Wedding Officiant in Summerville, SC

Yes. In South Carolina a notary public may solemnize a marriage (S.C. Code §20-1-20; South Carolina Secretary of State Notary Public Manual, p. 8). The ceremony has to take place inside South Carolina. No separate officiant registration exists in this state — the notary commission is the authority.

Couples who wanted the quiet ten-minute version often went to a courthouse. Charleston County probate no longer performs courthouse ceremonies, so for couples in that county that route has closed. This is the replacement either way: the same short, real, legally valid ceremony, at a place and a time you pick rather than one a calendar assigns you.

Three ways to do it. The Essential Legal Ceremony is the brief version — vows, pronouncement, and completion of the South Carolina marriage license. The Simple Wedding Ceremony adds a prepared ceremony with readings and time for a small group. The Custom Elopement & Intimate Ceremony is written with you, for the version you have actually pictured.

The license comes first, and it comes from a county probate court, not from us. Bring it with you to the ceremony; we complete the officiant's portion and return it as the license itself directs.

Where these happen: backyards, living rooms, riverside and beach spots inside South Carolina, parks, event venues, and hospital and care-facility rooms when a wedding cannot wait for anybody's calendar.