Nerang Parish Wedding Form

This form is used to fill out Federal and Church documents so please use full spelling and avoid abbreviations.

We will use this document to prepare the legal paperwork that will be needed for the wedding.

It is not necessary that both parties are baptised or christened as Catholic, as long as one of the party is Catholic, a Catholic Wedding is possible)

The date of the wedding will be confirmed upon consultation and advise with the Priest.

Before you start filling out this form, please note:

If either of the bride or groom is previously married and the spouse is still living, please do not book a wedding yet until you have contacted the Regional Matrimonial Tribunal of the Catholic Church:

https://brisbanecatholic.org.au/offices/office/regional-tribunal-brisbane/

We cannot do marriages of people previously married until they provide, where possible, a 'freedom to marry' letter from the Catholic Tribunal.

The Catholic Archdiocesan Tribunal

GPO Box 1726

Brisbane, Queensland 4001

Email address: tribris@bne.catholic.net.au

Phone No. (07) 3324 3033

Proposed date of the wedding: (dd/mm/yyyy) *

Proposed time of the wedding: *

If not in the Church, please provide the proposed venue for the wedding ceremony: *

Will you require the Parish Priest of St. Brigid's Catholic Church to be the celebrant for the ceremony? If no, please provide the full name of the Priest. *

Yes - we would like the Parish Priest of Nerang

No - we have asked another Priest/Deacon No - we have asked another Priest/Deacon

Name of the Parish in which the wedding will be conducted: *

St. Brigid's Nerang Catholic Parish

Other Parish - as written below: Other Parish - as written below:

Full postal address of the parish where the wedding will take place: *

St. Brigid's Nerang Catholic Parish - 39-49 McLaren Road, Nerang Queensland 4211

Other: Other:

Name of the Catholic Diocese in which the wedding will take place: *

Please choose one of the following options that most accurately describes your situation: *

Neither of us have been married before

We are already married in civil/government ceremony and we are wishing to have the Catholic Church bless us

We have been married in another religious denomination and we are seeking the same blessing from a Catholic Church

Please tick the following boxes to conform your understanding of the process for this wedding application: *

We understand that full names are needed and no abbreviations for any words

We agree to contact in writing if we decided to cancel or change the date and/or time of the wedding

We agree to send all the required documents as requested by the representative of the Catholic Church

What type of wedding ceremony are you requesting: *

Wedding Nuptial Mass/Eucharist

Wedding Prayer Service

Other - please explain Other - please explain

How long have you known each other? *

How long have you been considering this marriage: *