Congratulations!

 

The Community of St. Mary’s is honored that you have decided to celebrate your marriage in our parish. We want to assist you in every way possible as you prepare for this joyful and sacred event and for the journey you will share in the years ahead. Please email Lynda Rogalski at email at [email protected] if you have any questions or concerns. We want to help you so your wedding will be everything you want it to be.
 

Witnesses

The official witnesses (Best Man and Maid/Matron of Honor) may be Catholic or non-Catholic and must be at least 14 years of age.
 

Rehearsals

Rehearsals are scheduled at the time you reserve the church for your wedding. They usually take place the evening before your wedding. If you would like your rehearsal on a different night, that is fine with us—just let us know. Rehearsals last an hour.  

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR WEDDING PARTY ARRIVES 15 MINUTES BEFORE YOUR REHEARSAL TIME.
During the rehearsal, we will walk through the ceremony so everyone will be comfortable. Only the wedding party, parents and visiting clergy need to come to the rehearsal. The wedding license should be brought to the rehearsal to be signed.

St. Mary’s provides a Wedding Rehearsal Coordinator who will conduct the rehearsal and who will help any visiting clergy with any assistance they may need.

Documents 

1. A recent copy of your Baptismal Certificate.
You can get this by contacting the Church where you were baptized and they will send it to you. If you were baptized here at St. Mary’s, we will provide the Baptismal Certificate for you.

2. A copy of your Pre-Cana Certificate which indicates you attended and completed the sessions.

3. Civil License
Just one month before the wedding date, the two of you, along with one witness who knows you, need to go to the Marriage License Bureau of the Municipality of the Bride.

If the bride is a nonresident and the groom is a resident of New Jersey, the license is obtained from the Registrar in his municipality.

There you will make your application for a Civil Marriage License, and then you will have to wait 72 hours, as required by law, before the license will be issued to you. Once the license is issued, it is valid for one month. Please do not wait till the last minute to do this because they will not bend the rules.

Please note: A license issued under either of the preceding circumstances is good for use anywhere in the State of 
New Jersey.

If both bride and groom are nonresidents of the state, the license is obtained from the Registrar of the Municipality where the wedding is to take place and may be used only in that municipality.
 

Fees

A deposit is required when you reserve the church. 
Your payment will be acknowledged, and this will confirm
that your date and time have been set in the church calendar.