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FACTOIDS FOR YOUR WEDDING - Our
air-conditioned Sanctuary comfortably seats 200, plus another 40
guests can be seated in the balcony. There are 10 long pews on
either side of the main aisle.
Aisle Runners -
The center aisle is 40 feet from the chancel to the rear of the
sanctuary and 16 feet across the narthex. "Carpet Boards"
are available to cover the center aisle heat ducts. Aisle
runners may be used when properly secured. We recommend
linen aisle runners when possible. A 50-foot aisle runner
will suffice.
Flowers - There
are two flower vases on stands. The pulpit posts and
stairway posts may also be used for flowers. An altar
centerpiece may be used, but should not exceed 27 inches in
height. Decorations may also be used in the eight sanctuary
windows. Pew bows may be used with clips or ties but not
tape, nails, or tacks. Please remember that a large part of
the beauty of the sanctuary is its simplicity. Wedding flowers may
be delivered directly to the church; however, delivery times and
days must be carefully coordinated with the church to ensure
someone is available to unlock the church.
Candles - The
two single altar candles may be used. We also have two
3-fold candelabra, which may be used on request. We can
furnish a candle base for a Unity Candle, but you are responsible
for providing the candles. All candles must be dripless and
smokeless.
Parking - Ten
temporary parking permits for church parking will be issued to the
immediate wedding party, to cover the rehearsal and the
wedding. The wedding party may park in the six-car lot on
Conway Street (in front of parsonage), the alley on the side of
the parsonage, or the lot between the church campus and the
Convention Center. Permits must be visible on the dashboard
to prevent towing. There is both on-street and off-street
paid parking nearby for your wedding guests. Many of the
local hotels are within walking distance and some even offer
trolley service. Limousines are welcome on the curb at the
Sharp Street entrance.
TO HELP GET IT
TOGETHER
- You must have a Baltimore City wedding
license. Apply to the Clerk, Circuit Court for Baltimore
City, Room 140-142 at the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse,
Calvert and Fayette Streets. The phone number is
410-333-3780. A license is good for 6 months. There is
a waiting period. Blood tests are not necessary.
- The invitation address can be either
112 West Conway Street, or Conway and Sharp Streets. The
pastor may be referred to in invitations and or programs as Pastor
Crane or the Rev. Marian Crane.
- Receiving lines can be arranged
following the ceremony either in the narthex, the entrance to
Conway Street or outside the church. If you prefer to not
have a receiving line at the church, we recommend that the entire
wedding party move to the balcony to facilitate prompt exit
of wedding guests.
SOME RESTRICTIONS TO
REMEMBER - Old Otterbein Church is an active United
Methodist Congregation with outreach and other ministry
opportunities going on all week. These needs and the other
demands on our facility and out of consideration to our personnel,
have lead to the placement of some restrictions on wedding
activities.
When you covenant with Old Otterbein
Church to host your wedding, the church will be reserved for 1
hour for your rehearsal and 2 1/2 hours on your wedding day.
This includes one hour of preparation time, prior to the
ceremony.
During holy and festal seasons of the
church year; Advent (Christmas) and Lent (Easter) for example, the
church's basic decorations must remain in place and become the
center of any other decorations.
Flash photographs may be taken during
the Processional and Recessional, but not during the solemn
wedding ceremony. We will work with your photographer and
videographer on unobtrusive ways to cover the wedding
adequately.
As a United Methodist congregation, it
is contrary to our church life to permit alcoholic beverages on
the grounds. All buildings are smoke free. Candles may be
used only on the altar area.
We encourage and support the use of
birdseed or bubbles to shower the wedding party as they leave the
church. Rice can be harmful to birds. Please ensure that
if you choose to exercise this wedding tradition, that it is done
outside the building.
We reserve the right to schedule other
weddings on the same days as yours, with a respectful interval of
time between weddings.
OUR FEE
SCHEDULE - The fees include 1 hour for the rehearsal,
2 1/2 hours for the wedding,
and the use
of the Nelker Building for dressing or relaxing before the
wedding.
A non-refundable deposit of $100.00 is
required to secure the church for your wedding date and
time. The balance is due 2 weeks before the
wedding.
The Nelker Building is available for
small receptions (less than 75 people) for an additional fee of
$250.00. No alcoholic beverages are allowed on the
campus. Fee can be paid by check made out to Old Otterbein UMC, and marked in the memo line "the________ wedding".
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