Aliso Viejo, CA, USA < change city >

Officiant:

St. Timothy Catholic Church

"The parish priest, Father Tim Urell, although nice in person, was not welcoming to us as outside parishoners. the fact that you have to pay the "music coordinator" $35 is ridiculous, especially when she doesn't even need to be there the day of your wedding. $150 for cantor and another $150 for the pianist (required) absolutely overpriced although Bob De Carlo is a great singer. I wanted strings, they charge $200 per string musician. They tried to push a trio on me even though I told them I could only afford a duo. They would not let me replace the pianist with a string musician. Coordinator Lynn Doyle was very helpful and organized although she was not very responsive in the beginning. This church handles communication mostly thru email, so phone calls are mostly unsuccessful."

Reception:

"The parish priest, Father Tim Urell, although nice in person, was not welcoming to us as outside parishoners. the fact that you have to pay the "music coordinator" $35 is ridiculous, especially when she doesn't even need to be there the day of your wedding. $150 for cantor and another $150 for the pianist (required) absolutely overpriced although Bob De Carlo is a great singer. I wanted strings, they charge $200 per string musician. They tried to push a trio on me even though I told them I could only afford a duo. They would not let me replace the pianist with a string musician. Coordinator Lynn Doyle was very helpful and organized although she was not very responsive in the beginning. This church handles communication mostly thru email, so phone calls are mostly unsuccessful."