Also, if you're married, did you have a church wedding?
I'm not asking to pick at your beliefs or anything. I'm just curious.
2007-02-07 08:37:50 · 35 answers · asked by I'm Still Here 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am and I did. They are beautiful, why not?
2007-02-07 08:40:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
It shouldn't bother you, but if it does, then let your fiance know. I'm Mormon and I married an agnostic gal. We got married outside at a winery, which was awesome, but clearly not a place a Mormon would normally get married. Likewise, my wife definitely didn't want to get married in a church. So, because I was the less concerned member of the couple as far as where we had it, we leaned more towards what she would like (although I liked it also). What it comes down to is just talking, just the two of you, and finding a level ground, something you both agree on. I love my wife so much I would have got married at a bowling alley, the location was insignificant.
2007-02-07 08:46:44 · answer #2 · answered by straightup 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I didn't and wouldn't. I was best man at a friend's wedding though, and he was fiercely atheistic, and wanted to get married in a church. He said it was because he wanted a traditional English wedding (he's American), but to be honest I couldn't have done it.
Mind you, one of the hymns was Jerusalem, and I know all the words without a hymnsheet, so it's not so hard to be an atheist in church.
2007-02-07 08:42:48 · answer #3 · answered by Bad Liberal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm Wiccan. My husband is a Methodist ministers son and leans toward Buddhism himself though has quite a few Christian beliefs due to his father.
We got married by a Justice of the Peace (or rather, their Canadian equivelent called a Marriage Commisioner).
We will eventually be having a small Christian ceremony in Jackson Square in New Orleans with his father as Minister and a Pagan ceremony with a Priest and Priestess once I finally move down there.
This way no one is insulted or hurt or feels uncomfortable. According to the law, we are married. Everything else will mostly be for our respective families.
2007-02-07 08:46:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I really wouldn't care where I got married as long as I had the bride I wanted. If my wife wanted to get married in a church, I'd do it. And my family is 99% christian, so I would get married in a church just to make it nice for them.
2007-02-07 08:45:39 · answer #5 · answered by Subconsciousless 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did not get married in a church I am not an athesit but I am wiccan. I got married in my home. I am actually getting remarried to the same person and am intending on having an outdoor marriage. On a lake. In nature.
If you dont believe in GOD you would NOT be getting married in a church which is labeled as "THE HOUSE OF GOD" ... no offense but that is simply common sense.
2007-02-07 08:53:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did. My dad wanted us to get married in his church. I didn't really care either way. It was closer than the justice and free.
We had four kids and were well situated before we even thought about getting married. It wasn't that big of an issue, but it does make tax time easier for me.
2007-02-07 08:46:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband and I considered it because he's Christian. I wouldn't have had a problem with it. However, the pastor he wanted wouldn't do it because we were already living together. So we had a justice of the peace do it in our backyard. It was perfect for us. (He compared marriage to art, and everyone there was an artist.) It was a very small ceremony though, so we're going to have a larger one in a couple of years. It's going to be outside at the Renaissance Festival with a dragon theme.
What we've chosen was what was meaningful to us. Since church was meaningful to him, it was something we considered, but the church itself wouldn't do it.
2007-02-07 08:48:00 · answer #8 · answered by Kharm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. I'd get married well out in the woods under a full moon by a pagan friend of mine who would know not to make it a religious ceremony, but one deeply filled with symbolism and spirituality. And when my Alpha finally put the collar on my neck, we'd let loose a howl to shatter the silence and invite the guests to join in.
2007-02-07 08:43:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am not an atheist, and the answer is no. I've seen those church marriages just end up in divorce. I believe it is doomed if it takes place in a church!
2007-02-07 08:47:16 · answer #10 · answered by BIGUS_RICKUS 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is a Vegas chapel considered a church when the service is done by a Justice of the Peace?
2007-02-07 08:40:57 · answer #11 · answered by taa 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋