Here are the types of services I provide and my current rates. I require a 50% deposit along with my booking agreement to hold your date. Feel free to check my availability by sending me an email or filling in my booking request form, and if we agree to confirm a date, we’ll get the ball rolling with a booking agreement!
Wedding Ceremony
$350
The marriage ceremonies I perform are usually pretty short, sweet and simple. Whether an intimate destination wedding, casual or formal, you can choose from my many sample ceremonies, or use them for inspiration to create your own unique ceremony script. If you don’t really know what you want, I can create a custom wedding ceremony script after meeting with you. The ceremony portion of the wedding usually is about 15 minutes long. You are welcome to add professional photography.
Island style weddings in Hawaii often begin with Hawaiian traditions, such as a lei greeting between the wedding couple. Flower leis can add a bit of color to your special day. Sometimes couples also give leis to guests of honor, such as children, parents or grandparents as part of the ceremony.
Other more modern island traditions, include unity gestures such as the blending of sand from beneath your feet, the offering of hands, honi, the touching of noses while breathing each other’s spirit at the same time, and many other ways of sharing aloha can be included in your wedding ceremony. My focus is more on the Humanistic values more than Hawaiian Culture, so if you are wanting cultural rituals that might be inappropriate for me to lead, I suggest going with a Hawaiian Kahu who is has more cultural license to do so.
Service includes a personal meeting or phone call a day or two before your wedding, often after you get your marriage license, to go over the details and make sure everything will go smoothly and the ceremony style will reflect your genuine feelings and intentions.
My fee includes the cost of the beach permit, whether we use a beach or not. For other venues, my fee includes coordinating with the venue with my insurance documents, etc., but not the site fee itself.
I don’t share my sample ceremonies with the general public, but I’m happy to send you some examples of my marriage ceremony scripts, if I’m available for your wedding date, to help you decide if I’m the right officiant for you.
My wedding ceremony service includes a keepsake certificate, copy of your ceremony script and vows, prompt filing of your marriage license. I will dress appropriately for the event, in coordination with your color scheme and style, whether casual or formal. Yes, I will be in some of your wedding photos, so I want to blend in!
LGBTQ Weddings
$350
Same service as above, but the pronouns are different! I am happy to perform same sex, gay, lesbian and trans weddings. I was supportive of marriage equality long before it became a reality.
On December 2, 2013, same sex marriage became legal in Hawaii. Then on June 26, 2015, gay and lesbian marriages became legal in ALL FIFTY STATES! Finally, marriage in America means two people committing themselves to each other, building a solid secure future together.
Vow Renewals
$350
Whether you’ve been married a week, a year, five years, ten, twenty or more, I’d love to help you celebrate your marriage with a custom ceremony. So many reasons why couples renew their vows. You can share your story with me and we can create a meaningful and inspiring celebration of your marriage.
My vow renewal service includes a personal meeting with you a day or two in advance, sample ceremony scripts for inspiration on a ceremony style that fits your vision, and help finding photography and other vendors you might find helpful in planning your event on my resources page. You will receive a keepsake copy of your ceremony script and a certificate of celebration.
Commitments
$350
Are you wanting to make a commitment of love to each other but are not prepared for a legal ceremony at this time? Then a commitment ceremony is for you. The wording is similar to a wedding ceremony. You make vows to each other, but we leave out the official marital language and the pronouncement is a little different. I give you a keepsake certificate, but we do not sign a legal document for the state.
Civil Unions
$350
Similar to a commitment ceremony, but there is a legal paper we sign. Not quite a marriage, but the paperwork is similar to marriage, you apply for a civil union license, same as you would for marriage. A civil union functions more as a domestic partnership, and can sometimes help in financial situations, such as family health insurance, or tax and social security situations. Consult your financial advisor.
Simple Signings
$150
If you are planning a bigger social wedding later, and just want to sit down and sign your official marriage license first, I can hear your simple vows and sign the license to file with the state. NO GUESTS, NO PHOTOGRAPHY, DURING THE SIMPLE SIGNING CEREMONY! I’m happy to take photos of you after. Please respect this boundary.
This economical signature service is offered Monday-Friday 10am-4pm. No Guests. No photography of the signing ceremony. No personal meeting in advance. We just use my standard marriage vows script. You are welcome to exchange rings and make your own personal vows if you like.
We usually do this at your home or a free outdoor location. We can discuss a convenient location for the simple signing of your marriage or civil union license.
This is really just a formality, not what would normally be considered a wedding, but can be a budget friendly option for those wishing just a private exchange of vows and the signature service. I will likely be dressed in island business casual, not anything formal.
These rules were set to keep people from taking advantage of my special cut rate offer by turning a “simple signing” into a full wedding with guests and photographer or during the prime golden hour, reserved for my full price events.
Please respect this stark difference between a simple signing and a social wedding – and my reasoning for the special price or else please upgrade your appointment with me to a regular priced elopement wedding to ensure you get what you want, where you want, when you want, and with who you want, without disrespecting the boundaries I have set between my personal and business life. Mahalo!
Baby Blessings
$250-$350
My fee depends on the depth of service. These are highly personal events which can be crafted after learning a bit about your family values. It can be fairly simple on my end, with you collecting the blessings and best wishes from family and friends in the way of letters and cards to the child, maybe choosing some poems, quotes, and bits of wisdom you would like to share and keep for your child as s/he gets older. Or, it can be a bit more comprehensive on my end, providing you with some materials and custom wording to express your intentions for the child. Each child celebration is unique, so contact me to discuss.
Funerals, Memorials
$350
A custom funeral, memorial or celebration of life takes time, thought and the right words. I’m a certified funeral celebrant, trained to create meaningful and inspirational life tributes and memorials. A funeral means the body or the ashes are present, and is the main service where family and friends are present. A memorial is when the body or ashes are not present. A committal is where we commit the body or ashes to the earth or sea.
I meet with the family and welcome stories, writings, photos, memories to be able to get a good sense of your loved one, so the service leaves a lasting impression on those who attend. In this way, we are able to create a healthy transition from having your loved one warm and near, to creating a place in your heart, so you can carry their memory with you, along with their passions, dreams and values into your future.
Ash Scatterings
$150-$350
If you’ve already had a funeral or memorial service for your loved one, and would like a more private ash scattering, or committal of ashes, I can assist with the proper permit if using a beach for the small gathering, as with a paddle out, and can direct you to land and ocean locations that are permitted for the scattering of cremated remains. My fee depends on the scope of service, from any personalization of the service in the way of eulogy, or perhaps that will be written and read by a surviving loved one.
Not sure if a Humanistic Funeral or Ash Scattering is for you? Here is a short video that describes how Humanists tend to think about death: Humanists UK – How Should We Think About Death
Photography:
I do not offer photography services. I highly recommend hiring a professional photographer. I’m happy to snap a few photos with your camera.
Rates
- $350 for Weddings, Vow Renewals, Commitments, Civil Unions, Funerals, Memorials.
- $300 for Hawaii Kama’aina for above services. Must live/work in the State of Hawaii for discount.
- $250 for Kauai Kama’aina for above services. Must live/work on Kauai to receive discount.
- $150 for Simple Signing of Marriage License. Mon-Fri 10-4. No Guests. No Photographs.*
- $150 for Ash Scattering Only, with very brief service for the committal of ashes.
Cancellation Policy:
Cancellations with more than 3 months notice may forfeit $25 of the deposit.
Cancellations with less than 3 month notice may forfeit $50 of the deposit.
Cancellations with less than 1 month notice may forfeit some or all of the 50% of the deposit.
Refunds are given at the officiant’s discretion, based on the situation, bookings lost and time/work already put in to the event with correspondence and information shared.
I will hold a date for up to 10 days as “penciled in” before a deposit is required to hold the date. After that you may lose your time/date/location to another client willing to make the deposit for the date.
* The Simple Signing is NOT a wedding, it’s a business appointment to legalize your marriage, even if on the beach. No guests. No photography. The appointment is at my convenience, during the hours of 10am-4pm Monday – Friday, unless I make a special exception for you.
