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lorinschmisseurlorinschmisseur member
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What is a proper donation to give to the church for the ceremony or the choir for their singing services? I have no clue what is acceptable.
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  • Riss91Riss91 member
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    edited December 2011
    Check with your church as they may have some guidelines for you. For our choir and our other musicians, we paid about $100-$200 per musician. We paid about $700-$800 for the church (we were non-parishoners) and about $100-$200 directly to the priests (we had two). We also gave the altar servers $50 each.

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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
    10000 Comments Fourth Anniversary 5 Love Its Combo Breaker
    edited December 2011
    Our church had set fees. And then we just tipped if needed.

    We paid $250 for the wedding coordinator who was also the orgainist. Our cantor charged $50. And we gave $150 to the priest who married us. That was the recommended donation. We gave our altar servers $25 each. The church fee was $750 as we were also considered non-parishoners. H had went to church there before he moved, but since he wasn't active at the time of our wedding, they charged us the higher fee.
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  • lorinschmisseurlorinschmisseur member
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    edited December 2011
    We do not have to pay the church usage fees but they recommend we offer a donation to the church and a donation to the choir. She did not give me recommended amounts.
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
    10000 Comments Fourth Anniversary 5 Love Its Combo Breaker
    edited December 2011
    I would say between $150-200 to the church.

    How many are singing in the choir? Will the donation be divided between them or does it go back into the church music dept?
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  • lorinschmisseurlorinschmisseur member
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    edited December 2011
    It goes back to the church music department.
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  • chrissyinatlchrissyinatl member
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    edited December 2011
    Our church recommended 10% of our total wedding cost.  My fiance about fell over when he read that.  That would be like $2K!!!

    They charge $750 if you are a non-parishoner, so we were going to do as a donation to the church.  Seems fair to me.  I mean, we make weekly donations of course!

    And then there is kind of a set list of what is recommended for priest, music, etc.
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