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PARKWAY UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
WEDDING GUIDELINES |
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Congratulations on your upcoming
wedding! Below is a list to help you with your wedding
plans at Parkway. |
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STAFF v
Pastor Kevin Cameron or Pastor Joe Rowley will
officiate at your ceremony. v
If you wish to have a different pastor than the ones on
staff at Parkway officiate or assist at your ceremony, please discuss this
with Pastor Kevin. v
A wedding facilitator will be assigned to you. This is
not a wedding coordinator. This
person is a member of our church and will be assisting at the rehearsal and
wedding ceremony. You will meet this
person at the rehearsal. |
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PRE-MARITAL
CONVERSATIONS *** v
Prior to the wedding, the pastor will meet with you at
least three times in his office. Please contact the pastor and set up the
first appointment; the church phone number is 314-872-9330 or contact at kevin@parkwayucc.org;
joe @parkwayucc.org v
Please complete the wedding data form, which is
attached. Please return to the church
as soon as
possible. |
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PLANNING THE
WEDDING SERVICE v Dates and times for
weddings and rehearsals are reserved through the church office administrator
in consultation with the pastor. Reservations for the building are taken on a
first-come, first-served basis. You
will be asked to sign a rental agreement and submit the building fee before
your wedding date is set on our calendar. v
All couples plan their wedding music with our organist,
Barbara Raedeke (636-861-7076) BRaedeke@aol.com It is important you contact her to confirm
the date you have selected. If she is
not available, other musician recommendations will be offered. v
The music at your marriage service should enhance and
beautify the reverent, God-centered spirit of the ceremony. Our organist or pastor will be able to
offer appropriate suggestions. The
organist in consultation with the pastor has final approval on all musical
decisions. |
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AT THE REHEARSAL v
A rehearsal is necessary for most weddings.
Approximately one hour is needed, and the time will have to be arranged at
the mutual convenience of the pastor, the couple, and space availability. The
officiating pastor is in charge of the rehearsal and will give complete and
detailed instructions. v
The Parkway wedding facilitator will also be in
attendance at the rehearsal. v
All persons in the wedding party (maid/matron of honor,
bridesmaids, best man, groomsmen, ushers, etc.) and parents are to be present
at the rehearsal. v
The LICENSE should be brought to the rehearsal and
given to the pastor to keep until the ceremony. |
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THE WEDDING DAY v
Furnishings may only be moved in consultation with the
wedding facilitator. You are
responsible for returning them to their original location before leaving the
building. v
No alcoholic beverages
are allowed on church property.
Smoking is not allowed inside church buildings. v
To use rooms for the wedding party to get dressed in,
make arrangements with Amy, church Office Administrator. v
The church is not responsible for lost or stolen gifts
and/or property brought to the church building during the rehearsal or the
day of the wedding. Please take
everything with you when you leave. v
Bride and groom may be showered outside with
birdseed, or bubbles. Please no
rice. v
NO flash pictures are to be taken during the service,
except as members of the wedding party come down the center aisle for the
processional and again for the recessional. No photographers or videographers,
professional or amateur, may be stationed any closer to the front of the chancel
than halfway. You should advise
professional and amateur photographers of these regulations in advance of the
service. Please remind
photographers/videographers to check in with the pastor on the day of the
wedding. v
Videographers may position a stationary camera in the
corner of the chancel area with pastoral
approval. |
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RECEPTIONS v
Our Fellowship Hall may be used for wedding receptions.
To reserve it, contact the church office administrator. v
If using the Fellowship Hall, you are responsible for
setting up and taking down tables & chairs. It is helpful to designate one person to be
responsible for this so they can coordinate this and other items with the
wedding facilitator. This person must
be present throughout the wedding and reception. v
No alcoholic
beverages are allowed on church property.
Smoking is not allowed inside church buildings. |
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WEDDING COSTS v
Building fees are to be paid in full to the church Office
Administrator at the time of reservation.
If cancellation notice is received at least six months prior to the
ceremony, you will receive a full reimbursement. Make checks payable to
Parkway United Church of Christ. v
Pastor, Organist, Wedding Facilitator and Custodial
fees are to be paid directly to the individual and should be dropped off at
the church office two weeks prior to the ceremony. Pastor fee includes three pre-marital
sessions, rehearsal, and ceremony.
Organist fee includes one consultation with the couple and music at
the rehearsal and ceremony. Wedding
Facilitator fee includes rehearsal and ceremony. Custodial fee includes maintenance of all
the spaces that you use. |
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BUILDING FEES (due at time of reservation) New
Sanctuary (seats 300): $500.00 Historic
Sanctuary (seats 150): $500.00 Fellowship
Hall with food: $300.00 Fellowship
Hall without food: $200.00 Heritage
Room: $100.00 |
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STAFF FEES (due 2 weeks before the
ceremony) Pastor
- Kevin Cameron: $200.00 Organist/Pianist
- Barbara
Raedeke: Base fee $200.00, each
rehearsal with soloist $35.00. Soloist (pay
at rehearsal): To be decided by
you and soloist Wedding
Facilitator: $ 100.00 Custodian
John Jones: $ 75.00 |
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FEES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE - Please verify with the Church
Office Administrator |
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Again, congratulations
on your upcoming wedding! Blessings as you live these
exciting days! ***
Prior to weddings at Parkway UCC, I meet with couples at least three
times. We call these Pre-marital Conversations
not
Pre-marital Counseling
since we are not professional counselors and we do
not presume that you need counseling. During
the months leading up to a wedding, so much time and energy is spent on decisions
around dresses and tuxes; dinner and cake; invitations and seating charts,
etc etc
. We spend our time talking about more
than the wedding day. We talk about
your past, present and future as individuals and as a couple. In
a confidential setting, we will focus on a wide variety of topics including:
family of origin, faith, parenting, communication, finances, gender roles and
expectations. Worksheets
are one of the ways that we accomplish our goals. These worksheets are for your eyes
only. You do not turn them in. Each couple gets two sets so that you can
fill them out separately and then share your responses on your own. While there is value in what we discuss
when we are together, the real opportunity for sharing and knowing one
another comes as you prep for the meeting and as you leave the meeting and
continue the conversation that night and into the future. Through
these Pre-Marital Conversations, we will get to know one another so that on
your wedding day we have an established relationship
and we call each other
by the right name. We
look forward to working with you as you prepare for your wedding and more
importantly, your marriage. |
Updated June 5, 2009