Wedding Minister Certified Wedding Officiants
First this: I GUARANTEE you will love your ceremony officiated by any First Choice Weddings of America affiliated wedding minister... or it is FREE. Fair enough?
You have this ASSURANCE because I only contract with Wedding Minister Certified officiants, ministers who have PROVEN their credentials through training, experience or both. You can relax -- you're in good hands. Guaranteed.
That's the First Choice difference.
When you and your fiance are in front of all your
family and friends, standing face to face and gazing only into each
other's eyes, about to share
the most powerful and intimate vows you
will ever share, you are experiencing a
moment of matchless
emotion, sublime
tenderness and supreme vulnerability. In that moment, the wedding minister can
make or break your wedding. You need a
wedding minister you can TRUST.
This is Rev. Dr. Charles W. Laird, president of Wedding Ministers, Inc. and First Choice
Weddings
of America. I am an ordained
pastor
(since 1988). My PURPOSE is to
provide
brides nationwide the same
-- or better --
professional service you
would get if you
were getting married in a church.
I seek to earn your TRUST so your wedding
ceremony lives up to your dreams! This is why I contract with only the best and guarantee our services or your money back. For your protection and reassurance our affiliated ministers have been screened. Finally, as mentioned, they are all credentialed as Wedding Minister Certified officiants from the premier wedding minister training program in the world. In other words, these are men and women you can assuredly TRUST.
Moreoever, they are positive, friendly, and caring clergy with compassionate, listening hearts. You can rest assured you're in safe, friendly hands and look forward to a wedding ceremony officiated with distinction, sincerity, and professionalism.
Call me toll free (866) 329-3334 or 866-FC-WEDDINGS (8am-8pm PDT), tell me your price range and needs. Then I'll have our First Choice Weddings of America affiliated minister(s) contact you. Or complete the form to the left.
It's that simple!
One might assume that everybody who performs weddings has gone through some formal training program and, based on a passing basic standards, earns his or her credentials to officiate.
Actually that's not always the case. By law a person can perform weddings without:
any required knowledge.
any required training.
any competency requirements.
;any experience necessary.
Don’t get me wrong. There are many wonderful new officiants being drawn into this field -- people who truly love people, have ministry gifts and a desire to serve. We are excited about the quality of people entering this ministry.
But we also place priceless value on your wedding day experience. Some officiants are, out of necessity, learning by trial and error. Your wedding may be an officiant's practice lab.
Since there are no legal competency requirements or required examinations for wedding officiants like for doctors or attorneys or therapists or schoolteachers, many untrained, unqualified people are attracted by the income potential and high job satisfaction.
FirstChoiceWeddings.com is the
first and
largest wedding officiant / minister referral service for Wedding Minister Certified officiants on the internet. Choose from
over 3,000 non-denominational wedding ceremony officiants, wedding ministers, priests, rabbis, and JPs (justice of the peace) in the United States and Canada who officiate ever kind of wedding ceremony - religious or non-religious ceremonies, non-denominational (nondenominational), interfaith (inter-faith), Christian, Jewish, Muslim, spiritual, and other type marriage services. Wedding CeremoniesThere are wedding ministers/officiants (variously referred to as officiates, pastors, reverends, clergy, etc.) for every kind of wedding ceremony. Formal or casual, large hotel events or small backyard ceremonies, relaxed beach weddings or traditional chapel marriage services, shipboard cruise line weddings or private wedding ceremonies in your own home. You'll find wedding officiants in your own home town or romantic Hawaii --
Maui,
Honolulu, or
Kauai - or other destination weddings. WeddingMinisters.com has ministers who officiate in Las Vegas, Nevada's famous wedding chapels or JPs throughout New England who can marry you in minutes. Florida Wedding Officiants / MinistersWedding ministers in
Florida and Southern California -- two of the most popular areas for wedding ceremonies -- officiate year round.
Orlando,
Miami, and all along the sun-drenched Florida coastline, wedding officiants perform ceremonies outdoors all winter and summer. California Wedding Officiants / MinistersSouthern California wedding ministers are always in demand, from
San Diego to
Santa Barbara. Whether in
Orange County (Anaheim/Disneyland resort or Newport Beach) or
Los Angeles (including Malibu, Hollywood, Pasadena), we have all choice of wedding officiants for you to choose from. Local Wedding Officiants / MinistersSearch our directory for wedding ministers in every major city and state/province in the United States and Canada, including
New York City (NYC),
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Pennsylvania in the Northeast; Midwest areas including
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San Francisco Bay Area. Hawaii Wedding Officiants / MinistersAnd, of course,
Hawaii (particularly Oahu, Maui, and Kawai) is renowned as a tropical island wedding paradise with plenty of wedding ministers on every island. Wedding Vows and TipsWe also have helpful resources including a large selection of
wedding vows (
traditional and
non-traditional vows,
personalized vows, and
other popular wedding ceremony vows and readings), tips on
how to choose a wedding officiant or minister, our exclusive WeddingMinisters.com
Wedding Minister Officiant Inventory for choosing your minister, and your own
"Officiant Shopper" tool for helping you narrow down your search. And don't miss our special directory of
Premier Wedding Professional Partners - the cream of the cream of wedding professionals - as well as
links to other wedding vendors searchable BOTH by state/region and category for easy searching! Finally, we feature exclusive FREE 30-second videos of local wedding ministers officiating ceremonies. Thank you for choosing
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Wichita As you shop for someone to officiate your wedding, in most cases you have no assurances this person is fully prepared or ready. This is unfair to you brides and a REAL problem for my profession.
It's been my practice for ten years to talk to other experienced and discerning wedding vendors (DJs, photographers, videographers, musicians) to learn of their experiences with officiants they have seen. I ask this question: “How competent are the wedding ministers you have worked with?”
The responses range from disappointing to shocking.
From sheer officiating incompetence to inappropriate, impromptu remarks to hitting on wedding attendants to drunkenness to last minute cancellations. Mispronounced names. Unfamiliarity with rituals. And worse -- but you get the picture.
This is coming straight from other professionals in our industry who would know. I have heard it from brides and guests as well.
Our First Choice Weddings affiliated officiants are the best in the business. They are trained professionals who have:
Completed the WM Professional Wedding Ministry Certification and Training Program (or equivalent). The program is comprised of four comprehensive courses of study and practice including professionalism in ministry, understanding family dynamics, familiarity with wedding ceremonies and rituals, ceremony structure and design, leading the rehearsal, officiating and wedding day challenges, basic personal ministry skills, legal responsibilities and much more (see Training Comparison on right)
Demonstrated competence as a wedding ministry professional.
Would you accept anything less from the person you are entrusting the single most important event of your life? We don't.
PEACE OF MIND from Your First Contact
With a First Choice Weddings affiliated officiant, you have the reassurance you are talking to wedding professional who has passed a comprehensive evaluation process or received specific instruction and personal, hands-on training and oversight.
Your First Choice Weddings affiliated officiant is trained to listen for what YOU want, to discern both your spoken and unspoken desires for your ceremony, to understand where you are coming from, and to provide helpful suggestions, answers, and options.
You feel helped, heard, and understood. You know you and your ceremony are in good hands. You feel reassured, taken care of, safe. Peace of mind.
PEACE OF MIND on Your Wedding Day
The wedding day is typically a day of heightened emotions and expectations. Your dreams of a perfect wedding day rest, in large part, upon the skill and experience of your wedding minister. It is NOT a given.
When you are facing each other to share your wedding vows, it is a moment of profound intimacy. Unlike any other moment in your lifetime, your souls are exposed and vulnerable. It is an incredibly sacred moment.
Your First Choice Wedding affiliated officiant is thoroughly trained to discern the dynamics of this incomparable moment and channel all the built-up energy, emotions, and events into one, unforgetable symphony of Beauty and Love.
Because you feel so safe with your First Choice Weddings affiliated officiant, you can let go and embrace the moment with all your heart and soul, knowing you are in the hands of a caring, competent professional.
To this end, I offer this referral service at no cost to you and GUARANTEE you will love your ceremony -- or it is FREE.
I am a free phone call away - (866) 329-3334. Or if you prefer, complete the no-obligation form above and let's see what we can do.