5 out of 5 stars and 48 reviews
5
(48)I travel within Tennessee, Georgia and the surrounding areas
About this vendor
Welcome to Authentic Weddings! AuthenticDeb.Com/Weddings. (423-331-7603)
We are proud to be a women and veteran-owned business, committed to serving all couples with love and inclusivity. At our heart, we celebrate diversity and are proud to be LGBT-friendly. Our mission is to create a warm and accepting atmosphere where every love story can shine brightly. With our extensive experience and attention to detail, we will go above and beyond to make your special day truly exceptional. From crafting custom vows to providing unlimited access for consultations, we are dedicated to making your ceremony as unique as your love. We are based in Chattanooga, TN, and happily serve couples in Knoxville, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, Georgia, and other local areas. Let us join you on this beautiful journey, as together we create memories that will last a lifetime.
Services Offered
Authentic Weddings is prepared to guide you through your entire journey, from premarital counseling to the day-of ceremony. With a team of five officiants, in addition to standard ceremonies, we offer:
Handfasting
Unity Candles
Sand Ceremony
Other Special Ceremonies
Authentic Weddings also shares sample ceremonies, writes custom ceremonies and vows, and does everything we can to make your day as special as you hope it will be. Our goal is your perfect day with Weddings Your Way!
Based in Chattanooga, our officiants are happy to travel to destinations throughout Tennessee and surrounding areas including Knoxville, Gatlingburg, Sevierville, Nashville, Cleveland, Tellico Village, Soddy Daisy, Hixson, Dayton, East Brainard, Ooltewah, and Colledage, as well as some areas of Georgia.
After your big day, Authentic Weddings will either mail your wedding certificate to you via regular postal mail for free, or priority mail with tracking for $25.
Details
Business Attributes
- LGBTQ+-owned Business
- Veteran-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
- Christian
Wedding Activities
- Premarital Counseling
- Wedding
- Ceremony
Awards and Affiliations
3-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2025.2024.2023.
Best of Weddings
The Knot independently assesses vendors for this award—it’s never self-reported. We base it on firsthand experiences from real couples and guests, and they must have a 4.5-star average across 7+ reviews in the qualifying year.
Reviews
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5
out of 5.048 reviews
She was amazing! Went with the flow of things and had wonderful communication. Shipped our license out right away. I would definitely recommend!
Debbie was absolutely fantastic! She was quick, attentive, and understanding throughout the entire process. She was on time and available to communicate throughout the entire weddi...
ng day. Would recommend Debbie to anyone and everyone!
Debbie was absolutely amazing! We used her for our small ceremony as well as our church ceremony. She was early to our wedding and even helped me with my dress. She was genuine fro...
m start to finish and wrote the most beautiful vows for us. We would highly recommend her to anyone! Thank you Debbie for making our day so special ♥️
Debbie was an absolute joy to be around! She was so communicative and friendly. When we had our FaceTime call to meet her, she immediately felt like someone we had known forever. S...
o easy to talk to and so wise in all the ways of marriage ceremonies! We couldn’t have had such a smooth ceremony without her. She even went out of her way to hike down to our ceremony location and get there earlier than she normally does. She was so accommodating, and so wonderful. Thank you Debbie!
Debbie was very professional and helpful. She answered all of our questions and made the ceremony run smoothly.
Debbie was so awesome! She was very quick to respond to any of my questions. Her script was so beautiful! My wife and I just wanted to elope in the mountains. She traveled to us an...
d made sure everything was what we wanted beforehand. It was just us, Debbie, and our photographer and it was everything we wanted! We are a lesbian couple and she made our ceremony perfect.
Debbie was absolutely fantastic to work with! Would highly recommend to anyone considering booking her.
Debbie was great and we loved having her as our officiant for our elopement :)
We had such a great experience filled with professionalism, helpfulness, and happiness.
Debbie was the perfect officiant! She handled everything so smoothly and even helped my husband get his tie on. I appreciate all of her help and she made our ceremony beautiful!
Very professional. Performed an amazing ceremony for us!
Authentic Weddings has been a tremendous blessing, we found a professional officiant who respected our wishes and was able to help us every step of the way
Deb was professional, very communicative, and highly prepared! She made our ceremony beautiful!
Debbie was amazing when officiating our ceremony. She was so kind and easy to contact during the whole process. She’s also such a fun soul and brought some excitement and humor to ...
help ease our anxious nerves.
We wanted a simple, sweet ceremony with just the two of us and Debbie was wonderful. She answered my inquiry within just a few minutes and was able to assist us in planning to get ...
married in a short period of time with continuous contact. We now have a beautiful memory!
I cannot thank Debbie enough for her services. Long story short, we had the most family drama I’ve ever heard of and she reassured us that we were her number one priority. She’s be...
en an amazing person to work with and I hope we stay in touch. We have gotten along so well that we invited her to stay for our reception (let me tell you, she can party!). We are so happy that we had the chance to meet Deb and be able to become close with her during the process. We love you Debbie!!!
Debbie was the best! We got married out of our home state and took a risk booking an officiant online that we’d never met. The moment we had our first phone call, it was so easy to...
work with Debbie to put together our ceremony. I would HIGHLY recommend Debbie for your ceremony
We we’re blessed to get to know Debbie throughout our whole process!! She messaged me right after inquiring about using their services. It was awesome from the get go. She made sur...
e to cover all the bases. From the questions she asked she wrote the most beautiful script!! Debbie was very welcoming and heartfelt with our entire wedding party! We definitely could not have had a more amazing time!! Thank you so much, from the bottom of our hearts!! You guys know what your doing!! ❤️🥰 I would highly recommend their services to anyone!
Debbie was incredible! She wrote our vows with uplifting and light energy. She was very friendly and accepting! She made us feel very comfortable on a day that can be stressful. Sh...
e killed it during the ceremony and multiple guests told us they were impressed with how well she did. We will be sure to recommend her to our friends! Book Debbie!
Debbie was loved by all that attended my vow renewal. She incorporated all the things we asked for and the ceremony was great!
She was very friendly and personable. Timely in response time. I would highly recommend her
Friendly and we got the service we asked for thank you
We loved having Debbie as our officiant! She was very communicative and respectful of our wishes. She was very timely and made sure everything was perfect on her end. Her personali...
ty is great, and we would definitely recommend her 10x over!
Debbie did an amazing job at our wedding. She helped make our ceremony perfect! She was so easy to work with and made everything so easy for us.
Debbie was awesome. Our elopement was kind of last minute but she was able to accommodate us! From the very first phone call I had with her I knew she was the one. She answered all...
the questions we had and did not know we needed answered.To top everything off it was going to rain on the day of our wedding and she offered multiple location options to accommodate the rainy weather and did not oppose when we wanted to have our wedding outdoors!
Thank You Debbie for making our day so special!
Debbie was wonderful over the phone and in person. She was knowledgeable and helpful with our ceremony from beginning to end. We wanted to get married at midnight on NewYears Eve a...
nd officially became husband and wife a few minutes later on New’s Day. She made the trip to Chattanooga, TN to make our small intimate ceremony a reality. Thank you so much Debbie and I would recommend Debbie George for the most extravagant weddings to the smaller intimate weddings. Thank you again Debbie 😇
Bianca O. Debbie was amazing, she truly helped us a couple. She even was fine with the last minute changes like a pro. Truly recommend
Great communication and the ceremony was beautifully written!
Our wedding was all we hoped it would be in part thanks to our Officiant. Thank you again.
Debbie was wonderful. Very professional. Always got right back to us if we emailed her. The vows she wrote were just beautiful. She was always ready to answer any questions or hel...
p us with anything we needed. I would highly recommend her. Thanks Debbie for making my granddaughter’s day special. She said it was the best day of her life.
Debbie was great! On time prompt and very professional. She helped make our special day even better! Thank you for joining us on our boat wedding!
Debbie was fantastic. She really listened to our needs and wants, and delivered a beautiful ceremony.
Debbie was amazing and very helpful! She helped us have a great ceremony and was there for us every step of the way!
Absolutely the BEST officiant we could have asked for. She was so professional and did an amazing job! Highly recommend
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Debbie is the best! She exceeded all expectations. She wrote our vows exactly the way we wanted. She spoke confidently and clearly at the alter and was always quick to respond to a...
ll of my questions. Highly recommend!
We were so pleased with how are wedding ceremony was performed. Our ceremony was so amazing and couldn't have been happier!
We couldn’t have asked for anyone better than Debbie!! We were left scrambling and panicked trying to find someone at the last minute and I am over the moon we found her. When we s...
poke on the phone to get to know each other- she was fantastic about easing all worries. Our ceremony was everything we could’ve wanted and more. Thank you Debbie and Authentic Weddings!!!!
Debbie was absolutely fantastic. She was so nice the whole time and gave an absolutely beautiful ceremony I highly recommend.
Debbie was amazing! She wrote a gorgeous script and hiked way out to Snoopers Rock to marry us! Her sense of humor and compassion was more than I could ask for!!!!!! We LOVEEE DEBB...
IE!
Debbie was absolutely amazing to work with. She was very personal with us and wrote a beautiful script for the ceremony and included anything we wanted and suggested. She really wa...
s a trooper and even learned a new ceremony procedure for us. I absolutely and genuinely adore Debbie and the time she took with us. It would not have happened without her!
She was extremely kind and supportive. A few days before my wedding my original officiant told us he couldn’t do the wedding and Debbie almost immediately messaged back after I ask...
ed if she could help us out even with it being such short notice. She is amazing!
Debbie was the best! She made our ceremony short and sweet just like I requested but still made it very personable. We received many compliments on our vows which we allowed Debbie...
to write. She was great at communicating with us and she was super super nice! Highly recommend.
We had an amazing ceremony. Debbie was so helpful and answered all questions that we had. She fulfilled our requests for what we wanted in the ceremony. Very patient and kind. Woul...
d definitely recommend to all couples. Her pricing is great too.
Debbie was wonderful and really made our day feel special. She is the sweetest and got along with our families great too! I highly recommend her to anyone looking. We just did a si...
mple by the lake at an Airbnb wedding. She was on time, fun, and professional! Thank you Debbie!
Debbie is very well to work with, we told her what we were looking for even when we didn’t have the complete picture, just some of the pieces. She was able to feel in the gaps in...
and complete what we wanted. Debbie did an amazing job with our wedding. If you are looking for someone to officiant your wedding we would highly recommend Debbie. We even had a couple of our guest ask us for her contact information for them to get in touch with her to do their weddings coming later this year. Trust us you will be very happy if you pick Debbie to do officiant your wedding. Thank You Debbie! Your are Amazing!
Debbie was amazing! She wrote the most beautiful ceremony for me and my husband. Would definitely recommend her to anyone! She was very efficient, professional, sweet, and personab...
le. She made our day extra special and I couldn’t have asked for anyone better. She truly is amazing and we were so blessed to have her.
Debbie went above and beyond for us! Debbie arrived at the court house before we did! She answered all of our questions and even helped us write some vows. We had an issue getting ...
our license but thanks to Debbie she made it happen. Debbie took our pictures even special request pictures. She made it all about us and was very flexible. Debbie made our elopement fun and memorable! Thanks Debbie!
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I travel within Tennessee, Georgia and the surrounding areas
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