Weddings

National UMC and our pastoral team are honored to be part of your special day. 

The building use fee for non-members to be married at National UMC's Metropolitan Memorial Campus is $3,000; the fee for members of National UMC is $1,500.

This fee includes the use of the Sanctuary, a room for both wedding parties, altar candles, and the organ. In addition, the fee includes the services of a building staff person for both the rehearsal and the ceremony.

Organist or other musicians are an additional fee and can be arranged with the church office. Keep in mind that a wedding ceremony is a religious service and only appropriate music may be chosen.

To ensure that the commitments inherent in marriage are as strong as possible, couples being married at National UMC are required to undergo marriage counseling. The nature of these sessions varies depending upon the minister the couple chooses to perform the ceremony. The counseling may be provided by either the minister or another qualified professional; however, the minister reserves the right of approval for those who are to provide the counseling. If you will be coming to one of our ministers for counseling, the couple is expected to begin the counseling at least six months prior to the wedding.

If you are a non-member, the minister’s fee is $750. An honorarium for the minister performing your ceremony and providing for your counseling is strongly encouraged for members of the congregation.

A deposit of $1,500 for non-members, and $750 for members, will confirm your wedding date. The balance is due thirty days prior to the wedding.

Please contact Dona Collary to arrange your wedding here at National UMC.