Inside the course
Welcome and methodology
- Start Here
- Jeff’s methodology for ceremony creation
- Incorporating religious and cultural traditions
- Using readings with purpose
A complete ceremony, broken down
Watch Jeff explain his formula and then work through every part of a real ceremony:
- Processional
- Ceremony introduction
- What the couple loves most about each other
- The proposal story
- Personal vows
- Ring exchange
- Signing the marriage licence
- Announcements
- Declaration of marriage and the kiss
- Recessional
The section closes by bringing those individual decisions back together into one coherent ceremony.
The uninterrupted ceremony and scripts
See the full ceremony without commentary, then use Jeff’s complete ceremony script in two formats: one with his working notes and one clean version without annotations.
Getting the right stories
Learn how Jeff finds the material that makes a ceremony sound as though the officiant truly knows the couple. This section includes a questionnaire walkthrough and the supporting Right Stories questionnaire.
If you only need the questionnaire, the standalone Get Better Stories officiant questionnaire includes the same eight field-tested prompts as an editable Word document.
What you will leave with
- A repeatable ceremony-creation process
- A clear structure you can adapt without sounding formulaic
- Better ways to find and shape meaningful stories
- Practical examples of cultural traditions, readings, vows, rings, and legal moments
- More confidence in both the writing and delivery
- Downloadable scripts and questionnaire resources you can refer back to