Wedding Ceremonies By The Mobile Officiant Atlanta Fallon Jones

The most important aspect of your wedding day is selecting the right person to officiate your nuptials. The wedding officiant sets the bar for the entire ceremony-think about it, We do 98% of the talking! Here is my guide to asking your potential wedding officiant all the right questions to successfully articulate a ceremony filled with personality, warmth, and most important - organization.

Availability?

Are you available the DAY and TIME of our wedding date?

Wedding Officiants get multiple inquires for multiple dates and times. When contacting your wedding officiant about quotes or exact pricing, the more information you have the better. Keep in mind, time is the important factor in our schedules.

Every officiant is different. Find out cost for travel to and from your venue. Some officiants charge for mileage and some include mileage in their overall quote. Be sure to find out which pertains to your officiant. No one wants an unexpected invoice after their nuptials for travel expenses.

Lets be honest, weddings aren’t cheap by far! Saving with an all-inclusive officiant could put money in other areas for your big day. For example, look for officiants who will travel to your venue the day of rehearsal as well as your wedding day. (Some may charge separately).

Hire an officiant who will handle all legal documentation and perform - all for one fee.

This is a very important question to ask your officiant. You most definitely want to know your officiant’s wedding ceremony style? Be sure to ask for exactly what you want whether it being a religious or non-religious ceremony. However you envision your ceremony, your officiant must be on the same page. That is key to an amazing ceremony.

Depending upon your ceremony style, a script is usually provided to walk you through the ceremony. A script may or may not be needed. For elopements, in most cases - the officiant will provide vows for you both to repeat. For ceremonies of more than 30 guests, customized scripts are most commonly used. For couples who are completely clueless as to how a wedding ceremony goes, request the wedding script to get more informed.

Every ceremony is different. No ceremony is the same. Think of questions that play an important factor into your special day. Do you want to dress formal? Do you want the officiant to color coordinate with your party? Is this a surprise ceremony where the officiant should dress casual? Should the officiant wear a robe? Talk with your potential officiant about your wedding style and how they can help accommodate it.

Can you coordinate personalized unity ceremonies?

For many years unity ceremonies have been a stellar way to declare your love for your other half. Two individuals, two families, two lives now as one. You can combine sand, light candles, jump brooms, plant trees, tie knots - I mean the sky is the limit. This is a great way to put your personality along with tradition into your celebration, Find out if your officiant can and can not incorporate special ceremonies into their script before choosing.

What happens in the case of unforeseen circumstances?

Situations happen, that just given. Establish a contractual agreement between you and your officiant. Inquire whether you can have a replacement come out in the case of unforeseen circumstances and if a grace period will be included in the wedding timeline for traffic, late guests, etc. Pay very close attention to terms and conditions. In most instances, officiants will provide replacements in the case they become ill or unable to attend.

QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR WEDDING OFFICIANT