What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
Exchange of Vows through 2024
Deposit of non-refundable $100 of total pricing is requested to secure date and time. Deposit will be deducted from Balance Due.
(If Dr. Blackwell has to Cancel due to unforeseen circumstance/Deposit Will Be Returned)
Zelle 2144935101
BASE PRICING - Includes Exchange of Vows Only/ Within a 60 mile radius
Rehearsal is Extra
We provide a basic idea of a price. We tailor our services to the client(s), for more accurate pricing contact directly.
Extra Fees Incurred for Venues:
Starting 30 minutes after scheduled event
Changing event time and not informing officiant
Over 61 miles radius
What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
An initial in-person consultation prior to moving forward and deposit. If possible, the consultation is in a public setting, facetime, or zoom. To acquire detailed expectations of services needed and the clients desired outcome.
If a in person consultation is not possible, phone face time.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Public Speaking : 45 years +
Instructor: 35 years +
Spiritual Counseling (Bible Based) : 40 years+
Pastoral Work: 26 years +
Leadership Development: 33 years+
Marriage: 35 years+
Mentoring: 40 years +
Self- Employed: 35 years +
Mother: 34 years +
D.Min, B.S. Interdisciplinary Studies / Communication Discipline, A.A.S Communications, Certified Communicator, MAL Organizational Leadership, Pastoral & Ministerial Ordination binds me to the bylaws of the governing organization; I am governed and vested to only be officiate Wedding or Exchange of vows between a male and female. I will be stripped of my ordination by the governing organization if marriages are officiated by me of the same sex.
I can and do offer an alternative officiant to those desiring an officiant to officiate same sex marriages .
How did you get started doing this type of work?
Though I was a introvert, individuals in the community, would seek me out as a honest bias individual for advice, assistance, direction, and planning.
No matter the project, the joy I received was seeing someone find their greater self, or assisting them in making their dreams come true; no matter what that dream might be.
What types of customers have you worked with?
Clients:
Funeral Homes
Bereaved Families
Business Owners
Pastors
Couples- Before and after marriage
Troubled Teens- Male and female
Teachers
Professors
Groups
Organizations
Conference Hosts
Teams- to assist in infrastructure
Parents
Self- Esteem Issues
Describe a recent project you are fond of. How long did it take?
It is hard to pick one, I work on multiple projects at one time.
Motivational Speaking and Weddings are my top 2.
Most of my clients because of anonymity are not on Thumbtack, nor can they be found through social media connection.
The fondest wedding, was a ceremony I performed that included a 1 1/2 hour drive from my location. It was a young lady with no family and a young man assigned to a new base, with no family as well.
We were aware how sad they were, because none of their family was able to attend. We called the mother of the bride, the young lady that accompanied me was a singer, and a new photography graduate had accompanied me as well. We gave her a dream ceremony and made it special for her. The joy was evident, the groom cried through the entire ceremony.
What advice would you give a customer looking to hire a provider in your area of work?
Be able to articulate, what it is you desire to accomplish.
Be flexible
If you not able to articulate it, be prepared to demonstrate a portion of it.
What do you desire the outcome to look like.
Trust the process.
Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work. (Author)H. L. Hunt
What questions should customers think through before talking to professionals about their project?
Depending on the project, the tentative time frame to accomplish their goals.
The customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees).
If they are ready to move forward.
Professionals take their time very seriously, so should the client.
What type of professional? What type of personality are you looking for?
Be prepared to pay for services.
Know the professional desires to assist you in making your day, your event special for you.