FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
The base price is $160 and includes an introductory phone call, customizing your script, two revisions, officiating the ceremony, and processing the marriage license paperwork. Extra fees apply as follows: • $40 Premium fee for weddings at 7:00 p.m. or later. • $25 Premium fee for French Quarter/CBD, and areas outside of Jefferson or Orleans parishes. • $75 to attend rehearsal (plus premium fee if in French Quarter, CBD, or outside Jefferson or Orleans parishes. • Extra fees will apply in the French Quarter during Carnival season or during special events. Please contact me so we can discuss what is needed, and then I will provide a final quote.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
I like to have a 20-30 minute phone call with the couple to find out what they are envisioning for their ceremony. Then I customize their script based on their requests, and submit to them a few days later for review. I will email an invoice to pay online with a credit card, and payment is due 2 weeks before the ceremony. After the ceremony, I process the paperwork and return it to the marriage license office.
- How did you get started doing this type of work?
My father, Judge Steve J. Mortillaro, was the Justice of the Peace in Metairie for 25 years, and I learned at his knee.