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  • Outdoor Wedding Now Permitted in Catholic Archdiocese ??

    08/10/2008 11:27:43 AM PDT · by VidMihi · 28 replies · 228+ views
    CITI-l ^ | August 10, 2008 | Fr. John Shuster
    Until yesterday, outdoor weddings were forbidden in the Archdiocese of Seattle. If a couple wanted an official church marriage, a priest had to perform the ceremony in a parish church building - never outside under the blue skies of the Pacific Northwest with beautiful snow capped mountains in the background. Christine Gregoire is the governor of Washington State. Her daughter Courtney wanted an outdoor wedding at the governor's mansion in Olympia. Yesterday, the Archdiocese of Seattle gave Courtney and Scott the outdoor Roman Catholic wedding they wanted. I am very happy for them and for the precedent this sets for...