A $50.00 non-refundable booking fee is required to secure a time and date commitment for your wedding. It may be paid by check or money order paid to, Jerry Schwehm, 65115 Highway 41, Pearl River, La. 70452 or if you are a member of Pay Pal over the web by Pay Pal. (Check is preferred as Pay Pal charges me a fee to use it.) If you mail a check be sure to also mail names,date,time, and location so I can post the deposit paid on my calendar. This fee is normally paid to Dr. Schwehm after the initial wedding plan discussion is complete to secure your date and time. This is especially needed May through October and for any holiday weekend.  Reasonable e-mails, and telephone calls from brides and grooms with questions about their wedding are welcomed prior to booking. A personal meeting is encouraged when possible. Smaller weddings may not require a booking fee, which is determined on a case by case basis. Without a deposit your time and date is not secure. Dr. Schwehm must be telephoned the week of the wedding to confirm the wedding is on. Also please notify Dr. Schwehm of any cancellations so he can remove the time from his calendar.Call 504/617-6359 for the answer service. Please call the day of the wedding so I know you have a license and are ready for the marriage service.

A minimum honorarium of $200 for the first hour is expected for wedding ceremony, and $50.00 for each additional hour thereafter. Normally this is paid in advance of the wedding unless a rehearsal is also included when payment is expected by or at the rehearsal. There is an additional minimum $50.00 per hour fee for rehearsals. Rehearsal, parking, travel, or other special expenses are additional costs and expected to be paid by the couple before the ceremony begins. Weddings on a Holiday are up to double the regular rate depending on time and location.

For a simple ceremony at Dr. Schwehm’s Studio on the North Shore a minimum $75.00 fee must be paid in full when the ceremony is scheduled. The Studio can hold only 8 or 10 people comfortably inside but out side there is plenty of open space under tees. The Studio is located in his home on Highway 41, Pearl River, La.. A map is provided over the web. The fee to use the Studio is based on time and need to move furniture for added space.  Most small ceremonies with just the couple and their 2 witnesses that can be done weekdays in 30 minutes will be $75.00, if more time is needed or furniture moved to make room for guests the fee is higher. Holidays and weekend evenings start at $100.00 for in the Studio weddings.

Dr. Schwehm gladly participates in any rehearsal or rehearsal dinner prior to a wedding service, the fee is $50.00 per hour. All fees due for the rehearsal and wedding ceremony should be paid at the rehearsal. To ensure that each couple is ready for the ceremony a telephone call to Dr. Schwehm the night or morning before the wedding is required. 

Wedding ceremonies in paid locations must be paid by the couple including any fees for the Officiant to park or enter such as Theme Parks or Festivals. Any special setting that may require him to remain for several hours also may incur additional costs depending on the amount of time required. 

If travel is expected out of the area, the bride and groom are expected to pay all hospitality and transportation expenses for the Minister. A cost will be discussed for the travel at the booking. Any wedding outside the City of New Orleans must be fully discussed and may include travel costs.

Contact Information

  Courtesy dictates that you contact the Minister about changes or cancellations and  keep him well informed as to your plans. A booking information form is provided below to let him know how to contact the couple if necessary. Either cut and paste this form into your e-mail or print it out then mail the info in. Please be sure he has your phone number and contact information as soon as possible in case of changes and questions. Until this information is received the wedding is not booked or placed on the calendar.

Associate Ministers

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Service provided upon payment in advance only. I understand that if services are cancelled, deposits are NOT REFUNDABLE. Fees are based upon amount of service time and services provided. Arrangement to pay all fees must be before ceremony.