Finding a minister who matches a couple can be as delicate as chemistry. Kingsley said she called several pastors and was told no because they didn t go to church. Rev. Wayne Smith of the Unity School of Christianity. Sometimes people think the clergy are just disagreeable, when they don t understand a wedding is often a worship service, said the Rev. Jerry McKenzie of St. Paul s Episcopal Church in Mancos. An Anglican wedding ceremony follows liturgy from the Book of Common Prayer , he said.
Many ministers don t officially charge a fee for their services, but accept gifts.
I have been paid nothing or something. One of the most meaningful things Evans said he has ever received from a couple came from the hardware store. Contents copyright 2000, the Durango Herald. All rights reserved.