Sierra and Sky

Authentic. Adventure. Living & Weddings

Officiant

Officiant Jessa waits with groom Jason for bride Sarah at Honey Run Bridge in Chico, California. Photo by Sierra & Sky

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) 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.

We also offer a special service to couples getting married in California – our services include Notary Service for you to request a certified copy of your recorded marriage license! Print out your county’s form, bring it with you with the license, and a check for the county required fee, notify me in advance, and I will send that in, notarized, for you when I return your signed license to the county of issue. You’ll need a certified copy of your marriage license for changing your name on documents.

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 (and we know what to do!). If you would like us to attend or run a rehearsal, please see the option below.

In-Person Services

License Signing

– $125
  • Up to 6 guests/witnesses (1 witness required; we can provide for a small fee);
  • You bring a valid California marriage license;
  • License signing;
  • Notary Service for certified marriage license copy (if requested in advance, California only);
  • No ceremony, only legally required elements;
  • Secular (not religious);
  • Locations in Placerville, Coloma, Shingle Springs, Cameron Park, El Dorado Hills and Folsom only;
  • We return the license to the California county of issue.

$125 Officiant fee
$25   Witness fee (if needed)

Elope!

– from $200
  • Up to 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; we can provide for a small fee;
  • Mini Concierge Service (a listing) for food, lodging, activities recommendations;
  • License signing;
  • Notary Service for certified marriage license copy (if requested in advance, California only);
  • We return the license to the California county of issue;
  • Keepsake ceremony booklet;
  • Does not include rehearsal; and
  • Does not include guest readings and cultural rituals.

Officiant Fee:

$200 for Local (within 20 miles of Shingle Springs, 95682)
$260 for Sacramento (and other places 21 miles to 50 miles of Shingle Springs, 95682)
$305* for Lake Tahoe (and other places 51 miles to 150 miles of Shingle Springs, 95682)

*Lake Tahoe and extended distances:  additional travel/per diem fee of $200 (per night) if ceremony start is 5:00 pm or later due to overnighting.  If rehearsal is the night before (6 pm or later only), another night of lodging will be required ($200).

Witness Fee:

$25 for Local (within 20 miles of Shingle Springs, 95682)
$50 for Sacramento (and other places 21 miles to 50 miles of Shingle Springs, 95682)
$75 for Lake Tahoe (and other places 51 miles to 150 miles of Shingle Springs, 95682)

Micro Wedding

– from $275
  • 11-30 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);
  • Mini Concierge Service (a listing) for food, lodging, activities recommendations;
  • License signing;
  • Notary Service for certified marriage license copy (if requested in advance, California only);
  • We return the license to the California county of issue;
  • Keepsake ceremony booklet;
  • Includes amplification provided by officiant (if requested, needed, and allowed by venue);
  • Does not include guest readings and cultural rituals; and
  • Does not include rehearsal.

Officiant Fee:

$275 for Local (within 20 miles of Shingle Springs, 95682)
$325 for Sacramento (and other places 21 miles to 50 miles of Shingle Springs, 95682)
$390 for Lake Tahoe* (and other places 51 miles to 150 miles of Shingle Springs, 95682)

*Lake Tahoe and extended distances:  additional travel/per diem fee of $200 (per night) if ceremony start is 5:00 pm or later due to overnighting.  If rehearsal is the night before (6 pm or later only), another night of lodging will be required ($200).

Small/Medium Ceremony

– from $325
  • 31-99 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);
  • Amplification is available by officiant (by request; DJ mic is preferable);
  • Choose to include guest readings and cultural rituals (or not);
  • Secular (not religious);
  • Mini Concierge Service for food, lodging, activities recommendations (a listing);
  • License signing;
  • Notary Service for certified marriage license copy (if requested in advance, California only);
  • We return the license to the California county of issue;
  • Keepsake ceremony booklet;
  • Does not include rehearsal.

Officiant Fee:

$325 for Local (within 20 miles of Shingle Springs, 95682)
$375 for Sacramento (and other places 21 miles to 50 miles of Shingle Springs, 95682)
$425 for Lake Tahoe* (and other places 51 miles to 150 miles of Shingle Springs, 95682)

*Lake Tahoe and extended distances:  additional travel/per diem fee of $200 (per night) if ceremony start is 5:00 pm or later due to overnighting.  If rehearsal is the night before (6 pm or later only), another night of lodging will be required ($200).

Large Ceremony

– from $350
  • Up to 150 guests (for 151+ guests please contact us for price for XL Ceremony);
  • 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);
  • Amplification is available by officiant (by request; DJ mic is preferable);
  • Choose to include guest readings and cultural rituals (or not);
  • Secular (not religious);
  • Mini Concierge Service for food, lodging, activities recommendations (a listing);
  • License signing;
  • Notary Service for certified marriage license copy (if requested in advance, California only);
  • We return the license to the California county of issue;
  • Keepsake ceremony booklet;
  • Does not include rehearsal.

Officiant Fee:

$350 for Local (within 20 miles of Shingle Springs, 95682)
$385 for Sacramento (and other places 21 miles to 50 miles of Shingle Springs, 95682)
$435 for Lake Tahoe* (and other places 51 miles to 150 miles of Shingle Springs, 95682)

*Lake Tahoe and extended distances:  additional travel/per diem fee of $200 (per night) if ceremony start is 5:00 pm or later due to overnighting.  If rehearsal is the night before (6 pm or later only), another night of lodging will be required ($200).

Vow Renewal

– from $175
  • Prices and services as above for Elope!, Micro Wedding, Small/Medium/Large Ceremony;
  • Discount of $25 (no legal license to return);
  • Notary Service for certified marriage license copy (if requested in advance, California county marriage licenses only);
  • Does not include rehearsal;
  • Does not include license signing; and
  • Does not include returning a license to county of issue.

Rehearsal Attendance / Direction

– from $100
  • Sierra & Sky officiant will attend or direct your rehearsal, for up to one hour;
  • If you have retained a Wedding Day Manager (aka Day-Of Coordinator) or Wedding Planner, they will direct the rehearsal;
  • Direction (if no 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.

Officiant Rehearsal Attendance Fee:

$100 for Local (within 20 miles of Shingle Springs, 95682)
$125 for Sacramento (and other places 21 miles to 50 miles of Shingle Springs, 95682)
$150 for Lake Tahoe* (and other places 51 miles to 150 miles of Shingle Springs, 95682)

*Lake Tahoe and extended distances:  additional travel fee of $200 for rehearsal 6:00 pm or later the night before the wedding due to overnighting

Officiant Rehearsal Direction Fee:

$200 for Local (within 20 miles of Shingle Springs, 95682)
$225 for Sacramento (and other places 21 miles to 50 miles of Shingle Springs, 95682)
$250 for Lake Tahoe* (and other places 51 miles to 150 miles of Shingle Springs, 95682)

*Lake Tahoe and extended distances:  additional travel fee of $200 for rehearsal 5:00 pm or later the night before the wedding due to overnighting

Notary Service

– $40
  • Helping you to obtain your certified marriage license by mail with Notary Service;
  • Notary service available in Placerville, Shingle Springs, Cameron Park, El Dorado Hills, and Folsom only, near to US Highway 50;
  • This service is for weddings that took place in California only;
  • $40 total fee includes one $15 signature fee…..$25 is the mobile service fee (total $40);
  • Only one party to the marriage needs to sign and be notarized;
  • This is a separate notary service for weddings that have already occurred (does not need to be a Sierra & Sky wedding);
  • You provide the form to be notarized from your California county that recorded your marriage license;
  • I will verify your identification, and proceed with the notary process to notarize your form; and
  • You will be responsible to mail the form to your California county with the required fee in order to obtain your recorded and certified marriage license.

Destination Wedding

– from $200 plus travel and per diem fees
  • Prices and services as above for Elope!, Intimate Wedding, Small/Medium/Large Ceremony, Vow Renewal, Rehearsal;
  • Your location;
  • Travel and per diem fees to be calculated;
  • This is a custom package with price to be determined.

Adventure Weddings

Please visit our Planning Page for Adventure Wedding Packages!

Virtual Officiant Services

Coaching for the Friendor Officiant

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!

– $250
  • 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) for you to print a booklet;
  • We will provide a template of the ceremony line-up;
  • 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;
  • You receive unlimited email coaching from date of hire until ten days after the wedding date.

 

Ceremony Script

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.

– $175
  • 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.