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An outdoor wedding ceremony at golden hour in Southern California with the officiant and couple at the altar

Elegant Heights · Southern California

Your Story. Your Ceremony.

Custom wedding officiation for Southern California couples who want a ceremony that actually sounds like them.

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Rick made our ceremony feel like ours, not a template.
Marisol & James · May 2025
Every guest asked how we found someone who understood us so well.
Priya & Daniel · September 2025
Genuinely the most personal part of our entire wedding day.
Elena & Sofia · October 2024
Portrait of Rick James, founder and officiant of Elegant Heights

Meet the Officiant

I write ceremonies the way a good friend would tell your story.

I'm Rick. I've spent ten years on stages, in boardrooms, and in front of rooms full of people who didn't know each other yet.

What I learned is simple: the right words, said in the right order, at the right moment, can move a room. That's what a ceremony is supposed to do.

Every Elegant Heights ceremony is written from scratch, from conversations, not questionnaires. No scripts. No templates. Just your story, told the way it deserves to be.

How It Works

Three steps between the first conversation and the moment you say “I do.”

01

We learn your story.

A focused interview gets past the small talk — how you met, what you fight about, what you promise each other without saying it.

02

We craft your ceremony.

A custom script, written from scratch, returned with room for your revisions. No templates. No filler. Nothing that sounds like anyone else's wedding.

03

We deliver it beautifully.

On the day, the words land the way they were meant to. Rehearsal support, steady pacing, and a keepsake copy of the ceremony afterward.

Packages

Choose the level of support that fits your day.

Essential

$700

Best for Intimate weddings under 50 guests.

  • 60-minute story interview
  • Custom ceremony script
  • One revision round
  • Ceremony day officiation
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Signature

$1,200

Best for Most couples — full ceremony support.

  • 90-minute story interview
  • Custom script with two revisions
  • Rehearsal attendance
  • Ceremony day officiation
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Bespoke

$1,750

Best for Multi-tradition or multilingual ceremonies.

  • Extended story interviews
  • Unlimited script revisions
  • Vow coaching session
  • Rehearsal + keepsake booklet
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Vow Renewals

The years you've already lived together are the real ceremony.

A dedicated service for milestone anniversaries — from $425.

We've been to dozens of weddings. This was the first ceremony where I forgot to check my phone, forgot the time, forgot everyone else in the room. Rick didn't marry us — he reminded us why we were getting married.
Claire & JonathanJune 2025 · Rancho Santa Fe

Ready to start your story?

Discovery calls are free, about 20 minutes, and no commitment required.

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