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A Marriage that takes place in the Catholic Church requires
a Marriage License from the State of Florida.
The Church ceremony suffices both the civil law and the church law.

TO RESERVE THE MARRIAGE DATE

  1. PRELIMINARY MEETING WITH ONE OF OUR PRIESTS
  2. RECENT COPIES OF YOUR BAPTISMAL CERTIFICATES, DATED WITHIN THE LAST SIX MONTHS.
  3. IF THERE ARE ANY PREVIOUS MARRIAGES YOU WILL NEED A COPY OF MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE, DIVORCE DECREE, ANNULMENT RECORD - IF THE MARRIAGE TOOK PLACE IN THE CHURCH.
  4. A NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OF $500.

WHEN YOU HAVE ALL OF THESE PAPERS, PLEASE CALL 305-866-6567 FOR THE APPOINTMENT. YOUR ATTENDANCE AT A PRE-MARITAL CLASS IS MANDATORY. PLEASE ALLOW 6 MONTHS FOR ALL PREPARATION TO BE COMPLETED.

FOR COUPLES OUTSIDE THE PARISH ALL OF THE ABOVE PLUS LETTERS OF PERMISSION FROM THE BRIDE’S PARISH, AND DEPOSIT OF $500, BALANCE TO BE PAID ONE MONTH BEFORE WEDDING.

IF COUPLES HAVE THEIR OWN PRIEST WE NEED A COPY OF HIS CELEBRET.

IF COUPLES ARE GETTING MARRIED IN ANOTHER PARISH AND NEED THEIR FILE COMPLETED HERE AT ST. JOSEPH THE FEE IS $100.

WEDDINGS TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAYS AT 7PM, SATURDAYS AT 11AM, 1PM, 3PM & 7PM.

FOR PARISHIONERS, FEE $700 (Contributors to the church on a regular basis) -

FOR NON-PARISHIONERS, FEE $1000.  FEES MUST BE PAID IN FULL ONE MONTH IN ADVANCE OF THE WEDDING DATE.

FOR MARRIAGE IN ST. JOSEPH CHURCH AND THE COUPLE LIVE IN ANOTHER STATE.


LETTER OF PERMISSION FROM CHURCH OF RESIDENCE, ALSO STATING THAT YOUR FILE WILL BE  PREPARED THERE.

FEE IS $1000, NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OF $500 TO RESERVE THE DATE.

COMPLETED FILE MUST BE SENT FROM YOUR CHURCH’S DIOCESE TO
THE ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI, 9401 BISCAYNE BLVD., MIAMI SHORES,
FL 33138.
WE MUST RECEIVE THE FILE ONE MONTH IN ADVANCE OF THE WEDDING DATE WITH BALANCE OF PAYMENT.

IF YOU HAVE YOUR OWN PRIEST WE MUST HAVE A COPY OF HIS CELEBRET SO FR. ESTRADA CAN GIVE HIM DELEGATION TO PERFORM THE WEDDING.

**Permission letter needed if outside the parish, even if registered here.

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