God designed marriage as an “intimate partnership of life and love” (Gaudium et Spes, 48). In God’s design, marriage is a unique union of one man with one woman “for the whole of life” (The Code of Canon Law, 1055).
Wedding bells, confetti, the blessing, the 'I-do's': that's the least of it. Marriage is a Sacrament in the Catholic Church. In the sight of God, a couple is bound to one another.
Engaged couples planning to marry in the Catholic Church should contact Father Scott Gratton AT LEAST 6 MONTHS prior to the wedding day.
For more information, click here for resources on Catholic marriage available from the Diocese of Burlington VT.