5 out of 5 stars and 73 reviews
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(73)Middle Tennessee: the greater Nashville area and Chattanooga
About this vendor
Hello my name is Rev. Edward Vaughan. I love meeting new people and I love performing weddings. It is an honor being a part of a couple's wedding and I want you to have a day you will always remember. No matter what you are looking for I can tailor a ceremony to your wishes: Christian, spiritual, or non religious. I am happy to assist you in any way I can. I have performed hundreds of weddings in the last 8 years . I hope you will give me an opportunity to be a part of your special day!
Details
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
- Christian
- Catholic
- Protestant
- Interfaith
- Secular
- Spiritual
Wedding Activities
- Premarital Counseling
- Wedding
- Ceremony
Awards and Affiliations
8-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2026.2025.2024.+5 more.
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Edward officiated my wedding ceremony last month and I couldn’t be more pleased with how it turned out!
He stayed in contact with my husband and I throughout our planning process....
Our ceremony script was beautiful, and catered to our needs perfectly!
Edward is polite, professional, and a great choice for anyone looking for a wedding officiant! Highly recommend!
He came last minute to perform the ceremony. He stayed in contact the entire time, even with scheduling issues on our end. I would highly recommend to anyone.
Rev. Edward Vaughan officiated my wedding 7-25-26 and I would absolutely hands down choose him over and over again if I had it to do over his wedding sermon was absolutely everythi...
ng and then some as far as what anyone would expect he went above and beyond even though we had a little rain delay and was 30 mins or so late on starting our outside ceremony he don't seem under pressure and in a hurry he walked around and talked with everyone even went and talked to the ladies in the bridal party he was absolutely amazing
Rev Edward was a wonderful officiant for our wedding! He is a very warm and kind person and loved our pup, who was our ring bearer.
We added a couple things to our ceremony to cat...
er to who we are and he enjoyed being a part of it. I highly recommend Rev Edward and am very grateful for him!
Edward was awesome during our wedding process. We were eloping so Edward was very helpful in making sure we took care of the legality of our marriage while also proving an intimate...
ceremony. 100% would recommend
Rev Edward Vaughan was very easy to work with as our officiant. He communicated well leading up to our big day and helped with everything we needed. Very thankful for everything he...
prepared and said during our ceremony.
Our officiant was beyond professional, supporting, loving, and did a phenomenal job. Thank you!
He took the time to speak to us in the beginning of the process and the ceremony was beautiful. He chose a couple of great scriptures to include and we were very pleased. I would ...
definitely recommend.
Rev. Vaughan was absolutely wonderful! Communication and response time was swift! We appreciated the time he took to meet with us before hand to really understand what we were want...
ing and tailored our ceremony to our liking! I would highly recommend!
Reverand Vaughan was a great choice for us on our wedding day. He was extremely easy and pleasant to work with leading up to and on our big day. Reverand Vaughan was accommodating ...
and did everything that we asked of him while also respecting all of our wishes and also being affordable. We would highly recommend Reverand Vaughan for any weddings in the area and I’m happy we decided to have him play an important role in our big day.
Edward was very nice! He was personable and professional. There were a few adjustments we wanted to make to our ceremony script that we discussed but got missed. Overall, everythin...
g went smooth but I do wish we could’ve said our vows instead of just saying “I Do”.
Rev. Ed was an amazing officiant for our wedding! He was professional, friendly, and the perfect mix of fun and reverent. I loved that he worked with us to make our Ceremony specia...
l and personalized his script to make it specific to us. We highly recommend him!!
We had the pleasure of having Reverend Edward Vaughan officiate our wedding on October 5th, 2024 at Fall Creek Falls, and we couldn’t be happier with our choice. From the very begi...
nning, they were warm, professional, and incredibly organized. They took the time to get to know us, ensuring that our ceremony was personal and meaningful.
On the day of the wedding, Reverend Vaughan brought such a calming presence and conducted the ceremony with grace, humor, and heartfelt emotion. Many of our guests commented on how beautiful and unique the ceremony was, and we completely agree.
Thank you, Edward Vaughan, for creating a moment we will cherish forever. If you’re looking for an officiant who will go above and beyond to make your day special, look no further!
Edward is amazing! He’s very professional and made us feel so comfortable. We are so lucky to have found him. He even offered to turn our marriage license in. I can not thank him e...
nough!!
Reverend Vaughan officiated our elopement outside of Nashville, and it was perfect. He is a very kind and warm person. His clear communication makes the planning process easy, and ...
his heartfelt words make your special moment one to remember for years to come. He truly speaks from the heart and brings you and the love of your life together in a magical way. I wouldn't trust anyone else with this special moment!
Rev Edward Vaughn was an amazing officiant, he presented himself well and did a wonderful job during the ceremony!
amazing wedding officiant, exactly what we were wanting thank you so much!!
Rev. Edward Vaughn married us 6.15.24. He was so easy to work with. We had a phone call to discuss what we were looking for. He catered our ceremony to exactly what we were looking...
for. He came to our rehearsal. He was punctual and professional. He turned in our marriage license for us. Highly recommend.
Reverend Vaughan was amazing to work with and we absolutely could not be happier with the outcome of our ceremony. He is personable, professional and easy to work with. Could not r...
ecommend him enough!
Rev Vaughan did an excellent job officiating my wedding in October of 2023. He was very professional and easy to work with. He provides the service of drafting the ceremony for you...
and also letting you input/edit where desired. He was on time and did an amazing job with the ceremony. We had a great experience with him and we would definitely hire him again! We are happy he was a part of our special day!
Thank you so much for being the most amazing man to officiate our wedding! Everyone loved you! So many people were like we want your pastor to do renewal ceremony and one even want...
ed to take you to Hawaii!
Highly recommend hiring Rev. Edward!!! He was a pleasure to work with for our elopement / micro wedding!
Rev. Edward was very organized, communicative, and such a kind and warm i...
ndividual. Prior to the wedding, he asked us a few questions so he could know us better and create a ceremony plan that would meet our needs. He shared the ceremony script and it was absolutely beautiful. The script had the Christian faith elements we wanted without being too religious, as we’re more of a spiritual couple. My husband and I actually cried happy tears the night before because the script was so touching. The day of the wedding Rev. Edward was so calm, professional, and friendly. His presence really helped us feel less nervous and we all had a good laugh during the ceremony.
Rev. Edward Vaughn was professional, punctual, and very easygoing to work with! By request, Edward had sent us the script for our ceremony. We were able to make any changes we wish...
ed. After the ceremony, he had walked us through the process of turning in the marriage license to confirm details. I highly recommend Rev. Edward Vaughn if you're looking for an officiant!
Reverend Vaughn was wonderful! From our first conversation to our wedding day he made us feel so comfortable with the process! Our ceremony was exactly what we were hoping for. He ...
was very professional, personable and punctual. I would highly recommend Reverend Vaughn for your wedding!
Edward was excellent! The ceremony was exactly what we wanted.
Edward was absolutely amazing! We used him for our pre marital counseling and our wedding. After one conversation we left like we had known him forever. Everyone complimented how g...
reat our ceremony was. I would recommend him to anyone. 10/10!!!
Rev. Vaughan was an incredible officiant and made us feel extremely comfortable on our big day. He tailored everything to our goals and needs, which was especially important to us ...
for our intercultural and interfaith marriage. We felt completely at ease going into the wedding knowing he was officiating! Rev. Vaughan sent us verbiage of the exact words he would recite and stuck to his lines. Would HIGHLY recommend.
He was super professional and very friendly. I will recommend him to anyone I know planning a wedding. 10/10
Rev. Edward made our wedding day and premarital counseling so easy and beautiful. He is very easygoing and able to adapt to whatever ceremony you are looking for. In my case, I wan...
ted a shortened Catholic ceremony. Rev. Edward performed premarital counseling, sent us our script and made changes/improvements where asked, and performed our ceremony beautifully. It was very sweet that he recommended a photo minute at the beginning of the ceremony for our guests, performed a blessing before the meal at the reception, and sent in our license to the county for us.
Rev. Edward was amazing. The service was exactly what we wanted. He chose a very sweet poem and included the things my husband and I wanted in our vows. My family loved the ceremo...
ny, he was perfect for our day!
Edward was absolutely amazing! Was on time (arrived before everything happened), held conversations with people that attended, was extremely nice, and even asked to get a picture w...
ith us! I would recommend Edward for any wedding!
Edward was the perfect officiant for our big day. He sent over drafts of what he was going to say so we could review it. We were able to make some changes so it would be the ceremo...
ny we wanted and at the length we wanted it to be. He speaks very clearly and everyone could understand him. If you are like us and your church preacher could not make it to your ceremony then he is the perfect alternative!
Edward was our officiant for our wedding and he was so wonderful! He really listened to everything we were wanting with our ceremony and he made it so special! We were so thankful ...
to have him!
Edward was absolutely wonderful! It was like we had known him all our lives and made us feel like we were being married by a family friend. If you’re looking for someone to officia...
te your wedding he is your guy! I wish I could have given him a 10 star rating!!
Thanks for making our day so special Edward!!
Mr. Vaughan did a wonderful job with my sons wedding. He performed a beautiful ceremony they will remember forever.
Edward V. Was great! He wrote us a beautiful non religious ceremony that perfect fit us and what we wanted to bring into our marriage!
Rev Edward was absolutely amazing to work with. We had a destination wedding and was not from around our venue location so we actually spoke over the phone/email many times for him...
to get an idea of what we wanted for a ceremony. We officially met the day of our wedding and he made our ceremony everything we could have asked for. We highly recommend Ed.
Rev. Edward did an amazing job officiating our ceremony! He was on time, kept to the script we reviewed prior to the ceremony, and he turned in all the paperwork for us! We got our...
marriage certificate in the mail after our honeymoon - everything went so smoothly! You can definitely tell how experienced he is, and he truly loves what he does. We are so happy we booked him!
Edward was great to work with! Very kind and spoke well in the ceremony. He did great with the readings and I felt he read in a way that was attention grabbing for the guests. No c...
omplaints at all.
Ed did an amazing job officiating our wedding! We wanted a short but religious ceremony with a sand unity ceremony and he made it perfect. We met up and spoke on the phone to go ov...
er what we wanted and he used our requested Bible versus and added a beautiful poem to the ceremony. He was a joy to work with and I strongly suggest choosing him!
Due to Covid, we have to post pone our original wedding date from October to March. During the change, Edward was so flexible and was super great about communicating and responding...
fast. He was such a joy and we are so thankful we chose him to be apart of our day, not to mention the script he wrote was so beautiful! We will forever cherish it! Would definitely recommend Edward to anyone looking for an amazing officiant! We felt so comfortable with him, like we knew him for years! Thank you so much Rev. Edward Vaughan! 🤍
Rev. Vaughn was amazing and we were so happy to have him at our special moment. He checked in multiple times with us, which helped with nerves! He was punctual and the ceremony and...
short and sweet (as we requested)! Definitely recommend!!
Minister Edward was amazing! He created a beautiful ceremony for us and went above and beyond to include last minute remarks. If you’re looking for an elegant touch to your wedding...
, look no further.
Edward was amazing! He was super helpful and answered all of our questions. We’re from Georgia so it was nice to find someone as helpful as Edward. He made sure the ceremony was ex...
actly how we wanted. If you want a professional, helpful, and easy going officiant he’s your guy!
Rev. Vaughn was so great to work with! From our first conversation a year ago, to our wedding ceremony and officially meeting yesterday, I always felt comfortable and welcomed by h...
im. His professionalism, timelines and kind heart was exactly what I was looking for in an officiant. The sermon he read for our ceremony was exactly what we wanted! He went above and beyond by asking what we wanted our ceremony to be like and found a way to bring it to life. Rev. Vaughan made our wedding all the more special and I’m so grateful he was apart of it! Thank you Rev. Vaughan!!!
Wonderful wedding officiant! He provided a great pre-marital course and also ceremony services on a holiday, July 4th. We were super happy to have had Edward as our officiant and w...
ould recommend him to anyone else getting married!
Reverend Edward Vaughan was such a joy to work with. At our first meeting with him, my husband and I both immediately felt at ease with him and like we had known him for a long tim...
e already. He also graciously did our pre-marital counseling for us which we greatly appreciate. He made our day very memorable and we highly recommend him!
Rev Edward Vaughan was our officiant for our wedding and he was fantastic. He was prompt and professional and make our ceremony perfect. We couldn't have been happier. He took the...
appropriate documents to the county clerk since we were leaving right away for our honeymoon and even mailed our marriage certificate back to us.
You will not be disappointed! Thanks so much!
Very nice guy! Easy to talk to, lots of communication prior to wedding and professional. Understood what we wanted out of our wedding ceremony and helped the day go very smoothly! ...
Highly recommended.
Edward was so wonderful! He has such a great personality. He understands people and their wishes for personalizing their own ceremony. He is kind and great to work with. He made ou...
r daughter's ceremony so special and unique! Highly recommend!
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