Chicago Wedding Minister Officiant Rev. Phil Landers of “I Do” Weddings, Ltd.

Rev. Phil Landers is the most & best reviewed of all Chicago wedding officiants.

A Ceremony Your Guests Will Actually Enjoy

Wedding ceremonies are routine and even kind of boring. Yawn. Guests routinely skip the ceremony. (Haven’t you?)

But what if you surprised your guests with something they eren’t expecting?

What if your love story was shared at your ceremony by a master storyteller?

Your guests would laugh and cry.
Your guests would pay attention, captivated by your love story.

It’s a drama — how do you meet? how does he propose? what do they love about each other?
You’re the stars!

Your guests would say it was the best wedding ceremony they have ever been to.

“Everyone enjoyed the wedding….their favorite part was the ceremony.” — Amy & Ricky, Galleria Marchetti, Chicago, 3/1/13

Experience the power of a love story. Watch the video at the top of the right hand column.

A Ceremony Where You Have Peace of Mind

The only part of your wedding day where everyone is together and paying attention is your ceremony. How many people watch the couple cut the cake?

Does planning a wedding ceremony cause you anxiety?

Rev. Phil — who marries around 150 couples every year — will guide you through every step of organizing a ceremony, through every step of the ceremony.

How? With a:

Wedding Ceremony Checklist – insures that every aspect of your ceremony is covered.
2+ hour planning session – Rev. Phil listens to you. He gives you expert guidance but you decide.
Complete script 10 days in advance – you know and approve of everything that is said and done at your ceremony. No surprises.
1 hour rehearsal on a separate day – twice the length of most officiants. He walks you through the processional twice so that you and the wedding party are comfortable
Love Story – you’ll laugh at your own love story being shared at your wedding by Rev. Phil, a master storyteller.

For your guests: “Our ceremony was interesting and fun!”
For you: “Made us both relax”

“We met with Rev. Phil only twice before our wedding but you would have thought he knew us for much longer! He told our story so beautifully I don't think I could have told it better myself.
It was really important to us that our wedding be different from all the others we have attended. Rev. Phil achieved this by making our ceremony interesting and fun! People were laughing so hard and applauding!

It felt so warm and comforting to be up on the altar and hearing such a great response from our family and friends. It took all the nerves out of the moment and made us both relax and truly enjoy the time in the spot light.”

Crystal & Joe, Hotel Sofitel, Chicago, 7/14/12
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Traditional Ceremony with a Twist

Your ceremony needs to have traditional elements in it. Your family is expecting that. The wedding day is, partly, their day too.

But the ceremony should reflect you two. It should have some twists to the often boring traditional way of doing things.

Rev. Phil can do both – enough tradition to make the ceremony comfortable for your family, enough twists to make it unique, to make it your own. Eliminate the boredom!

Traditional	with a Twist
Seating of parents	How to seat parents when they are divorced and don’t get along. How to seat stepparents.
Bridesmaids & groomsmen enter	How to do that with uneven numbers or when only the bridesmaids walk down the aisle.
Ring bearer(s) enters	When you should have fake rings on a pillow. Alternate ideas like ring bearer holding a sign as he walks down the aisle.
Flower girl(s) enter	How to know whether they can throw real petals, fake ones or only hold a basket. What to do when they’re too young to walk.
Bride enters with her father	Who walks in bride when dad is not alive (or not present). How to have both parents walk the bride down. How to include mom after dad walks the bride in.
Ask person who walked bride down the aisle for a blessing	Different options of what you can ask and to whom (including mom). How to ask the audience for their blessing.
Honor bridesmaids & groomsmen at reception	How to honor bridesmaids & groomsmen during the ceremony.
Flowers for mothers	How to honor parents if both sets are still married to each other.
Memorial candles	Why it’s not a good idea to mention only one special grandparent.
Unity candle	Unity sand (and why you need 3 colors and a funnel), unity wine or unity beer (really, Rev. Phil has done it!)
Religious readings	Suggestions for romantic readings (as well as religious readings).
Minister’s message on love	Followed by your love story! You and your guests will laugh.
Traditional vows	Other choices including the kind where you only say “I do.”
Rehearsal	Why it should be twice the length of the ceremony.
Microphone (If any)	Why lapel microphone for Rev. Phil and groom + a microphone on a podium is the ideal set up.
Your pastor knows you because you go to church every Sunday	In 3.5 hours together – free one hour consultation, 2+ hour planning session – Rev. Phil will get to know you well. After the ceremony, guests will ask if he is the bride’s pastor or the groom’s.

At the 2+ hour planning session, Rev. Phil will

give you all these options and suggestions – you get choices!
tell you how to make each element – memorial candle, unity sand, readings, vows, etc. – work the best.

He’s an expert marrying around 150 couples a year.

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Rev. Phil Landers is the most & best reviewed of all Chicago wedding officiants.
He marries couples in Chicago and the suburbs.

836 S. Arlington Hts Rd. #302, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
Phone 630-628-3500 (work→cell→voice mail) • info@iDoWedddings.net

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