“But at the beginning of creation God ‘made them male and female’
‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife...’”
‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife...’”
STEP ONE: Decide if an Avalon wedding is right for you
Are you considering an Avalon wedding or looking for an Avalon pastor to officiate an off-site ceremony? Start here!
If you are choosing to be married at Avalon Church or by an Avalon officiant, you are choosing a Christ-centered wedding. Avalon Church will marry regular attenders (those who have consistently attended 2+ services every month for the past 6 months) who have both committed their lives to following Christ.
If you are choosing to be married at Avalon Church or by an Avalon officiant, you are choosing a Christ-centered wedding. Avalon Church will marry regular attenders (those who have consistently attended 2+ services every month for the past 6 months) who have both committed their lives to following Christ.
Costs
- Premarital Class & Materials: $60
- Building Use: $750 ($350 of this amount is a damage deposit and may be refundable)
- Pastor's Honorarium at Avalon or other local venue: $200 (minimum)
- Pastor's Honorarium outside of Avalon: $200 (minimum) + travel & accomodations
- Wedding Coordinator Consultation: $50 (required)
- Tech Fee: $200 ($100/tech, with a minimum of two techs required for ceremonies at Avalon)
- Wedding Coordinator: $200 (required if you are using an Avalon officiant)
Requirements
- 4-6 months before the wedding date
- Pastoral Meetings
- Marriage Assessment Survey
- Premarital Class Completion
- Must be a regular attender at Avalon Church (meaning you have consistently attended 2+ services every month for the past 6 months)
Prior to marriage, we ask couples to refrain from cohabitation and sexual intimacy until after their wedding. If you have questions in regard to this, please reach out. We’d love to have a conversation.
“Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.”
Hebrews 13:4 NIV
“But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people.”
Ephesians 5:3 NIV
As per our church’s and denomination’s beliefs: “We believe in the historically Christian view of marriage and sexual expression; namely, that marriage is a one-flesh covenant union between two sexually different persons (male and female) from different families, and that all sexual relationships outside of marriage are sin.”
Ephesians 5:31, Mark 10:6-9
“Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.”
Hebrews 13:4 NIV
“But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people.”
Ephesians 5:3 NIV
As per our church’s and denomination’s beliefs: “We believe in the historically Christian view of marriage and sexual expression; namely, that marriage is a one-flesh covenant union between two sexually different persons (male and female) from different families, and that all sexual relationships outside of marriage are sin.”
Ephesians 5:31, Mark 10:6-9