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Originally Posted by Mevara
I think it would be just the length of the mass that is associated with it... The first time I went to a non-Catholic wedding it was done in 15 mins. I was so not prepared for that and had to turn to my mom and ask if that was it.
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Hah, shortly after my husband and I got married (full mass), we went to the wedding of a mutual friend that was 5 minutes long. That was it. Ever since we had our wedding I've been somewhat mortified that ours was so long.
But to be fair, ours was around the 40 minute mark. Cutting out the flower girl/ring bearer etc. and having short readings (and an evening mass immediately following our wedding) helped. I am a convert as well, so no one in my family is Catholic, while husband's fam is SUPER CATHOLIC. Hubs coworkers are a mish mash of Conservative Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Catholics and atheists. We definitely had little "cues" in our wedding program to help out the non-Catholics...but to be fair, I didn't expect anyone not Catholic to really follow along.
Far be it for me to criticize what someone wants for their wedding, but I don't understand the participation in a religious ceremony where you are not part of the religion. Isn't it also part of the marriage vows where you promise to raise your children in the Jewish faith, as well?