Frequently Asked Questions: Weddings

  • The sanctuary will seat up to 250 guests.

  • We have a large parking lot with easy access to the sanctuary.

  • For a wedding ceremony only, the fee is $2,400.00, with a time allowance of 6 hours. All preparations need to be done within this time frame, including rehearsal, deliveries, set-up, decorating, photography session, and cleaning up the day of the wedding. This price includes a payment of $250.00 for the FIUCC Wedding Facilitator. Our wedding facilitator will manage your wedding and reception as a church representative. They will be on site for the duration of the wedding and reception should you decide to have both. They will supervise the setup and cleanup after the event with the volunteers supplied by the wedding party. Other details and planning of your wedding will be your responsibility or that of a wedding planner, should you choose to hire one. The $2,400.00 also includes a $150.00 fee for our church custodian, who will provide services before and after the wedding. 

    For a wedding ceremony AND a reception, the fee is $2,800.00. This additional $400.00 covers the facility rental, which includes:

    • Gathering area, which seats 80 guests

    • Fireside room, which seats 80 guests

    • Outdoor patio, which seats 96 guests

    • Kitchen

    It also includes wedding facilitator fees and custodial fees.

    If you have your reception on site, you have an additional four (4) hours, totaling 10 hours for the whole event. Receptions must be cleaned up and all parties out of the building by 10:00 pm.

  • $500.00 for a Security/Damage Deposit. This deposit does not apply to the facility rental fee. The deposit will be cashed upon receipt and will then hold the date for the event. It will be refunded per terms and conditions of the Wedding Contract upon approval of the Wedding Facilitator. The building, grounds, furniture, appliances, landscaping or other appurtenances must be left clean and undamaged. If not, you will forfeit your deposit and be responsible for any replacement/repair costs above the $500.00 amount. 

    Wedding Liability Insurance. The Wedding Party is responsible for purchasing this insurance. Event insurance policies are available through www.wedsafe.com.

  • Yes. We have a beautifully landscaped grassy area on our lower property with a panoramic view of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains. We can provide outside seating for 170 guests in that area. The outdoor patio area on the upper level also has an amazing view. This area seats 96 guests.       

  • Optional Services include the following:

    • $200.00 for our UCC Pianist/Organist, Meredith Shanley.

    • $350.00 for one of our officiants to conduct the wedding ceremony.

    • $125.00 for Indoor Ceremony Sound Technician

    • $225.00 for Outdoor Ceremony Sound Technician

  • You may use an officiant of your choosing. Our organist is the only person authorized to use the organ. Our piano is available to all musicians. The couple may also use additional musicians or pre-recorded music. The couple is responsible for selecting and paying for their own florist, photographer, and musicians.

  • Please talk with our Wedding Facilitator regarding the use of decorations. We do not allow rice, bird seed or confetti to be used. For safety reasons, only dripless metal-sheathed candles may be used.  

  • Any food for the reception must be catered by a company of the couples’ choosing. Our kitchen is available for refrigeration, making coffee and tea, and food warming only. 

  • Yes. A banquet permit through the state must be obtained through https://lcb.wa.gov/licensing/banquet-permits. Note: the church only allows wine and beer.

  • Yes. We have two rooms available. There is a lovely bridal room in the church office with a restroom available. The other room is the choir room located next to the sanctuary.

  • Yes. Contact Sharon Eason, Wedding Manager, at happys.eason@comcast.net or 253-677-0814.

  • Fox Island is on the west side of the Narrows Bridge and a short drive from Gig Harbor. Once you cross the Fox Island Bridge, continue on Island Boulevard for 1.9 miles. The church is on the right and the driveway is located just beyond our tennis courts.