Let’s get Married

Wedding

Congratulations on your engagement! We hope that God will bless your lives and that planning your wedding will be the first step on a long and happy marriage!

Office Phone Number:

701-873-4397

Email: zion@westriv.com

Pastor: Kathi Nygaard.

Introduction:

These guidelines are intended to help you plan your wedding at Zion Lutheran Church, of Beulah. Please read through them carefully. They will answer many of your questions. The office administrator and the pastors can also help you. Please email or call the church at the numbers on the contact page of our website with questions or concerns. After you have gone through these guidelines, you will be ready to book the date for your ceremony.

Non-Member Weddings:

Please keep in mind that marriage is a life-long commitment. If you wish to be married at Zion Lutheran Church, we assume that you will be seeking God’s strength and care, not only on the day of your ceremony, but throughout your life together. If you do not actively worship in a congregation, and if you have no intention to be active congregational participants in the years ahead, please inform the Pastor and/or the office Secretary. Also, note wedding fees for members and non-members differ. If you are not a member of Zion Lutheran Church, before your request to get married in the church you will be considered a non-member. Please book your wedding at least three months in advance of your wedding date. If you are a non-member on the day, you book the date for your wedding, you will be assessed the non-member fee, and asked to pay so before the date of your wedding is placed on the calendar. All other fees are due two weeks before the day of your wedding.

Please Note Carefully:

A wedding is, first and foremost, a worship service, intended to give honor to God. Everything about your wedding service should recognize that God is at the center of your life and your marriage. The rehearsal and wedding should be conducted with dignity and reverence. Liquor is expressly forbidden on church property, including both the building and the grounds. Smoking is allowed only outdoors. This decision is not a pastoral choice, but a matter of church council policy and North Dakota law. Our facility is a house of worship. We ask that all wedding participants show respect by adhering to policies, displaying appropriate behavior, and cleaning up after themselves.

Decorating the Sanctuary/Narthex:

The entrance to the sanctuary (narthex) can be used to welcome your guests to your wedding. You may set up a table with a guest book, card basket, program basket, photos, etc. The pastor or secretary will guide you as to what tables, linens, etc. are available for your use.

The sanctuary seats 400 people.

Flowers and other decorations should not interfere with the movement of the worship service. Only living plants and flowers are allowed in the altar area. Artificial flowers may be used only as attachments to the pew clips or torches at the ends of the pews. Please do not put flowers or other ornaments on the organ or piano.

No rice or confetti can be used or thrown anywhere on church property. If you have flower petals scattered on the aisle, they must be cleaned up by the wedding party prior to exiting the church.

Snacks/Drinks/Dressing:

The Office Secretary or Pastor will assign your wedding party rooms for dressing and resting before the wedding ceremony. You are welcome to bring in snacks and water or soft drinks, but please confine snacks to those that can be easily consumed and cleaned up. Put all trash in one trash can so that the custodian can easily dispose of perishables. Please take all items out of the assigned rooms before exiting the church at the end of the ceremony. No food or drink is allowed in the sanctuary.

Fees

The fees charged for your wedding reflect the basic costs involved in utilizing church facilities and staff. A booking fee is required to hold the date on the master church calendar. Without the deposit the date will not be reserved. You must provide payment of other fees at a minimum of 1 week prior to your wedding. At that time, you may write one check to Zion Lutheran Church and the office administrator will reimburse church staff members. Below you will see the member and non-member fees.

Member’s fee list

Cost

Item

$100.00 (Reserves your wedding date)

$200.00 (plus miles and other expenses for outside Beulah events)

$150.00

$100.00

$75.00

$100.00

$400.00

Cost varies

Cost is determined by the office

Non-refundable deposit

Pastor

Organist/Pianist

Vocalist

Sound Technician

Facility Fees

Premarital Love Commit, Succeed

Materials for Pre-Marriage

Printing Bulletins

Non-member’s Fee List

$300.00 (Reserves your wedding date)

$300.00(plus miles & other expenses for outside Beulah)

$250.00