Bilingual Catholic Ceremony HELP!

I would hire a translator anyway for guests that don't speak Spanish - surely FH isn't the only one. Maybe he can memorize the vows in Spanish also, and you both can repeat them twice, once in English, once in Spanish. And the rest of the ceremony he can listen to the translator. You do have time though so you may be able to contact other Catholic churches in the area maybe a priest can go to a visiting church and you just pay the travel fee? That may be a way to find someone bilingual.

Get a translator or ask one of your family members to translate parts of it.

Wow, that church is gorgeous!!!

Are there any deacons who can translate or possibly perform the actual vows? Have you tried contacting the parish office to see if they have any recommendations for this kind of scenario?

Another option: are you doing the "repeat after me" or "I Do" vows (you'd definitely need at least a translator, I'd think), or are you comfortable writing your own? That way, you both could say your vows in the language of your choice, with no worries that anyone is repeating something wrong.

Honestly, I would get a translator. To me, celebrating mass is extremely important, and I want to be able to understand it and the homily if possible.

Ok. @ Zaz, you don't get to write your own vows in Catholic weddings. I think it is the repeat after me kind of deal.

@brieliz I contacted the closest churches and they do not have english speaking priests, the priests mostly come from Europe, especially Spain.

@Celia, I think translator is the way to go.

I just wanted to make sure that the translator part of it would not be informal or of bad etiquette. I want my FH to remember our vows and understand this special moment in our lives! I am not sure a professional translator is on our budget, but I do have a fully bilingual and well spoken uncle who might be up for the job. Is that ok?

YES! I want the translator to be prepared. Asking the priest to give us an outline of the vows is not rude, right? I am just so confused by this! lol

How 'bout someone who works at the parish? If you have your uncle do it then make sure he's smooth or do the translating yourself and have him read it out loud. Even if it's not the exact words the priest uses day-of. Also, I would not be afraid to ask the priest for an outline because you don't want to have an awkward moment of silence while your uncle is trying to figure out the correct translation.

Oh, and beautiful church! I would love to marry in an old southern white chapel but i don't think it's going to happen. I have a similar case. My fiance and his family only speak English and my parents/aunts/older cousins only speak Spanish but the pastor i'd like to marry us only speaks English so at this point i'm considering to ask the Spanish ministry pastor whose English is 'not very good looking' (HA) to do it.

Going through a similar situation! My fiancé only speaks English but we’re getting married in the Dominican Republic with a priest who only speaks Spanish. What did you end up doing? Would love to hear how you were able to navigate this situation.