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Packages and Pricing


Choose a package that works best for you.

*For reservation requests, please fill out and submit form below*

Every aspect of your wedding is important, but keep in mind that once you have chosen the date for your wedding, your first priorities should be:

Securing a location, choosing an officiant. Waiting until everything else is done to find an officiant could leave you in a desperate search for one that is still available for your day.   Without an officiant.....it's just a really nice (and expensive) party.  The officiant is the only element that cannot be eliminated to be legally wed, the rest is a celebration of your day.

 

A word about pricing:  whether you have searched other sites or this is the first one you have visited you may wonder how we determine our prices.  We provide you with not only a personal service but a necessary LEGAL service.  We consider many factors when creating our pricing structure:  attire (aquiring, maintaining), vehicle maintainance, travel time, time required to prepare your ceremony as you want it, responding to client phone calls and /or emails, our experience and professionalism, and many other things that are necessary to provide our services.  And most of all....we come to you.  Call any church and inquire about their fees to hold a wedding in their facility and what's included and/or required.  It might surprise you, especially if you are not a member of their congregation.  So, for couples wishing to have a ceremony elsewhere you can expect comparable prices from respected and established officiant service providers.

REHEARSALS REQUESTED FOR FRIDAYS OR SATURDAYS ARE DEPENDANT ON OUR SCHEDULING FOR CEREMONIES.  PLEASE INQUIRE ABOUT ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS.

Ruby:  $150.00 

 

$25.00 deposit required

 

  • Officiate ceremony
  • Filing of license (as required)
  • Email support
  • 25 miles included
  • Up to 24 add'l miles at current rate

 

 

 

 

Emerald: $225.00 
 

$25.00 deposit required

 

  • Officiate ceremony
  • Filing of license (as required)
  • Email support
  • 50 miles included
  • Up to 24 add'l miles at current rate
  • Choice of 1 tradition included



Sapphire: $350.00


$50.00 deposit required

  • Officiate ceremony
  • Filing of license (as required)
  • Choice of 2 Traditions OR 1 Tradition & Rehearsal
  • Email and/or phone support
  • Keepsake copy of marriage certificate
  • 75 miles included
  • Up to 24 add'l miles at current rate

  

 

 

Diamond: $450.00

$50.00 deposit required
 

 
  • Officiate ceremony
  • Rehearsal and 2 Traditions
  • Email and phone support
  • Keepsake copy of marriage certificate
  • 100 total miles included
  • Filing of license via Priority Mail w/Delivery Confirmation
       All excess miles at current mileage rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

OPTIONAL ADD ONS:
 
Rehearsal (if not included in your package)   $75.00 plus mileage
 
Filing of license:
 
We are required by law to forward your marriage license to the clerk's office from which you obtained it after the wedding ceremony.  The State of Michigan allows us up to 10 days to do this and standard first class mail is the method used and no other method is required.  We generally mail your license out on the next business day following your wedding but no later than 2 business days after.   Although first class mail delivery is quite reliable it does not provide any actual proof of delivery, therefore, should any mail get 'lost' within the system there is no way to track it.  We maintain copies of your license for our records and can provide you with the state and/or local file numbers if needed but they are not the original signed copies. 
 
 
The Secretary of State and Social Security Administration requires women who take their husband's last name or hyphenates their name after being married to provide a certified copy of your marriage license in order to legally change your driver's license and social security card as well as to inform social security that you are now married.
 
 
We now offer these additional services for couples seeking a little extra 'peace of mind' or the convenience of no worries filing.  **Please note that some clerk's offices may tell you that YOU can bring back the license for filing...this is NOT true and we do not make exceptions**
 
  • Priority:  License is forwarded to county clerk via Priority mail with delivery confirmation within 2 business days of your wedding.  This provides you with proof of when your license was received by the clerk's office.  Fee:  $20.00
  • Certified:  License is forwarded to county clerk via certified mail with signature return proof within 2 business days of your wedding.  This provides you with proof of when your license was received by the clerk's office as well as who signed for it.  It usually takes approx. 7-10 days for signature proof to come back to us.  Fee:  $25.00
 
 WAYNE AND WASHTENAW COUNTIES ONLY
 
  • Option 1:  We will personally deliver your license to Wayne or Washtenaw County clerk within 2 business days of your wedding, 1 certified copy mailed to you via first class mail. (add'l copies extra)  Fee:  $75.00
  • Option 2:  We will personally deliver your license to Wayne or Washtenaw County clerk within 2 business days of your wedding, 3 certified copies and forward them to you via first class mail.  Fee: $100.00
WITNESSES
 
  • We will provide witnesses to sign your marriage license after your ceremony if needed.  Fee  $25.00 per witness
 MEETINGS
 
  • We will meet with you in person in the Belleville area.  Meetings are up to 1 hour.  Fee  $75.00 
  • Please be aware that we do not provide samples of our ceremonies unless you have already contracted our services.  Before requesting a meeting, please consider what your goal is for the meeting as all questions or concerns can be addressed via phone or email.  We do love the opportunity to meet couples before the wedding whenever possible, however, remember that we are providing a personal LEGAL service for you and we do not provide nor require pre-marital counselling.  We generally participate in at least 1 bridal show locally each year between January and April and encourage our current and future potential clients to stop in to meet us in person and enjoy a little pampering....it's all free to you.  We post this information on our website at least a month before the show.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

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We provide you with the ceremony script based on your preferences approximately 3-4 weeks prior to the wedding for review.

 Rehearsal dependent on officiants availability. 

Current mileage rate:  .56 cents per mile

Mileage in packages is total miles travelled rountrip from Belleville, MI to your location

DISCOUNTS:  We offer discounts to current or former military personnel with proper I.D. (only applicable on Gold or Platinum packages and cannot be combined with other discounts)

MILEAGE:  Mileage included in all packages are based on round trip total and excess miles up to the allowed amount in each package are charged .56 per mile.  WE USE GOOGLE MAPS AND CALCULATE MILEAGE FROM BELLEVILLE, MI TO THE CITY OF YOUR CEREMONY LOCATION THEN MULTIPLY BY 2.

Overnight accomodations may be necessary for some locations.  One or two nights may be required dependant on distance and start time of rehearsal / ceremony.  Please inquire if your ceremony is more than 100 miles (1 WAY) from Belleville, Michigan.

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Reverends Jeff & Gina Hamilton

All reservations require a minimal, non-refundable deposit in order to hold the date.

Call 734-325-7730

or Email      MichiganOfficiants@comcast.net

For faster reply time, please fill out the form  and submit for your reservation request.

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By submitting the form below you are requesting to book your date(s) with us. If one of us is available you will receive a copy of our contract via email. We will then hold your date for 5 business days to allow time for you to return the contract with the appropriate deposit. Please submit only if you are ready to book with us. For all other questions please send using our email address. Availability is on a first come first serve basis.

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Wedding date
 
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First and Last name
 
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Your officiant choice: (no preference, Jeff or Gina)
 
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Ceremony location and time? Specifically, name of place, street address, city, zip and time.
 

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Telephone Number
 
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Date, location and time of rehearsal. We need to know the exact location of the rehearsal, street address, city, zip code and time.
 

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Email Address
 
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What package would you like?(Indicate rehearsal and/or tradition(s) desired in text box if applicable to your package)
 
Ruby (no rehearsal, 25 miles)
Emerald (1 tradition, 50 miles)
Sapphire (2 traditions or Rehearsal, 75 miles)
Diamond (rehearsal and 2 traditions, 100 miles)

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By submitting this form you are notifying us that your intention is to reserve our services for your wedding. (If you are simply inquiring, please send us standard email.) Are you ready to book your date with us?
 
Yes, please send me your contract if my date is available.