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About
I am a former Catholic Priest of 16 years and taught high school as well as counseled couples for marriage. I am a retired Special Education teacher and providing wedding services here on Thumbtack and through Facebook as well. I have officiated for colleagues at my school and within these past years a number of weddings on Thumbtack. It is important to me to offer couples I prepare the option of designing and developing the type of ceremony they want in having a memorable celebration that you can make special and unique to yourselves. We will work together to make it as personable as possible and meaningful for all your family and guests to remember such an important occasion.
In those 16 years of priesthood experience, I loved helping people prepare for marriage and assisting them in being as ready for their responsibility as possible. Marriage is an important part of our lives and giving 100% to each other is a goal we all aspire to when it comes to loving another that we wish to spend our lives with. With all of these thoughts in mind, it causes me to look forward to being a part of your life's celebration if you give me the opportunity to assist you. Thanks for listening.
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Type of ceremony
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Christian
Catholic
Interfaith
Non-denominational (mentions God)
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I can work with couples who need help writing vows
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Customers rated this pro highly for professionalism, responsiveness, and work quality.
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Kaleigh F.
Dec 7, 2025
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Hired on Thumbtack
Rev. Dav Coons officiated our wedding last night and he did a wonderful job!! He truly made our special day even more memorable! He was personable, professional, and definitely took the time to make sure the ceremony was everything we wanted. I can’t thank him enough for his dedication for attention to detail and hard work!
Details: Elopement • Non-denominational (mentions God) • 20 guests or fewer • Help writing vows will be needed • English • Officiant will not be needed at the rehearsal
Wedding Officiant
Peggy D.
Aug 14, 2025
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Hired on Thumbtack
I contacted Rev. Dave Coons to see if he would be available on August 9th for my daughter’s wedding. We FaceTimed so he could get more details about the wedding. From that call, I knew right away that he would be the perfect officiant for Kara and Taylor. He is a very personable man and a delight to talk to. He met Kara and Taylor for lunch to get to know them. They both commented how delightful he was and that he was the perfect choice for them. Rev. Dave and Taylor met up later for a little boxing. The day of the wedding was gorgeous, but very hot! He performed a beautiful, memorable, wedding ceremony.
Rev. Dave is very professional, and a very interesting man to get to know. He has some very interesting stories that we all enjoyed listening to. You cannot go wrong hiring Rev. Dave Coons as your officiant.
I very highly recommend him.
Details: Wedding • Catholic • 151 - 200 guests • I'm flexible • English • Officiant will be needed at the rehearsal
Wedding Officiant
Michelle G.
Oct 8, 2024
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Hired on Thumbtack
Reverend Dave was amazing! He was there for us every step of the way. He made our day even more special. He was very patient even through a communication error, on my part, about the ceremony start time. I didn't even know I had made the error until after the wedding when my husband told me. Thank you, Reverend Dave, for understanding and making our ceremony so special!
Details: Wedding • Christian • 51 - 100 guests • I'm flexible • English • Officiant will be needed at the rehearsal
Rev. Dave Coons Weddings By Design's reply
Michelle,
You and Bill are most welcome and thank you for your compliments, I'm so glad that you all were pleased with the ceremony and I wish you all many happy years together.
Dave
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Gabriela D.
May 26, 2022
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Hired on Thumbtack
Reverand Dave did a fantastic job officiating our wedding! He was friendly, detail oriented, provided all the guidance necessary, and had plenty of samples to help decide what you wanted for your wedding. I would hands down recommend him as an officiant. He made the process simple and enjoyable.
Details: Wedding • Catholic • 101 - 150 guests • Help writing vows will not be needed • English • Officiant will not be needed at the rehearsal • Officiant does not need to be present at rehearsal
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Stephanie G.
Jun 18, 2018
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Hired on Thumbtack
Rev Coons was awesome to work with. He met with us prior to our wedding so that we could get to know him and see him in person before our big day. He gave us numerous of examples of wedding ceremonies he had performed before. He was so easy to talk with and worked well with our bridal party for rehearsal and made everything light and fun. He was very responsive and got back to me in record time with any questions I had regarding the ceremony flow, rehearsal etc. If you are looking to have someone marry you that is professional but also personable and easy to work with Rev Coons is defiantly the one you should hire. Rev Coons we really appreciate you working with us and really enjoyed having you officiate our wedding. Thank you for everything!!
Details: Wedding • Christian • 201 - 300 guests • Help writing vows will be needed • English • Officiant will be needed at the rehearsal
Wedding Officiant
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David Coons
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What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
I offer my services for $400 as a standard ceremony and up to as much as $500 just depending on the distance and the amount of time and preparation that would go in to the celebration and the decisions that need to be made. Travel time is included especially if its over 50 miles or more, so planning the wedding, conducting the rehearsal and the celebration are all taken in to account depending on your location. Most of all I enjoy officiating and try to offer my services as fair as possible and with in reason again depending on the distance.
What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
We start by meeting with each other at a place that works for both of us. I also share attachments before the meeting of various types of services that I can offer to you. When we meet, it gives us a chance to discuss what I've sent and how things might pan out for the celebration of the ceremony. This meeting will give us a chance to discuss options and scenarios of how we see the celebration for you and your future spouse. Later at another time we meet to finalize plans and see if we are on track for the day of celebration.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
My training started at St. Meinrad Seminary, ordained in 1983 with a M-Div. in Theological Studies and served as a Catholic Priest for 16 years in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, serving in various parishes and two Catholic High Schools of Roncalli and Chatard for a total of 12 years. In my 16 years as a priest I officiated many marriage celebrations with full Mass and ceremonies for mixed religions. I've always enjoyed working with couples to help them understand each other better and be as prepared as they can be for the day they join together as one.
