Wedding Officiant & Ceremony Script Creator
Matt has officiated over a thousand weddings and built Matt’s Wedding Ceremonies to help ministers who got ordained online and first time officiants perform modern, nonreligious and nondenominational ceremonies with confidence.
It started with a best friend’s wedding
My best friend asked me to officiate his wedding. I was honored, but putting the ceremony together was overwhelming. Everything I found online sounded dated, too traditional, or too religious for who he and his wife actually were. Getting their input on what I planned to say was slow and inefficient. It took far longer than it needed to.
So I wrote my own material and built my own process from scratch. It was worth every bit of the effort. Officiating his wedding was one of the most rewarding experiences I’d had, and afterward people told me I’d found my calling and should do it for a living.
Trusted with real weddings, for nearly 20 years
Over 1,000 ceremonies, from signing the license to the final pronouncement. You’re learning from someone who does this for a living.
Since 2007 I’ve officiated weddings of every kind, nonreligious and nondenominational, same sex and interfaith, traditional and completely untraditional. Every ceremony script and video lesson here comes straight out of that experience, what actually lands with guests, what falls flat, and how to stay composed when something unexpected happens during the ceremony.
It’s why first time officiants and people who got ordained online rely on this material instead of generic templates. Whether you just got ordained for a friend or you’re officiating your first paid wedding, you’re starting from a process proven across more than a thousand real ceremonies.
My goal is simple
I want guests to beam at you during the ceremony and tell you afterward it was the best one they’ve been to. I want you to be so confident in your experience that recommending this material to the next person who gets ordained for a friend feels like the obvious thing to do.
Every kind of couple
Nonreligious, nondenominational, same sex, interfaith, blending families with children, or starting brand new traditions.
The right tone
Spiritual without being religious, fun without being disrespectful, personal without being awkward.
Built for first timers
Made specifically for ordained friends, family members, and new officiant business owners around the world.
Questions about officiating and Matt’s experience
How many weddings has Matt officiated?
Over a thousand since 2007. So everything in the ceremony material and training comes from real ceremonies in front of real guests. He’s discovered what works well and what falls flat.
What kinds of weddings has Matt performed?
Every kind. Mostly nonreligious and nondenominational, plenty of same sex ceremonies and many interfaith. Matt’s officiated both deeply traditional and faith based, and completely untraditional. He was even asked to dress up as Julius Caesar to officiate a wedding during a backyard play! He’s also helped plenty of couples elope to tie the knot in Scottsdale. That range is exactly why the scripts work for so many different couples.
Do you have to be ordained to officiate a wedding?
Yes, absolutely. Matt was initially ordained through the Universal Life Church. After a couple of years he went back to school at the University of Metaphysical Sciences, where he earned a master’s degree and was ordained through the school’s associated Wisdom of the Heart Church. Most of the officiants Matt helps got ordained online to marry a friend or family member, which is exactly how he got started.
Why did Matt create Matt’s Wedding Ceremonies?
It started when his best friend asked him to officiate. Matt was honored, but everything he found online sounded dated, too traditional, too religious, or, let’s be honest, just lame. He built the modern scripts and process he wished he’d had, then shared them so other officiants wouldn’t have to start from scratch.
What does a wedding officiant actually do during the ceremony?
You lead the whole thing, from welcoming guests and setting the tone to guiding the readings, vows, ring exchange, and the pronouncement that makes it official. You also perform a legal service by signing the marriage license. The ceremony material walks you through every one of those moments.
Ready to get started?
Grab the ceremony material, customize it to your couple, and officiate like a pro.