Your Wedding Ceremony at Calvary

Your reservation allows for a time frame of 2½ hours, from entrance to exit, on the date of your wedding and one hour for the rehearsal. Three time slots are available for you to choose from. Please contact the church office for availability of dates and times. Other times may be available upon request. Your chosen date and time will be held upon receipt of payment and signed contract. The fee for weddings at Calvary United Methodist Church is $1,500. This fee includes use of the sanctuary for your wedding and rehearsal, the organist, and our Wedding Hostess. Use of the aisle candles are optional for an additional fee of $100. The contract does not include the cost incurred for the Clergy.

You can email the church office or call the office directly at 412.231.2007.

Calvary provides a Wedding Hostess to assist with the rehearsal and wedding. All flower deliveries, photographers, or anyone else needing to gain access to the church must be scheduled through the church office up until the day of the rehearsal. The Wedding Hostess should be contacted on either the day of the rehearsal or wedding to schedule access.

The honorarium for clergy is not included in your contract and the selection of clergy is your choice. All wedding officiants must be legal to marry in the state of PA and be approved by our staff. We do provide a list of available ministers. If you have your own clergy, please inform the church office of your clergy selection as soon as possible.

Florists may bring flowers and supplies before the wedding and need to be promptly removed after the wedding. You are welcome to leave them to donate them to the church, but please let the office or hostess know that you will be doing so. Bows and other decorations should be tied or banded to the pews; no tape of any kind is allowed. The two large candelabra (on the alter) are included with your rental contract; however the pew candles are an additional charge of $100. Unity and Memorial candles may be used.

Your contract includes the use of the Sanctuary organ. However, only the Calvary UMC appointed organist is permitted to play the organ at Calvary. If you choose someone else we have a baby grand piano available for others to play. We also have referrals for soloists, brass, strings, and other musicians. If you select your own musician they must provide their own sound equipment and be approved by our music director. Recorded music is not permitted.

We make few restrictions on photography in the Sanctuary other than photos not be used or sold for commercial use. The photographs must also be taken within the time frame chosen. Video is permitted. Under most circumstances, special lighting is not permitted.