Joshua Tree Wedding Officiant

As a Californian, I love that 95% of my weddings are outdoors. The exception to that is summer in the desert.

I do not do outdoor ceremonies here Jun – Sep for the health and safety of all involved due to the extreme heat.

Why? Because our heat waves — which sometimes hit up to 115°F/46°C through late September — are dangerous. Heat exhaustion and heat stroke can develop within minutes when temperatures are in the 100°F+/37°C+ in a desert with no shade. 

Once you secure your venue, you should secure your day with me. Seriously. 

Before the pandemic, I was booking up to 18 months out. Now, I’m booking up to 2 years out and I already have bookings out that far. I started 2023 already 40% booked for the year and 10% booked for 2024. I’m already getting inquiries for 2025.

The best time to book my services is as soon as you have confirmed your wedding date with the venue. The second-best time is now!

Such a good question! I explain in THIS VIDEO.

I know some officiants charge based on the number of guests but that’s just not how I roll. Seriously, have no one but us or 1,000 of your nearest and dearest – it’s your call!

For the Short & Sweet service:

I max out at two a day with plenty of travel time in between.

For the Let’s Get Married service:

Only one! That’s one of the benefits of this service: my full and undivided attention on wedding day. 🙂

There are only three situations in which I attend wedding rehearsals.

1. You don’t have a professional (like a wedding planner or venue coordinator) to run it for you. In this case, I will run the entire rehearsal for you!
2. Your ceremony is complex. We have an abbreviated tea ceremony as well as the lasso, aras, and veil, not to mention your two readers and a grandparents’ blessing… This is obviously a more extreme version, but you get the idea! A complex ceremony means I need to be at the rehearsal to help you sort out everything so everyone involved feels comfortable with what is supposed to happen on wedding day.
3. It is really just going to make you feel better that I’m there. Yes, it can be that simple!

Please note that a rehearsal is a $175 USD add-on to cover my time and travel.

No. I assume that you two are grown adults and can decide for yourselves what you want to do with your lives. Crazy of me, right?

I do offer a Premarital Course if you’re interested in having your arguments bring you closer together instead of driving you crazy, but it is in no way required!

For the Short & Sweet service:
Roughly 15-20 minutes.

For the Let’s Get Married service:
Since this service is all about custom ceremonies, so the answer for this package is “it depends”. I’ve done ceremonies as short as 8 minutes and as long as an hour. I’d say my Let’s Get Married service for Temecula weddings average somewhere between 15-25 minutes.

Ultimately, the length of your Let’s Get Married ceremony is up to you! We’ll talk about what you want and don’t want in your wedding and we’ll collaborate to make it unforgettable (for all the right reasons).

For the Short & Sweet service:
$599 is due at the time of booking with the remaining balance due two weeks before the wedding.

For the Let’s Get Married service:
I require 50% of the total price as your reservation fee. The remaining balance is due two weeks before the wedding.

I will guide you through the process of how to obtain your marriage license whether you’re a Temecula local, coming in front out of state, or even out of the country. I always sign your marriage license after the ceremony (to do it before is legally fraud) and file it as required by law. I’ll also reach out when it’s time to get your Marriage Certificate and send you helpful tips on how to change your name, should anyone be electing to do that.

Sí, hablo español! Pero aunque mi mamá es de México, realmente no lo aprendí hasta que fui adulto. Y es mi tercer idioma! Por eso solo hago ceremonias en spanglish, no solo en español.