Our fees are based on the date, time, and location of your wedding ceremony. Our fee for performing your wedding ceremony in San Diego proper starts at $250. Certain areas of San Diego County and Southern California, weekends, holidays and unusual locations or times may be a little bit extra.

If you decide to retain one of us as your officiant, all I need to hold your date and time is a $150 non-refundable booking fee, which is deducted from the total cost. For wedding packages, the booking fee is 50% of the initial quote for the wedding package. The balance is due on the day of the ceremony.

The booking fee can be paid via check, money order, cashiers check or by credit card (a 4% convenience fee applies for credit card payments). As soon as it is received, I will send you an e-confirmation and your date is booked!

Finally, since things can get a little hectic after the ceremony, the remainder of your payment is always taken care of before the wedding begins. Most couples either send payment by mail before the ceremony or just include the payment with the marriage license when they give it to me at the ceremony... it is very discreet and doesn't take away from the "essence" of your wedding day.

Below are some of the types of wedding ceremonies, wedding vows, and
special acts of celebration
that we have performed!

San Diego Beach Wedding
Sunset Wedding
Cliffside Wedding
Garden Wedding
San Diego Park Wedding
Backyard Wedding
Small Wedding
Elopement
Civil Wedding
Multi-faith Wedding
Traditional Wedding
Christian Wedding
Short and Sweet Wedding
Non-denominational Wedding
Secular Wedding
Non-religious Wedding
Religious Wedding
Same-Sex Wedding
Themed Wedding
Hawaiian Wedding
Wedding at a Winery
Wedding in a Chapel
Ferry Wedding
Large Wedding
Luxury Hotel Wedding
Hospital Wedding
Resort Wedding
Renewal of Vows
Wedding Anniversary Ceremony
Commitment Ceremony
Custom Wedding Vows
Personalized Wedding Vows
Simple Marriage Vows
Children's Vows
Family Vows
Sand Ceremony
Handfasting Ceremony
Wine Ceremony
Blessing of the Hands
Unity Candle Ceremony
Rose Ceremony
Breaking of the Glass Ceremony
Family Unity Ceremony
Coronado Wedding
La Jolla Wedding
Del Mar Wedding
Oceanside Wedding
Carlsbad Wedding
Encinitas Wedding
Chula Vista Wedding
Ramona Wedding
Julian Wedding
Rosarito Wedding
Baby Welcoming Ceremony
Baby Blessing Ceremony
Baptism
Christening
Memorial Ceremony
House Blessing

What's Included:

• Ceremony, vows and script development for your big day.
• As much phone and e-mail communication as needed to develop your ceremony.
• Experienced, caring and non-judgmental male or female wedding officiant.
• Lovely, keepsake certificate of marriage suitable for framing.
• Elegant printed copy of your wedding vows.
• For couples opting for a California domestic partnership, we will notarize and submit your paperwork.

We’ve all been to a wedding ceremony where the couple's beautiful words to each other just could not be heard, either because there was no sound system or the sound system provided was not adequate nor was it operated by a qualified soundman.

Wehave put together custom-designed sound systems specifically for wedding ceremonies. Our sound systems are the result of years of performing weddings at various venues where there was awful “ringing” feedback, wind noise, and/or the couple simply could not be heard at all. We offer our couples a small, yet powerful and unobtrusive battery-powered sound system with a very unique microphone for their ceremony. It requires no electrical power so it can be set up at any location.

A professional, qualified soundman is included to ensure that the sound is perfectly balanced at all times. We use a very special type of microphone which, unlike the standard hand-held or lapel-type microphones you may be familiar with, is specifically designed to pick up speaking voices at a distance. It is positioned on a thin stand about waist high instead of near your faces, so as not to obscure your photographs. You don’t have to lean in to the microphone to be heard. You can just speak normally and your guests will hear you loud and clear. It’s almost as if the microphone wasn’t even there!

A sound system is suggested for outdoor or indoor weddings with more than 50 guests in attendance, especially if they are seated in chairs in rows. Remember, you DO NOT have to rent the sound system that is offered by the venue. They are frequently overpriced and inadequate, designed more for playing DJ music than for a wedding ceremony. Also, beware of the DJ that says he can just “set up a microphone” for the ceremony. This standard setup will always require 1) the microphone be held by the officiant and pointed at the couple while they are saying their vows. This can be awkward and a bit nerve-wracking for the the couple who may already be a little bit nervous... or 2) the microphone is on a stand. Since the microphone is uni-directional and typically pointed at the officiant, it will only pick up the officiant's voice, not yours. In addition, it will be seen in your photographs and overall, really takes away from the beauty of your ceremony.

Light classical background music and traditional processional and recessional music is included at no charge or you can bring along your own CD of music and we would be happy to play it for you.

The sound system will accommodate up to 200 people and is $250. A qualified technician is included.

I am happy to have the opportunity to offer an affordable alternative to my couples to help them have a perfect, stress-free ceremony that everyone can hear!

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ON A BUDGET? YOU CAN BE THE DJ! If you need a larger sound system to play music at your reception (using your own iPod as the DJ, for instance) and/or a screen and projector for a PowerPoint presentation or slide show of photos, feel free to contact Grant at (858) 278-6364, visit his website at www.GDproductions.com or drop him an e-mail at Grant@GDproductions.com.