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church fees

  • 29-06-2009 9:46am
    #1
    sunnygirl
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    hi everyone - is €500 the standard fee for getting married in Dublin church?! Or does it vary from church to church? We anticipated a charge, but thought it was cheaper than 500!
    thanks!:)

    P.s. this is the booking fee, so excludes ( i think) the organist, flowers etc etc)


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  • #2
    Saint_Mel
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    I'm no expert on this but as far as I know its free to get married in your parish church but a "donation" is appreciated.
    Flowers and all that would be the couples responsibility I'd have thought.

    Not sure if Dublin is different


  • #3
    Toots
    Administrators, Business & Finance Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,957 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Toots


    AFAIK, if it's your own parish church it's free (but a donation is usually expected), but if you're getting married in another church then I think they usually charge. I'm in Dublin btw. If it's just a 'booking fee' then it sounds to me like it wouldn't include the organist, flowers etc. If it's not your parish church and you really want to get married there, then it's probably gonna work out expensive. Our parish church said that a donation is expected (they didn't specify an amount but I'd imagine it's whatever you can reasonably afford), and also they ask that you donate the flowers to the church. I've no problems doing that cos realistically I've no other use for them, and they only allow two small arrangements on either side of the altar anyway, so it's not like there's going to be huge expense attached to the flowers.

    If it is your parish church and they're charging a €500 booking fee, I certainly wouldn't be making any additional donations (although if you're having altar servers I'd throw them a few quid), they might also expect you to leave your flowers there too. As a matter of interest, is it your parish church you're getting married in?


  • #4
    sunnygirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 30 ✭sunnygirl


    Hi Toots

    Thanks for your advice there - no, it is not our parish church we are getting married in - our parish church is very large, old and dreary, hence we went with another. So our booking fee is on top of paying our own priest which we must bring also, - i know it shouldnt all come down to money, but I'm a bit disheartened about it tbh.. I would go down the registrar and blessing route, only his side are hanging out for the church wedding - very religious types!!
    sunnygirl


  • #5
    Toots
    Administrators, Business & Finance Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,957 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Toots


    Lol, you sound exactly like me, I didn't (still don't really) want the church wedding, but his family are super religious, and he really wants it so I thought feck it, it won't kill me to go to church for a day (unless the place bursts into flames when I walk in ;)). We're actually getting married in his parish church, although mine is only down the road, it's not as nice, and also we live in his parish now.

    I think the line the churches take on it is, if you're from the parish then you have a sort of 'entitlement' for lack of a better word, to get married in your church. However if you're from elsewhere, it's treated as though you're hiring out a venue. I suppose it's fair enough if you think of it though, because people who live in parishes with really nice churches could find it harder to get bookings because loads of 'out of towners' have taken all the dates :). I live up near the little Blue Church which is hugely popular for weddings, and I heard recently that they're booked up for summer weddings 2 years in advance.


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