MARRIAGE: Overview  How-To  Facilities  Marriage Seminars  Receptions


FACILITIES AVAILABLE:
   The Sanctuary - Seating Capacity of 280 guests.
   The Chancel (area near large window) - Seating capacity of 40 guests.
   Bride's Room - Equipped with a full-length mirror and pressing facilities.
   Groom's Room Conveniently located for the groom and other men to dress for
   the wedding/covenant service.
   Fellowship Wing Contains a large attractive hall with lounge and kitchen.
   Kitchen A large, well-equipped area. 
   Lounge A small, comfortable room adjacent to Fellowship Hall.

NOTE: For wedding/covenant services outside of the church, please make arrangements with Senior Pastor David Kratz at (206) 932-5600.

FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS:
A $200.00 ($300.00 if you are having your reception in our facility), non-refundable, deposit must be made to make your reservation, and all fees are expected to be paid in full one month prior to the wedding/covenant service. These fees will be discussed with you by the wedding coordinator.

Checks should be made payable to Fauntleroy Church, UCC, and mailed to 9140 California Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98136, after confirming with the Wedding/Covenant Service Coordinator the correct amount due.

Sanctuary Service - $1380.00
  Includes:

  • Coordinator's services for consultation, rehearsal and service
  • Custodial preparation and cleanup for rehearsal and service
  • Office support services
  • Use of facility for one hour rehearsal prior to service and three hours on day of service
  • Minister's session with couple
  • Minister’s planning of and officiating at service
  • Marriage Seminar or Counseling
  • Pianist/Organist – consultation and playing for service

Private Service (Small, informal service with 25 or fewer guests) - $750.00
  Includes:

  • Minister
  • Sanctuary Use
  • Marriage Seminar or Counseling

  Does not Include:

  • Coordinator, Pianist/Organist, or Custodian
  • Dressing Rooms
  • Rehearsal

For private services, contact Rev. Susan Towner-Larsen, (206) 932-5600.

Additional Fees will be incurred for the following: 
 1. Practice With Soloist/Instrumentalist
    (Organist/Pianist) $ 65.00

2. Use Of Aisle Candelabras $ 50.00

3. Extra Building Use (If Available) On Day of Service
    Extra hour (or portion thereof) $ 50.00

All fees (including any additional fees incurred by your service as listed above) are due and payable in full to Fauntleroy Church UCC one month prior to the service after consulting with the Coordinator regarding the correct amount. Should your service be cancelled after this date, all funds paid are non-refundable.

The fees quoted here are subject to change reflecting the increased cost of services rendered.  Should this occur, you will be notified.

MUSIC
The Fauntleroy Church organist/pianist plays for all services unless other arrangements regarding other types of music are made. Please contact the organist at (206) 932-5600 at least 6 weeks prior to the wedding/covenant service to make arrangements. No one will be permitted to use the church organ without making prior arrangements with our organist. A grand piano is available. All music must be live. Taped music does not sound well in the context of the wedding/covenant service, and is much more appropriate for the reception. We are happy to recommend instrumentalists and soloists for the ceremony.

REHEARSAL
 Normally the rehearsal is the Thursday night before the wedding/covenant service. It’s possible to do it on Wednesday. If we do not have a wedding/covenant service on Friday, a Friday rehearsal is also possible. The rehearsal takes one hour, although on some occasions it may go a little longer. It is not necessary for the soloist or organist to be present. To make arrangements for rehearsal date and time, or for additional information, call Terry Clements at (206) 932-5600. An additional fee of $50.00/hr. will be charged if the rehearsal goes beyond one hour.

DECORATIONS:
Flowers, candles, and an aisle runner (50 or 75 feet) if so desired, shall be furnished by the wedding/covenant service party. Candelabras and aisle candelabras, not candles, are available for rental from the church, or you may choose to have your florist provide them. Thumbtacks or articles that would mar the building or the furnishings may not be used. All decorations and/or flowers and flower petals must be removed from church premises by wedding/covenant service party. NO TAPE IS TO BE USED. Clips for bows on the pews are available for your use.

There are two times during the year when some decorations will be in the sanctuary which may not be removed for a wedding/covenant service. The first time is in the month of December (usually the decorations are put up on the first Sunday in December through the first Sunday in January of the new year). The second is during the Lenten season, up through Easter Sunday. This is in the spring, and varies from year to year. It is wise to check decoration details with the Wedding/Covenant Service Coordinator to avoid buying items which will not be allowed in the church sanctuary.

PHOTOGRAPHS:
Please convey the following information to the person(s) taking pictures of your wedding/covenant service. No photographs with flash will be taken during the service. Flash photos are allowed only during the processional and recessional. The major photos must be posed prior to the wedding/covenant service unless negotiated with Wedding/Covenant Service Coordinator. There will be an additional charge for this change. All photographic equipment will be kept out of the narthex (lobby) and removed from the sanctuary at least a half hour before the wedding/covenant service. Any photographs taken during the service shall be taken from the back of the church only, with the exception of the video cameras. You need to consult with the Wedding/Covenant Service Coordinator on the use of video equipment.

CARE OF THE BUILDING:
It is expected that all the facilities of the church, both inside and outside the building, will be given careful use and respect. No confetti, rice, bird seed or any other such substance will be thrown inside or outside the church building. Moving sanctuary furniture/musical instruments, or unplugging of same, is not permitted.

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
No alcoholic beverages of any kind will be used in the church building or on the grounds before, during, or after the wedding/covenant service or reception.

RECEPTIONS
Please see the Receptions page. 

HOLD HARMLESS CLAUSE
 Neither the Church nor its Staff is responsible for loss or damage to any and all property of bridal/covenant service party and guests while on church premises.

TRAVELING DIRECTIONS
Delays finding our building can be avoided by giving your guests traveling directions. Visit our Directions page for directions and a map of our location.

 

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