Celebrate Your Wedding at North Chapel

Congratulations on your upcoming wedding!

Please use our Wedding Date Request Form below to inquire with our Office Administrator about scheduling your wedding ceremony at North Chapel.

Wedding Date Request Form

Your Wedding Ceremony at North Chapel

A Sanctuary or Riverside Garden Wedding Ceremony

Includes use of the following areas for your wedding celebration and rehearsal:

The Sanctuary - for the wedding ceremony or as a rain location for a riverside wedding
Our performance-quality music and sound options in the Sanctuary, including:
- “Thayer” Pipe Organ
- Yamaha C3 Grand Piano
- Sound system with audio/assistive listening support
- Video capabilities available in the Parlor
Parlor and Library
Riverside Garden
Use of the Sanctuary or Riverside Garden for your prescheduled rehearsal

Your signed contract and a nonrefundable payment of 50% of the total fee is required to hold your wedding date. The remaining 50% balance of your fee is due 45 days prior to your wedding.

Should you plan to hold a rehearsal at North Chapel, please note that rehearsal space is based on availability and should be scheduled no later than 45 days prior to your wedding date.

Your contact person is Administrative Assistant Joanne Boyle, available by phone or text:

802-369-9838 or e-mail northchapelcommunications@gmail.com .

Rental Fee:

Rental of the Sanctuary for a wedding service, including a prior day wedding rehearsal:

For Church Members & Families : $550, includes a $100 cleaning fee.

For Non - Members: $1050.00, includes a $100 cleaning fee.

A non- refundable deposit of 50%, payable to North Universalist Chapel Society, is needed to hold your date.

This also serves as your security deposit. The balance is payable at least two weeks prior to the wedding.

Clergy/Officiant:

Weddings performed at North Universalist Chapel are usually performed by our minister, Rev. Dr. Leon Dunkley.

There is an additional minister’s fee of $400 for the wedding service that will be paid separately from the sanctuary rental.

Other arrangements are possible but need to be discussed and approved by our minister.

Please call or text Leon at: 802-369-5104.

Music:

Please confirm your arrangements for music at least one month prior to your wedding.

Wedding music costs are in addition to the wedding service fees and should be arranged privately with the musicians of your choice.

There’s more information here on the Wedding Contract

Wedding Rental Contract

Welcoming Rehearsal Dinners

If you would like to have a catered dinner the night before your wedding to welcome your guests after your rehearsal, you can hold the dinner on the back lawn or in our social hall. Here is an additional contract and fee schedule for that rental.

Rental Agreement

Elopement/Intimate Wedding Ceremonies

Fee: Member - $100, Non-member - $200

Rental of the Meditation Chapel, Parlor or Riverside Garden for the wedding service (allowing 2 hours including set up and clean up).

Payment in full and a signed contract are required to hold your reservation.

This does not include a rehearsal.

Elopement Contract

In Addition:

If you would like to come by and tour the spaces, contact the office.

Please speak with Rev. Dunkley prior to finalizing arrangements for your ceremony at North Chapel.

He can be reached by phone or text at 802-369-5104.

All wedding ceremonies at North Chapel must satisfy the requirements of the State of Vermont.

Weddings