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What in the world would he lie about? Weird comment. 🙄😳

Here it is. www.growmyofficiantbusiness.com/post/easy-elopement-ceremony-that-anyone-can-do

Hi Lee! You should join our free Pro Facebook group here: facebook.com/share/cWd3znFcT4f7TbHz/?mibextid=NoJtEM . There are many full time people in the group, as well as trainings, and monthly live Q&As. Also I have many resources at www.GrowMyOfficiantBusiness.com that can help you become full time. Thanks for watching and I hope to see you in the group soon, where we can answer your questions and help you with your goals!

I really appreciate this!!!

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Thank you so much Angie! I appreciate the compliment and thank you so much for watching and being an amazing supporter of what I'm doing. 👍👍♥️🙂

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Keith is awesome. Definitely pure gold!

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Cool. I ask for money the first time I speak with them, AFTER I qualify that they are my kind of people.

I would not take that chance if they don’t agree with the contract you have to refund.

@@therookiefisherman5234 👍. Everyone's system will be a little different in this area. In my experience, in over a decade I've never had issues with this part of it. The Discovery call or initial meeting covers my basic contract terms, and my contract is very uncomplicated and only has six, very easy to understand terms. Over the years, I've learned that giving the couple another shot to decide they don't want to go with you, at any point in the sales process, is a bad idea. After the discovery call, I've obtained their deposit and both they and I understand what our individual responsibilities are and all of the next steps in the process. There's also a lot of value in sending them a guide that shows your process and everything that's covered. By doing this I show more value than most other officiants in my area and their decision to go with me remains. The questions I ask in our first conversation will tell me whether they're my kind of couple or not and from the questions I ask, I'll know whether or not they will have issues with the physical contract, because it's been covered. It's good to do what works for you, and I enjoy discussing topics that can help someone figure out their policies and systems. Thanks for bringing up this topic!

That sounds great! You should.

Thanks for the insight! Yeah, I had my suspicions... but now I know for sure. Thanks for subscribing, I appreciate it!

I agree. Marketing is multifaceted and different techniques work for different people. Not sure if you got a copy. If you did I appreciate it! This is the only full length book I've written, "Wedding Pros Playbook | Marketing Mastery for Wedding Business Owners." Thanks for watching and commenting!

Thanks Laura!

Thanks so much! Good to be back. I appreciate you.

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Very true.

Hey there, I'm curious about your ordination. I see on your site that it says "NC requires Training," can you explain what that means and where that information came from? I'm not trying to challenge you, I just want to make sure I'm fully aware of everything regarding NC marriage licensing laws. Thank you for your time! @cibusmission

@@loveandwisdominc Hi @loveandwisdominc We actually check each state and in so doing found out the laws and regulations and online ordination according to how certain laws within the state is interpreted has been considered ineligible to be a wedding officiant, based on the "instant ordination" of the online ordination process. So in order to avoid this situation from taking place we have required additional training (a zoom call for an hour and annual renewal with training, letter of good standing indicating training has taken place and requirements for renewal) in order to complete the requirements so that the can not say that you have not been properly trained. We prefer to be safe rather than have an unfortunate reality discovered at the time of the ceremony (or worse, after the ceremony has been preformed!) Here are my sources (granted this was back in 2019, but through certain FB groups commentary, we discovered that this situation still exists today): civil.sog.unc.edu/marriages-solemnized-in-north-carolina-by-universal-life-church-ministers-are-not-valid/ and www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article234470822.html

Thanks so much!

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How did you overcome that issue? Did you go get ordained by a different organization?

Thank you! Yes I'm constantly answering this regarding North Carolina and Virginia as many people try to go through ULC. North Carolina will not uphold a ULC ordination, and more are jumping on board and do require training beyond just filling out a free form on a website when getting ordained. Unfortunately ULC and several others that are not actual churches or religious 501c3 organizations Do not tell people up front the issues they've had. ULC, I'm sure you know, has been challenged more than five times by the IRS on their tax exempt status. Thanks for the comment very good info.

@@GrowMyOfficiantBusinessThey recently won a case in Tennessee where a law that they had wouldn't uphold a ULC officiant. Have you tried to contact them? What specific of that case made the case law rule against you? The part that I read is that the case dealt with bigamy, being already married when trying to marry again.

I'm happy to answer. When you are just starting out, it's best to offer to provide your first and second wedding ceremony at a discounted price if not doing it as a trade. The point of giving such a big discount is getting your first 2 reviews and your first photos of you performing a ceremony. It's quite easy to find a couple looking to have a small ceremony or elopement that will allow you to take and use lots of pictures from their ceremony and who are willing to write a great review for you. This will get you off the ground with reviews, a bit of experience, and testimonials. Most officiants and wedding vendors start out on a shoestring budget. In fact, I started out and spent $0 on anything until I booked my 5th ceremony. That gave me about $1500 to work with and get a proper website, a CRM (Honeybook), and a few other much-needed tools. I'm assuming you heard someone say that people who don't have money are inefficient/can't get a business going, or that they are poor quality if their website isn't fancy? Whoever said this is completely wrong. I've always taught to start with a free website and business tools that cost nothing to get started. In fact, I've seen many businesses with fancy websites fail because they missed the basics and didn't put in the work to make connections and develop strategic growth partnerships. Hopefully, this answers any questions you have. Thanks for watching!

It sure does! 😁

Thank you for your kind words. I just started uploading again each week so I hope you'll join me for the other videos! 🙂

I think so

Thanks so much for watching! I'm back uploading every week so I appreciate you!

Very true. This officiant did a horrible job at leading the ceremony and the bride & groom.

Depends on many factors. You can advertise for as little as $50 on any of these platforms but your return may vary depending on your advertising methods. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Glad it was helpful!