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congratulations! we are also getting married in a catholic church. I would start by choosing the church you want to be married in (whether it is where you are taking classes, or one you are a member of, etc).  Then I would contact the priest in charge of the "Sacrament of Matrimony", or the parish priest. This contact info can usually be found in the weekly church bulletin or website.  He will be able to tell you everything you need to know about confirmation date vs wedding date, taking pre-cana, etc. I would make contact with a church sometime soon as dates will get filled up (our church was booked on saturdays way over a yr in advance & we only got our 10am ceremony time because someone backed out), you will probably want to schedule pre-cana way before graduation, and once you secure a date/ time with the church you can start figuring out the reception & other details.

Good luck!! :)

We had a Catholic wedding too, though I am not a Catholic.  I didn't convert though.  We just had a "marriage outside of mass."

We actually booked our reception venue first because they fill up on saturdays so far in advance.  Then as soon as we had our date for that, we started looking for a church with the same day open.  We also booked our photographer very early on since most of the good ones book out over a year in advance.  Everything else though can probably wait until you are within a year of your planning.

We were having our wedding out-of-town though so it wasn't like there was a specific church that we wanted to use.