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Dustin DeJong
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AWARD WINNER (3X)
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Your ceremony should not feel like a generic script with your names dropped in. It should feel personal, meaningful, and natural, like it was written with care for the two people standing in front of everyone.
I’m a Tucson native, ordained pastor, and wedding officiant serving couples since 2012. I've earned a Master of Divinity and have been honored with The Knot’s Best of Weddings award multiple times, but my goal is simple: to help your ceremony feel personal, grounded, and true to who you are.
I help couples create ceremonies that fit who they are, whether they want something deeply religious, non-religious, formal, casual, traditional, or simple. I work with each couple to shape the tone, language, and feel of the ceremony around what they actually want.
A good ceremony should do more than get through the “official” part of the day. It should tell the truth about your relationship, honor the weight of the moment, and still feel relaxed enough that you can be fully present and enjoy yourself!
I also offer rehearsal support, vow guidance, and premarital counseling for couples who want more preparation going into marriage, not just a beautiful wedding day.
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Commitment Ceremony
Elopement
Non-Religious Ceremony
Religious Ceremony
Second Wedding
Vow Renewal Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
Christian
Protestant
Wedding Activities
After The Wedding
Newlywed Life
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Premarital Counseling
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Awards and Affiliations
3-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2025.2024.2023.
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Dustin DeJong
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I am a Tucson native and a local, ordained pastor. I love weddings and have been in the business since 2012, averaging 3-4 ceremonies a month.
I love marriage and believe in a lifetime commitment based on love and respect. Nothing makes me happier than seeing two people who love each other and are committed to taking care of each other for life.
I enjoy taking time to get to know each couple and tailoring the ceremony to fit their needs. I offer a blend of traditional wedding elements with modern trends to create a comfortable environment; where you and your guests immediately feel at home.
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Couples praised Dustin as a warm, professional officiant who created heartfelt, personal ceremonies. He communicated well via calls and forms to learn each couple’s story and delivered smooth, eloquent services guests loved. He also offered premarital counseling and handled logistics like mailing the marriage license, making planning easy.Review photos
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Jacqulyn T
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5.0
4/25/2024
Dustin was a phenomenal wedding officiant! His warmth, professionalism, and attention to detail made our ceremony truly special. He took the time to get to know us as a couple, ens...
uring our vows reflected our unique love story. Dustin's calming presence and eloquent delivery really helped ease our nerves at the altar! Plus, he promptly handled the mailing of our marriage license, making the entire process seamless and stress-free. We can't thank him enough for helping to make our wedding day perfect!
Response from Dustin DeJong on 04/25/2024
Jacqulyn, thank you for your kind words! It was a pleasure to be a part of your’s and Mann...
y’s special day!
Ashley H
5.0
6/18/2026
We had a wonderful experience Pastor Dustin as our wedding officiant. He delivered a beautiful, heartfelt ceremony that felt personal and meaningful to us. He was professional and ...
easy to work with. He incorporated our ideas into his ceremony plan. We had many compliments from our guests on his officiating. We’re so grateful that he was a part of our special day.
Response from Dustin DeJong on 06/18/2026
Ashley, thank you for your kind words! You were both so easy to work with and I appreciate...
d being a part of your special day!
Any questions?
Nicole K
5.0
6/17/2026
Dustin was amazing!! We had a phone call beforehand to discuss what our expectations were and what we wanted out of our ceremony. He was extremely professional. We actually receive...
d quite a few compliments on our officiant from our guests! Everyone was blown away when we said that we actually had never met him until the wedding day. They figured we knew him personally from how sentimental the ceremony was.
Response from Dustin DeJong on 06/18/2026
Thank you, Nikki! You were both so easy to work with and your wedding was beautiful!
Marlena A
5.0
6/17/2026
We were so grateful to have Dustin as the officiant for our wedding on May 30. From our first conversation through the ceremony, he was professional, responsive, and incredibly hel...
pful. He took the time to answer all of our questions thoroughly and made sure we felt comfortable and prepared every step of the way.
On our wedding day, Dustin arrived on time, was well organized, and delivered a beautiful ceremony that was both meaningful and concise. He struck the perfect balance of keeping things personal while ensuring everything flowed smoothly.
We highly recommend Dustin to any couple looking for an officiant who is dependable, knowledgeable, and genuinely cares about making your wedding day special. Thank you, Dustin, for helping make our day so memorable!
— Marlena & Greg Fairbank ❤️
Response from Dustin DeJong on 06/18/2026
Marlena, thank you for inviting me to be a part of yours and Greg's beautiful family affai...
r! It was a beautiful day, blessings to you all!
Kelly B
5.0
8/26/2025
Dustin provided service for our wedding! We absolutely loved it, and our guests commented afterwards about how much they enjoyed the officiant’s ceremony. Thank you so much for eve...
rything. When you see this I would love a copy of what you had prepared so we can keep it forever. 😊
Response from Dustin DeJong on 06/18/2026
Thanks, Kelly! It was so good to see you and to be a part of yours and Brandon's special d...
ay!
Amber W
5.0
8/24/2025
Dustin was amazing! He took the time to get to know us and told our story in such a meaningful way. So many of our guests complimented our ceremony because of how Dustin structured...
it. We couldn’t be happier with how everything turned out!
Response from Dustin DeJong on 06/18/2026
Thank you, Amber!
Lorraine S
5.0
12/23/2024
Excellent officiant and orator! Dustin added personal touches throughout our wedding ceremony. Several members of our family have commented on his competence and confidence in guid...
ing the ceremony. Highly recommend for premarital counseling and officiating. Thanks, Dustin!
Response from Dustin DeJong on 12/23/2024
Lorraine, thank you for your kind words! Your wedding was SO BEAUTIFUL! I’m excited for yo...
u and Max as you share your love and lives together!
Cassandra M
5.0
12/12/2024
Dustin was amazing! We started out with having a video call with him since we don't live in the location of our wedding. He was easy to talk to, well-spoken, and professional. He s...
eemed to understand exactly what we wanted in our ceremony.
After, he sent us a survey with questions about our relationship to enhance the ceremony, which we both filled out.
When it came to the day of, Justin was there and ready! We didn't have to worry about it at all. He delivered a beautiful and personal ceremony.
My guests afterwards kept asking who he was because they thought he must be a close personal friend. Everyone loved the ceremony. So glad we found Dustin!
Response from Dustin DeJong on 12/12/2024
Cassandra, it was a pleasure to share in your special day with you! Thank you for your kin...
d words. I'm excited for you both!
Stephanie S
5.0
12/11/2024
My husband and I were on the fence about whether to hire an officiant or ask someone we both knew personally. We are so glad that we decided to go with Dustin to marry us! He was p...
rofessional, and intentional about getting to know us prior to the ceremony in order to make it something special. Dustin did an excellent job making our ceremony personal and deeply meaningful on a spiritual level. He even mailed our marriage license out for us! Thank you, Dustin, for making our day even more amazing!
Response from Dustin DeJong on 12/11/2024
Stephanie, thank you for your kind words! It was great working with you and Connor and I w...
ish you the best in your lives together!
Gabrielle D
5.0
10/30/2024
Dustin was an absolute pleasure to work with. We planned an out-of-state wedding, and he was really easy to communicate with over email and video calls. The planning process for th...
e ceremony was really easy because of his online form, as well as his own ideas and experience having officiated many weddings.
The ceremony itself was absolutely beautiful. He shared so many encouraging words about love and marriage. The ceremony flowed flawlessly from moment to moment. It was absolutely everything we both wanted out of our wedding ceremony.
If you are getting married in Tucson, I absolutely recommend Dustin to officiate your ceremony, whatever your faith and spiritual background may be!
Response from Dustin DeJong on 10/30/2024
Gabrielle, thank you for your kind words! Watching your and Hayden's love and affection fo...
r each other (especially during your vows) was a gift! I'm so excited for you as you begin your marriage together. Thank you for including me in your celebration, and know I'll be rooting for you both from afar!
Alycia M
5.0
10/17/2024
Dustin officiated our wedding in October of 2024. He did a fantastic job weaving in aspects about us and about marriage. He was easy to communicate, prompt, and asked clarifying qu...
estions. He said also shared a PDF of our ceremony after.
Response from Dustin DeJong on 10/18/2024
Alycia, thank you for your kind words. It was fun to work with you and Shep! Blessings!
Dorine O
5.0
9/26/2024
Dustin's premarital counseling has positively influenced our experience as newlyweds. Throughout our sessions, Dustin presented us with thoughtful topics for discussion, demonstrat...
ing genuine acceptance of both my fiancé and me. He was attentive to our individual spiritual journeys and facilitated our growth together. The readings and activities he provided consistently engaged us and helped us to appreciate the broader aspects of love and marriage. We recommend connecting with Dustin for premarital counseling.
Response from Dustin DeJong on 09/27/2024
Dorine, spending this time with you and Brandon has been a gift! Thank you for your kind w...
ords. I hope and wish the best for you both in your marriage and life together! Should you ever need anything in the future, know I'm in your corner!
Terry B
5.0
11/13/2023
Dustin was great to work with and his energy was exactly what we wanted for our special day. All night long we took compliments on our fantastic officiant and the perfect ceremony...
that he helped us create. It was precisely what we wanted - touching, personal, funny and insightful. We were initially nervous to trust someone to officiate our wedding who we did not have a personal relationship with, but he immediately made us feel comfortable and asked us thoughtful questions that helped him produce a service that felt like he had known us for years. I can't say enough good things about the experience.
Amanda C
5.0
11/01/2023
Dustin was a true gem! From the moment we started chatting, his friendliness and warmth put us at ease. He made the entire process easy and stress-free, and his kind words during t...
he ceremony were incredibly touching. Plus, scheduling with him was a breeze. We couldn't have asked for a better officiant to make our day even more special.
Response from Dustin DeJong on 11/02/2023
Amanda, thank you for the kid words! It was a pleasure to serve you both!
Emily H
5.0
9/06/2023
Dustin did such a wonderful job! We were from out of town and so we only communicated virtually and officially met the day before at the rehearsal. We received glowing compliments ...
about our ceremony which Dustin did so wonderfully. We even got compliments on our “life-long friend” because he was that good! He gave such a great message and was so professional. 10/10 you should have Dustin do your ceremony!
Response from Dustin DeJong on 09/07/2023
Emily, thank you for your kind words! It was a pleasure to be a part of your special day. ...
Blessings on your marriage!
Catelyn L
5.0
8/08/2023
Dustin was so personable and easy to work with. He wrote a beautiful ceremony that really incorporated our love story. He's a pastor, but we didn't want an overly religious ceremon...
y, but sprinkles throughout. He nailed this aspect and were so pleased. Rewatching our ceremony video and relistening to his words always puts a tear in my eye. Also a great price.
Response from Dustin DeJong on 08/08/2023
Catelyn, it was a pleasure to be a part of your beautiful wedding! Thank you for your kind...
words!
Tyler M
5.0
6/24/2023
Dustin did such an amazing job and exceeded our expectations! We had a destination wedding, but many of our guests asked us if we knew him personally because of how personal he ma...
de the ceremony feel. Thank you Dustin for making our wedding day perfect!
Response from Dustin DeJong on 10/31/2023
Thanks Tyler! Your wedding was gorgeous. Thank you for including me in your special day!
Grace R
5.0
2/10/2023
Wonderful job
Esperanza F
5.0
1/13/2023
Dustin was AMAZING! We had originally planned a wedding in April, due to personal reasons, we needed to speed things up. Dustin was fantastic at accommodating on such short notice...
. He led us through a short but beautiful ceremony.
Response from Dustin DeJong on 02/09/2023
Thanks Esperanza! It was a pleasure to be a part of your and Rodney's sweet ceremony!
Alex T
5.0
12/05/2022
Dustin was wonderful! We wanted a very casual and quick ceremony out in the desert with a couple family members, and he was the perfect officiant! He was genuine, charming, profe...
ssional and easy to work with. I’d highly recommend him to anyone looking for an officiant.
Response from Dustin DeJong on 02/09/2023
What a joy to celebrate with you both! It was a beautiful, intimate ceremony and a joy to ...
be a part of! Best wishes!
Allison S
5.0
11/21/2022
We were very skeptical hiring an officiant as we wanted a family member to perform our ceremony. Dustin was very reassuring and even met us for coffee for an interview to make us f...
eel comfortable!
Day of and the entire week after everyone was just giving compliments and praise on what a beautiful ceremony we had and how amazing he was.
We couldn’t of been happier with all the loving and valuable words given during our special day. I truly believe Dustin deserves more stars than we can give. It was just too amazing to put into words !
Thank you Dustin for everything you have done for us, I can guarantee our wedding wouldn’t of been as beautiful without you there !
Response from Dustin DeJong on 02/09/2023
Allison, I had a great time celebrating with you both! Thanks for going out on a limb with...
me!
Tara M
5.0
10/23/2022
Dustin was a wonderful officiant. He is very nice and easy to work with. He gave a beautiful speech for our marriage ceremony and catered to how my husband and are together. 100% r...
ecommend!
Elizabeth B
5.0
2/10/2022
As soon as we met with Dustin we knew he was going to be the one to marry us. He highlighted so many important values in marriage. He is genuine, professional & overall amazing. Ou...
r ceremony was beautiful and Dustin really set the tone. He had our guest engaged and spoke beautifully.
Ashley M
5.0
2/08/2022
Dustin was amazing! He really made everything so easy and was a good calming factor to the day. I didn’t have a worry about the ceremony because I knew he would make it perfect!
Response from Dustin DeJong on 02/08/2022
Ashley, it was a pleasure to be a part of your special day! Thanks for choosing me and bes...
t wishes on your marriage!
Mary B
5.0
11/19/2021
Dustin did an amazing job! He has a fantastic personality, he’s a great listener and he looked the part too ! Our ceremony was perfect and exactly what we asked for. Short and swee...
t but still so special!
Melyssa L
5.0
1/24/2021
Dustin was an wonderful officiant. He exceeded all of our expectations and was great to work with. He made sure all went smoothly the day of. He helped give my husband and I the ce...
remony we had hoped for. Simple but meaningful. We highly recommend Dustin.
Sydney G
5.0
11/25/2019
Dustin married my husband and I this past weekend and it was perfect. He did exactly what we had in mind and my family loved him. It was simple and comfortable. Before we officiall...
y hired him he called to have a phone conversation to learn all about my husband and I and find out what we wanted for our ceremony. Very happy that he was there to help make our day as memorable as it was.
Kristan T
5.0
4/27/2019
Dustin took the time to personalize a ceremony rooted in love and our faith. We are so grateful that we were able to contact him and that he was so willing to work with us last min...
ute. He communicated through planning and had great ideas to make everything perfect. We sprung a marriage knot on him last minute and he worked it into the ceremony seamlessly. If you’re looking for an officiant Dustin is your guy! Thank you again !
Lisa S
1.0
4/04/2019
Dustin was quick to respond when I was inquiring about his services. He set up a phone meeting and immediately after sent invoice to pay deposit and a questioner to complete.
Once...
my date was confirmed, deposit was made and my fiancee and I filled out the questioner.
I was very surprised at the wedding that nothing we put in his questioner was mentioned or even referenced. We asked for a Christian wedding and he brought a tablet to read off of instead of a bible. He also lost his thoughts in the middle of me saying my vows. I know this can happen to anyone but was a little awkward at that important moment.
After the ceremony, he had us sign the marriage licence and said he would send off immediately. We left for our honeymoon to return home a week and a half later and learn he still had not sent it off. I text him to ask if he had sent it when we returned and no responce. I then called the courts the following day to find out it had not been sent. I text again to inform the courts did not have the license. I offered to come pick up from him and take to the courts. He responded to that text saying sorry for the delay and he had now mailed it. It took 18 days for the court to receive the license from the day we were married. Last thing to share is I sent a message asking if he had a copy of our ceremony/vows he could send me by email so I could print and hang. He never responded again. Very disappointed.
Response from Dustin DeJong on 04/12/2019
Lisa,
I’m so sorry I didn’t meet your expectations. As I sent you in a personal note, I ap...
ologize for having not sent the license in immediately. I hope that you can forgive me for that. Regarding the use of the iPad, I’ve never had a complaint about that and had I known it was an issue, I wouldn’t have done it. My deepest apologies for being less than you expected.
Kate W
5.0
12/17/2018
Dustin was such an amazing minister to work with on so many levels! We met with several different people and I am so glad we chose to work with him. Not only was he accommodating a...
nd easy to work with leading up to the ceremony, but after as well. My now husband and I had a situation where we had to get our marriage license signed two days after our wedding and Dustin willingly agreed to meet us to get it done. Not to mention he answered our calls on Thanksgiving Day! (Our wedding was Thanksgiving weekend). He is incredible and performed a beautiful service for us. We will never forget it!
Rachel R
5.0
11/27/2018
We knew we wanted to book Dustin as our officiant after our first meeting. He is so relaxed and made us feel instantly comfortable. Dustin was available during the planning process...
for any questions that we had and also reviewed our vows before our wedding day. Many of our guests complimented how well our ceremony ran thanks to Dustin. We are so thankful we had Dustin a part of our special day!
Response from Dustin DeJong on 11/27/2018
Rachel, thank you for your kind words and congrats again to you and Blake! Your wedding wa...
s perfect, thanks for allowing me to be a part of it!
Sierrah H
5.0
11/20/2018
I would give 10 stars if I could! My ceremony readying was beautiful. It was perfect, and if I hadn’t paid for my makeup tears would have been flowing for sure! He got it completel...
y right and my partner raved about how friendly and funny he was. I am so happy that this was the officiant for my wedding. Thank you sincerely for a wonderful job, I know my now husband and I are so grateful you were a part of the very long process!
Response from Dustin DeJong on 11/22/2018
Sierrah,
Thank you for the kind words! I really enjoyed being a part of your special day!...
Congrats again to you and Tony!
shannon s
5.0
10/09/2018
Dustin was amazing !! We received multiple compliments on how well the ceremony went. Would not change a thing, thank you again Dustin for our perfect day💜
Response from Dustin DeJong on 10/10/2018
Thank you, Shannon! Congrats again to you and Jake and many happy wishes for your marriage...
!
Audrey F
5.0
7/17/2018
We loved his service! He was a fluent talker, did exactly what we asked him to do and was very enthusiastic the whole ceremony! He paid very close attention too details! We highly ...
recommend him to officiate at your wedding!
Response from Dustin DeJong on 10/10/2018
Thanks Audrey! It was fun being a part of yours and Marcos’ ceremony! Best wishes on a lon...
g and happy marriage!
Lindsey S
5.0
6/19/2018
I have to start off by saying that it took me almost a year to find an officiant for our wedding because I was being picky. With it being June in Tucson I knew I wanted it to be a ...
quick outdoor ceremony, while still somehow having real meaning and reflection so that it didn’t feel like we were in a rush to get through it. We were back and forth with asking a friend or a casual officiant, but then I knew I wanted someone with at least a bit of a religious background. We asked if he could direct the ceremony in a way for non religious and also religious people at the same time. And Dustin far exceeded anything and everything we could have imagined. After our initial video chat with Dustin we knew instantly he was our guy! He was very quick to respond to anything we asked, completely comfortable with any of our requests, and showed up early for rehearsal and the wedding. Our guests and our wedding venue (who has seen a lot of vendors) are still talking about how professional he was, how everything he said was so genuine and that you could tell he really cared to make our ceremony what we wanted. It’s not just a “job” to him. The ceremony is the entire reason a wedding comes together and I think people these days try to make it too carefree. But Dustin pulled in the serious with the light hearted wit perfectly and capturing a group of 140 and getting them to actually listen can be tricky. You can tell Dustin is a great listener, kind, and sincere, everything you would want in a pastor or someone to officiate your special day. I could go on for pages about how great he was! Seriously, hire him, it was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding day and marriage!
Response from Dustin DeJong on 06/19/2018
Lindsey, yours and Matt’s wedding was beautiful! But more so, I anticipate a wonderful mar...
riage! Thanks for including me in your special day and for your kind words!
- Dustin DeJong
Alexandra H
5.0
5/30/2018
Dustin performed a lovely ceremony and was continually understanding and helpful throughout the process leading up to the wedding and during the reception. He even brought us water...
during our photos after the ceromony as it was a bit warm out. We would definitely recommend him to be anyone's wedding officiant!
Response from Dustin DeJong on 05/30/2018
Thanks! I loved being a part of your special day! And I especially loved all “The Office” ...
quotes throughout!
Ashley L
5.0
4/11/2018
Dustin is a friendly person and we were very pleased with what he said at our wedding! He answered all my questions in a timely manner, as well as my husband’s. He showed up on tim...
e and he left promptly after taking some photos with us while signing our marriage license! I did not want to stand for a long period of time, and Dustin did a great job of keeping the ceremony short (15 minutes I think?) while keeping the integrity of it! We would recommend Dustin to anyone who asked.
Response from Dustin DeJong on 04/11/2018
Ashley, it was my pleasure to be a part of yours and Alex’s special day! Thanks for includ...
ing me and for your kind words!
Ann P
5.0
11/29/2017
The first thing that comes to mind in my experience with Pastor Dustin is his warm and inviting demeanor. Having witnessed multiple weddings, he has an obvious desire to create a ...
unique experience for each couple, that is about them. Not about anything else. It’s refreshing to hear a wedding officiant highlight the important aspects of beginning a marriage and encourage the guests to take part in what a true celebration the day is and should be. He is concise, clear and enjoyable. I truly do see the joy he has in participating in a couples most joyous day. Creating a memory of how two are joined should be one filled with fondness. It is clear Dustin takes great care in creating a memorable, exclusive and very special ceremony, unlike any I have seen before. He comes with high praise and high recommendation! You will not be disappointed.
Response from Dustin DeJong on 11/29/2017
Thank you! You are too kind and I’m glad you enjoyed yourself!
Laura R
5.0
11/29/2017
Through or venue, Reflections at the Buttes, we were put in contact with our officiant, Dustin. We got lucky! Dustin was awesome. He wanted to get to know a bit about us before the...
ceremony and he adjusted to us as a couple and what we wanted for our ceremony. "Short and Sweet" I believe is what we asked for, and Dustin delivered. Yet nothing was cut short or seemed rushed. It was the perfect amount of time, he said all the right things. We even had a minor adjustment a few days before the wedding, and he was 100% up for it. Dustin was easy to reach out and communicate with, which is pretty important for an officiant. I'm glad we had the opportunity to work with him and I would recommend him if you are in search of a flexible yet professional and honest officiant. Thanks Dustin for being a part of our special day!!
Response from Dustin DeJong on 11/29/2017
Laura, thank you for your kind words! It was an absolute pleasure working with you and Sat...
chel! I had a great time working with you both! Thank you for choosing me to be a part of your special day!
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