St Joseph Cathedral Basilica

Beautiful, Beautiful church

The cathedral is a beautiful church located downtown. My husband and I are actually members of the parish, so there was never a doubt as to where we were going to get married. It is a Catholic church, and as a basilica there are many rules that must be followed in order to be married there. You can still get married there if you are not Catholic, but you still have to participate in certain events, in order to do so. These include a one day coupes retreat, and a Natural Family Planning class. Actually I'm not sure if you have to do this if you are not Catholic. There is also a pretty hefty fee for getting married there: $1600; but this fee is spread out between the church, your own personal wedding coordinator (for the church events only), a cantor, and an organist/pianist. The flowers that are in the church remain for your ceremony, and just the sheer beauty of the church itself would, if your interested, eliminate the need for adding additional decorations. If you're interested in having your ceremony at the cathedral, plan at least a year in advance and call their wedding coordinator Antonia Lira for more information.

St Joseph is beautiful, with tons of old world charm. It's a big church, and we had a great experience there.