There are a lot of rumors around mixed weddings, but in reality everything is much simpler than it seems. I, Catherine Moreau, myself was in such a situation and, like no one else, I know about all the details of such a wedding. And here I will tell you about all the nuances of a Catholic - Orthodox wedding.

 

How is a mixed Catholic - Orthodox wedding

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1. To get started, you need to choosewhere will you get married: in the Catholic or Orthodox Church. If you will be getting married in a Catholic church, then you can see detailed information about how a Catholic wedding takes place.here. If in the Orthodoxthen on this page. An important nuance - where you will get married, such a denomination will be taken lateryour future children. The church even allows you to sign a document stating that you agree that your children will be either Catholics or Orthodox . 

2. The wedding will take place according to all the rules of the Catholic or Orthodox Church. That is, there are no special ceremonies for a mixed wedding. But if you want, you can addsome rituals. For example, at my wedding in the Catholic Church, I really wanted to have similar rituals as in the Orthodox Church, and we learned that Catholics have such a ceremony when crowns are put on young people.

3. In order to be married, you needprovide a certificateabout your baptism, certified by an apostille and translated into Italian. For example, the church where I was baptized no longer exists. We turned to the main church, where we were given such a certificate. 

4. For a wedding, you must beofficially married. In Italy, when preparing for the wedding, they immediately prepare all the documents for the official painting.