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Catholics without a Church

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Erika Sent on 03/09/2025

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Father Fred is a Godsend

We got married in 2018 and I have to say Father Fred was a Godsend to us, showing up in our lives at God’s perfect timing before the wedding. My husband was raised Methodist and I was raised Catholic and I had written to Cardinal DiNardo for a couple of reasons that were close to my heart. One, I wanted to have an outdoor wedding to commune with nature. Two, I wanted to have a Catholic wedding. He refused, saying that God is only going to be present for us for our wedding if we have it indoors in a church. I was devastated for days, not knowing where to turn. I felt lost. That is, until I found Catholics without a Church! I knew right away that they would work with us based on their website and based on meeting Father Fred! He was very laid back, knew about God and the Church, and was open to our ideas about how we wanted OUR wedding to play out. I couldn’t have been happier with my search. Father Fred (Bernald Ashmead) was the best officiant we could have asked for, he was professional, well dressed, and Godly, and I know God was with us on our special day. Weddings are not cheap and having an affordable officiant who was with us every step of the way was really invaluable. We love you Father Fred and hope our paths cross again! He is right now trying to organize a baptism for our two year old son long distance as he moved from Houston! We love him to pieces and wish we could have mass with him weekly.
Jovanna Sent on 09/12/2019

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Wedding and a Baptism!

We have used Father Milton and Catholics Without a Church twice now to celebrate our sacrament of marriage and to celebrate our daughter and her sacrament of baptism and love love love the fact that my husband and I can continue in our catholic faith in our own way! They are responsive, professional and flexible to your needs. Our wedding was officiated by the Father at the Rothko Chapel in houston and our baptism was done at home- both ceremonies were beautiful and I would use them and recommend them again and again!! If you’re a catholic and looking for an outside the church alternative, then you’ve come to the right place!
Jazmine Sent on 07/10/2019

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Love Fr. Tony

If you have Fr. Tony you will absolutely love him, from the first coffee meet up at McDonalds to your wedding. He isn’t judgmental but also gives suggestions on premarital guidance. He is available post wedding for his advice as desired as well! He is a kind man, and his honesty and jokes are refreshing! I smiled ear to ear each time we have spoken or communicated.

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Kimber Sent on 07/07/2019

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Wonderful Experience

My husband and I are of different faiths. Fr. Milton made our ceremony comfortable for both of us and our guest. I laughed a lot and was very pleased how the ceremony went. During the planning part of it all anytime I would email Fr. Milton would get back to me with in 24 hours. But normally within just a few hours. I would use them again and recommend it to anyone!
Jessica Sent on 05/10/2019

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Excellent!!!

Father Tony is very sweet and understanding!!
Racheal Sent on 04/15/2019

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Father tony was amazing

We will continue to have father tony in our life’s I could have asked for a more perfect ceremony. He took the time to get to know our families and us. Our ceremony was full of laughs, tears and beautiful memories!
We can’t say enough good things about him!
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
Jennifer Sent on 02/08/2019

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Amazing experience with Father Tony

My husband and I just had an interfaith ceremony with Father Tony and it was absolutely beautiful. Father Tony has such a kind spirit, and he put us at ease the very first time we met him. He is very thorough, knowledgeable, professional, kind, funny, compassionate, and patient. He gave us resources for our marriage, helped us plan the ceremony we wanted, called to go over our ceremony selections, met again with us and our co-officiant (with whom he collaborated wonderfully), and then gave a very great rehearsal. On our wedding day he visited me and helped me feel less stressed. He also gave me a handkerchief during the ceremony and encouraged me to take my time when I stumbled with the vows. He was so nice!!! He helped create a wedding that my husband and I will never forget.
Alexandra Sent on 06/22/2018

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When we picked a wedding venue that was a Chapel/Ballroom all in one location, my parents were a bit concerned that we weren't getting married in the Church. Our sweet coordinator at the venue referred us to Catholics without a Church, and I can't thank them enough! I love what Catholics without a Church stands for, and Father Tony has been so fun, kind, and helpful. He met with us in person before our wedding, gave us some premarital workbooks (which my now husband and I actually really enjoyed doing together!), and he made putting together our wedding ceremony very easy. Catholics without a Church allowed us to fully customize our wedding and really make it ours. Father Tony provided great guidance, both for the ceremony and our marriage, and he has been a great comfort with the pre-wedding jitters. I hope we will continue to keep in touch with him as we grow in our marriage, and I would highly recommend him to anyone seeking an officiant who will meaningfully add to the ceremony.
Marianne Sent on 04/16/2018

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Father Tony was such a pleasure to work with. He made things easy for us to plan the ceremony and perform the ceremony. He was always reachable and very communicative. We loved how he brought his humor into the ceremony and it just helped us to be more at ease. All our guests loved him as well. Both our families loved the catholic ceremony, it was simply beautiful. Thank you Father Tony!!
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Father Tony was incredible!!! He was so helpful and accommodating from start to finish, everyone loved him during the ceremony!! HE made our ceremony unique and special just for us!!
Ron Sent on 01/25/2018

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We wanted a Christian ceremony, but lived outside of Texas. Many Christian officiants required classes that we couldn't afford to travel for or church membership requirements. How were we supposed to do that from across the country??? Father Tony from Catholics Without of Church was a lifesaver! We had great counseling over Skype and we went over the ceremony and had tons of input! They are a great organization and I hope to see them continue to support couples.
Jordan Sent on 11/22/2017

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My husband and I are both catholic but we didn’t want to get married in a church. Then BAM! We found Catholics without a church. I didn’t know what it was at first but it’s a real thing! Father Tony was awesome to say the least. He’s located in the Dallas area. He was very prompt on answering us and was very flexible. I really felt like he connected with me and my husband. 10/10 I would recommend father Tony!!
Cimonnett Sent on 11/07/2016

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Haven't had our wedding yet, but if it's anything like the prep we've very excited! I will update the review after our wedding, but thus far, Father Claire has been so helpful and informative! He answers us promptly when we call or update and he's made the process every easy to understand and he's very flexible with our request!

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I have to gush about Father Claire! We never actually got to meet before the wedding but it was amazing! He was always available by phone call or email! He was super flexible and easy going! He understood our requests and what did and didn't want! The ceremony was prefect! I'm so glad I was able to find a Catholic priest that was so accommodating! This was our "trial run" wedding it was super small and family only. Our big wedding will be next year! I'm definitely calling Father Claire to marry us again!
Julia Sent on 10/28/2016

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The short version: Very pleased with the services provided by Catholic’s without a Church. Father James Claire is who you want as your wedding officiant, he is truly a pleasure to be around and will make your wedding unforgettable.

The longer version: Father James played such an important role in making my wedding a perfect day. It all started during my rehearsal the day prior to the wedding, when I had no idea what was supposed to be happening and he just took charge of everything. Is important to note, he arrived an hour earlier that day to familiarize himself with the venue and the coordinators - he truly cared!

Father James' cool yet professional and humbling demeanor made the ceremony one to remember. The day of the wedding he was early, and spoke with enthusiasm, and even made some guests laugh. He again of course arrive before schedule and the ceremony was smooth and seamless. During the planning phase, he was responsive, flexible, accommodating and patient on waiting for our responses (which were typically delayed) and just easy to work with overall. We recommend Father James with no hesitation. Which circles back to the short version: Father James Claire is who you want as your wedding officiant, he is truly a pleasure to be around and will make your wedding unforgettable.
Vanessa Sent on 10/12/2016

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Let me start by saying that finding someone to marry us (me being non denom and my husband catholic) was a very difficult process and more-so because I was adamant about joining the catholic religion strictly for marriage. Catholics without a church was literally a Godsend and found out about them 1 month before our wedding. We were blessed beyond words to have been matched together with Father Tony O'Donovan. From the very start, he was professional, accommodating, and also very REAL. He made us feel comfortable from the very start and we walked away from our first meeting feeling that "we found the right guy!" And we were right. The day of our wedding, he helped us plan the ceremony of our dreams. He made sure to let us know time and time again that the ceremony was about us and we could design it however it fit us. The wedding guests loved him as we did and he even helped lighten up the mood a little bit with just the right amount of humor. We are forever grateful to him and know that in him we have a forever friend, counselor, and spiritual companion. Thank you Father Tony for everything! <3 God Bless You Always.
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Archbishop Ben Williams Was a perfect match for us. He was focused on giving us the perfect wedding day.
He was so nice, helpful and caring. He even helped out on setup of the venue. Yes I would recommend him to any one who needs a Catholic priest.
Cristina Sent on 01/18/2016

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Father Milton is HILARIOUS! Everyone said that he was the funniest officiant they have ever met! He was able to really bring a fun and loving vibe to our outdoor ceremony without losing any intimacy. He was perfect and did everything that we asked (and was accommodating when we decided to write our own vows at the last minute)
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Father Milton was our lifesaver in regards to our wedding. He was completely flexible, understanding, respectful of various culture tradition, and kept true the Catholic wedding traditions. I was up day and night figuring out what to do as I was Catholic and my wife was Buddhist this we made it work for our wedding. We will be forever grateful as he patient and was a great mentor every step of the way. Thank you and the wonderful services this church does for people like us!
Ruby Sent on 08/25/2015

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Father Milton did a very good job at our wedding. We thank you for joining us...It was a very good day,.
Jeffrey Sent on 06/12/2015

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I cannot stress how grateful my wife and I are to have found Catholics Without A Church. Father Tony was very personable and we felt like old friends discussing our wedding preparations and marriage mindset. As Father Tony says, when you use him for your wedding, you also have a marriage counselor for life. As most brides and grooms are, we both were filled with nervous/anticipation before the ceremony. Father Tony was great at keeping the mood relaxed for us before the ceremony. He had such a fantastic delivery that kept us and our guests engaged in the ceremony. He met with us 3 times before the wedding but was and continues to be available for us at any time. Again, Father Tony was fantastic and can help you plan a wedding that is sure to move everyone to the emotions you want.
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We loved Father Milton! Our service turned out beautifully and he was very easy to work with. He was the perfect way to bring a church wedding to our venue.
Natalie Sent on 11/18/2013

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Father Milton was awesome! They can do ceremonies that combine two cultures/religions or standard Catholic ceremonies. We needed a Catholic ceremony but outside, instead of in a church. Father Milton met with us before the wedding and offered us some simple good advice and what to expect of him on the big day.

During our ceremony, he was hilarious, caring, and charming. There are many pictures of us cracking up laughing. I would highly recommend this organization to anyone. Just made our day wonderful. Thank you for everything!
Tracey Sent on 07/02/2013

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After changing our ceremony venue mid-planning, we were without an officiant - then in came Father Milton to save the day. His kind, direct and no-nonsense approach to the ceremony was exactly what we were looking for. Having both been raised Catholic, but now attending Baptist church (and having family that were both at our ceremony), we wanted to have someone who could merry the two together for a to crate a uniquely loving, and religious ceremony. The Church offers many different styles of ceremonies for every religious view. We were able to customize our entire ceremony to exactly what we wanted. From our opening prayer, to the readings and our vows, Father Milton helped us every step of the way. His knowledge of the best venues around town (especially those with time constraints like ours) is amazing. He kept our ceremony right on track, even humorous at times which we absolutely loved. I would absolutely recommend his services to anyone looking to exchange vows for the first time or even renew vows. He was truly a blessing to have on our unforgettable day. Thank you Father Milton!!!
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Father Milton did a fantastic job. Quite a few of our guests after the ceremony told us that he was amazing and I have to agree. He made us laugh, smile, and truly helped make our wedding ceremony perfect for us. As I grew up Catholic and my fiance did not, it was a good happy medium to make sure the ceremony was "US".
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Our officiant was Father Milton and he was very professional and mailed our marriage certificate promptly.
Alexandra Sent on 05/20/2012

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Absolutely would recommend the White Robed Monks to officiate any wedding! I am Catholic and my fiancé is not so finding a middle ground was important. We both wanted an outdoor wedding and we couldn't have a Catholic priest officiate for us. Catholics Without a Church was extremely accommodating with our wishes and the fact that my fiancé is not Catholic was never a problem. We had Bishop Patrick officiate our wedding and it was fantastic!! Everything went smoothly and we were extremely happy how our wedding turned out.
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A friend recommended Catholics Without a Church and specifically Father Milton to me. My husband was raised Catholic but we had two ceremonies and it was going to be difficult to get all our guests to go to a Catholic church and then move to another venue for an additional ceremony.

Father Milton is the best! They can do ceremonies that combine two cultures/religions or standard Catholic ceremonies. Father Milton met with us before the wedding and offered us some simple good advice that I have passed on to friends as they are getting married!

During our ceremony, he was funny, caring, and charming. I would highly recommend this organization to anyone! Just made our day wonderful! Thank you so much for everything!
Paola Sent on 03/28/2012

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My husband and I worked with Father Milton from Catholics Without a Church, and it was a pleasure to do so. Father Milton was wonderful to meet with for our consultation, and he kept our ceremony simple and relaxed, just how we wanted. Father Milton made our ceremony very special, memorable and fun. I would definitely recommend their services to anyone looking to have a wedding ceremony.
Erin Sent on 12/15/2011

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We enjoyed having the tradition and style of a Catholic wedding without having to go through all of the processes required by the Roman Catholic Church. Fr. Milton offered us several different types of ceremonies - from traditional Marraige Rite to very non-traditional. We were able to tailor the ceremony for our specific wants and needs. We've received several compliments from our guests about Fr. Milton's presentation and personality. He was very personable and fun!
Angie Sent on 06/27/2011

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Fr. Milton really put us at ease about the ceremony and was able to work us into his schedule on very short notice. He was very professional and the ceremony was exactly what we asked for. i would recommend him highly.
Megan Sent on 06/27/2011

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Father Milton was amazing. He was flexible with the kind of service we wanted. Happily included some unorthodox additions to the ceremony seamlessly and was a calming presense through out the whole planning period for this nervous bride! He was very responsive to emails and in person meetings. He provided the perfect level of humor to the ceremony to keep the attendees engaged while still focused on the purpose of the ceremony, getting married! It was clear from the first contact with Father Milton that he was focused on one thing, giving us the perfect wedding ceremony tailored just for us. I cannot recommend Father Milton or the White Robed Monks of St. Benedict enough!
Patricia Sent on 02/24/2011

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Father Milton did a great job. If you want someone 100% by the book, then don’t look to Father Milton. He has his own flair and ways of performing a ceremony, which was fine for us because we are both pretty open people. My only complaint is that I wish he had informed us a bit more at the rehearsal dinner. He told us he would be telling us what to do and when at the ceremony, but I think everything could have been more fluid if we had spent five minutes explaining the little details such as which side of the unity candle the bride/groom stand at, what to do when we blow out the candles, etc.

However he officiated the ceremony wonderfully, added a little tid-bit that we wanted in there and was more than willing to modify his ceremony for our needs. Also he is employed by donations, so he doesn’t have a set price for his services which was great for two college kids on a budget. We were given the option to pay him based on what we felt his services were worth, not some weird set price.
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It was a pleasure having Father Milton at our wedding. Thank you so much!
-Courtney
Dawn Sent on 09/21/2010

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Father Milton also performed my Matron of Honor's wedding so I had a heads up. He is absolutely fabulous! He is funny and witty and really worked with us to make our wedding ceremony everything I have ever dreamed of! All of our guests are still talking about him. I loved that we could customize the ceremony and Father Milton worked with us to incorporate some things that were very special to us as a family. He can perform any type of ceremony you wish and the options of available aspects is incredible. He just has a way of making everyone comfortable and relaxed and our day was even better because of him. Thanks Father Milton, I'm sure I'll be seeing you again because everyone I know is passing on your info!
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Father Milton was fantastic! He was a joy to talk to and work with. He made every one feel relaxed and he kept everyone from falling asleep. He made every single person at my wedding smile. The guest are still talking about him and how much fun he was. We loved him! Highly recommend him and his services! I'm Mormon and my husband is Catholic. I wanted my Bishop there and Father Milton welcomed him and had no problem working with him. He was truly wonderful!
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Father Milton was wonderful at our ceremony. We had an outdoor wedding and wanted to keep it comfortable and laid back. He met & far exceeded our expectations. He involved all of the guests in the ceremony and gave my husband and I an exceptional day to remember.
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Father Milton was wonderful! He was open and flexible, allowing us to incorporate traditions from several different religions into our ceremony. Father Milton was personable and funny, both in the planning stages and on the wedding day. He also is reassuring and helped make the day of the wedding comfortable and as stress- free as possible. Father Milton was a pleasure to work with and provided a beautiful, personalized ceremony. Thank You!
Alex Sent on 12/02/2009

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Father Milt was AMAZING :) He was attentive and fun and kept our day so light and exciting :)
Katie Sent on 08/17/2009

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Father Milton was the talk of our wedding. Our guests really appreciated his style and we were pleased with his flexibility, repsonsiveness and in making our day special.
Tamara Sent on 04/19/2009

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Father Milton is patient and understanding. He has a talent of making everyone feel comfortable and welcome. Our wedding would not have been the same without him.
Allison Sent on 11/15/2008

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Father Milton was absolutely wonderful. He knows how to do weddings, he's hilarious, and our ceremony was perfect. I wish I lived in Houston so I could see him more often.
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I had absolutely the best experience with Catholic Without a Church. Father Tony was one of the greatest things to happen to us during our wedding planning. He was so thoughtful, insightful, kind, understanding and most of all he was so wonderful to work with. We met with him several times before our wedding and each time he would give us amazing advice and every time we met with him we always felt less stressed. His help doesn't just end after you get married. He will always tell you that you can call him at anytime during your marriage if you need some help, counseling, or just someone to talk to. I would recommend him and Catholics without a Church to absolutely everyone.
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Father Milton did a fantastic job officiating our wedding! His work is extremely professional, always respectful, reliable and on time! The ceremony went extremely smoothly and was very special to us.
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Father milton made my ceremony exactly what i wanted to a T. I could not have asked for a better officiant. I am really pleased how this orginizations works and I am happy to let others know about it. "Thank you WROSB."
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While we met with Father Milton for our initial consultation, Deacon John Claire ordained our ceremony. Deacon Claire met with us in advance, and he was sincere in his efforts to get to know my groom and me in order to personalize our ceremony. Deacon Claire attended our rehearsal, which was truly helpful, and he was prompt in arriving on our big day. We enjoyed Deacon Claire's humor and wisdom; overall, he made our union special. I strongly recommend the White Robed Monks of St. Benedict, Texas for religious wedding ceremonies; they do a wonderful work to serve the Catholic community beyond the church walls.
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Father Milton was very professional and made our wedding great!
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James Claire was a wonderful officiant, we were very pleased with his services.
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Father Milton did a great job performing our service with the right mix of professionalismn and humor. He also kept the wedding moving, much to the delight of our attendees.
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Fr. Milton was very flexible and gave us the exact ceremony we wanted. He was very outgoing, friendly, and multiple people complimented him on his ceremony and delivery. Highly recommend if you want to be able to build your own ceremony
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Father Milton officiated over our wedding ceremony as he had married friends of ours also. Please note that they are not Roman Catholic, however, they can model your ceremony after a Roman Catholic one. Was very responsive via email and arrived early for our wedding day. They also do non Christian wedding ceremonies and can also incorporate Latin traditions. Pretty flexible!
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Make sure your priest is available the night of your rehearsal. We had a miscommunication and ours wasn't able to make it.
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Bishop Patrick did a wonderful job with our ceremony. He's a sweet man who was very flexible with our ceremony. We chose a standard marriage rite ceremony but wanted to add in Hispanic traditions (such as arras, lazo). We provided him with the dialogue and he worked it into the ceremony perfectly.

The only thing he forgot was the sand ceremony, but my husband nudged him and he continued the ceremony. I don't think anyone noticed. haha. Other thing is he didn't say "you may kiss the bride" like normal weddings, but if you want this just tell him and he will say it.

Overall Bishop Patrick was great and we'd recommend him to any Catholic brides wanting a catholic wedding but not wanting to be confined to the church. This is a great organization and I'm so glad I found it.
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Overall everything went ok. We had some trouble getting our first meeting scheduled and then drove two hours for a ten minute meeting. We were only able to meet up once and didn't get the ceremony paper work until only a few weeks before the wedding. The ceremony we selected wasn't the one performed but that was probably our fault for returning it so late. As I said though, overall it was a good experience and we would recommend Father Milton.
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Hey was so flexible in allowing you to make your ceremony the way you want it to be so dont be afraid to ask and incorporate things
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Made our day fantastic :) Thank you.
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I was satisfied with using Catholics Without a Church for our ceremony. I liked having a consultation to go over what you want in the ceremony and meet each other. Everything was exactly like we planned and timely.
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I had sent a copy of my ceremony to this vendor and it was forgotten. i brought another copy to the ceremony and the ceremony still did not start as i had written. also got the grooms name wrong 3 times. He was nice and funny at times but felt like it didn't matter that i had spent all that time preparing. after the ceremony I couldn't find him and he was not there to do the meal blessing as i had requested. found the best man to say the blessing at the meal instead.
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If you're looking for a no-frills, non-specific ceremony, Catholics without a Church works.

We first scheduled a preliminary meeting with Father Milton at a Starbucks so we could meet for the first time and discuss the ceremony. We get there and find out he double booked us with another couple, so it felt like he rushed through explaining the ceremony process to us (barely spent 5 min talking to us) before turning to the couple sitting at the table right next to us. I was a little concerned at his organizational skills but figured mistakes happen and I could be understanding. I was really hoping to get to know our officiant just a little bit and for him to get to know us and our personalities, but I did understand that this is a business and wedding ceremonies are probably not that big a deal to him.

A month before the wedding, I double checked that we were still good to go and that our rehearsal time worked for him. He said yes at that time. A little more than a week before our wedding, I get a text from another Father asking if Father Milton had told us he had a conflict and could no longer do our ceremony. I'm not sure if he had double booked our wedding or if an emergency came up, but I would have appreciated hearing from him.

I do appreciate that he at least backfilled himself. Father Fred ended up doing a good job, but it was a last minute surprise. If you don't mind not really getting to know your officiant or having a pretty generic ceremony, Catholics without a Church works well.
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Father Milton walked in my in-laws house before the wedding without even knocking an hour before we needed him( it took place in the front yard). He sat on the couch and looked like he was about to fall asleep for a good half hour (awkward!!) When the wedding was about to start he told my military husband that his ASU top looked mreally tight (so essentially called him fat) and during the ceremony he told some strange story about a man committing suicide (yikes!!).
ceremony was over Father Milton had already received a payment from my husband. He then came to me (bride) like he expected more without even knowing original amount of payment as it was in an envelope. Im not sure if its truly a "donation" to be honest.
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The father got my name wrong repeatedly the entire ceremony and left out an entire portion we asked to be included did he threw it in at the end after pronouncing us man and wife already. Then when it was the portion my family was participating in he told them "shoo go sit down" when theur part was done. I was so embarrassed and my ceremony was ruined.
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Not actually catholic

This is a group that is NOT CATHOLIC. They call themselves priests and dress up like them. BEWARE: Your marriage will NOT be valid in the Catholic church.
For more information:
https://canonlawmadeeasy.com/2018/03/08/why-cant-these-priests-ever-celebrate-a-valid-catholic-wedding/
Kristen Sent on 04/25/2020

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Don't Choose Father Milton

What my now husband and I experienced was likely an isolated incident, but it still makes me angry to think about it. Our wedding was in Austin. That weekend was ACL, so my mother in law got stuck in heavy traffic on the way to the venue, and the wedding started 15 to 30 minutes late as a result. Father Milton apparently had to go conduct another ceremony right after ours (due the officiant for that ceremony getting sick), so he rushed through a lot of the readings and even purposely didn't include one of them. He rushed through the vows and even started feeding me my husband's part of the vow by mistake. I still feel wronged by this. I don't recommend choosing this place for your officiant for this reason. I'm also pretty sure he only rushed because he wasn't sure we were leaving a donation (we did despite all of this).
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DO NOT GET THIS OFFICIANT ( father Milton). He was very unprofessional, and did not planned for our wedding at all. He call my now husband Amanda. He didn't bother reading the forms that we filled up, and asked us in the middle of our wedding if we were going to do readings, which was clearly written in the email I sent him 2 days prior. Guys I think the positive reviews that he has might be paid for, because I can see how any one can have a positive review for him.
Just passing on my experience with him.
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Edit, expanding on my wife's earlier post:
Milton did a very poor job officiating our wedding. We had a brief meeting a few months ago to get the gist of how the ceremony will go. But Milton waited until 2 days before our wedding day to ask us to fill a form to specify what we want in the ceremony. When my bride and I arrived at the aisle, he asked us quietly if we wanted to have readings, which my wife had already told him we do not want. Milton then announced to all our guests "I guess we're not doing readings today," and continued scrolling down the hot pink iPad he was reading from. Then, during the opening prayer, he announced "We are taking prayers for [bride] and Amanda..." He called me Amanda in the opening prayer in front of everyone. Even before that, during the processional, he confused my bride's parents when they tried to light their part of the unity candle, making them take their seats with their candle unlit. Had he attended the rehearsal or even briefly talked with our day-of coordinator, he would have known the drill. Also, if he had talked with our coordinator, he would have known she had the check and he would not have awkwardly come up to us during our post-ceremony photos to say "If you're planning to make a donation, now is the time." Looking back on his service, it is laughable. But as our wedding day was unfolding, it was embarrassing. I would not recommend Milton as an officiant to anyone I know.
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When we first met with Father Milton, he was very friendly and all about letting us have the ceremony we wanted, so we were not worried. Two weeks before the wedding, I contacted him to confirm everything, and he did. The day of our wedding, everything was set to go, we were all there...except the officiant! We waited, and waited. Finally, my brother had to call. Turns out Father Milton had sent Patrick, his assistant, instead, and had given him the wrong place, the wrong time, and the wrong ceremony! He didn't even have our names!! So, our wedding was forty-five minutes late, and we he did finally show up, we started. Part way into the ceremony, my husband and I realized that it was NOT the non-denominational, not really religious ceremony that we had wanted. My aunt who was suppose to read wasn't ever given a cue. The worse part was that there was absolutely nothing we could do about it at that point! We just had to go with it! When he started to perform Catholic rites over our rings, my husband (the groom) had to lean over and tell him no. This flustered the officiant so much that he then messed up the rest of the ceremony. So, essentially, our wedding was really messed up by this vendor. The rest of our wedding was beautiful, and we are grateful to be married, but it was no thanks to Father Milton or his co-workers! And we never heard a word of apology from them either!
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I highly advise AGAINST using this group, especially Father Milton, to officiate your wedding! I just read the review submitted most recently before mine, and I wish I had seen that review before my ceremony. I would have changed officiants in an instant.

First of all, Father Milton was very nice when we met him in person. He told us to submit our ceremony online using their pretty cut and dry form, which we did. The ceremony was a big topic of discussion for us due to religious reasons (the main reason we decided to go with this group in the first place!), so we put a lot of thought and effort into figuring this out. Nonetheless, we submitted it plenty early. He never contacted us with any questions or concerns, and we assumed all was good to go.

Fast forward to the day of. Father Milton performs the entirely wrong ceremony. I don't know what it was exactly, but it was not the words that we spent so long selecting together. It was different vows, added readings (we selected NONE), different prayer, and I just stopped listening. None of our guests could hear him, not even our wedding party standing right beside us. The worst part was that during the ceremony, he had to ask us THREE times "Do you have a candle?" He mumbled under his breath so badly neither of us could understand him until I had to clearly tell him in front of everyone "I don't know what you're saying." This question was clearly marked "NO" on our submission.

The coordinator later told me that when he showed up, he realized he had misplaced our ceremony, but she checked with him before we started and he said all was good. Clearly, it was not. I would have gladly reminded him of our ceremony, even filled out the form again, if he would have just informed me of this slip up.

ALSO, he wore his monk outfit despite my wishes to wear a suit, and never even replied/acknowledged my request. I believe the only thing he did correctly is our marriage license. Thanks Father Milton!
Janice Sent on 12/30/2012

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We just had out daughters wedding in Galveston tx and Father Milton was the officials. He didn't even try to make the rehearsal and was 20 minutes late for the ceremony. Not only that he admitted he was late and skipped the homily in the ceremony and the unity candle lighting. He ruined my daughters special wedding ceremony, and she has cried over it. I don't know why a Priest would do this I would not recommend father Milton at all or this service to anyone.

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