Services and Fees

Elopements:   My Home $65    -   Any Other Cincinnati Area Location  $85

Short notice only (48 hours or less):  If you have a valid marriage license and just want a quick inexpensive wedding, with or without witnesses, give me a call.  If I am available I'm always happy to perform a ceremony either in my living room, come to your home, or meet in you a park or the place of your choice.  I have married couples with as little as 15 minutes notice.  For those who choose a short ceremony at our home, we live in Loveland (northwest side of Cincinnati), and are very easy to reach off I-275.  Please call first to get directions and see if we are available.

Basic Wedding:  Mon.-Thurs. $125    -    Fri.-Sun. $175

    This includes unlimited consultation via telephone and E-mail, tailoring a ceremony to suit your needs, officiating at the ceremony and sending documents to the probate judge at your county courthouse to be recorded.  There is no additional travel charge for weddings in Hamilton, Butler, Clermont or Warren counties in Ohio, or for Covington and Newport, Kentucky.  I will arrive at the wedding site from 30 to 45 minutes before the ceremony to walk through it with you ahead of time, and I will stay for 15 to 30 minutes afterward as needed.  There is no charge for a quick walk-through rehearsal an hour before the ceremony.  However, there is an extra fee for rehearsals which require an additional day or evening.  There is no charge for meeting with me for an initial consultation before booking a wedding. 

Week-end Wedding and Rehearsal:  $275

Mid-week Wedding and Rehearsal:   $200

     This includes all of the above under "basic wedding," plus attendance at your wedding rehearsal on the day or evening before the ceremony.  Small informal weddings generally do not need a rehearsal.  Wedding rehearsals are primarily for the wedding party and not necessarily for the minister, so it is up to you whether or not I be there.  If you do not have a wedding director, I would be happy to direct the rehearsal if needed, at no extra charge.

Travel:  There is no extra charge for travel within my local area, as stated above. I am available for weddings throughout the states of Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky, and the travel charges are $.50 cents per mile, round trip.  The first 30 miles each way are free. This compensates for both my travel time and mileage expense.  I will consider traveling further distances upon request.

Counseling:  Pre-marital counseling is not required in order for me to perform a ceremony.  However, for those who desire it I will counsel with you in my home for $55 per one-hour session.  I am not a psychologist, but a pastoral counselor.  I have many thousands of hours of experience in counseling couples as senior pastor of a large protestant church.  

Terms:   A non-refundable deposit of $50, which is applied toward the total fee, is required to secure your date.  The entire wedding fee must be paid by cash, check or money order, no later than 7 days prior to the wedding.