Weddings
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Congratulations on your engagement!
We welcome your interest in celebrating the Sacrament of Matrimony at St. Francis of Assisi.
You do not need to be a member of St. Francis to be married at our church. Please contact our wedding coordinator Melissa Hornick at sfacolumbusweddings@gmail.com or
614-325-5945 a minmum of 6 months prior to your anticipated wedding date. Melissa will help guide you through the necessary steps to fulfill your marriage preparation requirements.To check current availability for your wedding date, please view our event calendar here.
We generally schedule up to 2 weddings on Saturdays at 1:30 PM or 4:30 PM with rehearsals at 4:30 or 6:30 PM on the Friday immediately preceding. We may be able to accommodate ceremonies on other days, based on resource availability. Our church can accommodate a maximum of 225 guests. A wedding host/hostess from St. Francis will attend and guide you through your wedding rehearsal and the day of your wedding.
Marriage preparations begin once the Church Service Fee of $1,000.00 is received.
If you should cancel your wedding 6 months or less prior to the scheduled date, this fee is not refunded. If you need to reschedule your wedding date/time,
the fee you paid will still apply.To view a full copy of the St. Francis of Assisi wedding guidelines please click here. Please read them in full before booking your wedding.
In addition to the Church Service Fee of $1,000.00, the service fees listed below apply for all weddings celebrated at St. Francis of Assisi. We can also live stream your wedding for an additional fee of $50.00. Contact the office to arrange for live streaming.Priest stipend: $250.00 ($500.00 for Sunday weddings)
Organist fee: $200.00 ($400.00 for Sunday weddings)
Cantor fee: $100.00 ($200.00 for Sunday weddings)
Your wedding may be celebrated by another priest/deacon only with prior approval of Fr. Valcin.
The cantor & organist for your wedding will be our regular staff musicians.
Additional musicians may only be invited with the prior approval of the Music Director.
For a list of appropriate wedding music for SFA, click here & scroll down to weddings.
The Parish Hall in the basement of our Church seats up to 100 people and has a full kitchen.
It can be rented for your rehearsal dinner or your wedding reception. Please contact Theresa Holleran at the office at office@sfacolumbus.org or 614-299-5781 for more information.
