Here are a few guidelines that should be helpful as you look forward to this important event. It is very important that you set the date and time of the wedding (and rehearsal) well in advance. Dates cannot be confirmed until the wedding information form is returned to the church office along with a deposit of one-half the total amount due. Please write us for a booklet and request form.

Premarital Interviews
Arrangements for premarital interview(s) should be scheduled with the pastor performing the service.

Music
The music for the wedding service should be appropriate to the occasion. Please contact one of our church organists (listed below) to plan your music immediately after your date has been confirmed. Please let the church office know who your organist will be. No other organists may be used without the written consent of the First Congregational Church Music Committee. Written request to use another organist must be made at least six weeks prior to the wedding, addressed to the Music Committee, First Congregational Church, 36 Main Street, New Milford, Connecticut 06776, or email:Jane McManus.

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Organists
Linda Risberg 860-354-7020
Joanne Spring 203-797-8676
Tom Holcombe 860-927-4389
Jan Gregory 860-262-1352
Carolyn Kopsick 860-355-2611

If you are interested in soloists, our organists can supply you with names of competent singers/instrumentalists for you to contact. Organists and soloists set their own fees which are not included in the wedding fee. The organist and soloist must be paid in full at the wedding rehearsal.

Runners
For safety reasons, runners are not allowed in the aisles of our sanctuary.

Photographs and Video Tapes
Photographs are an important part of the record of your wedding, and we know you will want to have them. Please ask your photographer to contact the pastor before the wedding to discuss our guidelines.

Length of Service
Your party is welcome to use the church an hour prior to your service, and for one and one-half hours after your scheduled wedding time. These hours will ensure adequate time for your receiving line and to take photographs of the church and your wedding party.

Programs/Order of Service
We can show you a selection of appropriate program covers should you decide to have them as part of your wedding. Programs should be ordered eight weeks in advance, and full payment is expected at the time of order. Covers cannot be returned. If you require typing service, we can provide it at a nominal fee.

Flower Arrangements
Most people have one arrangement on the communion table or two arrangements, one on either side of the pulpit. We also have wrought-iron candelabra which can be used for candles and flowers. Most florists are familiar with our procedures for delivering arrangements to the church. If your florist is not, please have him/her contact the church office. The flowers may be left for the Sunday worship service after your wedding, or you may take them with you. Please let us know on the wedding information form which you prefer. If you do leave the flowers, we will make an appropriate acknowledgment in our worship bulletin for that Sunday.

Questions/Concerns
If you have any questions during the planning of your wedding, please contact the minister performing your wedding, or Jane McManus, Church Administrator at 1-860-355-8232 or email: Jane McManus.

Fees and Avilable Times
Wedding fees and forms are available by contacting Jane McManus . A deposit of half the total fee is expected when the wedding information form is returned to the office. Dates and times cannot be confirmed until we have received the completed form and deposit.

The chapel is appropriate for a wedding party of four and up to 40 guests. The sanctuary can accommodate up to 500 guests.  Fees cover the use of the facility and an honorarium for the clergy. Music must be arranged directly with the organist or other musician.

If you currently support the First Congregational Church through your pledge, a portion of these wedding fees are waived. Please contact the church administrator for details.