Ordained · Licensed · Metro Detroit
Forever starts with Craig
No. 01 — Ordained Officiant · Est. 2019

Forever
starts
with
Craig.

Custom ceremonies, written and delivered with care.Craig is an ordained officiant crafting the kind of weddings your friends still talk about — warm, personal, and never two the same.
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Based
Metro Detroit Area
Travels
The Upper Midwest
Booking
2026 — 2027
Craig officiating a wedding ceremony
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A ceremony, not a script.

About — A Note From Craig
Every couple has a story only they could tell. My job is to listen for it, write it down, and read it back to a room full of the people you love.

I'm Craig — ordained since 2019, husband since longer, and the friend most likely to cry at your toast. I started officiating because friends kept asking, and the friends of friends kept asking after that. It turns out that a wedding ceremony, done with care, can be the most honest thing in the whole day.

I don't do templates. Every ceremony begins with an unhurried conversation — about how you met, what you fight about, what you read at breakfast — and ends with a draft you'll actually want to keep. We rehearse. We trim. We make sure your grandmother understands the joke.

— Craig
Ordained Minister
Universal Life Church
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Four kinds of yes.

Services — Choose your ceremony
i.
The Signature
A fully custom ceremony, written from a long conversation and refined over a couple of drafts. Includes a rehearsal, processional cues, and a rain plan. The works.
$1,800most popular
ii.
The Elopement
Just the two of you, two witnesses, and something true to say. A short, beautiful ceremony for courthouses, city parks, or the top of a mountain.
$650up to 10 guests
iii.
The Renewal
For couples returning to the altar — a 10th, 25th, or 50th. We re-read your vows, or write new ones for the people you've become since.
$900any anniversary
iv.
The Cameo
Sometimes a friend or family member is officiating — and they could use a steady hand. I write the script, coach the rehearsal, and stay home.
$450script & coaching
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How it works.

Process — From inquiry to altar
01

Reach out

Send your date, your venue, and a few sentences about the two of you. I'll write back within 48 hours.

Step One — A Note
02

The long talk

We meet on Zoom or in person for ninety minutes. I ask questions; you do most of the talking. This is the part everyone says they enjoyed.

Step Two — Conversation
03

The draft

Six weeks out, I send a first draft. We edit together over a call or two — cutting, rewording, adding the inside jokes.

Step Three — Revision
04

The day

I arrive early, run rehearsal, and stand at the front of the room. You say yes. Your mother cries. Everyone applauds.

Step Four — The Ceremony
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Words from the aisle.

Testimonials — From past couples
“
Craig wrote a ceremony that sounded so much like us that three different friends asked if we'd written it ourselves. We hadn't. He had just listened.
Hannah & DevonDetroit, MI · Sept. 2024
“
We were so nervous about the ceremony being the boring part. It ended up being the part everyone called us about the next day.
Priya & JamesAnn Arbor, MI · May 2024
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He showed up the night before, calmed down my whole family, ran the rehearsal twice, and somehow remembered every guest by name at brunch.
Mara & TessaGrosse Pointe, MI · Oct. 2023
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Let's talk.

Inquire — A reply within 48h

Tell me about you.

The more I know about who you are and what you want, the better the conversation. There's no wrong answer to any of this.

Email
hello@foreverstartswithcraig.com
Phone
(845) 555 0144
Instagram
@foreverstartswithcraig
Hours
Tues — Sat