Wait Chapel is the largest wedding setting on the Reynolda Campus with a seating capacity of 2,250. The first building constructed on the campus during the school's move to Winston-Salem in the 1950s, Wait Chapel is the spiritual center and the focal point of the university. Gardens located on either side of the entrance to the chapel provide a beautiful background for wedding pictures.
 Music is an important part of worship in Wait Chapel, including weddings. The Williams Organ, a four-manual Möller instrument with a Schantz console controlling over 4,600 pipes, fills the chapel with a broad range of musical moods. The Harris Carillon, a classically-controlled grand carillon of  48 cast bronze bells weighing 12 tons, can provide prelude music and a peal as the bride and groom recess. Both instruments are fantastic examples, and must be played by qualified musicians. The Wedding and Event Coordinator can help you consider organists who have experience playing in Wait Chapel, and she can also help you contact the University Carillonneur to inquire about having the carillon played at your service.
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