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Reverend Don Goodrum-Wedding as You Wish

5.0

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from Pensacola to Fort Walton to Destin to Panama City, FL

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About This Vendor

Christian wedding minister for the FL panhandle

For twenty years and over 3,000 ceremonies, Rev. Don Goodrum and Weddings As You Wish has provided intimate, personal wedding ceremonies for couples coming to the Emerald Coast of Northwest Florida to be married. Service area is from Pensacola to Destin to Panama City, Florida. Rev Goodrum will help you plan your ceremony, choose or write your vows, provide pre-marital counseling, run your rehearsal, perform the ceremony and file the license for you afterward. Whether you design your own ceremony or go a more traditional route, Rev Goodrum and Weddings As You Wish will provide you with a ceremony on your special day that is intimate, personal and...as you wish.

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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

Wedding Activities

Premarital Counseling, Wedding, Ceremony

Awards and Affiliations

Reverend Don Goodrum-Wedding as You Wish Reviews

Reviewed On 1/07/2021 by Susanna B

Don did such a fantastic job at our wedding. He was very professional and I've had multiple people compliment his work. He helped to give our wedding the romantic casual vibe we were going for and truly made the both of us feel very comfortable...

(even when my kids were yelling!) Very helpful throughout the entire process.

Reviewed On 12/20/2020 by Marie S

Don performed the most beautiful and memorable elopement ceremony. He listened to our wishes and gave us exactly what we wanted!

Reviewed On 11/16/2020 by Shannon B

Don did an excellent job at our ceremony! He was quick to responding back to emails and very flexibly when needing to meet or call him. He eased our nervous and made us/our guest laugh as well. Our guests really praised him after the ceremony. ...

He also took great care of our license to the courthouse after the wedding since we were out of state and headed out for our honeymoon. Don is awesome and should be part of your special day!

Reviewed On 11/06/2020 by Meelis R

We were very pleased and we recommend him for his excellent work! Thank you so much.

Reviewed On 10/23/2020 by Natia R

Mr. Don was performing our wedding. He is a very kind, thoughtful and respectful person. We had a magical day, he made sure we would have the most beautiful, romantic and sweet ceremony. I and my husband totally recommend him as a wedding cerem...

ony minister. Thank you Mr. Don for a beautiful ceremony.

Reviewed On 9/12/2020 by Marcus F

Don was fantastic. We wanted a simple wedding and he did just that. The way he incorporated his remarks into what we considered to be our lives was amazing. Thanks Don for making our day great.

Reviewed On 8/12/2020 by Siobhan A

Don was amazing. Made our day so perfect and special. Endured the 100⁰ heat with us and didnt complain at all. Kept us informed with everything.

Reviewed On 8/09/2020 by Ron H

Don is awesome!!! Very professional and genuine and exactly who we wanted to officiate our wedding!!!

Reviewed On 6/25/2020 by Jenee J

Don was wonderful from start to finish. He was extremely accommodating, friendly, easy to get along with, easy to relate to, and made the both of us comfortable from the start. He walked us through every step. We enjoyed going through his Prema...

rital counseling class. Don is extremely easy to reach through email, text, or phone call. Even my guests commented after the wedding how great he was! Thank you Don!

Reviewed On 6/15/2020 by Shelby B

Don was absolutely amazing to work with! He was very professional and prompt, and great with communicating with us! He is very knowledgeable and helped us create the perfect ceremony. Our family and friends commented on how special his words we...

re and some were surprised we didn’t know him personally. He told us at our rehearsal that if either of us needed to talk to him before the ceremony, he would be available...nerves, stress, whatever it might be! We can’t thank him enough for helping make our big day exactly what we wanted! We couldn't have picked a better officiant. Highly recommend!

Reviewed On 6/13/2020 by Darla P

Don was amazing. He was able to accommodate our needs with very little notice. He delivered exactly what we needed during these uncertain, weird times. He’s a great speaker and the ceremony turned out great!

Reviewed On 1/10/2020 by Thea W

Don was professional, an excellent communicator, friendly, and best of all...put on a perfect ceremony for us at our wedding :-) It was exactly what we were looking for. I highly recommend!

Reviewed On 11/05/2019 by Paige H

Don was amazing to work with! Super responsive and easy to talk to. He makes you feel like he’s known you forever! You can tell this isn’t his first rodeo. I can’t sing enough praises about working with Don!

Reviewed On 9/24/2019 by Keeley M

Don officiated my wedding this year and he was fantastic! He was very easy to communicate with, very clear, and detailed (as a stressed out bride I greatly appreciate this)! Tons of my guests continue til this day to tell us what a great job he...

did and how he kept everyone engaged and entertained, all while keeping in mind what we were there for. We appreciate Don so very much and highly recommend him!!

Reviewed On 7/28/2019 by Erin D

Don was great. He included so much helpful info from places on the beach to get married to obtaining our license. He made it such a memorable day for us. And thoughtful enough to match our wedding attire and colors. Affordable and professional...

... I would recommend him to anyone looking for their beach wedding

Reviewed On 7/15/2019 by Kim H

Don done a Wonderful Job getting right back in touch with me from the 1st message I sent to him until the day he married us! We kept in touch an he was open to any suggestions to how we wanted our day Our way ! Couldn’t have ask for anyone bett...

er . He was Very kind and open to what we wanted to make our day Special .... That’s what we got !!!!!

Reviewed On 7/09/2019 by Mia C

Don did a great job officiating our beach wedding--he captured the simplicity and intimacy of the ceremony, and he offered words of wisdom with a sense of humor that really fit the feeling of the day.

Reviewed On 6/23/2019 by Valerie E

I cannot say enough great things about Reverend Don! We are from out of state and put this wedding together in 5 weeks! Don was highly recommended by my wedding planner and she could not have made a better recommendation! From our first phone c...

all, Don made us feel incredibly comfortable. He talked us through every step of the wedding process from obtaining a marriage license to saying our vows at the ceremony. He put us at ease before and during the ceremony which was initially a little overwhelming! He words were truly genuine and we were so thankful he was a part of our special day that we will remember forever!! I would HIGHLY recommend Rev. Don!

Reviewed On 9/23/2018 by Kayla B

He was wonderful! On time, friendly and made sure our day was what we wanted.

Reviewed On 7/28/2013 by Julie M

Don did a great job! One of the highlights of our wedding! We had so many positive comments on him. He managed to have everything just as it should be, despite us being last minute on everything we needed to get to him.

Contact Info for Reverend Don Goodrum-Wedding as You Wish

from Pensacola to Fort Walton to Destin to Panama City, FL

(850) 217-8727

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Meet the Team

Reverend Don Goodrum

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For almost twenty years now, Reverend Don Goodrum has been performing weddings along Florida's Emerald Coast. Licensed by the Southern Baptist Convention and ordained by the Universal LIfe Church, he attended the MIdwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City. He moved to Florida in 1999 and began performing beach weddings in 2001. Over the years, his ministry has grown until he is one of the busiest wedding officiants in the area, performing on average one hundred weddings a year. To date he has performed almost three thousand weddings, mostly religious, and all of them very special.