Marriage is a gift God has given to all humankind for the well-being of the entire human family.  Marriage is a civil contract between a woman and a man.  For Christians marriage is a covenant through which a man and a woman are called to live out together before God their lives of discipleship.  In a service of Christian marriage a lifelong commitment is made by a woman and a man to each other,  publicly witnessed and acknowledge by the community of faith.   . . . Christian marriage should be celebrated in the place where the community gathers for worship. As a service of Christian worship, the marriage service is under the direction of the minister and the supervision of the session.  . . . Others may be invited to participate as leaders in the service at the discretion of the pastor. Celebration of the Lord's Supper at the marriage service requires the approval of the session, and care shall be taken that the invitation to the Table is extended to all baptized present.

– Taken from the Presbyterian Book of Order  
Suggestion reading for couples preparing for marriage.
Required forms 
Fees
Requirements
Arranging for a Pastor
Church Rules
Sanctuary $150
Fellowship Hall $150
Cleaning

$ 25 - for sanctuary; $25 for fellowship hall; Call Wendy Wrinn (706-375-2951).  

If cleaning up after yourself, $50 deposit.
Organist $100 or more recommended, depending upon time, songs and playing for reception
Pastor $75 or more recommended (usually pastors marry members without charge, but at the very least couples give the pastor enough to cover dry cleaning of a suit and getting a haircut)
1. Check for availability
Sanctuary will not be rented from the week before to the day of special religious celebrations or holidays.

Dates are reserved on a first-come basis

Check the Church Calendar on our website and call the church secretary to verify availability (706-375-3432)

 
2.  Fill out the required paper work
An Adobe Acrobat file can be downloaded above, or you can pick up copy of the forms from the church secretary.

 
3.  Contact wedding coordinator, Wendy Wrinn (706-375-2951) to make all arrangements except for cleaning.

 
4.  Get Session approval 
The Session (church governing body) must approve all weddings, and they usually meet once a month. 

This is usually a matter of formality and making sure there are no church programming conflicts.

 
5. Pick up a set of keys

6. After wedding, clean up premises or make prior arrangements with Wendy Wrinn.

 
You may invite any ordained pastor from a Christian Church to perform your wedding. 

You may also ask for the pastor of Chickamauga Presbyterian Church to perform the marriage ceremony

Note that it is required of all PC(USA) pastors to give some form of pre-marital counseling before performing a wedding ceremony.  The requirements of this vary from pastor to pastor, and if the couple is out of the area, the couple can go to another pastor nearer to them, or work something out through reading and correspondence.  Normally the counseling will cover the couple's expectations, why they want to be married in a Church, what helps keep a marriage healthy and strong, and details of their ceremony.

It is expected of all couples to have some form of pre-marital counseling before getting married in our sanctuary.

  1. No alcoholic beverages can be served on the church property

  2. Parking in designated areas only

  3. No confetti

  4. No defacing, marring, nailing, gluing, tacking or marking on walls, pews, church appointments, furniture, etc.  (Any special attachments to walls or furniture must be approved by the wedding coordinator.)

  5. Leave the premise at least as good as you found it.