About this vendor
Looking for a wedding officiant who blends humor, heart, and professionalism? Rita Lamar, CEO of Lamar Wedding Center, is a dynamic, funny, modern and engaging Wedding Minister known for her ability to blend heartfelt sincerity with humor. With a background as an Associate Missionary Sister and Stand-Up Comedian, she creates unforgettable ceremonies that are meaningful, lighthearted and personalized.
Want to get legally married in New Jersey without the pressure of a big wedding or the impersonality of a city hall ceremony? Lamar Wedding Center offers the perfect alternative to traditional weddings and courthouse marriages.
Our licensed wedding officiants provide quick, easy, and heartfelt wedding ceremonies tailored to couples who want to skip the stress but keep the meaning. Choose to say “I do” at our cozy wedding center or at a location of your choice — home, park, restaurant, or anywhere special.
Legal marriage ceremonies in New Jersey
On-site or mobile wedding officiant services
Marriage license guidance and filing included
Officiant and Photo Package Available
Perfect for elopements, vow renewals, and intimate weddings
Your love deserves more than a courthouse. Let us help you start your marriage with joy, simplicity, and ease. Lamar Wedding Center Officiants Specialize in:
… Religious, Non-Denominational, Interfaith, and LGBTQ Ceremonies
… Short & Sweet Ceremonies with a Personal Touch
… Same-Day Legal Filing + Copies of your Marriage License
… Licensed in New Jersey & New York, Lamar Officiants Can Marry You Anywhere You Choose
… Stress-Free, Fun, and Professional Service
....Bi-Lingual Officiants Available
Whether you want a traditional vow exchange, a quick legal signing, or a ceremony with a touch of humor, Rita and her staff ensures every couple's love story is honored. Short engaging ceremonies are the specialty of Lamar Wedding Center. We will marry you at the location of your choice and legally register you as a married couple in the town you were married in as well as your state's capital. Let Lamar Wedding Center bring your love story to life for a one-of-a kind marriage experience.
Book your ceremony today!
Details
Business Attributes
- LGBTQ+-owned Business
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Planning
- Se Habla Español
Religious Affiliations
- Christian
- Catholic
- Protestant
- Interfaith
- Jewish
- Reform
Wedding Activities
- After The Wedding
- Newlywed Life
- Getting Engaged
- Wedding
- Ceremony
Awards and Affiliations
2017 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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Hall of Fame
Earned by winning 'Best of Weddings' four or more times.
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5
out of 5.020 reviews
Booking Rita was 1000% the best decision we made throughout the whole wedding process. While she’s based in Bloomfield, she also works with Monmouth County couples as she lives in ...
Monmouth County. We first heard of Lamar Wedding Center when our friends had used them for their DJ, officiant, and photography services for their wedding. We remembered that the DJ was great, our friends were happy with their officiant, and they loved their pictures. It was such a relief to book about 90% of all our big vendors in one place. The rates for all the services were very affordable and we only had to focus on just paying everything through Rita.
Rita was fantastic and was able to incorporate our wishes of adding cord, veil, and reading our own vows on top of Rita's for the ceremony. We got many compliments from our guests about our ceremony. Even after the wedding, Rita has been great with communication. Highly recommend Rita for not only as an officiant but for all the other services that Lamar Wedding Center offers.
Rita is definitely someone you should discuss your wedding plans with. She is very accommodating. Offers suggestions, very professional and punctual.
Rita and her crew at Lamar were absolutely amazing! They took the time before, during, and after the ceremony to make it a truly magical day. 10000/10 they don’t disappoint
Wonderful! Came here for an officiant. I needed an officiant that spoke both English and Spanish. Roger is who officiated the wedding and it was everything i expected!!
Mark and I went with Lamar Wedding Center for our photographer and florist and we couldn't have been more pleased and impressed with the whole experience. We live in Maryland but w...
ere getting married in New Jersey (my home state! : ) ). Working with Dana and the entire staff at Lamar made that kind of interstate planning totally stress-free. Everyone we spoke to was friendly and professional, patient and reliable. They know their stuff and they know how to make a couple feel at ease while overseeing details from about 200 miles away! They gave great advice and quickly followed through on every detail. And they did it all with grace and good humor! Beyond the pleasant working relationship with the planners, the photographer they sent us and the florist they recommended were exceptional . Our photos turned out just beautifully and the album he put together was perfect! Plus, it was so very fun to work with the photographer. Our flowers were absolutely lovely, too! The price was extremely competitive and fair; the service was exceptional and we very highly recommend Lamar Wedding Center to any couple planning their big day. Thank you so much!
My husband and I chose Lamar Wedding Center for our photos and Rita also performed our ceremony. We absolutely love our album and how professional the team was on our big day. Kate...
rina and Rita captured the day beautifully. Rita has a way with words and made our ceremony so heartfelt. We strongly recommend Lamar Wedding Center for your wedding day !
We went with Lamar Wedding Center for our officiant service and transportation. We met with Rita and felt like she was meant to be our officiant. She was personable and had a great...
sense of humor. We worked with her during the planning process and would touch base to review the ceremony details here and there. She went out of her way to get to know us to make our ceremony meaningful and personal. On our wedding day, she was phenomenal! She had our guests laughing with her sense of humor (which broke the ice for us since we read our own vows). We still receive compliments to this day about how great she was! People thought she knew us for years because of how special she made us feel. We also went through Lamar Wedding Center for our Rolls Royce and the transportation services were great. On time, reliable, affordable and safe!
We absolutely LOVE Rita Lamar!!! Oh my gosh, my guests are still raving about how she performed our wedding ceremony!!! We were absolutely in awe of how unique, serious, with funny...
elements that were put into it! Rita was accommodating and incorporated our rosary & coins into the ceremony and even had our 2 daughters/flower girls join us for a special moment during the ceremony! The little video clips our guests have sent me I watch over and over and everytime it takes my breath away! I wish we could have gotten a personal photo with her. No amount of charge or tip could express how much she is worth to us... from our first meeting up until after the ceremony... Rita is just Amazing... Priceless... I am so happy she was the one to perform our ceremony! Thank you for making our wedding experience such a seamless, memorable & awesome one!!!
We just got married and used Rita Lamar. She had everyone laughing and we absolutely loved her. My husband and I will recommend her over and over again... Great Job Lamar!!
Rita and her staff were amazing! I love that this place had every service under one roof. It made wedding planning so much easier. The pictures came out amazing, the ceremony was f...
un and magical, and flowers and video were great. They guided us the entire way. Thanks for everything Rita!
Rita is the best she made my day n ceremony very special and personal I highly recommend her and her company
I give Rita More then 5 stars she is great at her job she makes your ceremony feel so special and personal she will work with you in how and what you want said and done she was one...
of the best choices we made for our wedding day
Rita is the best she gets to know u n will make ur ceremony a special one she will work with u on any n all details to make it personal n to ur taste I highly recommend her I won't...
n disappointed
Rita performed our wedding ceremony and we couldn't have asked for a better officiant. She made everything so easy for us - from walking us through how and when to apply for our ma...
rriage license, getting to know us and writing up our very own ceremony to putting our nerves at ease on our wedding day. Thank you to The Graycliff for recommending Rita to us!
WE used Lamar for all of our services. The owner did our wedding and she did an amazing job from talking to us a year in advance right up until the wedding day. WE didn’t want to...
seek professional couples counseling beforehand because it was too costly. Rita did it for us at a fraction of what we would have paid..
100 stars!!
Lamar gave us all of our paperwork and wrote a beautiful ceremony for us. Rita eased our nerves right away
Love Rita! Very professional, fun, easy-going. I would recommend her to everyone.
Lamar wedding was amazing on my big day. Rita my officiant was great and Gleny did my hair and Makeup I loved my look. I will recommend them to anyone that's is getting married.
we were advised to use the wedding center at Lamar for "all our wedding needs"
at first they told us they were booked and couldn't help us with one of our services, but we were abl...
e to book the rest of what we needed for a great price. my husband was thrilled to be able to save money and we were blown away when we got our photos. Thank you Rita
Rita Lamar and her team at Lamar Wedding Center were very easy to work with, professional, and very responsive every step of the way to our nuptials. They are truly a stellar one-s...
top shop with great prices as well that they can customize for you. She will get you connected with a professional Limo Driver, fantastic photographer, florists, dance studio, harp player (yes!) and pretty much anything and everything you need for your perfect day. Our wedding day photos were ready within ten days, exactly as we had expected. I have referred Rita and her team to another couple I know that is getting married next year, and I know they will be in great hands :)
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