Congratulations on your recent engagement! We celebrate that God has brought you and your fiancé to this moment in your lives and pray that this time of preparation will be one of grace, peace, and joy for you and your families. We are a popular choice for both parishioner and non-parishioner weddings due to our beautiful church and convenient downtown location. Since we are host to many weddings every year, these wedding policies are designed to assist you in your planning. If you have questions that are not answered within these pages, please contact us at 513-721-4045.

Please see: Saint Xavier Wedding Policies

To schedule and verify your Wedding Date, please email: [email protected]

You MUST verify the availability of your Wedding Date BEFORE completing the St. Xavier Marriage Registration Form

MARRIAGE PREPARATION

The presiding minister, priest, or deacon will likely require at least 3 meetings at church. In addition, you will be asked to attend a Saturday workshop. Please look at the two options below to choose the workshop that is best suited for you. 

1. St Xavier Church conducts the St Xavier Pre-Cana Engaged Retreat on a Saturday morning/afternoon here in our parish center. Upcoming Saturday workshops are scheduled for: July 22, September 23, November 18, and January 20, 2024. To register for one of these workshops please click below to register.

   St Xavier PreCana Engaged Retreat

   On this drop down menu, choose the weekend you would like to attend.

   July 22, 2023 September 23, 2023 November 18, 2023 January 20, 2024

   Full name of Groom / Full name of Bride

   This retreat will include an exercise in communication dynamics. If you have ever completed the Myer-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), a personality questionnaire, please enter your four-letter profile type in the box below.

   Groom's type:

   Bride's type:

   If you have NOT completed the MBTI questionnaire, we will send you instructions about taking the profile questionnaire BEFORE you arrive at the weekend retreat. Please enter your separate email addresses below. You will receive an email message from our facilitator Dr. Tom Giordano.

   Groom's email address

   Bride's email address

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   THANK YOU for completing this initial form.
   
   Click SUBMIT below and be directed to a site where you can make one payment per couple. BLESSINGS!

    

    

   The fee to attend our One Day Engaged Retreat is $175 per couple.
   

     2. The Archdiocese of Cincinnati website also offers several choices for Marriage Preparation.

Weddings may be scheduled for Saturday afternoons at 2 PM or Saturday evenings at 6 PM. Our Wedding Calendar below shows the times and dates for weekends already reserved for a wedding ceremony. The wedding rehearsal is usually scheduled one day before the wedding date.