Music Guidelines

This page provides information about the musicians at St. Mary's and the musical options available as you plan your wedding.

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Our Director of Music Ministry, Dorothy Limey, will help you plan the music for your wedding. She is entrusted with the task of judging the suitability of musical selections within the context of the Catholic wedding liturgy and must approve all music and musicians chosen for the ceremony.
 
Please contact Dorothy at least two months prior to your ceremony to review your music.

Cantor/Vocalist

At St. Mary's we maintain a staff of professional singers who are available for your wedding. They are versed in the standard musical repertoire for Saint Mary's weddings and are familiar with the liturgical practices of the parish. Cantors can be heard at weekly masses. The fee for a cantor is included in your church wedding fee, and you may hire more than one cantor at additional cost ($150.00). 

Please Note: If you are considering hiring your own singer (or having a friend or family member perform), the Music Director must approve all guest performers in advance. Generally guest performers will be limited to one song during the prelude, with the remainder of the ceremony sung by one of our cantors.

Instrumentalists

We love having musicians (guitar, trumpet, etc.) join us for weddings, they add a very special and personal feel to the ceremony. If you'd like to hire an instrumentalist the Director of Music Ministry will secure their services. In general you should budget about $200-350 per player (trumpet, violin, or flute) hired through St. Mary's. Harpists generally receive a slightly higher fee to cover cartage of their instrument. A string quartet, trio or other ensembles are contracted independently of St Mary's and each ensemble sets its fee independently. For more information, please see contact us.

House Band: 

For a truly joyful musical experience, you may wish to have the Sunday morning house band present for your wedding. Please contact us for additional information.

Fees

• Church Accompanist and one cantor are included   

• Any additional musicians' fees are paid two weeks prior to the Wedding date.  

• Payments for musicians that are not St. Mary's staff will be paid directly by the Bride and Groom. 

• Checks can be mailed to    

St. Mary's Wedding Fees
(Last names and wedding date)
17 Pompton Ave. 
Pompton Lakes NJ 07442 

Liturgical Guidelines

Please review and submit the form to choose the readings and details for your ceremony. Please contact your celebrant or our wedding coordinator, Kathleen Leary, at [email protected] with any questions.