Wedding Packages

Thoughtfully Crafted Wedding Ceremony Packages

Before you decide on your wedding package, we will have a relaxed, no-obligation consultation call. We can explore your vision together and determine which offering best supports the ceremony you imagine and desire.

Short, Sweet & Memorable

Your License Signing Ceremony

$295

A simple ceremony for couples who desire something more personal and heartfelt than a courthouse signing.

  • Brief heartfelt ceremony

  • Spiritual, interfaith, religious, or secular ceremony wording

  • Your own vows, or repeat-after-me vows

  • Marriage license signing and filing

Available only for simple ceremonies in the Santa Cruz area. Generally available Sunday through Thursday.

Small, Sacred & Meaningful

Your Intimate Elopement

$395

A simple and intimate ceremony created for couples who desire to celebrate their commitment in a quiet, meaningful way.

  • Intimate personalized elopement ceremony

  • Spiritual, interfaith, religious, or secular ceremony wording

  • Guidance with writing your own personalized vows

  • Marriage license signing and filing

Travel fees may apply depending on location. Generally available Sunday through Thursday.

Simple, Meaningful & Personal

Your Heartfelt Ceremony

$695

A warm, personalized ceremony that celebrates your relationship with simplicity, sincerity, and heart. Perfect for weddings, vow renewals, and commitment ceremonies, this package offers a beautiful balance of personalization while keeping the planning process relaxed and uncomplicated.

  • Personalized ceremony reflecting your love story and values

  • Choice of the tone for your ceremony: warm, intimate, formal, informal, light-hearted, fun, humorous, religious, secular, spiritual, or a combination.

  • Spiritual, interfaith, religious, secular, or blended ceremony wording

  • Guidance with writing your own personalized vows

  • Optional vows of support from your guests

  • Arrival at least 30 minutes before your ceremony to plan cues and pacing with your vendors (Photographer, Videographer, DJ, etc.)

  • Marriage license signing and filing

  • Printed keepsake copy of your ceremony

  • Optional rehearsal add-on available

Travel fees may apply depending on location. Generally available 7 days a week.

A Fully Personalized Celebration of Your Love Story

Your Signature Ceremony

$995

For couples who desire a deeply personal ceremony that beautifully reflects their love, values, traditions, and hopes for the future. Together, we'll create a one-of-a-kind ceremony inspired by your unique journey. Through thoughtful conversations and inquiry, I'll help you craft a ceremony that feels authentic, meaningful, and truly your own.

  • A fully customized ceremony written specifically for you, that feels like it's officiated by a friend who truly understands and knows you

  • A beautiful ring ceremony for the exchange of your rings

  • Your love story woven naturally into the ceremony

  • Spiritual, interfaith, religious, secular, or blended ceremony wording

  • Optional unity rituals, readings, and family participation in wedding rituals

  • Guidance with vows, processional, and ceremony flow

  • 2 or 3 planning sessions by phone or Zoom call

  • Opportunity to review and approve your ceremony

  • Arrival at least 1 hour before your ceremony to plan cues and pacing with your vendors (Photographer, Videographer, DJ, etc.)

  • Coordination with your wedding professionals

  • Marriage license signing and filing

  • Printed keepsake copy of your ceremony

  • Optional rehearsal add-on available

Travel fees may apply depending on location. Generally available 7 days a week.

8% of revenue from weddings I officiate will be donated to environmental causes such as Nature Conservancy, World Wildlife Fund, and the Sierra Club.

Ready to Create Your Wedding Ceremony?

With more than 35 years of experience bringing couples together, dates for the upcoming season are highly sought after. Call today to ensure we can craft your sacred ceremony with the care, attention, and time it deserves.

Phone: (831) 247-9167

Email: [email protected]

Based in Santa Cruz, California, I joyfully officiate weddings throughout Santa Cruz County, Monterey Bay region, Monterey County, Carmel, Capitola, Salinas, Aptos, Scotts Valley, Pacific Grove, Seaside, Marina, and the Greater San Francisco Bay Area.

Travel beyond these surrounding areas is available by arrangement.

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