The Basic Plan (requires a $75 non refundable deposit that is applied towards the total)
A Location Permit is not required for events in Bay County (Panama City Beach area) for groups of less than 50 people.

The Basic Plan - For two (or a few) $200-$270 Our most popular option is perfect for simple ceremonies, vow renewals, and elopements. The choices that are available are spiritual in nature, and do not represent the standard civil ceremony performed in court houses or by other wedding companies. We want you to have a simple ceremony with wording that reflects who you are as a couple. You create your own custom ceremony with options included in the plan. You can further customize the ceremony with the addition of a Sand Ceremony. This addition may also include children to represent family unity or a blending of the family. Shell Blessings is the perfect addition for everyone in your wedding party to be involved with a special send off for the newlywed couple at the end of your ceremony. Both options are unique ways to personalize your event even more, and create beautiful memories for everyone present. You may also request a male or female officiant, subject to availability.
Choice of 3 ceremonies & options to customize
"A Simple Ceremony” – a short and sweet ceremony
“The Water’s Edge” - suitable for events at the beach, by a lake, etc.
“The Gift” - a celebration shared with family and friends
Please arrive early or on time. Due to time constraints and scheduling, wedding ceremonies should start as close to the agreed upon time as possible, and no more than 15 minutes past that time. Ceremonies starting more than 15 minutes late will be assessed $25.00 for each 15 minutes. Late starts can cause problems for other weddings that are scheduled.
Rates
$200 Minister or Notary and Basic Plan
daytime Monday - Sunday 9 am until 2:30 pm
$200 Minister or Notary and Basic
3 pm to sunset weekdays Mon.-Thurs.
$250 Minister or Notary and Basic
3 pm to sunset weekends Fri. Sat. Sun.
$270 Large wedding event (50 people or more) and Holiday Rate
$100 Rehearsal Ceremony - recommended for event w/ attendants—check for availability
$35 Sand Ceremony –includes set up and keepsake heart shape bottle
$35 Shell Blessings –includes locally harvested shells (additional $10 for large groups)
The following ceremony is one example from The Basic Plan titled “The Gift”. The other 2 ceremonies have been left out to prevent “borrowing” techniques from others in the industry, and are available upon request.
INTRODUCTION / OPENING PRAYER (Optional)
Good evening (afternoon etc.) and welcome to the ceremony that will unite Groom and Bride in marriage. We are gathered (at this beautiful place) to celebrate the miracle of their love, and I’d like to start the ceremony by offering a prayer for the both of them.
Gracious Lord, our hearts are filled with great happiness as Groom and Bride exchange their marriage vows, and affirm their faith and love for one another. Grant that they may always be true and loving. Temper their hearts with kindness and understanding. Help them to remember to be each others sweetheart, helpmate, friend, and guide, so that they may meet the cares and problems of life together undivided. May they find great contentment in the rich joy of companionship with the passage of time. May the foundation and home they are establishing today truly be a place of love and harmony. Bless this marriage, and walk beside Groom and Bride throughout all the days of their lives together. Amen
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here today in the presence of these witnesses, to join Groom and Bride in matrimony, which is commended to be honorable among all men; and therefore not to be entered into unadvisedly or lightly – but reverently, discreetly, advisedly and solemnly.
FOUNDATION
In marriage, we give ourselves freely and generously into the hands of the one we love. In doing so, each of us receives the love and trust of the other as our most precious gift. As that gift is shared by two people who are in love, it also touches the friends and family members who have in various ways supported and contributed to the relationship. All of you are part of their community, and each of you has played some part in bringing them to this moment. Groom and Bride are now taking a new form as a married couple. In this form, they become part of their community as a distinct and beautiful gift to the world in a new way.
All those that are present here today ask that you go into the world and fulfill your lives. Hold fast to your ideals. Give to each other experiences of joy. Challenge each other that you may grow. May the love you hold for each other continue to mature. And may your life together be a source of strength and inspiration to others. It is in this spirit that you have come here today to exchange these vows. It is in this spirit that you have come here today to exchange these vows.
Bride, would you please pass your bouquet. And now, if you would please face each other and join hands.
THE VOWS (Options are available)
Do you, Groom take Bride to be your wife… Do you promise to love her… comfort her in sickness and in health… forsaking all others for as long as you both shall live?
(Don’t answer until Officiant is finished asking all the questions- give one answer at the end)
Groom: "I Do"
and do you, Bride take Groom to be your husband …Do you promise to love him… comfort him in sickness and in health… forsaking all others for as long as you both shall live?
(Don’t answer until Officiant is finished asking all the questions- give one answer at the end)
Bride: "I Do"
(You may choose to add a Sand Ceremony here)
THE RING CEREMONY (Options are available)
May I have the rings please.
By their very shape, your rings are symbols of eternal unity, without a beginning or an end. The rings themselves are not of great value, but are made precious and priceless by the wearing of them. Your rings show that even in your uniqueness, you have chosen to be bound together. They represent the love and devotion to one another that exists between the two of you. Let them always remind you of the commitments you make today. We will now exchange vows for the ring ceremony.
RING VOWS (Options are available)
Groom, please take the ring, place it on the ring finger of the left hand of Bride, and repeat after me:
Bride, with this ring… I promise to grow with you… to build our love… to speak openly and honestly… to listen to you… and to love and cherish you…for all the days ahead. From this day forward…you shall not walk alone… My heart will be your shelter…and my arms will be your home… With this ring, I thee wed.
Bride, please take the ring, place it on the ring finger of the left hand of Groom, and repeat after me:
Groom, with this ring… I promise to grow with you… to build our love… to speak openly and honestly… to listen to you… and to love and cherish you…for all the days ahead. From this day forward…you shall not walk alone… My heart will be your shelter…and my arms will be your home… With this ring, I thee wed.
Let these rings serve not as locks binding you together, but as keys unlocking the secrets of your hearts for each other to know.
(You may choose to add a Sand Ceremony here)
DECLARATION / PRONOUNCEMENT
Groom and Bride, you have stood before me to vow your love to each other, exchanged rings, (shared in the Sand Ceremony when applicable) and have agreed to be married according to the laws of the State of Florida. Let it be known that you are joined body and soul, and that this bond is sacred and eternal. And so now, by the power vested in me by the State of Florida, it is my great honor and privilege to pronounce you Husband and Wife, and you may now seal your vows with a kiss.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very pleased to introduce to you for the very first time- Mr. and Mrs. _______________
(You may choose to add Shell Blessings here)
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Choice of 3 ceremonies & options to customize
"A Simple Ceremony” – a short and sweet ceremony
“The Water’s Edge” - suitable for events at the beach, by a lake, etc.
“The Gift” - a celebration shared with family and friends
- Officiant for the ceremony
- Ceremony time averages 8-10 minutes.
- Filing of the marriage license.
- There are no meetings beforehand
Please arrive early or on time. Due to time constraints and scheduling, wedding ceremonies should start as close to the agreed upon time as possible, and no more than 15 minutes past that time. Ceremonies starting more than 15 minutes late will be assessed $25.00 for each 15 minutes. Late starts can cause problems for other weddings that are scheduled.
Rates
$200 Minister or Notary and Basic Plan
daytime Monday - Sunday 9 am until 2:30 pm
$200 Minister or Notary and Basic
3 pm to sunset weekdays Mon.-Thurs.
$250 Minister or Notary and Basic
3 pm to sunset weekends Fri. Sat. Sun.
$270 Large wedding event (50 people or more) and Holiday Rate
$100 Rehearsal Ceremony - recommended for event w/ attendants—check for availability
$35 Sand Ceremony –includes set up and keepsake heart shape bottle
$35 Shell Blessings –includes locally harvested shells (additional $10 for large groups)
The following ceremony is one example from The Basic Plan titled “The Gift”. The other 2 ceremonies have been left out to prevent “borrowing” techniques from others in the industry, and are available upon request.
INTRODUCTION / OPENING PRAYER (Optional)
Good evening (afternoon etc.) and welcome to the ceremony that will unite Groom and Bride in marriage. We are gathered (at this beautiful place) to celebrate the miracle of their love, and I’d like to start the ceremony by offering a prayer for the both of them.
Gracious Lord, our hearts are filled with great happiness as Groom and Bride exchange their marriage vows, and affirm their faith and love for one another. Grant that they may always be true and loving. Temper their hearts with kindness and understanding. Help them to remember to be each others sweetheart, helpmate, friend, and guide, so that they may meet the cares and problems of life together undivided. May they find great contentment in the rich joy of companionship with the passage of time. May the foundation and home they are establishing today truly be a place of love and harmony. Bless this marriage, and walk beside Groom and Bride throughout all the days of their lives together. Amen
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here today in the presence of these witnesses, to join Groom and Bride in matrimony, which is commended to be honorable among all men; and therefore not to be entered into unadvisedly or lightly – but reverently, discreetly, advisedly and solemnly.
FOUNDATION
In marriage, we give ourselves freely and generously into the hands of the one we love. In doing so, each of us receives the love and trust of the other as our most precious gift. As that gift is shared by two people who are in love, it also touches the friends and family members who have in various ways supported and contributed to the relationship. All of you are part of their community, and each of you has played some part in bringing them to this moment. Groom and Bride are now taking a new form as a married couple. In this form, they become part of their community as a distinct and beautiful gift to the world in a new way.
All those that are present here today ask that you go into the world and fulfill your lives. Hold fast to your ideals. Give to each other experiences of joy. Challenge each other that you may grow. May the love you hold for each other continue to mature. And may your life together be a source of strength and inspiration to others. It is in this spirit that you have come here today to exchange these vows. It is in this spirit that you have come here today to exchange these vows.
Bride, would you please pass your bouquet. And now, if you would please face each other and join hands.
THE VOWS (Options are available)
Do you, Groom take Bride to be your wife… Do you promise to love her… comfort her in sickness and in health… forsaking all others for as long as you both shall live?
(Don’t answer until Officiant is finished asking all the questions- give one answer at the end)
Groom: "I Do"
and do you, Bride take Groom to be your husband …Do you promise to love him… comfort him in sickness and in health… forsaking all others for as long as you both shall live?
(Don’t answer until Officiant is finished asking all the questions- give one answer at the end)
Bride: "I Do"
(You may choose to add a Sand Ceremony here)
THE RING CEREMONY (Options are available)
May I have the rings please.
By their very shape, your rings are symbols of eternal unity, without a beginning or an end. The rings themselves are not of great value, but are made precious and priceless by the wearing of them. Your rings show that even in your uniqueness, you have chosen to be bound together. They represent the love and devotion to one another that exists between the two of you. Let them always remind you of the commitments you make today. We will now exchange vows for the ring ceremony.
RING VOWS (Options are available)
Groom, please take the ring, place it on the ring finger of the left hand of Bride, and repeat after me:
Bride, with this ring… I promise to grow with you… to build our love… to speak openly and honestly… to listen to you… and to love and cherish you…for all the days ahead. From this day forward…you shall not walk alone… My heart will be your shelter…and my arms will be your home… With this ring, I thee wed.
Bride, please take the ring, place it on the ring finger of the left hand of Groom, and repeat after me:
Groom, with this ring… I promise to grow with you… to build our love… to speak openly and honestly… to listen to you… and to love and cherish you…for all the days ahead. From this day forward…you shall not walk alone… My heart will be your shelter…and my arms will be your home… With this ring, I thee wed.
Let these rings serve not as locks binding you together, but as keys unlocking the secrets of your hearts for each other to know.
(You may choose to add a Sand Ceremony here)
DECLARATION / PRONOUNCEMENT
Groom and Bride, you have stood before me to vow your love to each other, exchanged rings, (shared in the Sand Ceremony when applicable) and have agreed to be married according to the laws of the State of Florida. Let it be known that you are joined body and soul, and that this bond is sacred and eternal. And so now, by the power vested in me by the State of Florida, it is my great honor and privilege to pronounce you Husband and Wife, and you may now seal your vows with a kiss.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very pleased to introduce to you for the very first time- Mr. and Mrs. _______________
(You may choose to add Shell Blessings here)
Contact Us for availability Back to Packages