{"id":37,"date":"2018-01-27T01:56:16","date_gmt":"2018-01-27T01:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-conferences\/ceremonies\/"},"modified":"2024-03-09T09:49:42","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T15:49:42","slug":"ceremonies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/conferences\/ceremonies\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding\/Commitment Ceremonies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"primary-content medium-wrapper\">\n<p>Macalester College is an ideal location to hold your wedding or commitment ceremony. The unique hexagon-shaped sanctuary of the Weyerhaeuser Chapel provides an intimate setting for your special day. The Chapel will seat up to 350 guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your rental fee includes: a Chapel Monitor to staff your rehearsal and ceremony, free parking in campus lots for your guests and use of a baby grand piano or small German organ. Though Macalester&#8217;s roots are with the Presbyterian Church, the Weyerhaeuser Chapel is non-sectarian and you are free to hold the ceremony that will make your day the most meaningful for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recently renovated Alexander G. Hill Ballroom, is beautifully highlighted by natural light and provides an elegant setting for receptions. Your rental fee includes: table and chair set-up, staging for a head-table for up to 10 people, use of existing in house A\/V equipment and free parking in campus lots for your guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hill Ballroom will seat up to 350 guests at round tables for 8. Bon Appetit offers outstanding catering choices that are sure to impress your guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To inquire about renting the Weyerhaeuser Chapel or Hill Ballroom for your big day, please <a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/conferences\/contactus\/\">contact us<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"secondary-content small-wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/conferences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/475\/weyerhaeuser-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Weyerhaeuser Chapel\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Weyerhaeuser Chapel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/conferences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/475\/wedding.jpg\" alt=\"A night-time wedding in the chapel\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A night-time wedding in the chapel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/conferences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/475\/kagin.jpg\" alt=\"Kagin Commons\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kagin Commons, Alexander G. Hill Ballroom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/conferences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/475\/tables.jpg\" alt=\"A reception headtable in the A. G. Hill Ballroom\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A reception headtable in the A. G. Hill Ballroom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Macalester College is an ideal location to hold your wedding or commitment ceremony. The unique hexagon-shaped sanctuary of the Weyerhaeuser Chapel provides an intimate setting for your special day. The Chapel will seat up to 350 guests. Your rental fee includes: a Chapel Monitor to staff your rehearsal and ceremony, free parking in campus lots [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-37","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions\/97"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}