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WEDDING AND REHEARSAL DATES

• Please call the St. Andrew’s office to schedule your wedding date.

• Once the wedding date is scheduled, a deposit of $200.00 is required. (Check made payable to St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church.)  The wedding will be recorded as a permanent booking on the church's master calendar.  The $200.00 deposit is a security deposit and can be refunded only after the wedding and upon final approval by the Wedding Coordinator.

• Once the wedding date is reserved, the Wedding Director will contact you to answer any questions you might have and schedule a meeting to discuss the details for your ceremony.

• The Wedding Director will also conduct the rehearsal.  The rehearsal is one (1) hour and is usually held the night before the wedding ceremony.

MEETING WITH THE MINISTER 

• After your wedding has been scheduled, the Minister’s secretary will contact you to set up your counseling time.  Each couple will normally be required to have a minimum of two counseling sessions with the Minister. 

• The Senior Pastor of St. Andrew’s may participate in the service if you are having an outside minister perform the marriage ceremony.  The Senior Pastor of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church must approve the selection of all ministers.

MUSIC 

• The church considers a wedding a worship service in which the bride and groom ask God's blessing on their union. The music at this service should be appropriate for a religious service. 

• The church organist plays for all wedding services.  Our organist is available to talk with you regarding the organ/piano music for your wedding.  

• It is the responsibility of the bride to discuss her choice of music with the organist and if desired, to secure a soloist for the wedding. The wedding director will assist you in these arrangements.

• All music should be chosen and approved one month prior to the wedding.

PHOTOGRAPHY

• All pictures of the bride and her attendants in the Bride’s Room are to be completed 10 minutes prior to the wedding. 

• After the ceremony the bridal party may return to the wedding area for pictures.  Post-wedding pictures shall take no more than 30 minutes.

• If you are having your ceremony videotaped, the videographer may sit in the last row of the choir loft to tape the wedding.  He will provide no extra lighting.  The ceremony may also be videotaped from the balcony. 

• It is the responsibility of the bride and groom to make these policies known to guests and photographers

CHURCH GROUNDS 

• No rice, confetti or birdseed may be used before, during or after the wedding inside or outside the church. 

• No alcoholic beverages are permitted on the church premises, at the rehearsal, wedding or church reception. 

• Smoking is not permitted in the church buildings. 

• Any member of the wedding party may be excluded from the rehearsal and/or wedding if it is evident that he/she is under the influence of alcohol or other drugs.  This is a sacred event and our demeanor is to be above reproach. 

• The Bride’s Room must be cleared of all personal possessions immediately after the ceremony and left in the condition it was found.