Our Most Popular Package!
Why the Gold Elite, Custom Ceremony, Rev. Riana & Ceremonies by the Sea, LLC?
Your special day when you celebrate your marriage, love & commitment to your life partner should be a one-of-a-kind, personalized memory for you and your loved ones. Inter-Faith Minister Rev. Riana will come to your favorite location - the beach, your reception site or catering hall, a country club, a favorite restaurant or hotel, or your home to perform your ceremony. Your wedding, Vow Renewal or other Celebration of Love ceremony will be customized to the approach and delivery you both desire, making it appropriate for any setting. Rev. Riana has over 12 years of experience and is one of the most referred and busiest booked Ministers in mid-southern New Jersey. Her easy going, down-to-earth, open minded style and her loving, spiritual services will make your personalized marriage or Ceremony of Love extra special!
Your Ceremony sets the tone for your entire day. Be sure to book the wedding officiate who has years of experience, is a published author and has written the original custom Love ceremonies, who has professional speaking experience in front of large crowds, and who takes the time to ensure that you get exactly the ceremony you dream of! Your friends and family will remember your loving, emotional, touching marriage or Love Ceremony for years to come.
The Gold Elite Personalized Ceremony is the most popular ceremony package, as you receive a customized, loving ceremony done exactly the way you dreamed it should be! Rev. Riana will meet with you ahead of time to go over every detail of your service and show you examples that you may wish to use. You also receive the ceremony to review one week prior so that you are familiar with the copy and feel confident knowing exactly what to expect on your ceremony day.
A lovely Keepsake Memory Booklet is included with the Gold Elite package. Your entire ceremony is written in script on ivory linen paper with a choice of four covers. In detail, your Gold Elite package includes:
This 5-Hour Inclusive Custom Ceremony includes: 
- Up to 1.5 Hours to create your personalized marriage or vow renwal in a private appointment. Please bring your ideas with you. You have the ability to customize your ceremony exactly how you wish! That could include having love letters read during your ceremony, having singers perform, friends/family read special prayers or poems, include gifts for the children/moms/parents; using a Unity candle, having a Sand or Wine ceremony, Butterfly or Dove release, and much more!
- Two Hours to write & fax your ceremony to you for editing and review. This comes to you one week prior to your ceremony for your comfort and convenience in knowing exactly how your ceremony will read and flow. This "script" is very convenient for your rehearsal dinner usage, and saves you money in not needing to book Rev. Riana for more time then necessary.
- A lovely Keepsake Memory Book is prepared on ivory linen paper and placed in a choice of four covers and brought to you on your wedding day. This is placed at the table where the ceremony will be conducted, which really adds to the beauty and memories in your pictures. Rev. Riana is very comfortable in having your photographers and video professionals around all areas of "the alter." Her desire is to help your wedding professionals capture the best pictures and memories of your ceremony so that you can enjoy them for years to come!
- One Hour for Rev. Riana to be present on your Ceremony day - your ceremony will take approximatly a half hour to perform (depending on how much you would like to add). Rev. Riana comes 15 - 20 minutes prior to check the alter area and see if there are questions from the bridal party. There is a 15-minute wrap-up period when the license is signed, and a photo is taken with Rev. Riana and the bridal couple - watch for your picture here on this site!
- 1 Hour total drive time the day of Ceremony is included ($1/minute there after as per map quest); Parking fees may apply.
FEE: $585 ($550 if paid in full at time of booking); otherwise $385 Non-Refundable Retainer to hold date & time; balance of $200 due 10 days prior to service. * Sorry, no Refunds.
Winter Special! Deduct 10% off your Gold Elite, Personalized Ceremony when booking a date between November 1st and April 30th, and paying in full at time of booking ($585 - $58.50 = $526.50 due). *
* Holidays: $585 flat rate for all Ceremonies; no discounts. This includes: New Years Eve/Day, Valentines Day, Easter, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve/Day.
Why Consider Professional Counseling before your wedding ceremony?
Riana Milne has earned her Master's Degree in Applied Clinical & Counseling Psychology and is a Licensed Professional Counselor in private practice, Therapy by the Sea, LLC; 7028 Ridge Ave in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. Her full-time work is that of providing Psychotherapy for individuals, couples and families.
Most couples have issues throughout their relationships; and it is best to discuss these "hot topics" up front, in a calm and loving manner with the assistance of a Professional Marriage & Family Counselor and Certified Couples Coach so they are LESS likely to be troublesome in your primary committed relationship; post marriage.
These topics include: finances, children, blending of families in your new life together, childhood of origin issues, prior spousal issues, in-law boundaries, any addiction issues, religious differences, intimacy and sexual preferences or differences to name a few. Learning the "art of communication" so that you can discuss the challenging issues is essential to a healthy, loving and long-lasting marriage. Call Rev. Riana for your Counseling appointment today at 609-601-7884.
Pre-marital Counseling Fee: $75/45 minutes or $130/1.5 Hrs
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