Package includes:
• Ceremonial Package includes up to 200 guest
• Four hour Ceremony time block
• 1 hour rehearsal 1 to 2 days prior to wedding
• Congregational Organist - Sally Headley
• Wedding Coordinator - Teresa Sadler
• Custodian

The ceremony date you have selected will only be considered confirmed when we receive your reservation fee ($1000) and a signed copy of our wedding policy. At which time you will receive a call from our wedding coordinator confirming your date.

All fees are non-refundable.
Please make checks payable to:
Saint George Lutheran Church.

WEDDING REHEARSAL
The wedding rehearsal will take place the day preceding the ceremony at 6:00 p.m. This rehearsal should include all members of musical ensembles, readers, wedding party members, ushers, ring bearer, flower girl, registration book hostess/host, assisting ministers, family and/or friends serving in additional roles (e.g. readers, videographers and/or photographers).

PRESIDING MINISTER
An ordained minister on the roster of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, under call to serve as pastor of Saint George Lutheran Church [or her/his designee] will serve as the Presiding Minister for all weddings conducted at Saint George Lutheran Church. Participation of assisting ministers is welcome but they may not serve in the role of Presiding Minister without the approval of Saint George Lutheran Church’s Senior Pastor.

WEDDING COORDINATOR
Please make ALL arrangements through our congregational wedding coordinator Teresa Sadler. She will be designated to supervise the preparations for your ceremony and her decisions are final. These will be binding on the wedding participants. You may leave her a voice message @ 810-229-6670 ext. 110 or contact her by email.

MUSIC
Our congregational organist is Sally Headley. Please contact her at
810-229-5983 as soon as the church office confirms the ceremony’s scheduling. If the congregational organist is not available to play she must approve any replacement. Arrangements made by the congregational organist will be binding on the wedding participants and her decisions are final. All music must be appropriate for God’s house and requested secular music must be submitted for approval to the organist no later than 60 days before the intended date of the ceremony.

The organist must approve any additional musicians no later than 60 days before the intended date of the ceremony.

This is the order of worship for the Lutheran Wedding Service,
which may be modified with the Pastor.

Gathering Music and Lighting of the Candles
played prior to the ceremony (music selection needed)
(The Brides Mother and The Groom’s mother will light tapers
for unity candle just before the procession begins)

Mother light tapers for unity candle

The Processional (music selection needed)
–In this order: Pastor, Groom, Best man and Groomsmen
Bridesmaids, Maid of Honor, Flower girl and Ring bearer
Bride and Escort (music selection needed)

The Apostolic Greeting

God Speaks to Us from His Word
(Some Suggested text: normally 3 reading total including
any secular choices)
Genesis 2:18-24, 1 Corinthians 13, Ephesians 5:15 –17, 18b-21,
Saint John 15:9-12

The Wedding Message

The Call to Commitment

The Exchange of Rings

The Proclamation of the Marriage

The Prayers for the Bride and Groom

The Unity Candle (music selection needed)

The Prayers for God’s People

The Blessing

The Presentation of the Bride and Groom

The Recessional (music selection needed)

The Bride and Groom Greet the Guest