YourWedding, YourWay

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As the name implies, this is YOUR wedding. We will help you do it YOUR way. We will meet with you and go over how YOU want the service. Then We will have you review the service to make sure it is the WAY YOU WANT IT. This is YOUR big day. It should be YOUR WAY. This is a happy time. We really like helping brides and grooms, brides and brides, or grooms and grooms, make their wedding day the one they want. It is great to see the couples smiling, laughing, crying and whispering, during the ceremony. And great news! YourWedding, YourWay has "expanded" our staff. Mike Smela and Cindy Karagosian, both ULC ordained ministers, are now available to officiate your ceremony. They both have the same philosophy I have of making sure your ceremony is personable and what YOU want. Hopefully, one of us will be available to be part of your special day. The fee for our consult meeting and the ceremony will range between $275 and $300, depending on the location of the venue for the ceremony.

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Hired 168 times

Serves Utica, MI

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12 years in business

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Jamie M.

Jul 1, 2025

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Details: Wedding • Non-religious (no mention of God) • 21 - 50 guests • Help writing vows will be needed • English • Officiant will not be needed at the rehearsal

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Rick G.

Aug 27, 2016

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Carl arrived well before the scheduled time for the ceremony. He worked with us and personalized our ceremony just to our liking. We cut a part of his initial ceremony out, and he replaced it with personal stories that we told him about us while using both our perspectives. He was professional and courteous. He let us be ourselves as we talked, giggled, and cried through the ceremony. It could not have gone better. Thank you, Carl for helping us have the best day of our lives!

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Audrey H.

Jul 23, 2022

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Carl did a small family wedding for my husband and I. Prior to the wedding, Carl did a Zoom meeting with us to understand our requests for the day. Carl provided us with a script where we were able to customize the veribage to our liking. On the day of the wedding, Carl was kind and professional and performed the ceremony perfectly. Our favorite part of the wedding was the knot ceremony, which Carl provided to us an option. He is highly recommended!

Details: Wedding • Non-religious (no mention of God) • 20 guests or fewer • Help writing vows will be needed • English • Officiant will not be needed at the rehearsal • Officiant does not need to be present at rehearsal

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Kyle S.

Dec 18, 2019

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My husband & I were very pleased with our officiate. He did a wonderful job. He met with us before hand. Our ceremony was exactly the way we wanted it. We only found this officiant a week & a half before the ceremony. He went over some ceremonial ideas with us & made our dream ceremony come true. Thank you so very much to Your Wedding, Your Way!

Details: Wedding • Non-denominational (mentions God) • 20 guests or fewer • Help writing vows will not be needed • English • Officiant will not be needed at the rehearsal

YourWedding, YourWay's reply

Thanks Brian and Kyle. It was a pleasure officiating your ceremony. Your children made it complete with the addition of the Sand Ceremony. I am glad everything went well. Best of you to you

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Mikayla K.

Jun 10, 2022

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Carl did a great job officiating our wedding he sat down and talked with us about our selves and how we would like things done and when we weren’t entirely sure he gave us ideas based on what we told him. He took the time to ask us what we liked about each other and made it into a speech. 10/10 very professional and a good speaker. Good with kids as well he was very helpful at the rehearsal showing my nieces and nephew what to do!

Details: Wedding • Non-denominational (mentions God) • 51 - 100 guests • Help writing vows will not be needed • English • Officiant will be needed at the rehearsal

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Carl Territo

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What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
The cost of the ceremony will be $275-$300, depending on the location of the venue. This include all pre meetings and officiating at the wedding. If needed at the rehearsal, there is an additional charge of $35 to $50. I like to meet with the couple prior to the date to go over what type of ceremony you would want and offer suggestions and options. At that meeting, a deposit of $100 is required to hold the date of the ceremony.
What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
I like to meet with the clients at least once before the ceremony. This helps me get a feel for them and they get a feel for me. Can help them have an organized ceremony if they need help.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I have an on line ordination with the Universal Life Church. Was on line ordained in 2004