Final approval for Catholic Wedding

Christian88 says on Apr 4, 2006, 17:55:

"I did sneak a look at what my novia had written for her wedding vows. It looks to me like she was samplying the the lyrics of half a dozen or so songs."

That's damn hilarious. :-)

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utopiacowboy says on Apr 4, 2006, 20:15:

If a Catholic marries in a civil ceremony it is void ab initio which means that it is not recognized by the church as a valid marriage and it does not need to be annulled. Some US dioceses take the point of view that a formal annulment is not required - Austin, Texas for example. Meanwhile down the road in San Antonio, they require an annulment in the same situation. No consistency. In Colombia there is no need for an annulment.

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utopiacowboy says on Apr 4, 2006, 20:20:

You were right, dude. I don't understand why US dioceses are not consistent in how they deal with this.

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Brians says on Apr 5, 2006, 03:46:

Annulment I spoke to my priest in the USA before getting married in Colombia. You are correct that they don't need to be annuled. However since you can't get a Letter of Bachlorhood then you need something from the church. Basically he said if we were being married here it would be no problem as he knows us. However he said tech. I had to get an annulment. Well not really an annulment. It was a form that had my priest stat that I was married once before. It stated he spoke with with two relatives and my ex-spouse that we were never married in a church. We took it to Tribunal that charged us $200 and viola we had it annuled in the eyes of the church. However if you are close with the priest at the church they could look the other way. Basically if you had anticipated a problem and didn't have this form I would start the conversation with the priest with this statement:"Father before we start I wanted to make a donation to the parish of $$". He will never ask for all the info.. The parishes operate on their own budgets and need any help they can get.

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Apr 5, 2006, 09:40:

well well Calipro my congratulations!! next time we'll see you in the chippy chappe mall will be with a puschair :)

I wonder if Greenday will jump now!

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poco says on Apr 5, 2006, 10:03:

Too bad you didn't get married last night On Wednesday, April 5, 2006, at two minutes and three seconds after 1:00 AM in the morning, the time and date will be 01:02:03 04/05/06
Helps to remember anniversaries. One difference,, this date & time will never happen again.

"When you men get home and face an anti-war protester, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend, because she knows she's dating a pussy." Quote - General Tommy Franks

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caribgirl says on Apr 5, 2006, 10:45:

Congrats, Please give u Congrats,

Please give us an update once in awhile. Your post can be really funny at times.Your fiance sounds like a riot.

Went to a wedding last year where the 19 year old bride wrote her own vows. On what a hot and sexy new husband she was getting and how she loves how he checks himself in the mirror making a muscle.

He wrote some mumbo jumbo on how they met at a bar because she had fake ID. He also thanked her parents for not kicking him out of the house when they saw this old guy coming to date their daughter. Everyone in the church looked like they were in shock. The priest just stood there appaled!!! My husband and I were trying to hold in the laughter. It was absolutely entertaining. We still laugh about those wedding vows.


Anyway,
Best of luck

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Apr 5, 2006, 10:56:

Poco,here in the UK we put the Day first then the Month followed by the Year, so it woulb be 05/04/06.

BTW My weeding vows were

You have the right to remain silent, anything you say may be held against you, and you have the right to have an attorney present. You may kiss the bride. hehehe

Calipro just stick to the traditional one, my husband did.

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utopiacowboy says on Apr 5, 2006, 11:49:

We stuck to the traditional ceremony as well. The priest knows what to say, believe me.

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poco says on Apr 5, 2006, 12:10:

Time to use the other format for getting married. Poco,here in the UK we put the Day first then the Month followed by the Year, so it woulb be 05/04/06.

I was thinking of that.

On Thursday, the 4th of May, 2006, at two minutes and three seconds after 1:00 AM in the morning, the time and date will be,,, tada,,
01:02:03 04/05/06. Using the (???? standard).

So, there is hope yet.

In desending disasters:
U.S. isn't totally metric. (This really sucks)

Dates can be a problem. (Having the month first leads to less confusion (I think?), WRITING the month helps a lot and I've started doing just that.

The Colombian (spanish?) hand written numbers of 7 and 1 can be easily confused. (I'll never understand this but I'd say it should be like the keyboard entry). ie: 1,, oops,, maybe a different font = l

"When you men get home and face an anti-war protester, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend, because she knows she's dating a pussy." Quote - General Tommy Franks

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Christian88 says on Apr 5, 2006, 15:04:

I never realized it before reading your post, Poco, but they DO handwrite the '1' funny in Colombia... can't recall ever seeing it like this in México, but then again, I wasn't looking for it.

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calipro says on Apr 5, 2006, 16:28:

666 I was actually trying to hold out for June 6th, 2006 so the wedding date would have been 6-6-6. But my novia was against it. And the priest said they weren't doing weddings that day;-(

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poco says on Apr 5, 2006, 20:06:

Good Read Mario I should have said "this date & time will never happen again,,, as your anniversary date.

Time for a true love joke.

A man escapes from prison where he has been for 15 years. He breaks into a house to look for money and guns and finds a young couple in bed.

He orders the guy out of bed and ties him to a chair, while tying the girl to the bed he gets on top of her, kisses her neck, then gets up and goes into the bathroom.

While he's in there, the husband tells his wife: "Listen, this guy's an escaped convict, look at his clothes! He probably spent lots of time in jail and hasn't seen a woman in years. I saw how he kissed your neck." If he wants sex, don't resist, don't complain, do whatever he tells you. Satisfy him no matter how much he nauseates you. This guy is probably very dangerous. If he gets angry, he'll kill us. Be strong, honey. I love you."

To which his wife responds: "He wasn't kissing my neck. He was whispering in my ear. He told me he was gay, thought you were cute, and asked me if we had any Vaseline. I told him it was in the bathroom. Be strong honey. I love you too!!"

"When you men get home and face an anti-war protester, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend, because she knows she's dating a pussy." Quote - General Tommy Franks

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Miguel says on Apr 6, 2006, 10:06:

Funny thread That handwritten Colombian 1 and 7 caused a few discussions about "la cuenta" and making wrong phone numbers for me.

Y kat1,¿ does he have the "right to be silent", o es la ley en tu casa?

I remember you have a duct tape fantasy.

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utopiacowboy says on Apr 6, 2006, 18:47:

I bet it's more than a fantasy, Miquel!

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