About this vendor
Big Love Weddings is a wedding officiant service. Reverend Tod Coles, has over a decade of experience in the industry and has presided over 1000 wedding ceremonies. He works with engaged couples to create the ceremony of their dreams and will help personalize it just for you. Rev. Tod welcomes couples of all faiths and beliefs. He will work to create a special ceremony that reflects and respects your love, striving to make your vision for your day come to life.
Including religious, non-religious, and interfaith services. He is also available for civil unions, commitment ceremonies, and second weddings. Reverend Coles is a true professional who strives to ensure that your service preparations are fun and enjoyable. On the day, you can expect a creative ceremony that reflects your style and starts your married life in a genuine and authentic way.
Details
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
- Buddhist
- Christian
- Catholic
- Mormon
- Orthodox
- Quaker
Wedding Activities
- Wedding
- Ceremony
Reviews
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4.9
out of 5.040 reviews
We reached out to reverend Tod when our officiant canceled the week of our wedding. We were freaking out about finding a replacement but thankfully found Tod! He was local, familia...
r with our venue, thorough, and super friendly and personable. Thank you so much Tod!!
The ceremony was customized to us and it was beautiful and exactly what we were looking for, also he’s a super nice guy, would definitely recommend
Rev. Coles did an amazing job at our wedding! He was professional and took the time to get to know us so he could add a personal touch to our ceremony. He suggested a unity ceremon...
y that made our ceremony so memorable for both of us. Everyone at the reception was talking about how much they enjoyed Rev. Coles. Highly recommend to anyone in the area!
Tod was great and did a phenomenal job at our wedding. I was a very detailed oriented bride and he talked me through everything. Contact Tod for your big day - you will not be disa...
ppointed!
We used Rev Coles for our wedding in November. He was great & so professional. He met with us before the wedding & he wrote our ceremony about us & that's all we could have asked f...
or!
Absolutely delightful! As a wedding planner who has been a part of hundreds and hundreds of weddings, I recommend Rev. Coles highly! Very professional yet warm and inviting. Guests...
, venue and vendors all loved him... and you will too!
Rev. Coles was nothing short of amazing!! He was not only very professional and kind, but he incorporated our values and our personality into the ceremony. We were so thrilled he m...
ade our ceremony fantastic!
Working with Rev Tod was so easy and fun. We wanted a non-religious ceremony and he was happy to provide just what we wanted without judgement. The ceremony was personal and tailor...
ed to us and our relationship with every line. He helped us every step of the way picking out what to say and even suggested a unity ceremony for us to do that we'd never heard of - it was unique and special and our guests remarked how original it was! We wrote our own vows and Rev Tod read them for us before the wedding and made sure they matched in length and tone which was very helpful! I would highly recommend Rev Tod especially to those wanting a non-religious ceremony that's all about the couple and their story!
Tod was easy to work with. We met with him many months prior to our date. I sent him some vows and content I had found and liked which he incorporated in our ceremony. He is very r...
easonably priced and is taking care of sending in our marriage documents to our county.
Rev. Tod was awesome! He helped us create a personalized wedding ceremony that was perfect for us. Our guests loved it! He is extremely personable and truly enjoys what he does. We...
would definitely recommend Rev. Tod!
After being referred to him by a friend and reading reviews on The Knot, I was excited to book him. However, with less than 37 days before our wedding he tells us he is taking ano...
ther couple over us when we had booked him and put down a deposit the previous year. We had been trying to reach him for 3 weeks and finally received an email stating he was on vacation. We have not received information on getting our deposit back. This is a completely a horrible experience!!!! I would NOT recommend an officiant who would do something completely devastating to someone so close to their wedding day. COMPLETELY UNPROFESSIONAL & INCONSIDERATE!!
Tod was super easy to work with and gave us great suggestions to help make our ceremony short but lovely. We had several people comment on how good of a job he did. He suggested ad...
ding a love letter ceremony, which fit us perfectly. He also took the time to get to know us and really was able to speak to how we are as a couple at the ceremony. Highly recommend!
Reverend Tod did a great job with our wedding ceremony. We really wanted to keep it short and simple and he was able to do that while still adding some very special readings. Would...
definitely recommend!
I found Rev. Tod Coles on The Knot after researching wedding officiant options. My husband and I aren't religious, but I still wanted a professional officiant for our wedding. Afte...
r reading the glowing reviews, I felt like Tod was exactly what we were looking for. Since we were planning our wedding from out of town, I first had a phone call with Tod just to make sure it would be a good fit. He was very friendly and informative and I knew right away that I wanted him for our wedding. Several months later, we were able to meet him in person during a trip to Charlotte and he spent a lot of time truly trying to get to know us to make sure he could personalize our ceremony. We sent him a few pieces during planning such as common vows we wanted and two readings, but other than that he planned the ceremony out for us. During the wedding, he did an absolutely fantastic job! He incorporated things he had learned about us during our meeting and also added his own pieces in as well that made everything flow smoothly together. I had worried that without the religious aspect of the ceremony, it would be extremely short, but the whole thing lasted about 20-25 minutes which was perfect. He also incorporated humor into the ceremony, which made it more relaxed and comfortable. All of our guests were so complimentary about the ceremony and I would highly recommend Tod for any type of ceremony you are looking to have!
Rev. Tod Coles was amazing!! He was professional and easy to work with throughout our planning experience. We were 4 hours from the Charlotte area, but he made sure the platnning w...
ent smoothly and listened to our opinions and wishes closely during our pre-wedding meeting. Our ceremony was everything we had hoped for and my guests were very impressed!! I would recommend him to anyone!!!
Rev. Tod Coles was absolutely amazing! He met with us ahead of time and really got to know us. He was sincere and not a puppet. He was great at communicating & really listened to o...
ur envision. I would highly recommend him & trust him during such an important time in your life!! Thanks Tod!
Todd was fantastic! He is such a great guy and really wants to make your wedding day the best day. My husband and I didn't know what we really wanted and Todd gave us different opt...
ions on how to customize it to our personalities. We had an amazing ceremony I couldn't have imagined out wedding day without him! I HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend!!!
Tod was amazing, when we first met I was instantly at ease and he helped any questions we had about having an officiant! He gave us plenty of options for vows and was always there ...
if we had a question!
I needed a wedding officiant and found Rev Tod on the internet. Great guy! I requested a consultation and we met for coffee where he answered all of my questions and put me at ease...
about my upcoming wedding. Had a beautiful wedding. I would definitely recommend him for your ceremony.
Rev. Tod Coles with Big Love Weddings was everything we were looking for our wedding ceremony. He made the process very easy and took a lot of the stress out of such a big decision...
. We knew we wanted to book Tod the night we met him. He has such a friendly, courteous and sincere personality; we liked him immediately! Not only did he take the time to meet with us and get a feel for our personalities what we were looking for in an Officiant, he provided ideas and guidance in making the ceremony exactly what we wanted- and in the end it was perfect!!
A huge thank you to Rev Tod for making our wedding so special! He captured our vision for the ceremony perfectly. We received a ton of compliments from our guests and everyone re...
ally enjoyed when Tod asked us to turn and look at our guests to soak in the moment and appreciate everyone being there for us. Rev Tod made the ceremony personal and unique to us and we would refer him to anyone. Thanks again Tod!!
I highly recommend choosing Tod Coles at Big Love Weddings! He did a phenomenal job during our ceremony. All of our guests noted that the ceremony was beautiful and it was exactly ...
what my husband and I wanted. Thanks so much Tod!!!
Absolutely fantastic! Couldn't have asked for anything more, totally nailed it! Made us feel right at ease, and helped make our wedding day perfect!
Tod recently officiated my wedding on 9/19/15. It was a wonderful experience working with Tod. He was very warm and welcoming and always made us feel very comfortable. At the cerem...
ony, everything flowed wonderfully and came out naturally and beautifully. I strongly reccomend choosing him to officiant your wedding, no matter what your beliefs or traditions may be!
I would recommend Big Love Weddings and Rev. Tod Coles for anyone that is looking for a personal and beautiful ceremony. We sat down and met with Rev. Tod prior to the ceremony and...
he really took interest in getting to know my husband and I. We got married on June 27,2015 at The Ritz Carlton and he made our ceremony so memorable.
The ceremony was perfect and you did an amazing job!
Thank you!
Todd did a wonderful job marrying my husband and I. We wanted something meaningful but quick and he delivered! Thanks Todd!
Thank you so much for our beautiful ceremony! I am still getting compliments a month later. It was exactly how I pictured it would be and I am so thankful to you. I will always ...
be grateful and hold you dear to my heart for making our day so special.
Shinece & Caleb
My wife and I are extremely pleased with Tod Coles at Big Love Weddings. We are both from out the Charlotte area and did not have anyone we knew to marry us. We were referred to Bi...
g Love weddings from one of our close friends in the area and are so happy that we chose Tod. He is a very likable guy and was extremely attentive to what we were looking for in our ceremony. He answered all of our questions and gave us some great ideas as well. He even took our marriage certificate after the ceremony and mailed it in for us so that we did not have to keep track of it during the reception. I would highly recommend Tod to anyone looking for a wedding officiant.
My fiance and I were not aligned on how to approach the ceremony aspect of our wedding. We both knew it was very important but for different reasons. I come from a strict Catholic ...
upbringing but no longer actively practice and he more of an agnostic & spiritual - but not religous. Reverend Tod Coles met with us over lunch and asked us some questions about how we met, what we loved about each other, how was the proposal done, and what words we would use to describe one another. From that brief meeting, Rev Tod Coles was able to create a beautiful wedding ceremony that fit us perfectly. Rev Tod Coles was funny, charming and soothing --- much like my husband. :) I highly recommend Rev Tod Coles!!
A big thank you to Rev Tod! Our ceremony didn't have a dry eye in the house! Rev. Tod was able to make our ceremony just what we wanted. We had specifics that we wanted left out an...
d he was more than accommodating and helpful with making that happen. He was able to take our idea of family being such a big supporter of our marriage (and our overall theme) and make that into a beautiful opening words that continued throughout the ceremony. He was also flexible when it came to a late scheduling mishap on my end! He was professional and a joy to work with, the best addition to your big day! Thank you Tod!
My wedding day was perfect and a large part of that goes to Rev. Tod and Big Love Weddings. He was able to perform my perfect ceremony in a limited amount of time due to me being ...
late. Never once did the ceremony or myself felt rushed. He took his time and made sure everything was perfect even though he had another wedding to be at after mine. My husband and I were very pleased my the services we received and would definitely use Rev. Tod again.
Tod Coles was highly recommended by my wedding planner to use as my officiant. From our first meeting with Tod, my husband and I felt a genuine warmth, comfort, and understanding t...
hat set us as ease in a process that could have lent to being a stressful one. Tod immediately understood the tone we wanted to set for our wedding ceremony and collaborated with us in designing our wedding ceremony that truly felt like "us". Tod guided us through our wedding ceremony, building a comfort that eased any nerves. His readings were pertinent to us in describing what marriage is and will be for us. We received many compliments after the ceremony from family and guests that said it was one of the best ceremonies they had seen. I would highly recommend Tod Coles as an officiant to any couple.
Tod was absolutely amazing! He met us only once in person prior to the ceremony (since we live out of town), and he nailed the ceremony! It was perfect!!! He captured the relations...
hip I have with my husband as if he'd known us for years and even got a few good laughs out of the audience. I would recommend him to anyone in a heartbeat!!!
Todd is incredible. He helped keep my wedding hassle free. He does that by being professional and thinking of every little thing we can't. Being a bride is fun but stressful and I ...
am so thankful I chose Todd. Trust me, you should stop shopping officiants Todd is your guy!
My husband and I could not be happier with our choice of Big Love Weddings for our wedding ceremony! Reverend Tod was great from the very beginning. He was very accommodating when ...
arranging meetings to discuss his services and what we were looking for for our big day, and he was very quick to respond to any emails or calls we had during the whole planning process. We wanted a ceremony that wasn't overly religious, and one that wasn't boring. :) We asked him to keep it a light and relaxed ceremony, while still honoring the commitment we were making to each other. He did absolutely perfect! We had quite a few folks both during and after our wedding state how professional and pleasant Rev. Tod was. We are very thankful and we couldn't be more pleased. We highly recommend Big Love Weddings!
Rev. Coles worked hard with us to make our day exactly what we wanted, The perfect day! He understood our desire for a non-traditional non-religious wedding and the fact that we ar...
e unique and wanted something more than a cookie cutter wedding. We wanted something different than unity sand and candles and he helped us work through making a Handfasting ritual that would slip straight into the wedding without much fuss and would be something uniquely us: Celtic, fun and personal. His pricing was perfect for our Halloween (Monday) wedding as well. I couldn't have asked for a better officiant and I will personally recommend him to anyone!!
Todd and his wife made our day perfect! Highly recommend him to anyone
Reverend Tod performed our wedding in July of 2010 and we were thrilled to have him. This was a second wedding for both of us and we really wanted to include my small daughter in t...
he ceremony. Reverend Tod met with us several times throughout our planning and offered us a ton of great ideas for incorporating her into the ceremony. We were able to customize our vows with his help and the wedding ended up being EXACTLY what we wanted to celebrate the start of our new family. Throughout the planning process, the preparation and the actual day, Reverend Tod was a great resource. He made sure that we had the ceremony we wanted. He made sure that our special day had the look, the feel and the joy we wanted to express. On our wedding day, it was like being married by a good friend that really cared about us. Thanks, Reverend, for making our wedding day all that we wanted and more! We couldn't have done it without you!
Before my husband and I got married, we both agreed that we did not want a traditional wedding and we did not want to go to the courthouse. We wanted to exchange our vows in a loca...
l park. Rev Tod Coles was perfect! He made it clear since this was our day, we could do it our way, no questions asked. The ceremony was aboslutly wonderful and he did an amazing job. I would recommend him for anyone that I know that is getting married. It doesn't matter if you want the big extravagant affair or like us, just want to exchange your vows. If you are looking for a wedding officiant who is personable, professional and funny...This is your guy! I give him 10 stars!!
We used Rev. Tod Coles for our wedding and it was absolutely perfect. Since it was the first wedding for us both we had very little knowledge in all that goes into organizing the c...
eremony. Rev. Coles graciously walked us through the process of laying out the flow of the ceremony and offered advice and ideas. He was very helpful. In turn, our wedding ceremony was prefect! It was exactly as we envisioned. I highly recommend Rev. Coles.
Contact
PO Box 2246, Cornelius, NC | Greater Charlotte and Lake Norman
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