$950 including tax

Signature Ceremony: Your Custom Wedding Ceremony, Written From Scratch

The Signature Ceremony is a custom wedding ceremony, 15-25 minutes, that Schwa writes from scratch after getting to know you both. Religious, spiritual, or nonreligious. A ceremony that couldn't work for anybody but you.

70 Five-Star Reviews 500+ Ceremonies Broadway Performer All Couples Welcome
"The biggest testament to his work was hearing multiple guests ask how long we had known him, because they were convinced he had been a close friend of ours for years." - Ryan Smith, Google Review
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Wedding officiant Schwa Potter with couple outdoors at winter ceremony in Wisconsin

What's Included

$950 including tax

Your Love Story, Woven Throughout

15-25 minutes, fully customized. Schwa gets to know you both and writes the entire ceremony from scratch.

Religious, Spiritual, or Nonreligious

Your choice. Prayers, blessings, scripture, spiritual elements, or completely secular. Whatever fits you.

Custom Vows & Ring Exchange

Write your own, repeat after me, Declaration of Intent, or a combination. Schwa coaches you through it.

Unity Ceremonies

Sand, candles, handfasting (Celtic hand-tying), wine box, ring warming, or create your own tradition.

Interfaith and Cultural Traditions

Jewish and Catholic, Hindu and Christian, and other mashups. Blending two traditions is one of Schwa's favorite things to do.

Unlimited Script Editing

Revise as many times as you want. Marriage license guidance is included, and Schwa files your signed license with the Register of Deeds within 3 days.

Add-On: Rehearsal

+$150

Schwa runs the full rehearsal so everyone knows their mark on the big day.

Service Area

All of Wisconsin, northern Illinois, and destination weddings across the country.

Travel Fee

Free within 30 miles of Milwaukee. Small travel fee beyond that.

How Schwa Writes Your Ceremony

Six steps, from the first call to the filed license.

1

A Call Before You Book

Every couple starts with a phone or Zoom call. Ask anything. Schwa walks you through the process so you both know exactly what you're getting.

2

Hold Your Date

A 50% deposit ($475) holds your date. The balance is due on the wedding day. The $950 includes tax.

3

Your Questionnaire

Each partner answers guided questions: how you met, what you love about each other, what you want the day to feel like. From here to the wedding, Schwa is a phone call, Zoom, text, or email away.

4

Your Draft, 6 to 8 Weeks Out

Schwa writes the ceremony from scratch: the emotional arc, the humor, the inside jokes. The draft lands 6 to 8 weeks before the wedding, so there's time to go back and forth. Edits are unlimited.

5

Rehearsal (Optional, +$150)

Want a run-through? Schwa runs the rehearsal: processional, recessional, and ceremony flow, so everyone knows their mark.

6

Wedding Day and Your License

Schwa arrives early, checks in with you and your coordinator, and performs the ceremony with 30+ years of professional theater behind him. Then he files your signed license with the Register of Deeds within 3 days.

Who Books a Personalized Wedding Ceremony

All couples welcome. All love is valid.

Couple with officiant Schwa Potter after handfasting ceremony with green wall backdrop

Couples Who Want It Personal

Your history, your inside jokes, your people. All of it goes in.

Interfaith & Multicultural

Two faiths or two cultures in one ceremony. See how Schwa blends them.

LGBTQ+ Couples

Schwa has married couples of every kind: gay, lesbian, bi, trans, nonbinary, straight, interfaith.

Families Who Want a Role

Parents, grandparents, kids. Readings, blessings, a ring warming. Schwa writes them in.

Storytellers

Couples who want guests to feel something: laughter, tears, all the feels.

Nontraditional Couples

It's your wedding, your day. Do it however you want.

What Couples Say

70 five-star Google reviews and counting

★★★★★
"He invested the time to truly get to know us, our relationship, and what made our story unique... His storytelling was incredible. He shared our journey in a way that had our guests laughing, smiling, and even tearing up."
- Ryan Smith
★★★★★
"Many of our guests asked if Schwa was a friend of my son's. I told them that I found him on the internet! They were shocked! Even the flower vendor told me he teared up listening to the ceremony from the back."
- Carolyn Schuman

Mother of the Groom

★★★★★
"He asked us questions about ourselves that made us really think, and then used them to build a beautiful and deeply personal script (which he was happy to edit)."
- Ethan Cecchetti

How Can You Customize Your Ceremony?

Every element is customizable. Here's what couples choose from.

Religious, Spiritual, or Nonreligious

Prayers & Blessings Scripture Readings Spiritual Elements Completely Secular Any Combination

Your ceremony reflects your beliefs. Want prayers? Great. Want zero religious references? Also great. It's your day. See how Schwa writes a non-religious wedding ceremony.

Unity Ceremonies

Sand Ceremony Candle Lighting Handfasting Wine Box Ring Warming Create Your Own

Handfasting is a Celtic tradition where your hands are tied together with a cord you keep afterward. If none of these fit, Schwa helps you create something new.

Cultural Traditions

Jewish Catholic Hindu Christian Interfaith Any Background

Two (or more) traditions in one ceremony, with room for everything you both bring to the table. Schwa works through every detail with you.

Custom Vows

Write Your Own Repeat After Me Declaration of Intent Vow Coaching Family Vows

Don't want to write your own vows? You don't have to. The Declaration of Intent ("I do") is clean, easy, and no memorizing. But if you want to write them, Schwa will coach you through it. Add something funny. Even an inside joke.

Interfaith Wedding Officiant for Blended Traditions

Jewish and Catholic. Hindu and Christian. Schwa has officiated both, plus several other mashups. Blending two traditions is one of his favorite things to do.

Two Faiths, One Ceremony

Prayers, readings, and blessings from both traditions, placed so the ceremony flows. Schwa asks what matters to each side, then writes it in.

Faith and Secular Together

One of you is religious and one isn't? Schwa writes a ceremony that fits you both, and your families too.

"He had great suggestions for the personalization of the ceremony as well. We did a ring warming ceremony, incorporation of the rushnyk, and a prayer of our choosing. It was beautiful and we are still in awe!"

- Katie Dorece

Destination Weddings

Schwa travels for destination weddings. Past ones include:

Kentucky New York City Malibu, CA Nahant, MA Nashville, TN Walt Disney World Vermont San Francisco, CA

Signature Ceremony FAQ

Want Something Simple?

The Quickie Ceremony ($300) is a short, pre-written, nonreligious ceremony, 5-7 minutes. Great for elopements, courthouse alternatives, and couples who want short and sweet. Same officiant, same care, fewer bells and whistles.

"The quickie wedding was perfectly written."
- P Rodriguez

Learn About Quickie Ceremony

Ready to Tell Schwa Your Story?

500+ ceremonies since 2015. 70 five-star reviews. Broadway-trained. Start with a call, and Schwa will write a ceremony that couldn't work for anybody but you.

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