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...
Category: Marriage Ceremonies
This wedding officiant performs many different kinds of marriage ceremonies all over Los Angeles.
Private Wedding Ceremonies Downtown Los Angeles – Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles
It’s always fun for me to visit downtown Los Angeles and perform all kinds of wedding ceremonies in different ways. And it’s fun to meet people in love from other parts of the world. While I was there, people were taking advantage of the slightly colder weather and enjoying the ice skating rink that was put together in Pershing Square. There’s always something going on in that active Los Angeles square. Downtown LA has become such fun in recent years, and I look forward to watching it get more exciting. ...Click Here to Read More...
Elopements, Destination Weddings and Private Wedding Ceremonies
I officiate many destination weddings for couples who come from all over the United States and from all over the world. One of the major reasons couples like to get married her in California is that we have a unique marriage license called a California Confidential Marriage License…Most of the destination weddings that I perform take place on a beach, and there are many beaches in Southern California to choose from. ...Click Here to Read More...
How to Get Married While in the Hospital
I am often asked by couples how to get married while in the hospital. I can definitely help you by issuing a marriage license in any hospital in Southern California and officiating a wedding ceremony on a moment’s notice. I am always prepared to help you get married easily. I am often called to a ...Click Here to Read More...
Civil Ceremony Officiant Southern California
A civil ceremony is something I’m known for. Even though technically, I’m a wedding minister and specially authorized marriage license issuer, I’m also an attorney and am pretty well-versed in the laws and regulations of the County and the State in regards to marriage and marriage licenses. So even though there is no such thing in California as a justice of the peace, I’m about as close as you can get to one. ...Click Here to Read More...
Quickie Wedding – Get Married Instantly in Los Angeles
This is that time of year when couples who intend to eventually marry are thinking that it might be a great idea to elope or get a quickie wedding to save on their income taxes next year. You see, if you get married any time in this year, the IRS considers you married for the ...Click Here to Read More...
How to Have a Wedding Without a Ceremony in California
I am often asked by couples that want to be married, “How can we have a wedding without a ceremony in California?” or “Look, we just want to be married but we don’t want a wedding ceremony.” And it’s a simple response, ...Click Here to Read More...
The Downside of Destination Weddings Overseas
I often marry couples who plan to have that cool destination wedding in another country right before or after their faux wedding ceremony because there’s a big downside to destination weddings overseas. Let me explain why. ...Click Here to Read More...
Sunset Weddings on the Beach in Southern California
There are few scenes more beautiful than the horizon as the sun sets over the Pacific Ocean. Naturally, many wedding couples plan their beach wedding at sunset so the stunning multi-colored panorama of sunset setting into the water or disappearing into clouds can be the back drop to their exchange of vows. Such a wedding ceremony can be quite memorable to those lucky enough to see the lovely natural beauty that we in Southern California often take for granted. However, planning a Southern California beach wedding as the sun sets can present unexpected obstacles that many couples may not consider. ...Click Here to Read More...
Poetry, Sort of, at an LA Wedding
At a recent small LA wedding a wedding guest had his own unique spin on wedding poetry that left everyone speechless. I was the wedding officiant for a marriage where the groom was from the South and the bride was from Mexico and, as part of their ceremony, they asked their wedding guests to offer ...Click Here to Read More...
Tips for California Beach Weddings
Now that summer is in full swing and this is a popular time for California beach weddings, I want to mention a few things that will be very helpful for those of you planning beach weddings. Since I have been an officiant for many, many beach weddings I have seen a few problems that could ...Click Here to Read More...
Get Married Now or Why You Can’t Take Life for Granted
It happened again. I was astounded, but it does happen frequently to me as a wedding officiant. I was contacted by a couple this week who had been living together for decades. They lived many years together and then suddenly, there was a cancer diagnosis, and I was called when the bride was in the ...Click Here to Read More...
Gay Marriage in California is Now a Reality
I’d like to congratulate LGBTQ couples and let you know that I’m available to be your wedding officiant immediately. ...Click Here to Read More...
Same Sex Marriage in California is Here to Stay
I was quite happy to learn this morning that the United States Supreme Court held that the lower court’s ruling will stand and that same sex marriage will again be permitted in California. There are two reasons that I am pleased with today’s decisions. First, I strongly believe that all people, no matter their sexual ...Click Here to Read More...
I Heard a Funny Joke after an LA Wedding Ceremony
After I officiated an LA wedding ceremony last weekend I heard a joke a that made laugh. As a busy LA wedding minister, people love to tell me wedding and wedding minister jokes. Some of the jokes are very funny and some are pretty corny. In the latter case, I have learned to give a ...Click Here to Read More...
Groom and Bride? Or Bride and Groom?
As a wedding officiant I sometimes have to be the voice of diplomacy. I received the wording of a wedding ceremony from a groom yesterday via email and he titled the ceremony (made up names) “Jim and Jackie – June 1, 2013” and asked if it looked OK. I knew the groom had a sense ...Click Here to Read More...
Fun “Great Gatsby” Themed Wedding
Yesterday I had the honor of being the wedding officiant at the marriage ceremony of Ana and John at a fun venue near the Los Angeles Airport called the Proud Bird. The Proud Bird has an airplane theme and several old military jets decorate the parking lot and the lawns surrounding the restaurant. Ana ...Click Here to Read More...
Wedding Officiant for Los Angeles Weddings – Los Angeles Marriage License
Check out the wedding video that I just posted to YouTube. We had a bit of fun making it. Here’s what our video says: https://www.OfficiantGuy.com Give Officiant Guy a call today at (310) 882-5039 or (562) 547-3255. Officiant Guy is simply the best wedding officiant in Los Angeles. He has officiated thousands of wedding ceremonies. ...Click Here to Read More...
This Wedding Officiant Reads Some Beautiful Words
As a Los Angeles wedding officiant I get to meet people from all over the world on one of the happiest days of their life. Last weekend I had the pleasure to officiate an intimate private wedding for a young British couple who decided to elope while they were visiting Los Angeles. At the conclusion of their wedding ceremony they asked me to read a passage from “The House at Pooh Corner” by A.A. Milne. ...Click Here to Read More...
Don’t Wait, Get Married
As a minister for weddings in the Los Angeles area, I’ve seen so much frustration and sorrow when a couple hopes, at the last possible moment, to get married. Too often I have had to deny such sincere requests for a marriage ceremony because one of the hopeful spouses does not have the required frame of mind ...Click Here to Read More...
I am a Wedding Minister for Deathbed Weddings
There are very sad moments in my otherwise happy career. At a death bed wedding the joy of true love and the immense pain of love lost collide. I’ve been a wedding minister now for many years and some of my most memorable moments as a wedding minister have been at death bed weddings. A ...Click Here to Read More...
Wedding Officiant for Bedside Hospital Weddings
When I became a wedding officiant I never expected to officiate bedside weddings. Bedside weddings typically join a couple who have been with each other for a significant period of time and had vague plans to get married but sudden health issues require an immediate marriage ceremony. It is often a very bittersweet experience. Bedside ...Click Here to Read More...