Church Wedding Requirements
- Baptismal Certificate (New copy for Marriage Purposes)
- Confirmation Certificate (Ask for schedules from your Parish if not yet confirm)
- Canonical Interview (One month before the wedding date)
- Conducted by the parish priest or his assistant as scheduled.
- Pre-Marriage/Pre-Cana Seminar
- The schedule for the seminar will be given during the canonical interview or you may inquire at the parish office. Some churches may allow attendance in other pre-wedding seminars such as the Catholic Engaged Encounter (CEE) or Discovery Weekend(DW) as a suitable substitute (If you have already attended either one of these, inquire at the parish office if they recognize either CEE or DW in lieu of their Pre-Marriage Seminar.)
- Publication of Marriage Banns (“Tawag”)
- These will be provided during the canonical interview and have to be immediately brought to the respective parishes of the bride and the groom for posting. These have to be returned to the office after three (3) Sundays.
- Permission from the Bride’s Parish
- A permit from the parish of the bride-to-be must be secured and presented to the parish office of the couple's chosen ceremony venue. The form will be provided by the parish office of your chosen church.
- List of names and addresses of principal sponsors (Ninongs & Ninangs).
- This has to be submitted to the parish office one week before the wedding date. Church policy requires at least a pair of sponsors or ideally, a maximum of six sponsors.
