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Church Sanctuary can be reserved for wedding ceremonies from
Mondays to Saturdays. Requests for Sundays and Public Holidays
bookings are subject to the approval of the Senior Minister.
There are three sessions available on each available day, each
session lasts for three hours. The first session is from 10.00am
to 1.00pm; second session is 1.30pm to 4.30pm; and the third
session is from 4.30pm to 7.30pm. The first hour is for decoration;
second hour for Wedding Ceremony; the following half an hour
for photo taking; the last half an hour for wrapping up and
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| Requirements |
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At least one of you must be a Christian. Both of you need
to have a half an hour wedding interview with our Senior Pastor
Rev. Dr. John Illsley.
The purpose is to get to know each other a little, to discuss
your plans, hopes, what marriage is, the wedding service,
and if agreed to proceed with making arrangements for the
wedding to take place at the Methodist International Church,
Hong Kong.
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| Booking
Procedure |
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Download the wedding application form
here, fill
in the application form, send it to Ann Lee by e-mail at admin2@mic-hk.org or by fax it to (852)-2575-6493. She will contact you to arrange your wedding interview with our Senior Minister, Rev. Dr. John Illsley. Ann’s contact number is (852)-2574-0419.
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For the wedding interview, bring your
Baptism Certificate or Reference Letter from your Pastor
and HKD3500 either in cash or by cheque for paying deposit
for your wedding. Your wedding booking will be displayed
on our wedding calendar once you have paid the deposit.
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| Three
(3) months before your wedding date |
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Settle balance HKD4000 by cheque, make
it payable to Methodist International Church, Hong Kong,
and mark at the back of the cheque with your wedding date
and time, then post it to Miss Helen Leung, Methodist
International Church, Hong Kong, 271 Queen’s Road
East, Wanchai, Hong Kong. You will be acknowledging receipt
by e-mail. Upon receipt of your cheque, receipt will be
prepared and put in your folder for you to pick it up
when you are here for the rehearsal.
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You need to apply a CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRAR
OF MARRIAGES from the Marriage Registry which valid for
3 months, (hereby we call it WEDDING NOTICE). When you
have received the Wedding Notice, you need to send a copy
by e-mail or fax to Miss Helen Leung for preparing the
draft of your WEDDING CERTIFICATE for your confirmation.
You need to give the ORIGINAL of your Wedding Notice to
Dr. John on your rehearsal date.
For making appointment with the Marriage
Registry for applying the Marriage Notice, there is
a 24-hour interactive voice response. The telephone
number is 3102-3883.
For internet users, you can visit www.gov.hk/marriagebooking
Fee to be paid to Marriage Registry is HKD305
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You will be contacted by e-mail for scheduling
the time and date for your wedding rehearsal
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| Terms
of Payment |
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| HK$7500 |
Inclusive of a three-hour use
of Church Sanctuary; one-hour
wedding rehearsal at Church Sanctuary; wedding certificate;
wedding officiated by our Minister; and Caretaker’s
fee.
- HKD3500 deposit to hold the reservation.
- HKD4000 balance to be paid 3 months in advance of your
wedding date.
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HKD1250
(optional) |
Hiring the L/G Hall for cocktail
reception or tea-party for 3 hours.
You need to arrange for your own catering. |
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| Wedding
Rehearsal |
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Wedding rehearsal
normally held on the Wednesday evening ahead of your wedding
date. The rehearsal will be arranged by Miss Helen Leung,
the Church Administrator, and you will be informed by e-mail.
Please be on time. The wedding rehearsal is limited to one
(1) hour only; outside of the scheduled one (1) hour, you
will be charged HKD500 per hour for using the Church Sanctuary
or HKD250 per half-an-hour for using the Church Sanctuary,
and subject to the availability.
Who should be in the rehearsal?
- The couple being married
- The person who is walking the bride down the aisle. (Usually
the bride’s father)
- The Chairman (The MC – Master of Ceremony)
- Bridesmaid and Best man
- Flower girl, ring bearer (if any)
- The musician (pianist/organist) who will be playing the
walking in and walking out music
The rehearsal is NOT a
choir practice
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| Decoration |
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Applicants may
put up decorations in the Church Sanctuary for the wedding.
If we have more than one wedding on the same day, we will
try to provide the other couple’s contact numbers so
that you may jointly decorate the church. Further arrangements
can be made seperately between couples with the same wedding
date.
- NO (1)
fresh petals, (2) shiny powder, (3) feathers are allowed
in the Sanctuary, but can be used in the L/G Hall.
- NO (1) pins,
(2) staples, (3) scotch-tape on our chairs.
- We provide two wireless handheld microphones, one feather
pen for signing the certificate, one signing table, two
reception tables (size: 31” x 31” x 31”
each)
- We do not
provide table cloth for the reception tables.
- We do not
provide stand for your wedding photo.
You are responsible for any damages caused by your wedding.
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| Flowers |
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Appropriate fresh flowers, donated
and arranged by our Church members are arranged on Friday
evenings for our Sunday worship services. Wedding couples
are welcome to use them.
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| L/G
Hall for cocktail or tea-party and refreshments |
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Wedding cocktail
or tea-party is welcomed to be held in our L/G Hall at the
rate of HKD1250 per 3-hour usage EXCLUSIVE of neither catering
nor drinks. You cannot use our kitchen for cooking, but the
fridge will be available for storing your wedding cake and
drinks.
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| Other
Important Information |
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- Cancellation or Change in
Time Slot:
In the event of your cancelling or changing
the time slot of the wedding booking, a cancellation fee
will be payable by you. If you cancel or alter time slot
of your wedding booking more than six months in advance
of your wedding date, a cancellation fee of HKD1750 will
be charged – any balance you have paid will be refunded
to you. If you cancel or alter time slot within six months
of your wedding date, the full deposit of HKD3500 will be
charged as a cancellation fee. This is necessary to safeguard
other couples’ wedding plans.
- Car Parking:
The Church DOES NOT have a car park, parking
in our neighbour’s car park (The Government Chest
and Heart Clinic) IS NOT ALLOWED.
Please advise visitors to use public car parks. The nearest
public car parks are: (1) 248 Queen’s Road East; (2)
Ruttonjee Hospital, (3) Hopewell Center, and (4) Parking
Meters in front of St. James Primary School.
- Road Map
(in Chinese) – Click
to download
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| Scripts
You need to Say During Exchange of Vows |
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| Click
here
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