Question 1

How long have you been in business?

Accepted Answer

I began officiating ceremonies part time in 2010. It was a runaway success, and by 2012 I was able to quit my day job and make officiating my full-time career.

Question 2

How many weddings have you done?

Accepted Answer

As of December 2025, I have performed 842 ceremonies. I perform over 100 ceremonies a year.

Question 3

Can we personalize our ceremony?

Accepted Answer

No - let *me* personalize your ceremony! You'll fill out a detailed questionnaire where you'll choose readings, vows, ceremony extras, remembrances, and more. You'll also answer dozens of questions about what makes your time together, and each ceremony features an in-depth examination of your answers. Why are you two in love? This is the question I attempt to answer.

Question 4

Do you do rehearsals? Is that included in your cost?

Accepted Answer

Not only will I help you plan and run your rehearsal, I'll even make it pretty darn enjoyable! It's not the usual hour-long goat rodeo you're used to. Instead, it will be a tight 30 minute rehearsal, with simplicity and anxiety management being the top priorities. (Rehearsals are a separate fee.)

Question 5

We’re legally married already. Can you still do our ceremony?

Accepted Answer

Not a problem! I can keep that fact under my hat during the ceremony (if it's a secret) or make a playful reference to it during your ceremony (if it's common knowledge.)

Question 6

You're expensive! Why do you charge so much?

Accepted Answer

After planning, writing and performing over 800 ceremonies (and coordinating and running almost 500 rehearsals) for almost two decades, you can assume that my writing, planning, public speaking and leadership skills are second to none - and my fees reflect this. Furthermore, a lot of officiants charge more than me and do astonishingly little to justify it. Over 100 couples a year are happy to pay my fee, and I turn away dozens more couples each year. This makes me certain that my fees are both fair and competitive.

Question 7

Do you perform same-sex ceremonies or ceremonies for transgender, nonbinary or otherwise genderfluid people?

Accepted Answer

Hell yes I do! Neither one's gender identity nor their sexual orientation make their love any less lovely or worthy of celebration. Read all about my views on LGBTQ+ ceremonies: https://timgreathouse.com/lgbtq

Question 8

Can we read and/or make edits to the ceremony you’ve written for us?

Accepted Answer

No. The ceremony will have far less emotional impact if you already know what's going to be said. I ask that couples trust that I’ll compose the perfect ceremony for them - because of this, I don’t allow them to read it ahead of time.

Question 9

How long do your ceremonies last?

Accepted Answer

Most ceremonies I perform (excluding processional and recessional) are 15-20 minutes. To some this sounds brief, but the truth is: no one came to hear me talk. They came to celebrate, break bread, tie one on, and dance like a Muppet. I choose my words for the greatest emotional impact in the shortest time, moving us with purpose through the formalities and to the celebration. In other words: I skip the boring bits!

Question 10

What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

Accepted Answer

Which do you mean? An African or European swallow?

Question 11

Do you live in a great house?

Accepted Answer

Contrary to popular belief, my house is merely adequate.

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