Reverend Carol will send you free information on local photographers, places to stay, music for your wedding, reception, or any other assistance you might need to make your wedding day go smoothly.

Have you ever thought of getting married on top of Half Dome? Ask about our annual trip to the top each September!

Rev. Carol will send you ceremony ideas so you can help customize your own special wedding ceremony for free -- just ask!.

Ask for information about wedding licenses.

Rev. Carol will perform your ceremony on the lawn of the famous Ahwahnee Hotel, in a meadow with a view of the falls and Half Dome, or any other location in California. It's all up to you!

The fee for officiating at your wedding is usually $200. There is a slight additional fee for traveling (or hiking) great distances, or for holidays. Please contact Rev. Carol for more information.

Rev. Carol will send you free information on local photographers, places to stay, music for your wedding, receptions, or any other advice or help you might need to make your wedding day go smoothly.

If you need an expert photographer to capture your wedding perfectly, you will want to contact Dan Warsinger.

The Yosemite Chapel was first used June 7, 1879 by delegates from 23 states attending a National Sunday School Convention. The building seated 125 comfortably. During that convention eminent ministers such as the Revs. Joseph Cook and Matthew Simpson, both from Boston, preached God's word, and naturalist John Muir spoke of the geologic process in the formation of the Valley.

Former President Ulysses S. Grant visited Yosemite Valley in October of 1879, and when he died in 1885, memorial services for Grant were held in the Chapel. Sir Arthur Sullivan of the famous Gilbert and Sullivan team was the organist for Grant's memorial service.

In the fall of 1901, the Chapel was moved from its original site near the base of the four-mile trail, to its present site to join the community activity, hotels and other businesses which had already moved "up" the Valley.

Between September, 1965 and April, 1966 the Chapel's foundation was raised five feet so that worshippers and flood waters would have to ascend much higher before entering. In its original location the building had been set low, which allowed recurrent floods to enter and damage floors, carpets and the furnace. Of course, it wasn't high enough for the great flood of January of 1997, when the chapel was flooded, and repaired, once again.

The Chapel was named in the National Register of Historic Places on November 12,1973. It was the first structure in Yosemite National Park to be added to the register.