St Andrews :: Weddings

WEDDINGS AT ST ANDREWS

Our belief is that a wedding is a relationship between a man and a woman, with God’s involvement and blessing. It is intended to be a lifetime commitment.
We trust that you intend to establish your marriage on these principles and urge you spend time with your chosen Pastor or Minister to discuss the meaning and significance of marriage. This is an opportunity to explore the expectations, attitudes and feelings that you will both bring to your marriage.

PLANNING YOUR WEDDING

CHOOSING A MINISTER

Our Minister, Kevyn Harris, is available to conduct weddings or you can use another Minister or Pastor, with a Marriage License. Our facilities are not available where there is a different form of union being contemplated, or where the ceremony is being taken by a wedding celebrant.

FACILITIES
St Andrews Church can seat 130 people on pews and another 30 on inidivdual seating if required. The Church is equipped with an organ and piano. The churches audio-visual equipment was renewed in 2009.

BOOKING
To make a booking to use the church for your wedding ceremony please contact Jenny Baker, in the church office. She will make sure that the date that you have chosen is available and then send you a booking form.

COST

$240.00 (GST incl.) - includes the basic use of the church building plus the services of the Wedding Attendant and Sound Technician

The following is extra:
a) $60.00 organist/pianist, if required

b) person conducting service - please discuss this with them.

c) please discuss costs for the use of other parts of the building for reception with the office staff.

Payment of $240 is required to confirm your booking ($80 is non-refundable)

RECEPTION

St Andrews is equipped with a kitchen and a hall that can seat about 100 people at tables. If you wish to use our complex for your reception venue please let us know as there are further considerations and costs involved with this. Please see our Room Hire section for more details.

LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

To be married, a couple must be in possession of a valid Marriage License. This can be obtained from the Registrar of Marriages anywhere in New Zealand. See the Registrar three to four weeks before your wedding day and deliver the License to the officiating minister no later than one week before your wedding.