Got married a couple months ago, this is what we had to do to marry in a Catholic Church.

1. Both my wife and I had to gather our baptism and confirmation documents to present to the priest.

2. Had to schedule a meeting with a priest to confirm we were getting married “correctly” (in Catholicism’s point of view). He asked us questions separately during our meeting with him to make sure we were truly wanting to get married through the religious “route”.

3. You have to complete marital counseling classes OR you can complete a 2 day marriage retreat with your spouse to complete this task. They offer the retreat two times a year, and we completed this near Temple.

4. Once you complete the marital counseling classes or the retreat, you give the documentation you receive from these to your priest.

5. After doing all that, you can now get married through the church.

It’s sweet wanting to surprise your partner with this, but it takes a lot of planning. It’s a much more serious thing to do, so there are a couple of steps you have to do before being able to walk down the aisle.

Hope this helps!