Wedding Officiants

Q. Describe the most common types of jobs you do for your clients.

A. We perform many ceremonies at custom sites - from hot air balloons, to bluffs in the Dells, and even sunny exotic destinations! Most of our couples choose the traditional style for the "style", not the content. Our content can be spiritual or completely without any religious reference. We let you tell us what is best for you.

Q. What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

A. When looking for an officiant, make sure that the person you choose is a good fit and will work with you in the style that you want. When there is a connection to your officiant, your guests, family and friends feel it and will remember how special your ceremony way.

Q. Why does your work stand out from others who do what you do?

A. We take the time to get to know our couples. We find out what they want - and just as important - what they DON'T want, and then give them the opportunity to put together a ceremony with what feels best to them. They have access our exclusive 145+ page planning guide, use sources they have, or combine a little here, a little there. Our mission is to make the day about the couple - not about us.

Q. What do you like most about your job?

A. Seeing and hearing the happiness when our couples read the ceremony we have put together with them. I love it when they send me an email and say that just reading the ceremony gave them butterflies in their tummy, or made them cry with joy!

Q. What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

A. Many couples ask "even though we are the most important part of the whole day, why we are so affordable?" My answer is simply that we love what we do, and we just try to cover our expenses, not make a boatload of money on our couples. We know that they already have to shell out a lot of money for everything else, so we make our part affordable.

Q. What do you wish customers knew about you or your profession?

A. I wish that brides and grooms knew how much time and love goes into putting the emotion and sentiment into their ceremony.

For us it's not just about words, it about capturing the moment and making it something they will never forget. Many times they think that we are only there for 20 or 30 minutes and make so much money, but we really put many hours into the meeting, writing, editing, performing and paperwork. It's not just about the time we are at the wedding - there's so much more!

Q. Do you do any sort of continuing education to stay up on the latest developments in your field?

A. We are involved in many local and national Wedding Officiant groups as well as online groups. This gives us access to ideas that other officiants have, as well as allows us a place to bounce ideas off of other experienced officiants. For example, if you want to do something to honor a particular experience, family member, military, or other, we can ask around and see what worked for others.

Q. What are the latest developments in your field? Are there any exciting things coming in the next few years or decade that will change your line of business?

A. We are seeing couples choosing less formal locations as well as other days of the week (outside of Friday and Saturday). We love when a couple wants to do something different! Sundays are becoming more popular as well.

Another trend we are seeing more and more is elopements for the legal part, then just a nice big party to celebrate.