Paying the church question

If we decided to get married at the church I grew up at it would've been $200 for members and $600 for non-members plus a $75 office fee. So we would've paid the $275 and probably donated $100-200 to the officiant. We are not using the church and just the minister and she is providing her services for free so we will be tipping her probably about $200. I hope this helps!

Hi Jamie! Are they charging you anything to get married at the church?

Here's the guidance I follow: "If your officiant is affiliated with a house of worship, give an additional donation of $100 to $300 to his/her institution. For a civil officiant, you may tip $50 to $100."

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Hi ! It was the same for us, we didn't talk money, then we started 5 months of premarital preparation with the pastor and till the last day he didn't mention money. Although, I'd heard that in some churches it was common to tell the couples that a donation is "required", around 150-300 euros (I'm in Europe). Because we were not asked for any money, we actually were even more motivated to give something. We gave our pastor a book and an envelope with 300 E.