Getting Married in Ratoath

Congratulations. We are very happy that you have decided to get married. We wish you every joy and God’s blessings. We hope that your life together will be a happy and fulfilling experience. We, the priests of the parish, will be happy to help you in your marriage arrangements, so don’t hesitate to call us. We will assist you in every way to make your wedding day a happy and a memorable occasion. We welcome all couples who wish to be married in our church. We assure you of our care and support and once again pray God’s blessing upon you both at this important time in your life. We hope that you will find the following information helpful.

Booking Form

Couples who plan to marry in the Holy Trinity Church, Ratoath, must fill in a booking form, obtainable from the parish office, before the wedding is booked. (Click here to download an electronic copy in PDF format)

If you wish a priest of the parish to conduct your marriage ceremony, check the date and time with him.

Couples are advised to discuss the ceremony with the officiating priest – readings, hymns, marriage rite etc.

You should contact ACCORD (www.gettingmarried.ie) and register your pre-marriage course at least 6 months in advance. It is advisable to book early, as these courses are usually heavily booked.

In the celebration of the marriage ceremony, the readings must be taken from scripture and all other prayers from the marriage ritual.

The music should also be appropriate to the celebration of a Sacrament. Accord has prepared a suitable CD of wedding music.

Accord and CatholicIreland.net offer a website at www.gettingmarried.ie as a service to all couples preparing for a Church wedding. The web site is very attractively designed and easy to navigate. It has a wedding timeline which highlights some points to consider at specific stages in the couples journey towards their wedding day. The site provides answers to the many questions that couples are faced with when preparing for their wedding day including information on Church expectations, essential steps, the ceremony, marriage preparation, faith and knowledge. The website has a special section on the wedding booklet that should prove extremely useful to couples in preparing their own booklet as it outlines the various options available including vows, prayers, readings and hymns etc. This site is worth a visit.

A Wedding of Your Own by Padraig McCarty is a book published by Veritas for couples planning a Catholic wedding.

Getting Married in A Catholic Church Abroad

All couples wishing to celebrate their marriage abroad must firstly fill in a form available from the parish office. This form requests the name of the Diocese in which the ceremony is taking place, the name of the church in which the marriage is being celebrated, the name and address of the officiating priest and the date of the ceremony

All Church papers for weddings abroad (pre-nuptial enquiry forms) are to be completed at least six months prior to the date for the marriage.

All papers for marriages abroad when completed in your parish are then sent to the diocesan office for onward transmission to the Diocese where the marriage is to take place.

In Irish law the obligation to oversee the civil registration of marriage rests with the couple. The civil registration of marriages differs from country to Country.