firefighter/catholic wedding?

Question

My girlfriend and i are having a catholic wedding, but also i would like to tie in a firefighter theme to the wedding as i am a firefigher... i was thinking about wearing my Class A dress blues for the wedding but what could she do with her dress to tie in with the theme and is it okay to combine the theme with a catholic wedding?

and would it be okay to wear my dress uniform hat during the ceremony or is there a rule or something prohibiting wearing any sort of hat within the church?

thanks for the answers up to this point, i plan to do uniform for it, and my girlfriend is designing her own dress and for the theme, i was thinking probably the engine to go from the church but limit the theme at the church to that, and i know it is about a wedding nothing else and i do feel the same... i have been attending this church for a while now and just have not talked with the priest yet but hope to soon before making too many more decisions.

Answer 1

I too am a firefighter marrying a Catholic woman. She wants the holy sacraments of a Catholic wedding in her church. I have strongly expressed my desire to incorporate the traditions of the fire department into our wedding plans. She truly understands my desire for this to happen. I have spent half my adult life in the fire service. I too want to wear my Class A double breasted uniform and badge. I would like some of my brother firefighters to attend the ceremony wearing their dress blues as well. As we leave the church after the ceremony, I would like us to walk though a parallel line of firefighters in dress blues holding crossed pike poles or crossed ladders for us to walk under. Some of the firefighters could be holding axes or wearing helmets. I'd like to hear the bagpipes playing as we enter an old fire engine to leave the church. These are just a few ideas I'm kicking around. I have twenty one years on the job and I have firemen friends in many cities. I'm also a long time union member. I also know quite a few cops. I can make this happen. Brothers honor one another, show respect, and celebrate life as well as death. Whether a birth of a child, a wedding, death of a family member, or a in the line of duty death, the brothers come together. It has been said, that firefighters don't preach the brotherhood of man, they live it. Joe

Answer 2

I don't really know much about Catholic Weddings. I've only been to one, but I think you wearing your Class A dress blues would be a great honor to your career as a firefighter. I think a lot of people would greatly respect you for wearing them. Is she wanting to wear a traditional white wedding dress? If she is, she could still tie in the theme in her bouquet and in the flowers in the church. I would say it is definitely okay to wear your uniform and to tie in the theme. Your wedding is very personal and you can do what you'd like as far as themes, colors, etc. You only get married once, so do what you want so you don't regret it later. I'm not sure on the hat question...I know that military guys always take their hats off when entering a building, so I'm not sure if that would be the same for you. You could ask the Priest. Good luck!!

Answer 3

Sounds like fun... can I get an invite?

I believe you should do the ceremony without the firefighter theme and then do the reception with the firefighter theme. Have an engine take you from the Church to the reception. Change from a tux to your Class A. Heck... wear your turnout gear. Have a buddy use a extinguisher on the guy that is doing the garter thing...

Here is the other thing... the wedding is really all about the girl. Don't be fulled into thinking otherwise. Ask your bride to be how she wants to do it. Ten years from now you will not care but if it was not what she wanted she will ALWAYS remember.

Answer 4

There is nothing restricting attire for a wedding- only that it be appropriate for Church.

You may wear your uniform, as any man or woman who is in uniform may. The only exception is there should never be any type of weapon brought into a church. The exception is for the Knoights of Columnbus- then ONLY when they are serving as honor guard for the bishop.


A gentleman NEVER EVER EVER wears a hat in church. Even the bishop removes his mitre when Mass begins!

I have seen other questions you have asked about this wedding. You are sweating some details you needn't. Every Catholic Church has a guide for weddings. Go get the one for the Church you plan to marry at. It will explain 90% of the questions you have- especially since you are not churched.

Best Wishes!

Answer 5

There's nothing wrong with you wearing your Class A's. But let your bride have her traditional gown---she isn't a firefighter, is she? And during the ceremony, limit the "theme" to your outfit. Otherwise, it will just look silly and out of place. Now, at the reception, you could have a few decorations that fit in with firefighting.. But remember, the THEME should be WEDDING....because that's what this is about, not your occupation. As far as this being appropriate at a Catholic wedding, you'll have to speak with the priest who's going to marry you. Some of them have VERY restrictive ideas; others are more flexible.

Answer 6

First, congratulations on reaching the 10-yr Anniversary mark! So many couples are divorced within a just a few years, so congrats to you both on making it this far! Think about what kinds of things your husband enjoys. Does he have any hobbies? Is he into electronic gadgets of any kind? Is he a gamer perhaps? Is there anything he may have mentioned in conversation in recent months that he would like to have? Does he already have an iPod or GPS Navigation System for his car? I bought my husband a Garmin Nuvi 350 GPS for his birthday last year and he absolutely loves it! Is your husband into gardening, cooking, reading or anything else that might give you gift ideas? One day I overheard my husband talking to his sister on the phone about "one day" wanting to get an extension ladder, so a couple of weeks later I bought the exact one he mentioned wanting as a "just because" gift. He still doesn't know that I overheard the conversation and that is how I knew about it. :) Congrats and good luck!

Answer 7

She could Have red on her dress that's what i am doing for my firefighter wedding. and i don't think there is a rule about a hat i can't imagine its your day you should wear it that's what my fiance is doing he and i are both firefighters.

Hope this helps and best of luck with the wedding

Answer 8

my sister married her marine in the church and he wore his dress blues. we just made all the flowers, table decors, etc in the red,white and blue theme and the bridesmaids wore blue. as for ur hat, it is considered very disrespectful to wear it in church, its like, in the old days when all men would remove their hats when they walked into a home.

Answer 9

Well, I think I'd leave her dress up to her but maybe suggest the bride's maids wear red and the flower girl or ring bearer comes in driving one of those power wheel firetrucks down the isle! (A child of course!)

Answer 10

I don't think there are any rules in the bible about the prevention of fire helmets during a wedding ceremony ...