Springfield Officiants + Premarital Counseling

Officially Wed

Wedding Officiants + SYMBIS Premarital Coaching

Serving Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas

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4.9

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Dan was our officiant and he did a phenomenal job on our ceremony. We also did the premarital coaching and it helped us develop a deeper understanding of our relationship. Dan was very personable and made an effort to make a connection with us. An excellent officiant!

Brianna M.

5.0

Dan was our wedding officiant. Words will never describe our gratitude for him to guide us along the process. As last minute plans fell through, Dan took us on just over a month until our wedding ceremony. Dan provided such amazing words during our ceremony and captured our story beautifully and got a giggle in as well. During our ceremony, one of my bridesmaids fainted, and when I say Dan was amazing at assisting at keeping me as the bride at ease and relaxed… it is truly heartfelt and meant. This review is long over due as our wedding was back in December 2024, but thank you Dan for everything! Thank you for discussing our chosen colors for the ceremony cord. You talked about the importance for our marriage being family… and now my husband and I now anticipating our first baby due around our wedding anniversary!

Yanid C.

5.0

Dan Barton

MANAGER

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Officially Wed offers custom wedding officiant services and premarital coaching. Our certified celebrants and SYMBIS premarital coaches offer expert guidance and handle necessary preparations so that our couples can focus on celebrating their special day to the fullest! We’ll anticipate your every need for the day, handle tasks such as preparing the script, and create a timeline to ensure every detail is covered. For your ceremony, our officiants will craft your ceremony with you in mind, and can even tailor it to highlight special traditions or vows that are important to you and your partner. Our SYMBIS premarital coaching services will help guide you and your partner in navigating the strengths in your relationship and the potential ups and downs that could occur in your marriage. We’re committed to helping build your relationship to its strongest, so you can look forward to a happy, satisfying marriage!

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Ceremony Types

Civil Union

Commitment Ceremony

Elopement

Interfaith Ceremony

Non-Religious Ceremony

Religious Ceremony

Second Wedding

Vow Renewal Ceremony

Religious Affiliations

Christian

Protestant

Interfaith

Spiritual

Wedding Activities

After The Wedding

Premarital Counseling

Wedding

Ceremony

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Dan Barton

Owner/Manager

At Officially Wed we are passionate about the joy and happiness we see on our couples faces on their wedding day! Our officiants are very professional, personable and very in-tune with our brides and their hopes and dreams for their special day! We would love to have the opportunity to discuss your wedding plans with you and see how we can best serve you on your wedding day! Additionally, we do offer premarital coaching for our brides and grooms that want to be certain of their happily ever after!! Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts (SYMBIS) is an excellent premarital coaching program

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Multiple reviewers highly recommended Officially Wed for wedding officiant and counseling services, particularly praising Dan, Corey, and Carla for their exceptional service. The officiants were described as personable, attentive, and able to create heartfelt ceremonies that captured each couple's unique love story. Reviewers appreciated the personal touch and attention to detail, with guests complimenting the touching and personal nature of the ceremonies led by Officially Wed officiants. The professionalism and warmth of the officiants made the entire process smooth and special for couples, with some mentioning an enduring friendship beyond the wedding day.

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Brianna M

11/25/2025

Dan was our officiant and he did a phenomenal job on our ceremony. We also did the premarital coaching and it helped us develop a deeper understanding of our relationship. Dan was ...

very personable and made an effort to make a connection with us. An excellent officiant!

Yanid C

10/16/2025

Dan was our wedding officiant. Words will never describe our gratitude for him to guide us along the process. As last minute plans fell through, Dan took us on just over a month un...

til our wedding ceremony. Dan provided such amazing words during our ceremony and captured our story beautifully and got a giggle in as well. During our ceremony, one of my bridesmaids fainted, and when I say Dan was amazing at assisting at keeping me as the bride at ease and relaxed… it is truly heartfelt and meant. This review is long over due as our wedding was back in December 2024, but thank you Dan for everything! Thank you for discussing our chosen colors for the ceremony cord. You talked about the importance for our marriage being family… and now my husband and I now anticipating our first baby due around our wedding anniversary!

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Zachary B

5/04/2025

Dan was the best officiant we could’ve asked for! He was nothing short of helpful and attentive during the entire process and our ceremony turned out perfectly. We had several gues...

ts ask how we knew Dan because our ceremony felt so personal to us and our story. Highly recommend Dan and Officially Wed!

Macie D

12/02/2024

I have mixed feelings about this company. We fully paid for Officially Wed in May 2023 a sum of $600 which included travel from Springfield MO to Miami OK. We were having a hard ti...

me finding someone closer in MO who could also legally wed us in OK since we fell in love with the venue we chose but Officially Wed said they could! We had a video consultation with Dan where we discussed what service we wanted and that they offered pre marital counseling which we declined. Things were good until our first venue sold and we had to find another one 4 months before our wedding. We ended up finding one closer so we got a refund of $30 for the milage which put our total to $570 for this service. We chose to get the custom wedding package so we could have our own vows, a unity sand ceremony added, and we didn't want a religious ceremony. We also asked about having our rehearsal the day before our wedding at 1pm and Dan said "I don't see any reason why that would not work, we'll be there at 1pm on the 14th!". Great! We thought everything was set. A few weeks before our wedding we also received a few emails that has some questionnaires for us to fill out that asked about how we met, how we wanted our ceremony to go, ect which we filled out quickly. Next, we had assumed Dan was going to be our officiant (we should not have assumed and that is on us) but a few days before we went to get our marriage license, we were told otherwise. I wish they would have told us before we had to ask? My husband and I have never been married before (which they knew this) so I guess not having to find out last minute would have sat better. I was told the lady who was going to be our officiant would reach out soon. 8 days went by with no communication so I reached back out to Dan and never got a reply so I took initiative and sent a text to our officiant. She was nice and apologetic about the delay in getting back to us. I understand this is a side gig most officiants do so I was not incredibly upset by any means. I was a nervous bride and wanted to make sure all of our ducks were in a row. We ended up setting a time for us to video chat about our ceremony with our officiant. The meeting went fine and we went over a few things from the questionnaires but she could not see all of them so we went over things she needed to know. We also discussed the rehearsal and found out that she could not come, Dan was busy and no one else could come. This kind of left a sour taste in our mouths since we had no idea how to do a rehearsal, so we had to wing it the day of and just had to be happy with it. It ended up working the day of our wedding but it still kind of sucked since we really wanted guidance. Anyway, our officiant sent me a message the day before asking for the lineup and mentioned our grandparents. My husband and I had discussed that all of our grandparents besides my maternal grandmother have passed, and it was asked again which made us feel unheard since we had filled that out in our questionnaire and discussed it in the video chat. Last message we both got was the day of asking for 2 things we loved about each person and one thing that annoys us. We go that squared away but I feel that should have been asked before the day of the wedding since I barely looked at my phone the day of. The ceremony went fine and our officiant did a good job, but two things that kind of bothered me was that our ceremony was read from a white 3 ring binder which I felt was big and possibly a distraction, and our ceremony didn't feel tailored to us and just felt generic. It just felt a little slapped together I guess? I don't know how else to explain it. I attached photos to show our conversations and the emails showing that this story does have concrete evidence to it, but I just wanted someone to see our story before they make a full decision on using this company or not. Oh also, the phone number on the website does not work and no one answers the chat option. It wasn't horrible, but not worth the $570 we paid unfortunately.

Sasha F

10/22/2024

We were so fortunate to have Corey as our wedding officiant. He was incredibly thoughtful and attentive to every detail, making our ceremony truly special. His warm and welcoming p...

resence put everyone at ease, and he delivered a beautiful and heartfelt service that perfectly captured our love story. We received so many compliments from our guests about how touching and personal the ceremony was. Highly recommend him for anyone looking for an exceptional officiant!

Araina D

7/05/2024

It must have been fate for things to go the way they did. Cause Kecia was the best person for our counseling. Very personal, private, and attentive. From start to finish, she staye...

d patient and open-minded. Kecia's knowledge and experience were truly helpful. She got us to the alter. Officially, Wed didn't just give us a counselor. They gave us a friend.

Kamilla J

11/08/2023

We had Carla as our wedding officiant and counselor and she was absolutely amazing! We enjoyed going through the counseling program with her and it was so nice building a connectio...

n with our officiant before the big day. Carla was so helpful, kind, and fun to work with! Could not recommend them enough!

Deb S

10/09/2023

Dan did an amazing job! He was so easy to work with. I highly recommend Officially Wed to any couple looking for an officiant for their wedding.

Richard N

10/21/2022

Dan was wonderful! He worked with us through the entire process and truly made our ceremony very personal. He was a huge help since we didn’t have a wedding planner, and gave us in...

valuable advice. We couldn't have picked a better person!

Tiffany P

10/16/2022

We booked pre marital counseling and a full ceremony with Dan as our officiant. He walked us through our counseling, and we became stronger as a couple and we learned a lot about e...

ach other, but during this time, it gave us a chance to bond with Dan, and by time the wedding came, he felt like family to us. He was one of the best parts of our wedding, and our day would not be the same without him. He was so kind, very wise, professional, funny, warm, and very genuine. He made our day the best it could possibly be and it was such an beautiful ceremony. I cannot say enough about how amazing he is!!!!

Emily T

10/13/2022

Dan was wonderful! He worked with us through our counseling and truly made the ceremony very personal. He was a huge help since we didn’t have a wedding planner as well.

Lauren W

5/11/2021

I am so happy I found you guys! My wedding was this past weekend and Rek was my officiant. I've had multiple people mention to me at the ceremony and even text me about how nice th...

e ceremony and sermon was. I had guests telling me it was intimate, romantic, and sincere, but not so long that people stop paying attention. I feel like with only meeting Rek one time he really got the vibe of our relationship and in the ceremony hit on a lot of the things that we value as a couple. I highly recommend using Officially Wed!

Ed W

2/28/2020

Dee officiated our civil ceremony wedding in Illinois in December. She was very friendly, really easy to work with, very professional and even took a one hour delay to the ceremony...

in her stride! Her words were sincere and exactly the right tone. She had researched Illinois wedding certificate laws in advance (having only done Missouri weddings up until then) which gave us a lot of confidence she knew what she was doing. Would definitely recommend her - you're in safe hands!

Response from Officially Wed on 02/28/2020

Thank you so much for the kind words Ed! It was truly a pleasure working with you and Kyr...

a! She was such a beautiful bride! I can't wait to see pictures of your upcoming ceremony in the UK! Send me tons of updates!

Mary L

1/28/2020

We could not have asked for anything better from Rev. Dee for the ceremony on our wedding day. She was absolutely phenomenal! She was so personable during our first meeting and we ...

are so grateful we were able to have as a part of our wedding. We opted for a personal and religious ceremony and Dee blended the two portions together perfectly. She even came up with a cute and clever way to incorporate a special detail from our engagement story into our marriage vows. There was not a dry eye in the building by the end of our ceremony. We cannot recommend Rev. Dee enough, she truly helped make our day magical!

Lindsay K

10/30/2019

We are so very grateful that Rev. Dee was a part of our wedding day. Immediately following our initial consultation with Rev. Dee, we knew she would be the perfect officiant for ou...

r wedding ceremony. Rev. Dee is incredibly professional, friendly and was very caring to our needs - she ensured that our ceremony would fit our theology and personalities perfectly. She is a terrific communicator and she is very accessible.The ceremony she delivered on our wedding day literally brought me to tears. We are very thankful for her and would be happy to recommend Rev. Dee to anyone seeking a wedding officiant!

Angela B

10/16/2019

Rev. Dee was such a great officiant. From our first phone call to the day of the wedding ceremony she was friendly, professional, compassionate, and organized. She gave suggest...

ions for ceremony add ins, language, and style. She was very helpful, and again, very compassionate. We appreciated her genuine care and support for our wedding day. She spoke clearly during the ceremony and efficiently. We are so happy and grateful that she officiated our wedding.

Inna B

8/28/2019

Simply put Rev Dee is amazing!!! Dee was fantastic to work with. Communication is always prompt and efficient. My husband and I elected to do a non-denominational ceremony and alo...

ng the way requested several changes to the ceremony and Dee made it all happen! Dee is always punctual and takes her job very seriously. During the rehearsal, Dee made sure to run through all the details and made sure everyone in the wedding knew exactly what to do. On the wedding day, she ensured we ran on time and conducted a beautiful ceremony. She is truly passionate and experienced. Dee made the whole process easy and ensured that our wedding day is perfect!

Ruth C

8/21/2019

We loved working with Dee for our non-religious ceremony! She exceeded our expectations as an officiant by delivering such a beautiful and formal ceremony. We were impressed with t...

he outline and script. Because traditional weddings tend to be religious, we were worried that our ceremony would lack content or come off as informal, but Dee did a phenomenal job. A few of our friends even told us that the ceremony was their favorite part of the entire day! Dee also ran the rehearsal very smoothly and did a great job managing our wedding party to make sure everyone was attentive and informed. She showed up on time dressed sharply and professionally for both the rehearsal and the wedding ceremony. Overall, we had a wonderful experience and would HIGHLY recommend booking with Dee as an officiant! She’s the best!

Katherine G

7/11/2019

Rev Dee was fantastic. She was professional, but still personable, and thought of everything. My husband and I were very relaxed about our ceremony, so consequently really hadn't t...

hought through a lot of the logistics (marriage certificate, witnesses, what order people enter in, etc) and she thought of everything. She's a down to business type of person, so if you want something specific all you need to do is ask! We had a wine box ceremony in our ceremony, and she did a great job. Would highly recommend!

Carolyn T

4/09/2019

Rev Dee is the ultimate professional and is so kind and caring. She carefully listened to our needs, was incredibly responsive, and made everything a breeze! We hired her to direct...

our rehearsal in addition to the ceremony and I was so pleased. We had a large group for the processional and she made sure everyone knew where they needed to be and addressed all our questions. She got things done so efficiently but also was very warm and kind. I was also so appreciative that she took time weeks before the wedding to confirm all details - something some vendors really lack- and she went over everything to make sure we were on the same page! She also flawlessly incorporated the vows we wrote. Hire her and you will not be disappointed!

Response from Officially Wed on 04/09/2019

Thank you so much Carolyn! It was truly a pleasure to be a part of your beautiful day!

Kim N

12/12/2018

Reverend Dee was so easy to work with from our first phone call to the end of our ceremony. She asked for details we wanted and filled in the rest with readings that were beautiful...

and perfect for us. She was so sweet and warm, even during our very cold outdoor ceremony, and we felt like she enjoyed being there as much as we enjoyed having her. I was so happy to have her officiate on our perfect day!

Jim F

11/01/2018

The day my fiance and I met Dee, we finally saw a light at the end of our wedding planning tunnel! She was a breath of fresh air amidst a lot of stress! We wanted a very personal, ...

customized ceremony, and she didn't bat an eye! She came to our first meeting so prepared with exactly what we wanted, walked us through the whole shebang, & answered all of our questions! She was remarkable to work and communicate with from day one! Having Dee as our wedding officiant was one of our most important, memorable, and happiest experiences for our big day. We will never forget her and the ceremony she blessed us with! A true treasure!

Jenny M

10/27/2018

Our ceremony was beautiful from beginning to end! The words brought tears to my eyes! Beautiful ❤️Very well written! Dee could not have been more pleasant and professional!

Katherine W

10/06/2018

Dee was absolutely amazing and the perfect pick for our wedding. She was incredibly professional and met all of our needs. She made us laugh, was fun to work with and helped us org...

anize our chaotic day! I highly recommend her services - you won't be disappointed. She is wonderful!!!!

Sage B

9/24/2018

Reverend Dee did a great job at our wedding. She only required a short meeting (I believe it lasted less than an hour), with no follow-ups and no marriage counseling, which was ni...

ce because we were super busy with other wedding planning. She recommended we didn’t see our ceremony beforehand so that it was more special the day-of which I agree with. We aren’t a religious couple, but most of our family is, so we chose the “light on God” ceremony, but it was still a little too religion-focused for us, I guess we needed a “really light on God” ceremony. Probably could have been cleared up with more communication but that's both of our faults. Overall I’d recommend Rev. Dee.

Amanda M

6/27/2018

Rev Dee was absolutely awesome making our wedding truly personalized to us and making sure we felt special on our big day. We got married on my fiancé’s birthday and she made sure ...

to reference that as well as add humor to our ceremony to fit our personalities and get everyone to be laughing and smiling during the ceremony. She is absolutely awesome and someone I highly recommend for your big day!

Susanne Y

10/31/2017

Just take the time to talk to Rev. Dee. Rev. Dee was so enthusiastic and flexible. She truly made our ceremony special. This was a surprise renewal of vows for our 25th Anniversary...

, and she was helpful and supportive. I felt fortunate to have been able to plan this ceremony with Rev. Dee!

Merlen O

10/31/2017

Dee was great!! She kept in contact with me during the pre-wedding time and even coordinated everything at the wedding location for us. If I had to find someone to preform anothe...

r wedding (which I won't) I would definitely contact Dee. Thank You Dee for making our special day special!!!

Maxine B

10/31/2017

She was very understanding and accommodating of several changes we had to make. We were very please with the ceremony and would definitely recommend her to other couples.

Brittany S

10/25/2017

Reverend Dee was professional, punctual, and very knowledgeable! She answered all our questions and the ceremony went very smoothly. Her ceremony presentation was professional yet ...

personalized toward us. We would highly recommend Reverend Dee if you are looking for an officiant!

Misty S

10/25/2017

Fantastic experience with Dee. She catered our service to exactly how we wanted it with some small additions and personalization. Thank you DEE!

Henry W

10/20/2017

Dee was great! We contacted her with little more than a week's notice for our wedding, to which she responded quickly and let us know she was available. With little time for my fia...

ncee and I to have a meeting in person, she was able to iron out details for us over the phone and messaging. She was on time, organized, and took care of everything. We only wished she'd have stayed a few minutes longer after the ceremony to chat!

Dan W

10/18/2017

Prompt and professional. Absolutely the best. Would rate higher if we could. Thank you for making our day perfect.

Tracey E

10/18/2017

Dee is great! She is very easy to work with. The ceremony she created for us was personalized perfectly. She made our wedding day extra special with her beautiful heartfelt words. ...

What a great day!!!

Amanda S

8/08/2017

Dee was very professional and prompt with all our conversations over the phone and email. She was very attentive to our preferences and delivered a perfect ceremony in both content...

and length! She showed up about 30 minutes early and was very helpful and easy to work with!

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