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Wedding Fees and Honorariums

As your personal wedding officiant or pastor, we spend a lot of time preparing with each couple to experience a wedding ceremony that they will be proud of. A “good” or “great” wedding does not happen by itself. It takes a lot of planning and coordination. We provide an excellent service and may “charge” more than a judge or many ministers for weddings.

We believe that there is big difference between “price” and “cost”. If your ceremony gets messed up, the “cost” will be much greater than whatever “price” you paid an officiant. We’ve heard many stories about unprepared officiants, wrong names being said, long boring messages, and service without excellence.

In the long run, it will “cost” you much less to have a first-class professional... someone you can count on to conduct your ceremony properly. But even more important than the work that we do during the ceremony is the commitment we have to your marriage. We are not just committed to investing time in your ceremony, but we also commit to investing in your marriage. In fact we aren’t even interested in “doing” your wedding for any amount compensation, if your marriage isn’t a “forever promise”. Why, because we believe that marrage IS a forever promise! Our commitment to you is to pray for you, serve you and to do everything we can to encourage and provide you with the resouces and memories to make your marriage a forever marriage.

Unlike many officiants, we don’t see our job beginning and ending during your wedding ceremony. By participating with you on your wedding day, we make a lifelong commitment to serve you in anyway to help your marriage be a forever marriage. We take a great deal of pride in our services and I will readily admit that we get personally attached to “our couples”. We take very seriously the privilege that you are giving us by allowing us to serve you on this incredibly important day. We hope to earn your respect and be a part of your lives forever. How great it is for us to hear from our couples over the years, to watch their families grow and their lives blossom together.

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Before the rehearsal practice we ask that the balance of our fees and honorariums be paid and that you present the original copy of your marriage license to Pastor. Click here to find out how to get an Iowa Marriage License.