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Many people throughout society choose to get married to someone they know and love. Whether they want a quick and inexpensive simple signing, a less expensive and shorter courthouse wedding ceremony or elopement wedding ceremony, or a more comprehensive wedding ceremony plus rehearsal package designed for more complex wedding ceremonies with many guests, our wedding officiants and wedding pastors at Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies are more than happy to assist you with all your wedding ceremony needs. Indeed, many of our future clients have never been married before and have many questions, and thus we would like to take some time to provide more information about how to locate an ordained wedding minister to help you or your loved ones with your upcoming nuptials. Thus, we have put together the information below to provide you with all the information you need to help you have the best wedding ceremony ever:
If you want something quick inexpensive that will still get you legally married, then you need to hire a wedding officiant at Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies to do a quick marriage license signing for you. Please remember when you locate an ordained minister to marry you with a wedding signing only package that there is no ceremony involved. All you must do for this package is described in the steps below:
Hopefully, this explanation has made the process of getting married a little easier for those just wanting a quick and cheap wedding signing only. This marriage option is ideal for those on a budget, for people who are in a hurry, for those seeking extra privacy, and for those who have been married before and do not wish to have the pomp and circumstance associated with wedding ceremonies.
You can locate a wedding officiant to conduct a courthouse wedding ceremony at any of the courthouses in Oklahoma. This option offers engaged couples an inexpensive option to tie the knot, as they contain a shorter marriage ceremony intended for fewer people. This is a nice package though, because it allows for the signing of the marriage license and a shorter, less expensive courthouse wedding ceremony. It is perfect for wedding couples wanting to exchange vows, but who have fewer friends and family who will attend, and for those on a budget and/or who are short on time.
To complete this package, you will follow steps 1-3 and 5-7 under the “wedding signing only” package option. There will also be the added steps of having an actual courthouse wedding ceremony prior to signing the wedding license, and returning the license to the court clerk’s office is especially easy because we are already there!
One thing to note about the courthouse ceremony package option, when you find an ordained minister to conduct a wedding ceremony in Oklahoma for you, is that since this is a discounted package it is only available at shorter time periods during the day from about 11:00 AM-3:00 PM. The courthouse ceremony with ordained marriage officiants is also unavailable on the weekends, because the courthouses are closed during those times.
Our elopement wedding ceremony is truly one of the nicest mid-range cost wedding ceremony packages you can buy. An elopement ceremony allows wedding couples to get married anywhere at almost any time, but since it is a quicker ceremony intended for smaller weddings in OKC it is less expensive and thus more budget-friendly for wedding couples. You can learn more about our wedding elopement packages here.
For those wanting larger, longer wedding ceremonies with more frills and guests, the wedding ceremony package is perfect for you! You can hire an ordained minister and can locate a wedding pastor from Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies to help officiate your wedding ceremony in OKC or elsewhere.
This Oklahoma wedding ceremony also features optional premarital counseling that will lower the cost of your wedding license from $50 down to only $5, so you will end up saving $45 off the cost of your marriage license. Besides, premarital counseling is a great idea for any couple who wants to help ensure they have considered many aspects of marriage prior to saying their, “I dos” to one another as newlyweds.
The wedding ceremony package also offers other special benefits, such as one free wedding ceremony enhancement, and our wedding officiant and wedding minister near me will happily help take some free photos for the wedding couple via her/his/their cell phone. Our marriage officiants near me and same sex wedding officiants at Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies will also ensure your marriage license gets to the required courthouse, if needed.
As you can see above, this wedding ceremony package is nice and is for those who want extra help with their nuptials. To see a complete list of benefits you will receive from choosing to hire a same sex marriage officiant or when you find a justice of the peace from LLWC to officiate your marriage ceremony, please click here.
Each event planner and justice of the peace at Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies is happy to include a rehearsal with our comprehensive wedding ceremony package. Thus, our comprehensive wedding ceremony package + rehearsal has all the benefits of our comprehensive wedding ceremony package that we described above, plus it comes with a rehearsal as well for extra practice. Indeed, this marriage ceremony option is a wonderful choice for larger, more complex weddings and for people who are very inexperienced with how to have a marriage ceremony in Oklahoma.
When you are out searching for a justice of the peace or a marriage minister to officiate a wedding ceremony for you, there are many important things to be on the lookout when you choose one. Some of these factors include, but are not limited to, the following:
When choosing to find an ordained minister near me to help you officiate your wedding ceremony in Piedmont, OK, it is vital that you first do your due diligence and homework to see how the justice of the peace has performed over the years. How long has this person been marrying people? What do others have to say about her/him/them? How dependable is this individual? You do not want to hire an officiant who is mean, unreliable, too inexperienced, or who has a bad reputation in the wedding industry.
Many people just consider the cost to hire a wedding pastor, choosing to sacrifice quality and experience instead. The same can be said when many individuals choose an airline; they look for the cheapest they can find instead of finding one with very few plane crashes. Thus, when two future spouses are seeking to get married and have a wedding ceremony in Del City, Oklahoma, it is particularly important that they find an individual who has experience officiating marriage ceremonies and who is open and flexible enough to customize your wedding ceremony just like you want it.
Indeed, many wedding officiants and ordained wedding ministers are very close-minded and rigid, especially if they are super religious and hail from a conservative upbringing. These wedding pastors and marriage ministers are often anti-LGBTQIA+, and thus even if they agree to officiate as same sex wedding ceremony or perform ceremonies for persons who are transgender, they are unsafe for the couples. Thus, flexibility, openness, and adaptability of your justice of the peace should always be a primary consideration for you, when you choose to hire a marriage minister.
Sadly, money is also a real consideration for many people who are getting married, especially if they are younger and/or come from a lower middle class or working-class socioeconomic background. Thus, it is wise to stay within your budget when you locate a wedding officiant near me to help you with your Oklahoma wedding ceremony. Of course, do not just go for the cheapest officiant as your only consideration, because you often get what you pay for!
There are many gorgeous wedding venues in Oklahoma for you to have your wedding ceremony at. Some of our favorite Oklahoma wedding venues include, but are not limited to, the following:
The Lake Hefner Lighthouse in Oklahoma City, OK is one of our favorite locations for sunset wedding ceremonies against a waterfront scene. Flanked by numerous tasty restaurants for hangry wedding guests and wedding reception areas, this gorgeous wedding venue is open to the public thus does not cost anything to use it. Anyone can go there at any time to use it. Our wedding pastors and marriage officiants in Oklahoma have long held this incredible wedding venue area as their favorite!
The Will Rogers Gardens is perfect for a springtime, summertime, or autumn wedding ceremony in Oklahoma City. You can opt for a beautiful outside wedding ceremony there amongst all the trees and flowers at no extra cost, and the Will Rogers Gardens is open to the public and does not charge for use of its outside areas. Our ordained wedding officiants and justice of the peace at Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies rate this wedding venue in OKC just as highly as they do the Lake Hefner Lighthouse.
For those wanting an inside building that is climate controlled for larger wedding ceremonies in OKC, the Will Rogers Gardens also offers low-cost buildings for rent inside. The Will Rogers Gardens wedding venue also has microphones, space for catering a reception, and is simply an excellent choice for those wanting an affordable wedding venue but who also want something classy and authentically environmental.
The Myriad Botanical Gardens in Oklahoma City, OK is a gorgeous location for a romantic wedding venue in Oklahoma City, OK. From inside gardens to pretty trees and bridges and other niche locations, having an ordained minister or wedding minister officiate a Myriad Gardens wedding ceremony is a perfect choice for those seeking a wedding venue in OKC ripe with natural beauty.
One thing to keep in mind about choosing the Myriad Botanical Gardens as a wedding ceremony venue in Oklahoma City, is that while it is open to the public, they do charge to have a wedding ceremony anywhere on the grounds there. However, the location is gorgeous, and our wedding officiant in Bethany, OK and wedding pastor in OKC note that the Myriad Botanical Gardens wedding venue does have inside areas that are climate controlled, private, and which allow for tasty post-wedding receptions.
Clauren Ridge Vineyard as a wedding venue offers a gorgeous setting with tasty wine to boot! Located in the Deer Creek/Edmond, Oklahoma area, this wedding venue in Edmond is not free but is certainly worth the cost. Our ordained marriage ministers and justice of the peace have officiated many wedding ceremonies in Edmond at this location over the years, and it remains one of our favorites.
The Springs Wedding Event Venue is yet another one of our favorites. Expansive and elegant, it is best suited for larger weddings and future spouses with considerable financial resources. Though certainly expensive, our marriage officiant and wedding minister near me from Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies that conduct wedding ceremonies in Oklahoma City denote the vast luxury of this uptown wedding venue as definitely worth the cost!
The Springs Wedding Venue in Norman, Oklahoma, Blanchard, Oklahoma, and Edmond, Oklahoma also have plenty of space for wedding receptions, outdoor or indoor wedding ceremonies, dancing areas, ample space for bands and music, and private changing areas for spouses and their wedding entourages. Our wedding officiants and marriage ministers in Oklahoma have long conducted beautifully romantic marriage ceremonies for newlywed brides, grooms, and nonbinary couples.
Castle Falls is a wedding venue fit for any king or queen! Built as a castle, it is a luxurious wedding venue in southwest Oklahoma City for wedding couples wanting a dazzling wedding venue at a local metropolitan location. Castle Falls Wedding Venue is a true gem of a wedding venue, one that our wedding pastors and event planners at Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies proclaim has a divine wedding ceremony location, reception area, and more!
Need a wedding venue with a bed-and-breakfast included? Want a vineyard setting for your wedding ceremony in Norman, OK, alongside breakfast in bed and jacuzzi? Well, in this case our event planners and justices of the peace proudly recommend Whispering Pines Inn as the go-to place for an affordable yet elegant and cozy wedding venue in Norman, Oklahoma. Our wedding officiants in Norman and marriage pastors at Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies have officiated many marriage ceremonies ring exchanges, vow exchanges, and marriage license signings here for many years.
Another clear personal favorite wedding venue of our event planners and transgender wedding ministers at Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies, Majestic Pines has a gorgeous outside wedding venue with lots of space for a reception. Add to this the delightful cottages there, and it is certainly a destination wedding venue in Oklahoma. Our staff at LLWC has officiated numerous same sex marriage ceremonies and other nuptials out there for years, and that wedding venue in Norman, Oklahoma has never once failed to disappoint them.
There are many other wedding venues in Oklahoma other than the ones mentioned above. Indeed, there are so many that to list them all would make this website page exceedingly long. Thus, you are welcome to do a Google or Bing search to find the best wedding venue for you. Our event planners and same sex wedding ministers just wanted to share a few of their favorite wedding venues in Oklahoma with you. Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies does not benefit in any way from having recommended them to you.
If you selected the “wedding ceremony package” or the “wedding ceremony plus rehearsal package” then you will also get to add on one additional wedding ceremony enhancement for free. You are more than welcome to have us do more than one wedding ceremony enhancement, but there will be an extra charge for any additional ones. Anyone getting a courthouse wedding ceremony or an elopement wedding ceremony in Oklahoma will also need to pay extra for any wedding ceremony enhancements, because none come with those packages. The wedding enhancements that our ordained wedding ministers in Edmond, Oklahoma, and justice of the peace in Oklahoma offer include, but are not limited to, the following:
Our Scottish handfasting ceremony, which also has deep roots in Ireland and other countries in Europe, involves having the marriage minister near me and justice of the peace near me from Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies help tie one hand from each couple together, as they exchange a short extra vow to one another. If requested in advance, this ancient Scottish rite may be able to be performed with an Irish or Scottish accent.
A unity wine ceremony can have several variations to it, depending on what the wedding couple wants. The variations of a unity wine ceremony enhancement are listed below as follow:
The couple has two distinct types of wine, and each person takes one kind of wine and blends it together with their future spouse’s wine into one glass. Then each person drinks from it or gives the wine to their spouse to drink.
The couple has two diverse types of wine from a wine bottle or other container, and each person takes one kind of wine and adds half of the wine into both their wine glass and their future spouse’s wine glass. Then each person crosses/interlocks arms with their respective wine glass and drinks from their respective wine glass.
The couples can also receive a bottle of wine to open alongside a note that they take a few moments during the wedding ceremony to write to each other and put into a secure box or chest. On their first anniversary, the newlywed couple can drink wine together as they open the chest and read the loving, thoughtful note that the wedding couple wrote for one another during their marriage ceremony in Oklahoma City.
A unity element ceremony enhancement is much like a unity sand ceremony. Our marriage officiant and justice of the peace at Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies denote that both future spouses will each take different clear liquid elements in their respective glass and will simultaneously pour them into a beautiful container together. At that point, the combined color of both elements will turn a beautiful purple color. Indeed, an elemental wedding ceremony is meant to symbolize the blending of two separate lives into one stronger united couple through matrimony.
At the unity candle ceremony, the couple both take smaller candles and light them and then together light a larger, wider candle to symbolize the joining of two separate, weaker lives into one stronger union together as spouse and spouse.
A unity sand ceremony is a wonderful enhancement to any wedding ceremony in OKC. Like the other variations of unity ceremonies, both couples will have a distinct color of sand and will pour their respective sand together into a vase or other item they can purchase online like a personalized family picture frame intended for unity sand ceremonies.
A unity element ceremony is stunning, and it is like a sand ceremony but uses different elements in place of sand that turn purple when blended like you would in a unity sand ceremony. Our ordained wedding minister in OKC and wedding minister near me at Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies can attest that this is a unique and beautiful option for those seeking a fun way to enhance their wedding ceremony.
A jumping the broom wedding ceremony is when two people who are getting married quite literally jump a broom together. Our ordained wedding ministers near me and justice of the peace near me from Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies note that this tradition of jumping the broom as part of a wedding ceremony in Oklahoma originated in West Africa or even for enslaved African Americans before the American Civil War and the accompanying emancipation of enslaved Black people.
Some couples, especially those in the countryside, prefer to do a “unity gun shooting” ceremony, where they both take a gun of some sort and shoot at a target at the same time. This can be done in situations where there is plenty of space at an outside location – unless the wedding itself is held at a gun range – and they must fully ensure the safety of everyone in attendance at the wedding ceremony in Oklahoma. They must fully apprise the ordained minister at LLWC well in advance of all plans, including safety procedures.
Sometimes couples prefer to brand a tree or piece of leather together with their names, symbols, phrases, etc., as part of their unity bonding ceremony. The materials for this unity branding ceremony are something that the wedding couple themselves will need to provide all the materials. Our ordained wedding ministers in Yukon, OK do not have these materials on hand, but it is possible that they could obtain them on Amazon or another website if the wedding couple pays an extra fee.
The 3-cord ceremony can be unbelievably beautiful and has been used by ordained ministers in Oklahoma City and wedding officiants in OKC during wedding ceremonies in Oklahoma for many years. The three cords are tied together at the bottom and consist of three distinct colors, with each color representing something different and special. With the help of a wedding minister or marriage officiant, the couple will wind the 3-cords together to symbolize their bonds together and the accompanying strength that their commitment to strong and lasting marriage will bring.
The first color is gold and represents God, Allah, Jehovah, or other gods and goddesses like in Hinduism or with the beloved cat goddess Bastet. The color of this strand is meant to glorify your respective god(s) and/or goddess(es). For people who are religious, the gold strand often represents the foundation for their lives because the ones they worship have a central focus to their very core and being.
In heterosexual marriages between a male and female, the second strand is the purple strand and represents the groom/male. In same-sex marriages or where one or both future partners are gender nonconforming, the purple cord can represent the more masculine energy that one spouse may have a little bit more of than the other spouse, if applicable and desired.
In opposite-sex or opposite-gender marriages between a man and a woman, the white cord has traditionally symbolized the purity of the female. Of course, in same-sex marriages or in gender nonconforming marriages, it can also represent the spouse with the more feminine energy or even the spouse in the marriage who is the purest and most innocent regardless of gender.
One of the Native American traditional ceremonies is when one or multiple members in attendance at a wedding ceremony present the couple with a special blanket and help wrap it around them. As the person or individuals does/do so, he/she/they speak words of affirmation and give blessings to the couple as they begin their journey together as spouse and spouse.
Ring warming ceremonies are meant to bestow blessings and positive energies onto the couples and the rings they will wear throughout their marriage. With the ring warming ceremony, the wedding officiants in Norman at Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies will ask the couple getting married to please present their wedding rings. Then members of the audience will be invited to approach to take the rings and hold and/or rub them, as they speak words of kindness and blessings onto the couple.
A unity tree ceremony, our wedding ministers and marriage pastors denote, is an eco-friendly way to make a lasting environmental impact while also planting trees you can nurture and grow, just as you will nurture each other and grow together in your marriage over the years. Indeed, the couples can both plant a tree either in pots or somewhere on land they will own together or elsewhere. The symbolism for wedding couples, our marriage officiants and wedding pastors proclaim, is amazing and lasting.
There are a ton of other types of wedding ceremony enhancements that you can also ask your ordained marriage officiant or wedding officiant in OKC from Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies to help conduct during your wedding ceremony in Edmond that we did not list above. If you have a special request for a marriage ceremony enhancement that you do not see listed here, please just ask Dr. Makayla Saramosing or one of the other wedding pastors at LLWC if they can accommodate you on it. If it is possible to do and if you give enough notice, they always will.
Only a court clerk can issue your marriage license for you. No wedding officiant or other person may do so. You may get your marriage license from any court clerk in Oklahoma and indeed from other states like Texas, Kansas, Arkansas, etc. Please double check with your court clerk in your state, if your get your marriage license from another state, to ensure they will allow a same sex wedding officiant or an ordained wedding minister from Oklahoma to officiate your marriage ceremony in Oklahoma and sign off on your wedding license.
To obtain your marriage license, both future spouses must go in person together at the same time and must bring your state or federal IDs and pay the fee. The fee in Oklahoma as of the date of this marriage license is $50 without premarital counseling and $5 if you have had it and have the certificate from a premarital counselor or other same sex marriage minister.
You can currently get your marriage license in Oklahoma up to 30 days before your marriage date, but the courthouse is closed on weekends and is only open Monday through Friday from 8:00-5:00 pm CST. Some court clerks require appointments to get your marriage licenses, while others do not. Please call them in advance to check with them. Once there, it will take you both about 30-45 minutes to receive your wedding license.
Please bring your marriage license with you to your wedding signing only or your marriage ceremony in OKC, and once both spouses, the witnesses, and our wedding pastor or marriage minister from Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies have all signed off on your wedding license after the wedding you will need to return it to the court clerk where you first obtained it.
You will note that the officiant or LGBTQIA wedding minister will not sign the very bottom of your marriage license. This is where the court clerk signs and dates it when you bring it back to them to show the date they received it. This is perfectly normal and is customary.
Also, be sure to call your car insurance company when you are married. Many car insurance companies offer a “married” discount for couples. Indeed, people who are married have a statistically lower rate of car accidents, so get your discount!
A wedding ring exchange is not a requirement for a wedding ceremony in Oklahoma by one of our same sex wedding officiants or transgender wedding officiants at Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies. The decision on whether to have a ring exchange is up to you, but if you do want to exchange rings during the ceremony, please do not have your rings on when the marriage ceremony in OKC begins. Instead, please allow a member of your bridal or groom party or ring bearer hold them, or you may also keep them in your pockets until it is time.
Having a parent or other family member or friend “give away” a bride, groom, or nonbinary spouse is not a requirement, sometimes brides, grooms, and nonbinary spouses prefer to have someone else give them away to their future spouse. Indeed, sometimes both spouses do this at the same time. Other couples do not have anyone given away, and that is fine, too. Our wedding officiants and ordained ministers at Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies stand ready to help you with your wedding ceremony in Del City, OK no matter what.
No marriage officiant or wedding pastor at Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies has ever had a family member or friend of the future spouses object to the couple’s marriage ceremony while it was happening, but in 2016 one mother of the bride did try to get the father of the bride to object. Fortunately, did not object during the wedding ceremony in Guthrie, OK.
If a family member or friend had objected during a wedding ceremony, our same sex wedding minister or justice of the peace would have simply paused the wedding ceremony if the couple wanted to allow the wedding couple to discuss this with the objecting party. If the two future spouses did not wish to pause the wedding ceremony in OKC, then then the transgender wedding officiant or marriage minister from Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies would ask the objecting party to leave and would simply continue with the marriage ceremony and subsequent signing of the marriage license.
We always ask couples to be initiative-taking and to check with your family members and friends who might have objections to you getting married and tying the knot with your wedding vows prior to the start of the wedding ceremony. If they are likely to object during your marriage ceremony in Oklahoma City, please ask them not to attend. This will help your wedding ceremony go much smoother with minimal problems.
The number of marriage ceremony guests you are allowed to bring depends on what package you choose. Simple signing packages, courthouse wedding ceremonies, and elopement wedding ceremony packages are meant to be smaller weddings with fewer guests, whereas the larger, comprehensive wedding ceremony packages often include many more attendees. Please click on the links to the respective package you wish to purchase, and if you still have other questions then please just ask your marriage officiant or wedding minister at Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies for clarification.
Also, you are free to bring in family members who cannot attend the wedding in person via Facetime, Zoom, etc. There is no reason that distance should be an obstacle.
Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies does not provide microphones, chairs, or other decorations. The responsibility for these falls upon the wedding couple, their families, and/or the wedding venue they chose.
Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies has plenty of recommendations for those needing catering and food options, makeup artists, and EMCs. If you need help with this, please just ask us.
You may have your family and friends sit wherever you prefer, during your nuptials. Some wedding couples have their wedding guests choose to sit wherever they like, while others have certain sides for each side of the family. Indeed, many wedding parties make devoted areas for especially esteemed guests, such as older grandparents, etc., and even have them walk in before the bride as a part of the wedding ceremony itself. All of this is completely up to you.
The wedding couples themselves are permitted to decide for themselves their entourage of ring bearers, flower girls/boys/non-binary persons, etc. You may have anyone you want to serve in these capacities. Some past wedding clients have even utilized robots, cats, and dogs.
Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies does offer wedding photography and wedding videography. Our wedding photographers and wedding videographers have been taking gorgeous wedding photos and marriage ceremony videos for many years. Please check out their rates on the pages here for wedding videography and wedding photography respectively.
Future spouses are also welcome to bring their own marriage ceremony videographers and wedding photographers, at their pleasure. Likewise, all wedding videographers and wedding photographers are more than welcome to stand where they need to do a nice, professional job and get their best photos and videos for the couple getting married. However, no marriage ceremony videographer or wedding ceremony photographer in Oklahoma is ever permitted to go interfere with the wedding ceremony itself or to utilize the flash on their camera in a manner that is disruptive or otherwise harmful to the marriage ceremony itself or those involved therein.
If the wedding couple or their family allows any photographer or videographer to act in this poor manner without correcting their behavior, then the ordained wedding officiant or justice of the peace reserves the right to leave the wedding ceremony at any time without refund. This situation has only happened once in many years of officiating marriage ceremonies, and the wedding photographer was a family friend of the wedding couple and was rude and hateful to everyone. Thus, while this almost never happens it merits mentioning it here for all to see.
Our wedding ministers and event planners will also happily make themselves available to be in photography and videography after the wedding ceremony, if you would like this. Please just inform them in advance that you would like them to remain after the wedding ceremony to be in the videos and/or photography.
It is sad and tragic that our ordained wedding officiants and same sex wedding officiants must mention this, but we at Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies must do so because it has unfortunately happened before. If any of our staff experiences any of the following behaviors from the wedding couple, guests, or their other service providers, then the marriage officiant or marriage minister will immediately terminate the wedding ceremony in Oklahoma with absolutely no refund.
You are asking yourself, “Have people really done this to ordained marriage ministers and wedding pastors at this marriage ceremonies?” Yes, all the above has happened before, and it is simply not tolerated. It does not happen very often, but it has certainly happened before. There is a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY on all the above. Everyone must be respectful and kind to one another. It is tragic and sad that we must even write this down for all to see. 
Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies does have its own wedding event planners, and if you would like to hire a marriage ceremony event planner with Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies, we are happy to assist you. You are also free to bring your own event planner in Oklahoma with you as well, and our marriage minsters and same sex wedding ministers will collaborate diligently with them to help ensure.
We used to take partial payments upfront and then collect the remaining balance the day of the wedding ceremony years ago, but sometimes we had wedding couples tell us after the marriage ceremony was over that they had “forgotten” the remaining payment or who simply did not have the funds to pay. Other wedding couples have tried to cancel their officiant’s services, because they are no longer getting married or did not even show up to their own marriage ceremony in Mustang, OK. These all prove themselves to be difficult and unfortunate situations.
For these reasons, Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies requires full payment upfront of all fees, to formally book in your date and time for your Oklahoma wedding ceremony. In doing so, they forgo other marriage ceremonies they could have conducted, and they do not give anyone else your date and time. These fees are nonrefundable, should you decide to cancel your wedding ceremony or hire someone else instead. Please do not ask for a refund; you may, however, receive credit for other or future services and may transfer your credits to someone else who needs them.
It is understood that there will be no forcing, manipulating, or coercion of anyone into getting married. This includes pregnant people we have sometimes seen not wanting to get married to an individual, but the family of the pregnant individual is forcing the pregnant person to get married solely because that person is pregnant. This is wrong on so many levels, and our marriage officiants at Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies will not conduct wedding ceremonies if they feel anyone is pressured or forced into getting married. No refunds will be given.
Wedding Pastors and justices of the peace at LLWC do conduct prison wedding ceremonies all throughout the State of Oklahoma. Prisons allow marriage ceremonies to take place twice a year – once in the springtime and again in early autumn. To have a prison marriage ceremony in Oklahoma, you must first contact the prison chaplain at the correctional facility your future spouse is located at.
Prison chaplains have not officiated marriage ceremonies in Oklahoma for many years, so yes, you will need to hire an ordained prison minister from Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies to help you. Once you hire a prison wedding officiant to assist you, the person can give you her/his/their name and other needed information that you may then provide to the prison chaplain as soon as possible before your desired wedding date in the springtime or autumn of the year you wish to get married. The prison chaplain will have you fill out a special form and may have other requirements you will need to ask about beforehand.
Paying the fee to Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies will reserve a general date and time for you for your prison marriage ceremony in Oklahoma, since the chaplain cannot give you an exact date and time until closer to your actual Oklahoma prison wedding ceremony. If there is a lockdown or something else bad happens, then your Oklahoma prison wedding may get delayed. Your prison wedding pastor does not control this; the correctional facility and the chaplain there do.
Prison marriages cost more, because there is more time and travel required to go to and from the correctional facility and to wait there for it to start. Thank you in advance for being patient with these extra associated costs.
When you book your wedding ceremony with our marriage officiant near me or our event planner in Oklahoma, the person will ask you for the following information:
Some of the information above will only be necessary for larger, comprehensive wedding ceremony plus rehearsal packages and would not apply to simple marriage license signings or smaller wedding packages. Either way, when you text your information back to us at Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies, you will need to ensure that we respond back that we have indeed received the information. Otherwise, you are not fully confirmed for your date and time.
If you live in a remote place like a tiny town in the middle of nowhere, the fees you see associated with our various wedding packages will cost more. Our ordained wedding officiants and LGBTQIA wedding pastors at Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies will need to cover the cost of their travel and fuel. If you were the one having to travel far away and put mileage on your car/pay for insurance and repairs, etc., then you would do the same thing. Thanks for understanding.
You are more than welcome to tip your marriage officiant for exceptional service, though it is never required.
Our marriage pastor and same-sex wedding officiant at Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies can wear whatever dress attire is needed for your wedding ceremony. We usually have a standard set of clerical clothing we wear to wedding ceremonies, but if you prefer, we can come dressed casually or in a country/western style of clothing, we can often accommodate that as well. Indeed, if you have a special themed wedding like a Lord of the Rings or medieval wedding ceremony, we are happy to wear any costumes to blend right in if you provide them for us!
It is up to the wedding couple to provide the music for their wedding ceremony in Oklahoma City. They may play whatever they want, but once the marriage ceremony begins, we ask for the music to be turned off so everyone can hear the marriage minister and transgender wedding officiant. It is also possible that we may have music on our cell phones that is wedding-themed that we can also offer for use by the two future spouses, but this is not guaranteed.
Special wedding themes can make a wedding ceremony especially memorable and exciting! If you have a theme like Lord of the Rings, a medieval theme, a swimsuit wedding/pool party marriage ceremony theme, a special holiday theme like Halloween, etc., please inform us in advance. We may ask you to provide our costumes for it, which we are more than happy to do, but we will be willing to accommodate you on your special day!
We all understand that delays happen with wedding ceremonies, because sometimes unforeseeable things occur. However, if your wedding ceremony is running more than 30 minutes late, you will need to provide some extra money to your officiant to compensate her/him/them for their time. Otherwise, your wedding pastor or event planner reserves the right to leave. We have had to make this a policy, because some weddings have seen delays of almost several hours, and this is simply unfair to your ordained minister near me.
If the wedding ceremony includes a reception, dinner at a restaurant where the wedding ceremony occurred, marijuana or alcohol, etc., it is understood that the wedding pastor you hired will be able to fully partake in it as well. It is rude to try to exclude officiants from these things, though they may or may not choose to participate if they have other marriage ceremonies back-to-back and cannot stay long after the nuptials are finished.
You will need two adult witnesses for your wedding ceremony in Oklahoma, and they must both be at least 18 years of age or older. If you do not have witnesses, it is possible that we may be able to find some for free at the wedding venue who will help us. Alternatively, we can provide guaranteed witnesses at our location for a small extra fee.
Some of our ordained ministers near me offer premarital counseling to couples seeking to get married, as well as for those who are already married but need some extra guidance and support to navigate the sometimes-difficult waters of matrimony. Indeed, Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies wants everyone to know that marriage is not always easy, because there are so many changes and stressors that occur during our lives which can make being married difficult. Our premarital counselors in OKC have been conducting premarital counseling services and marriage counseling for wedding couples in Oklahoma for well over a decade.
If you choose to opt for premarital counseling to explore things you may not have discussed or request marital counseling to help guide you both through a challenging time, you are very smart and wise! Many couples experience difficulties in marriage at some point, so it is best to be initiative-taking. Our ordained ministers in Oklahoma will gladly offer you marital counseling and premarital counseling services very discreetly and cost-effectively either via video chat or in-person, regardless of your situation or location in the world.
All our marriage officiants and ordained ministers at Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies remain 100% committed to respecting all persons, regardless of their race, religion, gender identity, nationality, disabilities, ethnicity, sexuality, sex, veteran status, etc. We will marry all people who are of the legal age and who both consent to the marriage and who do not act in a rude or discriminatory way toward others.
Indeed, many of our wedding ministers and ordained officiants are themselves LGBTQIA+. Thus, if you have an issue with how our officiants at Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies help everyone and genuinely affirm who everyone is, then please go elsewhere. There are plenty of uneducated, hateful bigots all around Oklahoma who actively discriminate against others, too, who will happily assist you. 
Also, if you are transgender or non-binary, please inform our wedding minister near me or wedding pastor in Oklahoma beforehand and inform them as to your preferred name and pronouns. We will happily call all our wedding couples by whatever name and pronouns they prefer, and we can always change the words “husband” and wife” to “spouse” and so on.
Sometimes we get calls asking for an officiant of a certain gender. Please do not do this. It is rude, highly offensive, and illegal! No one here cares about your “gender preference,” and no, you do not get to justify your “request” by claiming it is somehow “your right” to do so, so just do not do it. This is absolutely non-negotiable, especially given we are a women-owned organization.
Before you ask this illegal and immoral question, please consider how you would feel if you applied for a job and the hiring committee told you they would rather have someone of a different gender, even if you were just as qualified or even more so than the other person. You would not like it, would you? Well, neither do our ordained wedding ministers near me and our marriage ministers in Oklahoma.
Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies does not offer refunds of any kind, even if you cancel your wedding ceremony appointment in advance due to any reason. Your payment ensures your date and time, and our ordained ministers near me turn down other wedding couples and wedding ceremonies to help you with your nuptials and desire to become newlyweds. Our wedding pastor and wedding officiant near me at Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies can always hold onto your payment as a credit for future services, or you may also transfer your credit to another person. Thank you in advance for understanding.
If there is ever any inclement weather or you just want to change the location prior to the wedding ceremony, that is usually fine, if you give us plenty of advance notice and the location is within a satisfactory distance per your wedding officiants near me at Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies. Each marriage pastor and justice of the peace at Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies will do their absolute best to remain flexible with you and to ensure you have the best possible wedding ceremony in OKC.
If you had planned to have your wedding ceremony outdoors and suddenly need an inside location due to rain, snow, or extreme temperatures, you can ask your ordained minister to use the office at LLWC for smaller wedding ceremonies. There is no extra charge to use our office for your wedding ceremonies in Oklahoma City.
Our wedding ministers near me at Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies rarely read from scripts when officiating marriage ceremonies in Oklahoma City. Most of our wedding ministers in Oklahoma City and wedding pastors near me have been officiating marriages for many years and know everything they will say in their head. Sometimes people ask to see their “script” in advance, but there is often no such written script for them to provide to clients. Even if there were, doing so spoils the ceremony itself, because it takes away some of the magic and surprise.
Nevertheless, all our wedding pastors and ordained ministers here at Lifelong Wedding Ceremonies will do everything possible to ensure you have the best wedding ceremony possible. We can make the ceremony as long or as short as you want, with or without a ring exchange. If you have a wedding script you want us to read from, that is fine as well. It is your wedding ceremony in Midwest City, OK, so we want you all to be as happy as possible!
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