I am
a Licensed Christian Minister and wedding officiant in Eastern North
Carolina who is flexible to perform your wedding ceremony in any
location in North Carolina. Whether you want a small personal
wedding
ceremony or a large family wedding ceremony, a non-religious wedding,
or a religious wedding, I can perform any type marriage ceremony as
well as include ceremony additions to create a fully customized wedding
script that fits your personalities perfectly. So if you’re
looking
for a great wedding officiant on the Crystal Coast at an affordable
price, you should call me! I can make it easy for you to get
married
on the Crystal Coast or anywhere in North Carolina.
The average cost of a wedding officiant can vary, from $100 to
$400 for a single ceremony My fee for a basic wedding in the Carteret
County area is $125. The first question most people ask is "Why does a wedding officiant cost so much?"
Officiating a wedding can be a complex task that if
not done correctly and turned in on time will result in a marriage that
is not legal. The last thing you want is to get a phone call from
your Register of Deeds informing you that your marriage is null and
void! Budgeting for a wedding can be tricky, and it often seems
like everything costs more than expected. The wedding officiant’s
fee is no different. However, there is one thing that absolutely
every wedding needs: an officiant who can make it legal.
There is so much more that goes into officiating your
wedding than the 20 minutes that you see at the ceremony ~ MUCH more.
On average, a wedding officiant spends between 5-10 hours on a single
ceremony and may spend a considerable amount of time traveling to and
from meetings with you, the rehearsal, and the ceremony
destination. They want their officiant speech to be a wonderful
memory that your audience will always remember. From the time you
contact your officiant, they are on the clock. There are meet-ups,
whether it is by phone or in person. Creating the personalized
ceremony can take days, then tack on the added back-and-forth edits to
get the ceremony just as you want it once the rough draft is sent.
Usually, the largest portion of the fee is the time building the
ceremony which is being created uniquely for you.
Remember, the officiant must arrive at the ceremony at least an
hour before the ceremony. The officiant often assists in organizing the
ceremony and making sure things go smoothly. The officiant stays after the
ceremony for license signing. The officiant then files the license,
which means a trip to the courthouse. Wedding officiants are the
experts in creating a personalized and unique ceremony for you and your
soon-to-be spouse. Remember, you aren’t paying for the 20
minutes, you are paying for the years of education and experience that
the officiant brings to you, as well as the time and effort an officiant spends
to craft the perfect ceremony for you, to meet with you, to discuss
your needs, to cover travel costs, and to handle all of the
organizational issues needed to end up with a beautiful, meaningful,
and legal ceremony that you’ll remember and cherish forever.
Included in Minister Anthony's $125 Basic
Wedding Ceremony
- Meetup and rehearsal
- Writing the ceremony draft
- Communicating to adjust details
- Ceremony editing
- Travel to reception and ceremony
within
Carteret County
- Early arrival on event day to
organize and
review
- Stay after ceremony to sign license
- File license with County Register of
Deeds
- Premium 8x10 framable Certificate of Marriage
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