1)  Smoking is not permitted anywhere in the building.

2)  Alcoholic beverages (including champagne) are not permitted anywhere in the building.

3)  As in the wider community, security is an important consideration.  The building will be open during your service, and probably locked at other times.  Please be sure to follow some basic ground rules to maximize security: don’t leave valuables exposed in your car; lock up purses, satchels and valuables -- even in the building -- or keep them with you at all times; be sure doors are never propped open.  As with anywhere, it is important to stay alert and aware as we all endeavor to keep the building open and welcoming as well as safe and secure.

4)  Rice, confetti, and birdseed cause problems.  Please ask your friends not to throw rice, confetti, or birdseed inside or on the front steps.  Blowing bubbles has become a popular way to give the couple a send-off, outside the church.

5)  Parking in the church lot A on the east side of 16^th Ave NE is provided, without charge, to members of the wedding party and their immediate families.  The church staff lot, north of the church, is not available to the public.  There is also parking available on the UW campus, in the lots behind the Burke Museum (enter campus at 17^th Ave NE and NE 45th Street).  There is no charge to park there after noon on Saturdays.  A parking map is included.

6)  The sanctuary is equipped with a sound system and microphones are available.  Recording equipment must be provided by the couple.

7)  We do not store clothing or reception supplies prior to the day of the ceremony.

8)  The use of aisle runners is not permitted.

9)  Please notify the Wedding Coordinator if you encounter a situation or people you are not comfortable with.