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Congratulations on your decision to get married in the Catholic Church!
The marriage preparation/formation period is a time to not only prepare for your wedding day, but also for your marriage.
The archdiocesan marriage preparation program is composed of a set of integrated components including an online relationship inventory, online learning modules, and a one-day Pre-Cana (in-person or virtual). The following steps below are your starting point on this journey.
However, you also have the option to attend Catholic Engaged Encounter, a pre-cana marriage prep weekend to help you and your fiancé prepare for your life together as husband and wife. This in-person retreat is an alternative program that fulfills the pre-cana requirements of the Archdiocese of New York and other Dioceses. To learn more, see below.
Option 1: Archdiocese of New York Marriage Preparation Program
Click here to register (or login) for the Archdiocese of New York Marriage Preparation Program.
Para preparación matrimonial (Pre-Caná) en español, haga clic aquí.
Option 2: Catholic Engaged Encounter
What is Catholic Engaged Encounter? A pre-cana marriage prep weekend to help you and your fiancé prepare for your life together as husband and wife. Our in-person retreat is an alternative program that fulfills the pre-cana requirements of the Archdiocese of New York and other Dioceses. Catholic Engaged Encounter of Lower Hudson Valley has been supporting engaged couples for over 45 years. “A Wedding is a Day, A Marriage is a Lifetime®
Learn more at lowerhudsonvalley.engagedencounter.com
Wedding Liturgy Readings and Information
For information on readings for your wedding liturgy and additional information:
- foryourmarriage.org/dating-engaged/planning-a-catholic-wedding
- foryourmarriage.org/readings/
- foryourmarriage.org
Additional marriage resources can be found on our Resources page here.