MemberI don’t know if it is a Catholic thing or a my-church thing but our ceremony will be $755, which $55 is for pre-cana.
Is anyone else SHOCKED by how much the church is?
MemberOurs is going to be 1,500. And then 300 for the minister.
Dang!
That will be more than the flowers! (but have I got great bang for the buck designs for the church decor!!!)
MemberWow, I feel bad complaining! I just can’t believe how much an hour will cost. I didn’t know if it is worth looking around or just going with the flow.
MemberI live in NYC and almost every church I looked at was $1,000-$2,000! Unbelievable. But I did find one church that was cheaper and that is the one I am going with- $165/hr which is still quite a bit.
MemberMine is about $550 plus another $175 for the music director. Which is cheap(er) for Brooklyn, but nodboy wants to get married in my parents neighborhood!
Membermine won’t be. we’ll probably marry in my church which is free to members [they actually don’t rent out the church so it’s only members that marry there] so the only costs will be the gratiutiy/gift to our pastor and any decorating costs
MemberOur wedding is taking place too far from my home parish so we had to find another church. Almost every church I spoke to increased their prices if you were a non-parishoner- from like $300 to $1,000. And one church secretary made the mistake of saying to me- “Well everything else is so expensive for weddings, it’s a way for our church to make some money too” Awesome. We ended up finding a church that only charges $400. I suggest calling around- every parish charges a different price. I didn’t try to negotiate at all, but it can’t hurt to try.
MemberI hear you girls! Our (Catholic) Church in upstate NY is $800 plus around $275 for Pre-Cana, Crazy!
MemberThe cost for our Catholic ceremony is $650 for the church and a $150 officiate fee! I must admit, I was shocked at this amount too!
MemberHow long is the ceremony? Is it an hour like a regular mass?
MemberIt’s insane how much churchs will charge! I’ll be getting married at the church I’m a member of, which means it’s free, and we give a love offering in exchange for the use of the church/minister. Which is how it should be. I can understand why they would charge non-members a few hundred, but still. Some of the prices are downright extortionate.
MemberEven though our family is a very active member of the church we are getting married in, it is still costing $400. That covers the facilities, the pastor, and the music director.
MemberOur church in Philly was $3500! Most of my married friends paid around $1000-2000 for the church, but I was willing to pay $3500 because the church was beautiful and at least the expense will be put to good uses and be tax deductible for us.
MemberWe got married in August 2008, in the Albany NY area. We paid $75 for Pre-Cana, that was an all day Saturday retreat. Our ceremony fee was $300, and then $100 to cover music directors fee and coordinator at church. We then also tipped the priest a bit. We had no alter servers.
MemberOurs isn’t expensive. We are using the same church for the ceremony and reception and it comes with tables, chairs, a TECH, sound and light, and a facilitator for about $750.
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