Kansas City Wedding Officiants

Officiating the perfect wedding ceremony to express your abiding love

Let your wedding vows and ceremony reflect your uniqueness and reveal your lasting commitment to each other. Together, we’ll craft a personalized ceremony that is sure to create life-long memories for both you and your loved ones. And we’ll officiate your wedding – your way.

Your ceremony is sacred

Let’s collaborate on a ceremony that emphasizes your pledge to one another on a deeply personal level. Once you review our templates and find your ceremony style, we’ll work together to customize it with your distinctive vows, readings, and traditions. We can even involve your guests and their well wishes for your new life. All totally up to you!

From the first phone call to I Do

Let’s make creating your personalized wedding ceremony an enjoyable – and insightful – process. After our initial consultation, I’ll guide you through finding your ceremony style. Then, I’ll help you blend your vows so that every detail resonates with your vision.

Personalized wedding ceremonies that show your love and joy

Each of us has a calling. As the founder of Wah Joy, I came to officiating weddings with a little trepidation. To have the responsibility of bringing together two people with their words and unique ways of expressing themselves is a sacred task. But I found a real life purpose helping couples put together the perfect Kansas City wedding ceremony and then sharing their love and joy with their families and friends.

“Walter is such a pro! I loved that he got to know us from the start, working with us to find the perfect ceremony script – and made it all so easy.” – Mackenzie K.

Brandon Cooper

Associate Officiant

“Brandon was fantastic! Met with us before the wedding to see how we were doing. Cracked me up when he asked why I didn’t look nervous. Made everything very comfortable.” – Matt

Ryan Kuhnert

Associate Officiant

Our guests commented on how unique and beautiful our wedding ceremony was, truly would not have been complete without the help of Wah – Joy.” – Kelsey S.

Tips for planning your Kansas City wedding ceremony

That depends on where you live. To obtain a Kansas City marriage license, the location of your wedding determines where to apply:

  • If the ceremony is in Kansas City, MO: Apply for a license in Missouri at the Recorder of Deeds Office in Jackson, Clay, Platte, or Cass County, depending on the venue.
  • If the ceremony is in Kansas City, KS: Apply for a license in Kansas at the District Court Clerk’s Office in Wyandotte County.

Each state has specific requirements, so contact the appropriate office for details on fees, identification, and waiting periods.

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 Kansas City 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 Kansas City area Wah Joy officiants are also available for Springfield and St. Louis wedding ceremonies.

Choose the perfect ceremony package

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