Weddings at St. Augustine Catholic Church
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Wedding Guidelines at St. Augustine & St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Wedding Guidelines at St. Augustine & St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Please read the placed above Wedding Guidelines that will help you plan your Wedding at St. Augustine's
Theme weddings are not permitted at St. Augustine.
Our Director of Weddings and/or the priest who is preparing you for marriage are the appropriate persons to answer any questions concerning what is proper for Catholic worship. All questions concerning music and musicians should be addressed to the Director of Music.
Prior to setting the date for your wedding, you must meet with the Pastor. At least 6 months notice is required.
Those who live outside of Thomasville must be registered in a Catholic parish in the city where they live and be given written permission from their pastor for the wedding to take place here. They also should have a tie to St. Augustine Church to be married here. If permission is not granted from the out of town pastor/priest, the wedding cannot be held at our parish.
Parishioners must ask for permission from the pastor of St. Augustine for priests or deacons who come from outside of the Diocese of Savannah to preside at a wedding here.
You must not set a wedding date prior to consulting with the Church and the priest or deacon who will preside. You must attend the required Marriage Preparation instruction, complete the necessary paperwork and provide a newly issued Baptismal Certificate and Marrriage license obtained from the State of your residence.
TIMES FOR WEDDINGS
St. Augustine and St. Elizabeth Seton schedule weddings at 1 p.m. ONLY.
Rehearsals are usually scheduled for the night before the wedding at 7p.m.
CONTRIBUTION FOR THE CHURCH AND HALL
If you are NOT a registered memeber or have been registered for a year or less, the donation is $1,000 for the use of the church.
For those who have been registered and tithing in the parish for a few years or longer before requesting a contract, the donation is a simple Stole fee for the Priest's services. (The amount is up to you).
A $250 deposit is required to reserve and confirm your wedding date and the balance is due no later than one month prior to the ceremony.
MUSIC
The Music Director has a separate fee. She can discuss the fee with the bride and groom when they meet to plan the music. The cantor's check should be given to the wedding director or to the Music Director at the rehearsal and will be delivered to the cantor on the day of the wedding.
The music director is responsible for planning your music with you and also plays all weddings at St. Augustine. If she is unable to play for any reason, she will designate a qualified pianist.
Please contact the Music Director/Organist at least two months prior to your wedding to arrange a consultation to plan your wedding music. (If you are planning to use additional musicians, please read the section on Other Musicians-- you will need to contact the Music Director sooner)
All music selections and musicians must be approved by the Music Director/organist and is subject to approval by the pastor, at least one month prior to the wedding. If this information has not been received by two weeks before the wedding, the Music director will make necessary choices, based on whether your wedding is a Mass or a ceremony only, and will attempt to notify you (*using available contact information) of which selections have been made.
Music Director: Sandy Ladner 904.214.4534 email:
- In planning the various facets of the celebration of your wedding, please remember that this celebration is first and foremost the Liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church, a celebration of worship to give praise and thanksgiving to God. Therefore, the wedding must be planned in a way that enables all the participants to actively participate in the Church's worship during the Nuptial Liturgy.
Theme weddings are not permitted at St. Augustine.
Our Director of Weddings and/or the priest who is preparing you for marriage are the appropriate persons to answer any questions concerning what is proper for Catholic worship. All questions concerning music and musicians should be addressed to the Director of Music.
Prior to setting the date for your wedding, you must meet with the Pastor. At least 6 months notice is required.
Those who live outside of Thomasville must be registered in a Catholic parish in the city where they live and be given written permission from their pastor for the wedding to take place here. They also should have a tie to St. Augustine Church to be married here. If permission is not granted from the out of town pastor/priest, the wedding cannot be held at our parish.
Parishioners must ask for permission from the pastor of St. Augustine for priests or deacons who come from outside of the Diocese of Savannah to preside at a wedding here.
You must not set a wedding date prior to consulting with the Church and the priest or deacon who will preside. You must attend the required Marriage Preparation instruction, complete the necessary paperwork and provide a newly issued Baptismal Certificate and Marrriage license obtained from the State of your residence.
TIMES FOR WEDDINGS
St. Augustine and St. Elizabeth Seton schedule weddings at 1 p.m. ONLY.
Rehearsals are usually scheduled for the night before the wedding at 7p.m.
CONTRIBUTION FOR THE CHURCH AND HALL
If you are NOT a registered memeber or have been registered for a year or less, the donation is $1,000 for the use of the church.
For those who have been registered and tithing in the parish for a few years or longer before requesting a contract, the donation is a simple Stole fee for the Priest's services. (The amount is up to you).
A $250 deposit is required to reserve and confirm your wedding date and the balance is due no later than one month prior to the ceremony.
MUSIC
The Music Director has a separate fee. She can discuss the fee with the bride and groom when they meet to plan the music. The cantor's check should be given to the wedding director or to the Music Director at the rehearsal and will be delivered to the cantor on the day of the wedding.
The music director is responsible for planning your music with you and also plays all weddings at St. Augustine. If she is unable to play for any reason, she will designate a qualified pianist.
Please contact the Music Director/Organist at least two months prior to your wedding to arrange a consultation to plan your wedding music. (If you are planning to use additional musicians, please read the section on Other Musicians-- you will need to contact the Music Director sooner)
All music selections and musicians must be approved by the Music Director/organist and is subject to approval by the pastor, at least one month prior to the wedding. If this information has not been received by two weeks before the wedding, the Music director will make necessary choices, based on whether your wedding is a Mass or a ceremony only, and will attempt to notify you (*using available contact information) of which selections have been made.
Music Director: Sandy Ladner 904.214.4534 email: