Baptists???

U will have to both attend Classes together. Hope this website helps!

http://www.catalogs.com/info/spirituality/becoming-a-catholic.html

Yes we stole another one... JK but yeah I don't think there is any special traditions... I hope not or I will look like a dork on the Day Of...

If you are converting to Catholicism, why would you have a "baptist" wedding?

@ladylee... she is catholic converting to baptist I think...

You don't have to do anything specific. A couple of ideas:

*marriage counselling - if he is deployed you might not have a chance to get to do this before the wedding. *the "charge" - its when the pastor gives a quick speech of salvation to your

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Ok, wow! sorry for the post, it won't let me finish!

DOH!! LOL. Totally misread that one.

Ok well there really aren't that many "traditions" associated wit baptist weddings that I am aware of - as opposed to a Jewish wedding for example or Catholic. If you google "Christian Wedding Ceremony", you'll find lots of examples of how the ceremony typically flows.

As far as actually converting, if you believe in your heart and confess with your tongue that Jesus is Lord, you's a baptist lol. And of course Baptists believe in baptism by submersion.

Yeah that pretty much covers it Ladylee...

We're both baptist and I don't know of any hard- fast wedding "rules" but I know that pastors do like to hit on the salvation topic and some do get very biblical. It's all in what you are comfortable with.

Have you talked with your family about this??? Most Catholics I know would be apalled if their kids did not get married in a Catholic mass...and a Baptist ceremony is nothing like a Catholic mass.

Far as I know, we don't have any special Baptist traditions...but you will need to do all the counseling that the church requires beforehand. If anything, its much less involved than a mass...

Gaby is there any reason why you couldn't start attending a local baptist church BEFORE your FH gets back from deployment? Any decent pastor would be more than happy to sit down with you and explain the basic differences between Catholicism and Baptist or pair you with someone to help you out. Many churches even offer classes. I know at my church we have a new member's class which goes over our basic beliefs as Christians. I'm thinking that will help you in the transition and once he's home from deployment you guys can just focus on your premarital classes - which most church require. If you think it would help you at all, I'd be happy to mail you the materials we use in our new members class. Just PM me if its something you want to consider.

Thanks everyone...and yes my parents are having a very hard time with this. Even considering not attending my wedding...i personally just believe theres on God with lots and lots of interpretations...i did go to Mass but it was so different that i was really overwhelmed and a bit confused. I was raised in a pretty strict catholic home so it was just different and felt like everyone didnt want me there since i myself am not Baptist. i know i was just being paranoid. I will def google all this up and see what type of counseling we need...thanks...and btw...what does "pm me" mean??lol

PM means personal message. You can send another person a personal message that is not publicly posted.

@ Gaby- The couseling will be provided by the church, as a requirement of your getting married there. That is a requirement of both Baptist and Catholic ceremonies. I would urge you to make this decision with your family though. Perhaps you can come to a compromise. I am a firm believer that a person's faith should be their own decision, not based on anything else, even love. So perhaps you should do some research on the Baptist faith in general, and see what you are buying into? Of course, we are happy to help with any questions you have.

I agree with analy, make sure you are making this decision because you believe what Baptists teach, not just because you FH does.

My FH is Catholic and I will not associate myself with any religion so I made it very clear from the get go that if he ever wanted me to go to church or if he wanted to get married in the Catholic church, he'd have to find some other girl!

I was raised Baptist - no special traditions, just the usual ceremony. Sometimes communion is served to the B&G.

I would think the problem might be convincing a very catholic family member that this is a "real" wedding. My BF's catholic in-laws to be weren't even going to go to their non-catholic wedding until their priest assured them it would be OK.

My FH is catholic and I grew up a mix of baptist/nazarene. In order to make both his and my family happy because we're getting married in my church we are going to have a local priest present as well so that our marriage is recognized by the catholic church.

Trying something like this may ease some of the tension with your family and I've found that most pastors are happy to work with this arrangement.

One thing to keep in mind is that it seems that most traditional baptists have cake and punch receptions because good southern baptists don't like dancing or drinking. You may want to see what his family's views on this are.

@ Unique when you become more familiarized with the history of religion and its denominations you will find out why religion and converting plays a big part to them and their families. I started out in the baptist church and ended up being confirmed under the United Methodist faith. Those subtle differences can sometimes become huge if poeple let it be.