Im not part of a religion but my fiance is, can we get married in a church?

Answer 1

You have to find out if your fiance's church will accept a person is not of the same religion. What they may do is ask if you want to become a Christian, such as Lutheran, Catholic, whatever church he belongs to. Talk to the Pastor and see what he says before you make any wedding plans. If you are an atheist, they may not let you marry in his church. Sorry to tell you.

Answer 2

You can get married in a church. I think that if your fiance is already attending church (or is a member of one) check with them about the rules regarding membership and weddings. Most Unitarian churches and Non Denominational churches are open to those type of arrangements.

My fiance has no desire to be married at my church so we have compromised and decided to have an ordained minister who works with interfaith marriages oversee our wedding at the ballroom where we are having the reception.

But if you have no objection to be maried, I say look around and see who has open arms and make your decision based on the outcomes.

Another suggestion would to be sit down with your fiance and see actually does he want to be married in a church. Just because he is part of a religion doesnt necessarily mean he may be against a wedding outside of church.

Good luck and congrats!

Answer 3

Yes you can. Just about all churches will welcome you with open arms because they want you to feel comfortable and there might be a chance that you will become a member and get to know God, especially if it's a non-denominational church, such as mine. I am a christian, but don't go to church rigorously. And my fiance is a christian, but he has some slightly different views than my church and I, but they aren't very big differences and my church doesn't mind at all. Like the others said, the Catholic church might be a problem. All you have to do is ask the church if they require you to be a member or not. I hope this helps. Congrats.

Answer 4

I'm pretty sure that you can get married in a church of your fiance's religion. I know that in the Catholic faith at least one person in the couple has to be Catholic before they have their ceremony in the Church. That is the only one that I am positive about ... I can only assume that the other faiths would be less strict with rules.

Answer 5

Depends on the religion and how strongly said church officials feel about those outside the fold getting married in their church.

My fiance and I have totally different religious backgrounds. I'm a devout pagan and he was brought up to be a conservative southern baptist. We compromised and are getting married at an old historic house and we have a wonderful minister who specializes in interfaith weddings.

It can be done!

Answer 6

You can get married just about anywhere you want to. Make sure it is ok with the officiant marrying you. If not, find a church that will. There are some out there.

Answer 7

yes it depends on the priest. You have to go church shopping. Meaning go into a church and ask the priest if he will marry you even though you arent confirmed. Some will say no and some will say yes. However i think it is wrong for people who arent religious to pretend to be religious for a day just to get married. I am not religious therefore i am getting married outside in beautiful nature and not lying to a priest. In a church the priest will say things like "do you promise to raise your children in the ways of god and the practices of this church, blah blah blah" and you have to say YES. So if that is untrue dont go and lie to a priest for a day.

Answer 8

Depends on what religion you are talking about. If you are talking Catholic...than in order to get married in a Catholic church you both need to be baptisted Catholic (or Roman Catholic). Most churches would like one of the parties to be a part of the religion of the church...and would prefer you are a member, but its easy enough to get baptisted and become members. Good luck!!

Answer 9

Yes, neither my lover or myself are religious and yet we're getting married in a church. We both come from a religious upbringing. It is sort of a joke, but it's tradition! If your fiance is Catholic, you might have to pretend your Catholic for awhile, but as long as your fiance knows it's an act it's okay and only until after the wedding after that it's not like the priest can take it back.

Answer 10

Do you want to get married in a church? If you aren't comfortable with it then don't do it. Otherwise unless he's a devout Catholic or something like that you shouldn't have any problems getting married in a church. Some churches prefer couples to get pre-marital counseling prior to getting married but I don't think that applies to all of them...