Weddings & Ceremonies
Rockefeller Chapel Choir soprano soloist Hyun Suk Jang is married at the Chapel!
If you are looking for a place to hold your wedding or ceremony of union, may we first say congratulations! May your life together be filled with joy and delight!
Rockefeller Chapel hosts weddings of any religious or cultural tradition. The large marble Chancel area is suitable for various different kinds of ceremonies, and we encourage you to invite an officiant from your own religious or cultural tradition(s). Weddings with fewer than 75 guests may be held entirely in the Chancel area, with guests seated in the choir stalls (the Chapel itself seats some 1,700 people).
You may schedule your wedding or ceremony of union at Rockefeller Chapel on a Saturday if you are one of the following:
- a current student, currently registered in a degree program at the University of Chicago
- a member of the staff, faculty, or one of the University’s boards
- an alumnus or alumna
- the direct offspring of any of the above
If you do not have any affiliation as listed above, you may schedule a Sunday wedding. The affiliation requirements are firm and have been established by the President of the University.
The Chapel is available for weddings in three-hour blocks of time as follows:
Saturday, 9 am to 12 noon
Saturday, 1 pm to 4 pm
Saturday, 5 pm to 8 pm
Sunday, 2 pm to 5 pm
There is an extra charge of $200 for the Saturday evening time slot to cover extra costs incurred for staffing.
The three hour block includes time for set-up (e.g. flowers, liturgical furnishings), meaning that the start time for the wedding is usually at least one hour into the three hours. Wedding set-up may not begin before the beginning of the three-hour period, and the Chapel must be vacated promptly at the end of the three hours, as other events may be booked.
Please note that the Chapel has no facilities to host receptions.
Please contact David Wyka, 773.702.9202, if you would like to ask about scheduling a wedding or ceremony of union.
