Heartlight Weddings offers you wedding ceremonies in the most beautiful places in America;  The Blue Ridge mountains of western North Carolina, The Asheville area, The Smokey Mountains of Gatlinburg TN and the sophisticated venues of Charlotte NC. 

In New Orleans there is nothing more Romantic than a French Quarter wedding, or  an elopement ceremony in City Park.

                   Wedding Services 

& Fees 

check out our

WINTER WEDDING DISCOUNT

for Asheville area weddings

General Pricing Guidelines: 

Ceremony Fees begin at $250.00. 

Rehearsal attendance  fee is $50. 

There may also be a Travel fee. (please see below).

A non-refundable deposit of $50. is required to secure the date of your wedding.The deposit is applied to the fee for the ceremony.  All weddings booked with any of the Heartlight ministers must be reserved with a deposit of $50. This deposit can be made on this site using the PayPal button.  *Immediately after paying your deposit on Paypal please send an email to [email protected] with the full name of the groom, bride and the exact date, time and location of the ceremony

Once you have made your deposit and secured your date, your officiant  is available to work with you either in person, via email or through phone conversations. Heartlight ministers are dedicated to assisting you in creating the ceremony and vows that reflect your love, personality and lifestyle. You can book your wedding now, we are available to speak with you and secure the date for your ceremony.

TRAVEL FEES:

We love to travel through the mountains of Western North Carolina, Tenn. and South Carolina performing weddings. Often the drives through the mountains take several hours so we do charge a travel fee for trips that are more than a one hour drive. A location may only be 40 miles from Asheville but it can take 2 hours to wind through the mountains.  Travel fees usually range from $25. to $45.

WINTER WEDDING DISCOUNT: Getting married from Dec. 21st 2011 March 2012? We offer a 20% discount on winter weddings. This discount is good in Asheville NC area only. Book Your winter wedding now!

VOW RENEWAL CEREMONIES

Fees for a wedding vow renewal ceremonies are comparable to wedding fees.

Vow Renewals which take place within a wedding ceremony, i.e. you renew your vows directly after your son or daughters wedding, $150.

Rev. Hannah Desmond or Rev. Tom Johanson will assist you in creating your ceremony and vows if  requested.  Rev. Hannah and Tom offer vow renewal ceremonies in Asheville NC and the surrounding area.Rev. Joe Pitzer offers his services in the New Orleans/Baton Rouge area.

OUR SERVICES: Once you have booked your wedding and paid your deposit you will receive a contract from Heartlight Weddings via email. Several of our wedding ceremony scripts are available on this website but we will supply you with printable copies, wedding poems, readings etc.  You may read over the ceremonies, using them as templates for the ceremony, use them in their entirety or use another ceremony you prefer. 

HeartLight celebrants are available to offer support, answer questions and assist you in the creation of your ceremony and vows throughout the weeks and months leading up to your wedding.

On the day of your wedding your celebrant will arrive approximately 1/2 hour before the service. Any last minute questions or changes to the ceremony can be handled at this time. Each Heartlight Celebrant brings a calm, professional and joyful energy to your ceremony.  The Fee for the ceremony can be paid at the rehearsal. If there is no rehearsal, the fee is  paid at the signing of the marriage license. Please have one person designated to take care of this task. Checks may be made out to Heartlight Weddings. Thank you for choosing us to be part of your special day. We do everything we can to make sure it is meaningful and memorable.

We also provide the 72 hour waiting period waiver in New Orleans  for couples from out of state, who will not be applying for a license 72 hours before the wedding.  There is no fee for this service. See New Orleans marriage license page for more information.

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