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An Unforgettable, Personal Presence
For over 35 years I have been privileged to help hundreds of couples make their day special and their life together a blessing! I want to invite you into our home so we can meet face to face and get to know one another. When we meet I want to take the time to listen to you share YOUR STORY, answer your questions and talk about your plans for the ceremony. I want to make sure you are confident and secure in making the decision of who will have the honor of standing with you on your wedding day. My promise to you is a truly wonderful experience, filled with genuine love, performed with excellence, dignity and touches of joy. It will be a day graced with a simple and sacred celebration of all your heart desires. -Michael
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Commitment Ceremony, Elopement, Religious Ceremony, Second Wedding , Vow Renewal Ceremony
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Christian, Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant
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After The Wedding, Newlywed Life, Getting Engaged, Premarital Counseling, Wedding, Ceremony
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If you’re looking for the best officiant in Colorado, look no further than Pastor Michael! We had a destination wedding, and therefore had to work with Pastor Michal remotely during the lead up to our day. Throughout the entire process, Pastor ...
Micheal did an excellent job at getting to know us through multiple phone calls and FaceTime. He asked us detailed questions about our story and walked through our relationship from beginning to end. There were no forms or questionnaires to fill out… Pastor Michael specifically took his time on the phone calls to get a thorough understanding of us. His attention to detail paid dividends on our wedding day, as Pastor Michael spoke about us as if he knew us for years! Our ceremony lasted about 30 minutes, and he had all of our guests laughing, crying, and completely engaged throughout the ceremony. Immediately after the ceremony, we had multiple guests comment on how great Pastor Michael, how much they loved his speech, and how personal it all seemed. Again, we cannot recommend Pastor Michael enough, and are beyond thrilled that we found him!
We had an incredible experience with Michael as our pastor. He really took the time to get to know us and use that information in the ceremony. The ceremony was wonderful and we loved everything he had to say!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND.
Michael was perfect. He was funny, he was personal, he took extra steps that made our ceremony feel like something that came from both of us, officiated by someone who knew us. Thank you for making our day special!
We had the most incredible experience with Pastor Michael. Our wedding was a very tricky short notice experience, we met with him and instantly he put us at ease as a great fit for our challenge of timing and logistics. We had many compliments ...
from all of our guests on the professionalism and connection he made them feel for our wedding. We would highly recommend him to any couple that is looking for the Pastor to deliver an entertaining and memorable service to their magical day.
When me and my husband were looking for a pastor for our wedding, we had narrowed it down to two people. Michael was the only one to respond, and he took the time to get to know us. When our wedding day came, he was wonderful, I have had sooo m...
any family members say how much they loved him, and wish they had him at their wedding!! I can’t show how much everything went soo perfect!
As an out of state couple, my fiancé and I were initially nervous about hiring a pastor we had never met to lead and officiate our wedding. As soon as we met Pastor Welchert over zoom we knew we had found our guy! He’s absolutely incredible, to...
ok time to really get to know us as a couple, and his speech/sermon at our wedding was phenomenal. All of our friends and family talked about how amazing he was, and couldn’t believe that we hadn’t known him for years! I truly cannot recommend him highly enough.
OUR BEST DECISION... From the time we got engaged until the day we became husband and wife, nothing about our engagement & planning went the way it was "supposed to." We found Michael through "The Knot" and when I say that hiring Michael was th...
e best decision we could've made, I wholeheartedly mean it. Michael is a truly talented individual and professional when it comes to telling love stories. I think he told our love story better than we could have. We are forever grateful for you, Michael!! I don't know how we'll ever thank you enough... Love always, The Tolberts
We had our wedding in February 2021 - we had changed our plans due to COVID, but our wedding turned out better than we could have planned. A large part of that was due to Michael. He told our story better than we could. We could not have found ...
a better Pastor!
My husband and I are so happy we chose Michael to be our pastor at our wedding!! You wouldn’t have guessed from our ceremony that we had only met one other time in person. He was so personable and told our story like he had known us for years! ...
He kept our guests captivated the whole time and we’ve received so many complements about him since our wedding! I can’t recommend him enough!!
When deciding on our outdoor wedding officiant, we were looking for someone who could express to our guests our story, our love for one another, and how important everyone there was to us. Pastor Michael exceeded all of our expectations. We met...
with him a few times before our wedding, and he was able to detail our story so well that guests assumed he had known us for years. We would highly recommend Pastor Michael for anyone looking for a wedding officiant.
My husband and I were blessed to have Pastor Michael officiate our wedding last September. He took the time to get to know us and our unique story, and he made our ceremony so personal and special. We got several compliments from our wedding gu...
ests on Pastor Michael, many of them were wondering if he was a family friend since he knew so much about us and our history. Thank you, Pastor Michael!
My husband and I were unsure of where to start when looking for an officiant for our wedding. We found Michael on The Knot, reached out, and that was the best thing we did! Michael spent the time to get to know us, answer questions, and truly m...
ade our ceremony extra special! After the ceremony we recieved too many compliments to count about what an amazing job he did. THANK YOU so much Michael for being a part of our special day!!!
Michael did an incredible job officiating our wedding! I was very laid back and chose not to do a rehearsal. I panicked right before that I should have done one but we nailed it. Michael was funny, warm, kind and touching. Both my husband and I...
were in tears. I could not have asked for things to go any smoother and would recommend him over and over to anyone looking!
Pastor Michael was one of the most wonderful people we ever met! Meeting with him and talking to him, sharing some of our most memorable moments together as couple Was very heartwarming for both me and my husband. We decided to renew our vows a...
nd have the most beautiful classy elegant ceremony for all of our love ones to join us this time. His kind words had a lot of our family members in tears. I’m very thankful we chose this wonderful pastor to renew our vows!
Michael was the best person for our ceremony. He was so fun and entertaining and he made sure that everything was exactly how we wanted it every step of the way. He even went so far as to include tons of Disney references in order to reflect mi...
ne and my husbands relationship. I highly recommend him for anyone marriage services because he will make it the most special thing- not just a form response with fill in the blanks.
My husband & I found Michael through the Knot & are so happy we did! We decided to do SYMBIS counseling within the months leading to our special day, led by Michael & his wife Diana, which we totally recommend! They made the process feel very r...
elaxed & casual. They did an excellent job, and are such genuine people – always greeted us with smiles and big bear hugs. Michael also did a wonderful job officiating our wedding, he made our ceremony so special & perfect! We most definitely recommend him :)
Michael, was hands down, the best choice to officiate our wedding. He made my husband and I feel so comfortable and blessed during the entire process. He was so professional on our wedding day and so personable! People thought that he was someo...
ne we had known for years, rather than just a few months. I would choose him over and over again. Thanks Michael for everything! I cannot thank you enough!!
Hi! We are from texas and we eloped at Garden of the Gods. We planned on eloping just us two, but change of plans and our family wanted to go! The week before our wedding (more like 4 days) we decided we wanted someone of our faith to officiate...
our wedding. Pastor Michael was the first person I found and the only person we’ve spoke to. We set up a day where we could talk about us and get to know him. We talked for over an hour and it felt like five minutes! It felt like we were taking to a family member, someone that’s known us our whole lives. By the end of the phone call we knew we wanted him to be part of our wedding. During our wedding he made us feel so comfortable and loved. Our wedding was a small hike up, and my mother and aunt are elderly. He gladly stayed behind with the guys to help my aunt get to the top. He also carried a few items for us to help out! Our family love him and kept saying how amazing it was having him with us, and how it felt like he’s know us forever. If you are looking for someone who makes that true and genuine connection with you and your fiancé, then look no further! He is the absolute best!!
My wife and I are from Louisiana. We knew planning for a wedding out of state would be difficult, but planning it during COVID-19 had me kissing my hair goodbye. The only thing that did not change from our original wedding plans was our pastor....
Being from Louisiana, both of our meetings with Pastor Michael had to be over the computer. As soon as we met him, we knew we had hit the lotto. The guy is just so nice and relatable and figured out a way to have us express things about each other (and ourselves) that we would probably not have said otherwise.
When the day of the wedding finally came, we quickly realized that the home we were having it at was impossible to find. Everyone was lost. The caterer, guests, everybody. When Pastor Michael arrived, it was show time as soon as he stepped out of the car (no fault of his own). He literally had to walk from his car to where we were about to make this commitment. My guy did not waver, he did not say he needed a minute. He walked right up and CRUSHED this wedding. Everyone was crying. I was crying so ugly, it was a mess. A man who had only spoken with us twice over a computer managed to treat us like we were some of his closest friends. It was by far the best wedding sermon I’ve ever heard.
Before he left, he told my family and I that he “did marriages, not weddings” and explained that if there was ever anything that we needed guidance through, he would be there no questions asked. I can’t speak for any other pastors in Colorado, but if you are still looking, save yourself some stress and get Pastor Michael. You won’t regret it.
Working with Pastor Michael was by far one of the best decisions we made for our wedding! He took the time to really get to know us and created a personalized ceremony to make our day memorable and unique. His charismatic personality helped put...
my husband and I at ease during the planning process and then again on our wedding day. Countless friends/family told us after the ceremony how fantastic he was and that it was the best ceremony they had ever been to! He was able to engage all of our guests and create a ceremony which was lighthearted at times, but also incredibly sentimental and special. We cannot say enough good things about working with Pastor Michael for your wedding day!!
We could not be happier with having Pastor Michael officiate our wedding. He was gracious enough to invite us into his home and took the time to get to know us on a personal level. He wanted to ensure that we got the ceremony we were hoping for...
, and we got exactly that. Fair warning, when he tells you that whatever you say might be said in the ceremony, he means it. :)
Pastor Michael is amazing! As an out of state couple it was difficult to find someone that had the same values that we did as a couple. After speaking to Pastor Michael we knew he was the guy for us. He is Christ centered, caring, and funny. He...
truly wants to make a connection with you as a couple and cares for the longevity of your marriage. We had some last minute changes due to the wildfires that caused us to move venues. Pastor Michael accommodated the last minute change and made it happen for us. We are truly grateful. Thank you!
Pastor Michael really took the time to get to know us as a couple and made our ceremony so special! He was so personable, funny, faith oriented and the perfect match for our special day. I felt like I’ve known him for years!! I highly recommend...
pastor Michael for your wedding, you will not be disappointed.
We had Pastor Michael do our wedding. It was so genuine and heartfelt. We couldn’t be happier.
We couldn’t imagine our wedding day without Pastor Mike! Our ceremony was beautiful, heartfelt, and full of love (and laughs).
For preparation we decided to complete marriage mentoring and we are SO HAPPY with that decision. We feel like we’v...
e been equipped with all the tools necessary for a lifelong marriage! All of our sessions were held virtually because of Covid-19 and that we do not live in Colorado. Michael and Diana are truly an inspiration and we loved every minute visiting with them.
Before our wedding we walked through ceremony details and the flow of the day. On the wedding day before the ceremony started, Pastor Mike stopped by to check in with the bridal party and introduce himself to family. He was so calm and excited to share the day with us. The ceremony was INCREDIBLE!! Pastor Mike is so talented and thoughtful with his words. He captured us perfectly and had such an incredible message about marriage. We are so glad to have a recording to listen to and watch in the future.
We are so happy with our decision and highly encourage couples to reach out to Pastor Mike!
Pastor Michael was truly AMAZING! After months of planning and redirecting (thanks, COVID), he was accomodating, encouraging and all around just incredible. He wrote a ceremony personalized to us -- as if he were our friend his whole life. I...
t was beautiful -- and perfect -- and everything we wished it could be and more. On our wedding day, he was helpful and kind -- it ensured our nerves were calm. I would HIGHLY recommend him to anyone looking for an officiant.
We feel so fortunate to have found Pastor Michael before our wedding! He is exactly what we were hoping to find - kind, personable, encouraging, and a man of strong faith. We loved his process of getting to know us, and were so impressed with t...
he ceremony that he performed. Our families were touched with how perfectly he struck the balance of traditional and personal, and really worked in so many special (and funny) touches. He is someone that we hope to have in our lives for a long time! Can't recommend him enough!
Having only lived in Colorado for a year, we were super nervous about finding a wedding officiant. Pastor Michael was 1 of 3 Pastors we sat down and spoke with before deciding. From the beginning it just felt right...there is no other way to de...
scribe it! He was super professional, yet super easy to talk to. We really loved how he invited us into his house and immediately asked to know our story. He listened to everything we said or wanted and put together the most beautiful ceremony. We are so grateful to have had our paths cross with Pastor Michael. We had so many people come up to us and say it was the best wedding ceremony they had ever been to. Guests were so amazed at how well he captured our personalities and made it so personable. He did a good job keeping a mix of tradition vs modern, which is exactly what we wanted! Look no further, and book him for your wedding ceremony! We couldn’t have imagined our day with anyone else :)
Pastor Michael was absolutely AMAZING!! He was so responsive during the entire process, and he is such a genuine and down to earth man. The day of our ceremony it was a little cold outside, he took his suit coat off and put it around me to keep...
me warm. We loved the fact, that he told us if there came a time in our marriage that we needed to confide in anyone outside of our family, that he would always be there for us and to help us with whatever we needed. The wedding ceremony that he performed was absolutely perfect! We loved that he took time to get to know us, and tied things about my husband and I’s relationship in the ceremony. He made it so personal and intimate, and that’s exactly how we wanted it. We also loved the fact that he prayed over us and blessed our marriage, that is huge to us and meant the world to us. I highly recommend Pastor Michael to anyone and everyone, he’s an amazing man and an amazing officiant!
My wife and I actually found Pastor Michael from attending another wedding in Colorado a few months before we got engaged. Many times, Pastors or officiants are only talked about if something doesn’t go right or the bride or grooms name is said...
incorrectly (I have sadly seen this a few times at weddings). We left that wedding and couldn’t stop talking about Pastor Michael and figured, “that guy was so good he must have been my friend’s Uncle or family.” Turns out he wasn’t, but it goes to show you the time, effort, and genuine personality that Pastor Michael puts into his work. When interested in using Pastor Michael for our wedding, he invited us over to his home for a consultation and let us walk him through what we wanted our day to look like. Since the moment we met him to our wedding day, he has been authentic, professional, a mentor throughout the process, and a friend to both myself and my wife. Not only did we use Pastor Michael for the wedding day, but him and his wife offer pre-marital counseling through the, SYMBIS program (Save Your Marriage Before It Starts). My wife and I have signed up for the 6 session program and are 4 / 6 classes in so far. Pastor Michael and his wife have been amazing throughout this process and have given us great tools to help continue our already successful relationship. If you are looking for a Pastor for your big day, look no further!
Pastor Michael was awesome and exactly what we were looking for. He made our ceremony feel so intimate and personal. We are truly blessed we found someone like pastor Michael and thankful he took the time to get to know us and our story. He is ...
truly invested in ensuring the bride and groom feel comfortable and feel loved!❤️
Pastor Michael was simply the perfect person to marry my husband and I! He really took the time to get to know us and our story, and how we fit together as a couple. Our initial meeting was fantastic and fun, and we felt that he truly cared abo...
ut us and making our wedding day even more wonderful. He took great care with us the day of the wedding, speaking with us both individually and my parents before to calm all of our nerves and get a greater sense of what we wanted. The ceremony was perfect: funny, meaningful, unique to us and our story and incorporated everything we wanted in a Christian ceremony and even things we didn’t even think about! We loved everything about it and appreciate everything Pastor Michael did for us! His calm and positive demeanor was very truly appreciated, and he even mailed our marriage license off to the courthouse for us that same day. Everyone at the ceremony said it was perfect and one of the most awesome ceremonies they had ever been to! We highly recommend Pastor Michael to anyone and everyone! With Covid he was also very flexible with us and made our new date, venue and very scaled down guest list work perfectly.
If you are looking for a wedding pastor or officiant, look no further. He was honestly one of my favorite parts of our wedding! Thank you so much for everything Pastor Michael!!
We are so very glad to have met Pastor Michael and were blessed to have him as our Officiant! From the beginning it just felt right; he was professional yet easy to talk with, inquired about our story, listened attentively, took notes, and enjo...
yed getting to know us, as we did with him. The day of our wedding, Pastor Michael arrived early, made everyone feel comfortable, and truly did a tremendous job with our ceremony! We chose traditional vows, and included handfasting; he cleverly transitioned and eloquently captured the essence of our relationship, bringing even more to the ceremony than we had anticipated! Pastor Michael is a natural and we HIGHLY recommend him as an Officiant!!! (Plus he looks good in our photos!) Thank you, Pastor Michael!!!
My husband and I can’t say enough wonderful things about Pastor Michael. We were a little late to the game with finding some of our vendors but Pastor Michael made our experience very special and after our first meeting with him we knew we want...
ed him to officiate our wedding. He was extremely personable and was great about communicating with us and answering our questions. He made us laugh and he made us feel comfortable, and he is someone I hope we can maintain a friendship with for years to come. Our ceremony was the perfect combination of faith, fun, and personality and we are still receiving positive feedback from our friends and family about what a wonderful job our wedding officiant did. We would have to agree!
You ever just meet someone but they quickly give off the energy that you've known them for years? That has been the experience my husband and I had with Pastor Michael.
As an out of state bride I was super nervous about selecting an amazing of...
ficiant. We wanted someone funny so the ceremony wasn't dry, someone who could walk us through pre marriage counseling, and someone who was walking with God. Pastor Micahel was all of this and more. We loved that Pastor Michael was always a text or call away, had invited us into his home to chat, did pre marriage sessions with us and included his lovely wife to have both perspectives via facetime and made our ceremony so specific to us.
Everyone at our wedding had commented on how awesome our food and Pastor was and that alone is an amazing comparison.
If you are a couple and searching for the best officiant your search stops here. Take the jump and book Pastor Michael; you won’t regret it.
My husband and I could not have asked for a better officiant for our wedding. Pastor Michael is so genuinely caring and loving. We only had the pleasure of meeting him one time before our wedding (since we live in Florida and he lives in Colo...
rado), but we felt like we've known Pastor Michael our whole lives, and we hope to keep in contact with him the rest of our lives! Our wedding ceremony was perfect, and that's really thanks to Pastor Michael. He was so incredibly friendly, warm, and faithful. Our guests figured we had known him for years. He took the time to get to know us and learn what was truly important to us to tailor his ceremony to what we wanted. If you want an officiant who will genuinely and lovingly introduce you and your spouse to marriage while making your guests tear up with joy, Pastor Michael is perfect for you. Thank you and God bless you, Pastor Michael!
This review is long overdue!!! Seeing how I got married over a year ago...and to this day Pastor Michael was my one vendor that made our big day as special as it was. My now husband and I are from Michigan and decided to get married in Lone Tre...
e, CO. I flew out to try and squeeze all our vendors in one weekend. My first impression of Pastor Michael exceeded all of my expectations in the first 10 minutes of meeting. From there through emails he stayed in constant contact — I wouldn't of been THAT bride if I hadn't had one crazy request. We wanted our closing to perfectly end and lead right into the beginning of a song. Without hesitation he took on this task. The night before our wedding he came to our rehearsal the confidence he had while telling us, showed us that we weren’t just another wedding in his books. The big day came... let me tell you that this review does NO justice to the amazing service he did that evening. He is a 10/10.
Thank you so much Pastor Michael!!!
Love, The Yancey’s
Michael was FANTASTIC! We were a destination wedding and he made time to FaceTime us, email us, meet us for the rehearsal and do everything possible to make the experience as amazing and personable as possible. We had multiple multiple guests c...
oming up to us after the wedding asking specifically about him and raving about his words at our ceremony! 10/10!
Pastor Michael made our day run so smoothly and made us feel welcome throughout the entire experience! We were a long distance couple and found it hard to to find someone willing to work with our crazy schedules, and Pastor Michael went above a...
nd beyond. We highly recommend him to anyone looking for an officiant to make your ceremony extra special!
Pastor Michael did a wonderful job officiating our wedding! Starting with the planning, he was always so organized and quick to respond. Michael and I even met with Pastor Michael for a "get to you us" / wedding planning meeting. This helped pl...
anning our ceremony smooth and personal to us! On the Wedding Day, Pastor Michael did a fabulous job leading the ceremony. He was engaging, funny, genuine, and heartfelt. Everyone enjoyed his officiating - especially Michael and I! Thank you for being a special part of our day, Pastor Michael!
We were so blessed to have Pastor Michael join our lives together on September 22nd! Every word spoken reflected his commitment to making this day ours and a memory for a lifetime. He had listened to our hearts and crafted a ceremony that re...
flected our faith, our commitment to each other and to our families. Our ceremony revolved around the true joining of the “clans” and Pastor Michael helped us incorporate all of the Irish and Scottish traditions along with the special scriptures we had requested. We literally “tied the knot” with the tartan ribbons of each clan! We also had the special treat of having our son and daughter-in-law renew their vows at the end of our ceremony. Pastor Michael helped us make this a truly generational wedding for all in attendance! Our hearts are full of praise for a day that was perfect in every way!
you are looking for someone to make your wedding go from good to spectacular, you need to go visit with Pastor Michael!! We had a very special request to have our favorite song lyrics matched up with scripture and Pastor Michael didnt see a cha...
llenge, he saw a way to connect to us and make our big day that much more intimate and personal. He kept in fantastic contact with us through out his creative process in coming up with our ceremony material! I even got the sweetest email from Pastor Micheal the night before our wedding that brought me to tears! He visited with both myself and my husband before the ceremony and gave us a sense of comfort to calm our nerves. If I had to give Pastor Michael a score between 1-10 it would definitely be a 1 Million!!
Pastor Welchert was absolutely phenomenal! We held our ceremony at red rock canyon open space. His message to us and to our family was absolutely breathtaking. He brought everyone together beautifully and helped erase any nerves we had about ha...
ving an outdoor wedding. My parents and in-laws absolutely LOVED the way he approached our story! He was an absolute blessing to have as an officiant!!!!
Pastor Mike was absolutely wonderful, I cannot recommend him enough! He was a wonderful officiant at our wedding and he truly listened to our story and relayed it in the most beautiful way possible, 10/10 would recommend him anytime! Thanks Pas...
tor Mike!
Michael was fantastic! So personalized and customized to us and our story. Very grateful for his insights, advice and care for our ceremony and big day. Can not recommend Michael more!!
We could not have asked for a better pastor to officiate our wedding. We had so many people come up to us and say they truly loved how personal and real our ceremony felt. He made our ceremony so memorable and special we will never forget those...
small details. Michael is super easy to talk to, and makes us feel very comfortable opening up to him when we meet. We not only wanted him to be our pastor, but we also are doing marriage coaching with him and his wife Diana. We have had 3 sessions and ever since the very first meeting we knew we met these two people for a reason. We really enjoy speaking with them about our marriage, and they make it so easy for us to open up to them. We know we have a safe supportive place to fall back on when we speak to both of them. We are so blessed to have met Michael and Diana, and we plan on continuing our sessions with them since our wedding on August, 4 2019.
We had a destination wedding in Vail, CO and I was so nervous to find someone to marry us that we didn’t know. I reached out to Michael and from the first meeting to the ceremony- everything was perfect! Our ceremony was amazing because of him...
. Our vendors and guests were complimenting the ceremony afterwards. He truly gets to know you as a couple. I would highly recommend using Michael as your Pastor for your wedding. It was everything we envisioned.
Michael was the perfect person to perform our ceremony. He took time to get to know us, so even though we had only met once it felt like he was a close friend. Our friends and family loved the ceremony and even commented on how amazing and pers...
onal it was. He even mailed off our marriage license for us since we are from Kansas and we didn’t have to worry about anything. He also assisted in setting up and making sure everything was ready before the ceremony. It was difficult not being able to have our hometown pastor there, but he made us feel loved and just like we were at home! Thank you for such a wonderful experience and making our wedding day amazing!
Pastor Michael was amazing. I had a list of vendors for everything for a wedding but a pastor. I went strictly off reviews and felt that pastor Michael had very good reviews. The reviews were not wrong! From the first time meeting with him he m...
ade us feel comfortable and really got to know us. At the wedding he made the ceremony personable and we had several guests comment on his wonderful ceremony. Many thought we knew him for years. For those of you scanning through reviews no need to go any further! I would recommend him to family, friends, and strangers! He really is the best!
The word amazing is an understatement!
Our day was incredibly beautiful, and Pastor Michael made everything run so smooth.
He is so professional, and well-spoken. Everyone felt so comfortable, and like they had known him their entire lives.
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We recieved so many compliments throughout the day on how wonderful, fun and friendly he was.
We absolutely recommend him!
Thank you so much Pastor Michael for making our special day so inspiring, and Beautiful!!
Although we had been planning my daughter's wedding for 6 months, time slipped away and I didn't start looking for an officiant until 2 weeks (yikes!) before her wedding! We were looking for someone who could perform the ceremony for not only m...
y daughter's (nonreligious) wedding but also for my own (religious) wedding which was about a month later. I screened several officiants and found a few who were available both dates but Pastor Michael seemed to understand the potential of the uniqueness of the experience better. He made it very convenient for my daughter, son-in-law to be, and fiancee to meet with him so he could hear “her story”. In addition, his rate was reasonable, unlike many other officiants who charge an arm and a leg! Pastor Michael gathered information about us and performed both ceremonies with a down to earth attitude and humor that we, as well as our guests enjoyed. We are all happily married now, thanks to Pastor Michael!
Michael was fantastic - he listened to what we wanted to include in the ceremony and then added a professional touch to the ceremony overall! He made our day so special!
From our first meeting with Michael we knew he was who we wanted to officiate our ceremony. His confidence and friendly demeanor sold us from day one. He was very easy to get along with and seemed to "get" us right away. It continued to go up f...
rom there, Michael offered to help my husband write his vows so that he would feel confident reading them in front of all of our guests. This was so awesome as my husband would not have had the confidence to do personal vows if it were not for Michael. And finally, Michael did an AMAZING job with our ceremony. I am a very particular person and was very worried that it would not be up to par, as we have only known Michael for a short time- but there was no need to worry because the ceremony was personal and very articulate. It was more than I could have imagined. I one-thousand percent recommend Michael!
Michael was easy to work with. He’s very fun, caring, loving and professional. He was great to work with and had ideas we didn’t even think about. We received lots of compliments on the service and his part. He was at the rehearsal the night be...
fore and on the day of the wedding took charge and the ceremony ran smoothly. We had our dream wedding because of Michael! Would highly recommend!!
First, our venue burned down 4 days before our wedding day. The original venue was an hour north of Denver and the new venue was a little further. The new venue didn’t allow us to setup the night before so we setup about an hour before the cere...
mony (it was in the middle of the woods on a mountain so that was the earliest we could get there). Pastor Michael arrived early, helped us get things setup before the wedding and ran through everything we needed to know to ensure the ceremony ran smooth. I’m sure he doesn’t normally help with setup as a service but it was nice he was willing and able to help us out.
His sermon was short and sweet like we had requested but we met via FaceTime prior to the wedding so he was still able to make it personal for us.
I would highly recommend him as a destination wedding pastor!
Pastor Michael was INCREDIBLE! Truly the highlight to our entire evening. We only had the chance to meet with him once before our wedding day and he blew away my expectations. It was a perfect blend of funny, religious, and personal. My father ...
who is Jewish would not stop saying how much he liked him. Doesn't that say it all? :) I would recommend him to anyone! Thank you so much Pastor Michael for making our evening beyond special!!!
Pastor Michael was wonderful! He personalized our vows to include our kiddos. Our wedding was at the aquarium and he included that theme into our ceremony as well. We received compliments all night from guests on how well of a job he did. He ma...
de himself accessible from the initial meeting to the event. He never left you wondering about the service or worried about the day of. I would recommend him to anyone looking for this service.
Pastor Michael was absolutely incredible guiding us into marriage. From premarital advice and counseling to officiating our wedding, Pastor Michael made us feel confident that we were ready to begin our next chapter. He inspired us with his own...
story about his marriage. The day of our wedding he went above and beyond our expectations. The stories he told were genuine and everyone there was moved. We could thank or recommend him enough!
Pastor Michael did an amazing job as the officiant for our wedding! We had some rain on our wedding day and still decided to get married outside. Our guests started the ceremony holding umbrellas, but luckily it stopped raining just after we ...
began! Pastor Michael made sure to throw in some humor about the weather and about how my husband and I met. It was perfect for our personalities and for the ceremony! We really felt like Pastor Michael understood us and where we came from to get to our wedding day. Even though we only met once before the wedding, we both felt completely comfortable with Pastor Michael marrying us. It was such a great experience!
My new husband and I hired Pastor Michael to officiate our January wedding and are so happy with our choice! Since our regular pastor was unavailable, we wanted to find someone who would deliver a religious, meaningful ceremony but who would al...
so have a sense of humor and keep our guests engaged. He did exactly that! We received so many compliments on the ceremony and truly left feeling like we'd known Michael for years. He takes the time to get to know you as a couple and it really shows.
Pastor Michael was absolutely amazing! He really took the time to get to know us on a personal level and magically wove our story into the ceremony. He made our day perfect! I highly recommend him.
Pastor Michael was fantastic. When my wife and I first met him, we knew he was the one we would be most comfortable with presiding over our family's special day. We are a blended family with five children in all, and Michael was awesome at enga...
ging the children and instilling humor where appropriate and appreciated. Our family and friends all commented how great he was. We highly recommend Pastor Michael he's, in our opinion, one of the best Wedding Pastors in Colorado!
Absolutely wonderful to work with!! We couldn’t be happier with our wedding day and are so glad he was able to help make it perfect.
Pastor Michael delivered exactly what we asked of him. My wife and I met with him after at his home few weeks before our wedding. He was well prepared, well organized and his home office itself spoke of his professionalism. At kept in contact...
with us during our busiest two weeks time. He showed up on time and he was well dressed and spoke eloquently and made us look good. His words shared were of biblical which is what we asked for and he made us look good.
Pastor, we really appreciate everything. We will pass on the words.
Micheal was awesome from start to finish. Many compliments on the service. We loved him!
Pastor Michael was absolutely amazing! When I first contacted him we did not realize he was not in Colorado Springs so we met via facetime. We had two other appointments scheduled prior to meeting with him, people in Colorado Springs, but we ...
cancelled shortly after because we just knew he was the perfect fit for us! We never met in person prior to the wedding, and even the day of didn't have much time to chat with him, and yet our guests kept asking how long we'd known him as if he was a family friend or one of our uncles. Our wedding started about 15 minutes late due to a shuttle being late. Pastor Michael went above and beyond to keep our guests updated (without being asked - I didn't even know about this until several weeks after the wedding). He was a big help the day of in making sure everything went seamlessly. He didn't just stick to some simple script, he adapted as the ceremony did - even an odd best man prank, he laughed with us, smiled and really kept our guests engaged with what was happening as well. He did every single thing we asked him to as far as scriptures we wanted read and those that we did not. He also gave us great advice with questions we had in the days leading up to the wedding. I could not recommend Pastor Michael enough, my only regret was that we did not get to formally introduce ourselves because there was just too much going on. I hope that our paths cross again!
Michael was amazing and I would recommend him to anyone. We planned the wedding only two weeks in advance and therefore didn't get to meet him in person - this was surprisingly no problem at all! He worked with us to video chat and on the day o...
f the wedding we felt like we already knew him. He helped to make everything go smoothly and got there with plenty of time to spare. He listened to everything we wanted in the ceremony and included the perfect amount of funny and serious. It was a freezing (literally, 32) day in the mountains and he was warm (literally and figuratively) and welcoming. We got many compliments on him from our guests. We do not have family out here and he even offered his and his wife's help with our new baby on the way. I cannot recommend him enough - book him! You won't regret it. Thank you, Michael!
Michael was wonderful! He incorporated the perfect mix of light hearted fun, personal tid-bits and the sanctity of the day. We’ve had so many guest from our wedding tell us how wonderful the ceremony was because of Michael. Thank you for being ...
apart of our big day Michael! You are amazing!
Michael was beyond our expectations. He truly made our wedding day special, and went above and beyond to make our wedding day very special. My wife and I knew the first time we met him that he was the perfect fit. On our wedding day he was on t...
ime, and even came up to the rooms personally to see how we were doing. He was truly the best officiant.
Pastor Michael was the best choice for an officiant we could have possibly made!
2 days before our ceremony, I decided to personalize and add some romantic ideas. Pastor Michael took everything I gave him and made our ceremony PERFECT in every...
way, it was “magical” he took complete charge and left nothing to chance. He even added personal details that we had discussed with him at our initial meeting. And to top it all off he took our Marriage License and filed it for us!! My advice to all couples searching for an officiant, don’t wait and take the chance that Pastor Michael could be booked for your special day... Sincerely, Richard and Melody Martinez
Michael was absolutely awesome. With us, he was dealing with a couple who had no clue as to what we wanted in the ceremony. He took the wheel and handled everything and it was perfect. He was very flexible and willing to meet as often as needed...
either in person or on the phone. We couldn't be more pleased.
Michael made our day so amazing! From the first consultation to the rehearsal to the big day, Michael made us feel at ease. He got to know us in the short time we met and was able to customize our ceremony accordingly. We received many complime...
nts from friends and family about how great the ceremony was. We loved how Michael incorporated everything we wanted in the ceremony while adding the appropriate words and guidance for the rest. Thanks Michael!!
Michael was more than we could ever ask for in a wedding officiant ! He went above and beyond to make our special day memorable for us both. I would high recommend considering Michel to officiate your wedding ! We have only good things to say a...
bout him !
Pastor Michael was an amazing part of our wedding. I had a last minute issue with the veil and we started late but he was keeping my groom calm. thank you for your patients and light on our day.
Pastor Michael far exceeded our expectations for our wedding! Not only was our ceremony personalized, but it was the perfect combination of serious with humor and lightheartedness woven in. It was very "us"! I had NUMEROUS guests comment on ho...
w wonderful they thought our ceremony was. He made the ceremony planning process extremely easy and was detail oriented. I would whole-heartedly and without reservation recommend Pastor Michael to anybody who is in search of a wedding officiant!
I knew from the start Pastor Mike was the right decision. He went the extra mile to make sure both my husband and I were comfortable. My husband needed a little extra comforting since we wrote our own vows haha. Pastor Mike is a genuinely carin...
g individual that will make you feel like you are truly important to him, and I believe you are! My family also raves about how great he was. Go with Pastor Mike, you’ll be glad you did! One LESS thing to stress about!
Pastor Michael was absolutely amazing. From our first meeting, he really got to know my fiance and I, asked great questions to dig deeper into our relationship, to truly create a custom wedding ceremony. He rolled with the punches like a pro, a...
s I had several last minute changes, and was able to tackle them all with grace, along with helping calm some wedding day jitters. Michael truly created such a beautiful wedding ceremony, that we will treasure forever. Would absolutely recommend him to any bride to be!
Michael went above and beyond to make our day extra special! We had a destination wedding in Colorado and from the first conversation up until our wedding day Michael always made us feel special. The amount of time and personal touch he took to...
make our ceremony unique to us while including everything we asked of him was incredible. The entire ceremony was seemless and he truly captivated all our guests. All of our guests couldn’t believe that even though we didn’t meet Michael until the wedding day, he told our love story as if he known us for many years. We would recommend Michael to anyone, truly an unforgettable experience. Thanks again for making our day even more special!
Love Always,
Brent & Krystal
Pastor Michael was wonderful before, during and after our ceremony. He stayed in touch with us throughout our planning process; helped customize the best ceremony for us and most importantly, demonstrated flexibility and a sense of humor when ...
we had some unexpected weather changes that caused us to modify our ceremony at the last minute. His professional, authentic and caring approach helped make our ceremony a wonderful experience.
Pastor Michael was a great officiant. He was kind, professional and welcoming towards us from the very beginning. He was easy to contact and flexible. During the wedding he was calm and pleasant. We are happy with our decision to pick him as ou...
r officiant ! He followed our request and I can’t say we would do it any different. Thank you so much for all your support and time! We are so happy!
Our Colorado Wedding was amazing and much more than we ever would’ve dreamed of. The ceremony is what I remember about our wedding day, because Michael was able to make it very special and personal to us. We loved our pre-marital counseling wit...
h both of them and being able to get both the male and female perspective. I would recommend both of them!!!! -Jeremy & Heidi
Speechless is what comes to mind to describe Pastor Michael and what he did for our wedding. He was prompt, courteous, professional, and most of all....so so kind hearted joining my wife and me together, acknowledging my mother through a littl...
e prayer, and putting a smile on everyone’s face with a witty joke, or just doing what he does best. Meeting with him a couple weeks prior was such a great idea because Jamie and me really got to know him, let him into our hearts, and make a plan that would assure the ceremony would go flawless. He wasn’t just a pastor we found on this website, he felt like family. I knew even before the ceremony started that my wife and me made the right choice. Well done Pastor Michael and thank you so so much.
—Andy and Jamie
Pastor Michael was absolutely wonderful. He spent an extensive amount of time speaking to my husband and I over the phone since we were an out of state couple. He was so kind and personable and was truly invested in getting to know us and our l...
ove story. He personalized our ceremony and made it extremely meaningful to us. Our families loved getting to know him before and after the ceremony as well. We are so happy with our decision to have Pastor Michael officiate our wedding and would highly recommend him.
Pastor Michael was everything we wanted and more in our wedding officiant! My husband and I are both Christians, and really wanted an officiant who centered the ceremony around the cord of 3 strands: God, my husband, and me. Pastor Michael not ...
only knocked that one out of the park, but our many nonreligious friends enjoyed his humor and personal touch on the ceremony. We had tons of guests and even the wedding party comment how our ceremony was the best one that they’d ever seen. We signed up for the package including a premarital counseling session.. I’d never done any sort of counseling before, my husband had.. so I was a little nervous how it would go. We were welcomed into Pastor Michael’s home with his lovely wife Diana, and had such an incredible session with them. We will take the things they told us about their own marriage into our new one, and truly use the advice for years to come. If you are looking for an officiant who can do both religious AND entertaining, Pastor Michael is hands down the best pick!!!
Our wedding day was absolutely perfect and we couldn't have asked for a better officiant. Pastor Michael was personable from the start and made our wedding ceremony so unique. He was easy to reach and invited us into his home to get to know my ...
husband and myself before the wedding. Our guests couldn't stop talking about how amazing he was during the ceremony. Thank you for everything Pastor Michael!
We had a destination wedding in CO. It was quite stressful worrying about who would be marrying us. Would they be able to convey our love for each other/family? Would we be comfortable with a stranger? Would he/she be able to pull this off hav...
ing never met us?
Well, I can say wholeheartedly Pastor Michael was able to do all the above! He made us feel so comfortable, like we were family. He emailed with us back and forth several times, spoke with us on the phone and made sure he included everything we would want and made us feel at ease. He was a man of the Lord and it was apparent in our ceremony. We could not have asked for a better experience from a “stranger”’who we consider family now.
Michael helped us plan our Colorado wedding all the way from Idaho. We did an initial Skype call with him to give us all the opportunity to get to know one another. Michael has a very warm presence and was able to tailor our ceremony in a way t...
hat was specific to our particular belief system. He spent a couple hours really getting to know us and once we had our initial call I knew we were in good hands. He led our rehearsal the night before and our wedding the next day went perfectly. He was even nice enough to submit our marriage license for us so we didn't have to worry about dropping it off before we left for our honeymoon. We highly recommend him!
Finding an officiate was difficult for my husband and me since he is from Oklahoma and I am from Colorado. We both went to different churches so we were unsure of how to go about finding an officiant that we both loved. Logan and I met Pastor...
Michael and immediately knew that he was the one we wanted. He is such a genuine and personable man and we could not be more thankful for the love and support he and his family have given us. He made the ceremony fun, while still focusing on the meaning of marriage and bringing God into our special day. Everyone at our wedding commented on what a great job he did, especially for not knowing us prior to our engagement. We HIGHLY recommend Pastor Michael when thinking about an officiant for your wedding. Thank you, Pastor Michael, for blessing us and being a part of our special day!
-Kelley Scott
Pastor Michael was absolutely amazing!!! He made our day special and memorable. He brought a light hearted sense of humor to our day and still kept the professional importance of the day at the same time. He made us feel very comfortable. I fel...
t like I had known him for a long time. I would recommend him to anyone and everyone!!!
Pastor Michael was the best officiant we could have hoped to find. We lost our original one just three weeks before our wedding, and it was a blessing in disguise. Michael took the time to get to know us and our story, and he even made suggesti...
ons and contributed ideas that made our ceremony even better than we had planned. He’s dynamic and a strong presence at the ceremony itself. I wouldn’t change a thing! Love him!
Pastor Michael was wonderful. He hosted us at our home for our first pre-wedding meeting and was very welcoming and made us feel super comfortable. While my husband and I are not super religious, Michael welcomed us with open arms. He was pr...
ofessional, warm, and kind. Our ceremony was beautiful thanks in large part to him. He had some wonderful suggestions for making our ceremony more personal including some readings and a wine box ceremony. He was an absolute pleasure to work with and was very patient with us while we made our decision about what we ultimately wanted our wedding to look like.
When finding a person to officiate your wedding it can be a tough choice. In the first minute I met Michael we knew he would be the perfect fit. He was very personable and actually listened to what we had to say and get to know us. Everyone at ...
the wedding was commenting on how amazing he was and I agree! I would recommend him over and over to anyone. Thank you for blessing us and being a part of our special day!
Nicole Schneider
Pastor Michael was awesome!!! We got married at Cielo in Castle Pines and he was there for our rehearsal helping everyone understand where they need to sit and stand! If you are searching for an officiant and need a good recommendation, Pasto...
r Michael is your guy!!!!
Cheers and I wish you luck in your wedding planning.
We had such a great experience with Michael. He was so caring and respectfull. Joel and I were very honored to have him be apart of our special day.
Joel and Amanda 7/10/15
Pastor Michael was amazing! He was funny, yet professional. He is very friendly and we recommend him 100%! He made our ceremony very special to us. He was great!
Michael had a perfect combination of humor and love. Made our day wonderful ❤️
Michael was absolutely amazing. My wife and I couldn't have asked for anything more. He is hilarious, professional and an absolute pleasure to be around!
Wow, just wow! Made our ceremony absolutely perfect. If I could do it all over again, I would definitely hire Pastor Michael all over again!
Michael arrived early to review the plans again for the ceremony. He was very patient with us since we didn't have a rehearsal. His sermon was moving and enjoyable. He made our day even more special. We highly recommend him.
Of all the vendors we used for our wedding, Pastor Michael was the best. Reliable, easy to work with, affordable. Made things easier for us, during a stressful time. I would highly recommend!
Contact Info for Colorado's Wedding Pastor
Aurora, CO | Denver and all across the Rocky Mountains
Meet the Team
Michael Welchert
Owner
The integrity of my heart and home is the core of my life. Diana and I have been married since 1985 and have five wonderful children and three grandchildren. We have served couples and families throughout our married life.
The days leading up to your wedding are some of the happiest days of your life. So, I know it is a sacred trust to stand with you and to oversee the blessing of your hearts and home.
My work as your officiant is to serve you in a way that creates a wonderfully personal and heart felt memory, like you have always dreamed of, for your wedding day!
