Advice on costs of getting married in a CofE church

NormW

I've been on the website and our church is about right for the basics, BUT, they are trying to force us into having the organist at the cost of an extra £70!!!

I didn't budget for it as we simply don't want it, we'd picked all our music from cd's but the church are adamant we have to have the organist. They keep on repeating something about it being a big room to fill and a cd not being loud enough and won't budge.

Has anyone else come across anything like this where the church are trying to force you into having one of the (expensive) supposedly optional extras?

I'm lost on what to do about it, as far as I can see we have two options :-

1) Put up with something we don't want.
2) Find another church.

If anyone has any advice it'd be great, thanks!

morag1202

Our Church installed an all singing all dancing sound system (we even have a hearing aid loop) a few years go and CD's sound great. BUT before that, it was only possible to play a CD on a ghetto blaster plugged in at the back of the Church and even at max volume it was awful.

Perhaps your Church is just trying to do you a favour by pointing out that the sound will not be good and your day spoiled, rather than trying to force you into spending money?

Most Churches require you to have at least one hymn during the service. Are your guests up to singing unaccompanied? or do you have a CD for your hymn music?

Hope you get something sorted and have a great wedding.