Marriage is one of the most important commitments a man and woman make to one another. Preparing for your wedding day is exciting, but preparing for your marriage is even more important. We want to help you both have a meaningful wedding ceremony as well as a solid start to your marriage. For that reason, please consider the following 3 items.
1. At Fairview Bethel, we officiate Christian wedding ceremonies. While couples sometimes seek a church wedding because it is traditional, the reason for a Christian wedding should be because the couple desires to make their vows before God and desires to understand marriage as a lifelong covenant relationship based on God's kind of servant love.
2. Because we take the marriage relationship even more seriously than the wedding day, there is a process that we go through with couples to help prepare them to go deeper in their relationship as well as helping the officiating pastor get to know the couple better. Couples usually find this process helpful and it often leads to a foundation of ongoing support from the pastor through future challenges.
What this looks like practically is both people independently taking an online survey that takes about 30 minutes to complete. There is a cost to the couple of $40 for this. As a followup, the couple will meet with the officiating pastor (usually 2-3 times) to discuss the survey and to plan out the wedding ceremony.
3. To allow time for this, please contact us early in the planning process to check scheduling availability as well as allow adequate time in both of our schedules for these meetings.
1. At Fairview Bethel, we officiate Christian wedding ceremonies. While couples sometimes seek a church wedding because it is traditional, the reason for a Christian wedding should be because the couple desires to make their vows before God and desires to understand marriage as a lifelong covenant relationship based on God's kind of servant love.
2. Because we take the marriage relationship even more seriously than the wedding day, there is a process that we go through with couples to help prepare them to go deeper in their relationship as well as helping the officiating pastor get to know the couple better. Couples usually find this process helpful and it often leads to a foundation of ongoing support from the pastor through future challenges.
What this looks like practically is both people independently taking an online survey that takes about 30 minutes to complete. There is a cost to the couple of $40 for this. As a followup, the couple will meet with the officiating pastor (usually 2-3 times) to discuss the survey and to plan out the wedding ceremony.
3. To allow time for this, please contact us early in the planning process to check scheduling availability as well as allow adequate time in both of our schedules for these meetings.
Other information:
- The church building is usually available for wedding ceremonies. There is a cost for non-attenders of $100 + $75 for cleaning.
- Offsite weddings are also an option, depending on distance and travel times.
- Typically ceremony planning includes a rehearsal.
For more information or to request a meeting, contact us HERE!
- The church building is usually available for wedding ceremonies. There is a cost for non-attenders of $100 + $75 for cleaning.
- Offsite weddings are also an option, depending on distance and travel times.
- Typically ceremony planning includes a rehearsal.
For more information or to request a meeting, contact us HERE!