Elopement Officiant Services
For couples booking an elopement with Jennifer Mummert Photography, officiant services can be added to your photography experience where legally permitted.
I am ordained through the Universal Life Church and can perform officiant services in locations where online ordination is legally recognized.
This service is designed specifically for small, intimate elopements and adventure weddings. It isn’t meant to feel like a traditional wedding ceremony with a long script, formal processional, or a large group of guests.
Instead, you’ll have space to say your own vows, exchange rings, include a meaningful reading or passage if you want, and simply be present with each other.
When you’re ready, I’ll step into the officiant role, pronounce you married, complete the required portion of your marriage license, and handle any additional paperwork included in the package you choose.
Simple. Personal. And centered completely around the two of you.
Simple, Personal & Official
How Elopement Officiant Services Work
You are responsible for obtaining your marriage license from the appropriate Clerk of Court or marriage-license office before your elopement.
Bring the valid license with you on the day of your ceremony.
From there, your ceremony can stay relaxed and personal.
You may:
- Say your own vows
- Exchange rings
- Read a favorite passage, poem, letter, or quote
- Include a short personalized element
- Take a quiet moment together before being pronounced married
Once your vows and personal elements are complete, I’ll step into the officiant role to complete the legal portion of the ceremony, pronounce you married, and sign the marriage license where I am legally authorized to do so.
Depending on your package, you can either return the completed license yourself or I can mail it back for you using trackable delivery when permitted by the issuing jurisdiction.
Marriage laws vary by location, so officiant availability and license-return procedures will always be confirmed for your specific elopement destination before booking.
Elopement Officiant Add-On Packages
THE WILD PROMISE
A premium, keepsake-focused officiant experience.
The Wild Promise is for couples who want their ceremony to feel especially personal without turning it into a traditional full-length wedding ceremony.
Includes everything in The Passage, plus:
- Fully personalized intimate ceremony outline
- Ceremony wording based around your relationship and story
- Help refining or organizing your personal vows while keeping them in your own voice
- Option to include letters, family words, meaningful quotes, or other personal elements
- Premium heirloom vow books with elevated materials and personalization
- Keepsake copy of your ceremony wording or selected reading
- Digital marriage-document checklist
- Follow-up guidance once the marriage license is delivered
This is the best fit if you want a more personalized elopement ceremony while still keeping the experience intimate, relaxed, and true to the way you chose to get married.
$ 525
THE PASSAGE
Most Popular
A more personalized ceremony experience with one less thing to worry about afterward.
Includes everything in The Waypoint, plus:
- Personalized ceremony outline
- Multiple readings, passages, or meaningful elements if desired
- Upgraded personalized vow books
- Vow-writing prompts and guidance
- Marriage-license return handled for you when permitted by the issuing jurisdiction
- Trackable return delivery
- Tracking information sent directly to you
- Guidance on when and how to order certified copies once your marriage has been recorded
Once your ceremony is over, you can keep enjoying the rest of your elopement while I handle getting the paperwork back where it belongs.
$ 375
THE WAYPOINT
Simple, meaningful, and official.
The Waypoint is designed for couples who want the legal portion of their elopement handled simply while keeping the ceremony focused on their own vows and connection.
Includes:
- Elopement officiant services
- Simple ceremony structure
- Personal vows and ring exchange
- One meaningful reading, passage, or quote if desired
- Marriage pronouncement
- Completion and signature of the officiant portion of your marriage license where legally permitted
- Set of classic keepsake vow books
- Basic guidance before the elopement on what to bring and how the marriage-license process works
After the ceremony, you are responsible for returning the completed marriage license to the appropriate Clerk of Court or licensing office.
$ 250
Officiant services are available only as an add-on to eligible Jennifer Mummert Photography elopement packages and are not offered as a standalone officiant service.
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