St. Michael & All Angels makes our sanctuary and facilities available to our parishioners and the general public for special events like weddings, funerals, meetings, seminars, and other celebrations and events.
For more information or to schedule an event, contact our church office at 949-644-0463 or
church@stmikescdm.org.
To get started, please complete the below planning form.
Wedding and Rehearsal Dates
Enter your preferred wedding date/time and rehearsal date/time.
Please bring your license to the rehearsal. All required witnesses must be present to sign the license.
The Rector of Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church with be the officiant, but visiting clergy are welcome to assist.
We do not normally celebrate Holy Eucharist (communion) at weddings.
Readings for the “Blessing and Celebration of a Marriage” can be found in the Book of Common Prayer on page 426.
Select one from the list.
Note: We suggest that you have most of your photos taken before the service. This helps you arrive at the reception in a timely manner. We have beautiful grounds with lots of attractive settings that can be used as backdrops. Because they are so distracting, no flash pictures are permitted inside the church or chapel during the wedding. Also, if the ceremony is being video recorded, no spotlights are allowed in the church. Photos may be taken in the church after all guests have left, but we encourage you to direct your photographer to take as many photos before the wedding as possible. You will be able to take your photos as soon as the church is cleared and be off to your reception without delaying your guests too long. After the ceremony, photos involving the clergy should be taken first.
A wedding coordinator might assist you on your wedding day; however, they will have no authority over the church ceremony.
Before your wedding, the couple will meet with the Rector for premarital preparation, usually about three sessions, required by the rules of the Church. It will be helpful to you to have had this preparation completed far in advance of the wedding. If you live out of town and are active members of an Episcopal Church, the clergy here will help you make special arrangements for premarital counseling with your own priest. Your priest will need to provide a letter to the Rector of St. Michael’s indicating you have completed the required preparation.
The Episcopal Church is proud to be one of the first mainstream Christian churches that not only allows, but celebrates marriage between couples under the LGBTQ+ umbrella. Just as Christ welcomed all, we too welcome all.
In the Episcopal Church, no priest is permitted to preside at the wedding of a divorced person without the consent of the Bishop. A request for permission for re-marriage of a divorced person must be sent by the clergy to the Bishop at least 30 days prior to the wedding. It is a further requirement in our Diocese that we have a copy of any applicable divorce decree that shows its finality at least one year prior to the remarriage. The Rector will fill the form out with you during pre-marital counseling.
A leaflet bulletin must be printed, one for each anticipated attendee. (Please make a few extra copies). The purpose of the bulletin is to contain the texts of the hymns, the Scripture readings, and the Lord’s Prayer. St. Michael's will prepare and print the bulletins.
