hen you make your appointment with the priest of your parish district, (which should be at least two months before your wedding date), he will complete your Church papers with each of you separately.  If either of you live outside the parish, then that person should contact their own priest to complete these papers.

You will need to bring with you A Baptism Certificate and a A Confirmation Certificate (which must be issued within the last six months.)  These are obtained from the parish(es) where these sacraments were administered.

Check with your priest if it is necessary for you to obtain Letters of freedom.  If a Decree of Nullity (Annulment) has been issued to you or your intended spouse or your previous spouse has died, then you will need to bring the relevant documentation with you.  If a condition has been placed on someone in the Decree of Nullity no booking for a marriage may be taken until the Condition has been removed by the Bishop.

If your fiancé(e) is a member of another Christian denomination, or a different faith, or if you wish to get married in the church of another Christian denomination or place of worship Dispensation from the normal Catholic form of marriage rite is required which must be sought and, though usually granted, cannot be presumed.  [No dispensation from canonical form will be granted for a marriage to take place in a purely secular location or, at present, in the equivalent of a private Catholic oratory or school college chapel.]  Your future spouse’s minister will of course be most welcome to join in your marriage celebration.