SEASIDE CEREMONIES NJ

Once you've chosen the date and time for your wedding or civil union ceremony, it is important to contact me as soon as possible to determine my availability.  If I am not available, I refer all prospective couples to my associate, Eileen Sappah, whose respective background information can be found on this site.

• Date of the wedding or civil union ceremony
• Place where ceremony is to take place (if you are planning an outdoor wedding a 'Plan B' is advisable in the event of unsuitable weather)
• Time of ceremony
• First names (formal or informal) of the parties as they wish to be referred to in their ceremony
• Contact phone numbers and email for each party
• Names of designated (2) witnesses (18 years or older) to sign marriage license
• Whether or not either party will be changing their last name (a personal decision not required by law)
• Whether or not either party has any objection to the reference to God in their ceremony
• Whether a blessing on the marriage is to be included
• Whether it will be a single ring (meaning only 1 is given a ring) or double-ring ceremony (where each receives a ring) and the metal content of the ring(s)
• Please choose vows that reflect your relationship.   (refer to our section of 'Sample Vows')  You may each choose different vows if you desire. You may also edit or combine our Sample Vows.
• Whether the parties wish to include any readings by others
• Have you started your license process?  See our tab "LICENSE APPLICATION"
• Favorite colors of each party for the sand ceremony, if so desired
  Note:  A sand ceremony is a symbolic ritual, combining 2 seperate vials of sand (one representing each partner) into a 3rd heart-shaped vessel, to illustrate the joining of two in marriage.  All materials for this are provided by the officiant.
• How did you hear about our services?

IMPORTANT NOTE:  Due to the fact that we maintain a strict schedule and have encountered an increasing number of couples who believe a late arrival to be "fashionable," we are forced to institute the following policy:  We will not wait longer than 1/2-hour after the scheduled time to perform any ceremony.  If the scheduled ceremony does not start within that time period, we will be compelled to leave without performing the ceremony and all fees will be forfeited.

NOTE:  When communicating by e-mail, please provide the date & time of your ceremony on all correspondence so that we can more readily locate your file.  Thank you!