Your officiant will perform a beautiful prewritten ceremony on your wedding day which was curated by our Founding Officiant, Philip Lingle. The ceremony typically takes about 10-15 minutes depending on whether or not you would like to read your own vows.

The ceremony will not be fully customized like our other packages, but we incorporate some of the most important elements that you want. Prior to the wedding day, you will receive a questionnaire asking if you would like to include or leave out certain religious elements, if you would like to be provided with standard repeat-after-me vows or write your own, etc. Once the ceremony has been created, we do not make edits or revisions (you would need to pick one of our other packages for that option).

Couples who are eloping or having a very small wedding often choose this package, but keep in mind that you (or your wedding planner) will be responsible for organizing your processional, wedding music, and any other wedding planning. Our specialty lies specifically in crafting and officiating ceremonies, we are not a wedding planning or elopement complany and are not equipped to handle the organization of other aspects of the wedding day, like finding a venue, providing a cake or flowers, etc.

Also, rehearsal attendance is not included in this package, but can be added for $200.

During the time leading up to your wedding day, our team will be making lots of preparations to ensure that your ceremony is a success. We will stay in touch with you by emailing next-steps, updates, and other helpful information, so you and your partner are clear on everything that you need to do. You are free to correspond with your officiant at any time via email or phone, and you can also email any general questions to our Happiness Ninjaneers! Plus, you will have access to a client portal, where you can view your contract, invoices, and other account information.

Since we have a team of officiants at Love & Wisdom, we will always have a backup available in the unlikely case that your officiant is sick or is unable to make it due to an emergency. This is something that a lot of couples overlook when hiring an officiant. You simply can’t have a wedding ceremony if the officiant isn’t there.

To become legally married, you are required by law to obtain a Marriage License from the State in which you are getting married prior to your ceremony. When this exciting time comes, we will guide you through this process.

After the ceremony, your officiant will make sure that everything is completed properly, including witnesses signing and submitting their information correctly on the license. Then your officiant will be responsible for mailing the license back to the government office for processing, so you can relax and enjoy your celebration. The last thing you want to do after your ceremony is worry about getting cake on your legal documents!

When applicable, a travel fee for your officiant will be calculated depending on location and drive time. We always try to match you with an officiant who will be close enough to your venue to avoid this fee, but that is not always possible. The travel fee will be included in your quote after you Request it Here.

We can usually accommodate holiday weddings and rehearsals, but in order to compensate our officiants for missing out on plans with family and friends, we charge an additional fee of $125 if your wedding or rehearsal falls on one of the following days:

• New Years Day & Eve
• Valentines Day
• Easter
• Memorial Day
• 4th of July
• Labor Day
• Halloween
• Thanksgiving & Black Friday
• Christmas & Christmas Eve