Custom Ceremonies for Your Special Day
Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego
Travel area: Within 100 miles See details
A Custom Ceremony for Your Special Day
Parisa Mahdad is The Local Officiant and offers wedding officiating services out of San Clemente, CA. Parisa became an ordained minister through the Universal Life Church. Since 2018, she has been creating customized ceremonies that each reflect a unique love story.
A Ceremony Unique To You
The Local Officiant works with couples from all backgrounds, cultures, sexualities, and creeds, and has officiated weddings locally, nationally, and internationally. Typically, Parisa bases ceremonies in non-denominational or spiritual practices, but she can accommodate religious traditions on request.
Your Ceremony
The Local Officiant offers packages to make planning your wedding day more straightforward. Parisa's "Love at First Sight" includes an initial consultation call and a light touch of customization with a ceremony draft. This covers a ceremony of up to eight minutes with a 30-minute dress rehearsal. Her "Together Forever" includes full customization of your ceremony, additional drafts, formal vows, and help with personal vows.
Woman-owned Business
8+ years in business
Speaks English
Just me
Details
Ceremony Types
Civil Union
Commitment Ceremony
Elopement
Interfaith Ceremony
Non-Religious Ceremony
Second Wedding
Vow Renewal Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
Spiritual
Wedding Activities
Wedding
Ceremony
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Cameron M
5.0
5/13/2026
There are honestly not enough words to describe how amazing Parisa was throughout our wedding journey. Choosing her as our officiant ended up being one of the best decisions we mad...
e for our entire wedding. From day one, she brought such a calming, warm, genuine energy that immediately made us feel like we were in the best hands possible.
What truly separates Parisa from others is how deeply she cares. Just days before our wedding, we unexpectedly had to change venues with only 3 days notice. What could have easily become an overwhelming and stressful situation somehow felt manageable because of her. She was beyond accommodating, flexible, reassuring, and supportive during the entire process. She adapted seamlessly and never once made us feel like we were a burden. Instead, she helped keep us calm and focused on what actually mattered most: celebrating our love and being present in the moment.
One of the things we appreciated most was how beautifully she was able to tailor each ceremony to fit exactly what we envisioned. We had two completely different ceremonies: a private religious ceremony with our immediate family, followed by a larger non religious ceremony with all of our family and friends. Parisa handled both flawlessly. She made each ceremony feel intimate, personal, meaningful, and authentic to who we are as a couple.
If you are looking for someone who is professional, compassionate, accommodating, incredibly talented, and truly gifted at what she does, stop searching and book Parisa. She brought such a special energy to our wedding day and created moments that we will remember for the rest of our lives. We genuinely cannot recommend her enough!!
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Travel area: Within 100 miles
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