...And The Two Shall Become One Flesh.’ So They Are No Longer Two But One Flesh. What Therefore God Has Joined Together, Let Not Man Separate.

Mark 10:8-9

We welcome your interest in using our church for your wedding. Please read these guidelines and contact Alaina Clemons (office@universitymethodist.org or 344-0343), our Church Coordinator, if you have any questions. To see the facilities or to meet with Alaina, please call or send an email and make an appointment.

Weddings and wedding rehearsals will not be scheduled on:

  • holidays
  • holiday weekends
  • during Holy Week
  • on LSU Football Home Game Weekends or on the Open Date
  • and the entire month of December

Weddings and Wedding rehearsals will not be scheduled any later than 6:00 p.m.

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Minister Section

Minister

One of our Ministers will conduct the wedding ceremony. If the couple wishes to involve another minister to assist in the ceremony, arrangements need to be made with our officiating minister and an invitation will be extended through our church.

An appointment with the minister should be made for pre-marital counseling which is required.

Wedding facility

Reserving the Facility

Unless one person of the couple or the parent or guardian of the couple has been a member in good standing of the University United Methodist Church for at least one year at the time an inquiry is made, the wedding is considered a wedding for non-members. Members and their immediate families will be given priority over non-members until the time that the reservation is confirmed. Confirmed reservations for non-members will not be changed in favor of members.

Available Facilities

A separate dressing room is available for each member of the couple and their attendants. The church will not be responsible for personal items (such as wedding dresses, wraps, purses, silver, jewelry, or glassware) brought to the church for use in a wedding or wedding reception. The church is not liable for such items if they are lost, damaged, or stolen.

Organist

Organist

The church organist is the only authorized organist for weddings. It is the couple’s responsibility to contact our organist to be placed on the calendar and to make arrangements regarding music. Should our organist not be available, the couple must make arrangements for another organist. The organist fee is payable directly to the organist one week prior to the wedding; it is not included in the fees for the use of the sanctuary.  For more information about our Organist, email organist@universitymethodist.org

Opening the Facility

The sanctuary will be opened 15 minutes prior to the scheduled rehearsal. A period of one hour is set aside for the rehearsal.

Unless a special request is made and approved, the sanctuary will be available three hours prior to the wedding time for decorating, dressing, photographs, etc.

Responsibilities of the Wedding Party

Responsibilities of the Wedding Party

The wedding party will be responsible for protecting the furniture, fixtures, carpets, chairs, floors, etc. from damage while in their use. It is the responsibility of the wedding party to give a copy of the photography policies and florist policies to the photographer and florist. If these policies are not adhered to, they will be barred from our church for future weddings. Copies of these can be obtained in the church office. Please have them follow the directions on the agreements.

No rice will be thrown in any of the buildings or on the grounds.

No smoking is permitted in the facilities.

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Florist Policies

The Church will be open 3 hours prior to the wedding for decorating. If other arrangements need to be made, you must make arrangements with the assigned Church Wedding Hostess. All furniture must be protected where flowers and candles are used. No furniture is to be moved unless written permission has been obtained from the officiating staff minister. Do not use nails, tacks, glue or pins to secure wedding decorations to furniture. Candles are to be drip-less and must have a protective floor covering under them. Candelabras along the aisle must be secured by clamps and pads to protect the pews and must have glass chimneys.

Policy for Wedding Photography

While photographs of the wedding and wedding party are very important to the couple and their families, the solemnity of the ceremony should not be interrupted by indiscriminate picture taking. Photographs may be taken before and after the ceremony with flash photography, but not during the ceremony. Pictures may be taken with natural lighting during the ceremony only if there is no disturbing noise or movement. The wedding party may return to the altar after the ceremony for as many pictures as they wish. 

Video recorders are permitted as long as the recorder and the person doing the recording remain unobtrusive. The following general rules must be observed:

  • Flash photography may be used until both members of the wedding couple arrive at the altar.
  • No flash equipment or extra lighting is permitted during the ceremony.
  • Noise and disturbing movements should be avoided in making exposures and changing film and film packs during the ceremony.
  • Photographic equipment should not be placed on the pews.
  • Photographers are not permitted to stand on the pews.
  • Poses for photographs should be planned by the couple and photographer before the wedding date to conserve time for the wedding party, photographer, guests, and the church staff. If the photographer does not have an assistant, the wedding couple should arrange to have someone coordinate any photos taken after the ceremony.