Who wouldn’t want to get married in Savannah? It’s got charm, character, and characters too. It has beauty, history, historic buildings, massive live oak trees which produce beautiful canopies in our parks and squares. Not many cities in the world have as many trees as we do. Sure many have more history, but not the majestic trees and homes!
Recently I did a wedding about 90 minutes from Savannah. Here’s a photo using my iPhone in the panoramic view.
It’s in the middle of a field, in the middle part of Georgia and it’s beautiful!
Yet, as beautiful as it is, in my opinion it doesn’t compare to the following photo.
Yep! Many people don’t know this phrase, “With this ring, I thee wed.”
The words thee and be sound nearly alike. Yet they don’t mean the same thing!
Probably 30% of the time, couples hear the word wrong, even though i really enunciate the T H sound of Thee. So I often hear, “With this ring, I be wed.”
Maybe I’m just old and know the phrase from movies and older tv shows, and English weddings, and well wait, current TV shows too!
If you can think of a good phrase to use, I’ll give you credit!
The only thing I know about lipstick is that it can look weird on a groom after the bride kisses him!
What surprises me is the reaction the bride often gives when she has purposely put on the bright red lipstick, yet is shocked when she see it on the groom after the kiss!
I’ve given away hundreds of Jos A. Bank handkerchiefs because after the kiss the groom has bright red lipstick on, the bride tried to wipe it away and now it looks even worse!!
Red lipstick can look stunning on the bride, but not so much on her groom!
Brides consider the color of lipstick you wear when walking down the aisle.
Not sure if y’all know this, if the square or park is reserved, y’all can request a SCMPD officer rather than just a city marshal. It is highly suggested that someone contact Chris Foran and let him know. There is a BIG difference. I’m just saying!
Even if you don’t hire me or a professional wedding coordinator, PLEASE insist on a Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department officer! It makes a WORLD of difference!!
Simple answer: someone who went online and got ordained just to be able to marry people. Not necessarily a pastor of a church.
In the State of Georgia, there are only two types of people who can marry a couple: Judges and Clergy. We do not have “Justice of the Peace” here in the State of Georgia. If someone claims to be a Justice of the Peace, they are not legally able to marry a couple in the State of Georgia.
Just a silly picture of me standing next to a carriage. I just love the arrow pointing to me! Oh wait, it’s pointing to the crosswalk!
“Clergy” can be any religious figure: pastor, chaplain, rabbi, preacher, imam, sangha, priest, bishop, maybe even prophet. Nearly all the time, a clergy person has had religious training and schooling. For example, in order to be a Lutheran Pastor, I had to have a Bachelors Degree prior to entering seminary (which is an additional 4 year program). Making it a total 8 years of educational instruction after high school.
In order to be a “non-denominational officiant” it takes about 20 minutes and some money, then in the eyes of the State of Georgia it qualifies them to be a person who is considered “clergy.” Those persons often call themselves Reverend, because technically they are. I too am a Reverend, yet it took me more than 20 minutes.
I’ve heard of many people going online to get ordained to marry couples, celebrities often do that in order to marry a celebrity couple. Am I opposed to these non-demoninational wedding officiants? Only when they pretend to be a pastor or religious leader, maybe wearing clergy collar and attire, or when they don’t even believe in God and only do this for the money (I doubt they go to worship services anywhere).
How do you know if your wedding officiant has a religious educational background, such as myself, or went online? Simple: ask them.
A Wedding With Rev. Schulte 