The four elopement officiants I recommend most in Southern Utah are Jenn at Wilde Heart Weddings (LGBTQ+-friendly, near Zion National Park, from $250), Thomas at Outland Officiant (adventure and hike-friendly, from $450), Erica and Becca at LoveStories (story-driven ceremonies with Spanish-language options, from $550), and Mike Foley in St. George (a comedian-turned-officiant, from $200). Which one fits depends on your budget, whether you need someone willing to hike to your ceremony spot, and how customized you want the ceremony itself.
Finding an Officiant
Congratulations, you’re planning your wedding ceremony in Southern Utah and you need an officiant to make it official! There are many options, but these are the people that I’ve found, trust, and know will be responsive and take care of you. They each have their own spin on the responsibility of an officiant and I want you to find the officiant that will align with your values and needs as a couple. A few factors I always have my couples look out for:
- Pricing: do they fit in your budget? More expensive doesn’t necessarily mean better.
- Location: some price by location, so you may find someone who is cheaper for your location simply because they live nearby.
- Values: what matters to them? Are they LGBTQ+ friendly? Are they willing to hike? How customized will your ceremony be?
- Actual service: consultation calls beforehand aren’t included in every package, neither is filing the marriage license. Check what they will do and what you will need to do for your elopement.
- Witnesses: Utah requires at least two, in addition to the officiant. See the permit glossary for the full requirement.
Jenn at Wilde Heart Weddings
LGBTQ+ friendly, she works in Southern Utah near Zion’s National Park. She works in a couple-centered way to understand you fundamentally and create a ceremony that celebrates your values, culture, and experiences. She will start your time together with a consultation to get to know you, your values, and your relationship. She will use that to create a ceremony that is unique to your relationship, then guide that ceremony on the day of. She will go quite literally anywhere with you and do any type of ceremony that fits your relationship, if that’s an elopement or mega wedding. She has tons of packages for everything, so you are sure to find something that will fit your budget, with a limited elopement package starting at $250 to a full traditional wedding with unlimited support and customization starting at $800.
Learn more about Jenn
Photo by unknown, from Jenn’s website
Thomas at Outland Officiant
Thomas is the founder of Outland and he will help with every detail of your adventure elopement. Outland Officiant will help you with all of the basics of planning your ceremony and much, much more to customize and prepare for your wedding day. They will write a custom script, personalized to your relationship. Their elopement ceremony packages start at $450 in the Zion’s area and are more expensive in the outside regions of Utah.
Contact Thomas
Photo by unknown, found on Outland Officiant website
Erica + Becca at LoveStories
LoveStories was founded by Erica, who also officiates weddings. She brought on Becca, who has a history in theatre. Their ceremonies are story driven and they work with couples before the wedding to capture the essence of their relationship through an interview and consultation. Each ceremony is custom written, and they also offer help writing personal vows so the ceremony truly is yours. They offer Spanish language ceremonies. They offer both wedding and elopement ceremonies across Utah with wedding ceremonies starting at $750 and elopement ceremonies starting at $550. Your LoveStories officiant will handle the paperwork of filing the marriage license after the ceremony.
Work with LoveStories
Images by Ava Hansen at avahansenphoto.com and Aubrey Elise at aubreyelisephotography.com
Mike Foley
Mike is a radio and social media personality. Somewhere along the way he got into officiating weddings, and here we are. He is a comedian and lighthearted fellow who will truly make your wedding ceremony unique. He is based out of St. George, Utah and charges based on the location of your ceremony, starting at $200.
Talk to Mikey
Photo by unknown, used from Mike’s website
Now Book the Rest of Your Day
An officiant makes your ceremony official. The photos are what let you relive it, and show your people who couldn’t be there what the day looked like.
Once you’ve got your officiant lined up, the next call is your photographer. I shoot elopements across Southern Utah, from Zion to the red rock around St. George, and I’d love to help you plan the rest of the day around whichever officiant you choose.
Talk Through Your Elopement Day
Written by
Jade Jarvis
Utah-based wedding, elopement, and proposal photographer since 2025. I've scouted these locations myself, so the advice here comes from firsthand experience, not guesswork.
