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Q: I have seen everyone using white dresses for weddings, yet when a woman is not pure (virgin), can she marry dressed in white? I just feel it is not the most adequate thing to do, since one should be honest with oneself. If I had one encounter with an ex-boyfriend and now am civilly married to another man, what color can I wear in a Church wedding? There are many opinions about the topic, and I do not want to disrespect God if it is not proper to wear white. Thanks. \u2013 L.G.<\/p>\n

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Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC<\/em><\/p>\n

A:\u00a0Your question shows a degree of delicacy and honesty in your thinking.<\/p>\n

That is a good sign, and probably part and parcel of your apparent desire to have your marriage convalidated (\u201cblessed\u201d) by the Church.<\/p>\n

As for a white wedding dress: The Church has no rules on this topic. The dress, in any case, should be modest.<\/p>\n

A woman is under no obligation to broadcast to the world that she isn’t a virgin when she goes up the aisle. That is ultimately a private matter between her and God and possibly her husband-to-be. That is why solid preparation before a wedding should include a good confession.<\/p>\n

In any case, convalidation ceremonies tend to be more low-key events. Maybe the attire can be appropriately discreet, too.<\/p>\n

The best thing would be to contact your pastor. He could explain the steps for a convalidation.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, try to live separate from your partner if possible, or at least live as brother and sister.<\/p>\n

It would help to intensify your prayer life, too, so that you and he can help each other grow in holiness.<\/p>\n

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His contributions to RCSpirituality include responding to\u00a0Ask A Priest\u00a0questions and sharing his insights in our\u00a0Weekly Newsletter.","url":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/author\/emcilmail\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/362"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145444"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=145444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}