About this vendor
Betsy Thompson is a Southwest, MI, wedding officiant helping couples across the state celebrate their day their way. This business is owned and run by Betsy, a mother, and licensed minister with a natural gift for weaving wholesome unions together. With more than a year's experience helping friends far and wide hop into forever, Betsy is fully prepared to bring you the celebration of a lifetime.
Services Offered
Betsy is all about personalized experiences and here's what she has to offer.
$200
Customized Ceremony
Unlimited communication for ceremony preparation
I will arrive 1 hour before ceremony
Personalized scripts
Signing and Mailing of your Marriage License
Rehearsal Service *if available
Counties included in base price:
Kalamazoo, Van Buren, Berrien, Cass, St Joseph, Branch, Calhoun, Barry, Allegan, Ottawa and Kent!
To get fully booked a signed agreement and a $100 deposit is required.
Travel Rates apply to the following counties:
$100
Oceana, Muskegon, Newaygo, Mecosta, Montcalm, Ionia, Clinton, Easton, Ingham, Jackson, Hilldale
$200
Mason, Manistee, Wexford, Lake, Osceola, Missaukee, Roscommon, Clare, Isabella, Midland, Gratiot, Saginaw, Shiawassee, Genesee, Livingston, Washtenaw, Lenawee, Monroe
$300
Benzie, Leelanau, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Antrim, Charlevoix, Emmet, Crawford, Otsego, Cheboygan, Presque Isle, Montmorency, Alpena, Oscoda, Alcona, Ogemaw, Iosco, Gladwin, Arenac, Bay, Tuscola, Huron, Sanilac, Lapeer, St Clair, Oakland, Macomb, Wayne
$500
All of the Upper Peninsula
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
- Christian
- Spiritual
Wedding Activities
- Wedding
- Ceremony
Awards and Affiliations
2-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2025.2024.
Best of Weddings
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Reviews
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4.8
out of 5.021 reviews
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Is very welcoming with queer couples and was very helpful with our wedding
Betsy was great! She is super sweet, fun, and great with her communication. I couldn't recommend her enough for your big day!
Betsy was so easy and nice to work with! She did a fantastic job during our rehearsal and ceremony, and was so professional and sweet! She really helped make our big day go so smoo...
thly!
Betsy helped us to create the most perfect ceremony! She provided us with tons of templates and allowed us to completely customize them to fit us and our relationship. She was very...
comforting the day of our wedding. The ceremony definitely brings out the nerves, but her confidence helped us to feel so much more at ease. She was extremely knowledgeable in regard to our marriage license and brought everything we needed day of.
Very unprofessional. Doesn’t not communicate and is unreliable. I had to find a new officiant two months before my wedding. I’m still waiting on a response about giving us our reta...
iner fee back. I assume we will never get it. This was a very disappointing experience, considering all her positive reviews. I would not recommend.
We are so grateful to Betsy Thompson for helping make our wedding ceremony so special! From the very beginning, she was thoughtful, professional, and genuinely invested in making o...
ur ceremony feel personal and meaningful. She worked closely with us to write our ceremony and vows, ensuring that every word reflected our love story perfectly.
Unfortunately, due to a family emergency, Betsy was unable to officiate on our wedding day. However, she went above and beyond to find us a wonderful replacement, ensuring that everything still went smoothly. Despite not being there in person, her care, effort, and attention to detail were evident in every part of our ceremony.
We cannot recommend Betsy Thompson enough! Even in unexpected circumstances, she showed true professionalism and dedication, and we are so thankful for all of her help in creating such a beautiful and memorable moment for us.
Betsy was absolutely amazing to work with! My husband and I did a lot of nontraditional things at our wedding and Betsy was amazing in helping us achieve our dream wedding! She was...
very helpful and kind!
We are so glad we had Betsy as our officiant! She helped us create a wonderful and personalized ceremony, and was fantastic with her communication and organization leading up to ou...
r big day. Our family and friends had nothing but great things to say about her, and we highly recommend her to other couples looking for an officiant!
Betsy was such a pleasure to work with and did an AMAZING job officiating our wedding. She was very attentive and professional throughout the whole process and made us feel so comf...
ortable. The ceremony she created was everything we could have asked for and more! We would highly recommend!
Betsy was AMAZING! She was so helpful and supportive of the pre-wedding jitters and answering all of the questions we had. Not only that but she was so fun and kind! I would recomm...
end Betsy to ANYONE who is getting married!
Betsy was an absolute joy to work with! She made my husband and I feel like we’ve known her forever! Betsy made the process so smooth and easy and she brought the perfect energy to...
our wedding ceremony! Thank you so much Betsy for making our wedding so special!
Betsy was amazing!!! Working with her from start to finish was a breeze! We built our ceremony using prompts that she had and it was everything we wanted. She and her sister were t...
here for our wedding and they were so sweet and helpful! She handled the marriage license and mailed it for us. I could not recommend her enough !!
10/10 would recommend. We had a lovely day and everything went smooth. Betsy even made a wonderful last minute edit to our ceremony based on a conversation I had right before it st...
arted, which was just awesome!
We had a couple of family members wanting to officiate our wedding and we just couldn't say yes to them. It's such a big responsibility and people don't really know that until it's...
too late. We hired Betsy after talking to a couple others and it was one of the best decision we made. She automatically felt like part of the family and was an amazing listener. Betsy had many options to write our perfect ceremony script. We even added some of our own ideas. She was responsive and quick to making sure we were all set for our wedding. Betsy had a wonderful presence and voice for the ceremony. I honestly don't have one negative thing to say about our experience with BT Weddings. Message her now and find out for yourself!
10/10 - would highly recommend
From the very beginning, Betsy was very kind, understanding, and organized about officiating. She tells you exactly what needs to be done based on your location/state, and also pro...
vides all kinds of templates that you can pick and choose from to fit what matches you as a couple. She also offers to come for your rehearsal (even attended on a holiday weekend which was so thoughtful), and was always quick to respond with any questions up until our wedding day. During the wedding, she did an amazing job, she has a warm and inviting personality, and she even met all of our witnesses and took a picture with us. She was the best choice for us, and you will be disappointed if you do not choose her. Thanks for everything, Betsy! - Jess & Trevor
Betsy was on time, professional and big help on our big day. She helped make sure everything went as smooth as possible.
Betsy was a dream to work with! She helped with our rehearsal and I'm so glad we had her. Our ceremony was exactly what we wanted! Highly recommend her!!!
Betsy was absolutely amazing!!!! She was so sweet and kind. She ran our rehearsal for us and did an amazing job at our ceremony! She is well priced too!! I loved her!!!
Betsy was absolutely amazing! She gave us tons of options for the ceremony. She was very helpful during the rehearsal and actual ceremony. She took care of everything so we didn’t ...
have to worry. (Like sending in our marriage license).
Betsy was absolute perfection to work with. She helped my husband and I create a ceremony that was tailored to us. She was incredibly responsive and professional and went above an...
d beyond helping us choose vows that hit the “traditional enough” mark but also stayed true to who we are organically as a couple. She was a joy to work with and we are grateful she was there to officiate our wedding!
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Southwest Michigan
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