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The fees for use of the Riverbend facilities for weddings include the basic cost for the Wedding Coordinator, audio assistance, and normal custodial duties. Please refer to Fees for church rental costs, which vary by location and set up required. Weddings may be scheduled in the Smith Family Chapel 18 months in advance at the following times:
Saturday 10:00 AM ceremony, Chapel Access 7:00 - 11:00 AM To book a date for a wedding you must give a 50% deposit payable by cash, credit card or check. This amount is nonrefundable unless cancelled 6 months prior to the event. The balance of payment is due 90 days prior to the event and is nonrefundable. To book your wedding on our church calendar, you will need to complete and return the Wedding Agreement Form along with your 50% deposit to the Wedding Coordinator. To check your date, call the Wedding Coordinator. Please remember the date will not be reserved until your deposit has been received. To avoid embarrassing errors, please announce your wedding date after it has been confirmed on the Riverbend calendar and the officiating minister has been secured. Wedding rehearsals will ordinarily be booked for 6:00pm the day prior to the wedding unless otherwise specified. The Wedding Coordinator or a designated assistant will administer rehearsals. If two weddings are booked for the same day, the first wedding booked will have precedence in scheduling the rehearsal. Rehearsals will be limited to one hour, ususally the day before the ceremony. Riverbend's first commitment will always be to our church programs. For this reason, we cannot book weddings on the following dates: Good Friday, Easter weekend, Thanksgiving Day, Thanksgiving weekend, Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. We also do not book on the following additional holidays: Independence Day, Halloween, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. No weddings may be booked for Sunday mornings or Wednesday evenings. Please use the Riverbend Wedding Coordinator, Bren Puryear, (512)658.8159, for all weddings and wedding-related events at the church. The extent of her involvement can vary according to the desires of the wedding party.
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