Wedding Application

Base Wedding Services & Hours

Pre-Rehearsal

• Initial planning with Wedding Coordinator – 1–2 hours
• Business & administrative work with Wedding Coordinator – 1–2 hours
• Phone consultations with Wedding Coordinator – 1–2 hours

Rehearsal

• Building usage – 2–4 hours
• Wedding Coordinator – 2–4 hours
• Tech person – 2–4 hours

Wedding Ceremony

• Building usage – 2–8 hours
• Tech person – 2–6 hours
• Coordinator – 2–8 hours

Total average hours: 30–40

Base Wedding Service Fees

$1,500.00

Optional Services & Fees

1. LoveGPS Minister for rehearsal & ceremony – $300.00
2. Pastoral marriage counseling (6–8 sessions) – $40.00 per session
3. Support workers (e.g., tech, parking, servers) – $10.00 per hour for each person
4. Hall rental – Price varies. Party is responsible for set-up and clean-up unless hiring optional support. (10 hours max; 100 people maximum with traditional tables and seating)
5. Wedding Coordinator fee for church members – Price varies

General Building Use Rates

Process of Securing Event & Expectations

1. $200.00 check or cash deposit required to secure date.
2. Deposit payment demonstrates understanding and agreement to the terms on this website and your application.
3. Non-refundable deposit with cancellation after 20 days of event.
4. Any damage incurred will be deducted. Deposit returned within 15 business days.
5. Full payment required 15 days in advance.
6. Music must contain no profanity or anti-Christian content (theology & practice). Submit music playlist to Wedding Coordinator 1 week in advance.
7. Dancing must be positive and non-sensual.
8. A portion of your deposit—up to $250.00—will be held if these terms concerning the music & dance are violated. We desire to have a campus that is fun and non-legalistic, but still maintains its dignity before God. Whatever we do at home or in public we should be able to do at the church facility and vice versa.
9. All extra hours beyond the base service hours for wedding or reception are billed at $100.00 per hour.

Wedding Ceremony Moral Expectations

In order to be qualified for a pastor to do your wedding ceremony at Impact Miami Church:

1. Both people must be Christian and members of a healthy Christ-centered church where they attend, participate, and tithe unto the Lord. A reference letter from their pastor should be emailed to our pastors at pastors@impactmiami.org.
2. They should have abstained from sex throughout their relationship or throughout the pre-marital counseling sessions. The Bible teaches in Hebrews 13:4, “Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.”
3. They cannot be living in the same house together—no exceptions, even if living with parents. Romans 14:20–21: “Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food… It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother to fall.”
4. The couple should, in most cases, complete marriage counseling at least 60 days before the wedding date and be open to the possibility of canceling their wedding if counseling reveals they are not spiritually, morally, or emotionally compatible (it is advised you have a 30-day release waiver on your ceremony and reception rental agreement and other materials purchasing or renting).

Exemptions: Some couples who have a rich Christian testimony, character witnesses, are widowed with Christian marriage experience, or who have prepared for marriage through other means of formal or informal training may be exempted from the 6–8 week Marriage Counseling Sessions. Pastors will determine this based on each situation and context.