{"id":25488,"date":"2011-01-10T20:26:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-11T02:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=25488"},"modified":"2020-08-28T20:29:11","modified_gmt":"2020-08-29T01:29:11","slug":"do-you-do-weddings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/do-you-do-weddings\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you do weddings?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<h2>Question:<\/h2>\n<p>I am interested in receiving information in regards to your facility for a wedding. Would you please let me know if there is a web site for pricing, availability, and requirements?<\/p>\n\t<h2>Answer:<\/h2>\n<p>I only do a few weddings each year, offering it as a service to the community for the most part. There is no charge for the building or my time.<\/p>\n<h3>Requirements:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The building must be returned to a neat and clean condition before our next assembly, which are on Sundays and Wednesdays. Cleaning is done voluntarily by the members of the church, so I don&#8217;t want to add to someone&#8217;s burden.<\/li>\n<li>I don&#8217;t marry couples unless they have the right to marry. For example, I won&#8217;t marry couples who have been married before unless his or her prior spouse has died (Romans 7:2-3) or he or she had divorced a prior spouse because that spouse was sexually unfaithful (Matthew 19:9; I Corinthians 7:10-11).<\/li>\n<li>I request that the couple study the Bible with me regarding what makes a good and lasting marriage. Plan on at least six study sessions of about an hour (could be more depending on the questions and conversation that ensues).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>About the building:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The building is plain and simple because it is only used for Bible classes and worship, and we like it that way.<\/li>\n<li>We only have seating for about 100 people. The building is not handicapped accessible.<\/li>\n<li>Classrooms can be used for changing.<\/li>\n<li>We have no facilities for a reception. Such would have to be held elsewhere<\/li>\n<li>The building does not have to be used. I&#8217;m willing to conduct weddings elsewhere.<\/li>\n<li>The building is not available for someone else to conduct the wedding unless they are members of a church of Christ.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: I am interested in receiving information in regards to your facility for a wedding. Would you please let me know if there is a web site for pricing, availability, and requirements? Answer: I only do a few weddings each year, offering it as a service to the community for the most part. There is&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[567,64,566],"class_list":["post-25488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-about-the-author","tag-marriage","tag-weddings"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":83895,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/can-i-get-married-in-the-church\/","url_meta":{"origin":25488,"position":0},"title":"Can I get married in the church?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 30, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hello, I have a question. 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