$800 including tax

Signature Ceremony — Your Story, Your Way

A 15-25 minute ceremony written from scratch after interviewing both partners. An original, love-story-driven ceremony that couldn't work for anybody but you.

48 Five-Star Reviews 300+ Ceremonies 🎭 Broadway Performer 🏳️‍🌈 All Couples Welcome
"Schwa brought the perfect balance of emotion, humor, and sincerity. Everyone kept telling us how amazing he was!" — Jennifer S., Google Review
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Wedding officiant Schwa Potter with couple outdoors at winter ceremony in Wisconsin

What's Included

$800 including tax

Your Love Story, Woven Throughout

15-25 minutes, fully customized. Schwa interviews you both and writes the entire ceremony from scratch.

Religious, Spiritual, or Nonreligious

Your choice. Prayers, blessings, scripture, spiritual elements, or completely secular. Whatever feels right for you.

Custom Vows & Ring Exchange

Write your own, repeat after me, Declaration of Intent, or a combination. Schwa coaches you through it.

Unity Ceremonies

Sand, candles, handfasting (Celtic hand-tying), wine box, ring warming, or create your own tradition.

Cultural Traditions

Blending traditions from any background. Jewish and Catholic, Hindu and Christian, any combination. One of Schwa's favorite things to do.

Unlimited Script Editing

Revise as many times as you want until it's perfect. Marriage license guidance and legal paperwork filed within 3 days.

Add-On: Rehearsal

+$150

Schwa runs the full rehearsal so everyone knows what to expect on the big day.

Service Area

All of Wisconsin plus nationwide for destination weddings. Kentucky, NYC, Malibu, Massachusetts, Nashville, Disney World, Vermont, San Francisco.

Travel Fee

$1/mile over 30 miles from Milwaukee. Destination wedding travel quoted individually.

How I Write Your Ceremony

Every word is yours. Nothing is cookie-cutter.

1

Questionnaires About Your Relationship

Each partner fills out guided questions separately. How you met, what you love about each other, what makes your relationship different. By the time you're done, you'll have a clear picture of what your ceremony should feel like. Most couples say this part is meaningful all on its own.

2

Ceremony Written From Scratch

Schwa takes your answers and writes a complete ceremony that tells your story. The emotional arc, the humor, the inside jokes, the things that make your relationship yours. With 30+ years of professional theater, Schwa knows how to hold a room and hit the highs and lows.

3

Review & Revise (Unlimited)

You get a draft about 4-6 weeks before the wedding. Read it together, laugh, cry, then let Schwa know what to adjust. Edits are unlimited. It's done when it's perfect.

4

Wedding Day Performance

Schwa arrives early, checks in with you and the coordinator, and delivers a ceremony that has your guests laughing, crying, and telling you it was the best wedding they've ever been to. Legal paperwork filed within 3 days.

Who Books the Signature Ceremony

All couples welcome. All love is valid.

Couple with officiant Schwa Potter after handfasting ceremony with green wall backdrop

Couples Who Want Unique

You've sat through enough boring weddings. Yours will be different.

Interfaith & Multicultural

Blending traditions from different backgrounds with care and respect

LGBTQ+ Couples

Awesome, valid, celebrated. Schwa creates ceremonies that reflect who you are.

Does Acting Officiant Travel for Destination Weddings?

Schwa travels. Kentucky to Disney World to San Francisco.

Storytellers

Couples who want guests to feel something. Laughter, tears, connection.

Nontraditional Couples

It's your wedding, your day. Do it however you want.

What Couples Say

48 five-star Google reviews and counting

★★★★★
"Many of our guests asked if Schwa was a friend of my son's. I told them that I found him on the internet! They were shocked! Even the flower vendor told me he teared up listening to the ceremony from the back."
Carolyn Schuman

Mother of the Groom

★★★★★
"Multiple people asked us how long we had known Schwa, which is a true testament to how thorough they are when gathering information about us and our story. The whole process was easy and care-free."
Connor Carpenter
★★★★★
"Schwa's ability to customize the ceremony to reflect our relationship and personalities made our special day completely unforgettable. Their responsiveness was impressive from our first contact through the ceremony itself."
Amera Schaefer

How Can You Customize Your Ceremony?

Every element is customizable. Here's what couples choose from.

Religious, Spiritual, or Nonreligious

Prayers & Blessings Scripture Readings Spiritual Elements Completely Secular Any Combination

Your ceremony reflects your beliefs, not anyone else's. Want prayers? Great. Want zero religious references? Also great. It's your day.

Unity Ceremonies

Sand Ceremony Candle Lighting Handfasting Wine Box Ring Warming Create Your Own

Handfasting is a Celtic tradition where your hands are tied together with a cord you keep as memorabilia. But if none of these resonate, create something new.

Cultural Traditions

Jewish Catholic Hindu Christian Interfaith Any Background

Blending two (or more) traditions into one ceremony that honors everything you both bring to the table. Schwa will work with you to get every detail right.

Custom Vows

Write Your Own Repeat After Me Declaration of Intent Vow Coaching Family Vows

Don't want to write your own vows? You don't have to. The Declaration of Intent ("I do") is clean, easy, and no memorizing. But if you want to write them, Schwa will coach you through it. Add something funny. Even an inside joke.

Destination Weddings

Schwa travels anywhere for the right couple. Past destination weddings include:

Kentucky New York City Malibu, CA Nahant, MA Nashville, TN Walt Disney World Vermont San Francisco, CA

Signature Ceremony FAQ

Want Something Simple?

The Quickie Ceremony ($300) is a 5-7 minute nonreligious ceremony perfect for elopements, courthouse alternatives, and couples who want short and sweet. Same professional officiant, same care, fewer bells and whistles.

"The quickie wedding was perfectly written. Schwa had amazing communication and was easy to work with." — P Rodriguez

Learn About Quickie Ceremony

Why Should Your Ceremony Tell Your Love Story?

300+ ceremonies. 48 five-star reviews. Broadway-trained. All couples welcome. Let's write something that couldn't work for anybody but you.

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