Why is the fee still so high? All officiates work within a range of fees. Again, your ceremony may be simple in content, but just like preparing your wedding venue with set-up details, an officiant spends hours in preparation and traveling to and from your venue. Many couples working with Reverend Dalton enjoy the meetings to get to know each other and the creativity and ideas that come from these meetings. If you value the officiant’s time you will have an original, unique and personal ceremony.