James Davis, The Wedding Pastor

James was so great!!! I could not have asked for a better ceremony! He did exactly what we wanted and more! He had everyone laughing and engaged throughout the entire ceremony! I highly recommend using him!

James and his wife made it so special for us I was at lost for words. I do highly recommend them.

Absolute best Wedding Officiant out there. No need to look any further! Best personality, made our ceremony very enjoyable!

James was absolutely amazing and helped to make our special day perfect and run smoothly. He’s extremely personable and was the easiest person to work with and made sure we were all taken care of. He even gave us recommendations for honey moons and restaurants after the fact. I highly recommend choosing James Davis for your special day! :)

Mr.James and his wife are the best. Loved how we able to recieve his service on such a late notice. We appreciated the many little things they done to make our moment special. One being that we didn't have a venue so we eloped at his home office. The second was the fireplace was a beautiful touch. Lastly, the photos his wife captured so we could remember the moment.

My (new) husband and I were searching for someone to officiate our crazy idea for a January, sandy, beach elopement. When I found James and Irene, I was about done with wedding stuff and just wanted to marry the love of my life. After seeing all they have to offer on their site and the gorgeous photos Irene captures, we were ready. James knew I am quite busy with work so he suggested the spot and even checked the sunset time to get some amazing photos, which just goes to show the attention to detail and his amazing understanding of what we were asking for. For the ceremony, he knew just the words to say that meant the world to us. We also paid for the additional photos package taken by Irene. We were so impressed at her eye for capturing the most wonderful moments of that day. Just absolutely blown away. She guided us through the steps and gave suggestions that made our photos look unbelievable. I really cannot recommend two people who will go above and beyond to make your special day come to fruition the way James and Irene did for us. We can't thank you both enough!

When my parents decided to sell my childhood home my husband & I decided to get married there with only 30 days notice until their closing. We reached out to James (after just googling officiants in the VB area) & he immediately contacted us back. He was so great about walking us through the licensing process & what to expect & where to go. On the day of the actual wedding I didn't have to worry about a thing - he showed up, introduced himself to my parents, & had already handled getting the rings & all of the procedural stuff without pulling me from getting ready. I expected the ceremony to be short & sweet & very "standard" & it was so much more & amazing. He put so much detail into it & really personalized it to my husband & I & just captured not only our intense attention, but also our guests. So much so ...... that my parents (my mother & step father who have been together for 20+ years) decided to call him back to marry them a week later. James is incredible. He is so personable & easy going, he feels like an instant friend. He made us feel calm & confident standing up there & he made our ceremony so special & inserted emotion in me that day I didn't expect to feel. So, don't think twice - just book James. You won't regret it.

We luckily found James through the internet and were so glad that he was available for our wedding day. He took the time to sit down with us over a zoom call to get to know us and our love story. He also provided great guidance in the wedding planning process as far as getting a marriage license, etc. During the cocktail hour our guest couldn’t stop raving about what a great ceremony it was and that it was the best ceremony they’ve been apart of. James made the ceremony personal, funny and enjoyable. Thank you James for making our day so perfect!! We highly recommend James to anyone planning a wedding.

James did a great job of listening to us and hearing exactly what we wanted in our ceremony. The process was easy, professional, and stress free. He is a great officiant and we loved having him in our wedding!

When we were looking for an officiant, we really wanted someone who could connect with us even though they have never met us before. James Davis did that perfectly. The way he put our story together after a brief survey and short video chart is amazing. Our family and friends asked us how long we have know James, and were shocked when we said 45 mins. They thought he had been a friend of ours that they had just never met! He made us laugh, cry, smile the biggest smile and gave us all the best goose bumps! He connected to our story and told it so beautifully. I told my husband after that if we ever did a vow renewal I would want to hire James again!

Pastor James Davis put together an incredible ceremony for my bride and I. It was truly amazing how he presented it so personal after only briefly meeting us on a zoom call. He included the perfect amount of humor combined with a very traditional ceremony (perfect mix of humor and religion.). He had us both at ease and enjoying the ceremony. My bride can be picky at times and she was genuinely impressed. Thank you James!

Pastor James and his wife are a power couple! James is very flexible and was able to create a ceremony that was special to me and my husband. His communication was perfect and he was able to answer any and all questions I had keeping in touch in the months prior to the big wedding day. I could not have had the day I imagined without James and his wife! I strongly recommend both of them as they truly care and want to make your day as special as possible. Irene is so kind and went above and beyond to make me feel like a beautiful bride! She is professional and has so many ideas. It is so wonderful that I was able to communicate exactly what I wanted and she was able to execute my vision perfectly! I could not have asked for a better photographer and Pastor for my wedding day.

I think we got more compliments about James than we did anything else on our wedding day. He met with us over Zoom and spoke with us at length about our story so he could craft the perfect ceremony. A good chunk of our extended family thought we were friends prior to the wedding with how well he spoke of our history!

James was courteous, professional, flexible and punctual. Did an outstanding job with your ceremony with a little humor thrown in. SEVERAL guests remarked to me just how good he was, which I thought was unusual, but well deserved. He has my strongest possible recommendation.

We had the pleasure of having James officiate our wedding ceremony in early September and we could not have asked for a better experience! James was passionate and professional. He created a ceremony that was funny, romantic, heartwarming, and classy while centering it around us and our story. We received countless compliments from our guests saying how intimate and personal our ceremony was. Working with James was very easy and the outcome of our ceremony was incredible.

James was very detailed in his officiating our wedding! He told our story to our guests and they loved it because most of them didn’t really know our full story. He made us laugh, tear up, and really made us feel like we were heard during our meetings with him. He answered all my questions before hand and even after we hired him. If you are like us and don’t have a religious background, he is great! He’s tentative, gives you details of what will happen, and makes sure you know what to do. We couldn’t have been happier with our ceremony!

I’ll never be able to say enough amazing things about James! He made our big day absolutely amazing! The ceremony was so personal and special it’s something I’ll never forget! If you need an officiant, look no further. You will absolutely not be disappointed with James!

We hired Pastor Davis to officiate our wedding and he was phenomenal! Communication with him was very easy and he always got back to us quickly. He really got to know us and incorporated that into our ceremony. He included our story of how we met, how our relationship progressed, and our engagement so beautifully. He included a bit of religion, just like we asked. I can't think of anything else to say other than he was outstanding. We had so many people ask us about our officiant and comment that he did an amazing job and everyone loved him! We forgot to get our vow books back from him, and the day after we asked him about it, he put them in the mail back to us. He is absolutely amazing. If you're looking for the perfect wedding Pastor/Officiant, look no further!

We wanted an officiant that would tell our story and make everyone laugh, and that's exactly what happened when James began talking! He told our story in a way that made it seem like he had known us our entire relationship (in fact many people at the reception were shocked when we shared we didn't know him prior to finding him online) and made everyone laugh in the process. We had two meetings with him--an initial meeting and a more in depth getting to know you meeting and he was so fun to work with during both meetings. He was approachable, personable, and we could tell from our first meeting his passion is bringing your story to life in the way you want it told. Thank you James for making our ceremony so memorable!

Pastor James knocked our ceremony out of the park!!! He brought every detail about our love story to life so much so that guests were saying how they got to know us more from Pastor James. We still have guests contacting us wanting to know who our Pastor was and how it was hands down the best ceremony they've ever attended because of him! I couldn't have asked for a better person to officiate our wedding. If you're searching for the perfect officiant look no further Pastor James is the one!!!

I can’t say enough good things about James! He made our day so amazing! We had so many people come up to us after the ceremony to rave about him and ask if we knew him personally and were shocked when we told them no. He made the ceremony so personal and he told our love story so well. I would recommend him to anyone who asked!

James makes your ceremony one of a kind. You can tell James adores what he does. It was great meeting with James prior to the wedding to discuss my husband and I’s love story and see how James incorporated it into the ceremony. We received rave reviews on James all night from guests - saying how entertaining and unique he made the ceremony. Thank you James!

James Davis was a great officiant. We met with him a couple of times via Zoom before the wedding and he was very receptive to our feedback since we weren't super religious. He does a great job in the ceremony and is very charismatic.

I can't say enough good things about Pastor James Davis! He went above and beyond to accommodate our ever changing needs for our ceremony. We asked him to make our Ceremony feel more like a sermon you'd have at church and he delivered! I HIGHLY recommend him for ALL Weddings!! You will NOT be disappointed!! He knows how to keep your guests in the moment with you by sharing your story, giving laughs and emotional thoughts! Again, we HIGHLY recommend him to be a part of your big day!!

James did an awesome job in our intimate ceremony!

Absolutely best officiant out there!!! He was my most complimented vendor at my wedding! I think almost every guest talked about what an amazing job he did capturing our story. He did so well, everyone thought he was our friend. James went above and beyond and took the time to get to know us and it translated beautifully to the most amazing ceremony for my wedding. I can't thank him enough!!!

James was INCREDIBLE! He not only was willing to travel 3+ hours for us but he took the time to get to know our story, and let us craft together a ceremony that truly represented our relationship and the amount of religion that we were comfortable with. We were originally scheduled for October 2020 and when we decided to postpone to 2021, James was super understanding and easy to work with getting everything switched over. James communicated well and let us know everything we needed to do on our end to prepare. We have gotten SO many compliments from family and friends that attended the ceremony and even the wedding coordinator at the venue saying how beautiful of a ceremony it was and how incredible James was. We could not be happier that we chose James to help us start our next chapter!

Pastor James is 1000% on top of every aspect of every step in the preparation and officiating processes. From pre-planning our plans and vows, to asking questions and doing his own additional research, to telling our love story, he was proactively involved. He showed up early for our rehearsal and became part of our family, helping us empty the suv of groceries and then defrosted the shrimp!!! Then, when everyone arrived for the rehearsal, he put his Pastor role on and and left after it was all planned perfectly, going over everything twice. Wedding day, there was a regatta at Fort Monroe and my mom and I were LATE stuck in traffic after hairdressing and makeup delays and I was in tears trying to get through the tunnel bumper to bumper traffic, with some man in a minivan flipping me off and racing-weaving through traffic getting beeped at almost hitting my brand new car and many others! I got to the Chapel of the Centurion by the skin of my teeth and my mom arrived a few minutes later. I was fully prepared to not get married because the ceremony was so delayed, telling him to leave whenever he had to leave, not wanting to ruin anyone else’s wedding, making sure he could get to his next wedding on time. I was thinking we may not get married that day after 2-1/2 years of delays due to moving and then Covid delays. I was planning out alternatives during the bumper to bumper crying in my wedding gown drive trying to get there to get married while our parents and best friends were in state. I was thinking about how we could ask to get married at church that next day, Sunday, or the courthouse on Monday by a Judge. When I FINALLY arrived at the Chapel, Pastor James greeted me like he didn’t have a worry in the world. He was kind, supportive, patient, and smiling! Pastor James not only waited patiently, but he Aldo took my cell phone to the Photo/Video guys because we were doing Facebook Live and also recording a video too. When we watched it later, he had walked around taking a b roll tour of the venue and talking to our at home guests! He didn’t even shorten our service AT ALL! He had a long love story and vows that he didn’t NEED to do because they were his own add-ins no one would have known if he took those parts out or shortened them, but he didn’t shorten anything!!!!! Our wedding was AMAZING, funny, sentimental, beautiful, romantic, truly Christian, and PERFECT TO A T! Then we received a thank you card from him a couple days later before I even had a minute to send ours out or write his reviews! He’s amazing. There are no words to express how grateful we are. I’m in tears writing this because I’m so grateful for everything he did for us. He’s worth every penny and I pray for blessings to shower him and his family. Thank you thank you thank you Pastor James, the 757 Wedding Pastor!!!

Our ceremony was personal, heartfelt, funny, entertaining, and really expressed who we are as a couple. Working with James was simple and pleasant - we had a zoom meeting where he got to know us and learn our story, and the day-of went off without a hitch. I would recommend not only James, but his recommended vendors as well. The whole team (James, Irene Davis Photography, and DJ Larry D) worked together seamlessly and made our day easy and fun, all while working with our budget. Highly recommend!

Working with Pastor James has been one of the simplest and least stressful experiences of our wedding process. The detailed processes and personalized touches that characterize his work made all the difference and put us at ease during the constant changes of the wedding planning process. We appreciated him taking the time to learn more about us and share our story that reflected us authentically. He masterfully took our story and weaved in creativity and God's Word to create an experience filled with joy, love, and humor. Pastor James shared our story and more importantly God's vision for marriage in a way better than I could've imagined. Several guests came up to me afterwards to share how much his message resonated with them. He took care of sending in our marriage license to take that off our plate. And he even sent a hand written thank you card a week after our wedding! If you're looking for an officiant that is willing to go above and beyond to work with you to create an unforgettable wedding experience, Pastor James is your pastor.

This was the best part of my day! I did not expect him to be this PERFECT! I literally had to give everyone at my wedding his information, even those who were ALREADY married! If you happen to be reading this review DO NOT EVEN THINK TWICE! BOOK HIM. I’m EXTREMELY PICKY and could not find any faults with him. He was READY, on time and very patient. He is a beautiful soul. Thank you James! Get into something else so we can use you again! I loved it!

James was amazing! He was great communicating with and flexible with time. We got married on 9/4/21 and we ended up doing a quick sign and exchanged our vows in a beautiful quiet park on the 3rd. It was perfect for my husband and I, because in the middle of all the huge wedding stuff and family it was a special moment that we had to ourselves. James made that moment so special for us and we were tearing up. Thank you so much for making our vows a special moment. I could not have asked for a better memory. Highly recommend James!

Quick with answering back. Very patient with my young children that were not having it. Definitely recommend him. By far the most professional I spoke to. Great price!!!

James was awesome! He made our wedding ceremony fun, loving, and intimate. We talked to him for about an hour a couple weeks before the wedding (which was fun in itself) and he made it individualized just for us as he took details from our conversation and made a story out of it. After the ceremony we had many people come up to us telling us how great he was and how great of a job he did. The funny thing is I can't even take credit for choosing him to officiate our wedding, my now husband is the one who chose James. I would highly recommend hiring James to officiate your wedding as he will make it unforgettable!

James was very professional and knowledgeable throughout dealing with him. We are from KY so we didn’t get to physically meet until the day of but plenty of calls, emails and texts!

James and his wife Irene did a fabulous job! We had a small ceremony on Sandbridge Beach with a few family members present. James gave us the simple, intimate, sweet ceremony we wanted (we did the elopment package with photos by Irene). He was patient with my nervousness and very professional yet relaxed - just what we needed. Irene's pictures are beautiful...the lighting is perfect and she guided us with poses that really captured our happiness! She even included some photos with our pups at the house. We loved how well they work as a team. We are very thankful to them both for helping make our special day happen and capturing wonderful memories.

We are beyond happy we picked James as our officiant for our wedding; he is the best!! We got so many compliments and some guests thought James knew us beforehand because he explained our story so well! I will highly recommend him to anyone who asks.

We knew we wanted James as our officiant when our initial zoom call ended up lasting well over an hour as we shared our story and were able to converse and laugh about our quirks as if family. As a result, James' ceremony was a significant part of making our wedding spectacular and a day we will truly never forget. His speech was laced with humor and love, a perfect balance of faith and devotion, bringing both tears and smiles to our and our guests' faces. Many family members and guests approached us complimenting his service, being well spoken and exuding warmth and sincerity. He calmed our nerves, filled us with confidence, and guided us through an incredible day. We 110% recommend James and the bright energy and love he brings. Without him, it would not have been the same!

James was the best! Our wedding day was not going according to plan because of the weather however, all of that was forgotten during our ceremony. James did an amazing job at telling our story, our guests thought he knew us for years. It was so intimate and beautiful. It was exactly what I wanted out of an officiant.

James made our day awesome & very special. He was able to personalize our service & took care of everything we needed him to. We had such an incredible time with him at our beach wedding! We highly recommend him to anyone needing a wonderful pastor for their wedding!

We called up James a week before we needed to have our certificate signed and he went above and beyond to make it happen. On top of that, he turned a “quick sign” into another beautiful moment for my wife and I!

James did a great job making our wedding special and unique. He really listened to all the details of our story and incorporated them into our ceremony. All of our friends and family raved that it was the best ceremony they had been to. I would 100% recommend James to anyone! Thank you again!

James did a great job with our ceremony! He really took the time to listen to our story, and told it back to us and our guests so well. He will have your guests laughing, and it was an absolute joy to have him marry us. We would 100% recommend him to anyone!

James kept things running smooth, it was easy for us he did all the hard work! He is personable, attentive and punctual. It was a a special day and he made sure to keep it that way and I would use him again and I highly recommend using James for any occasions.

Seriously y’all... look no where else. He made our special day... special! It was so memorable. He had me and my now husband laughing and crying. We got so many compliments from our guests on how great the guy who married us was. I definitely recommend James!

James truly understands the importance of a memorable ceremony that bonds two together. He met with us beforehand, asked great questions, used the information to make a custom service that really fit our personalities and made our day so special. I would recommend him to anyone! Thank you, James!

My wedding planner found James fairly last minute to officiate for us and we couldn't have been happier with him. Between a simple form about our relationship and a surprisingly fun Zoom chat, he somehow wrote an incredibly witty, fun, and meaningful ceremony for us that everyone was complimenting. It was the perfect mix of funny tidbits about us to calm me down and romantic lessons to put things in perspective. Everyone was asking how long we had known him and couldn't believe we had only recently hired him for the ceremony. Could not recommend him more highly!!

Both my (now!) husband and myself were raised Catholic and we knew we wanted a special officiant for our wedding (versus just a random person on some random list). We never wanted a huge catholic church wedding but we did want to feel that special connection with the person that would be marrying us. We were happy when we discovered James on The Knot. He was very responsive, had a great questionnaire/survey to fill out (that actually was a great relationship bonding activity!), and really listened to what we wanted in our ceremony. James is a great choice if you want someone to make it feel like he's been with you and your partner the entire relationship!

James was absolutely amazing!! We were able to customize our ceremony exactly how we wanted it, and James was so friendly and helpful throughout the entire process from start to finish. Even though our wedding day was our first time meeting James in person, he made us feel like we were old friends and we felt very comfortable around him. If you’re looking for someone to officiate your wedding, look no further! You will be very happy with James as your officiant!!! 😊

You can tell that this was not James first rodeo. Even in such a short notice he was the last piece of the puzzle to complete the perfect elopement. He was very professional, quick to reply, and incorporated everything we asked for. Even after the ceremony, he was so very helpful with everything. To future couples, you will not regret having him as your officiant. And a quick shoutout to his wife, Irene. She was the super talented photographer who took our wedding photos. They are a power duo!

James was amazing to work with. We live out of town so we only ever met via zoom before the wedding day but he was always so quick to respond to emails. He has the best calming energy about him. We did a religious ceremony and it was perfect. It had the perfect amount of religious content that we wanted but also perfectly told our love story. Everyone raved about how great he was. We gave him incorrect paperwork with a blacked out signature and he quickly and easily fixed the issue for us which was MUCH appreciated since we are currently on our mini moon. Highly recommend booking him!!

James was the perfect officiant for us. He was very professional, he adapted to our plans willingly and openly. James assured our plans and expectations were met, he always asked when in doubt. He was readily available and responded in a timely manner. All the papers were sent quickly after the wedding, we never had to worry about any of that. He was friendly and super easy to work with. Thanks so much, James! you rock!

We were only able to meet over zoom before the big day but Pastor James got to know us beforehand and everyone raved about our ceremony being so personal and funny! I had people ask me if he was a friend of ours! He was very respectful of us not wanting a religious ceremony as well. Stayed within our time frame as well! Would absolutely recommend him!

James was perfect. We couldn't have asked for more. He told our story better than my wife and I could have. He was humorous, passionate, excited and enthusiastic. Not much more to say. If you're looking for a pastor to marry you, pick this one. You won't be disappointed.