Monterey Bay Wedding Officiants

22/02/2024

03/02/2024

First wedding of February! Who said it was going to rain? The Carmel Hyatt Highlands did a stellar job getting their ocean deck ready for a sunny ceremony. Followed this by reliving a trip to the Douro Valley with a ride on the Peloton bike to get ready for tomorrow's beach wedding.

18/01/2024

I feel incredibly blessed to officiate weddings for so many wonderful couples from all over the world. Working with our talented, local, professional wedding planners makes every wedding an amazing experience. Being a part of a talented team brings me a lot of joy and produces flawless weddings. Thanks to all of these great planners I’ve worked with over the past 15 years for all of your kindness! 

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16/01/2024

At one of my first weddings, on Carmel Beach, when the recessional music started and the couple and their wedding party had walked back down the aisle, the flower girl stood there, petrified of being the center of attention. I took her hand and together, we walked down the aisle. My mom, who recently passed away, said this was her favorite photo because it reminded her that she raised me to be kind and loving -- traits my mom had in spades. 

15/01/2024

The biggest impediment to enjoying your wedding is stress. With so many moving parts (rehearsal dinner, ceremony, reception, flowers, transportation, and more), you want to put people in place to help provide a wonderful, moment-of-a-lifetime experience. Although some people have a friend or relative officiate (which is not a bad idea in some cases), every wedding planner I have ever worked with values a professional officiant and tends to greet me with, “I’m so glad you’re here.” Why?

They don’t have to tell the officiant where and how to stand, to make sure the rings and vow books are present, and that any ceremony ritual is properly set up. They don’t have to wonder if the officiant partied too hard the night before at the rehearsal dinner or might ad-lib the ceremony to include humorous stories about the groom's past girlfriends. They don’t have to worry about an officiant with stage fright,  one who decides to abandon the ceremony script and just “wing it” or an officiant whose ceremony lasts less than a minute. They don’t have to remind them to show up early and check in with the DJ, photographer, videographer, and coordinator to make sure everyone is on the same page. They don’t have to remind the officiant to have the witnesses sign the license (and do it right) and then mail in the license.

Most couples hire professional planners, photographers, DJs, and videographers. It’s because you know you have one chance to get everything right, and if something doesn’t go to plan, you have a team of pros (including the officiant) to make the proper adjustments

13/01/2024

I think I love weddings so much because I believe in marriage. My wife, Heidi, and I just celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary. We met while sharing an office at the Hyatt Regency Monterey. In our mid 20's neither of us was looking for "the one," but we fell in love. We almost got fired for a workplace romance, but it was worth the risk : )

12/01/2024

"Your feet will bring you to where your heart is" Karen Moning

I look forward to my 16th year of being around people madly in love, reciting their vows, and starting a new chapter in their lives.

12/01/2024

Today's bride had a lot of pizzazz, including these sparkly boots. She met her future husband when he found her debit card in the parking lot and returned it to her. Otherwise, they would have never met!

11/01/2024

When someone shows their love for their longtime partner with a vow renewal it's one of the greatest moments in life.

14/08/2023

Love being a part of weddings!

21/06/2023

20/06/2023

31/10/2022

Loved this couple and their nice review on Google! "YOU HAVE TO BOOK BRIAN! Brian made our wedding ceremony so meaningful and extremely special for us. All of our guests were blown away by how wonderful Brian beautifully captured our love story. No amount of words can describe how wonderful and incredible of a partner Brian is when it comes to planning for the big day. He was extremely prompt in his email responses (always responded within 24 business hours), provided wonderful tips, explained the marriage license process thoroughly, and always provided such clear next steps for us to follow. Brian truly made us feel so at ease throughout the entire process. We also got the wonderful chance to meet with him over Zoom where he got to better understand our story and journey together as a couple. It truly did not feel fabricated at any point - nor did it feel like we were just another client of his. Brian made us feel like we were his friends and genuinely wanted to know who we were and what our story was all about. We felt so honored and lucky to have met Brian - he is truly such a wonderful human being. What an amazing and memorable wedding! We can’t thank you enough, Brian! Once again, you have to book Brian - your wedding ceremony will be a million times better if you do!"

14/09/2022

Love weddings in peaceful Big Sur