The Willard Memorial Chapel, designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, is a beautiful and unique place to celebrate your wedding. This brochure outlines our wedding policies and procedures. Please take a few moments to carefully read the following information.

You are responsible for informing your wedding party, those you have hired, and your guests of the chapel’s rules and regulations. The chapel reserves the right to modify our policies as necessary.

Saturday weddings are scheduled at 11 am, 2 pm and 5 pm. Rehearsals for Saturday weddings are scheduled for one hour on Fridays at 5, 6 or 7 pm.

When a reservation is made, a one hour rehearsal and three hours for the ceremony are reserved. The wedding ceremony must be performed in the middle of this three-hour period. It is imperative to stay within this time frame.

For example, if your wedding is scheduled for 11 am,
your schedule would be:
10–10:30 am: Flowers delivered and decorations arranged
10:30 am–11 am: Prelude music begins and guests seated
11 am–12 pm: Wedding service performed
12–1 pm: Photos taken and guests received

We recommend that you carefully plan the ceremony if you wish to have a receiving line or photographs taken at the chapel. Please inform your photographer of your plans so they will stay within the reserved time frame.

Wedding License
Florists
Parking
Seating Capacity
Additional Information
Officiants Available
Musicians
Photographers, Videographers and Limousines
Contact

Wedding License
A ceremony cannot be performed without a license.
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Florists
Flowers placed on each side of the podium add a very beautiful touch. However, there are some restrictions in the use of flowers. In an effort to preserve the beauty of Willard Chapel, candles (other than a unity candle) are no longer allowed in the building. The smoke from the candles damages the stained glass and ceilings and open flames present an obvious hazard. In addition, pew bows may only be fastened with ribbon or rubber bands. No pew clips, tacks, tape or wire are allowed.
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Parking
Great measures are being taken to beautify the grounds at the chapel. It is imperative that your guests not park or turn around on the lawn.
Willard Chapel has two parking lots for your use. The main lot is off of Nelson Street. The north lot is off of Seymour Street and is the only entrance that is handicapped accessible. When the Nelson Street lot is full, we ask that our Seymour Street lot is used. The chapel entrance is located just beyond the garden through the walkway.
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Seating Capacity
The chapel can accommodate a maximum of 250 guests.
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Additional Information
The use of the following is prohibited at the chapel before, during and after the wedding: food, rice, confetti, potpourri and bird seed.

In order to preserve Willard Chapel and to comply with our insurance regulations, we are required to enforce the following:

• No smoking
• No alcohol in the building or on the premises
• Only service animals are allowed inside the building (i.e. seeing eye dogs)
• At the time of the wedding, you must accept the chapel interior as is, including seasonal decorations (Christmas only)
• No chairs or other equipment may be moved

There are facilities in the chapel where the bride and attendants may dress and a separate room is available for the groom and ushers. The chapel is not responsible for any valuables left anywhere, at anytime, in the chapel.

The bride and groom must agree to be responsible for:

• completing the entire wedding within the allotted three hour time frame
• making all arrangements with the officiator and the musicians
• submitting the balance of the rental fee one month prior to the wedding ceremony
• making bridal party and guests aware of chapel rules
• the supervision of children
• the behavior of guests
• any damage to the facility or its furnishings

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Musicians (The Community Preservation Committee provides this list as a courtesy. The Bride and Groom make the choice without influence from our staff.)
Organists:		Vocalists:
Joan Haff	(315) 253-2874	Karen Bartlett-Morse	(315) 252-1214
Jason Keeton	(315) 594-2984	Lori Rhodes Pettit	(315) 364-8374
Lori Rhodes Pettit	(315) 364-8374	Gary Rhodes	(315) 253-9525
Susan May	(315) 364-7141	Susan May	(315) 364-7141
Cheri Allred	(315) 685-3047	Bostiano Sidoti	(315) 754-6698
Kathleen Strickland	(315) 889-5174	Susan Petrocci	(315) 672-3481
Paul Guido	(315) 252-5705	Bobbi Harvey	(315) 253-5098
Donna Reister	(315) 252-3405	Carrie McNeill	(315) 253-0912
Muriel Hickey	(315) 252-7420	Anne Adessa	(315) 253-4887
Harvyn Tarkmeeo	(315) 685-6895	John Reilly	(315) 253-7599
Tom Techman	(315) 252-9169	Julie Howard	(315) 253-3939
Karen Bartlett-Morse	(315) 252-1214	Sara Heit	(315) 253-8900
Steve Uhnak	(315) 258-0406	Samantha Hockey	(315) 252-5090
Rebecca Pezzulo	(315) 568-2043	Stacy Coleman	(315) 253-3200
		Amy Bellamy	(315) 224-0691
Piano:
Lori Rhodes Pettit	(315) 364-8374	Flute:
Ed Mosley	(315) 252-0958	Kathy Malarney	(315) 252- 0024
Susan May	(315) 364-7141	Jennifer Hysick	(315) 252-1774
Kathleen Strickland	(315) 889-5174	Bob Piorun	(315) 252-6684
Tom Techman	(315) 252-9169
Kim Fetters	(315) 423-7804	Keyboard:
Amy Bellamy	(315) 224-0691	Susan May	(315) 364-7141
		Lori Rhodes Pettit	(315) 364-8374
Guitar:		Karen Bartlett-Morse	(315) 252-1214
Bob Piorun	(315) 252-6684
		Harp:
Variety of Instruments:		Whispering Strings (Flute & Harp)	(315) 252-0313
Bob Piorun & Julie Howard	(315) 252-6684
Candlelight String Quartet (Robert Connell & Janice Carr)	(315) 637-0251
Drew French	(315) 483-9675
Ronny Like (Guitar & Trumpet)	(315) 253-3365
A2 String Duet (Allison Avrich & Marie Peacock)	(315) 529-2127
Marg DePalma	(315) 253-4765
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