OrangeBird Officiants

12/05/2024

One of the new trends in wedding ceremonies is the grown flower man. Tonight, the River View Ranch in Ogden, a little Rick Astley, a controlled fire in the background (ha) and a very enthusiastic flower man. Lot of energy, lot of focus. As a non-denominational minister and professional wedding offic...

09/04/2024

There's a way you can perform weddings remotely, only one way, and I know it.

I always say there are a million reasons to get married and a million reasons for the timing of a wedding, sometimes there's urgency, sometimes you have years to plan, and sometimes an elopement is just a precursor to your dream ceremony. Today was one of those, a wedding on Zoom, and the groom didn...

24/03/2024

Some wedding ceremonies are really special. Occasionally I'm asked to officiate for a group, two families from out-of-state, who come to the valley because Utah is just so one-in-a-million. As a professional wedding officiant and non-denominational minister, I have a presence in Utah that allows me....

11/03/2024

Officiating a wedding in Moab is one of those experiences every well-versed wedding officiant should have, and I've been lucky enough to do it a half a dozen times. Last weekend I was asked to do it again. As a non-denominational minister and professional wedding officiant, couples from all over the...

25/02/2024

The view is normally amazing, but winter at Liberty Park can be pretty rough (the lake doesn't fill until the spring runoff). No matter though, all the good stuff was at the gazebo, all the "I love yous" and "I'm so happy I found yous" were under cover. As a non-denominational minister and professio...

04/02/2024

As a non-denominational minister and professional wedding officiant, I'm asked to manage over 100 weddings every year. And some of those ceremonies happen to take place on really cool dates. At the end of 2023, there was a really cool date, and I was asked to officiate three separate weddings that d...

28/01/2024

I honestly don't remember the back story for this pic, but it looks like we were having a pretty good time. Ha. As a professional wedding officiant and non-denominational minister I've officiated almost 500 wedding ceremonies in the last 3 years, I'm really lucky to have had the experiences I have.....

25/12/2023

The Utah State Capitol is one of the most buildings we have in the city, and even if you just poach a quiet culvert in the foyer, it's a great place for a wedding ceremony. As a non-denominational minister and professional wedding officiant, I've officiated weddings in just about every spot in this....

21/12/2023

04/12/2023

As a non-denominational minister and professional wedding officiant, I manage weddings of all shapes and sizes, and sometimes on December afternoon, I'm asked to officiate a small wedding in the front room of a parent's home. My job as a wedding officiant is to provide a great wedding ceremony regar...

24/07/2023

The wedding officiant life...

As a non-denominational minister and professional wedding officiant, I've been asked to officiate almost 500 wedding ceremonies in the last few years. It is one of the most rewarding and interesting ways I get to spend my time because it allows me to meet the most amazing people on their most amazin...

06/05/2023

Happy to officiate another beautiful, windy ceremony at Wild Oak in Lindon... minister again for the win

Haha, this wedding...it started out as a beautiful overcast day, perfect for pictures, and then the wind blew in some sprinkles and cold air, no problem, and then the wind blew the bride's veil into a tree and then her dress into a bush. Ha. Once we all made it to the alter finally, we had a beautif...

25/04/2023

Pleased to have officiated another great wedding ceremony, love is in the air

So there we were, a cloudy and brisk Spring afternoon at Wheeler Farm in Murray, Utah, a bride and groom, a couple hooligans, and me, their wedding officiant. Sometimes you run into someone who changes your life, sometimes two families merge into one, and sometimes moments like that end up changing....

24/04/2023

Cactus & Tropicals, beautiful (and humid) spot for a wedding

It's a humid evening in the greenhouse, and there we are with four bridesmaids, four groomsmen, full ring bearer security detail, and 100 guests to create a union to last forever. As a non-denominational minister and professional wedding officiant, it was my honor to guide this group through a beaut...

09/04/2023

Lucky to officiate another great wedding today, this one at Log Haven at the top of Mllcreek Canyon.

Even on a balmy Spring day in Utah (50 degree weather), wedding ceremonies they are a-happening (April is a decently busy month in the wedding biz). As a non-denominational minister and professional wedding officiant, I am so lucky to work with couples under all circumstances, from elopements and fi...

04/04/2023

Some wedding ceremonies are planned and booked years in advance, I'm already booking weddings in 2025, but others come together with much shorter notice. As a non-denominational minister and professional wedding officiant, occasionally I'll get pulled in last minute to support a wedding ceremony. In...

30/03/2023

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Any time is a good time for a wedding ceremony, even on a soggy March afternoon at the lake. As a non-denominational minister and professional wedding officiant, I've handled elopements and wedding services under just about every circumstance you can imagine, and for just about any purpose, on a day...

16/01/2023

Any outdoor wedding ceremony in December in Utah, you're asking for a frigid and icy and cold event, and that was definitely the case with this Liberty Park elopement wedding ceremony. As a non-denominational minister and professional wedding officiant, it has been my honor to unite people in the bo...

18/11/2022

Beautiful Winter wedding, Log Haven restaurant in Millcreek Canyon

At the top of Millcreek Canyon, just outside of Salt Lake City, UT, there is a restaurant called Log Haven (amazing food and incredible views). In the summer, I officiate weddings across the street in one of the meadows adjacent all the time in the Summer, but when it's cold out, that's a whole diff...

13/11/2022

Sometimes weddings happen inside, sometimes out. Sometimes weddings are witnessed by hundreds of people, sometimes only a handful. And sometimes we elope to Daybreak. As a non-denominational minister and professional wedding officiant, I'm central to a lot of them, even when I have to look right int...

06/11/2022

Even late at night, even with two witnesses and your kids, a wedding ceremony still has all of the important meaning and power and emotion. As a non-denominational minister and professional wedding officiant, I oversee wedding ceremonies at huge reception centers and trailheads and backyards, and oc...

25/10/2022

Even the living room wedding ceremonies can be crazy emotional. Even the Halloween decor can be perfect for a wedding. As a non-denominational minister and professional wedding officiant, I'm asked to officiate in a bunch of different contexts. This wedding ceremony, this past weekend, was one of th...

15/10/2022

We wanted a joyful ceremony with laughter and celebration along with the depth and importance of…

10/10/2022

A wedding ceremony can be nerve-racking for anyone, in any situation, but that's especially true when you're not a huge fan of standing or talking in front of people. The quiet groom is not unusual at all. Even the most confident groom can be a little gunshy in that situation, but always the most me...

08/10/2022

Finally a first...a new wedding venue, one I'd never been at before. As a non-denominational minister and professional wedding officiant, I've been really lucky to have officiated at just about every wedding venue you can imagine, but then there was the Talia. And a really happy couple. It's wedding...

25/09/2022

As a non-denominational minister and professional wedding officiant, I'm usually the first to the alter at a wedding ceremony. "Ladies and gentlemen, the Bride and Groom are grateful for your love and support, if you can take a seat and silence your cell phones, the wedding party will join us shortl...

25/09/2022

Man these Fall weddings...Midway is insane this time of year. Lucky to officiate this one for this beautiful wedding party.

As a non-denominational minister and professional wedding officiant, I see a little bit of everything, but I'm always a fan of the full wedding party, meaning a full gallery of bridesmaids and groomsmen, a ringbearer, and flower girl. When a group like this gets together, the wedding ceremony is alw...

18/09/2022

Lindon, Utah has so many great wedding venues, I've officiated at most, and now can the Wild Oak to that list as well. Beautiful, intimate, meaningful wedding ceremony tonight for a couple who's been together since they were 15 years old...long time coming. As a non-denominational minister and profe...

17/09/2022

I was asked to officiate this rad wedding ceremony out in Stansbury last night, a couple already married who still wanted to celebrate. And they didn't cut any corners either, this is how it should be.

As a non-denominational minister and professional wedding officiant I'm asked to officiate in all sorts of circumstances, from shotgun weddings to elopements to 1,000 attendee ceremonies, and I'm even occasionally asked to officiate for a couple who's already married. There are a thousand reasons to...

14/09/2022

Officiated this cute elopement at the Blue Sky Lodge in Coalville, UT yesterday. Sometimes the weather holds just long enough, ha.

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