2 Great Reasons to Have an End of the Year Wedding

We’re in the home stretch of 2024, so it might be time to consider having an end of the year wedding. In Los Angeles, at least, it’s still warm and sunny though in the mornings I awake to a blanket of light fog in the sky that brings a strong but fleeting chill. Although the ...Click Here to Read More...

How to Have a Bilingual Wedding Ceremony

Having a bilingual wedding ceremony is one of the coolest things you can do on your wedding day. Language is the most important medium of expression that we as human beings have. To use the language or languages that you feel the most connected to on your wedding day is a beautiful display of love ...Click Here to Read More...

The 4 Most Underrated Palos Verdes Wedding Venues

Pristine beaches, untouched nature, magnificent cliffs, picturesque lighthouses – what if I told you it’s all right outside of the busiest port in the United States? These underrated Palos Verdes wedding venues are some of the most beautiful destinations in Los Angeles for any marriage ceremony. Los Angeles has a strong association with beach culture ...Click Here to Read More...

5 Important Tips for Planning a Sunset Wedding in Los Angeles

Ahh, Los Angeles – a city of sprawl, perfect weather, and, of course the beach. Many couple ask me if it would be a good idea to have a sunset wedding with those beautiful ocean views in the background. Drawing on my experience as a Southern California wedding officiant for over three thousand weddings, the ...Click Here to Read More...

How do I find a wedding officiant near me?

This is a question that many couples ask who aren’t necessarily attached to a church or a pastor. Many couples I speak to would prefer to have a civil wedding (meaning non religious wedding) than a religious one. Or, for some couples, their priest or clergy are either booked or not willing to perform a wedding outside of their church. And being that we are in California, there isn’t a justice of the peace that you can go to. So what do you do? ...Click Here to Read More...

Private Wedding Ceremonies and Elopements in Southern California

Couples will often travel from around the USA and from all over the world to get married in a California destination wedding because they don’t want anyone to know about their wedding or they want to keep their personal information private. I get it. I suggest it. The bonus is that they travel to sunny Southern California for a beautiful wedding in an incredible place. ...Click Here to Read More...

Oops! I Think I Just Swallowed a Fly.

As we wedding officiants have found, anything can happen at a wedding.  Sometimes it is funny, sometimes it is frustrating but it is almost always unpredictable and memorable.  Whether it is a couple who decides to consummate their marriage vows before I depart their private elopement ceremony or a bride’s sister who gives a peep ...Click Here to Read More...

Be Prepared

Simply Bridal has some great tips for your wedding ceremony day so you and your bridesmaids and groomsmen will not be caught unprepared at your wedding ceremony. Some of their suggestions, like water, are very appropriate for summer weddings and outdoor marriage ceremonies, especially if you are getting married in Southern California during the summer. Ironically, one of their suggestions, alcohol, often causes the need for some of the others (eye drops, painkillers, spot remover, breath mints). Most do not apply if a couple has opted for marriage in the nude which I have encountered a few times as a wedding officiant. ...Click Here to Read More...

Officiant: What Is It And How Do You Pronounce It?

An officiant is one of the number of individuals who can legally perform a marriage ceremony for a wedding couple. The legal term for the performing of a marriage ceremony is “solemnization”. Thus, an officiant can “solemnize”your marriage. ...Click Here to Read More...

I was the Wedding Officiant for Milla Jovovich and Paul Anderson

I don’t have much time to write about it, but I was the wedding officiant for Milla Jovovich and Paul Anderson in August, 2009. They were great people. Many people say I’m a celebrity wedding officiant. I just think of myself as an officiant for weddings in Los Angeles, and yes, that many times includes celebrities. They are just regular people who live a fun life. And it’s fun to be a part of it. ...Click Here to Read More...