Wedding Reservations

Reservations

Once you have decided to have your wedding at Mount Holyoke College and have read all of the documentation on this site, please go to the Application Site and fill out and submit an application.  You will receive an email within 5-7 business days during the academic year, (slightly longer during the summer and college breaks) regarding your application.

Rehearsal

The Bride and Groom has one hour for their Rehearsal, commencing at the time reserved.  The College will ensure that the Chapel is open and the Sexton will be available a half hour before the rehearsal starts.  If the rehearsal runs more than one hour, the College will charge the Person Responsible for Payment an additional $100 for every hour or part thereof.  If another event is scheduled immediately following the scheduled time, the Bride and Groom agree to leave at the end of their allotted time.

Those attending the Rehearsal must be limited to members of the wedding party, the officiator, readers, and parents of the bride and groom and musicians (if any).  The purpose of the Rehearsal is to plan the setup of the altar, where the bridal party will stand, where the parents of the bride and groom will sit, when and how the procession will take place.  It is strongly suggested that any musician(s) attend the rehearsal so they also know where they will be seated, when they should start to perform, etc.

All arrangements agreed upon at the Rehearsal with the Sexton or other College staff cannot be changed on the day of the wedding.

Wedding

The College will ensure that the Chapel will be open one hour before the wedding time agreed upon and that the Sexton will be available during this time.  The flowers for the wedding must be delivered during this time period; the flowers may not be delivered earlier.  The Bride and Groom has 1 ½ hours for the wedding and for any photographs to be taken inside the Chapel or in the Chapel Garden alongside the Chapel.  Please discuss your schedule for photography with your photographer before the wedding.  Mount Holyoke College does not provide photographic or audiovisual services.  The Bride and Groom must make sure all floral arrangements, decorations and any personal items are removed immediately at the end of the wedding.  If the wedding runs more than 1 ½ hours, the College will charge the Person Responsible for Payment an additional $100 for every hour or part thereof.  If another event is scheduled immediately following the scheduled time, the Wedding Party agrees to leave at the end of their allotted time.