MONI AND HUBI’S WEDDING AND PHOTOS!

In Germany, a religious wedding does not create a legal marriage – only the German State can “legally” marry a couple.  The civil wedding is mandatory for a legal marriage while the religious ceremony is optional.  Moni and Hubi were married in a civil ceremony ion December of 2012.  Since both of them are Catholic, they also wanted a religious ceremony within the Church.  Since both Moni and Hubi have been married before and were divorced, they could not get married again within the Church because of Church doctrine.  The priest who is more progressive than the Church found a compromised solution that complied with Church doctrine while allowing the marriage to be blessed within the Church.  The ceremony was not a traditional Catholic marriage ceremony.  Family and friends gathered at the Church where the priest recognized and blessed the marriage along with the couple’s family and friends.  It was a very moving ceremony.