Wedding Officiant
About
It has been an honor and blessing to have Officiated weddings for couples over the past 15+ years. As an Officiant I offer from a traditional Christian style ceremony that has similarities to the wedding vows of royalty to personalized weddings with couples including their persoanlly created vows. Additionally, I offer a number of options to help make the wedding unique in ways that blend with the couples personality such as a candle lighting or wine tasting ceremony. I have performed wedding ceremony's in church locations to outside settings on the shore of Coronado Island in San Diego and (The Reef) beside Queen Mary on the port of Long Beach, to most recently at the beautiful Leoness vineyards of Temecula, to terraces over looking mountains of San Bernardino, to views of the Orange County valley (Summit House & Orange Hill) to golf courses in (Fountain Valley & Long Beach), to various hotels, banquet halls and restaurants in Orange and L.A. Counties, to Newport Beach yachts and backyard garden settings.
I was certified and ordained as a Reverend under the tutiliage of Pastor, Dr. Paul Estebo of New Hope Church ministries. It is my primary objective to help make the wedding day special for the bride and groom and their guests. My Officiant fee is $500 and I will attend your rehearsal for an additional travel fee of $40 roundtrip if the distance is 40+ miles (No travel fee under 40 miles).
Please feel free to reach out to me for any futher questions. Wishing the very best for your wedding and beyond.
Kindest Regards, Rev. John R. Smith
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Frequently asked questions
What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
I like to meet with the couple to go over the wedding ceremony options. Then I will prepare the ceremony script/wedding plan that will be used on your wedding day and leave you with it as a momento for you to reflect on over the years as a way of re-instilling those vows to which you committed to each other.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I have been a Reverend with New Hope church for over 25 years. I acted as liturgies for many years reading and interpreting scripture. And when the Head Pastor was unable to tend to the church on Sundays I was the assistant Pastor performing the Sermon. I also assisted my Pastorin our church's New Hope Ministries as a wedding Officiant. I have been the wedding Officiant for around 50 couples over the past 20+ years.