Personalized wedding officiant services from B & E Ministries
Thoughtful, personalized wedding ceremonies created to honor your story, your values, and the life you are beginning together.
Meaningful words. Genuine connection. A ceremony you will always remember.
Why it matters
It is the moment your story is spoken aloud, the promise you make in front of the people who matter most. It should sound like you, feel like you, and reflect the relationship that brought you here.
At B & E Ministries, every ceremony is built around the couple at its center. Traditional, spiritual, poetic, lighthearted, or beautifully simple, we help create a ceremony that feels entirely your own.
Ceremonies
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A thoughtfully structured ceremony that honors timeless wedding traditions while still feeling personal to the couple.
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Intimate, meaningful ceremonies created for couples who want something simple, private, and unforgettable.
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Inclusive ceremonies centered on love, commitment, and the couple's personal values without being tied to a specific religious tradition.
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A ceremony developed around the couple's relationship, personalities, beliefs, family traditions, and vision for the day.
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A distinctive ceremony written with lyrical, rhythmic, or rhyming language for couples who want their story expressed in an especially creative and memorable way.
Religious, spiritual, cultural, poetic, and personal elements can be incorporated with care.
A signature offering
For couples searching for a ceremony unlike any other, B & E Ministries can create an original poetic ceremony inspired by your relationship. Your story can be expressed through thoughtful rhythm, lyrical language, subtle rhyme, or a fully poetic narrative, a ceremony that feels intimate, expressive, and uniquely yours, and that your guests will remember long after the day is over.
Two lives arrived by different roads,
and found in one another home.
The experience
Meet with Erin and Barbara to discuss the wedding, your relationship, preferences, beliefs, and vision for the ceremony.
Choose the tone, structure, traditions, readings, spiritual elements, personal stories, and level of customization.
We thoughtfully prepare the ceremony, including personalized or poetic writing whenever it's requested.
Arrive feeling confident and present, knowing the ceremony has been carefully prepared and will be delivered with warmth.
The officiants
B & E Ministries was created from a genuine love of bringing people together and helping couples mark one of life's most meaningful moments.
Since 2023, Erin and Barbara have worked with couples to create ceremonies that feel personal, welcoming, and true to the relationship being celebrated. Their approach is thoughtful, collaborative, and centered on making each couple feel heard, comfortable, and completely supported.
They believe there is no single "right" way to get married. There is only the ceremony that feels right for you.
Erin & Barbara
Personalization
Every element is optional. Every decision begins with the couple.
Questions
No. While B & E Ministries specializes in non-denominational ceremonies, religious, spiritual, cultural, poetic, and traditional elements can also be thoughtfully incorporated.
Yes. The structure, tone, wording, readings, traditions, and personal details can be shaped around your relationship and preferences.
A poetic ceremony uses lyrical, rhythmic, or rhyming language to tell the couple's story and express the meaning of their commitment in a distinctive way.
Yes. Intimate elopements and smaller ceremonies are welcome.
As early as you can is ideal, since dates fill up. That said, shorter-notice requests are welcome whenever availability allows, so please do ask.
Yes. Complimentary consultations are available to discuss the couple's vision, answer questions, and determine the right ceremony style.
Vow guidance and ceremony wording are something we're glad to talk through during your consultation, so we can find the right level of support for you.
Erin and Barbara serve couples across Southern California and Utah, and travel throughout both regions for ceremonies. Destination weddings are welcome by arrangement.
Begin here
Schedule a complimentary consultation with Erin and Barbara to share your vision, ask questions, and begin creating a wedding ceremony you will always remember.
Schedule a Free ConsultationNo pressure. No obligation. Just a conversation about your wedding and what matters most to you.
Contact
Tell us a little about you and the day you're imagining. Erin and Barbara read every note personally.