Marrying a Polish girl near Wroclaw

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Jul 25, 10, 18:28 #1

Hi,

I've just proposed to my Polish girlfriend. We want to get married in Poland, ideally around Wroclaw so that all of her family can attend. Neither of us are Catholic, so we want a civil ceremony. I understand there's some paperwork to do, and civil ceremonies aren't as easy in Poland as in England. We were wondering whether anyone has any advice - general, venues (for the ceremony and/or the reception). I know we're not the first English / Polish couple to try this, but any advice would be gratefully received,

Jon

pgtxThreads: 49 Posts: 6,327 Joined: Feb 14, 09 MEMBER ♀	Jul 25, 10, 18:39 #2
wood_jon: civil ceremonies aren't as easy in Poland as in England. why?

Wroclaw BoyThreads: 57 Posts: 5,478 Joined: Jul 3, 09 MEMBER ♂	Jul 25, 10, 18:46 #3
pgtx: why? I'd take an educated guess at religious Red tape. It was an issue for me being a God Father here without confessing, being catolic and all that crap. My advice bribe the priests - ohh yes it can be done.

WroclawThreads: 77 Posts: 7,404 Joined: Apr 1, 06 ♂ [Moderator]	Jul 25, 10, 18:46 #4
wood_jon: We were wondering whether anyone has any advice - general, venues there are a couple of castles in the area that some folks use for weddings. congrats btw

pgtxThreads: 49 Posts: 6,327 Joined: Feb 14, 09 MEMBER ♀	Jul 25, 10, 19:02 #5
Wroclaw Boy: I'd take an educated guess at religious Red tape. yeah...quick question: i'm gonna be świadkiem (kind of maid of honor?) on my brothers wedding this year...will i have to go to confession? is it required? because i'm not planning to do it... :(

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Jul 25, 10, 19:19 #6

pgtx, you might want to hit the floor with your knees starting now, you sinful girl, you. :)
I think the swiadek needs to have all 'papers' in order (christening, Communion records) and of course go to confession. My friend here in the USA had a very hard time to find a God Mother because of the paperwork and other bs they need to go through.
Of course there is also the money, it can cause a temporary blindness in some priests as soon as they touch it.

pgtxThreads: 49 Posts: 6,327 Joined: Feb 14, 09 MEMBER ♀	Jul 25, 10, 19:58 #7
Eurola: pgtx, you might want to hit the floor with your knees starting now, you sinful girl, you. :) Eurola: of course go to confession Eurola: because of the paperwork and other bs they need to go through. ah for f sake! what a headache! lol it's only a civil ceremony so it'll be ok wood jon.... good luck...

A JThreads: 19 Posts: 4,639 Joined: May 21, 10 ♂	Jul 25, 10, 20:11 #8
Eurola: pgtx, you might want to hit the floor with your knees starting now, you sinful girl, you. :) Tsk. Says who? xD

EurolaThreads: 6 Posts: 2,647 Joined: Dec 2, 06 ♀	Jul 25, 10, 20:15 #9
Relax AJ. It was a joke, noticed the smiley?

AmathystThreads: 30 Posts: 3,968 Joined: Nov 10, 06 ♀	Jul 25, 10, 20:58 #10
pgtx: ah for f sake! what a headache! lol Do what I used to do and have the same sins (very moderate) lined up to confess every week ;0)

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Jul 26, 10, 11:58 #11

pgtx - from what people have said, it appears that civil ceremonies (for the most part) are restricted to registry offices. This is not the case in the UK. I was wondering whether anyone knows differently and could suggest some places we could look at

Wroclaw - could you provide the names of those castles? We've seen Kraskow on the internet, but obviously we'd like to see as many as possible to find the ideal place

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Jul 26, 10, 14:35 #12

Eurola:

I think the swiadek needs to have all 'papers' in order (christening, Communion records) and of course go to confession.

I think it depends on the priest who marries the couple. My brother and his future bride had a hard time convincing their priest that her sister could be a Świadek at their wedding, because she didn't go through the Confirmation. He finally gave the a green light when she started attending Confirmation classes.
But when my cousin was getting married and she was worried that the priest would make problems beacuse of her "Swiadek's" pregnancy (she was not married), the priest told the that the role of "Swiadek" at the wedding is to be a witness, that the two people who are getting married, vow their commitment, and for that purpose it isn't even neccessary to be a Catholic or Christian.
Now, with the Godparents the rules are far stricter, but that's a different story :@)

Barr_2009Threads: 1 Posts: 280 Joined: Oct 11, 09 ♂	Edited by: Barr_2009 Jul 26, 10, 22:00 #13
it'll all end in tears, she'll stop talking and disappear!

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Edited by: Chicago Pollock Jul 27, 10, 05:37 #14

pgtx

yeah...quick question: i'm gonna be świadkiem (kind of maid of honor?) on my brothers wedding this year...will i have to go to confession? is it required?

You can do it go to the confessional and tell the priests you've had impure thoughts, he should get a rise out of that.

because she didn't go through the Confirmation. He finally gave the a green light when she started attending Confirmation classes.

that'll work!!

MIPKThreads: - Posts: 48 Joined: May 21, 10 ♂	Jul 27, 10, 06:25 #15
if you're British and getting married you will need to get a Certificate of No impediment and also get your Birth Certificate translated into Polish by a sworn translator. see here for more info; http://ukinpoland.fco.gov.uk/en/help-for-british-nationals/living-in-p oland/gettingmarriedinpoland/

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