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COMMUNITY
Science center offers bridal budget bliss
By Rivers Janssen
(f cwooai Editor
The Springfield Creative1 Mmd
S ience Center doesn't go out of
ns wav to (itiro«,! attention.
Housed in an ordinary storefront,
it sits m*xl to a s|K»rts < nrd shop
There is no huge sign above the
iimlrimg. no tinsel toattract alien
lion
Only one thing divulges the
center's main purpose u spray
(tainted sign next to the door that
sav* "Wedding Chafed
Rochelle and Jeff Richey were
the lucky ones Saturday I eh 27
More tlian 50 guests showed up
for the Richeys' wedding, some
came in formal attire, and others
dressed m blue jeans and Nikes
A couple of friends set up the
•lento that ptayedthe wooding
march and made sure the tape
was fully rewound The i**st man
looked calm lie waited for the
i eremonv to start I mi fore taking
off his sunglasses
In the hour leading up to the
wedding. Rev Joan Mawhirter
was the busiest person m the
i Itapel She ran i in tes around
tlie guests, making sure every •
thing was perfect —- from the
food for the reception to the light
irig at the altar
Mawhirter is the only full-time
employee, although helpers drop
by sometimes She was too busy
to don her lilui k robe until just
a minute Indore the i eremonv
Finally , at 2 24 p m Ro< helle
and |eff were pronounced man
and wife
Mawhirter runs the Springfield
chape! as an affordable al
ternative to high-priced churt h
weddings At only $50 to $75. a
couple can get married in the
presence of up to UK) guests
As Mawhirter says, a couple
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Rev. Joan Mawhlrter conducts the wedding as Rochelle and Jett
Richey exchange vows during their Feb 27 ceremony.
■ an have the ambient.** of a real
wedding (unlike courthouse nup
tials) w 11limit mortgaging their
house And (hm ause it 's the only
chapel of its kind in the Eugene
Springfield area an increasing
number of people are taking
advantage
Since opening the i hapel in
November, Mawhirter said she's
married uIkiuI 40 to 4ri couples,
ini hiding 10 during the Valen
tine's Day weekend. On busy
davs. like Valentine s Day or bist
er. weddings can tie scheduied .is
i lose as an hour apart However,
she won't book them any c loser
than a half-hour
Her t tiajieI has been iwceiv mg
morn attention since a New
Year's feature in Thtr ffegister
Guard, and has attriu ted wide
spread attention from other me
dia. including coverage in
lieuspa|Kirs from Seattle and Sail
I'ram isco.
Mawhirter said thechnpu! has
another 40 weddings lined up
from now until Septemlwr
|efi and Rochelle were attracted
to the chapel Ihs nose of the low
price After a nearly four-year
engagement, they decided to use
the hulk of their money for the
honeymoon rather than the wed
ding
"This is ni« e because it 's af
fordable and pretty at the same
time, |**ii sato
On a stag** on one side of the
chapel with ribbons decorating
the wall behind it, the couple gets
married Sitting over to one side
is an organ — it costs an extra $20
to use - and in the back is a
three-foot fountain, with water
cascading into a small pool at the
Iwise
Although most couples go to
the chapel to get marrjed.
Mawhirter isn't tied down to in
house weddings. She will travel
to other people's houses or gar
dens if they ask. provided it's
within reason.
"I don't know that I'd go to a
tavern on Saturday night," she
said "That might lie too risky "
Mawhirter also conducts Sun
day servit es for those who follow
religious science, adding to her
responsibilities on wedding days.
She doesn't usually, however,
im hide denominations in the cer
emonies. That's Ixicause alxmt 50
percent ol the couples come to
her * Impel because churches
won’t marry them, she said.
Those individuals often are
from different religions or have
had children out of wedlock.
Whatever the problem.
Mawhirter takes care of them.
"I don't worn about things like
that." she said "My ceremonies
are more spiritual than religious "
Mawhirter's low -key approach
to weddings has provided for
some memorable moments. She
once had to stop rnidwav through
a garden wedding to put out a fire
a guest had accidentally started.
Mawhirter's had a few in
stances where the bride didn't
show up. During one ring ex
i hunge. she was given five rings
by the groom.
"I told him he was going to
have to pick one." she said
COMMUNITY UPDATE
Clay, paintings exhibit to open
Ttu* Springfield Museum w ill feature Mex
u on-style i lay masks, potters and paintings
commemorating the 17th-century Salem
witch hunts in a combined exhibit (.ailed
"From the Center." on display through April
.1 at the Springfield Museum. 590 Main St
The clay masks and pottery are by Lynda
lasso-Thomas, and the paintings are by fa net
McLaughlin A public, reception for the artists
is si heduled from 7 to 'I p.m today at the
museum.
"lasso Thomas lias done extensive research
on the Mi-vk aii tradition of masks made for
religious and other i ereinonies." said Kathy
fensen. museum director. "And Mi 1. a ugh
lin's paintings, whit h commemorated lust
year's 30<)th anniversary of the Salem witch
craft trials, are a powerful reminder of the
power of fear and prejudice."
Although admission is free, a $1 donation
is suggested for adults The museum is open
from 10 a m. to 4 p in Wednesday through
Friday and noon to 4 p in. Saturdays
Celebration seeks designers
Graphic designers and design teams are
invited to submit portfolios of samples of their
work for consideration in the selection of the
designer for the 199.1 Eugene Celebration
poster iirui ancillary graphic design services.
The poster should convey the tone and
breadth of this event and is the basic graph
i< design front which other products, such as
T-shirts and pins, are developed.
Portfolios will Ih- accepted Friday. March
19 from H a m to f> p.m. in the administrative
offices of the Eugene Public Library. Recre
ation and Cultural Services Department at 22
VV 7th Ave For more information, call 687
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