Church Wedding?

[SarahLovesJS]

If you''re getting married in a church (or already did), how much will/did it cost for the ceremony? From what I can see it looks like it ranges. Also, what kind of music are using/did you use? And finally, how involved are/were the coordinators at the church? Will/Did they help decorate, or is the florist the main decorator? Thanks everyone!

 

[gtn]

I have not got married yet, but according to others who got married in that church, there is no church cost, however, it is expected to donate money to the church. I was told $200 is good. As for the music, I still have to figure that out. I know that we could hire musicians or I can talk to the music director at my church.

 

[staceybelle]

We''re getting married in FI''s church. It''s $600. The cost is about double that for non-members, I believe.

We''re using a string quartet. We haven''t gotten any approval on our music, but I can''t imagine anything a string quartet would play that would offend the church leadership. We''re talking about a Methodist church here -- I think others may be more restrictive. Some require religious music.

As to the involvement of the wedding coordinator -- we''re less than four months away from our wedding, and she hasn''t contacted us at all. (Can you sense the annoyance?) I think her job is mainly to be there at the rehearsal and ceremony to make sure everyone''s lined up correctly and that kind of thing. I don''t think you could expect a church coordinator to decorate at all. I think that''s up to your florist, and you''ll probably be paying them some kind of delivery/set-up charge.

 

[SarahLovesJS]

Date: 2/9/2008 8:30:56 AM
Author: staceybelle
We''re getting married in FI''s church. It''s $600. The cost is about double that for non-members, I believe.


We''re using a string quartet. We haven''t gotten any approval on our music, but I can''t imagine anything a string quartet would play that would offend the church leadership. We''re talking about a Methodist church here -- I think others may be more restrictive. Some require religious music.


As to the involvement of the wedding coordinator -- we''re less than four months away from our wedding, and she hasn''t contacted us at all. (Can you sense the annoyance?) I think her job is mainly to be there at the rehearsal and ceremony to make sure everyone''s lined up correctly and that kind of thing. I don''t think you could expect a church coordinator to decorate at all. I think that''s up to your florist, and you''ll probably be paying them some kind of delivery/set-up charge.

Ohh I see about the florist, I was wondering who does the decorating. Haha. I really don''t want to do it, so I need someone to do it. Wow sorry about the coordinator! I am thinking about using a string quartet, too!

 

[lucy.lucy.80]

the church offered us a package that includes the following:
300- church donation
150 church singers
150 church organist
total 600

 

[anchor31]

In my parish, the cost of the ceremony is 300$, 360$ if you want the singer. We''re not having the singer, as a friend of mine is putting together a brass quintet for us. We''re also not decorating the church as it''s perfectly lovely as it is. Maybe a few DIY pew bows, but that''s it.

 

[Fancy605]

I got married in one of the campus chapels where I got my masters.

Here''s about what we spent:
location: $500
Piano Music: $150
Violin Music: Free, out friends did it as a wedding gift
Wedding Coordinator: The church didn''t provide one, but a close friend did it free of cost.
Sound System: The church had one for rent, but we didn''t use it.
Officiant: I''m not sure. My husband handled it.
Decorations: I think the flowers that were carried/worn totaled around $250 and the other decorations were simple, so maybe another $250 My florist put everything together, and labor was included in the cost.
Programs: like $40. They were DIY on a computer.

All in all, the ceremony wasn''t too expensive. The reception though...

 

[staceybelle]

I''ve wanted a string quartet since I saw Father of the Bride when I was seven years old. It was one of my non-negotiables.

I found mine at a friend''s wedding, strangely enough. I saw them play on a Saturday and booked them on a Monday. It was one of the first wedding-related things I did, and I am so excited about it.

 

[Haven]

We will be getting married in my synagogue (the Jewish equivalent to a church) and they do not charge anything for the ceremony; couples are told that they can donate an amount to the Rabbi''s discretionary fund if they''d like. People generally donate anywhere between $100 and $1,000.

The synagogue has a great sound system, so we''re actually going to use recordings instead of live music, because I have a very specific song that I''d like played.

The coordinator will not be doing any decorating for us, although we didn''t ask if she would.