WEDDING & VOW RENEWAL
FEES AND GUIDELINES
The fee for a chapel wedding, or beach wedding,or renewal of marriage vows is $1250.
$250 of this amount represents a non-refundable deposit which must be received by the Chapel By The Sea Treasurer before your date and time can be considered confirmed. The $1,000 remainder of this fee must be received by the Chapel Treasurer no less than two weeks prior to the date of your service.
The fee covers use of the Chapel By The Sea facilities during a two-hour window of time, one hour prior to the service and one hour immediately afterward. There is no additional charge for the use of the Chapel By The Sea for a rehearsal, use of the adjoining beach for photographs, and the use of a small, air-conditioned dressing area/restroom which is located immediately adjacent to the chapel.We pray this day be memorable for you, as our Lord blesses this special event in your life.
Couples will want to remember to bring their marriage license to their rehearsal. In the state of Florida, a three-day waiting period for marriage licenses applies to Florida residents; there is no waiting period for out-of-state residents. For information about marriage licenses you may contact Lee County Circuit Court by telephone at (239) 533-5000. You may also find further information on their website: www.leeclerk.org
Only the Chapel By The Sea minister may perform weddings in our chapel or on our property. If you wish to ask a guest minister to assist in the ceremony, permission must be obtained from the Chapel By The Sea minister. The total fee for a service conducted at our Chapel, as described above, remains the same. Any honorarium for an assisting guest minister is additional and the responsibility of the wedding couple.
The Chapel By The Sea organist, Lynne Dugan, is also our Music Director. If you wish to have our renowned organist provide music for your wedding, there is an additional fee of $300. which is payable directly to the organist. Lynne looks forward to working with you and you may contact her directly at: [email protected] to discuss musical selections. The Chapel organ is not available to outside organists. Professional musicians and vocalists may be employed directly by the wedding couple.
Many have found a friend of Chapel By The Sea, Pat Slater, to be helpful in arranging wedding details; including guest lodging, photography, and transportation, etc. Pat is the owner of Patricia Slater's Weddings By The Sea and can be reached
at (239) 823-3497. www.sanibelcaptivaweddings.com
The Chapel By The Sea Board of Associates require our minister to conduct, at a minimum, an informal one-hour meeting with each wedding couple prior to their ceremony. Our intent is to be sure every wedding at the Chapel is one in which there is an appropriate, shared understanding of the nature of marriage and our Minister may establish a personal relationship with the couple. Couples should arrange time for such a dialogue to occur well ahead of the wedding date.
The Chapel By The Sea seats a maximum of 120 people.
Parking is limited. Our adjoining, shared parking lot has very limited capacity and there is no parking on Captiva's streets. If more than 20 cars are expected, we ask you have a person designated to assist your guests in parking either on the side, or behind the chapel; where we can allow a maximum of ten cars, usually reserved for the wedding party. We encourage car-pooling and the use of hotel transportation. Trolleys and/or buses should not park in the parking lot or within our historic churchyard, however they may drop off and pick up your guests close-by on Chapin Lane & Wiles Drive.
The Chapel By The Sea prohibits the use of confetti, rice, biodegradable confetti, or any other non-biodegradable materials as “throws.”
The wedding party is responsible for clean-up and removal of all decorations, no later than two-and-a-half hours after use of the chapel.
Our minister will provide you with the Order of Service used in the marriage ceremony.
There is opportunity within the service for some personalization, made in advance by consultation with the chapel minister.
We wish you all God’s blessings on your life together !
$250 of this amount represents a non-refundable deposit which must be received by the Chapel By The Sea Treasurer before your date and time can be considered confirmed. The $1,000 remainder of this fee must be received by the Chapel Treasurer no less than two weeks prior to the date of your service.
The fee covers use of the Chapel By The Sea facilities during a two-hour window of time, one hour prior to the service and one hour immediately afterward. There is no additional charge for the use of the Chapel By The Sea for a rehearsal, use of the adjoining beach for photographs, and the use of a small, air-conditioned dressing area/restroom which is located immediately adjacent to the chapel.We pray this day be memorable for you, as our Lord blesses this special event in your life.
Couples will want to remember to bring their marriage license to their rehearsal. In the state of Florida, a three-day waiting period for marriage licenses applies to Florida residents; there is no waiting period for out-of-state residents. For information about marriage licenses you may contact Lee County Circuit Court by telephone at (239) 533-5000. You may also find further information on their website: www.leeclerk.org
Only the Chapel By The Sea minister may perform weddings in our chapel or on our property. If you wish to ask a guest minister to assist in the ceremony, permission must be obtained from the Chapel By The Sea minister. The total fee for a service conducted at our Chapel, as described above, remains the same. Any honorarium for an assisting guest minister is additional and the responsibility of the wedding couple.
The Chapel By The Sea organist, Lynne Dugan, is also our Music Director. If you wish to have our renowned organist provide music for your wedding, there is an additional fee of $300. which is payable directly to the organist. Lynne looks forward to working with you and you may contact her directly at: [email protected] to discuss musical selections. The Chapel organ is not available to outside organists. Professional musicians and vocalists may be employed directly by the wedding couple.
Many have found a friend of Chapel By The Sea, Pat Slater, to be helpful in arranging wedding details; including guest lodging, photography, and transportation, etc. Pat is the owner of Patricia Slater's Weddings By The Sea and can be reached
at (239) 823-3497. www.sanibelcaptivaweddings.com
The Chapel By The Sea Board of Associates require our minister to conduct, at a minimum, an informal one-hour meeting with each wedding couple prior to their ceremony. Our intent is to be sure every wedding at the Chapel is one in which there is an appropriate, shared understanding of the nature of marriage and our Minister may establish a personal relationship with the couple. Couples should arrange time for such a dialogue to occur well ahead of the wedding date.
The Chapel By The Sea seats a maximum of 120 people.
Parking is limited. Our adjoining, shared parking lot has very limited capacity and there is no parking on Captiva's streets. If more than 20 cars are expected, we ask you have a person designated to assist your guests in parking either on the side, or behind the chapel; where we can allow a maximum of ten cars, usually reserved for the wedding party. We encourage car-pooling and the use of hotel transportation. Trolleys and/or buses should not park in the parking lot or within our historic churchyard, however they may drop off and pick up your guests close-by on Chapin Lane & Wiles Drive.
The Chapel By The Sea prohibits the use of confetti, rice, biodegradable confetti, or any other non-biodegradable materials as “throws.”
The wedding party is responsible for clean-up and removal of all decorations, no later than two-and-a-half hours after use of the chapel.
Our minister will provide you with the Order of Service used in the marriage ceremony.
There is opportunity within the service for some personalization, made in advance by consultation with the chapel minister.
We wish you all God’s blessings on your life together !
