Weddings at Heart of Peoria Catholic Churches

Congratulations on getting engaged!

We love celebrating weddings in our beautiful, historic churches. Our wedding team will help you through every step of the way. We usually ask for 8-12 months to prepare you spiritually and to help you get ready for all the many details of the day.

Georgette Williams is our overall wedding coordinator. She will start by establishing your “freedom to marry” in the Catholic Church and will help you connect with a priest. You will also find on this page some other helpful information as you plan your wedding day.

To arrange a wedding at the Cathedral of St. Mary, St. Bernard, Sacred Heart, or St. Joseph please contact Georgette Williams at weddingsbygeorgette@gmail.com

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Testimonials

St. Mary's Cathedral

"We highly recommend celebrating your marriage at St. Mary’s. Not only is it incredibly beautiful there, you will be lucky enough to have a wedding team that is extremely helpful. Being able to celebrate our wedding at the same place that I (The Bride) was baptized made it even more special. The Cathedral left all of our guests breathless with how gorgeous it is and they were impressed by how smooth the ceremony felt."
St. Mary's Cathedral
Sacred Heart

"Having our wedding at Sacred Heart was one of the best decisions we made throughout our wedding planning process. Georgette is so kind and helpful, the music and instrumentalists make the entire ceremony feel so sacred and special, and the church itself is breathtaking. The Marian Devotion was a highlight of our guests, and it truly set us on the right foot to declare our love formally with God as our witness."
Madison Auge & Christoffer Amdahl
St. Bernard Church

"We enjoyed having our wedding at St. Bernard’s because of the history of the church, high altar and communion rail. Also the bride’s Grandfather was a long parishioner of St. Bernard’s so it had family meaning. We worked with the wedding coordinator, Georgette. She made everything run smoothly on that day, which takes a lot of pressure off the bride and groom and helps them be present to the sacrament."
St. Bernard Church

Stacey & Jonathan O’Bryan

"It was easy planning our wedding ceremony at St. Joseph Church. It is not the church we attend, but we were drawn towards the beauty of the church for our wedding. We loved working with our wedding assistant. She provided all the information we needed and was a great help on the day of our wedding. The organist and cantor provided beautiful music and we were able to determine the music selections over email.

We decided on St. Joseph church before contacting the church, but once we reached out to the church they were helpful in selecting a wedding date and providing the information on next steps. We were given a tour of the church and our wedding assistant met with us to review the requirements and details for our wedding day. Because of all the information provided our wedding rehearsal and day went so smoothly. The church was so beautiful that we did not need any extra decoration and it looked great in pictures."
St. Joseph Church