A Catholic Weddings in Italy is the epitome in the spiritual sense of the world. As home to the Vatican City and historically a population dedicated to catholicism, each town, village and city has a myriad of churches and chapels open for worship.

Catholic Weddings must be held in what is called a 'consecrated' church or chapel, that is, a place which has been deemed sacred and currently retains that status.

Each church is run by a priest or parishioner and responds to a local diocese, which is the governing body determining the ceremonies which may be performed in churches in the area.

The diocese examines your religious paperwork and decides if your wedding may be performed in the church you have applied to. Impediments to marriage in a consecrated church may include belonging to mixed faiths where either bride or groom is not catholic, divorced bride or groom who have not obtained an annulment through the Sacred Rota, and the parishioner's discretion whether to allow non-residents to marry in the church.

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