About this vendor
The Bilingual Officiant is a certified wedding minister based in Dallas, TX. Owner and chief celebrant Ignacio Cerda is a Prepare-Enrich accredited officiant with over ten years of industry experience. He is passionate about crafting one-of-a-kind wedding ceremonies that couples can treasure forever.
Ignacio is a masterful wedding celebrant and served as a chaplain in the US Army for many years. Born and raised in Monterrey, Mexico, he moved to Dallas with his family when he was a teen. It was here that his Christian faith was strengthened, and he realized that he was destined to follow a career in theology. Ignacio encourages couples to compose their own heartfelt vows and delights in seamlessly blending them into his ceremonies. He is happy to conduct various ceremonies, from religious and non-religious to elopements and vow renewals, and offers services in both English and Spanish, depending on your preferences.
The Bilingual Officiant offers a number of custom wedding packages to choose from. Ignacio begins the experience by requesting that clients complete a brief online booking form. He will then arrange a complimentary consultation to discuss your preferences and goals. Each package contains a comprehensive pre-marital coaching program included at no extra cost. His ceremonies usually last 30 minutes or less, and he is happy to customize his services according to your wishes.
Details
Business Attributes
- Hispanic or Latinx-owned Business
- Veteran-owned Business
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Planning
- Se Habla Español
Religious Affiliations
- Christian
- Protestant
Wedding Activities
- Premarital Counseling
- Wedding
- Ceremony
Awards and Affiliations
2025 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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This review is for Marco Murillo and Ignacio Cerdá of THE BILINGUAL OFFICIANT, LLC.
Abraham officiated our wedding, and he did a wonderful job! He was so helpful by going over the script beforehand, and allowing us to make any changes we wanted. We loved having hi...
m speak both in English and in Spanish so that all our guests/family were able to enjoy the ceremony. Cannot recommend enough.
Ignacio truly exceeded our expectations with our ceremony! I conveyed my desire for a deeply God-centered ceremony, and he delivered flawlessly. His skill in conducting the service...
in both English and Spanish ensured all our guests felt included. I highly recommend him to anyone seeking a ceremony that celebrates their faith or would just like a beautifully delivered bilingual ceremony.
Ignacio was WONDERFUL! i cannot recommend him enough!!
Ignacio was amazing, professional, and perfectly executed our ceremony like we wanted! The process of meeting before the big day was so seamless and efficient. The survey to fill o...
ut what we wanted was helpful and receiving the ceremony script was timely. He then worked with us to get the script how we liked it and took our suggestions with grace. We chose to have certain parts of our ceremony fully translated and other parts in Spanglish and his delivery was perfect! He came to the venue early and met with us to make sure he had the vow books and coordinated with both the best man and DJ for timing about rings, announcements, and music. A pleasure to work with and highly recommend
Thank you very much Ignacio, your services exceeded our expectations, thank you for making our ceremony so special and enjoyable,
100% recommended!!
A&M
Ignacio exceeded our expectations as our officiant for our wedding ceremony. He was able to provide the ceremony in both English and Spanish, which was important to us and our fami...
lies. He made the ceremony personal and meaningful, incorporating our love story and values into the vows. Ignacio was professional, calming, and easy to work with throughout the entire process. Our ceremony was everything we could have hoped for and more, thanks to Ignacio's wonderful delivery and attention to detail. We highly recommend him to anyone looking for a bilingual officiant who will make their special day unforgettable. Thank you, Ignacio!
Ignacio was awesome! We were searching for a bilingual officiant for months and knew wanted to work with Ignacio after our introductory call with him. He put together the perfect c...
eremony for us. Cannot recommend him enough!
Ignacio was perfect for our wedding! He went through all the details of our ceremony together and made sure it fit with what we wanted for our big day! He is very professional with...
a great personality and it suited our wedding perfect! He is the bilingual officiant for a reason! Ignacio did amazing for all our guest at our ceremony (English or Spanish)! He made sure the biggest moment of our wedding was beautiful and we thank you so much for everything you did!
Ignacio did an amazing job. We are very grateful that we came across his information when we were doing our research. He was very quick to respond. We had a bilingual ceremony and ...
he was very accommodating and informative. Definitivamente lo recomendamos, fue puntual y hizo exactamente todo como habíamos acordado. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Muy buen servicio , 100% recomendado 🙏🏻 …
Ignacio did a great job officiating our wedding. He came up with a script that suited us perfectly. Kind and professional, we highly recommend him!
Very professional, flexible, and helpful. A truly bilingual officiant.
El mejor servicio y muy atento desde que llego al evento se puso a la orden y empezó a ordenar todo para que el día mas importante de nuestras vidas, se convirtiera en un dia inolv...
idable, MIL GRACIAS Y BENDICIONES IGNACIO 🙏🙏🙏
The best service and real gentle and as soon he gets at the event, he was sure that everything was in order so the day most important of our days turned to be unforgettable, blessings and THANKS IGNACIO you’re the best
The best thing that could happened to us was to find Ignacio Cerda to be our officiant, our gets and most important of all out kids were so moved by our ceremony thank you so much,...
we will be forever grateful.
Ignacio was fantastic. Very professional and courteous. He was also very flexible as we did not intend to have a rehearsal but when that changed I called him right away to see if h...
e had availability for the needed time. He did and promptly made adjustments to the original contract. Ignacio is good at what he does and can really bring to life and help you envision what the actual ceremony will be like. Ignacio is a very genuine person, this is not just some officiant, he is someone who loves what they do!
Ignacio nos hizo sentir que nuestra boda es el mejor pasó a dar en nuestras vidas y se fijó en cada detalle para que nuestra boda fuera la mejor!! Gracias!!!!
Ignacio stepped in for us in such short noticed, but with the little time given he was available to make it memorable for me and my wife thank you Ignacio for everything!
Ignacio couldn’t be more than amazing!!! He was there every step of the way from answering any questions we had to setting up zoom meetings and never hesitated to respond quickly! ...
He made us feel comfortable and confiy in him to bless our family. He made our ceremony a memorable one including our children, making the ceremony bilingual and making our day overall feel special. If we needed to use him again we totally would but you only get married once! Couldn’t be happier!
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