Wedding Officiant & Ceremony Creator
Matt has officiated over a thousand weddings. He built Matt’s Wedding Ceremonies to help the person trusted to lead a wedding create more than a competent ceremony. The goal is a personal, meaningful experience the couple and their families will remember.
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 people trusted to officiate a wedding rely on this material instead of generic templates. Whether a friend or family member asked you to lead one ceremony, you just got ordained, or you’re building experience as a professional officiant, you’re starting from a process proven across more than a thousand real ceremonies.
The goal isn’t just to get through the ceremony
I want you to help create one of those rare moments people know they’ll remember while it’s happening. The couple should feel seen. Their families should feel part of something meaningful. And when it’s over, I want guests to beam at you and tell you it was the best ceremony they’ve been to.
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 the person leading the ceremony
Whether this is your first wedding or you’ve officiated before, the material gives friends, family members, ordained ministers, and working officiants a proven structure they can shape around each couple.
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 legally authorized to officiate a wedding?
You need to be legally authorized to perform the marriage where the wedding takes place, but the exact requirements depend on local law. 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. Many of the people Matt helps got ordained online to marry a friend or family member, which is exactly how he got started. He also works with experienced officiants who want stronger ceremony material, personalization, or delivery guidance.
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.