The sooner you complete your application and return it to St. John's the greater is the likelihood that we shall be able to accommodate your request. Please do not assume the building or the clergy are always available. Until the application is completed, including the non-refundable deposit, your wedding is not entered onto the parish or clergy calendars. Click here wedding information and guidelines and click here to submit application, deposit and other fees via credit card.

These procedures have been carefully developed over many years and many weddings. They are not suggestions, but an explanation of how weddings take place at this parish. We appreciate your reading them carefully and following them in your planning. Please make two copies, keeping one, signing and returning the other with your application.

Our Facilities:
The Chapel of the Transfiguration: The chapel is located near Moose, Wyoming in Grand Teton National Park in the shadow of the Grand Teton Mountains. The window over the altar frames a view of the mountains. The Chapel will seat 65 people with additional seating outside (limited view), weather permitting. This is a very rustic building, built in 1925, with rough-hewn pews. It will accommodate small, simple weddings. We have a small bride's cabin, with restroom available for the bride and her attendants.

Availability:
The Chapel of the Transfiguration is available for weddings from Memorial Day through September 30. Only two weddings per day can be scheduled at the Chapel, at least two hours apart. All days depend on the availability of our clergy. The Bride's cabin is available to the bride and family one hour before the wedding; the church and grounds are closed to the public at the start of the wedding for one hour Sundays are not available.

The wedding rehearsal:
Rehearsals are conducted at St. John's Chapel in the town of Jackson (the corner of Glenwood and Gill, one block north of the Town Square).
Flowers: Only two small vases of flowers allowed at the altar. Bouquets must not be taller than the altar cross, which is 18 inches tall. Simple flower arrangements may be placed in the windowsills. Flowers or other decorations may not be placed on pews, walls or door of the Chapel or the bell tower. For safety reasons, runners are not permitted down the aisle. Additional candles, arches and stands are not permitted.

St. John's Church:

• St. John's Church is located at 168 North Glenwood and was constructed in 1995. The Church is built of logs and offers a beautiful setting for weddings. The seating capacity is 225 to 250. Additional seating capacity may be obtained by using the choir seating and chairs behind the back pews.
• Availability: St. John's Church is available for weddings year round, based on the availability of our clergy. Weddings may be scheduled during Lent only under special circumstances. Two weddings are allowed per day, and are scheduled at least two hours apart. Sundays are not available for weddings.
• Flowers: No more than two vases or baskets of flowers on the flower pedestals near the altar. Any other decorations must be such that they may be easily set up during the first fifteen minutes or half hour of time provided for building use. Thumbtacks, tape, etc. are not allowed. For safety reasons, runners are not permitted down the aisles. Additional candles, arches and stands are not permitted without written permission at least 30 days in advance.
• The wedding rehearsal: All rehearsals are conducted at St. John's Church.

St. John's Chapel:

• At the corner of Glenwood and Gill streets in Jackson, the Chapel was built in 1915, of logs and listed on the National Register of Historic Sites. The beauty of St. John's Chapel provides a lovely setting for weddings. The seating capacity for the Chapel is approximately 100.
• Availability: St. John's Chapel is available for weddings year round, based on the availability of our clergy. Weddings may be scheduled during Lent only under special circumstances. Two weddings are allowed per day, and are scheduled at least two hours apart. Sundays are not available for weddings.
• Flowers: Two small altar vases of flowers are appropriate. Simple flower arrangements may be placed in the windowsills. Nothing may be attached to the walls or door of the Chapel. Thumbtacks, tape, etc. are not allowed. For safety reasons, runners are not permitted down the aisle. Additional candles are not permitted without written permission at least 30 days in advance.
• The wedding rehearsal: All rehearsals are conducted at St. John's Chapel. The staff of St. John's has many different obligations and request that rehearsals begin promptly at the scheduled time.

Church fees:
The fee for a wedding at St. John's Chapel is $1,500; The Chapel of the Transfiguration is $2,500 (full time residents of Teton County, $1,500); the fee for St. John's Church is $3,000. A non-refundable deposit of half the wedding fee is due at the time of application to reserve your wedding. A separate fee schedule of $800 is available when either the bride or groom is a pledging member in good standing of St. John's Parish in Jackson Hole. The remaining fee is due no later than 60 days prior to the wedding date; if it is not paid in full by then, the date will no longer be held. If payment is not received in full 30 days in advance the wedding will be canceled. You may submit any payments via online payment form however, please submit the online Marriage Application first.

The fee covers the cost of the organist's basic fee, cleaning and rental of facility. Please make the fee payable to St. John's Episcopal Church and send it with the marriage application and signed wedding information packet. If you prefer, please use our online Marriage Application and payment form. If permission for your wedding is not granted, we will make a full refund.

Photos:
Because the wedding is first and foremost a worship service, NO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHS are permitted during the wedding, either by the professional photographer or by wedding guests.

Church membership:
It is not required that you be a member of the Episcopal Church to be married at the Chapel of the Transfiguration or St. John's. The canon law of the Episcopal Church requires that at least one of you must be a baptized Christian.

Advance notice:
Episcopal Canon Law requires at least 30 days advance notice before the scheduled date of a wedding. The 30 days are counted from the date we receive the completed application forms and fee at our church office. In cases where an applicant is divorced, 60 days advance notice is required.

Premarital counseling:
Premarital counseling is required. The counseling may be done by your clergy or a professional counselor.

Marriage license:
The marriage license must be issued in Wyoming. There is no waiting period by the state, and a blood test is not required. The Teton County Clerk's Office is at 200 S. Willow Street in Jackson and is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The mailing address is: Teton County Clerk, P.O. Box 1727, Jackson, WY 83001. Marriage licenses may be obtained in another Wyoming county and brought to Jackson with you. We cannot perform a wedding unless the license has been presented to the officiating clergy.

Clergy:
The officiating clergy will be the Rector or associate clergy of the Episcopal Church in Jackson Hole. Episcopal or Lutheran (ELCA) clergy may officiate with permission of the Rector and the Bishop. Clergy of other denominations may assist at the service when a written request is included with your application and permission is granted by the Rector. This privilege is also extended to clergy from the Anglican Communion, the ELCA, United Methodist, and Moravian Churches, and international bodies in communion with the Episcopal Church. When visiting clergy are involved in a wedding, we make every effort to enable them to function in the manner desired by the couple and their families. Please contact the Rector at least 30 days in advance of the rehearsal if you have any questions about the above, also the Officiant will not be assigned to the wedding until 30 days prior. If you request a certain clergy member please have it writing. Please note that your payment to the church does not include the $200 honorarium to the priest, either St. John's clergy or guest clergy.

Photographers, florists and wedding consultants:
Make sure the persons you employ are familiar with the regulations for weddings at our facilities. All communication concerning the wedding must be done between the couple and the church office. We have a list of photographers and florists from which to choose.

Preferred Florists:
Briar Rose 307-732-1222
Char-Ral Floral 307-733-2500
Creative Botanicals 307-739-9092
Flower Hardware 307-733-7040
Lily and Co. 307-732-2211

Preferred Photographers:
Ashley Wilkerson 301-520-9416 www.ashleywilkerson.com
Carrie Patterson Photography 307-413-6780 www.carriepattersonphotography.com
David J. Swift Photographer 307-733-0906 www.swiftio.com
Florence McCall Photography 307-733-0746 www.flomccall.com
Price Chambers Photography 307-413-6902 www.pricechambers.com
Swope's Mountain Photography 307-733-0791 www.swopephoto.com

Rehearsals:
A rehearsal, although optional, should only be omitted when no music and/or no more than two attendants are desired. Rehearsals are usually scheduled for the day before the wedding. All rehearsals will start on time; if you or your attendants are more than 15 minutes late, the rehearsal will be canceled.

The Wedding Service:
The form of service is the "Celebration and Blessing of a Marriage" as contained in The Episcopal Book of Common Prayer, 1979. Please make a written request for any additions or changes. Changes must be requested in writing thirty days prior to the wedding; there are no exceptions.

Music:
Music is chosen in consultation with the officiating clergy. If you wish the organist to play a special selection, you must make your request in writing and provide the sheet music. Musical selections must be approved by the church organist at least 30 days in advance of the ceremony.

Refreshments:
No food or alcoholic beverages are permitted on church properties unless a pre-planned reception following the ceremony is scheduled in St. John's Hansen Hall. It is a good idea to bring bottled water for your wedding party and your guests.

Unity candle:
We do not include the lighting of a unity candle in our wedding service. For those desiring to light a unity candle, we suggest it be done at the wedding reception, or perhaps at the rehearsal dinner as a symbol of intention.

Flower petals:
Flower petals, rice, birdseed, confetti and other objects are not to be strewn anywhere inside or outside our buildings. Flower petals stain the floor surfaces; rice and bird seed pose a safety hazard to tourists and other guests, and all items present a cleaning problem for staff. Please do not distribute bubble-blowing kits to your guests, as the bubble mixture leaves a slippery and dangerous soap residue on the ground and/or sidewalks.

Candles: The Altar Candles are the only candles permitted at the Chapel of the Transfiguration. The Eucharist (Communion, the Lord's Supper, Mass) is available. Please notify the church office that you want communion and the number of people partaking.

How to Schedule Your Wedding:
Complete and submit the online Wedding application. Or complete and return the (print application), including a signed copy of this information form along with a non refundable $500.00 Wedding fee. If you prefer to use a credit card, you may use our online payment form however, please submit the online Marriage Application first. If you are divorced please provide a copy of final divorce decree. The church office will contact you to confirm your date/time.