We are your Bay Area Wedding Officiants!
Since 2017, Officially Hitched has provided a suite of wedding ceremony and marriage preparation services:
Wedding Ceremony Officiating - Officiating ceremonies and solemnizing marriages throughout the San Francisco Bay Area
Officiant Coaching - Wedding Ceremony Officiant Coaching nationwide
Couples Coaching - Premarital and Pre-Engagement Coaching nationwide
Check out our website—full of resources. And don’t hesitate to reach out to meet your officiant or your coach!
The officially Hitched Team. Lower left Matty Wolka; upper left owner and founder Rachael Tanner; upper right Renesha Westerfield; lower right Mary Lim.
Read reviews from satisfied couples here.
packages
Choose the package of services that is right for you!
Click here to download 2024 pricing guide.
Rachael w/Chelsea & Sean at Old Mill Park
BESPOKE CEREMONY | Weekends $1,488 | Weekdays $1,388
Let Officially Hitched create a bespoke wedding ceremony for you! Your officiant will work with you and your partner to design a ceremony that reflects your union. The most raved-about feature is writing your original love story, the unique signature of your wedding. By your wedding day, everyone will think you and your officiant have been friends for years! Every word of the ceremony is 100% custom written for you!
This package includes:
3 one-hour consultations (virtual)
Original Love Story written just for you
Research of topics & traditions of interest
Original writing and expert editing
Officiant attendance at your rehearsal
Officiating the Ceremony
Solemnizing the Marriage
Couple questionnaire
Crowd pleaser! Most raved-about ceremonies!
Read example Bespoke wedding ceremonies here.
DIY Bespoke $1,188
Want to express YOUR voice in the ceremony? Enjoy the creative process of writing your own love story with your partner while our official takes care of the rest. Read example DIY Bespoke wedding ceremonies here.
Renesha w/Annabelle & Yajaira 2019 = Photo Manali Anne Photography
MADE TO MEASURE | Weekends $858 | Weekdays $758
Your officiant will customize a ceremony that represents your coupleship. Each element of the ceremony will have been selected based on your desires expressed during a one hour planning consultation. Your officiant will incorporate details of your relationship into the ceremony and deliver the ceremony with warmth and grace.
This package includes:
(1) 1-hour-long consultation + (1) 30-minute check in (virtual)
Customized ceremony
Inclusion of personal details and anecdotes
A selection of special elements to include in your ceremony
Officiating the Ceremony
Solemnizing the Marriage
Couple questionnaire
Read example Made to Measure wedding ceremonies here.
Officiant Matty Wolka w/Cianna & Patrick at San Francisco City Hall
READY MADE | Weekends $658 | Weekdays $528
Perfect for couples who want to keep it simple, whether you’re having a traditional ceremony, a wedding at City Hall, or a casual affair. You will choose your preferred script from our library. Then, your officiant will meet with you to review the ceremony and make adjustments. Lastly, your officiant will add a few tailored moments from your couple questionnaire to your ceremony.
This package includes:
(1) 1-hour-long consultation (virtual)
A selection of ceremonies to choose from
Officiating the Ceremony
Solemnizing the Marriage
Couple questionnaire
Tailoring of your wedding ceremony
Read example Ready Made wedding ceremonies here.
Adele + Sybil Jumping the Broom, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO SPECIAL
Weekends $608 | Weekdays $508 | SF City Hall $428 | “Walk In” at SF City Hall $328
Choose from a library of scripts for your wedding ceremony. Then meet with your officiant to plan the details and make adjustments.
Ceremony lengths run from 5 minutes to 20 minutes. Great for a wedding of any size from living-room-elopements to ballroom nuptials. Excellent if your goal is to keep it simple!
This package includes:
(1) 30 -minute ceremony planning consultation (virtual)
A selection of ceremonies to choose from
Officiating the Ceremony
Solemnizing the Marriage
Read example SF Special wedding ceremonies here.
Officiant Mary Lim during COVID
OFFICIANT COACHING $450 | $300 | $200
Are you officiating a wedding for the first time? Have you asked a friend to officiate, but still want professional quality? Work with me to help learn the ropes of wedding officiating and receive guidance on the ceremony creation--and even some help with public speaking.
All activities are held via video conference or phone.
We offer three packages. Read here for more details.
Three’s Company - Your coach will help your officiant-in-training craft a unique ceremony and provide wedding stagecraft training to prepare them to officiate. This package features ceremony planning consultation w/the couple and coachee. $450
One-on-One - Your coach will work directly with the officiant-in-training providing step-by-step guidance to create the ceremony and stagecraft training. $300
Light Touch - For those who need a bit of guidance, access to tools, and a strong copy editor, this package offers light assistance to the officiant-in-training. Ideal for those with some wedding officiating experience. $200
Rachael w/Johnalyn + Richard 2018
additional costs
MILEAGE - $0.65 cents per mile
$0.65 cents is charged per mile of driving distance for the officiant to get to and from the wedding ceremony and the rehearsal location. Distance is measured from the officiant's home to the wedding ceremony and rehearsal location.
OVERNIGHT - $300 per night
Officiants typically serve a radius of 70 miles around their homes. Outside of that radius, a lodging fee of at $300 per night is applied.
Last Minute wedding - plus 30%
Book a wedding with less than 72 hours notice incurs a 30% convenience fee.
rehearsal - $100
Add officiant attendance at your rehearsal for just $100 plus mileage. This add-on is subject to officiant availability.
Holiday weekend - plus 30%
Book a wedding on a holiday weekend/adjacent to a holiday incurs a 30% convenience fee. Holidays include MLK day, President’s Day, Cesar Chavez Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Indigenous People’s Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas/Christmas Eve, New Year’s Day/ New Year’s Eve
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Photo Credit: David Leong Photography
Work Samples
If you click here you can view a Google folder of ceremonies.
Rachael officiating for Grace & Vineet, a lovely ceremony under the redwoods.
