Congratulations on your engagement or desire to convalidate your marriage!   

Below are the steps for a wedding at Holy Name Catholic Church. 

Marriage Preparation Checklist:

1.  Contact Us! (9-12 months before the wedding)

 Call Holy Name Catholic Church at

970-879-0671 or email holyname@catholicsteamboat.org

to schedule a meeting or discuss wedding preparations.

• If you live outside of Routt County,

plan to participate in Catholic marriage preparation in the parish where you live.

• For non-parishioners, the fee to     

schedule a wedding at Holy Name is $2000,

which is for the use of the church only. 

    *This fee does not include a stipend

       for the priest officiating the wedding,

          flowers, decorations, program printing

or music/musicians. 

2. Initial Meeting (8 months before wedding):

• Complete Marriage Forms
• Schedule ceremony & rehearsal
• Discuss marital consent
• Register for marriage preparation course
• Register for Natural Family Planning Course

3. FOCCUS Inventory (7-8 months before wedding):

• Complete FOCCUS Inventory (online or in person at the Church)
• Meet with FOCCUS Facilitator

4. Marriage Preparation Program

• Start marriage prep course
• Introduction to Theology of the Body
• Schedule second meeting with parish contact
• Submit records to Holy Name Office (1 year to 6 months prior to wedding)
• Baptismal Records
• Declaration of Nullity (if applicable)
• Death Certificate (if applicable)
• Copy of civil marriage license (if seeking convalidation) 
• Complete and return Freedom of Marry Forms

5. Natural Family Planning (6 months before wedding)

• Start Natural Family Planning Course
• Pick one of the Archdiocese of Denver's approved NFP methods
• Our parish's closest NFP instructor teaches the Creighton Model FertilityCare System

--schedule with Epiphany FertilityCare

6. Final Meeting (4-6 weeks before the wedding)

• Have final meeting with your priest or deacon
• Submit certificates of completion for:
• FOCCUS Inventory
• Marriage Prep Course
• Natural Family Planning Course
• Provide liturgy and music selection to liturgy coordinator

 "Together for Life" book

• Plan rehearsal
• Apply for marriage license at any county clerk office

(date of license must not exceed 30 days prior to the wedding)

7. Sacrament of Reconciliation (1 to 2 weeks before the wedding)

• Go to confession
• Deliver marriage license to parish