FUN AND ROMANTIC WEDDINGS
YAAAAA! You Are Getting Married!
Choose from Over 35 Professional Officiants
Congratulations on your engagement! Your wedding ceremony should feel like you: personal, joyful and filled with the people and moments that matter most.
I’m Alan Katz, Presiding Officiant at Great Officiants. Our team of over 35 professional officiants is here to help you create a ceremony with heart, humor and your love story at its center.
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Find your officiant, plan a chapel or beach wedding, or arrange your marriage license. Start with the experience you have in mind.
Professional Wedding Officiants
Find an officiant whose personality and ceremony style feel right for you. Explore our team and their individual bios.
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Cute Little Wedding Chapel
Planning an intimate celebration? Explore our wedding chapel, available 24 hours a day by appointment.
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Beach Weddings
Picture your ceremony by the ocean. Explore beach wedding setups and elopements in Los Angeles and Orange County.
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Marriage License
Learn about our marriage license services, including office appointments and delivery options.
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Romantic, traditional, spiritual, non-religious, interfaith or themed: your ceremony can reflect your relationship, your traditions and your sense of fun.
Our team includes ministers, priests, rabbis, secular and non-denominational officiants, along with bilingual officiants who help bring families and cultures together. We welcome and celebrate LGBTQ+ couples.
Whether you are planning an elopement, a destination wedding or a celebration at a Southern California venue, we’ll help you shape a meaningful ceremony.
Your Date. Your Vision. Your Great Officiant.
Tell us when and where you are getting married, and let’s start planning.
Check AvailabilityCELEBRITY WEDDINGS • TELEVISION • ENTERTAINMENT
A Little Star Power. A Lot of Personality.
From celebrity “I dos” to unforgettable television moments, Great Officiants knows how to make an entrance. At your wedding, the spotlight belongs to you.
Britney Spears
Britney Spears had a Great Officiant. Your love story deserves its own unforgettable moment, too.
Kelly Clarkson
See why Kelly Clarkson is obsessed with us. Heart, humor and a little Great Officiants magic.
The Prank Panel
Watch Presiding Officiant Alan prank his wife Al-X with Johnny Knoxville. Yes, it’s as awesome as it sounds!
See Our Fun Team of Officiants at Work
Wedding Industry Awards and Recognition
California Wedding Day
Winner of Best Officiant in Los Angeles and Orange County.
The Knot & Wedding Wire
Winner Best Officiant Every Year Since 2009.
Yelp
Check out our 1,300 five-star reviews and 2 weird ones!
Couples Love Us!
Here is what couples have shared about their Great Officiants experience.
We had the most wonderful experience beginning to end with Great officiants! They walked us through all the steps to have the most enjoyable wedding ceremony. They are the upmost professionals and will give you a sweet and heartfelt ceremony.
This is the most Fantastic well orchestrated divine company I've ever seen! Yes 10 Stars ! One stop shop, locally owned and operated by a team of professionals who specialize in every aspect and type of wedding ceremonies you need or can dream of. They even issued Marriage Licenses and have a team of public notaries to deliver them . Save the headache! This is really all you need one happy bride thank you
we were so fortunate to have Alan himself officiate our wedding on such an extremely busy day for weddings. Alan is truly one of a kind and he’s extremely passionate about what he does. He knew exactly what we wanted and he delivered beyond expectations. We had so many guests compliment on how fun and different our Ceremony was
Alan brought a truly personal touch to the ceremony, creating the perfect blend of fun and romance. We laughed, we cried, we cherished these moments together thanks to his calm presence and warm facilitation. He also knew when to step away into the background, giving us the spotlight during our vows and first kiss.
Let’s Make Your “I Do” a Great One
From a simple elopement to a full celebration, your ceremony starts with a conversation.
Find Your Great Officiant Call 562-435-4000At Great Officiants, we specialize in creating unforgettable wedding ceremonies tailored to each couple’s unique love story. With a talented team of professional wedding ministers, priests, rabbis, non-denominational, interfaith, religious, non-religious, secular, and civil officiants, we bring your wedding vision to life, whether it’s a romantic beach wedding, an intimate ceremony at our charming wedding chapel, or a grand celebration at one of Southern California’s premier venues. We also specialize in elopements and can help you elope to anywhere in Southern California.
Our experienced officiants craft personalized wedding vows that reflect your journey as a couple, ensuring every ceremony is meaningful and heartfelt. We also perform destination weddings and are proud to be an LGBTQ+ friendly service, honoring and celebrating all couples.
Familiar with a wide range of cultural wedding rituals, we offer bilingual officiants fluent in languages including Spanish, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Tagalog, French, Italian, Japanese, Sanskrit, and Hindi, to name a few. In addition to our ceremony services, we simplify the marriage license process by issuing licenses directly from our Long Beach office or delivering them anywhere in Southern California.
Let Great Officiants be your trusted partner in creating the wedding of your dreams—whether it’s a simple elopement or an extravagant affair, we’re here to make your day extraordinary!