Organised by where you are, in the order most couples need them — not by date. Start with the pillar guide of your stage, marked Start here.
The process
Paperwork, the parish, and the day itself
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Do I have to convert to marry a Catholic?
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The dispensation explained for the non-Catholic partner
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What you sign — and what you don’t
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The first parish visit: what the priest will actually ask
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Marriage preparation through the non-Catholic partner’s eyes
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The ceremony, minute by minute — with Mass or without
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What a Catholic wedding really costs
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Married civilly first? Convalidation explained
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Catholic wedding in the United States: what’s different
Before the wedding
The conversations that make everything else easy
After the wedding (to be added soon)
Sharing a life across a difference in belief