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Alternative Weddings by Rev. Roberts is an Ellijay, Georgia-based wedding officiant service. This company strives to unite people in love and joy as they celebrate life’s greatest milestones. Reverend Barbara Roberts takes pride in establishing a warm and welcoming environment, ensuring the nearlyweds are comfortable and relaxed throughout their ceremony. She aims to give couples their dream wedding that represents their love story in all its glory.

Services Offered

Pre-written scripts are available for traditional ceremonies, each with its own personality and elements that can be tailored to suit each occasion. Rev. Roberts can work closely with nearlyweds to create a custom script that encapsulates their vision of the big day. Sand ceremonies and Unity candles can be added upon request for that added personal touch. Alternative Weddings by Rev. Roberts is also available for vow renewals, christenings, and other ceremonies.

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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the price of your wedding officiant services?

Ceremony Rehearsal

Does starting price include the ceremony rehearsal?

No

What is the starting price for ceremony rehearsals?

$100

What is the starting price for pre-marital counseling (per session)?

$200

What types of weddings and events do you provide services for?

Non-religious
Interfaith
Vow Renewal
Civil Union

What religious affiliations do you serve?

Agnostic
Jewish
No Denomination

On average, how long are wedding ceremonies you officiate?

Less than 30 mins.
30-60 mins.

In which states are you licensed?

GA

What languages do you speak?

English

Reviews of Alternative Weddings by Rev. Roberts

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Angie Sent on 10/02/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Exceptional

I can not say enough about Rev Roberts she was a tremendous help in the preparation for our ceremony. Her website was a true blessing, I selected everything from her site and it was perfect!
We highly recommend her services to everyone.

Angie & Gilbert Proudfoot
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Alicia Sent on 04/18/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful!

We had a wonderful experience with Reverend Barbara and highly recommend her to officiate your wedding. She is friendly, professional, and made it so easy to have a lovely ceremony.
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Josh Sent on 01/18/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding Ceremony

Reverend Roberts was simply amazing! My wife and I decided last minute to get married over the Christmas holiday while my wife was on break from Army Basic Training. Reverend Roberts was extremely responsive, flexible, and able to squeeze us in no problem on 12/26/23 the day after Christmas. She had some templates to select from on her website to help us create a ceremony. The ceremony was perfect! Reverend Roberts was sweet, fun, and easy to work with. She instantly felt like family. She helped make our special day truly amazing.
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Ami M. Sent on 08/22/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Everything we needed and wanted!

Reverend Roberts was amazing! I was an out of state bride and had only communicated with her over email and she was so responsive and created a wedding ceremony that was exactly what we wanted! We love her!!
Grace
Grace Sent on 08/22/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Exactly what we needed!!!

What a great and unique officiant!! So flexible! She dressed in our colors!!
We ELOPED, but she helped me have the formal *personalized* ceremony I still wanted! BTW you DON'T need witnesses in Georgia!

Her website is SO comprehensive and easy to work through, I'm a creative person, but being able to start with the ceremonies she has for inspiration were INVALUABLE TIMESAVERS. She also communicated several times during the writing process and helped us with the flow.

She was timely, efficient, kind, patient and quick to respond. I contacted her a week or less before we needed her for a Thursday afternoon! She still managed to give us a printed copy of our ceremony on beautiful stationary!!

Reverend Barbara ALSO saved the day for me!! An injury caused my mother to stay in Florida for our last minute elopement at Paramount Place (a vacation rental up the road from Summit farms, with great views, hot tub and a reasonable rate!) She helped me zip my dress and waited patiently so we could do a, "first look," video!!

100% would recommend for any type of nuptials, large or small!!
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Raven Sent on 07/15/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Rev Roberts Made our Dreams Come True

My now wife and I were planning on going to the courthouse to get married and planning on throwing a larger wedding at a later date. Given recent events we felt the need to move quickly in solidifying our union. We contacted Rev Roberts late in the evening with about a weeks notice of when we wanted our ceremony. She responded the same night and was happy to accommodate us anywhere we would like. She made us feel as though we had a friend with property that was offering her services rather than a wedding vendor trying to make money. We picked our own location and time of day. We even created our ceremony using the thoughtful example vows provided on her website. The most important part was Rev Roberts made sure to include our son and did not tack on additional prices as I noticed other vendors do. She even typed up our ceremony on beautiful paper and provided a folder as a keepsake of our ceremony. Rev Roberts was always prompt with replying and when we arrived she was incredibly kind, warm and we left feeling she was genuinely happy for our union. We had the most beautiful wedding and you can’t beat the fair price! I would recommend her services to anyone looking for an unforgettable day.
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Tammy Sent on 10/26/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Great experience!!

Barbara is so nice, patient, and thoughtful!! Highly recommend!!
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Laura Sent on 10/26/2021
5 out of 5 rating

A Night to Remember

Rev. Roberts truly made the night for my wedding. Thru the entire process she was so understanding and helpful. If I had any questions what so ever she was there to answer them and since we did a handfasting ceremony she worked with me about adding things here and taking things out there. She truly made my night. I high recommend her to anyone having a wedding.
Danielle
Danielle Sent on 10/19/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful & Amazing

Barbara was so kind and sweet. She reminded me of my husband grandmther who past last year and really hit me when I met her. She was really everything we needed and was so easy going and amazing.
Russ
Russ Sent on 07/25/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Rain on your outdoor wedding day? No worries with Barbara

Barbara was unquestionably the right choice for our wedding. We wanted a simple, stress free, wedding with no guests. And since we both love nature and the outdoors, we wanted our wedding down an easy trail by a rushing creek in the foothills of North Georgia near where we now live. Her detailed and helpful website gave us all the ideas we needed for a simple, but touching ceremony with the perfect mix of traditional and contemporary. Being an outdoor wedding, on a trail, with a short hike, in July, in Georgia, we had to be super flexible about the weather to dodge those summertime showers. Yes, it rained on our wedding day, but thankfully, there was a long enough dry period where we could pull it off -- and the aroma of the forest after a good rain was perfect. We are so happy that Barbara had her hiking boots ready to go at a moment’s notice to make that rainy July day the best day of our lives.
Russ & Elizabeth
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