Faith, love and marriage
Articles on Catholic marriage, courtship and family life from the Jesus Choice Matrimonial team.
Kerala Catholic Wedding Invitation Wording: Samples and What to Include
What to put on a Kerala Catholic wedding invitation, with sample wordings for a formal card, a card from the couple and a WhatsApp message,...
Catholic Bride Entrance Songs: Choosing Music for a Kerala Church Wedding
How to choose entrance music for a Catholic church wedding in Kerala: instrumental pieces and hymns that suit the liturgy, what some parishe...
The Kerala Catholic Wedding Ceremony, Step by Step
How a Kerala Catholic wedding runs, from arriving at the church to signing the register — where the Syro-Malabar, Latin, Syro-Malankara and...
The Syro-Malankara Marriage Rite Explained
The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church celebrates marriage in the West Syriac tradition — the crowning, the blessing of the rings and the joinin...
Kerala Christian Bridal Saree, Veil and the Groom's Attire
From the old chatta and mundu to today's white and gold silk sarees, what a Kerala Christian bride wears, why the manthrakodi matters, and h...
Latin Catholic Wedding Traditions Along the Kerala Coast
The Latin Catholic communities of coastal Kerala have their own wedding culture — the Roman Rite celebrated with fishing-village customs, fr...
Knanaya Marriage Customs and Why the Community Marries Within Itself
The Knanaya community, its descent from the migration of Knai Thoma, the custom of marrying within the community, and the ceremonies that se...
Syro-Malabar Wedding Customs: The Betrothal, the Minnu and the Manthrakodi
What happens at a Syro-Malabar wedding, from the betrothal at the bride's parish to the tying of the minnu and the giving of the manthrakodi...
Kerala Christian Wedding Budget: Planning a Simple, Meaningful Wedding
Where the money in a Kerala Christian wedding actually goes, which costs can be cut without anyone noticing, and why the Church has been ask...
Kerala Christian Engagement Ceremony: What Happens and How to Plan It
The engagement, or betrothal, is where two Kerala Christian families formally agree to a marriage. Where it is held, who attends, the exchan...
