hi gabrielle.
need some advices..
1) any chinese couple meeting in church for the first time and do away with the gatecrash etc? i have this wild thought of doing so but am worried that i look like i am out to annoy the elders,etc?
- im doing the gatecrash...simple one. depends on whether u want this or not.
2)must the readings be done by your friends/relatives who are catholic? or can they be done by church members? (in st teresa context)
- can be anyone. preferably if they are serving as lectors, if not any catholic person who is familiar can do it. im getting my friends to read...where 1 of them servers as lector
3)how is the arrangement to walk in? flower girl, page boy, maid of honour, jiemeis? the church told me it is up to me.
- up to u. i will put my maid of honour last to walk in before me.
4)can confetti be thrown and cleaned up thereafter or is it not allowed?
- most churches dont allow at all. it is not liturgical as well i think
5) if there are only about 8-10 people who are catholic, should i hold a service or mass? (htb and myself are catholic)
- usually ur presiding priest will strongly suggest bth of u to hold a mass since u r bth catholic. but since ur audience very few catholics, they will not b able to appreciate a full wedding mass (lots of kneeling, standing etc), hence service is preferred and they can hopefully appreciate it better n not feel outcast. wedding service (no holy communion only) is no less significant than a mass. bth are celebrating the sacrament of marriage.
6) if there is no dinner, only lunch in church, should the photographer lingers around still or should i stop the service?
7) when should tea ceremony be slot in?
- depends on ur wedding mass/svs. mine will be held on a sunday 2pm at sfx. so my gate crash starts as early as 7 plus, tea ceremony at bth parents then church, then head to hotel for banquet....packed day!!!
