NV COTC | Premarital & Wedding Officiant Request Form

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY. (Both parties need to complete this form individually).

Congratulations on your upcoming wedding!

As a faith community, we long to help those approaching marriage lay a solid, Christ-centered foundation on which to build a life of mutual love and service. To help us best serve you, please answer the following questions. Once we receive your request, a member of our team will follow up with you.

To ensure there is enough time to sufficiently complete the premarital process, we require your wedding to be at least six months from the day you submit this request. If your wedding is less than six months away, please email care@churchofthecity.com to be provided with potential premarital counseling referrals.

To prepare couples for marriage, we believe it is important to help engaged couples examine their relationship by exploring areas related to family of origin, spiritual and relational history, their sexual relationship, as well as the mental, emotional, and spiritual health of both individuals. By submitting this request, you understand this arrangement and willingly invite your officiant and/or premarital mentors into this process.

The answers you provide here will be kept confidential to the pastoral team and your officiating pastor and/or mentor couple. We ask that each person complete this form individually and separately. Please be honest and thorough in your responses to help us serve you best.

Your name *

Email address *

Phone number *

Address *

Birthdate *

Do you attend Church of the City? *

Due to the high volume of requests received, we are only accepting couples who are actively involved at Church of the City.

How long have you attended? *

WEDDING INFORMATION

We ask that couples requesting a COTC pastor to officiate their wedding engage in premarital counseling through COTC or another appropriate provider. If you have a different plan for premarital counseling, you can discuss that with a potential officiant when you meet.

Engagement Date *

Wedding Date *

Wedding Location (Venue & City) *

Fiance's Name *

Fiance's Email *

Does your Fiance attend COTC? *

Is your Fiance a Stakeholder? *

Please put N/A if they do not attend.

How long has your Fiance attended? *

Please put N/A if they do not attend.

How long have you known your significant other? *

How and where did you meet? *

Which of the following are you requesting? (premarital and/or wedding officiant) *

Given the size of our church and the number of requests we receive, we are only able to offer premarital mentoring and provide officiants for couples who are Stakeholders or regular attenders at COTC.

Do you already have a personal relationship with a COTC pastor who you would like to officiate? If so, have you already spoken to that individual about officiating? *

If you are a Church of the City Stakeholder, one of our pastors may be able to officiate your wedding. While we desire to find an officiant for those who call COTC home, we cannot guarantee a pastor will be available on your wedding date. However, considering personal schedules and other ministry commitments, we commit to doing all we can to have a COTC pastor officiate your special day.

RELATIONSHIP INFORMATION

Have you been married before? *

Yes

Do you have any children? If yes, please list how many and what age(s). *

Share 2-3 reasons you believe your fiance is the person you should marry? *

What are your three greatest strengths as a couple? *

What are three areas you could grow as a couple? *

What differences between you and your fiance concern you the most? *

Describe a recent conflict, duration, and how it was resolved? Which one of you typically takes the lead when a conflict needs to be resolved? *

Describe your relationship with God at this time in your life. *

Do you and your fiance share a similar level of spiritual commitment and passion? How does that express itself in your relationship? *

How do you (honestly) feel about your fiance's spiritual life? From your perspective what are his/her strengths and in what areas would you like to see growth? *

Is there anything you would specifically like to address in premarital counseling? *

Is there any resistance from your friends and family toward your marriage? If so, what does that resistance entail and center around? *

Are you and your fiance living together? *

Are you presently engaged in physical/sexual intimacy? *

Is there anything else that would be helpful for us to know? *

I affirm that these answers are honest and truthful, and I authorize the COTC pastoral team to release this information to our assigned officiant and/or premarital couple. *

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