Will Marry You for Pizza

11/07/2024

ATTENTION 2SLGBTQIA+ COUPLES!

The news may be depressing, but we still have time. If you are looking to get married before a certain Grand Ole Party stages its victory lap in January, 1) be damn sure about it, because marriage is no joke, and being legally shackled to a person has repercussions if you love your significant other while acknowledging they're a hot mess, and 2) Will Marry You for Pizza is happy to get you on the record and in the books. We see you, we love you, we've got you, for as long as we can!

11/15/2023

Hello, friends and customers (past, present, and future)! It's Gibson here at WMYfP.

There's good news and there's bad news.

THE GOOD NEWS: Seven years since we first brought the serving platter to the table, Will Marry You for Pizza is still feeding Rhode Island a slice of love! We've refreshed our website, linked below, with the most important and up-to-date information concerning the services we provide. Let us know how we can make your special day *your* special day!

THE BAD NEWS: There's a reason we had to update the website. After four years of successful partnership with WeddingWire, on a free tier that their employees repeatedly confirmed performed higher than any of their other vendors in that sector, which successfully guided us to over 100 leads (many of them booked), we've recently been informed that if we don't choose to upgrade to a paid subscription package, our storefront on their site will be shut down. (We aren't the only ones affected; they're phasing out the free listings tier entirely.)

I don't begrudge their choice to prioritize paying vendors; that's their business. However, the number of leads from WW has slowed down significantly in the past year (we suspect we know the reason why, but we won't speculate publicly), and as you might guess from my general opinion of the wedding industry (as broadcast on my website and often discussed with my clients), I have no intention of becoming a paying vendor. It's been great, it's been swell, but I'm all set. I am seeking out other portals that will expand our reach but for the time being, the Facebook profile and the website are the best places to reach us and learn more about what we do.

Love is in the air, and where there's love, we'll be there!

My name is Gibson DelGiudice , and with any luck, I'll be your wedding officiant. I am an ordained minister of the Universal Life Church , Modesto, CA, and I perform quirky, personalized weddings,...

09/30/2022

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Our email frequently receives so much spam that we manually empty that folder on autopilot as a matter of course. However, we noticed at the last second today as a message was disappearing that it was work related. Please, if at all possible, contact us through Facebook, WeddingWire, or the cell number on our site as well as emailing to avoid such mishaps. Whoever you were, you were looking to elope and wanted our services -- please reach out again!

08/07/2020

Love flourishes, even in the face of overwhelming obstacles. Consider WMYFP for your wedding this season!

06/30/2020

A Note to Potential Customers during COVID-19:

Will Marry You for Pizza is still happy to serve the needs of your special day! As you've no doubt heard, the recent corona virus outbreak has affected a lot of small businesses, ours included. Unless absolutely essential, we've stayed home, and until recently, we haven't taken any bookings that weren't previously scheduled (though not for lack of trying). There have been some cancellations and postponements, and one or two upsets during pre-wedding planning (COVID brain is a forgetful brain, let's say), but after doing some research, we've come up with a solution that should work for everyone.

IN-PERSON WEDDINGS: We will accept in-person bookings at this time ONLY IF they respect the health and safety guidelines currently issued by our government (example: everybody masked, no more than a set number of people, etc.).

**NEW** "ZOOM" WEDDINGS: After getting savvier with the available options, we can now confirm the ability to perform socially distanced ceremonies via video conferencing software such as Zoom, so long as the paperwork is delivered in person for signing and proper filing ASAP. (Repeat: YOU NEED TO BRING THE PAPERWORK TO US EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER THE CEREMONY FOR OUR OFFICIANT'S SIGNATURE AND FILING.)

Our accepted rate remains $50 (plus gas or tolls, if traveling far), payable in cash the day of the ceremony (or when paperwork is delivered in-person pursuant to a virtual ceremony).

We look forward to meeting your wedding's needs in the days ahead!

02/20/2020

To all customers who are or have been noticing attacking comments on pictures of their special day, we are truly and profoundly sorry. These comments are the work of a homophobe that the proprietor of Will Marry You for Pizza knew briefly in high school who suddenly began verbally attacking him, unprovoked, in the past few years on Facebook, in very vicious and outspoken terms. We don't know what his problem is, nor do we wish to speculate, but we hope this troubled soul realizes that his comments reveal far more about himself than about the objects of his enmity, and ceases this activity.

For those of you who care or are bothered, feel free to report the comments of "Jesus Follower" (real name John Schmitt; ask anybody who knows this guy, he's got a track record of harassing not just me but others) to Facebook as hate speech. We don't hold out hope that the platform will handle it in the proper way, but at least a paper trail will be created of his nonsense should this escalate further.

Thank you for your time, and again, our sincerest apologies that he has decided to make your special moment a target in his misguided attacks against our founder.

01/20/2020

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Due to the vagaries of page categories, Will Marry You for Pizza is listed as a wedding planning service. However, let us be perfectly clear: aside from determining what you want your ceremony to be like, and performing it, we don't do wedding or event planning in the sense most people think of when they hear those words. (This announcement necessitated by someone who cold-texted and needed help planning a surprise 50th anniversary party; if they wanted to renew their vows, that's one thing, but they wanted help planning the whole party, and we do not provide that service.) Thank you!

12/28/2019

09/04/2019

Amen!

I want a big asterisk on the “lifetime devotion to one another”. I do not hate this phrasing, because it does not say EXCLUSIVE lifetime devotion to one another- but still. Let’s be clear: I will happily marry all the q***r and trans-expansive humans, including and especially poly and non-monogamous folks (kinky folks- you too!), in state sanctioned ceremonies or otherwise meaningful rituals. Interested? Let’s talk.

04/13/2019

And now for a message from WMYfP: if you re-schedule an appointment, please pick up the phone when our owner texts and calls to confirm for today. He plans his afternoons around pre-wedding meetings with happy couples, and if they can't confirm or deny, he's not leaving the house. (He doesn't drive, and it inconveniences other people to have to change plans again and again.) Thank you!

03/31/2019

Today marks 31 weddings to date! Will Marry You for Pizza thanks you for your patronage and your support. It is an honor and a privilege to help make your special day just a little brighter, and a little more like how you want it to be. Thanks for choosing us!

03/19/2019

Wedding Planning? More like, Wedding SCAMMING

05/20/2018

Double-header this weekend! Yesterday Teddy Woods and Alicia Goddu joined the ranks of wedded bliss, and today, Mr. and Mrs. Steven DeConte tied the knot at a lovely private lighthouse near East Matunuck State Beach! WMYfP was honored as always to be part of these ceremonies, and wishes both couples the best in their married future!

If you're considering a low-cost alternative to a stuffy church or just want something that suits everybody's needs while also making it more quirky, fun, and personable, look us up!

05/08/2018

Things have really been going off on the wedding circuit this spring! First of all, a belated congratulations to James Maccubbin and Hannah Fayard, whose wedding WMYfP officiated at the beginning of last month! Here's to much happiness and future wedded bliss for you!

Secondly, it's springtime, and the weather finally seems to be on an even keel! Don't slouch on the job -- book your wedding with us today!

03/06/2018

Dead excited to have participated in our fifth wedding last evening! For Kerri Lynn Lial and Sergei Kadak, may the dance of love never end. WMYfP delivered its usual brand of humor and seriousness to create a once-in-a-lifetime experience that friends and family will never forget, and we can do it for you too! Visit our page to find out more.

02/10/2018

Will Marry You for Pizza wishes to congratulate Susan Alper and Lauren Speisman, the fourth couple to engage our services! As Mark Twain noted, "Marriage makes of two fractional lives a whole, and it gives to two purposeless lives a work […] it gives to two questioning natures a reason for living, and something to live for; it will give a new gladness to the sunshine, a new fragrance to the flowers, a new beauty to the earth, a new mystery to life." With that in mind, we wish you much happiness in your married life!

If you'd like to be as happy as they are, please consider Will Marry You for Pizza for your nuptials!

02/10/2018

It's not just the romance that makes a marriage special! If you're looking for a ceremony that suits you and your loved one as people without needing to honor the staid formalities of tradition, come to Will Marry You for Pizza. We'll do our best to give you the wedding you desire!