The Chapel at Wimberley Vendor Guide

Yes, you can come see your chapel again before the big day. Here's how each kind of visit works.

A walkthrough before your wedding

Book any open time on our Venue Tour calendar. It's the same free, self-guided tour as a first visit, about 30 minutes. When you book, choose the option that says you're already booked with us.

Bring whoever you'd like to show around: parents, your planner, the aunt flying in from out of town. The booking asks how many are coming so we know who to expect.

It's a great time to discuss and finalize details for your big day. Tours end right on time, often because we're setting up for a wedding after, so plan to arrive at the start.

Tour times vary week to week, and we open them about three to four weeks ahead. The times on the calendar are the times we have.

We don't book separate walkthroughs, so a Venue Tour is the way to see the chapel before your wedding.

You can also send your vendors this Bride Guide so they have the details ahead of time. Each has a one-page summary: vendors, photographers, officiants, and your music lead.

Engagement, invitation, or bridal photos

Tours are for looking around, so for a photo shoot, book a Portrait Session: $200 for one hour on select weekdays, booked no more than four weeks ahead. You get the chapel, the grounds, and a bride & groom suite of your own. Bring your own photographer.

Coming back after the wedding

Want a couple's shoot in your wedding attire after the day? A Portrait Session works for that too.

No drop-ins

Outside of a tour, a rehearsal, or a portrait session, the chapel isn't open for drop-ins. Most days we're hosting a wedding or getting ready for one.

Seating

The chapel is set with champagne-colored chairs in rows on either side of a center aisle. We set 48 chairs by default; if your final guest count (from your Pre-Wedding Questionnaire) is higher, we add chairs to match — every guest gets a seat, even at a full 70-person Premier wedding.

Here's the room as we set it by default, drawn to scale:

Bringing more than 48? Here's how the room grows. Tap either one to see it full size.

If you want reserved rows for parents and grandparents, a simple ribbon or a sign on the front rows does it (see decorating the chapel).

How many guests

• Intimate: up to 6 of you, the two of you included. Signature: up to 50. Premier: 50 included, with room for up to 70 — $20 per guest over 50, paid by card right in your Pre-Wedding Questionnaire. Going past 50 takes the Premier; if your Signature list is growing, text us at (830) 402-5690 and we'll see what your date allows.
• Who counts: everyone attending, and that includes the two of you and your whole wedding party, whether they sit or stand. Kids count too. The one exception is a baby who'll sit on a lap and won't need a chair of their own. Your vendors (photographer, videographer, officiant, planner, florist, musician) don't count.
• Your final guest count is the number you submit on your Pre-Wedding Questionnaire (due two weeks out). It can go up after you submit (text us and we'll unlock it), but not down.
• Chairs: everyone who isn't standing up front with you gets a seat. On a Premier over 50, your questionnaire asks how many will stand with you, and we set chairs for your count minus the two of you and them. Say 60 guests with 6 standing beside you: we set 52 chairs. At 50 or under, we set the standard 48.

Tables available

Two tables come with the room: an entry table (52" × 22") just inside the doors and a cake table (5' × 30"). They're yours to use however you'd like — guest book, welcome sign, card box, cake, photos of the two of you.

We also have a ceremony table (2' × 18") that we can place at the front that day — for a unity candle, sand ceremony, or anything else you're including in the ceremony. Sizes for every table at the chapel are on table sizes.

Out on the patio, every couple also gets six high-top cocktail tables, five benches, six limestone seats, and a 6' patio table. See the patio & outdoor furniture.

The podium

If your officiant would like somewhere to set their notes, we have a clear acrylic podium — no charge, nothing to arrange ahead of time. It stands on the floor on a small metal base, with a 23.6" × 15.7" reading top at 42.3" tall. The top tilts, and a lip along the front edge keeps a binder or loose pages from sliding off. Being clear, it all but disappears in photos. At about 19 lb it moves easily, so your officiant can set it wherever they like to stand. It lives in a storage closet at the chapel — just ask our team member when you arrive and we'll bring it out.

Your backdrop

Behind you as you say your vows, you have choices: the chapel as it is, our free-standing cross (no charge), the White Floral Backdrop add-on, or — on the Premier Experience — a backdrop of your own. Every option, with photos, is on your backdrop.

Accessibility

If any of your guests use a wheelchair or need an aisle seat, we can easily move a chair out of the way that day to make sure they're comfortable. We also have two accessible parking spaces with a step-free ramp to the chapel, suites, and bathrooms. See accessibility at the chapel.

Seat dimensions

Our ceremony chairs are gold champagne resin Willow chairs (Chivari). Rounded, each chair is 36" tall, 19" wide and 18" deep, with an 18" seat height and a seat about 18" across. No arms, no cushion. Handy numbers if you're planning chair sashes, bows, or row-end florals.

Behind you as you say your vows is the arched window and the Hill Country beyond it. What stands in front of that window is up to you — here are the choices, how to pick one, and how they look.

The chapel as it is

The arched window and clean white walls need no help. Plenty of couples add nothing at all, and the photos are beautiful for it.

The numbers, if you're planning florals or a backdrop around them: the center arched window is 108" wide and 220½" tall (9' × 18' 4½"), and the two side windows are 36" wide and 124" tall each (3' × 10' 4").

The free-standing cross

Ours, no charge. Choose it in your Pre-Wedding Questionnaire and we'll have it standing at the altar before you arrive. You're welcome to add a floral arrangement to the cross. Bring what you need to attach it (floral wire or zip ties work well) and someone to put it up and take it down inside your window.

It's a substantial piece: 96" tall and 56" across, cut from 4"-deep timber, standing in a white base that's 10" tall, 12" deep, and tapers from 31" wide at the floor to 19" at the top. Handy numbers if you're planning florals or a drape around it.

The White Floral Backdrop add-on

A split arch: two free-standing pillars of lush white florals and greenery, one 92" tall and one 80" tall, framing the arched window with the view open between them. We set it before your ceremony and take it down after. Add it from your Couple's Portal — details and pricing are on add-ons & how to add them.

Combining them

The cross and the White Floral Backdrop work together: the cross stands between the two floral pillars. Choose both and we'll set them that way.

Indoors only

The backdrops we provide — the cross and the White Floral Backdrop — are used inside the chapel only. They stay at the altar and can't be moved outside or onto the patio.

Bringing your own backdrop

If you've booked the Premier Experience, you're welcome to bring in your own backdrop. Two things to plan for:

• Timing. A full backdrop takes real setup and teardown time inside your window — be conscious of it when you plan your arrival.
• People. Make sure someone is assigned to set it up and take it down afterward.

Simple floral arrangements at the front are welcome on every experience, but a full backdrop of your own needs the longer Premier window, so on Intimate and Signature your backdrop options are the cross or the White Floral Backdrop add-on, positioned by our team. The rest of the decor rules are on decorating the chapel.

Making your choice

Your Pre-Wedding Questionnaire (due two weeks out) asks for your backdrop choice, so we know what to set before you arrive. Changed your mind after submitting? Text us at (830) 402-5690.

Common questions

Can we add our own florals to the cross?

Yes, you're welcome to add a floral arrangement to the cross. Attach it with floral wire or zip ties, and plan for someone to put it up and take it down inside your window.

Can we modify the White Floral Backdrop with our own flowers?

No — the White Floral Backdrop comes as it is and can't be modified or added to. If you'd like a different look, the cross can be dressed in your own florals, or Premier couples can bring a backdrop of their own.

Can the cross or the White Floral Backdrop be set up outside on the patio?

No — both are indoor pieces that stay at the altar inside the chapel. They can't be moved outside.

Do you have podiums or stands available for our own florals or signs?

We don't, so plan to bring any stands, easels, or pedestals your pieces need. The one exception is the clear acrylic podium for your officiant's notes — see the podium.

Right outside the chapel is the patio: open air, shaded by sails, looking out over the Hill Country. After your ceremony, guests can head out here to mingle and enjoy the view. You can have your music lead play your after-ceremony playlist over the patio speakers.

What's on the patio

The high-tops are for standing, cocktail-style. The benches and limestone blocks are the seats. There are no dining tables or place settings out here.

Tap any photo to open the gallery and swipe through. These are sample photos; the exact arrangement on your day may vary.

Linens

We don't provide linens. The high-top cocktail tables have teak tops, and they're meant to be left uncovered. If you'd still like cloths, you're welcome to bring your own: a 24" round spandex cocktail cover fits the high-tops, or a 108" round tablecloth falls to the ground. Take them home with you when your window ends.

Seating for older guests

If a grandparent or anyone else would be more comfortable in a real chair during the cake cutting or toast, you're welcome to bring some chairs from inside the chapel out to the patio.

Bringing your own table

You're welcome to bring a small table of your own for a Polaroid station, a gift or card table, or a memorial table. Set it up when your window opens and take it home at the end. See decorating the chapel for what else you can bring.

Your first dance

Plenty of couples have their first dance on the patio right after the ceremony, with the Hill Country behind them. Your music lead plays the song over the patio speakers from the same phone that ran the ceremony — there's no speaker to bring — and our handheld mic is there if someone wants to announce it. A parent dance, the cake cutting, and the toast all fit out here the same way; the Premier sample timeline shows how it flows.

Food and drinks out here

The patio is generally where the cake, the toast, and any food or drinks are served after your ceremony. What's allowed on your experience, including Grazing Table Setup on Premier, is on Food & drinks at the chapel. The tables inside the chapel are on table sizes.

The chapel photographs beautifully empty — white walls, arched window, Hill Country light. Which means anything you add reads as intentional. Here's how decorating works.

What works

• Ground-level, free-standing decor is yours to play with: floral arrangements at the altar area, lanterns or flowers lining the aisle, arrangements beside the chairs.
• Reserve-your-row touches — ribbon or small signs tied to the front rows for family.
• Petals down the aisle — real or silk, indoors only. Your flower girl is welcome to toss them.
• A backdrop moment — simple florals at the front are welcome on every experience. For a full backdrop, choose the chapel's free-standing cross (pick it in your questionnaire, no charge) or add the White Floral Backdrop, lush white florals and greenery behind the altar, set before you arrive. Premier couples can also bring their own. More in your backdrop.
• Bring your own stands — we don't have easels, pedestals, or flower stands, so bring whatever your pieces need to stand on. The one exception is the clear acrylic podium for your officiant. See your backdrop.
• Candlelight — real candles are welcome as long as each one sits inside glass you provide that rises at least an inch above the flame (hurricane vases, tall votive holders). Battery candles work anywhere.

The rules

1. Nothing attaches to the walls or any other surface — no tape, hooks, nails, or hanging from the globe chandeliers. No exceptions.
2. No tape of any kind on the floors.
3. Real candles only inside glass. Every real flame needs a glass enclosure you provide, with the glass extending at least an inch above the flame. A unity candle during the ceremony is the one open flame allowed, and battery candles are always fine.
4. Larger backdrops are Premier-only. Simple floral arrangements at the front are fine on every experience, but a full backdrop takes extra setup and teardown time, so bringing your own is only possible with the longer Premier window. On Intimate and Signature, your backdrop options are the chapel's cross or our White Floral Backdrop add-on, positioned by our staff.
5. Nothing thrown or scattered outdoors — rice, confetti, birdseed, and petals included. Indoors, petals only. Sparklers are only through our Sparkler Send-Off add-on — see your sendoff.
6. In and out within your window. Setup starts when your window opens; every last stem and lantern leaves before it closes, including anything in the suites. Assign a wrap-up person and keep the boxes. We set out a trash can, and there's a broom and dustpan in the vendor closet if you want them.

Signs, banners, and easels outside the front door

A welcome sign, banner, or easel outside the chapel's front doors is welcome — free-standing on a stand or easel you bring, with nothing attached to the doors or the building. One thing to weigh: the breeze. A light sign or easel can blow over out there, so if your piece isn't weighted, it may be happier just inside the doors by the entry table, where guests still see it on the way in.

Planning something ambitious — a florist install, arch pieces, anything that towers? As long as it's free-standing, carried in and out within your window, and nothing attaches to the building, you're set. Text a photo of the plan to (830) 402-5690 if you'd like a second look.

Your florist is one of the welcome vendors — send them chapeltx.com/guide/vendors so they know the load-in rules.

Common questions

Can our flower girl toss petals down the aisle?

Yes — real or silk, any color, tossed anywhere inside the chapel. The only rule is that petals stay indoors: nothing is thrown or scattered outside, so for the sendoff itself look at what your guests can wave, blow, or toss.

Do you have stands or easels for our own flowers or signs?

We don't, so plan to bring any stands, easels, or pedestals your pieces need. The clear acrylic podium for your officiant is the one piece we provide, and the free-standing cross can be dressed in your own florals — see your backdrop.

Can we put a welcome sign or banner outside the front door?

Yes — free-standing on your own stand or easel, with nothing attached to the doors or the building. If it's light, consider setting it just inside the doors instead so the wind can't knock it over.

Is there a broom or anything for cleanup?

We set out a trash can, and the vendor closet has a broom and dustpan if you'd like them.

Here are the tables we have at the chapel and their sizes, so you can plan linens, signs, and decor before the day. For what you can add, see Decorating the chapel.

All four are standard 30" table height.

Each table is below, marked with its size. Tap any photo to see it full size.

Entry table

Cake table (or anything else)

Ceremony table

The ceremony table isn't set out by default. If you'd like it for a unity ceremony, a sand pour, or anything else at the front, just ask our team member when you arrive and we'll grab it.

Patio table

Out on the patio there are also six high-top cocktail tables, five benches, and six limestone seats. Counts, sizes, and photos are on the patio & outdoor furniture.

Podium: we also have a clear acrylic podium your officiant can use — 23.6" × 15.7" tilting top, 42.3" tall, about 19 lb. Photo and details on chapel layout & seating.

Finding us

The chapel sits in the Texas Hill Country about 20 minutes from Wimberley, between Austin and San Antonio.

644 Ghost Dancer, Fischer, TX 78623

Searching "The Chapel at Wimberley" in Google Maps routes you right to our door — that's the easiest thing to put on your invitations and share with vendors. Cell service can get spotty in the hills, so have your navigation running before you leave the main roads. For turn-by-turn directions from Austin or San Antonio, see our directions page.

About the last stretch: the final ~1.3 miles to the chapel are a Hill Country dirt road — that's the normal way in, and every car handles it just fine, rain or shine. When the pavement ends, you're almost here; keep following your navigation.

The lay of the land

Parking

On-site parking is included for all your guests, steps from the chapel, with accessible parking, a ramp, and an accessible bathroom.

Two lots. Guests park in the main lot and take the short path up to the chapel. The side lot next to the suites is for accessible parking, vendors, the two of you, and family who are arriving with you to help unload and set up. It is a much shorter carry from there, so send anyone bringing decor, cake, or coolers to that lot.

When to arrive

• You (the couple): the chapel is privately yours from the minute your window opens — walk in at the start. Signature and Premier couples head straight to the suites.
• Your guests: no earlier than 15 minutes before the ceremony begins. That's plenty of time to park, find a seat, and enjoy the prelude music. Put your ceremony time on your invitations and wedding website, not your window start, and ask guests not to come early. Early arrivals end up waiting outside while you're still getting ready. Running early? Our directions page lists easy nearby stops to pass the time.
• Your vendors: at the window start, not before — details on the vendor page.

If a couple sent you this page: welcome — this is everything you need for a smooth day at The Chapel at Wimberley.

Who's welcome

These outside vendors are welcome on the premises:

• Photographer
• Videographer
• Officiant
• Coordinator
• Florist
• Musician (violinist, guitarist, and the like)
• Food drop-off from a restaurant or caterer (Premier with Grazing Table Setup — cold or room-temperature food, drop-off only)

Any other vendor needs prior written approval from the venue — have your couple text us at (830) 402-5690 before the day.

Timing

The couple has the chapel for a private window, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, or 3.5 hours depending on their experience (their timeline shows how it flows). Vendors arrive when the window opens and depart by the time it closes — load-in, work, and load-out all live inside it. There's no early-access slot, so plan staging accordingly.

Parking

• Use the side lot next to the suites, not the main guest lot. It is steps from the chapel's side entrance, so load-in is short.
• The two accessible spaces are in the same lot. Please leave those free.

How the chapel is set up

The chairs and tables are already in place when the window opens, set to the floor plans on chapel layout & seating:

• 48 chairs by default: 6 rows of 4 on each side of a 6' center aisle.
• Bigger Premier weddings: a seventh row for 56 guests; seven rows of five, using the space along the walls, for 70. The couple's final count from their Pre-Wedding Questionnaire sets the number.
• Tables: an entry table (52" × 22") just inside the doors, a cake table (5' × 30"), and a ceremony table (2' × 18") at the front if the couple wants one. The couple decides what goes on each.

Good to know

• Inside the chapel, the left closet is for vendors and storage. Any equipment you need to stash away can go in there.
• Fridge: the left closet also has a full-size refrigerator you're welcome to use — a 20 cu. ft. Frigidaire, fridge only (no freezer), about 33" wide × 72" tall × 30" deep, with four adjustable full-width glass shelves, a bottom basket, and five door bins. Plenty of room for flowers, cake boxes, and food trays.
• WiFi: join TCW Guest — there's no password. We have fiber internet with good connectivity, and vendors are welcome to use it.
• You don't count toward the guest count — vendors are working the ceremony, and you're welcome throughout it.

Vendor-specific notes

• Officiants: a clear acrylic podium is available if you'd like one — no need to arrange it ahead of time. It's floor-standing, 42.3" tall, with a 23.6" × 15.7" tilting top and a front lip so your notes stay put (photo and sizes). It lives in a storage closet at the chapel; just ask when you arrive and we'll grab it.
• Musicians: bring your own amplification if you want it. The chapel's built-in system streams from a phone over AirPlay; it isn't a plug-in PA. Full details: how music works at the chapel.
• Florists: decor is ground-level only, nothing attached to the walls, and every install comes back out before the window ends. Full rules: decorating the chapel.
• Photographers: the chapel is fully enclosed and air-conditioned with an arched window behind the altar; all photos — including grounds — wrap by window close.
• We do not require a certificate of insurance from you.

Getting here: "The Chapel at Wimberley" in Google Maps routes correctly — directions & arrival.

The chapel runs on fiber internet, with WiFi throughout the venue — the chapel, the patio, and the suites. Two networks, two jobs.

For everyone: TCW Guest

• Network: TCW Guest
• Password: none — just join

This is the one for you, your guests, your officiant, your photographer, and your vendors: sharing photos, FaceTiming someone who couldn't make it, uploading, whatever the day calls for.

For the ceremony music: TCW Music

The chapel speakers live on their own network. The phone running your music joins this one so the speakers show up in its AirPlay menu:

• Network: TCW Music
• Password: chapelmusic

Only the music phone needs TCW Music — everyone else stays on TCW Guest. The full connect-and-play walkthrough is on your music lead's page: chapeltx.com/guide/running-the-music.

Good to know

• Even on fiber, download your playlists for offline playback before the day — a downloaded playlist can never buffer at the wrong moment. See how music works.
• Vendors and photographers are welcome on TCW Guest for uploads and backups during the window. More in vendor arrival & guidelines.
• Trouble joining? Find our team member at the chapel, or text (830) 402-5690.