Your wedding day should be a reflection of all the love and laughter that makes you a couple.

As an officiant, I want to help you create an environment at your wedding where your guests will laugh and see a little of the magic of how you met and fell in love. With a little help from you, I can create a wedding that is personally designed and uniquely written just for your wedding day.

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San Diego Wedding Officiant

I have been happily married for 25 years and I truly love to do weddings. Though I am a Christian pastor at Canyon Springs Church in San Diego, I do not discriminate against people with different beliefs. I would just love the opportunity to get to know you and help you create the day of your dreams. Call today to check availability and set up a consultation
(858) 414-7777 or email me at jack@canyonsprings.org.

My love for haiti

In 2010 a magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocked Haiti. Since that time over one third of the money I make performing wedding ceremonies has gone to help make a difference in Haiti.
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"Hilarious"

"All our friends and family keep telling us how great you were...mostly how you told everyone how we met! The delivery was hilarious."
Aaron Ling
"an amazing job"

"Can we just say THANK YOU so much for doing such an amazing job on our wedding. We had about a ton of compliments on you doing the ceremony- everyone loved you. Thanks again- you are AWESOME!"
Erin and Craig
"Thanks a BAZILLION"

"Thanks a BAZILLION for officiating our ceremony! Everyone loved it... they’re still talking about it! We truly appreciate you making our wedding so memorable. Thank you!"
Armand and Cassandra

Yes! do my wedding

Here’s how your personal wedding gets started. Call me or send me and email and I will send you a simple questionnaire that the bride and groom will fill out independently of each other. I will take your information and create a meaningful ceremony that will make your wedding day personal, heart felt and even fun.

Email me

Email me with your date, if I have that date free, we’ll set up a time to meet. If you are out of town, we can meet on the phone. This gives us the opportunity to get to know each other. At that point you can decide if you want me to be the officiant at your ceremony.

$100 deposit

If you choose to use my services I’ll send you your wedding homework and you will send me a $100 deposit to reserve the date on my calendar. Please make your deposit check out to Children’s Heritage Foundation. Over 20% of my wedding business goes to help my family rebuild an orphanage in Haiti. Your $100 deposit helps make those trips possible and is tax deductible! See my Why I do what I do page for more information about our outreach to Haiti.

$700 is the fee for a personalized wedding

$100 more if I need to travel out of San Diego County. That fee includes an original wedding ceremony written specially for you and also includes one session of pre-marital counseling.

A $100 deposit is due to book the date. As stated above, please make your deposit check out to Children’s Heritage Foundation. The balance is paid at the wedding before the ceremony.

My ceremonies are personally written and designed for each couple. No two weddings are the same. If you read my reviews you will notice that this is the highlight of almost every ceremony I do. Read More

Time Frame

20-25 minutes is the basic time once it gets started. If we add extras like readings, songs, unity candles, etc. it takes longer, but never over 30 minutes.

Why I do What I do

In 2010 a 7.0 earthquake rocked Haiti. Little did I know that it would rock my family as well. Since that time my family has felt a call to care for people in Haiti, Uganda, Belize, and the Dominican Republic. When you book a wedding with me 20% of your total cost goes to helping us make a difference in the world. It's tax deductible and helps us do what we feel like we are called to do in this world. To read more about our work in the world click here.

Wedding Itinerary

Your wedding day should be a reflection of all the love and laughter that makes you a couple. As an officiant, I want to help you create an environment at your wedding where your guests will laugh and see a little of the magic of how you met and fell in love. With a little help from you, I can create a wedding that is personally designed and uniquely written just for your wedding day. Click on the link below to see what a typical ceremony looks like but remember if you want to add any other elements to your ceremony I'm happy to work with you to make your ceremony fit you. Learn More.

Vows

To write your vows, or recite your vows. That is the question. If you want to recite your vows click here and you can look over 7 different vow choices. If you want to write your vows I can help give you some insight from my 25 years doing weddings that will make that easier as well.

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San Diego Wedding Guy

Jack Hawkins
Wedding Officiant