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"You made our ceremony more personal and meaningful to us and our guests than any other wedding we've ever been to." - Vivek and Leah.

Weddings by Rev. Bill Epperly is a top-rated officiant serving the Chicago, Illinois, area.
I create beautiful wedding experiences that reflect the personalities and preferences of each couple. Through a series of Zoom meetings, I will get to know you so that I can tell your story in a personal way as if I'd known you for years. My weddings create priceless memories that last a lifetime. But don't take my word for it: read my reviews!

Here's an AI-generated summary of what my couples say about my services, taken from their reviews:
Rev. Bill Epperly receives high praise from multiple reviewers for his professionalism, personalized ceremonies, and calming presence. Reviewers highlight his ability to craft ceremonies that reflect couples' unique love stories, his attention to detail, prompt communication, and flexibility. His warmth, organization, and ability to tailor ceremonies to couples' preferences shine through in the reviews, with many expressing gratitude for his guidance and care in making their wedding day special and memorable. Highly recommended for couples seeking a dedicated officiant who goes above and beyond to create a meaningful and unforgettable wedding ceremony.

See what other couples say about Rev. Bill Epperly. Read the 101 5-star reviews on Wedding Wire

Let Rev. Bill take care of the details of your wedding ceremony. Contact him now.
I have officiated over 200 weddings. I know how to create a great wedding that will have your guests raving afterwards. And I hear about what can happen when couples get a friend to officiate for them. Before I began officiating weddings, I was a college professor and faculty coach. I have extensive experience as a public speaker, workshop leader, coach, and wedding officiant. Let me take the worry out of your wedding!

Specialties

  • Weddings inspired by traditional Catholic or Protestant weddings
  • Weddings for "Spiritual but not Religious Couples
  • Pre-Marriage Counseling and Couples Coaching
  • Weddings for LGTBQ couples
  • 12-Step Themed Weddings for couples in recovery
  • Mindfulness for Couples

I work with each couple to create a beautiful ceremony that reflects you, your love relationship, and your values. I will get to know you through interviews and discussions, and I'm able to share your journey in personal remarks that capture your essence. The language of each ceremony is tuned you, whether you want a traditional religious ceremony, a secular/humanistic ceremony, or a spiritual but not religious ceremony.

Premium Packages include:

  • The "Unforgettable You" Package, is a hand-crafted ceremony including all the traditional core elements of a beautiful wedding: Procession, Opening Remarks, Prayers, Readings, Wedding Vows, Special Elements., and a Heart Story sharing. A full rehearsal can be added.
  • The "Heart Story" Package, includes all components of the Unforgettable You package, above, plus a longer more detailed sharing of the couple's "Heart Story," their unique love story, from first meeting to engagement to wedding day. This package includes a full rehearsal.
  • The Top of the Line "Happily Ever After" Package, has all the elements of the Heart Story package above, plus Five Pre-Marriage Counseling Sessions to help you enter your married life with clear goals and a plan to achieve them.

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FAQ’s

Does starting price include the ceremony rehearsal?

No

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

Non-religious
Interfaith
Ceremony Rehearsal
Vow Renewal
Civil Union

What services do you provide?

Premarital Counseling

What religious affiliations do you serve?

Agnostic
Anglican
Baptist
Buddhist
Catholic
Earth-Based
Episcopalian
Jewish
Lutheran
Methodist
No Denomination
Orthodox Christian
Presbyterian
Quaker
Taoist
Unitarian

On average, how long are wedding ceremonies you officiate?

Less than 30 mins.

In which states are you licensed?

CA
IL
IN
MI
WI

What languages do you speak?

English
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Reviews of Weddings by Rev. Bill Epperly

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Rev. Bill received high praise from couples for his exceptional officiating services. Reviewers appreciated his responsiveness, attention to detail, creativity, organizational skills, and ability to tailor ceremonies to reflect each couple's uniqueness. His personalized approach, warm demeanor, and professionalism were highlighted, leading to heartfelt, memorable, and well-received wedding ceremonies. Many noted his understanding, flexibility, and support throughout the planning process, making him a highly recommended choice for couples seeking a personalized and special ceremony reflective of their relationship.

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Rev. Bill received high praise from couples for his exceptional officiating services. Reviewers appreciated his responsiveness, attention to detail, creativity, organizational skills, and ability to tailor ceremonies to reflect each couple's uniqueness. His personalized approach, warm demeanor, and professionalism were highlighted, leading to heartfelt, memorable, and well-received wedding ceremonies. Many noted his understanding, flexibility, and support throughout the planning process, making him a highly recommended choice for couples seeking a personalized and special ceremony reflective of their relationship.

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Flora Sent on 11/07/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Highly Complimented Ceremony with an Amazing Officiant!

We could not have imagined a better officiant. Working with Rev. Bill was seamless from the start. For every meeting, he was well prepared, organized, and focused on helping you craft your ideal ceremony! It's amazing how well he understood us as a couple and what we wanted in a ceremony just a few meetings. He created a beautiful wedding ceremony that encapsulated us as a couple, who and what was important to us, and one that truly celebrated our marriage. The ceremony was unique and individualized to us and Bill brought many suggestions on how to make it our own. We received many compliments on our ceremony - with how genuine, heartfelt, and personal it was. Furthermore, not only was Bill flexible and open with our ideas for our ceremony, he also was incredibly accommodating with our schedules. As an out of town bride and groom, we had no issue finding times to meet with him and he was always responsive!

Highly recommend for couples looking for a personalized and special ceremony that is reflective of who they are. Our ceremony was the perfect beginning to our marriage!
Josh
Josh Sent on 11/18/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Our experience with Rev. Bill was fantastic. He took the time to get to know us and did an amazing job making our wedding truly a special day.

Rev. Bill was extremely responsive, detail oriented, and creative and he is such and amazing person. He tailored our service in a way that made it so special to us and our family.
Jenna
Jenna Sent on 11/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Couldn't have asked for a better wedding ceremony with Rev. Bill

Rev. Bill was awesome to work with. Very professional, responsive, and flexible/ understanding when schedules need to change. He pays attention to detail and was willing to meet with us as often as needed to get the ceremony details down right. He created the wedding ceremony of our dreams and honestly made it the best part of the night! We got so many compliments on our ceremony - he made it funny and emotional and captured our personalities perfectly. We also took his pre-marriage counseling sessions - it helped to get to know each other better when working on the ceremony. My husband and I still use the practices we learned in the marriage classes today and feel that it greatly improved our communication.
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Rev. Bill Epperly is the one and only wedding officiant you'll ever need to contact. Here's why: 1. He has a great approach to officiating a wedding - he has different styles and templates for you to review and make personal, or you can work with him to truly create something custom from start to finish. 2. There are multiple ways to meet with him to discuss (he is flexible), i.e. Skype. 3. He accommodates specific wardrobe requests. 4. He's prompt, professional, and warm. 5. Truly gets to know you as a couple and seamlessly fits into the wedding. 6. LGBTQ friendly. 7. He's well learned in multiple faiths and approaches to spirituality and religion, and is adaptable based on your religious/spiritual needs. Highly recommended from many of our brides and colleagues. Give Bill a call!

Reverend Christine Reverend Christine Wedding Officiants

Bill is a seasoned professional who I've associated myself with. I'm happy and confident in referring couples to him because of my knowledge of his expertise, education and caring personality.

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