Premier Wedding Pastors Los Angeles

Offering premier wedding officiant, ceremony, and premarital coaching/counseling services in L.A. county, Orange county, and the greater Southern California area.

Personalized Ceremonies

No cookie-cutter, boring, and drawn out ceremonies. Our ceremonies are customized for each couple expressing their unique story and values.

Say goodbye to Uncle Larry, or the friend who was "ordained" on the internet. Our officiants are licensed, ordained, and come with twenty years+ experience.

Our officiants use a world class premarital coaching/counseling tool for ensuring every couple has a thriving marriage.

Experienced Officiants

Professional Coaching Services

Happy Couples

Read what our satisfied clients have to say about our premier services.

"Ryan Pelton did an OUTSTANDING job with our wedding ceremony. He had such a beautiful message, he's very well spoken, and he made sure everything went the way we wanted it. Ryan was very helpful at our rehearsal, and so pleasant on our wedding day. We HIGHLY recommend him for any wedding ceremony!"

Carolyn L.

"Ryan Pelton was such a wonderful addition to our wedding day! He provided such a wonderful message for us and our guests during our wedding ceremony while incorporating personal touches and jokes to keep everyone engaged. We highly recommend him for any wedding ceremony!"

Hannah Q.

★★★★★

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Who We Are.

Premier Wedding Pastors L.A. was established in 2017 to solve two problems. First, we were tired of attending boring, cookie-cutter, and lifeless wedding ceremonies. Second, we found many churches inhospitable towards people not part of their community. Many couples in the greater LA area are spiritually inclined, but don't have a church family, or know a pastor/officiant personally. We wanted to change that narrative!

Our friendly and caring professionals specialize in solving these two problems. PWPLA craft and perform premier wedding experiences for couples who don’t have a church home and/or who don’t know a minister/officiant personally. We are licensed and ordained pastors who have 20+ years experience performing weddings, and have logged hundreds of hours of premarital/marital coaching. We consider being part of a couples Big Day one of the greatest joys of our lives.

No more lifeless and rote ceremonies. No more having to ask Uncle Larry, or some dude ordained on the internet to perform your ceremony. Go with the premier option instead!

Cheers,

Pastor Ryan Pelton

100+

250+

Hours of premarital coaching/counseling.

Beautiful and fun weddings to date.

REASONS TO BOOK PREMARITAL COACHING

Strengthen and Deepen Your Relationship

Premarital coaching/counseling will strengthen your relationship, reveal blind spots, and lessen the chance of divorce (research shows 30% less risk). It will also give our team an opportunity to make your ceremony even more personable.

Pro Coaching + Marriage Tools

You will receive professional coaching/counseling, and be given the tools and resources necessary for a lifelong, happy, and thriving marriage long after you say, "I do."

PWPLA wants you to have a beautiful, fun, and elegant ceremony. But we also want you to have a happy marriage, and a happy life. Premarital coaching focuses on your unique strengths as a couple, and also areas of growth.

Marriage Focused

Frequently asked questions

Are you ordained and licensed pastors/officiants?

Yes, all of our officiants are ordained/licensed, and able to perform any type of legally accepted ceremony. We have 20+ years of pastoral experience, coaching/counseling, and have performed 100+ ceremonies. In addition, each of our pastors has graduate level degrees standard for most ordained ministers.

How does your booking process work?

1. Fill out the contact form to see our availability.

2. We'll set up a free wedding consultation (Zoom, or in person) to ensure we are a good fit.

3. Pay the $100 (non refundable) deposit to save your date.

4. We'll send a contract, wedding resources, and get to work on making your memorable Big Day.

How much does it cost?

Our pricing varies depending on your needs. Check out the Our Services page for pricing.

How do I obtain a wedding license?

This varies county to county. Apply at the county where your wedding will be held. LA county and Orange county. Reach out with any questions.

Do you offer premarital counseling/coaching?

Yes. Although we don’t make it mandatory to marry a couple, we do highly recommend it. It will help prepare you for the ups and downs of marriage. I personally think it provides for a better wedding ceremony as we get to know each couple that we counsel, which helps us personalize the ceremony even more. See services page for more details.

Why did you start Premier Wedding Pastors LA?

We started Premier Wedding Pastors to provide exceptional wedding services for couples who are spiritual and not religious – couples who don’t attend church on a regular basis, and who don’t know a minister personally. Many churches are not wedding friendly towards couples who don’t attend their church. Premier Wedding Pastors exists to serve couples who want a beautiful and fun wedding experience performed by friendly, fun, and professional officiants.

Do you offer destination weddings?

Yes! We also offer other services, such as counseling (only), consulting, if interested.