Weddings: Making the Reservations

A reservation will be confirmed only when one of the ministers has been scheduled to officiate at the wedding. The exact hour of rehearsal and wedding should be fixed at the time that the sanctuary, chapel, or any other room is reserved. A minister from another church is welcome to officiate or assist in the wedding ceremony, provided permission is first obtained from the senior minister.

Please note: A United Methodist Minister is under obligation by THE BOOK OF DISCIPLINE of the United Methodist Church to help people prepare for marriage. Thus, a pre-wedding conference with the bride and groom is necessary.

Unless either the bride or the groom, parents or legal guardian are members of First United Methodist Church at the time of the wedding, the wedding is regarded as one of non-members. In cases of conflicting dates, members will be given priority.

It is requested that no weddings be scheduled on Sundays, Thursdays, Christmas Day, the weekend before Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Holy Week, Easter Day, or National Holidays.