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Wedding Officiant · Florida · Alabama · Georgia

Your Story, Beautifully Told.

Every couple has a story worth telling well. I write and deliver custom ceremonies that sound like the two of you — heartfelt where it counts, and joyful where it matters.

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Every couple leaves with two photos of me.

The one for the mantel — and the one for the group chat. Watch below, or tap a photo to flip it yourself.

Doug with a couple after their beach ceremonyThe keepsake
Doug photobombing the couple's first kiss on the beachThe photobomb
Doug with a couple under a garden pergolaThe keepsake
Doug photobombing the couple's kiss under the pergolaThe photobomb
Doug with a couple after their ceremonyThe keepsake
Doug sharing a playful moment with the couple after their ceremonyThe photobomb

Ceremonies are sacred. Taking yourself too seriously is optional.

A ceremony written for the two of you — not pulled off a shelf.

I'm Doug — Dr. Doug, if we're being formal, but nobody is. I've been officiating weddings along the Gulf Coast and beyond since 2015, and no two ceremonies I've delivered have ever been the same.

We'll talk. I'll listen. Then I'll write a ceremony built from your story — religious, secular, or somewhere thoughtfully in between — and deliver it like it matters. Because it does.

Since 2015Hundreds of couples, one story at a time
BBB AccreditedAccredited business since 2016
Three statesServing Florida, Alabama & Georgia
Any traditionFaith-based, interfaith, secular & blended ceremonies

Every story, told your way

The Signature Ceremony

A fully custom ceremony written from your story — your people, your vows, your moment. Includes planning conversations, a personalized script, rehearsal guidance, and license filing.

Elopements & Vow Renewals

Small on guest count, big on meaning. Beach at sunrise, courthouse steps, or your own backyard — an intimate ceremony that still sounds like you.

Premarital Preparation

"Your Story, Together" — a premarital course that helps you start the marriage as intentionally as you planned the wedding.

Quick Elopement

The Get-R-Done Package

Ready now? Come to my micro chapel for a short, sweet, completely legal ceremony — vows, pronouncement, license signed and filed. Perfect for elopements, short timelines, and couples who'd rather spend the budget on the honeymoon. Bring your license and your favorite person; I'll handle the rest.

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Let's tell your story.

Dates book quickly in wedding season. Reach out with your date and venue, and I'll let you know if I'm free — and how we'd make it yours.

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