You’re getting married and making your wedding vows! Big step across a threshold of life. Congratulations! You and your future spouse will undoubtedly discuss whether you want to write your own vows. These are after all the promises you are making to each other, to God if you believe and maybe even to the family…
Your wedding day is one of the most important days of your life. We hope you will remember some of the amazing moments. The only way to really do this is to choose an officiant and a planner who can help build in those breathable moments and help minimize the anxiety and increase your joy!…
I’m Stacy Prouty, a wedding officiant with Say “I Do” On the SunCoast and non-denominational minister. When I began officiating weddings 16 years ago, I was surprised by some of the things that can happen, mistakes that are inevitably corrected through experience and some really cringeworthy moments I wish I could forget (but I’ll tell you if you ask). Yikes!
You’ll Need a Florida Marriage License You will need to get your Florida Marriage License to make the marriage legal. A Florida notary public or ordained minister will witness your marriage and sign the license before it is legally recorded and then a certified copy of the marriage certificate is mailed to you after the…
We’ve all been asked to put our lives on hold during this health/economic crisis, but wedding couples have had the added stress of putting their plans for a future together on hold as well. Our hearts go out to you and we hope you’ll take the opportunity to grow your ability to flex as a…
Are Your Wedding Plans Being Upended by the Coronavirus Outbreak? 7 Things to Consider The heath and economic crisis surrounding the global spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has everyone on edge about the future. Couples planning a destination wedding or even a local one have a lot to consider when deciding whether to go forward,…
What You Need To Say “I Do” in Florida For couples dreaming of a romantic outdoor wedding, Florida beckons, especially the Gulf Coast or SunCoast with its spectacular sunsets. Destination beach and resort weddings are popular for people from all over because of the year-round warm weather and sunny skies. Florida just may be the…
Don’t want the big, extravagant country club or hotel wedding? Or to spend a fortune on something that will be over in a few hours? Or, have you been there and done that (and realize it’s not about big or extravagant?). If your style is more relaxed, a destination beach wedding can be a dream…
9 Ways to Invest in Your Marriage Stacy Prouty, Non-denominational Minister with Say “I Do” Ceremonies As wedding officiants since 2004, we’ve met thousands of people, officiated hundreds of wedding ceremonies and renewal of vows and heard firsthand what makes a marriage work. Here are a few things that we’ve heard and learned that seem…
Also see Spicing up your Wedding Ceremony Looking for fun ceremony ideas for your wedding ? Don’t wan’t people to glaze over or even skip your ceremony all together? Just because your great aunt says that’s just the way it’s done doesn’t mean YOUR wedding ceremony has to follow “the rules.” While there are a…