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| - I will preface this by saying if you are religious, this may be a great choice to have your wedding ceremony.
However, if you are not, I strongly urge to look elsewhere.
Upon entering the building, we were a little put off by how broken down the inside of the building was. Cracked drywall, dirty paint, doors that barely open without a good nudge, imagine a scene in a movie where you're showing up to a shady lawyer's office.
Anyway, we arrive a little early and gave Melinda a call. She showed up after a few moments and guided us over to the marriage licensing office. This part of the process was very simple and Melinda was very friendly.
We go back and meet the minister. I would be inclined to believe this is not the norm, but he wore an old collared shirt and sweatpants to our marriage ceremony. He did apologize for his attire, but considering his position and title,I found this a little strange. Regardless of this, and a few other off putting signs, I was willing to overlook it and probably would have never written this review if the following would not have happened.
We begin our marriage ceremony, and he speaks for about 10 minutes in what makes a good marriage, how we should treat each other, etc. Everything he said up until this point was true and thoughtful. I even appreciated some of his insight. However, he reaches a point where he asks us if we believe in God. I was caught off guard and don't understand how this was relevant and why he felt the need to ask us. I considered lying because I had a feeling of what was going to follow but couldn't get myself to do it, so I truthfully said no.
This leads him on a spiel to convince me to believe in God. More or less, it was an attempted conversion session. I signed up to have someone administer my wedding and be on my way, and yet, I was thrust into an extremely uncomfortable situation and had no choice but to maintain a cordial attitude for the sake of my wife, and the situation. Withholding the details of what he said, after awhile and probably too long, he eventually catches on to our discomfort and we move on to finish the marriage ceremony.
I have no doubts that they were very kind people, but the need to feel like you need to "fix" another persons life and beliefs were very inappropriate and unprofessional. Especially in a place you run business. To call this place "simple weddings" is a vast understatement from my experience.
Again, if you are religious, more power to you, and this very well may be a great place to conduct your marriage. But if you're not, be weary.
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