Marriage
To schedule your wedding or to begin marriage preparation with the Cathedral,
please email Abel Cobo at acobo@denvercathedral.org
Requirements & Information
The Archdiocese requires an eight-month preparation period before the wedding. However, it is recommended to schedule your wedding at least a year in advance, due to the large number of requests.
The wedding fee is $1,750. This includes the use of the Cathedral and staff, a security officer, an organist, and the cantor. It does not include the marriage preparation programs.
A formal signed agreement to the norms for weddings and a non-refundable down payment of $500 at the time of reservation of the date and time of the wedding is required.
For those who are attempting to marry a second time, the status of the first attempted marriage must first be fully accounted for, either by a certificate of death or decree of annulment.
Music for weddings is provided by the professional Cathedral musicians. Other musicians are not permitted, with some exceptions.
To begin the process of getting married at the Cathedral Basilica, please email Abel Cobo, at acobo@denvercathedral.org.
In your initial meeting, you will go over the requirements for marriage preparation and the rules and expectations of the Cathedral Basilica. During that meeting, you will be able to pay the $500 non-refundable down payment to secure a wedding date.
Nota Bene: The Cathedral Basilica schedules weddings exclusively on Saturdays and only at three time slots: 10am, 1:30pm, and 6:30pm.
Couples should explore the Archdiocese of Denver’s website to understand Marriage Preparation Requirements. In the Archdiocese of Denver, couples are required to take a Marriage Prep Class and a Natural Family Planning Class. Additionally, the couple’s parish will help them take the FOCCUS questionnaire and assign them mentors.
For Couples who live outside the Archdiocese of Denver, they will go through Marriage Preparation in their home Diocese.
Couples are encouraged to bring their own priest to celebrate their wedding.
The full completion of your marriage preparation is absolutely necessary to have your wedding here or at any other Catholic church. If all the items of marriage preparation are not complete in due time, your wedding will be cancelled.
If you are doing marriage preparation at another parish, and your file is not sent here in time, your wedding will be cancelled.
For Catholic(s), a current copy of each individual’s baptismal certificate (issued within 6 months of the wedding date) from the parish of baptism. Non-Catholics are asked to obtain a copy of their baptismal certificate or baptismal record.
Pre-nuptial investigation form filled out with the priest or deacon (MA Form in the Archdiocese of Denver).
Witness Testimony form signed by a witness and a priest (MB Form in the Archdiocese of Denver).
Marriage License – The State of Colorado requires a Marriage License, which is valid only for thirty days. The wedding cannot be performed without a license. The license must be given to the Cathedral staff at the rehearsal.
Any necessary Permissions or Dispensations.
A Nuptial Mass is the usual form for the celebration of the Sacrament of Matrimony between two Catholics
A marriage between a Catholic and a baptized Christian is usually celebrated outside of Mass.
A marriage between a Catholic and an unbaptized person is always celebrated outside of Mass.
You will receive a booklet titled, "So Great a Mystery," which contains the scripture readings that may be used in the ceremony. When meeting with the priest or deacon who will be witnessing your marriage, you should discuss the readings and any other questions regarding your ceremony.
Only Eucharistic Ministers who are mandated to the Cathedral may help distribute Holy Communion. Friends or family members mandated to their own parish may not distribute Holy Communion at the Cathedral.
