Slow Dreams.
"Mixed"
Weddings
Mixed weddings are defined to be between
a Catholic and a non-Catholic. The local Italian Catholic
church will most likely perform wedding ceremonies for mixed
weddings provided that permission is first obtained from the
couple's local parish priest.
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