EAST CEREMONY AREA

East Ceremony Area is available for brides & grooms
who have rented the Raisin River or Henry Ford Rooms

• TIMING OF YOUR OUTDOOR CEREMONY
  Ceremonies on West Grounds and East Grounds must be timed at least one hour apart. You will need to know your ceremony time when you sign your contract at Wellers. We will check our ceremony calendar to make sure that your ceremony time does not conflict with other ceremonies that may be scheduled the same day.
  
  
• CEREMONY REHEARSALS
  You may rehearse on Thursdays. We do not charge nor schedule rehearsals. Ceremony Worksheet
  
  
• OUTDOOR GARDEN CEREMONIES AND WEATHER
  Please note on your invitations that your ceremony will be performed outdoors so guests will dress appropriately. If it rains,you may conduct your ceremony inside the banquet room or in the gazebo if you rent the Carriage House.
  
  
• MUSIC FOR OUTDOOR CEREMONIES
  There are electrical outlets on the back posts of the garden structures for musicians. Please let musicians and DJs know that they must bring their own extension cords & dollies. Check with your DJ before you book them to see if they provide music for ceremonies. Delivery vehicles may not drive on the grounds. A 10X10 Tent may be rented for musicians.
  
  
• MICROPHONE/PODIUM RENTAL
  Podium/microphone rental ($100) includes podium, audio panel/speaker and one hand-held microphone. If you need lapel microphones you must rent from a rental company. There are three jacks for microphones on the audio control box located on the back of the lectern. Your minister/rabbi must get the microphone from the Banquet Manager upon arrival and turn it back in when the ceremony is completed to avoid possible charges.

• DECORATING FOR OUTDOOR CEREMONIES
  1. The garden structures have three hooks on the top face board to hang garlands & fabric.
  2. No other nails or attachments may be made in the garden structures.
  3. Please let your florist know they must bring their own ladder if they aredecorating the garden structure.
  4. Wellers opens the room three hours prior to your dinner service for florist, cake,
     DJ/band set-up, table set-ups & decorations.
  5. There are no coolers available for storage of cakes or flowers.
  6. Flower arrangements, vases, decorations, and cake parts must be taken at the close of your event.
  7. Wellers provides silk floral arrangements for buffet tables.
     If you do not want them used let us know.
  8. Birdseed may be thrown outdoors after ceremony. No rice is allowed to be thrown as it harms birds.