Getting Married at Woodlawn
- Complete room request form & read/sign policies & procedures.
- Fill out wedding profile form.
- After approval of room request, please turn in your $100 deposit and that will secure the date of your wedding on the church calendar.
- Schedule a time to meet with one of our ministers (David Ritsema or Lane Northcut) to discuss premarital counseling.
Each couple is required to complete a 6-week premartial couseling class with one of our ministers. There is a $30 fee to cover the cost of counseling materials, ect.
Woodlawn uses Prepare/Enrich inventory to help in marriage preparation. To learn more go to www.prepare-enrich.com
- Obtain a marriage license at the Count Courthouse with the appropriate amount of time before ceremony. The cost for a marriage license is $71.00. For more information on obtaining a marriage license go to www.co.travis.tx.us/couty_clerk/marriage_licenses.asp .
- Woodlawn Baptist Church is a registered provider of Twogether in Texas. By completing premarital counseling with one of our ministers (David Ritsema or Lane Northcut) couples will save $60 on their marriage license. For more information about Twogether in Texas go to www.twogetherintexas.com/
Woodlawn Wedding Fees
Below are the costs of using the facilities for a wedding at Woodlawn Baptist Church. The amount will be due and payable in the church office at least one week prior to the rehersal. A deposit of $100.00 will put the date on the calendar.
Members
Wedding and Rehersal
Auditorium $450.00
Chapel $225.00
Wedding, Rehersal & Reception in M103/104
Auditorium $550.00
Chapel $325.00
Non-Members
Wedding and Rehersal
Auditorium $650.00
Chapel $500.00
Wedding, Rehersal & Reception in M103/104
Auditorium $750
Chapel $625.00
The above fees include the use of the church's wedding equipment. There is an additional $75.00 fee if the Minister of Music is asked to sing and/or play for the wedding.
The Pastor does not charge for his services, however an honorarium is customary.
General Information
Special rooms will be provided for dressing rooms for the wedding party as requested. Woodlawn Baptist Church will not be responsible for any personal articles lost.
Smoking and alcoholic beverages will not be permitted at any time within the church building. No rice is to be thrown in the buildings or on the walkways.
All floral decorations shall be removed immediatelt following the ceremony unless arrangements with the church staff have been made.
The church reserves the right to restrict florists who violate the regulations.
If the couple prefers the use of professional consultants these same wedding policies shall be followed. If professional consultants are used for the wedding, their services are to be strictly confines to helping and preparing the bride for the ceremony.
Music
Music used in connection with the ceremony should be in keeping with the sacredness and dignity of the wedding service. Selection of soloists, organists or pianists is the responsibility of the wedding party. There is an additional $75.00 fee if the Minister of Music is asked to sing and/or play for the wedding
Sound System
The church will provide a technician to run the church's sound system for weddings. This person will also be at the rehersal in order to practice with the soloists and to insure proper placement of microphones, monitors, musicians, etc. While a tuxedo will not be required, the technician will dress appropriately for the wedding. All equipment will be returned to its proper place and secured prior to the next service in the church.
Receptions
Receptions may be held in the Memorial Building Dining Hall (M-103) following the ceremony. The church staff will not be responsible for organizing the physical details of the reception. The same policies listed for floral decorations in the suditorium shall be followed where applicable in the decoration of the Memorial Building.
Photographers
Flash photographs may be taken during the prcessional provided the photographer does not locate themselves any nearer the fron that the center of the auditorium or chapel. Only time exposures may be taken during the ceremonies in the sanctuary. Flash photographs will be permitted as the couple comes up the aisle during the recessional. Videotaping of weddings is allowed. The photgrapher must be stationary during the ceremony and may not be located on the platform with the wedding party.
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