SoCal Christian Weddings

SoCal Christian Weddings

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About

I'm a REAL PASTOR, and served 26 years as a NAVY CHAPLAIN. Working with you, together we fully customize your wedding/vow renewal ceremony to reflect the uniqueness of your relationship in a way that engages and inspires your guests! My many years of pastoral experience reassure nervous couples to help you enjoy your day; my detailed planning with you ensures the very best photos of your ceremony to enjoy for years to come, and safeguards against unwanted surprises. Relax, share the love, and enjoy the day, I've got this for you! Able to speak portions of your ceremony in Spanish or German. Serving all Southern California, willing to travel to all 50 states for you!

WHEN REQUESTING A QUOTE FOR SERVICE: Please be sure to tell me the venue & city for your ceremony, along with the date and time--even if you are still working out specific details, your best guess will help me provide you with the best information about my availability and fee--thank you!

ADDITIONAL SEPARATE OPTIONS:

--Premarital Relationship Coaching: 3 sessions of 90 minutes using insights from an online relationship assessment tool that over 1 million couples have used called SYMBIS (Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts). You also take online assessments for the MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) and Love Languages. All assessments can be completed in under 60 minutes combined. Coaching can take place in person or via FaceTime/Skype/Zoom to anywhere! ($450, but if you also have me lead your ceremony there is either a $25 or $50 discount)

No matter how long you've been together, couples ALWAYS really love learning NEW things about themselves, their partner and their relationship...and although it sounds like bragging, it really is the wisest money you’ll spend in the entire wedding experience because you will enjoy enhanced intimacy for many years, long after the beauty of the flowers and taste of cake have faded.

--Sound equipment and Music: Need sound equipment? For larger ceremonies, it is best to have a DJ provide microphone and speakers, but if you don't have one, or if you're having a beach/backyard or small wedding, I can provide a wireless microphone and small but powerful speaker system, It can also play music by bluetooth for your ceremony. $40.00 additional charge...but well worth it so your guests can hear your vows!

--Photography/Videography: For very small weddings, I can set up my iPhone on my tripod to video record your ceremony. It works well, done it many times! We can have a 30 minute photo session afterwards in which I take a number of photos for you, using my equipment (or yours if you have a high quality camera).

--Other questions, special requests? Request a quote for service or contact me directly by cell/text at 951-234-6538, or visit www.SoCalChristianWeddings.com

I love helping couples have one of the best days of their lives by providing a romantic, fun, unique and meaningful wedding ceremony, all with the professionalism based on more than 30 years of experience leading weddings and other ministry events. It is a privilege for me to inspire guests/families with a super-personalized ceremony that upbeat and DEFINITELY NOT BORING! I have a unique way of sharing the couple's story, based on how they share three kinds of love we discuss in our planning: romantic/attraction love, friendship love, and unconditional commitment love. They are all distinct and essential for lifelong commitment. It's also a joy for me to be connected to many couples like an extended family member, and over time see them post pix on social to show they're expecting a baby, then baby pictures, kids growing up...I hit "like, heart" and congratulate couples on life accomplishments almost every day. I have literally hundreds of couples I am still connected to after many years. :-) It is also very rewarding to lead Relationship Coaching and help couples communicate more effectively and know their relationship will be better off for DECADES because they have learned about themselves and each other for reduced conflict and greater intimacy for lifelong love and commitment. Contact me today at 951-234-6538 or [email protected] on how I can serve you!


Highlights

Hired 3 times
2 employees
37 years in business
Serves Temecula , CA

Payment methods

Credit Card, Cash, Check, Venmo, Paypal, Zelle

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Details

Ceremony type

Wedding, Elopement, Vow renewal

Service type / affiliation

Christian, Catholic, Non-denominational (mentions God), Non-religious (no mention of God)

Number of guests

20 guests or fewer, 21 – 50 guests, 51 – 100 guests, 101 – 150 guests, 151 – 200 guests, 201 – 300 guests

Need help writing vows

I can work with couples who need help writing vows, I can work with couples who do not need help writing vows

Ceremony language(s)

English

Officiant needed at rehearsal

I do not need to attend rehearsals

Photos and videos

  • Twin Oaks House & Garden
  • Jordan and Kim
  • San Clemente Coast
  • Wedding Ring
  • Placing the Ring
  • Placing the Ring

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    brian P.

    The Rev. Dr. Jeff Saville was great to work with. He scheduled a Zoom meeting with my wife and I. During that meeting we went over a lot of information regarding our ceremony. We even had a rehearsal ceremony over Zoom. Rev. Dr. Jeff Saville offered a in person meeting/rehearsal but with our busy schedule we couldn’t make it so Zoom worked out fine. Rev. Dr. Jeff Saville responded to phone calls, text messages and emails in a timely manner.
    He arrived early to our ceremony and led the ceremony in a professional manner. Rev. Dr. Jeff Saville really cared about making our day a special one. I highly recommend him!!!!
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    February 19, 2024

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    gilbert E.

    My wife and I recently got married and Rev. Dr. Jeff Saville helped make our day extremely memorable, beautiful, and a true fairytale wedding. Throughout the entire process leading up to the wedding Jeff was extremely detail oriented taking any guesswork away on our end. He explained each part of the ceremony to a point and created a personalized verbatim script of the entire ceremony for us which we shared with everyone in the wedding party. Interacting with Rev. Dr. Jeff Saville during the months leading up to the big day was extremely easy and helpful. All forms of communications were available to us including video calls, phone calls, texts, emails, and in-person meeting rehearsals separate from the main rehearsal the day before the wedding. The in-person meeting at Jeffs lovely home really put my wife and I at ease because we went over everything we would do at the ceremony. This even included the little details of what angle to place our hands for better pictures from our photographers. This in-person meeting also served as a great way for Jeff to get to know us on an individual level which allowed his words at the ceremony to be more impactful for everyone in the audience. The day of the ceremony was a breeze for my wife, Best Man, Maid of Honor, and myself, because before the actual ceremony Jeff reminded all of us of the little things we needed to do to have a truly wonderful wedding. So many friends and family kept asking us if we were nervous during the ceremony, and we kept saying No, and this was partly because Rev. Dr. Jeff Saville had prepared us extremely well. Rev. Dr. Jeff Saville made our special day truly about us, and every step of the way everything was fully customizable. This included our vows, scriptures, exchange of rings, our wine blending ceremony (Jeff provides many different ideas for a ceremony within the ceremony) and all the way down to we got to pick what Jeff wore on our wedding day. After the ceremony was done and we were celebrating with our guests, many people mentioned how wonderful Rev. Dr. Jeff Savilles words were during the ceremony. They said not only were the words tailored to us but it also made them reflect on their own marriage as well. If you decide on Rev. Dr. Jeff Saville for your officiant, you will have a professional whose attention to detail is top notch. Jeff helped make our wedding PERFECT, as he will for you as well. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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    August 13, 2023

    Frequently asked questions

    I will email you a very detailed quote for service including a sample but highly customizable ceremony. If you like it, we can set up a video call by Google Meet, Zoom or Facetime to get acquainted, see if we have good chemistry and answer questions. Either during or after the video call, you can choose to reserve my service with a $350 retainer to reserve the date. I will then send you homework for you to make decisions about customizing your ceremony, and we have another video call to customize the ceremony. If you choose my Gold or Silver level of ceremony and if you live close enough to visit, I invite you to my Temecula home for a private mini-rehearsal of your customized ceremony. Finally, on the day of the ceremony I arrive an hour ahead of time to ensure everything goes smoothly. Final payment is due ten days prior to the ceremony.
    I have a Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Fuller Seminary, and have been ordained by the Evangelical Covenant Church since 1989.  I have been  certified for Relationship Coaching by Prepare and Enrich since 1992, and with SYMBIS since 2019.  I have led 15 Marriage Enrichment Retreats for over 350 couples since 2012.  I have been happily married to my one and only wife since 1988. 

    I have three levels of service: Gold, Silver and Bronze. Gold is what nearly every couple chooses because it has the most personalization. The Silver level has a lot of customization too, but with a little less personalization and it’s about 3 minutes shorter. Bronze is a “standard” ceremony for only super small weddings of 10 guests or less—very minimal customization. The fees for everything described above: for Gold service only $745.00, Silver only $695.00, Bronze $495.00. I’m not the least expensive officiant but you aren’t likely to find someone who is a very experienced real pastor (500+ weddings lifetime) who will super-personalize and customize your ceremony does as much as I do (in the Gold and Silver levels), and do as much as I do for you—that’s why I have the number and quality of reviews I have. (Note: to travel more than 60 minutes one-way from Temecula, there may be a small additional travel fee.)
    I am a real minister who served in several civilian churches and as a Navy chaplain, so doing weddings has been a natural part of my work since 1987. When I was nearing retirement from the Navy, in 2014 I put myself on the internet to serve more couples for God-honoring weddings. When I actually retired in 2018, conducting weddings and offering optional premarital counseling has become my full time work--and I love it!
    The couples I have served have been young and old, from 19 to 80, every ethnicity/skin color there is, from many different faith experiences (majority are people of Christian faith, whether some form of Protestant or Roman Catholic). Some couples ask for part of the wedding to be in Spanish; I have led many weddings that way. I can even do part of the wedding in German too!

    Services offered

    Wedding Officiant