Church Fees

By: phbk9d

Date: 01/12/2005 at 4:54 PM

Does anyone know what it should cost to get married in an average church, including officiant fee, church fee, music fee, wedding cooridinator, etc.?

I don't know what your church will charge, but ours was free, but we ended up spending somewhere around $400 for different kinds of tips. We had to tip the coordinator the church provides, the sound guy, the pastor, the pianist, and we also tipped the custodian who was on duty that night. All that is not mandatory but we felt like we needed to do something. Some churches simply charge a set fee and that covers everything. I have heard some charging as much as $900. Maybe somewhere in between those two might be a good price to look for.

At my church, we have to pay $75 to rent the church, $100 for the pastor's fee, and $100 for the wedding coordinator the church provides. I hope this helps you to get another idea of how much it can cost.

4 hour Premarital course is $100.00

some Ministers charge $150.00 and up, plus $125 for musician, $125.00 for church.

If you are a member I think most of the time everything is free although Im from a small church in a small town so I guess its different in other places

When picking out your ceremony site be sure to ask about fees before you book as well as any policies concerning the use of the facility. Many places offer all the necessary services (officiant, musicians, wedding coordinators, etc.) with a one time upfront fee. Prices can vary depending on church size, location, denomination, and a variety of other factors. Shop around for the best deal if you are not concerned about a specific location to house your ceremony, to see what price fits your budget.

Too Much!

We are just deciding on the wedding location and we are a member of a church in a different city however the set up of the church is not condusive to what we were looking for so we found a church in a different city that has the date available and they are charging us $750.00 for the use of the church and then $200.00 for the fellowship hall, but it is a very large facility and it a fairly new facility and they also will clean up everything in the fellowship hall after we are finished with the reception...

At my church we offer a wedding package that includes church, reception site, videography, photography, music fee, wedding coordinator, officiant fee, marriage license, and premarital counseling for $1500.

Personally, as a wedding musician, my fees range from $160 for a simple walk-in to $320 which includes a consultation session, follow-up planning by phone and email, and attendance at the rehearsal. There are extra fees for contracting other musicians, providing my own keyboard, travel, etc.