Weddings

weddings

Scheduling

In order to schedule your event:

  • Complete and return the Wedding Request Form prior to signing up for the premarital classes. If you wish for a specific pastor to perform the ceremony, please check the date with him prior to completing and turning in the form. The date will be placed on the church calendar as tentative until all of the requirements are met.
  • The couple must attend all eight premarital classes and complete the two financial counseling sessions prior to meeting with the pastor performing the ceremony. Premarital classes must be completed at least 4 - 6 weeks prior to the wedding date. Upon the pastor's approval, your wedding date will be confirmed on the calendar.
  • Wedding Request Form: Information given pertaining to the bride and groom, date of the wedding, and pastor preferred. (Note: Victory's Senior Pastor, John Nuzzo, is not available to perform weddings.) If you do not make arrangements for a specific pastor to perform the ceremony, then one will be assigned to you.
    • The Wedding Request Form must be completed and submitted to the Church Office at least six months prior to the wedding date along with the $100 refundable deposit.
    • The wedding rehearsal should be tentatively scheduled at this time as well. Wedding rehearsals are scheduled for one hour and must begin and conclude on time.
    • Any wedding or rehearsal starting thirty minutes (or more) after the scheduled time will forfeit the $100 deposit. This is so that consideration can be given to everyone involved in making your wedding a special day.
  • Wedding Coordinator: The rehearsal and wedding, including music, equipment, decorations, and audio needs, will be planned with the wedding coordinator after a date has been set. All remaining fees and the marriage license are due to the wedding coordinator no later than one week prior to the wedding rehearsal.
  • A minimum of six months' notice is required to reserve church facilities. No weddings may be held in the church between Thanksgiving and Christmas, on Easter weekend, or on a Sunday. Weddings will not be scheduled on days that conflict with church events or functions. The latest time that a wedding can be scheduled on a Saturday is 1 p.m. The wedding party must vacate the building by 3 p.m. Weddings can be scheduled for Friday evenings at 5 p.m. or later.
  • Victory Family Church is under no obligation to perform any wedding ceremony, and a pastor may at his own discretion refuse to perform a wedding ceremony.
  • You may ask an outside pastor to marry you. Ministers outside of Victory must be approved by Victory. The name and phone number of the pastor must be provided on the Wedding Request Form. The premarital counseling sessions will be waived as it is assumed that the pastor marrying you will provide counseling (this will be verified prior to the ceremony). Outside pastors will need to provide the wedding coordinator and sound technician with a copy of the ceremony notes at the rehearsal. Any special requests of the pastor (music, microphone, etc.) must be clearly communicated to the wedding coordinator prior to the rehearsal.