My fiance grew up in a Methodist church and is currently in RCIA. Though she will likely be Catholic when we are married, she still desires to have the wedding in her old church b/c of emotional attachment, parents, and the fact that many guests will be members. My questions is: Is there a statement in Canon Law that forbids this or is it up to the discretion of the bishop? I want to please my beloved and her family, but will not break the rules of Christ's Church in order to do so. Thank you.

-- Donald Dean Dominy (deandominy@hotmail.com), January 16, 2003

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Bump

-- Good Samaritan (yourfriendlyneighbor@goodsamaritan.com), January 16, 2003.

An incredibly old post, but I'll answer for anyone who is googling this sort of question. I was married a year and a half ago and the service was at my wife's church. We went through the standard procedure for the dispensation and had no trouble getting "approved".

-- Timmy (jd@lkj.com), November 06, 2004.