WEDDING OFFICIANTS
We perform weddings and marriage ceremonies in any location or circumstance, "inter-faith", "non-denominational", or "civil" ceremonies available. And of course, we'd like to be the "wedding officiant" you choose to help you get married! Your wedding ceremony will be personalized and customized, with a complete individualized "script" provided to you before your wedding. If you wish, we will tell the story of your love to your family and friends, in the way you want it to be remembered. We consult with each couple ahead of time and go over a wedding questionnaire (see "Meeting" page). We know you only have one time to get it "just right" for your wedding (we can’t come back and do it again).
As the wedding minister or wedding "officiant," we act as a director or choreographer of your celebration of love and commitment. Since it is YOUR wedding, it should include all the aspects of ceremony that are meaningful to you. It can be as traditional or as personal and customized as you wish.
Each couple chooses the order of service and the various personal aspects of the ceremony they want included. We cover all the questions about who, what, where, when, and how: Bridesmaids, Groomsmen, Flower Girl(s), Ring Bearer(s), ushers, parents, relatives, honored guests, music (live, recorded, solos, etc.), flowers, rings, candles, readings, sermon, vows, prayers, etc. We also have a Family Service with Family Medallions available through the Family Medalllion website. Addison Oaks www.oakmanagement.com
Most people who contact us today are interested in having their wedding ceremony in a location other than a church. We have performed weddings in gardens, hotels, golf courses, private estates, beaches, and many other places. We are available for a rehearsal before your wedding date. We write up a completely customized and personalized "script" for each couple's wedding.
Each couple chooses the order of service and the various personal aspects of the ceremony they want included. We cover all the questions about who, what, where, when, and how: Bridesmaids, Groomsmen, Flower Girl(s), Ring Bearer(s), ushers, parents, relatives, honored guests, music (live, recorded, solos, etc.), flowers, rings, candles, readings, sermon, vows, prayers, etc. We also have a Family Service with Family Medallions available through the Family Medallion web site. (See the "Associates" page for more information) Most people who contact us today are interested in having their wedding ceremony in a location other than a church. We have performed weddings in gardens, hotels, golf courses, private estates, beaches, and many other places. We are available for a rehearsal before your wedding date. We write up a completely customized and personalized "script" for each couple's wedding. In our message, with the couple's permission, we will usually include some interesting facts about how they met, and what their dreams and goals are as they now move through life.
Rev. Donna at the Roostertail dock on the Detroit River.
In our message, with the couple's permission, we will usually include some interesting facts about how they met, and what their dreams and goals are as they now move through life together. We have a very strong personal faith in God. However, it is not our place to use the marriage ceremony as a platform for Our views. Instead, we concentrate our remarks on the wedding couple, and ask everyone to focus on the things that bring us together. At least a week or two before the wedding, we will send a copy of the entire wedding "script" to the couple for them to review. We will send it by mail, fax, or e-mail. This gives you a chance to make sure the ceremony will include precisely all the things that are important to you. If there are any changes needed, we have plenty of time to make them. When the time comes for the rehearsal (or if there is none, then the wedding), everything should go like "clockwork" because of the "script." This extra effort of ours to send each couple a "script" ahead of time is intended to give you peace of mind. The result is usually complete confidence that everything will go smoothly and according to your plan during their ceremony. After all the time and money spent planning your wedding, we want to do everything we can to make it organized to just what you want.
We have references on request.
"Jumping the Broom" in the Presidential Suite, the First Wedding at the Motor City Casino Hotel, Detroit
First Wedding at the RKS Recording Studio, Pontiac, Michigan.