Marriage

---

Congratulations on your engagement and thank you for your interest in celebrating your wedding at:
St Stephen’s Cathedral, St Stephen’s Chapel, and or St Patrick’s Church.

All wedding bookings for St Stephen’s Cathedral, St Stephen’s Chapel, and or St Patrick’s Church include:

•        a Cathedral priest
•        a dedicated Wedding Coordinator;
•        Sacristan;
•        use of the Church grounds for photos;  
•        Church florals;
•        an organist providing live music; 
•        set up of the Church;
•        a rehearsal date; and
•        guest parking for the duration of your wedding (weekend weddings only); 

 
To permit a wedding booking, the below requirements   must be fulfilled: 

1. one partner must be a baptised Catholic;
2. pre-marriage education, and preparation must be completed,   (prior to your wedding date); and 
3. if either partner has been previously married, and divorced they will require a declaration of freedom to marry form from an ecclesiastical tribunal of the Catholic Church.

 
To secure a booking, a deposit of 50% of the full cost is payable at the time of booking, coupled with the submission of a completed Wedding Booking Form. This deposit includes a non-refundable booking fee of $200.  If for any reason the wedding is cancelled within 6-months of the date booked, there will be no refund of paid deposit.  Full payment must be received 6-weeks prior to the wedding date. *Only on receipt of your deposit, and your completed booking form; will you then be notified by email confirmation of booking.  


Additional Important Information

Times
The following booking times (pending availability) are offered for Saturday weddings:

The Cathedral of St Stephen
10.00am            First and third Saturday of each month
1.30pm              Every Saturday of month
3.00pm              Every Saturday of month

St Stephen’s Chapel
11.30am            Every Saturday of month
4.30pm              Every Saturday of month

St Patrick’s Church, Fortitude Valley
1.30pm              Every Saturday of month
3.00pm              Every Saturday of month
4.30pm              Every Saturday of month

Weddings can also be celebrated during the week, in which case times are negotiable and subject to availability.

It should be noted that weddings will not be celebrated on the following dates:

• Sundays during Lent; 
• Holy Week;
• Easter weekend; 
• Christmas Eve or Christmas Day;
• Anzac Day; and
• Other public holidays throughout the year.

All weddings start on-time, and any tardiness by the booked party will result in an abbreviated service. Each wedding party has the use of the Cathedral and grounds for a period of no longer than 90 minutes (starting 10 minutes before the scheduled time of your wedding).
 
Alcohol
Alcohol is strictly prohibited in the Cathedral precinct and the grounds of St Patrick’s.
 
Decorations

• Bows can be tied to the pews however fresh flowers are not to be included in the bows.
• No other decorations are allowed e.g. carpets, additional floral arrangements, topiaries, candelabra’s, lanterns, tea lights, balloons etc.
• It is the responsibility of the bride to organise the attaching of the bows immediately before the ceremony and removal of the bows immediately after the ceremony. 
• No seating/furniture is to be moved in the Cathedral/Chapel/St Patrick’s.
• The use of confetti, rice, rose petals, miscellaneous decorations, signs, bubbles, or similar substances are not permitted in the Cathedral, Chapel or St Patrick’s Church or the surrounding precinct. 
• Doves or butterflies are not to be released.

 
Music

•  All music used at wedding ceremonies should reflect Christian values.
• Wedding ceremony music selections, are made, via an approved Cathedral music repertoire listing only.
• Pop Songs & Love Ballads are NOT acceptable.
• Musicians & singers must be booked through the Cathedral.​

See Also: 

• Booking Information​​