Catholic Wedding without Mass

MH is Ukrainian Catholic (not sure how different it is from American Catholic) but we didnt have a mass. Our ceremony was about 30 minutes. We had the wedding party stand with us, but there was no kneeling for anybody. I think the guests had to stand for a couple of minutes at one part but that was it.

From my understanding from talking with our church about mass versus no mass is the only difference if you do the wedding liturgy outside if mass is that you won't do the communion part. But everything else remains the same and you would still the same readings and the responsorial Psalms etc. And you would sit/stand/kneel in all the same places you would normally in a mass.
As far as the bridal party, the Catholic wedding I attended last fall had the party all seated in the front pew

Like PP said everything's the same but with no communion, It'll be about 30 min instead if an hour long. But you should talk to your parish about this just to make sure.

Depending on how fast the priest does the ritual of matrimony.

if the mass is one hour, and the ritual is 30 minutes with all the steps and traditional customs.

the only persons that are required to stand next to you, other than your future husband, are your godparents (they are a must). the wedding party is optional, but it all depends on the priest too.

the only kneeling that will happen is when the couple is lasso by the godparents in the blessing of their union, but that is only the couple and if it is part of your culture.

My priest told us if the bride or groom is late, then the wedding will continue without them or just go straight to the rituals of matrimony.

Hi Nicole!

My husband and I had a Catholic wedding without mass. Our ceremony was about 30 minutes long. And no, you do not have to kneel. We included a lasso and arras (cord and coin) ceremony on ours to pay tribute to my heritage and we did not kneel for that one either--we remained standing the whole time. Only our MOH and best man were with us in front of the altar and we were all provided with chairs. Your priest will tell you as you get closer to the date about what to expect but you should ask him if you need to know any of these details soon. I didn't know all these until our rehearsal which was a day before the wedding.