If you are the bride and groom of the wedding at the church...
St Vincent Catholic Church
If you hire someone then they are called 'wedding planners' and take care of the flowers; the church; decorations at the reception and the dinner or buffet for the wedding.
You can have one civil wedding and one church wedding . This is not to garner more gifts, but for practical purposes, you may have to marry legally before you can afford or plan a church wedding and reception.
Whether or not a wedding chapel is a better setting for a small family wedding than a large church is really a matter of preference. Chapel weddings tend more cozy and casual than large church weddings.
at church
No, a church wedding is not necessary. The couple can be married by a Justice of the Peace; in a Chapel (just the two of you and resided over by a Minister or Pastor.)
Sorry Charlie- or Charlotte. the Catholic Church requires , as they deem Matrimony a Sacrament- all Nuptial ceremonies must be performed in a Church, hence Church wedding. This is one of many protocols that is, in this case almost literally etched in stone- the stone of the Church columns and foundations. :Look at the hymn- the Church is one foundation, for example.
That is the usual procedure for a church wedding in the UK.
No, a Catholic wedding is a sacrament and, by canon law, must be celebrated in a Church that has been consecrated by a Catholic Bishop.
Yes
In a Catholic Church.