Seriously?!

As I contact a wedding officiant, I always ask how much they charge and if they could send me a sample of their ceremony. Everyone has always been willing to give me a price and send me samples almost immediately. I came across a gentleman a few months ago whose ceremony was OK but, we would want to tweak it a bit to meet our standards. He was very adament about NOT changing any part of his ceremony because "people ask me to marry them because my ceremony is so good." What a joke. I thought THAT was ridiculous until I contacted a gentleman yesterday.

I asked him how much he was and for him to send me a sample of his ceremony. He responded with:

"As far as letting you see or read my ceremony, I normally do not do that. Trust me....it is a very fine ceremony. I will also let someone in your wedding party or your Mom and Dad hear the ceremony prior. It is very rare that the bride does not have a tear roll down her cheek."

First off, I don't CARE if it makes brides cry. SECOND, it is about NATHAN and I. It's NOT about if my Mom and Dad like it. It's about what WE want it to say and WE have the right to review it before it is spoken at our wedding. Some people boggle my mind.

Oh, he also said he accepts tips up to 10 grand. Wow...what a winner!