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Fees and Costs Booking Fee and Deposit Requirements: A non-refundable booking fee is required to secure a time and date commitment for your wedding. It may be paid by check or money order paid to, Jerry Schwehm, 65115 Highway 41, Pearl River, La. 70452 or if you are a member of Pay Pal over the web by Pay Pal. (Check is preferred as Pay Pal charges me a fee to use it.) If you mail a check be sure to also mail names,date,time, and location so I can post the deposit paid on my calendar. This fee is normally paid to Dr. Schwehm after the initial wedding plan discussion is complete to secure your date and time. This is especially needed May through October and for any holiday weekend. Reasonable e-mails, and telephone calls from brides and grooms with questions about their wedding are welcomed prior to booking. A personal meeting is encouraged when possible. Dr. Schwehm is available most weekdays in Slidell, LA near his home or at other scheduled times when he is in New Orleans. Smaller weddings may require a smaller fee, which is determined on a case by case basis by Dr. Schwehm. Without a deposit your time and date is not secure. Be sure you have enough funds to cover a check. An NSF check will add additional fees and does not book my services. A bad check cancels your service automatically. Dr. Schwehm must be telephoned the week of the wedding to confirm the wedding is on. Also please notify Dr. Schwehm of any cancellations so he can remove the time from his calendar.Call 504/617-6359 for the answer service. Please call the day of the wedding so I know you have a license and are ready for the marriage service.
Ceremony Honorarium Minimum $200.00 A minimum honorarium of $200 for the first hour is expected for wedding ceremony, and $100.00 for each additional hour thereafter. Normally this is paid in advance of the wedding unless a rehearsal is also included when payment is expected by or at the rehearsal. There is an additional minimum $100.00 per hour fee for rehearsals. Generally the wedding coordinator does the walk through and not the Minister. Rehearsal, parking, travel, or other special expenses are additional costs and expected to be paid by the couple before the ceremony begins. Weddings on a Holiday are up to double the regular rate depending on time and location. Most normal weddings will cost $200.00 to $275.00, the total of the booking fee if required and the one hour minimum Honorarium. Rehearsals Dr. Schwehm does not conduct rehearsals but gladly participates in any rehearsal or rehearsal dinner prior to
a wedding service, as a Minister, when open. The fee is $100.00 per hour. All fees due for the
rehearsal and wedding ceremony should be paid at the rehearsal. Dr.Schwehm is not a wedding planner and does not do that function. If you need instructions on the processional or any planning details a planner is needed. The minister does not provide chairs, microphones, or other services. There are web pages with info on rehearsal like this one at my blog: Search Google for more free info on a walk through of the attendants. Click here to visit Marriage Preparation Online. for an outline of how to plan a wedding.To ensure that each couple is ready for the ceremony a telephone call to Dr. Schwehm the night or morning before the wedding is required. Please call and communicate you have a license and there are no changes in plans as close to the wedding as possible, 504/617-6359 for the answer service. Extras Wedding ceremonies in paid locations must be paid by the couple including any fees for the Officiant to park or enter such as Theme Parks or Festivals. Any special setting that may require him to remain for several hours also may incur additional costs depending on the amount of time required. Travel If travel is expected out of the area, the bride and groom are expected to pay all hospitality and transportation expenses for the Minister. A cost will be discussed for the travel at the booking. Any wedding outside the City of New Orleans must be fully discussed and may include travel costs. Contact Information Courtesy dictates that you contact the Minister about changes or cancellations and keep him well informed as to your plans. A booking information form is provided below to let him know how to contact the couple if necessary. Either cut and paste this form into your e-mail or print it out then mail the info in. Please be sure he has your phone number and contact information as soon as possible in case of changes and questions. Until this information is received the wedding is not booked or placed on the calendar.
Associate Ministers Fig Street Wedding Ministry has several Associate Ministers that can assist on dates Dr. Schwehm is not open. All have assisted in other areas of Fig Street Ministries and are currently registered to perform marriages in Louisiana. If Dr. Schwehm for some reason due to accident or illness cannot make a scheduled appointment one of them will be there. He will arrange for them to help out when necessary.
Weddings by Dr. Jerry K. Schwehm HOME:65115 Highway 41, Pearl River, LA 70452 OFFICE:117 No Solomon St New Orleans, LA 70119 Tel: 504-578-8101 www.figstreet.com/guesthouse/weddings.html Booking Form Information (Cut and Paste In E-mail) Paid to JERRY SCHWEHM
Wedding Day: __________ Date_________ Time_______________
PLACE_______________________________ Address_____________________________
COUPLE’S NAMES: _______________________________________________ Address: ________________________________________________________ Contact Info: Home Phone________________________Local Phone: ____________ Hotel:________________________________________________________________ Minister to Attend Rehearsal: Yes_______No______Date_________________ Rehearsal Location __________________Date and Time _____________ Address: ______________________ Phone._______________________
CEREMONY TYPE: Religious: ____ Spiritual: ______________Civil__________: CEREMONY READINGS: _________________________________________ Vows___________________________________________________________ Special Requests
Estimated Fees: _______Deposit Paid_________ Due:_________ PARTIES MUST SECURE A LICENSE FROM STATE BEFORE CEREMONY PERFORMED Service provided upon payment in advance only. I understand that if services are cancelled, deposits are NOT REFUNDABLE. Fees are based upon amount of service time and services provided. Arrangement to pay all fees must be before ceremony. No deposit or agreement received no services rendered. Total Fees: _________Deposit Paid__________ Balance Due: ___________
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