4.9 out of 5 stars and 143 reviews
4.9
(143)Central Florida/ Northern Florida & Southern Georgia
About this vendor
We believe in fair pricing and are highly detail orientated. We love helping you express your love story on your special day in an affordable way.
Package Estimates
Add Officiant Only - $300
Add DJ Only - $1500 Fri, Sat & Sun / Mon, Thur $1200, Tue/ Wed $950
Add Photographer Only - $950
Add Photo Booth - $400
Add Officiant/ DJ -$1750
Add Officiant/ DJ/ Photographer - $2650
Add Officiant/ DJ/Photographer/ Photo Booth $2950
Add Day of Coordinator - $1200
Add Beach Set-Up - $1200
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Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Planning
- Se Habla Español
Religious Affiliations
- Baha'i Faith
- Buddhist
- Christian
- Catholic
- Mormon
- Orthodox
Wedding Activities
- After The Wedding
- Newlywed Life
- Getting Engaged
- Premarital Counseling
- Wedding
- Ceremony
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4.9
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I married my best friend this past Saturday and I am still coming down from the absolute cloud of our amazing wedding day. Our way was absolutely perfect, it came together beyond m...
y wildest dreams and it was more than I could have ever asked for. Jon from Once Upon a Wedding was a huge part of why everything was so perfect. From my first call with Jon I could tell he loved his job and saw us as family rather than clients. He is a warm kind and caring person and then came through even on the phone. When we set up our first meeting at our venue he took notes and asked us thoughtful questions about our vision for our wedding. Throughout the planning phase Jon and I had several calls every few weeks to go over all the details. I was blown away by how easy he made my planning. He had email questionnaires for myself and my fiancée to complete and asked us detailed questions about each other which added amazing personality to our wedding. Jon was so kind and easy to work with, any idea I came up with he was extremely enthusiastic about making it happen. I looked forward to every call with him during the planning stages. When people asked me if planning was stressful I said no, I have Jon and he’s amazing, and he truly is. November 1st 2025 our special day came and I couldn’t believe how perfectly it came together. Jon arrived at 10 am and started decorating the reception, organizing the ceremony and coordinating with my venue and their team to get everything in place. His attention to detail was incredible. Our ceremony was filled with so many special moments we had planned and it was amazing seeing it come together. Jon officiated our wedding in addition to being our coordinator and DJ. He made the ceremony so special. So many of our guests came up and told us how amazing they thought it was. When I walked into my reception it was everything I could have imagined and more, beautifully decorated with fun music and lighting surrounding everyone we love. Jon made sure to check in with us personally and kept us on schedule for a great day. I can’t thank him enough for a special surprise he provided us, our whole wedding, beautiful captured on video for us to always remember and enjoy. There are no words for how much this gift means to us. I hope that Jon knows how special he made our day, how much we enjoyed working with him and how he truly has a special gift for what he does. We are forever grateful for Jon and Once Upon a Wedding for our wonderful day.
Jon was our only vendor that listened to what we wanted and delivered on it. Our wedding planner bailed, our photographer didn’t mic the officiant and video as he said he would an...
d didn’t take key photos. If it wasn’t for Jon, we would have been in an awful mess. He acted as planner, photographer, videographer and DJ. He went WAY above and beyond. We got alot of compliments on the amazing party we had and it was all because of Jon.
We had the absolute best experience with John. From the very beginning, he went above and beyond to make sure everything was perfect. He didn’t just play music—he truly helped brin...
g the entire day together.
He took the time to make sure all of our songs were exactly what we wanted and helped coordinate the flow of the evening so everything ran smoothly. On top of that, he captured special videos and little mementos throughout the night that we’ll cherish forever. Those thoughtful touches meant so much to us and really show how much he cares about the couples he works with.
His professionalism, organization, and attention to detail made the entire process stress-free. We felt completely confident that everything was in good hands, and he absolutely delivered.
We truly can’t recommend him enough. If you’re looking for someone who will go above and beyond to make your wedding day unforgettable, John’s the one!
He was so incredible! He kept talking to us the whole time making sure that we liked everything and if we wanted to add anything. He made sure that he video us and our moments!!! H...
e made sure that we were comfortable and knew what was going on. He also included the kids which was amazing!
Jon did an amazing job with our wedding. Before the day arrived, we had a lengthy phone call about exactly what we wanted for music and timing and he took care of the rest. During ...
the reception, when I requested to make slight changes or speed certain things up, he was more than accommodating. I would definitely recommend him especially if you have children at the wedding as he made sure they all felt included with special dances and in the congratulatory video from the guests. We are very happy with how our day went thanks to him!
We could not have asked for a better officiant for our wedding! From the very beginning, he was professional, kind, and truly invested in making our ceremony meaningful and persona...
l. He took the time to get to know us, listened to our story, and created a ceremony that perfectly reflected our relationship and the journey we’ve shared.
On the wedding day, he spoke beautifully and helped create such a warm, joyful, and memorable moment for us and our guests. So many people told us afterward how much they loved the ceremony and how genuine it felt.
If you’re looking for an officiant who is thoughtful, organized, and truly cares about making your ceremony special, we highly recommend Jon. We are so grateful he was part of such an important moment in our lives!
I found Jon off of Bark website and omg I’m so happy I did. He truly made my wedding everything I wanted and more. He played every song I asked, he did my last minute requests, mad...
e the last minute changes to speeches, and he even goes out of his way to take a ceremony video and a guest video of everyone congratulating us. He went above and beyond and I will be telling everyone to book him because he truly was the best and I recommend him for everything. He seriously does it all. If you see this thank you again Jon
Absolutely wonderful! John is extremely responsive and good with the time line and coordination. Victor the DJ was superb and did an excellent job. Rob the officient was also amaz...
ing! Highly recommend this company for your wedding venue!
Jon is so sweet! He works hard to keep everything upbeat and flowing!
We really enjoyed working with Once Upon a Wedding at our wedding and we really recommend their services! Jon was very professional, organized, thorough, helpful, and pleasant. We ...
used his officiant services and added on ceremony microphone and marriage license obtainment. He was great! Very communicative.
Jon with Once Upon a Wedding was an absolute pleasure to work with! He was friendly, flexible, and very organized, which made planning so much easier. He kept things on track and h...
elped create such a fun, memorable experience for us and our guests. His pricing was excellent and the service was even better! Would recommend him to anyone!
We are so grateful to have had Once Upon A Wedding as part of our wedding! From our very first conversation, Jon was warm, attentive, and genuinely interested in getting to know us...
as a couple. They took the time to understand our love story, our values, and what we wanted our ceremony to feel like—and they absolutely delivered.
On the day of the wedding, the ceremony was heartfelt, meaningful, and beautifully worded. Many of our guests told us afterward how moved they were by the message and how personal it felt. It was the perfect balance of spiritual, romantic, and joyful.
Our officiant, Rob, was also incredibly professional, punctual, and easy to communicate with throughout the entire process. We couldn’t have asked for a better person to lead us into marriage.
We highly recommend them to any couple looking for an officiant who is thoughtful, sincere, and truly gifted at what they do.
— Annika & Dominique, married July 13, 2025
Jon was a great and consistent communicator. We loved the convenience of hiring him as our DJ for the reception and our officiant for the ceremony. Jon was also very affordable in ...
both DJ and Officiant Categories. We had no complaints! Highly recommend.
Service was excellent. Videos and photos were wonderful and will be viewed forever. It's nice to have an someone experienced in the ceremony to keep things organized.
Jon is a gem!!! He was the DJ and Officiant for my daughter's wedding on April 12, 2025. He and his wife Anlexys were our day of coordinators as well. They were an amazing team and...
kept all the details in check. Jon met with us several times before the wedding to confirm our needs and wants. He drove up to attend our rehearsal and arrived at our site early the next day to set up in three different locations at the venue for all the events. His pricing is incredibly reasonable for all that he offers. He provided videos from the entire day and sent those to us within one day of the wedding. He kept the night moving and the dance floor was never empty and there was no lull in the night at all. Jon and Anlexys were amazing to work with. Jon and Once Upon a Wedding is the full package. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!
10/10 would suggest.
Communication is good. Service was amazing
DJ was amazing, kept a perfect flow throughout the wedding, very entertaining, and handled every situation perfectly. It was so much fun! Photographer was great and did not miss a ...
shot the entire wedding and reception. Very very thankful for the both of them!
Jon was great and a lot of fun. We had him officiate the wedding and DJ the ceremony. The ceremony was intimate and flowed extremely well as he held it in English and Spanish, a hu...
ge plus for my Spanish speaking family. The reception was fun and creative as Jon brought his experience and fun personality to the party.
Jon, thank you for making my wedding special and memorable, and I will never forget that moment. Thank you!
Jon was so kind, personable, and made us feel very cared for as a couple. He was so accommodating and understanding. He really pays attention to detail and it’s apparent that he lo...
ves his job. We couldn’t have asked for a better officiant. Definitely recommended him!
Jon is amazing! Super flexible and family friendly! It was honestly like having a close friend as our dj and not a business. I highly recommend him for any and all events!
I highly recommend working with Once Upon a wedding. Working with them was the SMOOTHEST part of our wedding planning and executing process. When I ask myself “what didn’t go wrong...
?” I think of my officiant. They were prompt, thorough, organized, gave great advice and very easy to work with and helped us customize a ceremony we loved. Our attendees really enjoyed our officiant and ceremony too. Such a high level of service without costing us an arm and a leg. Thank you Once Upon a Wedding!
Jon was amazing at our wedding! We appreciated his attention to detail and videos that will live with us forever. Highly recommend booking him for your wedding!
This husband (dj) John and his wife (photographer) is definitely the whole package. They were awesome at my wedding. I absolutely loved them. I would hire them again for any event....
The photographer took pictures for hours and her husband the dj was awesome. I really enjoyed having them without them my wedding wouldn’t have been what it was . Thank you so much !
When I first was looking for a DJ for my wedding Jon was one of the first ones to call me back. He was the DJ for my wedding and his wife coordinated my wedding. Through the whole ...
year of planning my wedding Jon helped me out a lot. He was on time for every call he helped me sort out through details that I was not sure of. The day of the wedding him and his wife were there from 9:00 a.m. till 12:00 a.m. they were the last group of people besides me and my husband to leave the venue. He made sure that everything was left in order. I must say he was my lifesaver in some situations lol. I would definitely recommend Jon for your next event.
Jon exceeded our expectations!!! He’s an amazing officiant, DJ & person WOW! He’s quality & he cares about what the customer wants. We love him! He’s fantastic! 100 stars! He made ...
our day the most MAGICAL day ever!!!
Jon (Once Upon A Wedding) was a blessing to work with from our first phone call throughout the entire wedding ceremony and reception. He exceeded our expectations. If you are looki...
ng for a DJ, look no further, he is the person to call.
Where to even begin.. We booked Once Upon A Wedding (Jon & his wife) as the Officiant, DJ and Day of Planner. They were fantastic! Jon communicated with us weekly, kept us on trac...
k and kept the party going on our wedding day. Vendors like this are hard to come by, they made our special day effortless. We can't thank them enough for outstanding services for an amazing price. Thank you both for everything. -The Raymonds 4.14.24
Jon was our officiant and DJ. He was awesome! We basically planned the whole thing over the phone, since we were from out of state. Jon was very easy to work with and had everythin...
g down and ready for our day. He answered all our many questions and made sure he had all we wanted. He sent us videos of the ceremony and reception/dance afterward! He also sent in our marriage certificate for us! 10/10 would recommend!
The best DJ ever! He was so thorough when we went over our initial call and final call before the ceremony. We wanted a specific set of songs and he stuck to it but is flexible and...
will do whatever you prefer. It’s not even been 12 hours and he has uploaded all his complimentary videos and guestbook video to YouTube. He was exceptional and you won’t be disappointed. Amazing amazing amazing! I wish I could tell more people how great he is!!
Jon was absolutely amazing from beginning to end! He was a pleasure to work with throughout the whole process. Whenever we had any questions he was there to answer them and provide...
his advice. Since Jon has been in the industry for many years, he is incredibly knowledgeable about all the in’s and out’s of not only DJ’ing a wedding but also planning one. We chose to make our own playlist for the night of and Jon was amazing at working all our needs in so that everything flowed beautifully. He was attentive throughout the whole night and made sure to check with us on how things were going, any questions, etc. The videos he takes throughout the night are a great bonus and such a special memory! Do not hesitate at all to reach out to Jon if you are planning a big event. You will not regret it!!
Jon did an absolutely amazing job at my daughter’s wedding! We hired him to officiate, and he knocked it out of the park! My husband was a minister for 30+ years and knows a good s...
peaker when he hears one, and he agrees that Jon did a super fantastic job! It was one of the best, if not the best wedding ceremony that we’ve ever heard. Jon is professional, punctual, detail oriented, very helpful, communicative, and has such a warm friendly demeanor! It felt like he was part of the family, he helped to make the day a wonderful and magical experience! His assistance and support leading up to the special day was also very helpful, and he even helped afterwards with getting the license taken care of. He goes above and beyond, and I can’t say enough good things, I highly recommend him!
Excellent DJ! So glad we hired him for our wedding! Having a bilingual DJ was important to us, and he incorporated what we wanted perfectly. He was awesome, attentive, fun, got peo...
ple up and dancing and even got my hubs to sing! I love how he interacted with my guests and communicated with me throughout the day. Loved the photobooth as well! 10/10 would recommend. He even made a virtual guests book for me, and SO MANY videos from my wedding, including our ceremony and special moments! So grateful and would absolutely recommend!
I attended a wedding that they dj'd at the DJ seemed to really enjoy himself and did a great job the photographer also did a great job
Thank you Jon for helping my daughter with her dream wedding! John helped us play music on the beach and DJ the reception! We’ll definitely recommend your service!
I just can't say enough about Once Upon A Wedding! Easy to work with, professional quality work, put together a playlist exactly tailored to the couples request. He was prompt, pro...
vided a good flow from begining to end. If you need someone for your special day, I strongly recommend them.
Absolutely wonderful. He is fun, great karaoke dj, and a great dance dj. He listened and really cared about making our wedding amazing. I wasn't expecting how much I would love the...
videos he took. Highly recommend!!
Jon was fantastic! He uploaded our playlist and kept the party going all night! He is easy to work with and prompt to answer texts. I highly recommend him!
Once upon a wedding did wonder's for our wedding. We came from Texas to Florida and got married at coco beach. Jon did a great job with everything we wanted and really exceeded our...
expectations. Would recommend to everyone that is getting married
I have debated for a few months about even leaving a review but I am still upset, so I figured it would be worth sharing.
My husband and I got married in the beginning of May 202...
2. When I spoke to Jon and we went over music, timing, and what we wanted I told him I wanted to introduce my parents for a dance for them, and also told him not to cut my dances short when he asked if thats something I wanted to do.
To start, I found out after my wedding that Jon had been repremanding my guests about having their cell phones out before I even walked down the aisle. That was not his place and he necer asked anyone about what we wanted; in fact I was hoping people would take candid pictures. Many guest assumed he was there with the photographer and that is why he was making them put their phones away.
Then during our special dances, he cut every one of them short. Even our father/daughter dance! The song I chose specifically talked about the daughter getting ready for her wedding in the third verse, which no one got to hear as he decided to chop it short.
When it came time to surprise my parents by having their own special dance, he outright told me he was going to introduce it. I told him twice that I had planned on surprising them myself, and he told me no; he would do it. I did not want to cause a scene at my own wedding so I decided to let him.
Jon had asked us to send him any songs we might want to hear during the night. We sent him about 10ish songs, with links to them to make sure there was no confusion on what versions. We also told him, AND wrote on ALL of his forms we filled out, that it was 90's country theme and to not deviate from that as mush as possible. We ended up hearing maybe 4 of the songs we sent him, and had a "lovely" mix of 70's and 80's "pop" and other genres of music, which is just not us. When our guests started to leave, my husband asked him to play one of the songs we sent him a link to as it was an inside joke between us and wanted our friends to hear it before they left. What we heard, rather than the regular version we sent, was a weird rendition that almost sounded like a reworked karaoke version with no lyrics except the chorus.
To say I was disappointed would be an understatement. The only reason it took me so long to post a review is because my parents paid for his services and all in all our guests had a good time. I would NOT hire Jon again.
John was absolutely amazing for our wedding on July 13th. So grateful that we were able to find him for our special day! He doubled as our officiant as well as our DJ and I couldn...
’t have asked for any better! Very nice and made sure our evening went perfect and kept our guest dancing until they closed us down at the venue! 10 out of 10 recommend him! 😊😊
Once upon a wedding (Jon Arnold) DJ was amazing. He went above and beyond and the entire wedding went on without a hitch!! We would absolutely have him DJ any and all events! ❤️
Once Upon A Wedding was an excellent choice for a DJ. He offered so many other services as well. He had a very reasonable price but offered just as much as any other DJ's that were...
double his price. He was so friendly and easy to work with. He did everything just as we liked but also had his own suggestions if you needed help. He went above and beyond to take pictures and videos of our ceremony/reception even though we had not paid him for that. I highly recommend Once Upon A Wedding for you wedding needs/services.
John was amazing he helped us more than our own wedding coordinator. He was great explaining and going through paperwork
Our special day was perfect! Thank you!
Jon has exceeded all my expectations, not an easy job for a perfectionist like me😊 he paid attention to ALL details, kept track of my million emails, came to check on me when i wa...
s grtting ready for extra reassurance and gathered all the wedding party before the ceremony to make sure they knew what to do, all the guests told me how wonderful he was, even my guests from the live stresm who didnt even speak english😊 so happy i chose u jon!
Awesome job done by Jon and his team. Amazing attention to detail. Numerous phone calls to iron out details. Fair payment plan. Could not recommend more highly. 6 stars if you had...
it
I would recommend Once Upon a Wedding time and time again! We did DJ, photography, and day of coordination, and we made the right decision going with them! Jon is fantastic and mad...
e sure that our wedding day was perfect! We got to have multiple phone conferences with him, and every time we were got off the phone with him, all of the weight on our shoulders felt like it had been lifted off! Jon, we can't thank you enough for making our day everything we wanted and more!
Our officiant Jon Arnold was outstanding. He really made us feel important and was so friendly and professional. We could not have asked for a better officiant. We highly recommend...
him. You will not be disappointed!!
We are so grateful we found Jon for my son and daughter in law’s wedding. Jon is extremely professional, kind, patient and organized. Jon, who is bilingual, was the the wedding off...
iciant performing a beautiful ceremony in both languages. He set up a video capturing the entire ceremony and provided all of the music during their garden wedding. A lot of attention to detail, guidance, list of many traditional and unique reception ideas, timeline, prompt response to phone calls and in person meeting was provided, as well as accommodating last moment special requests with ease. Jon also provided DJ services with lighting effects and engaging music to get the celebration started from the bridal party announcements, bridal party dances, meal blessing, couple’s game that everyone enjoyed, having guests sing along, a special video recording capturing wishes to the bride and groom, toast, speeches, dedications, and more. There was not a dull moment of happy tears, laughter and a blast. The night was most fun and memorable. Many guests said, “this was the best wedding reception they ever attended.” Jon also captured many videos of the highlights of the night. I would highly recommend using Jon for any event and would hire him again for any future needs. He made the most special day of their lives perfect and easy.
He had excellent service, set up everything very efficiently and kept the wedding a live and lovely from beginning to end. Couldn't have asked for a better DJ. I would 100% recomme...
nd him for any event.
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