General Information

St. Mary's is happy to celebrate your marriage

Who will celebrate your wedding at St. Mary’s?

Witnesses

Rehearsals

• scheduled at the time you reserve the church for your wedding

• typically take place on the evening before your wedding 

• last about an hour

• The marriage license should be brought to the rehearsal to be signed

• all important wedding participants including anyone walking in with the procession and readers should attend the rehearsal

Documents 

• A sealed copy of your Baptismal Certificate within 6 months of your ceremony.
  • please contact the Church where you were baptized for a copy
  • If you were baptized at St. Mary’s, we will provide the Baptismal Certificate

• A copy of your Pre-Cana Completion Certificate 

• Civil License Application
  • must be applied for within 30 days of your wedding date 
  • MUSTbe obtained at least 72 hours before the wedding
  • the two of you, along with one witness will need to be present
  • obtained from the Marriage License Bureau (clerk's office) of the Municipality of the Bride
  • If the bride is a nonresident of New Jersey and the groom is a resident of New Jersey, the license is obtained from the Registrar in his municipality
  • If both bride and groom are nonresidents of the state, the license is obtained from the Registrar of the Municipality (Pompton Lakes) where the wedding is to take place and may be used only in that municipality.

Fees