Weddings | April H Cranford

Wedding Officiant

WEDDING OFFICIANT

Officiating weddings since 2009, with a focus on meaningful, personalized ceremonies.

Rev. April H. Cranford

What I Offer

- Pastoral guidance and active listening

- Three 60-minute pre-martial counseling sessions

- Collaborative ceremony planning
- Ceremony guide with options for vows, exchange of rings, etc.
- Personalized wedding message reflecting your love story

- Shared planning document for ongoing ceremony collaboration

- Rehearsal participation or leadership

- Arrival one hour before ceremony

- Officiating your wedding ceremony

- Signing, completing, and mailing the marriage license

- Coordination with your wedding coordinator and vendors
- Ongoing prayer, encouragement, and pastoral support

Donation to couple's favorite nonprofit or home church in honor of their wedding day.

Ceremony & Premarital Counseling

- Initial phone call

We will get to know one another and what elements below are desired.

- Counseling session on the joys and challenges of marriage

- Ceremony planning session

- Rehearsal participation or leadership

- Officiating the wedding ceremony

- Completing, signing, and mailing the marriage license

- Travel to and from the venue included.
Ceremonies beyond Augusta County, additional cost could apply.

As availability allows, my husband and I invite couples into our home for the final session, sharing dinner together followed by intentional ceremony planning.