The Staff of St. Ann Catholic Church offers our congratulations on your engagement, and we pray that God will bless and guide you in your preparation for marriage!

Couples desiring to be married should contact the Marriage Coordinator, Maria E. Ramirez, at the parish office at least twelve months in advance.

• Marriage Preparation Guidelines:
• Preparation will take place at your home parish
• Both the bride and the groom or at least one of the couple is Catholic
• At least 18 years of age
• Attend Mass weekly

After you have met all the above requirements, please contact the Marriage Coordinator, Maria Ramirez, at (817)295-5621  ext. 126 or via e-mail [email protected] to arrange an appointment.

Please do not reserve a venue for your reception until after you have signed the church reservation agreement. We cannot guarantee the date will be available until after we confirm with Father Mel.

Our weddings are Friday afternoons and Saturdays mornings with rehearsals the day before.  St. Ann does not have weddings on 1st Saturdays of the month.

• Baptismal Certificate (issued within six months of your desired wedding date)
• First Communion Certificate
• Confirmation Certificate
• Affidavit of Free status (the form will be provided to you when you meet with the wedding coordinator).

All required documents need to be received Five months prior to the wedding date.

Once you have met with the Marriage Coordinator at St. Ann and set a date for your wedding you should allow at least eight to twelve months, to prepare for the sacrament of marriage. Engaged couples will need to plan and be able to have several meetings during the preparation time. Various diocesan programs are required aspects of marriage preparation. These include the following:

• Pre-Cana
• Fully-Engaged Sponsor Couple Sessions
• Attendance at weekly Sunday Mass
• Natural Family Planning Classes  -  Natural family planning fosters respect and acceptance of the total person by teaching couples the nature of fertility. Marriages are enriched through a mutual understanding of the shared responsibility for family planning, creating a deeper appreciation for the value of life. Natural Family Planning is up to 99% effective in spacing births.
  • For more information or to register for Natural Family Planning and Pre-Cana please visit www.fwdioc.org.

• An information booklet, Together for Life, will be provided to you. After this is reviewed and you have made your selections, you will complete the Liturgy form.  All preparation needs to be completed two months prior to the date of the wedding.
• Music requests need to be arranged through the Music Director, Donny Scott, 817 295-5621 or [email protected].

Contact the Mariage Coordinator, twelve weeks prior to the wedding.

Marriage License 

You will need to go to the County Clerk’s office to pick up your civil license. The license must be in the hands of the marriage coordinator no later than 80 days prior to the wedding date.

Annulment

The Tribunal of the Diocese of Fort Worth is the office which adjudicates the marital status in the Catholic Church of any divorced person who has requested a declaration of nullity (an Annulment) of a previous marriage. The Tribunal exercises its ministry of truth and justice in a spirit of compassion and confidentiality according to the teaching and practice of the Catholic Church. All who share in this ministry commit themselves to mutual support and ongoing formation in the Church’s canon law and its practical application. Click here to learn more about the Tribunal of the Diocese of Fort Worth.