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New Orleans Wedding and Marriage Ceremonies Information New Orleans Wedding Minister Information, Performs Personalized Wedding Services Dr. Jerry Kenneth Schwehm, a native of New
Orleans, has conducted
many personalized weddings over the past 15 years, usually referrals for wedding
planners and hotels in New Orleans. He has done wedding ceremonies in many locations, including outside
locations, in chapels, parks, homes, halls, hotels, backyards, restaurants,
fishing boats, sailboats, his painting studio, and in his living room. In
historic old homes in New Orleans, outside in old French Quarter court yards, in
a swamp, in historic Jackson Square, and in the French Market, among other
fantastic places in the Greater New Orleans area.
Couples meet with him or discuss over the phone and by e-mail a wedding ceremony that contains traditional wedding vows or a special service designed by the couple with some help by Dr. Schwehm. The result is a personalized wedding ceremony, either Religious or Civil. Your ceremony can contain elements that are of special importance to the couple, their family, or traditions from jumping a broom, to drinking of wine. Or they can be as simple as necessary to get the newly weds on with their new life as husband and wife. Pre-marriage counseling is encouraged but not a requirement. Contact Dr. Schwehm in advance before booking a hall or location to be sure he is available. He performs several weddings per week. Review the suggested locations on the left of this page for ideas and pictures of frequently used locations or click on the Links page above for a list of halls and chapels. Real training and degrees not just a mail order wedding minister. Dr. Schwehm attended Louisiana State University and received a Bachelor of Arts and Science in January 1971 and a Juris Doctor in May 1974. He was raised in the Roman Catholic tradition but was ordained a Deacon in the Presbyterian Church in 1981, later as Elder and Clerk of Session. He filled the pulpit of his Church on many occasions, He was selected to serve in several religious organizations. After serving on many committees and helping establish other Churches he was ordained a Minister again in 1989 by a local Bible Church. He was elected a Justice of the Peace in 1990 in Slidell, Louisiana and served several years before his wife of 23 years died of cancer. He performed many Civil wedding ceremonies as Justice of the Peace in the Greater New Orleans area. Today, after initially retiring to paint, he has established a wedding ministry mostly from requests from people to perform weddings as he does them in a well thought out, loving and caring manner. He also ministered to the ill through a Hospice program, and as a member of the United States Corps of Chaplains . Dr. Schwehm, a member of the professional organization, American Association of Wedding Officiants, performs many weddings and has done so for many years, if you need references from other couples or planners just ask him to provide you with several.
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travel to other places to perform your wedding ceremony. He has officiated
weddings in Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and some small towns in Louisiana. And in
Biloxi, Gulf Port and Bay St. Louis, Mississippi at the Casinos on the
Gulf Coast. You would be responsible for some travel costs. Ask
about a Beach Wedding In Bay St. Louis, Ms. on a nice white sand beach
or along the New Orleans Lake Front. Contact him at his
e-mail address for details Due to Katrina it is best to contact us by e-mail as we rebuild..
Dr. Schwehm with wedding couple in New Orleans French Quarter. (Photo by Jennifer Bishop) > 
Important
Questions to Ask Your Wedding Officiant Before You Book The Wedding
If it is possible see if you can see the officiant in action at another wedding
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Dr. Schwehm performing a wedding at his Studio and the New Orleans Jazz Fest in 2001
Elopements in Jackson Square Photos by Jennifer Bishop New Orleans Wedding Locations: There are many beautiful places in New Orleans to perform a wedding ceremony, City Park, Audubon Park, Jackson Square, the French Quarter, West End Park, the Lake Front, or in a Guest House or a Plantation Home, on a boat or in a Swamp. The City of New Orleans gives permission for the use of public places and each park has rules. The particular park should be contacted for permission to do a wedding in that park. The French Quarter is a favorite place to do weddings. The City of New Orleans should be contacted for permission to do a wedding inside Jackson Square, but there are other open public places that can be used for a small wedding. Many small weddings are done in Pirates Alley and other open public places in the French Quarter. Links are provided on the left to suggested places in New Orleans to conduct a ceremony and on the Links page to restaurants and rental halls. Read about the first wedding in Pirates Alley: Pirates Wedding
Other New Orleans Area Marriage License Offices JEFFERSON PARISH (WEST BANK) Gretna Courthouse JEFFERSON PARISH (EAST BANK) Joseph S. Yenni Building ST. TAMMANY PARISH (COVINGTON) Parish Courthouse, 510
Boston Street ST. TAMMANY (SLIDELL) Towers Building Old Spanish Trail ST. BERNARD PARISH Parish Courthouse Other Louisiana Clerks Of Court Phone Numbers: Lafayette
Parish Calcasieu
Parish Concordia
Parish Minister E-Mail Address
Elopement in Pirates Alley Photos by Jennifer Bishop
Dr. Schwehm and wedding couple in Pirates Alley. Photos by Julia Bailey
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