Sierra and Sky

Authentic. Adventure. Living & Weddings

Officiant Wedding Services

Sierra & Sky offers wedding officiant services in northern California and beyond.  Based in Shingle Springs, California, and nearby to Placerville, Coloma, Auburn, and Jackson in the Sierra foothills, we are also nearby to South Lake Tahoe and Sacramento. We offer secular (non-religious / humanist) ceremonies only. Choose a package below:  we have packages for every budget, and every type of wedding from license signing to adventure elopements to traditional weddings.

Love is Love.  We would be honored to officiate at your same-sex wedding.

We do not generally attend rehearsals as those are coordinated by a Wedding Day Manager aka Coordinator (and we know what to do!). If you would like us to attend or direct a rehearsal, please see the ala carte option below.

We are available for other locations, with a custom quote.

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SWEET + SIMPLE MARRIAGE LICENSE SIGNING |
No ceremony, just the legal part

– $75  Shingle Springs, California

Congratulations! Do you just want to make it legal?
We’ll make sure to make everything legal for your marriage license.  You need to provide a witness for a “public” marriage license, or we can provide one for a small fee.  Or, obtain a “confidential” marriage license from any California county, and no witness is required.  Location in the wonderful Sierra Nevada historic foothills, nearby to historic Placerville, CA and Coloma, CA (the heart of whitewater rafting!).

  • Just the two of you and a witness (witness required for a public marriage license);
  • You bring a valid California marriage license;
  • License signing;
  • No ceremony, only legally required elements;
  • Secular (not religious);
  • Location in Shingle Springs, California only;
  • I’m happy to use your cell phone to take a few photos of you; and
  • We return the license to the California county of issue.

$75   Officiant fee
$25   Witness fee (if needed)

Holidays (if available) are an additional fee of $50

Want a pro photographer?  Let us know, and we’ll give you a list of local photography professionals (additional fee/contract to pro photographer). Photographer can witness

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THE TOWN CENTER or THE RIVER | A Simple Wedding Ceremony at a great Sierra foothills location

– $125  El Dorado Hills (The Town Center) or Lotus (The River), California

A simple, non-customized ceremony at one of two great locations
Choose a location with a pond, spray fountain, great restaurants, movies, shopping, and a hotel in a modern planned suburban “town center” environment (El Dorado Hills) or choose a natural river area at a park/public lands (Lotus).  Lots of great nearby things to do like whitewater rafting, State Park, hiking, boating, wineries, breweries, historic downtowns, roadtrips, national forest visits.

  • Up to 4 guests;
  • The locations of El Dorado Hills Town Center or Lotus;
  • You bring a valid California marriage license;
  • Non-custom sweet ceremony;
  • Secular (not religious);
  • 1 witness required; we can provide for a small fee;
  • License signing;
  • I’m happy to use your cell phone to take a few photos of you; and
  • We return the license to the California county of issue.

Officiant Fee:

$125 Officiant fee
$45   Witness fee (if needed)

Holidays (if available) are an additional fee of $50

Want a pro photographer?  Let us know, and we’ll give you a list of local photography professionals (additional fee/contract to pro photographer). Photographer can witness. 

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THE ADVENTURE AWAITS | California Adventure Elopement in the Wild or in the City

– $250  El Dorado County (west slope), Amador County, Sacramento County, Yolo County, Placer County (west slope), California

– $400 Truckee-Tahoe, Central High Sierra (California side only)

Custom-choice ceremony at a non-formal location of your choice; up to ten guests
Choose an informal location that suits you.  We are happy to meet up with you at your happy place, with a handful or two of guests, whether that’s the local forest, nature area, vacation rental, your backyard / home, restaurant, downtown park or mural, historic downtown, or ?  We love the outdoors, but hike needs to be mostly flat and minimal. You need to research, plan, and pay for any required permits or parking (need help with research or planning? see planning services).

  • 0-10 guests;
  • Your location;
  • You bring a valid California marriage license;
  • Choose from pre-written ceremony elements;
  • Choose to write your vows (or use our pre-written vows);
  • Secular (not religious);
  • 1 witness required;
  • License signing;
  • We return the license to the California county of issue;
  • Keepsake ceremony booklet;
  • Does not include guest readings and cultural rituals; and
  • Does not include rehearsal.

Officiant Fee:

$250 – El Dorado County (west slope), Amador County, Sacramento County, Yolo County, Placer County (west slope), California

$400 -Truckee or Tahoe (California side only)

Holidays (if available) are an additional fee of $100

Truckee – Tahoe – Central High Sierra – Holidays are not available; winter months / snow time not available

Want a pro photographer?  Let us know, and we’ll give you a list of local photography professionals (additional fee/contract to pro photographer). Photographer can witness.

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THE MICRO WEDDING | Just you and your besties

– $275  El Dorado County (west slope), Amador County, Sacramento County, Yolo County, Placer County (west slope), California

Custom-choice ceremony at a location of your choice; up to fifty guests
Choose a location, including formal wedding venue locations, for a wedding on the more intimate and modest side.

  • 11-50 guests;
  • Your location;
  • You bring a valid California marriage license;
  • Choose from pre-written ceremony elements;
  • Choose to write your vows (or use our pre-written vows);
  • Secular (not religious);
  • 1 witness required;
  • License signing;
  • We return the license to the California county of issue;
  • Keepsake ceremony booklet;
  • If available, amplification can be provided by officiant (if requested, needed, and allowed by venue – DJ sound is better); and
  • Does not include rehearsal.

Officiant Fee:

$275

Holidays (if available) are an additional fee of $100

Want a pro photographer?  Let us know, and we’ll give you a list of local photography professionals (additional fee/contract to pro photographer). 

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THE VOW RENEWAL | Still your person

– $275  El Dorado County (west slope), Amador County, Sacramento County, Yolo County, Placer County (west slope), California

Custom-choice ceremony at a location of your choice; up to two hundred guests
Choose a location, including formal wedding venue locations, for your vow renewal ceremony. This is a custom-choice ceremony with the bells and whistles if you wish.

  • 11-200 guests;
  • Your location;
  • Choose from pre-written ceremony elements;
  • Choose to write your vows (or use our pre-written vows);
  • Secular (not religious);
  • Keepsake ceremony booklet;
  • If available, amplification can be provided by officiant (if requested, needed, and allowed by venue – DJ sound is better);
  • Include guests readings and cultural rituals; and
  • Does not include rehearsal.

Officiant Fee:

$275

Holidays (if available) are an additional fee of $100

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THE TRADITIONAL | A grand event

– $350  El Dorado County (west slope), Amador County, Sacramento County, Yolo County, Placer County (west slope), California

Custom-choice ceremony at a location of your choice; up to two hundred guests
Choose a location, including formal wedding venue locations, for a wedding that is a traditional, grand event with lots of guests. This is a custom-choice ceremony with the bells and whistles if you wish.

  • 51-200 guests;
  • Your location;
  • You bring a valid California marriage license;
  • Choose from pre-written ceremony elements and customize your own;
  • Choose to write your vows (or use our pre-written vows);
  • Secular (not religious);
  • 1 witness required;
  • License signing;
  • We return the license to the California county of issue;
  • Keepsake ceremony booklet;
  • If available, amplification can be provided by officiant (if requested, needed, and allowed by venue – DJ sound is better);
  • Include guests readings and cultural rituals; and
  • Does not include rehearsal.

Officiant Fee:

$350

Holidays (if available) are an additional fee of $100

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THE TAHOE – TRUCKEE | A beautiful High Sierra place to wed

– $550  El Dorado County or Placer County (Tahoe Basin, west side – No Nevada state) or Nevada County (Truckee region), High Sierra Alpine or Amador Counties, California

Custom-choice ceremony at a location of your choice; up to two hundred guests
Choose a location, including formal wedding venue locations, for a wedding that is a traditional, grand event with lots of guests. This is a custom-choice ceremony with the bells and whistles if you wish.

  • 0-200 guests;
  • Your location;
  • You bring a valid California marriage license;
  • Choose from pre-written ceremony elements and customize your own;
  • Choose to write your vows (or use our pre-written vows);
  • Secular (not religious);
  • 1 witness required;
  • License signing;
  • We return the license to the California county of issue;
  • Keepsake ceremony booklet;
  • If available, amplification can be provided by officiant (if requested, needed, and allowed by venue – DJ sound is better);
  • Include guests readings and cultural rituals; and
  • Does not include rehearsal.

Officiant Fee:

$550

Holidays are not available; winter months / snow time not available

Nevada State weddings are not available

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ALA CARTE

> REHEARSAL ATTENDANCE

$125 – El Dorado County (west slope), Amador County (west slope), Sacramento County, Yolo County, Placer County (west slope), California

$250 – Truckee – Tahoe, High Sierra Amador or Alpine Counties

  • Sierra & Sky officiant will attend your rehearsal, for up to one hour;
  • You or your Wedding Day Manager (aka Day-Of Coordinator) or Wedding Planner will direct the rehearsal;
  • Sierra & Sky officiant will be directed by you or Coordinator, and will rehearse with you the ceremony part;
  • Does not include working with you prior to the wedding to determine participants, line order, etc;
  • Does not include a line-up form approved by you in advance of the rehearsal, with copies to your wedding party;
  • Does not include directing the wedding party, in person, as a rehearsal for the wedding ceremony; and
  • Limited availability prior to 5 pm on Friday; 7:00 pm for Truckee – Lake Tahoe, dependent on traffic.

Holidays (if available) are an additional fee of $100

Truckee-Tahoe, High Sierra Amador or Alpine Counties – Holidays are not available; winter months / snow time not available

> REHEARSAL DIRECTION

$200 – El Dorado County (west slope), Amador County, Sacramento County, Yolo County, Placer County (west slope), California

$325 – Truckee – Tahoe, High Sierra Amador or Alpine Counties

  • Sierra & Sky officiant will direct your rehearsal, for up to one hour (based on set start and end times);
  • Direction (if no wedding day manager/coordinator/planner retained) includes working with you prior to the wedding to determine participants, line order, etc;
  • Direction includes a line-up form approved by you in advance of the rehearsal, with copies to your wedding party;
  • Direction includes directing the wedding party, in person, as a rehearsal for the wedding ceremony;
  • Rehearsal Direction does not include line-up wedding day management on the day of the wedding (I won’t be herding your wedding party!); and
  • Limited availability prior to 5 pm on Friday; 7:00 pm for Lake Tahoe, dependent on traffic.

Holidays and holiday weekends (if available) are an additional fee of $100

Truckee-Tahoe, High Sierra Amador or Alpine Counties – Holidays and holiday weekends are not available; winter months / snow time not available

> WRITE MY WEDDING CEREMONY SCRIPT

$125

Have you decided that you want a friend or family member to officiate your wedding?  All you need is a ceremony script?   Sierra & Sky offers ceremony scripts.

  • We will provide a template of a ceremony script with many options to choose from;
  • We will format a Word document of the chosen ceremony script (that you timely return to us) for you to print a booklet;
  • We will provide instructions on how to print the booklet, or where to go to have the booklet printed for you;
  • We will provide a blank template of the ceremony line-up for you to use;
  • No coaching is included.

> COACHING FOR THE FRIENDOR OFFICIANT

$175

GREAT DEAL!!

Have you decided that you want a friend or family member to officiate your wedding?  Do you (and they) have no idea where to start, what is legally required, how to write a ceremony script, how a rehearsal/ceremony runs, how to fill out the license correctly, what to do with the license afterwards? Or maybe you’ve been asked to be an officiant by a friend or family member and have no idea what to do? Sierra & Sky offers coaching!

  • We will provide you with a guide book that will guide you through the officiant process;
  • We will coach you on the legalities;
  • We will provide a template of a ceremony script to choose from;
  • We will format a Word document of the chosen ceremony script (that you timely return to us [due 2 weeks prior to wedding date]) for you to print a booklet;
  • We will provide a template of the ceremony line-up for you to complete;
  • We will coach you on how to run a rehearsal;
  • We will coach you on the exactness that is required on the marriage license;
  • We will guide you in completing your duty in finalizing the license; and
  • You receive email coaching from date of hire until ten days after the wedding date.