CHECKLIST

Choose your travel dates and book your lodging. Suggestions for lodging are in my Moab Travel Guide. When deciding your travel dates keep in mind that you will both need to appear in person with ID to purchase your marriage license. This will be at the Grand County building in Moab, Utah which is opened during the hours of 8-4:30pm and closed on federal holidays. I suggest planning to do this at least one day prior to your wedding date and contact their office to make sure they will be open on the day you are planning to get your marriage license. Their number is 435-259-8825 and detailed marriage license information can be found on their website HERE.

Decide how you want your big day look. THESE questions will give you ideas to discuss and help you create the perfect celebration of your marriage.

Review my LOCATION GUIDE and choose your favorite backdrops.

Schedule your planning session with Jocilyn. I will reach out to get you on my scheduled for this. Together we will create a timeline of your day so all your events flow and we are able to take advantage of the best lighting for photos. 

Get your ceremony location permit: You will want to wait until after our planning session to apply for this permit since we will be deciding the best location and time for your ceremony during that meeting. You will be choosing a 2hr time slot for your ceremony which is a good amount of time for your ceremony and photos.  In most cases you will only need one permit for the ceremony location and not for additional locations where we will just be taking photos. (Refer to my location guide for all your options) Based on where you want to hold your ceremony will determine who you contact to get your permit.
For Arches National Park Permits Submit an application.
For Dead Horse State Park Permits Submit an application.
For BLM Land locations we work under my permit and will just need to email them a "notice of intent" with the location and time for your ceremony. This is the email address (blm_ut_mb_srp@blm.gov) We will need to include the following info: Activity (Ceremony/Photos), Location, Date, Time, Number of People, Number of Vehicles. NOTE: For events that include more than 10 people total or include special setup (arches, arbors, tables, chairs, etc.) we need to obtain a "Letter of Acknowledgement" from the BLM-Moab Field Office 435-259-2100

Find an officiant - Below in the vendor recommendations is a List of local officiants. I suggest contacting a few and finding the best fit. You can also have one of your friends or family members officiate, this can be a really special thing to add to your ceremony! Just contact Grand County to make sure you get all the correct paperwork and info needed.

Make sure you have two witnesses for your ceremony - This is something that your officiant will make sure you have as it is mandatory for the state of Utah. If you don't have anyone traveling with you (no worries, this is common), I can be one of your witnesses and your officiant can bring someone along for another witness.

Schedule a time to get your marriage license with Grand County as mentioned in step #1.

Schedule with additional vendors - (list below)