Question 1

What types of ceremonies do you perform?

Accepted Answer

Our team of officiants gladly honors the commitment made by couples of all faith traditions regardless of race, socioeconomic status, ethnic background, age, beliefs (or the lack thereof), gender or sexual orientation.

We can perform religious ceremonies with language specific to any particular denomination (e.g. Baptist, United Methodist, Presbyterian, etc.), non-denominational (includes prayers, blessings, etc. but with more general language), spiritual (no direct mention of a specific deity), secular or civil (no mention of anything religious) and interfaith ceremonies.  For certain interfaith ceremonies you may wish to check with your personal minister, rabbi, priest, etc. to ensure that your faith tradition will recognize the wedding.

Question 2

What cities and locations do you serve?

Accepted Answer

We are based in the Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill) and Triad (Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point) areas of North Carolina, but we serve all of NC and beyond.

Question 3

Do you work with LGBTQIA couples?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely! All of our officiants are strong allies and advocates and have worked tirelessly to ensure that all couples can be equally wed.

Question 4

Do you perform elopements?

Accepted Answer

Yes! We gladly perform elopements and micro-weddings! Fees start at $250. Contact u(www.personalceremoniesnc.com/contact)s for more information.

Question 5

Do you require premarital counseling?

Accepted Answer

We do not require couples to participate in pre-marital counseling but Rev. Holland can provide it upon request.

Question 6

What about bookings and deposits?

Accepted Answer

Once you notify Rev. Holland that you'd like to work with one of our officiants, you will be sent a contract along with instructions for submitting a nonrefundable retainer fee.

Question 7

What is included in your fee?

Accepted Answer

Fees for fully personalized ceremonies range from $650 to $950. Contact me t(www.personalceremoniesnc.com/contact)o inquire about fees for elopements and micro weddings. The length of a ceremony or the size of the wedding party is no indication of the time required to create it.  In addition to our initial meeting there is writing, reviewing, editing and travel time.  We will always arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the ceremony and we allocate an hour for the ceremony.  The basic fee includes an Initial Consultation and a Ceremony Planning Session followed by unlimited (yes, unlimited!) telephone and email correspondence.  We will work tirelessly until we get exactly the ceremony that you're looking for. Once you sign your contract you have access to our knowledge and expertise with regard to all aspects of your wedding day and we will closely coordinate with all of your vendors (especially your coordinator, photographer and DJ or musicians) to ensure that everyone is functioning as a team on your behalf. Your rehearsal is included in the basic fee in order to make everyone comfortable on the day of the wedding.  We also handle all of the legal paperwork (after you obtain your marriage license) including having witnesses to sign the license, filling out the forms, filing the license with the Register of Deeds office and providing you with copies of everything.

Question 8

What forms of payment do you accept?

Accepted Answer

You may pay via credit/debit card, Venmo, Zelle or CashApp.

Question 9

What do we do from here?

Accepted Answer

Complete the contact form (www.personalceremoniesnc.com/contact)on our website and we will arrange a no-obligation consultation to make sure that we're a good fit. Once you select one of us as your wedding officiant you will be sent a questionnaire so that we can begin to gather information about the two of you, your families, your wedding venue and details of your ceremony.  Once I have that information we will arrange to meet and move forward with your ceremony design.