We have been in business for more than 20 years and have performed over 5,000 weddings for couples all over the area.
Our service area is always growing as we add more fabulous officiants to our team. Currently we serve Maryland, Washington DC, Virginia, Delaware, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, California, New Jersey and New York.
However, some of our officiants travel globally to perform weddings. If you are having a wedding outside of these areas, but have a request for a particular officiant on our team, we are happy to check their availability and send you a custom quote.
Many of our wedding officiants are non-denominational ministers ordained through the Universal Life Church, which is based in Modesto, California. Some of our officiants also hold additional ordinations from other seminaries and ministries such as: United Church of Christ, Church of Spiritual Humanism, All Faiths Seminary International, One Spirit Interfaith Seminary, Pennsylvania Interfaith Ministry, World Christianship Ministries, Divine Transformation Ministries, and our local congregation: Soul Community Church where we host monthly and holiday services.
If you’re looking for a fully personalized ceremony, our Custom Ceremony package is the ideal choice. While our Classic Ceremony package allows for minor adjustments, the Custom Ceremony package is designed for clients who want a completely tailored experience that reflects their unique personalities, beliefs, and relationship.
Interfaith wedding ceremonies are one of the things we do best, and we can create a customized ceremony for you that blends your religious traditions while remaining true to both.
Yes, all of our wedding officiants are ordained, non-denominational ministers and perform both religious and secular ceremonies.
Definitely! While our wedding officiants are non-denominational ministers, we are happy to work with you to create a custom ceremony that is authentic to you and your beliefs, whatever they may be.
Of course! Check out our Wedding Ceremony Ideas page for examples that go beyond the traditional flower girl and ring bearer roles.
Yes! We work with LGBTQIA+ couples almost every week and are happy to marry any couple who wants to tie the knot. For more information, check out our LGBTQIA+ Weddings page.
It's easy! Start by filling out our contact form and letting us know which of our services you are interested in. We will take you step by step through our process from there!
The 50% balance payment is due no later than 30 days prior to the wedding date. However, when booking less than 30 days before your wedding, or when booking an elopement, payment is due in full at the time of booking.
By inputting your ceremony location on our pricing page you will see the starting price for each service at your location. Most couples pay the "Starts at" price, but there may be additional fees for mileage, holidays, or for a particular officiant. Once you click the "Get A Quote" button, we will email you with an exact price quote.
No, all travel is included in our package price. However, if you have selected a venue that does not offer free parking you are responsible for either validating or paying for your officiant’s parking. For destination weddings and wedding outside our service area, overnight accommodations may also be required.
While we try to be as flexible as possible in accommodating changes, we cannot guarantee our availability for a date or time change. Please let us know as soon as possible if you plan to change your wedding date or time so we can try to find a solution for you.
Yes, for an additional fee, provided one of our officiants is available. We contract ceremony rehearsals separately from weddings because most couples don’t want (or need) our officiant at the rehearsal. At a wedding rehearsal you are simply practicing walking in and walking out, but not the ceremony itself. We offer all of our couples a free guide to coordinating your own wedding rehearsal, which outlines a few simple steps that everyone can understand.
Yes, you can! Just email us at info@ceremonyofficiants.com, or indicate that you would like to add a rehearsal when you fill out our contact form.
Yes, of course! We have heard that some ministers can be touchy about when and how pictures are taken during the ceremony, but all of our wedding officiants are happy to work with your other vendors. Your photographer and videographer can shoot whenever and however they would like.
It depends on where you are getting married, some states and counties are more strict about their marriage laws than others. Obviously we would encourage you to hire a professional wedding officiant, we perform several weddings every year for couples who had a friend realize they weren’t up to the task and “chicken out” a week before their wedding. We are happy to help in these types of circumstances as long as we have availability. You should obviously do your research and make sure you feel comfortable taking a chance using any non-professional vendor for your wedding – any wedding pro will tell you it’s not as easy as it looks! If you are in a situation where you need an officiant very quickly, please contact us here or call our toll-free number at 800-721-VOWS.
Yes, we do this for a lot of couples each year, especially military couples. It is illegal to perform a “fake wedding ceremony”, so we simply need to see a copy of your marriage license before the wedding. No one will know the difference, unless you choose to tell them!
We have several options available depending on where you would like to be married, from in-home ceremonies to outdoor elopements. Please contact us and let us know you are interested in something simple, and we can help with a few ideas!
Each of our couples choose whether to invite their officiant and spouse/guest to the reception, it is certainly not required. If you would like to invite your officiant to the reception, please extend a formal invitation to them directly and they will let you know if it’s possible for them to stay.
Gratuities are never expected, but are always appreciated.
Please fill out the form on our contact page to check our availability for your wedding date, and we will get right back to you!
That’s an easy one! Email us at info@ceremonyofficiants.com or call us at 800-721-VOWS and we will be happy to answer any question you may have. We look forward to hearing from you!
