About
Congratulations on your engagement! You are planning the
most important day of your life as you prepare for your
wedding. As you think about your ceremony, you would like it
to reflect your love for one another as well as your own unique
style as a couple. You also want to make sure the officiant or
minister you choose is someone who really cares about you
and your dreams. If what you’ve just read is true for you, then
you have come to the right place.
My goal is to create a beautiful, unique wedding that expresses
the wonder of your love. I will be able to do this as I get to
know you and connect with you. The most important thing you
need is someone you can trust completely. You and your
fiancé will be in front of family and friends at an incredibly
emotional moment and you want someone who can guide you
through this time with confidence and experience.
I am a genuine individual who is a fully credentialed and ordained non-denominational
minister. As a pastor for 25 years I have conducted dozens of wedding ceremonies. At first it
might seem easy to put together a ceremony and you may think there is no difference
between officiants. Let me assure you that there is a difference.
The individual you choose as your minister or officiant will have the most intimate relationship
with you of all the people who will be helping you on your wedding day. It is a high honor to
be chosen and I take that privilege very seriously. It shows in the way I work with you to craft
a ceremony that reflects the uniqueness of you as a couple.
What I put into creating the magical minutes of your ceremony will make it personal and
heartfelt instead of common and standard. But it’s also more than the words that will make
your wedding day magical – my experience has taught me that it also takes time, effort and
passion. And the final ingredient needed to make your wedding ceremony magical is
something else I just mentioned – experience like I have. And I have the experience because
I am passionate about wedding ceremonies and love doing them!
I won’t use standardized templates for a ceremony. I create your ceremony from what I’ve
captured about your desires for your wedding. I will send you a draft of what I’ve composed
and will continue to work on it until you decide it’s exactly what you desire. This is one way my
passion about joining two lovers in marriage shows. I care about your desires and I gain
fulfillment out of creating a ceremony that fits you. Even if you want something simple and
short, you deserve it to be special and created especially for your wedding celebration.
Please CLICK HERE to tell me more about your plans for your special day.
Rev. Arland Steen Working with you to capture, communicate, craft and celebrate your special day.
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Serving Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, and Orange Counties