Rates
First Choice Weddings of America
The median charge nationally is in the neighborhood of $250 but this varies widely by
region. For instance, the cost of living in San Francisco is two and a half times that of living in Indianapolis or Detroit. A
person making $50,000 a year in the Motor City would need $125,000 for the equivalent life in the Bay Area. Weddings in Omaha generally
under $200 while in Chicago it is rare to find any experienced wedding minister for under $300. Thus, rates really do vary significantly
based on location.
The most any bride pays with us is $599 for the cream of the cream in the highest-priced markets. In some municipalities
we have ministers as low as $147. We will tell you the rate for your area when we receive your inquiry. The one thing we simply will
never compromise on is our commitment to exceptional service that exceeds expectations and leaves brides eternally appreciative.
Here is the thing I cannot stress enough. The average cost of a wedding is $20,400. You can book a cheap officiant for $100 less,
you save less than one-half of 1 percent while putting your once-in-a-lifetime experience perilously at risk. Believe me, I have been
doing this for over 20 years. If you need ways to save $100 somewhere to pay for a good officiant, send me a message in the Inquiry box.
I will send you dollar-savers brides have shared with me over the years.
Sometimes the easiest thing is simply to pick up the phone and have an easy, no-pressure conversation with your pastor. That is what
I am used to -- being a listening, supportive friend with no strings attached. I give away a LOT of free support and advice when I know it can
be of great help to people in need. I do not know of too many pastors who enter ministry to make a lot of money. That is not how we are wired.
So if you really are not sure where you are or what you want, just call me at 866-329-3334 (8am-8pm PDT). I'll listen, ask questions, and hopefully you
come away feeling better and knowing what to do next.
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),
Boston,
Massachusetts,
Baltimore,
Maryland, and
Pennsylvania in the Northeast; Midwest areas including
Chicago,
Illinois,
Detroit,
Michigan,
Ohio and
Indiana,
Minneapolis,
Minnesota MN) and both
St. Louis and
Kansas City,
Missouri; all the south including
Dallas and
Houston,
Texas,
Louisiana and
New Mexico; and further west from
Denver,
Colorado to
Phoenix,
Arizona and, of course,
Las Vegas; and along the West Coast from
Seattle,
Washington to
Oregon to
Northern California and the
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
Firstchoiceweddings.com to find the single most important wedding professional for this most important event. If we can be of any further assistance, don't hesitate to email us at
support@firstchoiceweddings.com.
Copyright 2010 Firstchoiceweddings.com. All Rights Reserved. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached, or otherwise used except with the prior written permission of Firstchoiceweddings.com.
Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement 