The Tourism Ministry of the Diocese of the Algarve will promote training «specifically prepared to respond to some of the needs of companies that organize weddings», scheduled for April 1st, between 10 am and 00 pm, at the Seminário de S. José, in Faro.
This training is aimed at all wedding planners (wedding planners) and aims to “make known all the procedures that are necessary for preparing a Catholic wedding, the documentation that is mandatory, as well as the communication channels to be used to obtain the necessary authorizations/documents”, explains the Diocese.
The training will allow “important information to be passed on, particularly regarding all the procedures that are necessary in organizing a wedding, but also in relation to more specific issues related to the liturgy and the way in which Catholic ceremonies of marriage must take place», he adds.
If registration is made by March 1st, the training will cost 120 euros per company (regardless of the number of employees participating). Registrations made after this period will cost 15 euros.
«Over the last few years, the importance of weddings held in the Algarve by foreigners, especially those from Ireland and Catholic communities in the United Kingdom, has been increasing and we are aware that this is an unavoidable reality», explains Father Miguel Lopes Neto, responsible for this Diocese work team.
«If the number of marriages of this type has increased, consequently, the existing relationship with wedding planners It has also been deepened, which is why it is important to carry out regular training, which explains in detail what steps to take in preparing these weddings, in order to guarantee greater quality, discipline and communication, with regard to this type of ceremonies, avoiding the making of gross errors, which could put the validity of the marriages of foreign couples at risk, while at the same time facilitating procedures with the Chancellery of the Diocese», adds the priest.
And he concludes: «Likewise, we will seek to reinforce the need for parishes to pay attention to these marriages and to guarantee a correct reception for both the bride and groom and the wedding planners, guiding them so that all legal and canonical procedures are complied with”.
Participants will receive a certificate and their name will be referenced on the Pastoral do Turismo website as Wedding Planner authorized and accredited by the Diocese of Algarve.
The certification will be valid for a period of two years.
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