Buford Officiants + Premarital Counseling

Officiantly Forever Yours

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5 out of 5 stars and 11 reviews
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30 mile radius of Gwinnett County, Georgia
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About this vendor

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Dr. Stephanie Willis
ORDAINED MINISTER AND LICENSED OFFICIANT
2026 Best of Weddings Winner
AWARD WINNER (1X)
Thanks to recommendations from couples on The Knot
Get Married Today for $100 With Our Wedding Officiants in Lawrenceville & Buford, GA Officiantly Forever Yours is a professional wedding officiant service designed for couples who want a hassle free ceremony. Choose to marry at one of our beautifully decorated historic ceremony locations created specifically for intimate “I Do” moments (not a desk, not a hallway). OR Have us officiate your ceremony at one of Gwinnett County’s wedding locations with their Intimate Wedding Package for $150. Our Lawrenceville office is two blocks from the Gwinnett County Courthouse and offers weekday walk-ins with Minister Matt Blair. Making it perfect for courthouse weddings and elopements. We include translation devices so every couple can fully understand their ceremony in any language. Our downtown Buford location is led by Dr. Steph, owner, military veteran, and proud member of the LGBTQ community, serving North Gwinnett, Hall, Forsyth, and Jackson counties. Packages: • Simply Signed – $100 (couple only) • Intimate & Sweet – $300 (up to 8–10 guests) We make getting married Simple. Affordable. Beautiful.
Black-owned, LGBTQ+-owned, Veteran-owned and Woman-owned Business
10+ years in business
Speaks English
Small team (2-10 members)
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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
Baha'i Faith
Buddhist
Christian
Hindu
Interfaith
Jewish
Muslim
Pagan
Secular
Spiritual
Unitarian
Wedding Activities
Wedding
Ceremony
Awards and Affiliations
2026 Best of Weddings Winner
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Meet the team
  • Vendor
    Matthew Blair
    Ordained Minister and Licensed Officiant
    I'm Matt! I have been an Ordained Minister and Licensed Officiant since 2011, guiding and encouraging families through faith and life’s most meaningful moments. Since settling in Gwinnett County in 2020, I have found special joy in officiating weddings and celebrating the start of new families. Whether your ceremony is deeply traditional or beautifully unconventional, I am honored to stand with you and make it official your way.
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11 reviews
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Dr. Willis and Dr. Steph are highly praised wedding officiants who provided exceptional and personalized services. From attention to detail to making the ceremony seamless, they were described as professional, warm, and instrumental in creating beautiful and meaningful ceremonies. Their assistance was valued and appreciated, making the wedding planning process smooth and stress-free. Reviewers highly recommend them for their professionalism and ability to make the day special and memorable.
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9/09/2025
Dr. Steph is the absolute best. She walked by our sides every step of the way and made sure our big day went off without a hitch! Couldn’t have imagined anyone better to marry us.
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12/25/2025
Dr. Willis was available, and was very prepared to assist us along the way as we completed our ceremony. She goes above and beyond her services to ensure that you have photos to re...
member your day! 
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12/23/2025
Best Experience ever was such short notice easy to work with and plan changing a lot great experience.
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12/22/2025
Dr. Steph was amazing from start to finish. She personalized our experience with her attention to detail. She was always prompt and on time. A complete five star experience! 
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10/08/2025
We are so thankful we found Dr. Steph to officiate our Wedding! We thought we were going to have a family member do it, but from the moment we met Dr. Steph, we knew she would be p...
erfect to join us on our special day! From the moment we met her, she made us feel very comfortable. She was very sweet and professional and made the entire process seamless with every touch base. She wrote the most beautiful ceremony script, with our input, and preformed it with ease. Everyone at the wedding said it was one of the most beautiful ceremonies they have witnessed. Dr. Steph was also able to attend our Rehearsal, which was very important to me, and she turned in our Wedding License, so we did not have to worry about it! It was a pleasure working with her. Thank you so much for helping to make the most magical days of our lives so beautiful!
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8/12/2025
Stephanie was such a great choice for us! From the beginning, she was professional and genuinely invested in making our ceremony personal and meaningful. She took the time to get t...
o know us, listened to our story, and incorporated the perfect balance of warmth and humor for our ceremony. We are so grateful for her care, attention to detail, and kindness. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for officiant services.
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8/12/2025
Words can't express how smooth the process was with Dr. Stephanie. She made planning incredibly easy, and the ceremony flow perfectly. I would highly recommend her for anyone looki...
ng for an officiant!
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7/21/2021
Stephanie was absolutely amazing! Super kind and very helpful! Highly recommended her to anyone!!
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4/04/2020
My wife and I absolutely loved having Stephanie marry us. She is so kind and friendly, and did a great job during our ceremony. We were planning our wedding from across the country...
, and she was very accommodating during the planning process. The ceremony and vows she wrote for us were beautiful, and we would absolutely recommend her!
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12/04/2019
My husband and I are so grateful that we chose Stephanie to officiate our wedding. We had strong feelings about what we wanted in our officiant. We felt that our ceremony should be...
joyful and personal for us, but also serious for the spiritual significance in our lives. For myself, I was extremely picky. I have been to wedding ceremonies where the officiant made me cringe with telling weird stories or jokes during the ceremony. I wanted someone with the professionalism to stick to a script that we agreed on. I wanted someone open minded who welcomes clients from pagan faiths, not just tolerant and as some people will know there is definitely a difference. She worked with us to design a pagan + non denominational Christian blend ceremony with a handfasting and custom vows, and it was so perfect for us. This was all excellent service before the wedding and we felt great about it going into the big day. When our wedding day finally came, not only did she bring off the ceremony the way we planned, but she helped in ways I didn’t know to expect. Our ceremony was supposed to start at 6, even though I planned to walk at 10 after the whole time, at 6pm I was still in my underwear surrounded by this chaotic scene of every girl and woman in my family and she volunteered to help get them out so I could get my dress and veil on and I was only five minutes later than I planned walking down the aisle. Ending the ceremony on time was pretty crucial to our timeline and that would not have happened without her guiding hand to start the main event. Thank you Stephanie for bringing so much beauty and magic to our wedding day.
Response from Officiantly Forever Yours on 12/04/2019
Hi Paige! Thank you so much for your kind words! It was an honor officiating your wedding ...
and working with the two of you to create your custom ceremony script. I was more than happy to step-in and help to make sure that those things did not impact your experience and meaning of your day.
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5/29/2019
Stephanie did an amazing job officiating our wedding. She communicated well with us and was flexible with the ceremony script. I especially loved her ad libs for the vows- it defin...
itely helped jog ideas. Thank you for making our day special! :)
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