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Making a Catholic wedding bearable?

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Finally mrs.jkr, on May 19, 2014 at 1:14 PM

I have heard lots of moans and groans about Catholic wedding Masses, about how they are so long and boring and yada yada yada..... Do you guys have any suggestions (other than don't do it lol) of how to make it a little more bearable for all you non-Catholic guests? I know that it takes an hour to...

I have heard lots of moans and groans about Catholic wedding Masses, about how they are so long and boring and yada yada yada.....

Do you guys have any suggestions (other than don't do it lol) of how to make it a little more bearable for all you non-Catholic guests? I know that it takes an hour to get through the ceremony, but I feel like the ceremony is supposed to be the most important part because it is the joining of two people together for their lives. I am not willing to compromise my Mass.

I am having programs so that everyone can follow along as to what is happening, and putting in a Guide to the Mass with the prayers and songs and everything so that people don't just get lost and have it drag. (I have a while to plan too, so no rush)

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SimpleSeamstress · on July 1, 2014 at 4:07 PM
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While I agree that you need to be mindful of your guests when planning your wedding, I don't believe you need to compromise or apologize for your religious practice on their behalf. I know that secular weddings seem to be the mainstream and that people are used to wedding ceremonies that last 10 to 20 minutes now a days, however, for those of us that are religious, weddings happen to be a very important sacrament. I am planning on getting married in the Episcopal church and have similar worries about some of my guests being uncomfortable. I really want to incorporate communion into my ceremony because it is a fundamental expression of my faith and I want it to be the first thing that we do as a married couple. Yes, it will make the ceremony a bit longer, yes I will have guests that might feel odd about it, but as others have said here, I don't believe our wedding ceremony is there to entertain our guests. One thing that I plan on doing is explaining in the program and on our website possibly how partaking in the eucharist is optional, who it is open to, and why we are including it in our ceremony.
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