About this vendor
Forever and Ever, I do! L.L.C. is a wedding officiant service operating out of Des Moines, IA. Owner Rev. Lisa Apolonio is an ordained non-denominational minister who is ready to bring every detail of your dream ceremony to life. Passionate and personable, she will work closely with you to craft a fully-personalized officiation experience full of love and life.
A lifelong lover of all things romance-related, Lisa first began officiating weddings when her son required a minister for his wedding day. In her years of experience, she has learned that each couple is unique and strives to create a ceremony that reflects every one-of-a-kind personal bond. A devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, she understands how important your special day is and will go above and beyond in exceeding your every expectation.
Forever and Ever, I do! L.L.C. is available to provide on-location officiation services in both English and Spanish to weddings of all faiths throughout Central Iowa. Whether you desire an intimate elopement or an extravagant celebration with everyone you know, Lisa will tailor her services to fit your vision. She will put every detail in place for a stress-free celebration experience, from helping you to write your vows to filing your marriage license.
Details
Business Attributes
- Hispanic or Latinx-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Planning
- Se Habla Español
Religious Affiliations
- Christian
- Catholic
- Mormon
- Orthodox
- Protestant
- Interfaith
Wedding Activities
- Premarital Counseling
- Wedding
- Ceremony
Awards and Affiliations
3-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2025.2024.2023.
Best of Weddings
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4.8
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Did not show up to our wedding after confirming the event not more than roughly a week beforehand with our wedding coordinator. Our wedding was just this past weekend 06/06/26. We ...
even tried contacting Lisa up to 15 minutes before the stated ceremony time of 4:00pm cst but still nothing. Additionally, we have tried reaching out to reconcile our money back but as I write this review 06/08/26 have heard no response still. So I encourage anyone that has already booked her for future events to be very cautious, and anyone thinking about using Forever and Ever, I Do! To rethink, or go with another company and officiant.
We are so thankful for Rev. Martha and all her help making our ceremony perfect! She was always quick with her responses, helped create the most beautiful ceremony (that I still re...
ad after our wedding), and helped my husband create the most beautiful vows. She was so fun to work with! Thank you so much for being a part of our special day!
We had Reverend Martha as our officiant for our wedding day. Our scripted that she helped write was exactly what we wanted and our ceremony was absolutely beautiful.
Martha was so nice and easy to plan with. Our vows were beautifully written and so sweet. Definitely recommend!
Rev. Martha was fantastic and wrote a beautiful non-religious script for our ceremony. Very easy to work with and affordable pricing. Highly recommend.
Martha was a great officiant for our wedding. We needed to find someone kind of last minute and she was still able to help us come up with a beautiful ceremony. We didn’t feel rush...
ed or pressured. She was so knowledgeable about the wedding industry and was able to help us with steps along the way. Would highly recommend Martha and her company
Lisa was so amazing to work with! From the moment we spoke on the phone, we were impressed with her attention to detail and getting to know us as a couple. When we read through the...
script she sent us, we were so excited she captured what meant most to us. She was so professional and made our ceremony so perfect!
Martha was absolutely amazing! Working with her to perfect our wedding script was a breeze. She helped make rehearsal run smoothly and the ceremony went just off without a hitch!! ...
Martha was so nice and great to work with. We are so glad she was the one to marry us and it couldn't have gone better!!
Reverend Martha was absolutely wonderful! She wrote a beautiful ceremony script and was super responsive and helpful with all of our questions and requests. We couldn’t have had th...
e perfect ceremony I’ve always dreamed of without her. Thank you!
Martha assisted us in writing a perfect script that fit our individual needs and wants. We wanted a non-denominational ceremony, that was short, sweet, and to the point and she did...
just that for us. She allowed us to be as involved or uninvolved in the process as we wanted to be and we knew she'd show up and do her part on the big day. Thank you for all your work, Martha!
She was very helpful with the ceremony arrangements. She gave us drafts and helped us pick the right script that fit us!
Very easy to work with. Made the process simple for us by writing our whole script after a phone call. Polite and professional!
Lisa was awesome! She was able to answer any questions I had very efficiently and timely she’s also worked with us to personalize our ceremony so it could be exactly what we wanted...
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Martha was amazing to work with! She provided us with a ceremony script, added the changes that we made, and did a beautiful job performing our wedding ceremony. We did not have a ...
wedding planner or day of coordinator, so Martha also ensured that our ceremony got stared on time, and assisted with making sure we signed our marriage license correctly before mailing it in for us. She was kind, professional, and lessened our stress on such a big day. Thank you, Martha!
Lisa and the staff were absolutely amazing. We wanted a bilingual ceremony and Lisa spent a lot of time translating everything into Spanish for my partner's family. We went through...
several drafts of our script and Lisa always responded with corrections in a timely manner. We couldn't have asked for someone better to perform our ceremony. Highly recommend!
Lisa was awesome! Our wedding ceremony was beautiful thanks to her words. She’s very easy to work with, made everything stress free, she’s a true pro! Would highly recommend!
We loved working with Rev. Martha for our wedding. She made the process super easy, and was able to make the script personalized to us. While the day was cold and windy, Rev. Marth...
a showed up with no complaints to stand in the cold with us for our ceremony. Overall, a great experience!
Lisa A. Was amazing. She came to the rehearsal and helped us with the walking order. she gave great insight to what we were doing and why the order. She was so helpful and amazing ...
on tweaking the script. I wouldn't have changed anything. I had many questions and she always answered and explained. She made this day and process easy and seamless.
Martha was fantastic! So helpful and kind. She was great to work with and made things so much less stressful with all her help. Thanks so much!
Our officiant, Abba, was wonderful to work with!
Rev. Lisa was a great officiant for our wedding! She was easy to communicate with leading up to the wedding, made sure everything was in order for our marriage license, ran our reh...
earsal efficiently, and was very professional to work with! She gave us the short and sweet ceremony we wanted and it was perfect.
Martha was kind, professional, and well spoken. She works to give you the wedding you've always wanted. I enjoyed working with her and couldn't have found a better officiant!
Rev Lisa was amazing to work with! She did a good job incorporating filipino wedding traditions in our wedding! She was also very flexible and the communication was very good! We a...
re forever grateful to her!
Sincerely enjoyed working with Lisa. The rate was very affordable, and we had a great dialogue about the content of the ceremony. Would highly recommend!
Rev. Lisa was amazing! She was so easy to work with and made our day stress-free. We could hear just how genuine of a person she is while reading our ceremony script. She was quick...
to answer any of our emails and did not hesitate to adjust the script as needed to make it unique to us. 10/10 recommend!
Reverend Lisa's professionalism and willingness to craft the perfect ceremony for us made our day absolutely perfect!
Lisa was so great to work with! She was able to answer all of our questions and answered questions that we couldn’t even think of! She also made our ceremony personal and intimate!
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Des Moines, IA | Central Iowa
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