Wedding Officiants in St. Louis

Crafting just the right ceremony for your enduring love

Let your wedding vows and ceremony showcase your individuality and symbolize your commitment to one another. Together, we’ll design a moment in time that creates lasting memories for you and your loved ones. Plus, we’ll officiate your wedding—just the way you envision it.

Your ceremony, your way

Let’s create wedding vows that truly honor your relationship. Explore our templates to discover your ideal style, and we’ll customize it with your unique expressions of love, meaningful readings, and cherished traditions. Want to include your guests and their well wishes? The choice is entirely yours!

Enjoy writing your wedding vows

Let’s make designing your personalized wedding ceremony a fun and meaningful experience. After our initial consultation, we’ll help you discover your ideal ceremony style and work with you to craft vows that reflect your love story.

Show your love and joy with personalized wedding vows

As the founder of Wah Joy, I approached officiating weddings with some hesitation. Guiding two people to unite through their words and unique expressions is a deeply meaningful responsibility. However, I discovered a true sense of purpose in helping couples create their perfect St. Louis wedding ceremony and sharing in the love and joy they bring to their families and friends.

“Walter took absolutely excellent care of us during our wedding. His ceremony was absolutely beautiful, heartfelt and so customized to us as a couple.” – Morgan T.

Terrence Bellows

Associate Officiant

“Extremely helpful and respectful throughout the whole process! Very flexible with what we wanted. He made our ceremony wonderful!” – Hannah N.

Tips for planning your St. Louis wedding ceremony

To obtain a marriage license in St. Louis, MO, visit the Recorder of Deeds Office in person. If your ceremony is in St. Louis City, apply at the city office; for ceremonies in St. Louis County, apply at the county office. Both parties must bring valid government-issued photo IDs and pay a fee (around $50, depending on the location).

Missouri marriage licenses have no waiting period and are valid immediately upon issuance, with a validity of 30 days. Be sure to check with the appropriate office for any specific requirements or updates before applying.

As long as the state recognizes that the individual has the proper ordination (which also includes online programs), it’s legal. But it may not be in your best interest. Your friend or family member may not be comfortable speaking in front of people and have the ability to go with the flow.

A professional St. Louis wedding officiant will carefully prepare and execute your ceremony in a way that brings everyone together. And with Wah Joy, you can rest assured that you’ll always have a backup officiant waiting in the wings.

In addition to the greater St. Louis area Wah Joy officiants are also available for Springfield and Kansas City wedding ceremonies.

Select the officiating package that’s right for you

Whether it’s just “the necessities” or you want to use this time for some premarital counseling as well, we have the right package for you. And whatever the ceremony style, your Wah Joy officiant has the experience to handle any last minute changes.

The Necessities

Perfect for elopements!

  • Initial consultation
  • Customized ceremony script
  • Officiant
  • Signing/filing marriage license
  • Lead Officiant Fee: $500
    Associate Officiant Fee: $400

Simple & Sweet

Includes a rehearsal to get it just right!

  • Initial consultation
  • Customized ceremony script
  • Officiant
  • Signing/filing marriage license
  • Ceremony finalization meeting
  • Wedding ceremony rehearsal
  • Lead Officiant Fee: $600
    Associate Officiant Fee: $500

Uplift Your Ceremony & Marriage

Include insightful marriage counseling.

  • Initial consultation
  • Customized ceremony script
  • Officiant
  • Signing/filing marriage license
  • Ceremony finalization meeting
  • Wedding ceremony rehearsal
  • (2) couple’s counseling session

  • Post-wedding counseling session
  • 1000

Ceremony Blessings, Joyous Future

The personalized package is for couples who, along with a meaningful ceremony, want to develop loving understanding and relationship skills to last a lifetime.

  • Initial consultation
  • Customized ceremony script
  • Officiant
  • Signing/filing marriage license
  • Ceremony finalization meeting
  • Wedding ceremony rehearsal
  • (3) couple’s counseling sessions

  • (2) individual counseling sessions
  • Post-wedding counseling session
  • 1300

We look forward to uniting you and your beloved, hand-in-hand, on this special occasion! Let’s connect and create a personalized wedding ceremony that blends the style, traditions, stories, and sentiments that joyfully signify your love.

“Walter was the best officiant we could ask for! He provided multiple choices for our script, was very accommodating with our needs, and affordable. So glad we had him!”

Kaitlin H

“He took the time to truly get to know us and identify what we wanted and what would make our day even more special. And he was prepared in every way.”

Takeylia R

“Walter explained the whole process and allowed us to make it our own. His genuine desire was to ensure our ceremony was everything we wanted. It was perfect.”

Ted A