The ATL Wedding Officiant

10/27/2025

Elope for as little as $150 in downtown Athens, Commerce, or Jefferson, GA!

10/24/2025

Good morning!
I just wanted to share my interview featured in this week’s issue of VoyageATL Magazine which came out today! If you know anyone in need of an officiant, please forward the article to them. My contact info is at the bottom of the page!
Thanks and have a great weekend!
Valarie

Today we’d like to introduce you to Valarie Manning. Hi Valarie, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers? I had been interested in officiating for quite some time, [...

10/21/2025

Crafting a ceremony that reflects your love story is our passion. Together, let’s make your wedding day unforgettable with personalized vows and heartfelt moments! 💍✨
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10/08/2025

10/08/2025

Hello brides and grooms!

I LOVE this video! It tells us straight up what marriage really is! I recommend for anyone considering getting married, not as a deterrent, but so you if you choose to enter into a marriage, you do so with a clear understanding of what is really involved.

Marriage isn't what movies and weddings made you think it was. This honest breakdown explains what marriage actually is, what makes it work, and why most peo...

10/07/2025

As an officiant, I share all of these tips with my couples!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKpVCr5x1jY/?igsh=MTZka2xzYjc2c3hvcw==

09/15/2025

I encourage all of my couples to stop for the Dip & Kiss photo! It’s so much fun to add some whimsy to their wedding day!💕
IWedGA.com
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOjS-8FDVo1/?igsh=MWtnYTRrMTd0OXE1YQ==

09/14/2025

The ATL Wedding Officiant will create a personalized wedding ceremony that reflects your unique love story. With heartfelt details and special touches, every moment will be unforgettable and cherished for a lifetime.
Contact us at https://IWedGA.com

08/27/2025

Happy Wednesday!

This photo is from a beautiful elopement that I officiated last week at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. For their event, the couple leased the Tropical High Elevation House. This is a cold greenhouse which houses various plants, mosses, and orchids from the highest elevations of the Andes Mountains, the tepuis of southern Venezuela, and Borneo’s Mount Kinabalu. It is spectacular!

They wanted to have a beautiful, memorable wedding, so I created a full custom ceremony for them that was live-streamed for their families in Venezuela and the US. It was a truly special day! Congratulations to newlyweds, Mr. and Mrs. Antunez!

*Mid-week, midday, indoor weddings in August are awesome!
www.IWedGA.com

08/27/2025

Parents, grandparents, and anyone who shares photos of children on social media…PLEASE STOP! My children have never allowed me to share photos or recordings of my grandchildren on social media and I never will…this is why… tap the photo for the video…

Please protect your children!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNqS3zau4-m/?igsh=aGdkdHFxYnZwdzZs

08/07/2025

The Officiant is the most important and only required vendor on your wedding day.

When you hire a Professional Officiant, you aren’t just paying us to print something off of the internet and read it at your wedding. As it is our job, Professional Officiants are licensed where required, trained, well versed, and practiced in every aspect of officiating a wedding, including script writing, knowledge of state marriage law, and being strong public speakers.

When you pay a Professional Officiant $300-$500 to officiate your wedding, you are not paying for only thirty minutes to an hour of work. We do 95% of the work before your wedding day. We spend many hours “behind the scenes” studying, getting to know you as a couple through conversations and questionnaires, writing your custom ceremony from scratch, and keeping up to date with the latest trends in our industry so that we can give you the best possible wedding ceremony experience. Our performance on your wedding day is The Main Event, the final delivery of those hours of work.

Thinking of having a friend or relative officiate? For more info, see my blog article at
https://iwedga.com/blog%2C-from-the-officiant/f/friends-and-relatives-as-wedding-officiants

08/07/2025

The Officiant is the most important and only required vendor on your wedding day.

When you hire a Professional Officiant, you aren’t just paying us to print something off of the internet and read it at your wedding. As it is our job, Professional Officiants are licensed where required, trained, well versed, and practiced in every aspect of officiating a wedding, including script writing, knowledge of state marriage law, and being strong public speakers.

When you pay a Professional Officiant $300-$500 to officiate your wedding, you are not paying for only thirty minutes to an hour of work. We do 95% of the work before your wedding day. We spend many hours “behind the scenes” studying, getting to know you as a couple through conversations and questionnaires, writing your custom ceremony from scratch, and keeping up to date with the latest trends in our industry so that we can give you the best possible wedding ceremony experience. Our performance on your wedding day is The Main Event, the final delivery of those hours of work.

Thinking of having a friend or relative officiate? For more info, see my blog article at

So, you're planning to have a friend or relative officiate your wedding... Are you sure you want to take that risk with the most important day of your lives? Unless they are experienced wedding officiants, I do not rec...