MUSIC FOR YOUR WEDDING Planning We ask all couples being married at Old St. Mary’s Church to call our Director of Music, at 312.922.3444. Please call at least six weeks before the wedding to schedule a wedding music consultation appointment. It is helpful if you have reviewed and chosen your scripture readings,
especially the responsorial psalm. Our Music Director is the organist and musical advisor who will guide you through the music selection process.
Vocalists It is our policy that a cantor be engaged for each wedding. The cantor is the vocal soloist and leads
the congregational singing. Our Music Director will secure the services of a cantor for your wedding. It is important
that a cantor from Old St. Mary’s Church participate in your wedding because of their high level of skill,
familiarity with the liturgy, experience in the church space, and ongoing working relationship with our staff and
clergy.
Instrumentalists
Additional instrumentalists (trumpets, violins, etc.) are often desired as part of the wedding
music. Our Music Director knows local instrumentalists who are superbly skilled and experienced in working at
Old St. Mary’s Church. They will engage these musicians for you after your wedding music planning meeting. It
is our policy that instrumentalists for Old St. Mary’s Church weddings be engaged through our Music Director.
Fees Organist $200; Cantor $150; Priest (love offering) $100. (Note: These are base fees which include the
consultation, preparation and performance of the wedding liturgy. The music director will inform you of the
exact amount of music fees at your meeting.)
Pre-Recorded Music The use of pre-recorded music is NEVER permitted in Old St. Mary’s Church liturgy.
GUIDELINES FOR THE FLORIST The following guidelines are to be followed by all florists who service Old St. Mary’s Church.
No floral arrangements, candles, hurricane lamps, trellises, canopies, ribbons or any other decorations are
allowed in the aisles or on the pews. Decorations should be focused in the sanctuary.
Floral arrangements in the sanctuary are not to block the liturgical movements. Also note that additional floral
arrangements may interfere with video taping.
Flowers are not to be placed on the altar.
Deliveries and decorations can be done starting one hour before the wedding time, or at another time to be
arranged with the priest.
