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Weddings at Duke Chapel
Duke Chapel welcomes Duke University and Duke Health community members to celebrate their weddings in the symbolic heart of West Campus. Our towering gothic chapel provides the perfect space to celebrate a day of such profound importance to our community members.
Duke Chapel offers wedding reservations on most Saturday afternoons at 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Reservations are taken on a rolling basis between one year and three months prior to the desired date. In order to schedule a wedding, blessing ceremony, or reaffirmation of wedding vows, one member of the couple, or one of their parents or grandparents, should be a current full-time Duke student, a graduate of Duke University, or a current full-time Duke employee.
Reservation steps:
- Fill out our Wedding Inquiry Form or email chapelweddings@duke.edu to request more information and learn about available dates.
- Read our policies.
- Reserve your wedding date from the list of available dates provided. You may either select a backfill date or participate in our monthly wedding signups.
- Submit your deposit and sign your contract to finalize your reservation.
Interested in a Renewal of Vows? See our policies or contact our wedding coordinator at chapelweddings@duke.edu for more information.
Frequently Asked Questions
Duke Chapel charges $3,900 for a standard wedding reservation which welcomes up to 500 guests.
Wedding reservations provide exclusive use of Duke Chapel and Chapel grounds for a three-hour time slot. Reservations include the services of a Chapel Wedding Director and Chapel Organist, who will help your time run smoothly while expertly crafting a ceremony befitting the Chapel space. Live-streaming and a video recording of the ceremony are also provided.
Duke Chapel releases new wedding dates at the start of the business day one year ahead of each wedding month. For example, May 2026 signups become available on May 1, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. If you are interested in a date over one year in advance, feel free to email chapelweddings@duke.edu one week prior to the signups date in order to learn more about which dates will be released.
Although Duke Chapel is a special place for many people outside the university community, the Chapel regrets that it cannot make exceptions to its eligibility policies. We strictly adhere to our eligibility requirements. One member of the couple, or one of their parents or grandparents, must be a current full-time Duke student, a graduate of Duke University, or a current full-time Duke employee.
While photography sessions inside the Chapel are exclusively reserved for paid wedding reservations, anyone from the Duke community is welcome to take photos on the Chapel grounds. In order to schedule an engagement photos session, please email chapelweddings@duke.edu to request a time. Please note: since engagement photo sessions have no cost associated with them, the Chapel does not provide exclusive use of the grounds during these sessions.