Weddings

To serve our church community as effectively as possible, we do request that you call North Way home or have a personal connection to a pastor on staff.
Wedded Couple at North Way Christian Community

Wedding Planning Process

As a church, North Way Christian Community highly regards Biblical marriage and commits significant time and resources to helping you prepare for this most important relationship. We love to do weddings but limit them to people who call North Way home or have a personal connection to a pastor on staff.

Steps in Preparing for Your Wedding

We have learned over many years that following these wedding preparation guidelines will result in a more meaningful wedding ceremony and greater success in your marriage. Please complete the following steps to have your wedding at North Way.

As the very first step, you need to request via email one of the pastors listed below to get the process started. The selected pastor will respond to you within 5 days of the request. (Please note that the pastor selected is not guaranteed.) The pastor will instruct you when to move to future steps.  PLEASE DO NOT PROCEED WITHOUT THE PASTOR’S DIRECTION.

Brad Beggs

Campus Pastor, Sewickley Valley

Darren Bowers

Multisite Pastor

Adam Farrell

Production/Worship Pastor

Vince Giordano

Campus Pastor, City

Paul Hunter

Campus Pastor, Dormont

Sean Kelly

Campus Pastor, Robinson

Shannon Libengood

Executive Pastor - Ministry

Bryan McCabe

Ministry Hub Pastor

Scott McCabe

Multisite Advisor / Care Pastor (Wexford)

Mary Mercer

Prayer Pastor

Ryan Paskey

Campus Pastor, Wexford

John Reilly

Associate Multisite Pastor

Joe Simonette

Family Ministry/Volunteer Development Pastor

Scott Stevens

Executive Pastor - Generosity and Expansion

Billy Bob White

Worship Pastor

Chris White

Campus Pastor, Beaver Valley

Following the pastor’s approval, complete and submit the wedding information form.  Once completed, the wedding administrator will review your information and begin to process your request.

A $50 deposit is due within 30 days of confirmation of your wedding date to hold your reservation. This will be fully refundable up to 30 days prior to your wedding date. The wedding administrator will send you the link to make this payment.

  • If your wedding is onsite at a North Way campus, please complete and submit the hold harmless agreement (below) at this time and note that your balance is due 30 days prior to the wedding date.

  • If you are requesting a North Way pastor to officiate your offsite wedding, you do not need to submit the Hold Harmless Agreement form.

Please contact the Counseling Center at 724-935-0680 to sign up for the SYMBIS tool.

 

The cost to complete this assessment is $35 and will be paid for through the SYMBIS website. SYMBIS (Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts) is an online assessment we use at North Way to kickstart your premarital counseling. This tool gathers information about your expectations for marriage, the experiences you’re bringing to the table, and finds where you and your fiancé can keep working to build the best foundation possible.

 

Please contact the Counseling Center once you’ve completed the SYMBIS assessment to schedule your sessions with the professional counselor.   We’re excited to start this process with you!

STEP 5: Meet with the Officiating Pastor

Once you’ve completed the SYMBIS counseling session(s), please contact the officiating pastor to review the SYMBIS report and talk through the spiritual aspects of your marriage.

STEP 6: CONTACT the WEDDING COORDINATOR

For couples using a North Way venue, the North Way Wedding Coordinator will discuss details including ceremony specifics, decorations, and production needs. Email weddings@northway.org to begin.

GENERAL INFORMATION

If your wedding is to be held onsite at a North Way campus, please email the Wedding Administrator at weddings@northway.org for further details.

Onsite, Campus location

Fee: $450

  • Premarital coaching

  • Building use

  • Bride and groom preparation rooms

  • Wedding coordinator

  • Sound technician

  • Cleaning/maintenance before and after the wedding

  • Setup/breakdown of the room for ceremony

  • Communion, if desired

  • Rehearsal of ceremony

 

Fee: $200 - Pastor Honorarium
Pastor services are not included in the wedding fee. Please remit to the pastor along with the license application at the rehearsal.

 

Offsite, Local

Fees:
$50    Premarital coaching
$200  Pastor Honorarium

 

Offsite, Destination wedding (more than two hours away)

Fees:
$50    Premarital coaching
$200  Pastor Honorarium
Cost of accommodations and any necessary travel (including airfare) so that the pastor can officiate and have their wife present (when possible).

 

Note: With the consent from a North Way pastor, a pastor from another church can participate in the service. Please contact the wedding administrator for details.

 

The marriage license should be given to the officiating pastor the evening of the rehearsal. The church will send the marriage license to the government office and mail a copy back to you.

 

Both the bride and groom must apply for their marriage license in person in the county in which they reside:

  • There is a waiting period while the records go to Harrisburg and then return to Pittsburgh.
  • The clerk at the County Marriage Bureau will tell you when your license will be available. The marriage license expires in 60 days.

 

County Marriage Bureaus

Allegheny County Marriage Bureau

City County Building

414 Grant Street

Pittsburgh, PA 15222

 

Butler County Marriage Bureau

Court House

290 Main Street

Butler, PA 16001

 

Washington County Courthouse

1 South Main Street

Washington, PA 15301

Wedding Couple at North Way Sewickley Valley

QUESTIONS?

We hope your marriage experience at North Way is one that you will treasure forever!

If you have any questions, comments, etc. about North Way’s marriage process, please email us: weddings@northway.org.

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