The wedding preparations policy of the Diocese requires that engaged couples must contact the Priest/Deacon (Officiant) SIX MONTHS prior to the intended wedding date. No wedding plans/arrangements can be made prior to the first meeting with the Officiant.

"The sacrament of Matrimony signifies the union of Christ and the Church. It gives spouses the grace to love each other with the love with which Christ has loved his Church; the grace of the sacrament thus perfects the human love of the spouses, strengthens their indissoluble unity, and sanctifies them on the way to eternal life (cf. Council of Trent: DS 1799)." CCC 1661