• Offsite Wedding Request Form

    Offsite Wedding Request Form

    for weddings to be performed by the clergy of Nichols-Bethel United Methodist Church

  • Congratulations on your upcoming marriage!

    We at Nichols-Bethel Church are committed to assisting you during this exciting time of your lives. Please do not hesitate to ask any questions concerning this form or anything else pertaining to your wedding.

     Prerequisites:

    1. Scheduling far enough in advance to be scheduled on the Pastor and Church’s calendars.
    2. Attendance of at least two worship services prior to the Wedding. This allows you to get acquainted with the Pastor’s style. This is a Christian Marriage and attending worship provides you the Christian context in which you will be getting married.
    3. Pre-marital Counsel Option. This consists of at least one session with the pastor and completion of the Prepare & Enrich on-line inventory administered by Life-Innovations.
      • Making an Appointment. Call or email the office Administrative Assistant for an appointment. In scheduling, be mindful that 95% of the Pastor’s evening and weekend availability is routinely committed, and there are very few blocks of time open. 
      • Inventory Procedure. Once your deposit is received the Pastor will register you with Life Innovations, and will send you an internet link to their website that will allow you to take the inventory. This requires an active email address for both the bride and groom.

    Policies:

    1. 3 Week Deadline: All pre-requisites (above), marriage license, and full payment of fees must be completed three weeks prior to the wedding date. If not, the wedding may need to be cancelled or postponed until another date.
    2. Officiating or Co-officiating: At the time of scheduling, indicate whether the pastor at NBUMC is to be the officiating or co-officiating pastor for your wedding.
    3. Rehearsals: Rehearsals are not mandatory and if conducted, however, the Pastor will conduct a rehearsal upon request.

  • The following fees apply to offsite wedding requests :

    • Honorarium. It is customary for the groom to give honorariums to cover the professional hours (normally 8-12 hours) the pastor invests in pre-counseling, consultation, preparations and conducting the ceremony. Typically the amount is no less than $150 (for members of Nichols-Bethel United Methodist) or $250 (non-members).
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  • Agreement

    We the undersigned have read, understand, and agree to fulfill the pre-requisites, fees, and policies above. Further, in addition to adhering to these rules and guidelines ourselves, we will instruct those with whom we will contact, i.e., consultant, photographer, florist.

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