Personalized Ceremonies: $600*

 

My particular specialties include Intimate Elopements, Non-Religious, Non-Traditional Religious, Spiritual-But-Not-Religious, Romantic, Offbeat, Halloweeny, Witchy, Gothy, Geeky, Theme-Inspired, Celtic, Viking, Nature-Loving, Pagan, or Wiccan ceremonies. I also offer non-legal commitment ceremonies (like handfastings) and vow renewals!

 

As part of your ceremony, I can incorporate as many unity rituals and celebrations as you would like... there are so many unique and meaningful options to choose from! What about a handfasting, a sand ceremony, unity candles, a whiskey blending, jumping the broom, a quaich or loving cup, an oathing stone, or even a Viking sword exchange? The possibilities are almost endless.

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All the ceremonies I craft are customized and personalized for you, based on your preferences and ideas, and I love working with LGBTQ+ couples!

 

​​Hiring me as your officiant also gives you access to the insights I have gleaned from years of experience in wedding and event planning, as well as trip planning advice if you are coming to Salem for a destination wedding or elopement. Not only do you gain access to my "planning brain" - but I have also spent hours and hours creating curated lists of venues, vendors, and service providers that I can suggest for you. I can make recommendations for caterers, bartending services, florists, bakeries, photographers, videographers, DJs, lighting experts, event rentals, hair and makeup artists, and more!

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My Officiation Services Include:

• Unlimited email communication throughout the pre-ceremony planning process

• Up to 3 scheduled online meetings or phone calls to ask and answer questions, brainstorm, get creative together, and discuss pertinent details

• Basic wedding and event planning consulting (as needed or requested by you)

• Professional recommendations from me (as needed or requested by you)

• Time spent writing your bespoke ceremony script (with input from you)

• Draft of your ceremony script emailed to you in advance, for you to review and provide any desired edits prior to your ceremony

• Officiating your ceremony

• Filing the marriage license paperwork after the ceremony (as applicable)

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Reservation and Pricing:*

• Unlike officiants who have complicated packages and pricing structures that vary based on the event size, type of ceremony, their a la carte "add-ons," and things of that sort - I keep it simple and charge a flat fee of $600 for any officiation project.

• If I seem like the right fit for your ceremony and you want to make it "official" with me, I require a signed contract and a retainer of $300 - 50% of my fee - to reserve your date on my calendar. Although a date is required, a specific location or time for your ceremony does not need to be set in stone for you to book with me – those other details can be filled in later!

• The remaining 50% of my fee - $300 - does not need to be paid until 2 weeks before your ceremony.

• If you would like me to attend an online ceremony rehearsal, an in-person ceremony rehearsal, or do a site or venue tour with you, each of these activities comes with an additional fee of $200.

• Travel fees: For any ceremony, rehearsal, or venue/site tour that takes place within 50 miles of my office in Salem (calculated based on the shortest one-way door-to-door route on Google Maps), I do not tack on additional travel fees. However, if the location of any of these activities is more than 50 miles away, I charge an additional travel fee equating to the 2023 IRS business standard mileage rate of 65.5 cents per mile for each mile of each round trip made.

• All additional travel fees, rehearsal fees, or venue/site tour fees are discussed, assessed, invoiced, and paid in full in advance of that travel or activity.

• For payments, I am happy to accept credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Discover, or American Express), ACH (eCheck), Apple Pay, or Google Pay, all processed securely through Stripe.

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So if you are looking for a professional, supportive, kind, magical officiant who loves love... please reach out!

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* Plus any additional travel, rehearsal, or venue/site tour fees, as applicable. We reserve the right to change our prices at any time without further notice; however, if you have completed our booking process (retainer sent and signed contract returned), we will honor the price at the time of booking. Dates are not guaranteed until we receive both a signed contract and retainer.

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