A Unique Wedding Venue in Cambridge, MA
Effective August 26, 2024, we will be unable to accept new wedding reservations. We expect this to be a temporary pause in our wedding ministry and hope to begin accepting new inquiries in the near future. Please check back again – we will update this announcement when we have lifted this suspension. Thank you for your interest in Swedenborg Chapel.
At Swedenborg Chapel, we believe that couples should have the opportunity to experience a wedding service that reflects their personal stories. We make it our job to create a sacred space for you and your families and friends that brings heightened meaning to the day’s events, incorporating your personal traditions and wishes. We welcome couples of all traditions and walks of life and celebrate the diversity of those drawn together in marriage love.
We encourage you to contact our wedding director as early in your planning process as possible, and to arrange a meeting with her in order to learn more about our services and to view our beautiful and historic facilities.
The Chapel
Our chapel, a prime example of the late eighteenth-century Arts and Crafts movement in Boston and completed in 1901, is a short 8-minute walk from the heart of Harvard Square, making it a perfect location for your wedding. Entered into the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, the chapel was designated a protected landmark by the City of Cambridge on March 16, 1999, thanks to overwhelming community support and a recommendation from the Cambridge Historical Commission. The chapel’s charming Gothic Revival exterior leads you into a sacred space of simplicity and beauty, with seating for up to 175 guests. Our sound system provides quality voice and instrumental projection, and both a pipe organ and grand piano are available.
Wedding Ceremonies
The rates below are effective through December 31, 2023, and are subject to annual adjustment. Book now to secure our current rates.
The states produced by marriage love are innocence, peace, tranquility, inmost friendship, complete trust, and a mutual desire of the mind and heart to do the other every good…
– Emanuel Swedenborg
Vendors
Testimonials
Thank you so much for an absolutely wonderful wedding ceremony! We are truly grateful for all of your expertise, efforts, and patience — our wedding day went so smoothly, and it couldn’t have done so without your help.
We truly enjoyed the hands on process of building our own ceremony, and your guidance and wisdom truly influenced our outlook on the wedding. The role you played will endure in our hearts and thoughts.
Thank you for the beautiful wedding ceremony. You calmed us just enough so that we didn’t burst into tears and laughter and start whispering to each other ‘Oh my goodness – we’re getting married!’ Alex and I are absolutely ecstatic to begin our marriage. Thank you for a beautiful and perfect wedding.
Matt and I are truly grateful for all you did to make our wedding special and meaningful. You set such a wonderful tone for the whole ceremony, and helped Matt and me focus on what was truly important about the day.
Thank you very much for presiding over our wedding! You did such a wonderful job and everyone had a good time. Thanks also for taking the time to meet with us and speak with us about all the details. We really appreciated your thoughtfulness
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Photo: Marcela Plosker. Bride and Groom: Adrianna & Joshua.
Getting to Swedenborg Chapel
Parking/Transportation
The Chapel, located at 50 Quincy St. is only a short walk from the Harvard Square T Station. Limited parking for the wedding party and other vendors is available in our small lot on the Kirkland St. side of the church and limousines may park on Kirkland St., in front of the chapel walkway.
There are varied parking options for guests. Many wedding parties choose to hire a bus to transport guests to and from the Chapel. Parking may also be arranged through Harvard University’s parking office at (617) 496-7827.
*The official and historical name for Swedenborg Chapel, which may be on maps and church directories, is The Cambridge Society of the Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian). For more directions, search for “Swedenborg Chapel” on Harvard University’s map.
Top Banner Photo: Marcela Plosker. Bride and Groom: Adrianna & Joshua.