5.0
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"The Message is Love"
Metro St. Louis Area and its surrounding counties, & IL.
Service area
We had a great experience with Rev. Andrew! He was organized, punctual, professional, and genuinely kind throughout the entire process. Everything was easy to coordinate. He made our ceremony feel personal and meaningful, and we really appreciated the care and attention he put into making our day special.
Laura B.
5.0
Reverend Andrew was amazing. His joy came through in our ceremony and made us feel extra special.
Sherry L.
5.0
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Rev Sark Elking
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AWARD WINNER (3X)
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Located in St. Louis, MO, St. Louis Wedding Chapel is a top-rated wedding officiant company that provides services for couples of all faiths and backgrounds. They take a flexible and open-minded approach to ensure that your ceremony is as unique as your relationship.
Our Officiants at St. Louis Wedding Chapel will get to know you and your values before the big day to incorporate them into your ceremony. Whether you'd prefer a religious or secular ceremony, they can do it all. If you'd like to include any special elements in your ceremony, your officiant is happy to oversee them. They provide services to couples on any budget and treat everyone with warmth, respect, and professionalism.
17+ years in business
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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
Catholic
Mormon
Orthodox
Protestant
Quaker
Interfaith
Jewish
Secular
Spiritual
Wedding Activities
Wedding
Ceremony
Awards and Affiliations
3-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2023.2022.2019.
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- Rev AndrewLead MinisterCeremonies Performed in the St. Louis Wedding Chapel & The Greater St. Louis Area. Officiating Elopement or Traditional.... Planning including Rehearsals for Religious, Non-religious and Interfaith. ALL people of all backgrounds. You already said Yes let us help you with the perfect way to say I Do
- Rev Sark ElkingEvents DirectorHi I am Rev Sark Elking and I love performing, Simple "I Do" to absolutely perfect Wedding Ceremonies - Our team of friendly, professional non-denominational ministers / officiants perform hundreds of religious and secular wedding ceremonies each year, and will perform a memorable, heartfelt experience for you and your wedding guests. St Louis Wedding Officiants are a local Ministry based right here in St Louis. And are part of the staff with St Louis Chapel.
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The chapel’s officiants are praised as organized, punctual, professional, and personable. They deliver heartfelt, personalized, and often humorous ceremonies, even stepping in last-minute and easing couples’ anxiety. Communication is clear, rehearsals run smoothly, and they work well with coordinators and DJs—highly recommended.Review photos
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Laura B
5.0
7/18/2026
We had a great experience with Rev. Andrew! He was organized, punctual, professional, and genuinely kind throughout the entire process. Everything was easy to coordinate. He made o...
ur ceremony feel personal and meaningful, and we really appreciated the care and attention he put into making our day special.
Sherry L
5.0
6/18/2025
Reverend Andrew was amazing. His joy came through in our ceremony and made us feel extra special.
Any questions?
Kristy S
5.0
10/16/2024
My daughter and son-in-law were married in September with Reverand Andrew from St Louis Wedding Chapel as their officiant. The couple had found an officiant and later determined t...
hat it wasn’t a good fit.
Reverand Andrew was able to step in the last two weeks prior to the wedding. He spoke with the couple several times gaining knowledge of their history and relationship. He made them feel so comfortable and they really connected with him immediately.
Reverand Andrew provided the most beautiful ceremony with a really heartfelt message. It felt as if he had known the couple for years rather than just weeks. It was truly one of the most emotional wedding messages I’ve experienced in a long while.
And, in general and as expected, Reverand Andrew was on time for both the rehearsal and wedding day, ran the parts of the rehearsal that were in his purview and got out of the way for photos of the first kiss at the end of the ceremony. He also worked well with our Coordinator, Venue Director and DJ. Such a win that we were able to secure Reverand Andrew’s services at such short notice.
The couple and I (MOB) highly recommend St Louis Wedding Chapel and Reverand Andrew for anyone looking for a heartfelt, emotional message and wedding ceremony.
Response from St. Louis Wedding Chapel on 10/21/2024
Thank you so much for the amazing review 🙏🙇and Congratulations again to both of your fam...
ilies may you have many years of good days and prosperity! 💌
Maya C
5.0
10/03/2024
Andrew did a phenomenal job of executing our last minute cermony as ur orginal cermony got cancelled due to a hurricane for ojr destination wedding in FL. We was prompt to reply a...
nd communicated clear and concise. His w o rds were eloquent and not cookie cutter like you typically hear. It did not sound redundant and was fresh and had a bit of humor. For example when repeating after he made it fun and more humorous.
He showed up way ahead of schedule and explain clearly how he was going to conduct the cemrony beforehand to run it by me. It was fresh and inspirational. Highly recent him for your cermony services. 10/10. You won't be disappointed. We even got a picture taken with him as well. Very personable.
Thanks Rev Andrew. From Crawfords.
Anusha I
5.0
7/30/2024
He is a really good wedding officiant. very professional flexible and pleasant personality. recommended.
Amanda M
5.0
12/19/2023
Rev. Sark was extremely professional, prompt, and thorough. His evident years of experience truly helped ease some of the anxiety that comes along with the stressful process of pla...
nning a wedding. I was grateful for his guidance along the way and we are beyond happy that we chose with the St. Louis Wedding Chapel.
Don B
5.0
12/10/2023
After reading the reviews below, I am not sure I can add anything. "what they said", lol. Rev. Sark was awesome. And the chapel is really cool. Highly recommend.
Mariah C
5.0
12/19/2022
Rev Sark was an absolute delight! We are an interfaith couple and I wanted to make sure certain elements of both faiths were included in the ceremony and it was just fantastic! The...
whole ceremony went without a hitch and he answered the many questions I had during the whole wedding planning.
Victoria M
5.0
12/11/2022
WOW! We were so blessed to have found Sark!! We were planning our wedding from Florida and decided to book Sark before even meeting him in person, it was the best decision ever! He...
is so sweet, very organized and took so much stress off of us. He made our ceremony incredibly special and very memorable. I can't tell you how many guests reached out to us afterwards to compliment us on the ceremony and compliment Sark's work. Choose him, you will not be disappointed!!
Morgan G
5.0
11/15/2022
We cannot speak highly enough of Sark. He did such a wonderful job officiating our wedding. It was everything we asked for - a perfect mix of faith and speaking about us as a coupl...
e and our future together. He also did an amazing job running the show, and at the rehearsal made everyone so comfortable and prepared for the next day. He seriously had every detail covered. If you’re looking for a wedding officiant, please look no further!
Lily L
5.0
11/14/2022
Rev. Elking was amazing! We had a non-denominational wedding at Four Seasons hotel and Rev Elking was so helpful, informative, and pleasant to work with. We had very limited expe...
riences with a wedding ceremony and Rev Elking was there to assist us and was extremely patient, accommodating, and guided us the whole way. We would have been lost without him. He gave an awesome speech and all of our guests loved it. We’re so glad to have found Rev. Elking as our wedding officiant.
Emily D
5.0
11/14/2022
Sark Elking was out officiant for our wedding in June. It was such a pleasure having him as our officiant for our wedding! He has such a warm personality and he worked with us to c...
reate a truly beautiful ceremony incorporating both of our backgrounds and was perfect for both of us. I love that he suggested saying a special paragraph about each other during our vows. When seeing this back in our wedding video, we are truly so happy and it made the day that much more special. We definitely recommend him to any couple getting married.
Steven K
5.0
11/07/2022
Heather and I both highly recommend you consider The St. Louis Wedding Chapel and Rev. Sark Elking for your ceremony. He led our entire party through the pre-ceremony instructions,...
performed a beautiful service, and stayed around for post-wedding photos and conversation. He provided a wonderful wedding experience that we will obviously remember forever.
Carol W
5.0
11/05/2022
Sark was the perfect fit for our wedding. Our ceremony was personalized and beautiful. He took the time to get to know us and make our ceremony special. Everyone who attended our c...
eremony made a point to stop and tell us how much they enjoyed it! We would 100 percent recommend!
Holly C
5.0
11/07/2021
Reverend Sark Elking was a delight to work with. He made our ceremony very personal, beautiful and memorable! Highly recommend him to officiate your ceremony!
Toni B
5.0
10/20/2021
I have been to a lot of wedding ceremonies, Reverend Elking with St. Louis wedding chapel knocked it out of the park. He was amazing professional, caring, and calming everyone’s n...
erves was the icing on the cake. He knew how to control the wedding party without being over bearing, and keeping everyone on track. His personalization and his words we’re point on. The wedding was over two weeks ago and everyone is still talking about the ceremony that he performed.
Nicholas B
5.0
10/18/2021
St. Louis Wedding Chapel was a pleasure to work it. We tall to Sark and he seems like a great fit. He knew the venue well and little personal ideas to use. Havinh many text conve...
rsations and in person visits, everything was planned out. Being a professional, I left much of the words and ceremony to him. Sark did such an amazing job that a friend told me he couldn't help but hold his wife and saw many people doing the same. He was professional and humorous which is exactly what we wanted.
Tatiana H
5.0
10/18/2021
Having Sark as our officiant was one of the best parts of our wedding. I couldn't have asked for a better ceremony. He stayed to our wishes and made the ceremony not only memorable...
but also made it so everyone in the crowd could relate. He tied in our family and friends into our special day making themselves feel special too. Everyone of our guest informed us on how wonderful of a job he did. The words and emotions in the speech was so beautifully creative to the point where everyone person said when he spoke all they wanted to do was grabbed their loved ones closer and hold them tight. Our guest felt like they were falling in love all over again with their significant other. I would absolutely definitely and highly suggest him for anyone else whose looking to tie the knot. No one else I would offer, only him because he truly understands marriage and love.
Jill T
5.0
8/10/2021
St. Louis Wedding Chapel and Reverend Sark were amazing. The whole process was easy and affordable!! The chapel and props were beautiful and suited our small, intimate family ga...
thering. Completely seamless and stress free.
Angela G
5.0
1/08/2021
We were so pleased and glad we chose to use Rev Sark Elking for our ceremony. From the beginning, he allowed us to structure the ceremony with readings and a mini candle ceremony t...
o our preference. We met a few times before our wedding, and day of he came early to go over the whole ceremony with our parents and the string quartet we had hired. Everything was flawless and flowed smoothly. We didn't write our own vows, but did write letters which we shared with him, and he incorporated small pieces from them into the ceremony. The small group of people that attended were very impressed and only had good things to say about our ceremony.
Kim H
5.0
12/14/2020
Sark is amazing! We were nervous about our big day but Sark and his wife made us feel so comfortable, checked in before the ceremony, and made it an unforgettable day for both of u...
s. Without him I don't think our ceremony would have been as special as it was. He is very professional and very kind. He talked with my husband before our wedding and like most couples my husband was just going to walk down the aisle to any old song. Instead, Sark suggested a song that really help put everyone in a good mood and lighten up the ceremony. He got to know both of us and really just made our ceremony better in so many ways. We have no regrets at all and I would recommend him to everyone! Thank you again Sark. You were wonderful!
Jennifer T
5.0
11/18/2020
We had a wonderful experience with the St. Louis Wedding Chapel! I communicated with Mr. Sark via email as soon as I became interested in the chapel. From the very first email he w...
as informative, quick to response and it was very convenient to make payments electronically! The chapel is exceptionally beautiful!!! My photographer captured beautiful pictures inside the chapel ! Mr. Sark was very interested in how we wanted the ceremony to go...beliefs, preferred names and he had a wonderful speech before we said our I DOs . We are very happy we chose to get married here!
Kara W
5.0
11/01/2020
I highly recommend Sark! We didn’t really know what we wanted in a ceremony and he did such a great job. He was also very kind and patient with our large wedding party.
Shawn B
5.0
10/10/2020
Rev. Sark Elking was thorough, friendly, professional, and thoughtful. Me and my now wife used his expertise on 10/4/20. We were very pleased with his services and we could tell ...
he was an experienced professional. I am very glad we chose him as our officiant for the big day.
Pat C
5.0
10/07/2020
Reverend Sark Elking is absolutely amazing!
As a mother of a daughter who has been waiting to watch her daughter and future son in law get married, our bubble was burst when we fou...
nd out that their wedding day might be cancelled. Luckily, we reached out to Reverend Sark Elking. We have been to a couple of weddings that he had officiated so there was no doubt that he was the one.
On extremely short notice, he went above and beyond to make sure that during this confusing time, that their day was truly special. The ceremony was exactly what they wanted and all of our quests were raving about the wonderful ceremony.
Reverend Sark Elking preformed such a beautiful ceremony. So, my advice to all brides and grooms who are looking for someone to officiate their wedding, look no further. He is the one for you! He spoke with them many times throughout the planning process and asked them many questions to ensure the ceremony was exactly what they wanted.
Reverend Sark Elking is truly a professional and spoke deep powerful words during the ceremony that touched everyone at the park. I highly recommend him. Rev Sark is the BEST!!!
He loves his work and it shows!
Gina D
5.0
10/06/2020
Kudos to St Louis Wedding chapel—Sarky !! Sarky did A phenomenal job for Kim and Tony’s wedding. Sarky was punctual and deliver a ceremony was that was very heartwarming.
Sarky...
you are an awesome person and thank you for a top Notch Wedding unforgettable wedding!
Mackenzie F
5.0
10/22/2019
Sark was amazing. We both loved him the first time meeting him. He really personalized the ceremony and gave us great ideas to keep everyone involved! He was one of the best choice...
s we made for our wedding!
Demi B
5.0
10/07/2019
Rev. Sark Elking was phenomenal! He was so nice and easy to work with from the beginning! Sark took us through every step that we needed, took the time to get to know us, and made ...
us feel so comfortable and stress free along the way.
He made our ceremony unique and beautiful and we could not be more thankful. We had so many guests come and compliment us as well about how great of a job he did.
I would recommend Sark to anyone, he went above and beyond for every step along the way!
Kathryn A
5.0
6/17/2019
Rev. Elking was phenomenal! He was so helpful and so kind. Everybody told us how great he was during our ceremony. He kept us all knowing what to do and when and where to do it.
Lauren H
5.0
11/12/2018
Sark was literally the only officiant we met with before we knew we wanted to hire him for our wedding. He is so kind and considerate and willing to work with you on format, theme,...
and direction. Sark works to get to know his couples and makes the ceremony feel personal. His ceremonies are sweet and funny and thoughtful. There is no doubt that our wedding day was more unforgettable because Sark was at the helm. Thanks Sark!
J P
5.0
10/29/2018
ALERT! ALERT! ALERT!
WARNING! If you use St. Louis Wedding Chapel as your wedding officiant, be prepared:
•to be treated in the nicest most professional way
•to have an offician...
t who returns calls and shows up exactly on time
•to have an officiant who is sensitive to all your wishes, values, wants and concerns
•who conducts a sensitive, soulful wedding ceremony that makes you want to do it all over again!
This is the experience we had and we wanted to share it with everyone else.
Reverend Elking was absolutely awesome!
Jake H
5.0
10/29/2018
Reverened Elking helped make our wedding dreams come true. He helped give wonderful suggestions to add to our ceremony to make it all the more special. Extremely prompt, dedicated ...
and confident, Reverned Elking helped bring our wedding to the next level!
Chrissy C
5.0
10/29/2018
My husband and I would like to thank St. Louis wedding chapel for the wonderful experience of officiating our wedding. It could not have worked out better. Reverend Elking was s...
o pleasant and thoughtful in the preparation, presentation and officiating of our wedding in his chapel. He made our special day as wonderful as we hoped it would be and his sense of humor made it even more enjoyable!
Thank you again for a flawless wedding experience !
Andrew D
5.0
10/29/2018
The people here are extremely easy to work with and will guide you through your special day from start to finish with respect and a true passion for making people happy. I reccome...
nd St. Louis Wedding Chapel and the fantastic ministers to anyone that wants to check officients off the worry list. The Best in the wedding world no matter what kind of wedding. They are amazing!!!
Terri M
5.0
10/28/2018
St. Louis Wedding Chapel is the bomb! I could not believe how easy it was from the first phone call to walking out the door after our ceremony. Rev. Elking has such a calming vo...
ice that was appreciated the day of our wedding. He put in all the little things and made it so personal for us. I would recommend this place if you want a small wedding. Also I did not have to worry about any flowers because it is beautifully decorated and they even had a bouquet I could use. This is THE PLACE to get married!
Jessica B
5.0
10/28/2018
5.0
My wife and I were happy with Reverend Sark. He gave such an amazing wedding service and really included some important aspects we wanted in the wedding. He made me feel calm...
and really directed our whole wedding party on where they should be and walk. We definitely needed the assistance. Everybody at the wedding loved him. I have been recommending him to other couples looking for an officiant.
Denny W
5.0
10/23/2018
Very professional and personable! Our wedding ceremony went so smoothly and I loved every minute of it! Thank you Sark for making my day wonderful!
Melinda S
5.0
10/22/2018
Rev Sark made our wedding ceremony so special! We had so many guests compliment us on our officiant and the ceremony. Sark is very personable and makes you feel comfortable. He put...
s a little humor in the ceremony as well as personalized touches. He encouraged us to try to write our own vows and I'm so glad we did. Don't look any further! Rev Sark is your guy! Thank you so much!
Carolyn P
5.0
10/21/2018
We absolutely love this little
Chapel! It’s was so perfect for us and the owners are the kindest people
You will ever meet !! The inside is extremely nice and I love the room for t...
he bride to get ready in !! If your
Looking to have a little wedding please concider this place because it the best !!!
Zach J
5.0
10/19/2018
We recently hired Rev Elking from St Louis Wedding Chapel and could not of been more pleased. Rev Elking helped us thru the whole process and made everything very easy and stress ...
free for me and my now wife. Did I say wife? I love the sound of that. He is very friendly and personable, and you can tell he has a lot of experience. All of guest keep coming up to us all evening telling us how wonderful our ceremony was. I would highly recommend Rev Elking, He is the best!
Emily M
5.0
10/18/2018
St. Louis Wedding Chapel really knows how to help a bride when she is clueless! They walked us through our day step by step so that we had no concerns whatsoever. Any questions we ...
had, all the amazing staff were so willing and able to answer them without us feeling overwhelmed. Our wedding day was incredible without any hiccups. Reverend Elking did such an amazing job with our ceremony. We simply couldn’t ask for anything better!
Michele H
5.0
10/18/2018
Sark Elking did an amazing job on my daughter in law and sons wedding ceremony. The wedding was very personable and I had several people tell me what an amazing job he did. I highl...
y recommend him and would use him again. Thank you for making their day so special.
Melissa H
5.0
10/18/2018
Sark is such an sweet person! He did absolutely amazing with officiating our wedding! Everyone complimented my husband and I on how great our ceremony was! I couldn’t be happier wi...
th how everything turned out! He came up with everything to say and it was a perfect day! Thank you Sark!
Laura P
5.0
9/12/2018
Rev. Elking was recommended by our wedding coordinator, and we could not be happier that we chose him to officiate our ceremony. From the beginning of the process, he listened to o...
ur wishes for the ceremony, and worked to make it very special and unique to us. So many of our family members and guests complimented our ceremony, and were very impressed by Rev. Elking's thoughtful, moving words. He helped us come up with some ideas to personalize our ceremony, while still keeping it short and sweet, which was important to us. We are so grateful to Rev. Elking for his excellent services, and were very happy with his pricing and professionalism.
Sarah L
5.0
6/18/2018
Oh my goodness, we don't have enough kind things to say about Rev. Sark Elking! Ben and I were looking for a non-traditional ceremony that would feel like our own and also make our...
inter-faith families happy. Rev Elking surely delivered! He took so much time to sit down with us to get to know us, our story, our preferences and guided us through the whole process. He had so many great and unique ideas to weave into our ceremony and he did a truly beautiful job. We couldn't have been more pleased. He made everyone feel so comfortable and was a calming presence throughout the whole process. We knew we were in great hands with him! Highly recommend!
Rachel F
5.0
2/13/2018
Sark was absolutely amazing and made our wedding ceremony perfect!! Every one told me it was the best ceremony they have been to because it felt natural and really focused on us as...
a couple. He was so easy to work with and has a very calming/warm personality so my nerves were at ease. I recommend hiring him no matter where your ceremony venue is, he can work anywhere!!
Kasy D
5.0
11/29/2017
Sark did an Amazing job! We received so many compliments about our ceremony from our guests. Our ceremony was exactly what we wanted! Sark took the time to listen to us about what ...
we really wanted our ceremony to be, and delivered. We would recommend St. Louis Wedding Chapel to anyone looking for a great officiant.
Brittney S
5.0
11/15/2017
Reverend Sark was amazing to work with! The first time we met was over the phone because we live out of state and even with just a short conversation, we knew he was the right off...
iciant for us. He is so genuinely nice and easy to talk to. It felt like he had known us forever by the time we got to our wedding even though we had only spent a couple of hours with him. He was very detailed in walking us step by step through creating our ceremony (this is a lot harder than it sounds!) and made sure we got exactly what we wanted. On the actual day, he did such an incredible job and we had so many people tell us it was the best ceremony they'd ever heard. We absolutely loved the job he did and would without a doubt recommend him to others!
Shannon M
5.0
11/11/2017
Rev. Sark is AMAZING! So personable and so sweet! I knew I had nothing to worry about for the ceremony. I've gotten so many compliments. Our ceremony was absolutely perfect! Sark l...
istens to what you want and seriously tailors the perfect ceremony for you. Everyone thought we knew him personally because he was so comfortable with us. Definitely recommend!!!
Rebecca B
5.0
9/18/2017
Rev. Sark Elking did an AMAZING job with our ceremony. It was a perfect mix of modern and traditional. After the ceremony, everyone was talking about how great it was and that it w...
as one of the best wedding ceremonies people had ever been to. Rev. Elking did a great job including our personal interests into the ceremony and is overall a great speaker who keeps the audience's attention.
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