Pastor Gary Ellis

"A Stress Free Ceremony!"

That's what I offer you. I "bring to the altar" the experience of having performed nearly 300 weddings. I also love helping brides and grooms experience those perfect moments that will last for a life time. Like someone said, "No brag. Just fact." Take a look at some of the referrals below from other brides and see what they experienced. After our initial meeting, many brides have said to me, "I didn't know it could be so easy to plan my ceremony. Now I can relax on that."

I am a non-denominational pastor that can perform your ceremony on both sides of the IA/IL Quad Cities and the rest of the country for that matter.

I do not require any special classes but am willing to make arragements to do pre-marriage counseling if that is desired. I am also bi-lingual and can perform your ceremony including Spanish to give honor to hispanic relatives in this blending of two cultures.

One of the stresses that concerns many brides is not offending observant Catholic family members. I have performed many, many ceremonies where this was the concern. Let me encourage you that there are things we can do that will ease the hearts and minds of observant family members. I have even had many of them compliment our ceremonies after they attended.

I can also suggest several ways we can include children in blended family ceremonies.

As a help, before we meet, I have included several possible ceremony elements. Click on the various areas listed in the right hand column or simply scroll down:

My Fee: Total including retainer... $150

There are many expenses for your special day and all consider our fees very reasonable and a help in maintaining important budget issues. The fee is all inclusive of all planning communication, rehearsal, and ceremony. As part of the total fee a 50% ($75) retainer is required to guarantee the date and time. The final $75 is due on our before the rehearsal.

Give me a call or send me an email inquiry. Let's plan you "Perfect Moment."

Pastor Gary Ellis

[email protected]

309-644-1212

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A Few Referrals

Absolutely one of the best choices we made in the planning process. Pastor Gary makes the entire process easy and is willing to help create the wedding ceremony you desire. He is very sincere and made the ceremony humorous. We received many compliments from friends and family about what a great job he did and that our ceremony was very personal.

Anne & Chris Edmonds

Our wedding was truly blessed with Gary’s warmth and kindness. He was very professional and down to earth. We are still receiving compliments on the wedding ceremony, especially Gary’s great sense of humor.

Thanks Pastor Ellis

Justin and Lindsay Hoggard

We had so many compliments on our ceremony and Pastor Ellis. We are so glad we chose him for our big day! I had a few specific details I wanted to incorporate into our ceremony that were a little tricky to time with the music and he helped make it work flawlessly. :-)

Many thanks,

Laura & Andy Meckley

www.themeckleys.com

Gary what can I say but wonderful. He is the most down to earth pastor and we are truly blessed to have him unite us in marriage. He tolerated my bridal party without hesitation. He has alot of different ideas so you can have a different ceremony. We had my daughter do the sand ceremony with us and the words he used to incorporate her was perfect. Gary I can't thank you enough.

Ashley and Robert Bridgman

Pastor Ellis is a joy to work with and made our ceremony perfect. He let us give so much input into the vows and special touches, which made the ceremony much more meaningful to us and our guests. He also helped us remember our loved ones that have passed on in a special butterfly release, which was especially touching. All of our guests commented that they have never been to a wedding as beautifully done, which we give Pastor Ellis all the credit. We would recommend him to anyone and everyone.

Thanks Again Pastor Ellis!

Kimberly Kampner and David Marsho