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Marriage in the School Chapel

Application for marriage at TSS must be made to the Headmaster. Please do not make further arrangements until permission is given and the date and time is confirmed by the school.

Date and Time

You may wish to check available days and times by visiting the online Chapel Calendar. This will give an indication of availability but remember that the information on this calendar is constantly updated and is at this stage for information only. Some dates may not be available – major religious holidays, school events etc.

Application for marriage at TSS must be made to the Headmaster. Please do not make further arrangements until permission is given and the date and time is confirmed by the school.

Online Application

Online application form
You will receive an acknowledgment of application – if this does not arrive please contact the Chapel by e-mail (contact details below). Note that we only marry old boys, members of staff and their children.

Headmaster’s Letter

The Headmaster will then write to you. If he gives his permission his letter will include the Application Form, Payment Remittance, Catering Request and a copy of the Chaplain’s Memo for your wedding photographer.

Once the completed Application Form, Payment Remittance and Catering Request are received, a receipt will be issued and only then will the wedding with date and time be confirmed. Details are entered on the online Chapel Calendar. Please check that the details here are correct.

The Chaplain will contact you and invite you both to an interview. This interview must take place at least five weeks before the wedding. At this interview please bring an original copy of both your Birth Certificates and evidence of Baptism and/or Confirmation. At this interview arrangements will be made for the rehearsal.

At the moment the cost for Marriage Ceremony is $1000 – this includes Music, Flowers and Diocesan Fees. We reserve the right to increase this without notice.

Change of Date or Time

In the event of change to date and time please consult the online Chapel Calendar and make the application in writing to the Headmaster.

Cancellation

Please confirm cancellation in writing to the Headmaster. A pro rata refund will then be made.

Divorce

We recommend that divorced persons give plenty of warning as the process involves a dispensation from the Bishop and the expectation that you are practising Anglicans.

The wedding is conducted by one of the School Chaplains and must be according to the Rites of the Anglican Rites in Australia. A ring for the Bride is a necessary part of the ceremony (and the Groom may choose to wear one as well).

Music

Contact the organist as soon as possible to arrange the music for the ceremony.

Flowers

Floral decorations remain after the ceremony for school services (unless agreed otherwise).

On the Day

The Bridal Car may draw up at the Chapel door.

All other cars may park in any of the school car parks.

The groom and his attendants should arrive at the Chapel 15 minutes prior to the wedding time. We ask that the bride be on time  – congregations (and Grooms) do not like to be kept waiting!

Witnesses signing the registers must be at least 18 years.

Please remind your guests that

  1. No confetti please (but rose petals/bubbles are acceptable).
  2. Turn off those mobile phones!
  3. No smoking anywhere on the school premises.

Photographs may be taken:

  1. At the church door for the bride's entrance.
  2. During the Service from the Founders Stone
  3. After the signing of the register.
  4. As the couple process down the aisle at the end of the service.
  5. Videos may only be used by prior arrangements.
  6. No lighting other than the normal church lights may be used.
Please give your photographer a copy of the enclosed ‘Chaplain’s Memo to Wedding Photographers’.

Marriage according to Christian teaching is the life long union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into for life. By being married in a Christian church you are affirming that you wish to base your marriage on Christian principles, and that you intend to live together according to God's law. Also in being married in the chapel you come to seek God's blessing and grace in your life together.

Contact Details

Please note that we may be unavailable in the school holidays

Chaplain Fr Bryan Gadd
Email Bryan.Gadd@tss.qld.edu.au
Information line
and voicemail 		07 5531 9956
Home 07 5531 9935

Organist Trevor Jones
Mobile 0418 749285
Home 07 5531 9922

Headmaster’s Secretary 07 5531 9931
OSA Office 07 5531 9803
Review Office 07 5531 9984

Florist
 Tina's Flowers
Email flowersbytina@mbox.com.au
Shop
07 5573 7666
Mobile
 0415 755 183
Fax
07 5573 0736
Website www.flowersbytina.com.au

Chaplain’s memo to Wedding Photographers

This is a religious service in a sacred place. Occasionally we experience intense photographers who forget that the wedding is more important than its photographic record. These guidelines are to help you enhance the couple’s special day.

Photographs may be taken

  1. At the church door for the bride's entrance.
  2. During the service (from the steps of the Organ Loft or from behind the (Founder's Stone).
  3. After the signing of the register (you have a free hand here)
  4. As the couple process down the aisle at the end of the service.
  5. Videos only by previous agreement)
  6. No additional lighting please but Flash photography permitted.
  7. Once the wedding is over feel free to use the school grounds around the Chapel for posed and informal shots
  8. Photos may be taken from the stairs or balcony of the Nimmo Building (behind the Chapel) for a group shot.

Your work is important but please remember that this is a religious service which has priority over its’ photographic record.

Wedding Catering

Wedding Catering can give you and your guests the widest possible range of foods and catering options. Please contact the catering office and we can then create a menu that suits your specific needs and requirements.

Afternoon teas can be supplied outside on the TSS Clock Tower lawn under the Poinciana Tree to the East of the Chapel. In inclement weather the service can be moved inside to the Memorial Room adjacent to the Chaplain’s office.

Catering Office Contact:

Phone: 55319924,  Fax: 55270080

E mail:  ssl-sportschool@bnet.spotless.com.au

Page last modified 08-Oct-2007