Here’s what hiring an officiant with fifteen years’ experience provides you with:

• An expert in planning and providing a wedding ceremony that’s yours. The best work I do is with couples who have a few months before the service. We ask hard questions together and lay some foundation for communication. We talk about the past, the present, and the future. I get to know you, and you get to know me. We plan a wedding ceremony that’s what you want, and it honors the lifelong commitment you’re making. And then, even if we’ve only met because you understand You Need an Officiant, your wedding is that much better.
• A religious person who’s not going to beat you (or anyone else) up with the Bible. Maybe you’re religious, or spiritual-but-not-religious, or vaguely/culturally Christian, or agnostic, or you’re looking for a minister because your one aunt is going to disinherit you if Tacoma Steve does your wedding. I understand the work I do to be ministry–and if you do, too, that’s a cool bonus. Plus, you can tell that one aunt afterwards that the minister she liked so much is gayer than a party hat.
• Someone who’s seen it all and knows how to handle it. Has one of your guests gotten far too drunk and interrupted the service? Has your mother-in-law to be taken over on the day of and needs to be talked down? Is your best man nowhere to be seen, your DJ incommunicado, or your caterer frying fish in the reception hall before the service? Your officiant, like the florists and DJs and wedding coordinator, is hired by you to make things happen, and I have perfected the “You’ve got to be kidding me” put-out pastor look that I can break out when needed to make your day the best it can be.

If you’re in the greater Wichita metro area and you understand that You Need an Officiant, check out my pitch and pricing. You can also find me on WeddingWire and TheKnot if that so floats your boat.