Dear Bride and Groom:
As you begin planning your wedding at Resurrection Church, we hope these instructions will be a helpful guide. If you have questions, please contact the church office or Pastor Zimmermann. It is our pleasure to serve you.

A brief program of premarital counseling is required of all desiring to be married at Resurrection. Generally, the couple will meet with the pastor two or three times to help couples learn more about each other as they prepare for their life together in marriage.

Marriages solemnized at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection are in accordance with the practices of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. While the wedding ceremony may lend itself to some flexibility, couples are reminded that the celebration of marriage is considered to be a worship service and shall conform to practices consistent with the Christian faith. Our pastor/s will normally officiate, although other clergy may assist at his invitation.

Flowers and decorations are provided at the expense of the bridal couple.  (Three white wicker baskets and two pedestals are available for use at no cost if you should need them.)  The church office must be notified in advance of the time flowers are to be delivered.  Wedding hostesses will arrive two hours prior to the wedding--flowers should be delivered in that timeframe.  Unless flowers are to be shared for Sunday worship, they are to be removed immediately following the ceremony.   Rice, confetti, and birdseed is not to be thrown inside or outside the church.

The marriage license shall be presented to the church office early in the week prior to your wedding day so that we may fill in the necessary blanks--please do not wait until the rehearsal or your wedding day.  There will be two forms and one envelope to turn in.  The original license plus the mailing envelope is for the official record, the other (blue) is for you to keep.  You will receive an official copy of the license a few weeks after the wedding.  Extra copies may be ordered through the county.

The wedding is a Christian worship service and the music should be sacred in character. The church organist will be happy to assist you in selecting appropriate selections. It is expected that the church organist will play for your wedding. Kindly inform the organist if you desire to have a soloist or include other musical instruments in the service.  All music that is to be used must be pre-approved.  Contact the organist as soon as possible: James Reed: 562-698-1044.

All fees shall be presented to the wedding hostess or the church secretary not later than one week prior to the wedding.

Photos and videotape enable you to recall your wedding ceremony, however the church has established certain guidelines to ensure that there will be no inappropriate disturbances during the ceremony.  No flash pictures may be taken; available-light photos are permitted.  During the service photographers / videographers shall remain in a stationary position.  The wedding hostess will be happy to work with them.  Following the ceremony, the pastor will be pleased to re-enact parts of the service for picture taking.
    PLEASE REMIND YOUR GUESTS THAT FLASH PICTURES ARE NOT PERMITTED DURING THE SERVICE.