Guidelines

GENERAL:

Absolutely NO food or drink in the chapel or waiting room area.

Absolutely NO rearranging of furniture or floral arrangements is permitted in the chapel or waiting room area.

No smoking in the chapel or waiting room. An ashtray is located outside the front door for
the convenience of your guests.

NO rice, confetti, flower petals or bird seed; Bubbles or Balloons only.

* Failure by any of the bridal party or guest to abide by these guidelines will result in a clean-up fee of $100.


PARKING:

Parking for Columbus Wedding Services Chapel is located on the south side of the parking lot behind the chapel.  This is a shared parking facility and you must park on the south side in the area posted for the chapel.  Failure to park in the designated area could result in your vehicle being towed.  Vehicles cannot be left in the parking area after a ceremony or they too may be towed.


CAMERAS:

Hand-held cameras only, no tripods. 

In-house photographer available upon request. If a professional photographer (other than the in-house photographer) is used, a $100.00 fee will be charged to the client. This fee is to be paid prior to the ceremony. This policy includes relatives and friends of the bridal couple who are professional photographers.

Photographs may be taken during the ceremony, however no photographers allowed behind the minister or the lectern.

CEREMONY SCHEDULE:

A one-hour time block is allocated for a candlelight ceremony, and we urge you to encourage your guests not to arrive until approximately 15 minutes before the ceremony. If the 1 hour time limit is exceeded couples will be charged at a rate of $35 for every 15 minutes over the allotted time.

This guideline will eliminate any problems associated with one group of guests running into a prior wedding group.

 
CANDLES:

Brides may NOT bring in their own unity candles.

Columbus Wedding Services has a large selection from which to choose and the cost is the same as at any retail store.


GIFTS / CHILDREN:

Please do not plan to open wedding gifts at the chapel.  Suggest to your family and friends that they leave any gifts in their car until after the the ceremony, as we cannot be responsible for articles left in the waiting room.

Children are welcome at the chapel, however we ask parents to please watch them in order to preserve the flower arrangements and furnishings.



Columbus Wedding Services has developed these guidelines in order to maintain the appearance and quality of the chapel, and to ensure a pleasant and memorable experience for that special day in your life.

Please inform your guests of these guidelines.

Thank You