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Wedding Chapel Business
Policy
· Only
Virginia Beach Wedding Chapel staff or assigned contractors
can conduct services. There may be occasions when an independent
Officiant can be accommodated, but special arrangements must be made
in advance and approved in writing and no discount is given to
our base Chapel fee.
· In
the event of acts of God, technical or human error, or any other
eventuality that interferes with the ability of Virginia Beach
Wedding Chapel to deliver any or all of the services expected,
Virginia Beach Wedding Chapel assumes responsibility only up to the
actual amount paid for the particular service.
· Virginia Beach Wedding Chapel assumes no responsibility for the
application or issuance of a valid marriage license, although we are
happy to try to assist you with this process. The chapel can
accommodate 45 - including the bride and the groom and bridal party.
So your guest count can be no larger than 43, depending on how large
your bridal party might be.
ARRIVAL TIME
· All
Indoor Wedding Chapel ceremonies must begin at the time reserved.
The bride should arrive 45 to 60 minutes prior to the ceremony; the groom
should arrive 30 minutes prior to the the ceremony. PLEASE BE SURE
TO CHECK IN WITH CHAPEL STAFF UPON YOUR ARRIVAL!! Failure of a bride
or groom to be prepared and arrive for the service with license in
hand, may result in postponement of the ceremony, and forfeiture of
any amounts paid. Because of the risk of disruption to other
weddings, guests should arrive no more than 15 minutes prior to the
beginning of the ceremony. Chapel doors will close 5 minutes prior
to ceremony start time.
· Due
to space constraints, Virginia Beach Wedding Chapel can only permit
the bride and two attendants in the bride's dressing room. All
other members of the wedding party and guests should arrive dressed
for the ceremony, and can wait inside the Chapel.
PHOTOGRAPHS FOR YOUR WEDDING
· Virginia
Beach Wedding Chapel has professional photographers and
videographers on staff - and we offer ceremony only photographer
packages just for your wedding!
· Virginia
Beach Wedding Chapel is the copyright holder for all photography and
videotaping in all forms, including electronic. We reserve the
right to make all decisions regarding maintenance of all photography
and videotaping in all forms, including whether or how long to
retain such images and how and when to dispose of such images.
We further retain the right to use all photographs and video for
promotional purposes without further consent by bride or groom.
However, when you purchase packages that include your images on CD
or DVD, we will provide you with written permission to reproduce and
reprint your images for personal use and enjoyment (limited use
license).
PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEOTAPING ETIQUETTE
· Respecting
the sacrament of your marriage ceremony, when Chapel staff
photographers are retained to photograph or videotape your wedding
ceremony, please tell ALL guests and family NOT to use the flash on
their cameras, not to videotape, as well as NO TRIPODS OR GUESTS are
allowed in the aisle once the ceremony has begun.
Additionally, please ask all family and guests to refrain from
taking photos during individual or family portraits taken following
your wedding ceremony. This etiquette also applies to beach
wedding ceremonies.
INCLEMENT WEATHER
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In
the event of inclement weather, Virginia Beach Wedding Chapel
reserves the right in its own discretion to cancel or postpone
outdoor functions. Our indoor wedding chapel is available for
all rain out beach locations - at no extra charge - subject to 60
guest limitation for seating and standing capacity. All other
arrangements must be made by the client.
FLORAL DELIVERIES &
SET UP
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Deliveries MUST BE pre-arranged for fresh
cut or silk flowers, floral arrangements, and the like.
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Fresh flower arrangements can be delivered
to the Chapel NO EARLIER THAN ONE HOUR prior to your
ceremony time with no extra fee incurred if simply
being placed in agreed upon locations without moving
pre-existing Chapel floral arrangements.
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A $65 minimum fee applies when
asked to swap out Chapel floral arrangements with your own *this
does not include PEW FLORALS
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A $125 minimum fee applies when
asked to swap out Chapel PEW FLORALS AND - your florals must
arrive ready for hanging with their own pew clips or be free
standing no exceptions can be made we have 9 center aisle
PEWS and 3 side section PEWS
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As Chapel staff are limited and have
assigned duties prior to your ceremony, it is recommend that
you have YOUR personal representative arrive early to set up
your florals and work with chapel staff
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Please designate YOUR personal
representative to stay behind following your departure to
immediately remove ALL personal florals for your disposal - no
exceptions can be made
CONSUMABLES food and alcohol
No alcohol is allowed on the premises
An apple cider couples toast may be
prearranged with staff (optional fee)
Small personal size wedding cake couples only
we are happy to discuss this option as well
Thank you for taking
the time to review our business policies today, please feel free to
contact us with any questions you might have. This page updated
12.15.09
More detailed, specific
information is available on our FAQ page ....
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