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Place of Marriage

The parish church is the ordinary place for the celebration of Catholic marriages. Marriage is not merely a private or familial celebration, the sacrament takes place when spouses declare their consent before ‘God and the Church’. The couple then lives out their commitment in and with the local church community. The local church gathers and celebrates at the parish. It is therefore fitting that the marriage celebration should take place in the parish church…

For pastoral reasons, the Archdiocese has certified some Catholic Chapels where Catholic marriages can take place as well:

Academy of the Sacred Heart 1250 Kensington Road Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 Office: (248) 646-8900
Dominican Motherhouse 775 West Drahner Road Oxford, MI 48371 Office: (248) 628-2872
Grosse Pointe Academy 171 Lake Shore Road Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 Office: (313) 866-1221
Madonna University 36600 Schoolcraft Livonia, MI 48150 Office: (734) 591-5000 Email: muinfo@madonna.edu
Marygrove College Sacred Heart Chapel 8425 W. McNichols Road Detroit, MI 48221 Office: (313) 927-1409 or (313) 927-1407
Mercy Center Chapel 28650 Eleven Mile Road Farmington Hills, MI 48336 Office: (248) 476-8000, ext. 220
SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary Chapel of Our Lady of Orchard Lake 3535 Indian Trail Orchard Lake, MI 48324 Office: (248) 683-1744 Facsimile: (248) 738-6735
St. John Center Chapel 44011 Five Mile Road Plymouth, MI 48170 Office: (734) 414-1111 Email: StJohnChapel@TheRetreatCenter.org