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Baby Blessings       Blog         Coaching        Love Knot        Minister's Cost        Products      Raves & Reviews      Vendors   The energy of love is strong enough to  reach across the universe and connect two people who are destine to be together.  And I am always honored to be a part of the celebration of matrimony.   Witnessing the beauty of two souls merging together to build a home based on their love, understanding, respect, and spiritual beliefs; is a wonderful experience for me.      As you take steps to bond your partnership through the marriage ritual, you will demonstrate your willingness to commitment to each other as partners for life.  You will also show your readiness to embrace the change that comes with living together.      I will work with you to create a special ceremony that can demonstrate who you are as individuals and as caring partners.    Christian Non-denominational Interfaith Civil Commitment Spiritual Vow Renewal As a Baltimore Officiant, I will come to your wedding site.  Your site can be a home, garden, park, banquet hall, country club, ballroom, hotel, restaurant, yacht, etc. Letting me know where, when, and how to get there; puts me at the right place at the right time. Baltimore Weddings - Metropolitan Area & Suburbs   $475 - $705   Upon booking your wedding with me, you will receive a free wedding ceremony workbook with sample ceremonies, rituals, and beautiful readings.  In addition, you will receive a personalized draft ceremony, and a premarital questionnaire.    There is a $100 nonrefundable deposit required to secure my services for your wedding day.  This deposit is subtracted from the total cost.   Please Note:  All ceremonies require a valid marriage license or original marriage certificate (for previously married couples) that must be presented to me prior to my officiating the wedding ceremony.   For marriage licensing procedures, please check with the marriage bureau of the circuit court in the jurisdiction in which you are planning to get married, or click the above link.   The above fees are based on writing and revising the ceremony, traveling to and from the wedding site, rehearsal attendance, wedding party direction and coordination, my time corresponding with you, filing the county marriage license, officiating the ceremony, advertising cost, website hosting, 5% cost of living increase, other logistics, and (if applicable) a holiday wedding fee ($60 is added to the base cost).   Make your deposit now!  PayMe     Premarital coaching is available, but not required.  For additional information, kindly click the coaching link.       I am, Reverend Starlene Joyner Burns, a Nondenominational - Interfaith Baltimore Wedding Minister and Baltimore Officiant.  In addition, I am the founder and director of SJB Ministries, LLC.  Further, I am a minister in good standing at the National Spiritual Science Center (NSSC) in Washington, DC.   I studied four consecutive years at NSSC to become an ordained minister of Spiritual Science.  And I have prepared myself for the responsibilities of a nondenominational wedding minister, by receiving further training in the administration of the holy sacraments.    Therefore, I am trained to perform: weddings, baby blessings, private baptisms, memorials, funerals (including pets), and other rites of passage.   I am compassionate, ethical, and  professional.  So I will work hard with you to ensure that your ceremony is memorable.     I decided to perform weddings in Baltimore,  because I am a native Baltimorean.  Born in  Baltimore City in the late 50's, where I lived with my parents until age four.  Baltimore has changed a lot over the years, and I am always happy to come back just to see the transformation.            The territory in which I will be offering my services as a Baltimore officiant are:  Baltimore County, MD; Baltimore City, MD; Howard County, MD; Anne Arundel County, MD; Frederick County, MD; Carroll County, MD; and Harford County, MD   In addition my services will be extended to parts of the Eastern Shore that is within a 70 mile radius of my home in Bowie, Maryland.   And if you would like to read my 5 star reviews, click the link.    I am also an affiliate of  the knot.  So click the link below and shop the latest trends in weddings this season.     Please call:   Monday - Sunday 10:00 am - 10:00 pm to check my availability for your wedding.   202.253.3629       Meeting (Initial Consultation)   Once we have agreed on a meeting date and time; kindly confirm it with me the day before or the morning (after 10:00 am) of our meeting.  This way I will know that you are sincere about your wedding plans and meeting with me.  If I do not hear from you, I will assume that you are no longer interested in my services.   All meetings are held at Panera Bread in the Vista Gardens Marketplace:  10531 Martin Luther King Jr. Highway, Bowie, MD  20720.  This shopping center is adjacent to my community.  And there are times when I hold meetings at my home or via Skype.    If you would like to reserve my services at the end of our meeting, you will need and a $100 cash deposit.  Checks and money orders are also accepted.      Click here for directions to my home office.       Chapel of Love Ceremonies   Reverend Starlene Joyner Burns  Baltimore Wedding Minister and Baltimore Officiant   4722 Morning Glory Trail Bowie, Maryland 20720 202.253.3629   Baltimore Weddings   -   Serving Maryland, Northern Virginia, and Washington DC  Baby Blessings       Coaching       Love Knot       Minister's Cost       Planning Tips       Products       Testimonials      Vendors

Rev. Starlene Joyner Burns Nondenominational Baltimore Wedding Officiant Performing Weddings in Maryland, Washington DC and Northern Virginia     Member of several   Professional Organizations for Wedding Ministers, Wedding Officiants and Wedding Professionals     Baltimore Wedding Ministers and Baltimore Wedding Officiants  Site Virtual Assistant  www.wedplan.net/pages/3082/ www.allweddingcompanies.com/ceremony/ministers/maryland/index.html www.weddingministers.com/Listings.php?location=Maryland  www.gatheringguide.com/event_directory/md_maryland/vendor_wedding_officiants_1673.html     Reverend Starlene Joyner Burns supports Nondenominational Ministers, Baltimore Officiants,  Baltimore Wedding Ministers, Baltimore Wedding Officiants, and Maryland Officiants across the Baltimore Metro area.     Maryland Weddings  Nondenominational Weddings Washington DC Weddings  Virginia Weddings Waterfront Weddings  Black Weddings Civil Weddings   Private Weddings     A Baltimore Wedding Ministers and Baltimore Wedding Officiants Site Serving a diverse spiritual community in MD, VA and Washington DC     © 2007 - 2012 All Rights Reserved SJB Ministries LLC     Rev. Starlene Joyner Burns, Your Minister on Call Traveling the highways of Maryland, Northern Virginia, & Washington DC to serve the needs of a diverse spiritual community All Faiths, All Weddings, All Ethnicities Rev. SJ Burns is listed on many websites under: Baltimore Officiants, MD Officiant, Baltimore Wedding Ministers, Maryland Wedding Officiants, Baltimore Officiant, Interfaith Wedding Ministers, Nondenominational Wedding Officiants, Baltimore Celebrants, Justice of the Peace, Marriage Celebrant, and Clergy. Rev. Burns (your minister on call and resident MD Officiant) loves performing Maryland Weddings, DC Weddings, Baltimore Weddings, Virginia Weddings, Civil Weddings, Interfaith Weddings, Nondenominational Weddings, Nonreligious Weddings, Integrated Weddings, Interracial Weddings, Commitment Ceremonies, Elopements and Washington DC Weddings. She travels up and down the highways from Bowie to Baltimore, Glen Burnie, Columbia, Annapolis, Silver Spring, Gaithersburg, Rockville, Alexandria, Fairfax, and Washington, DC fulfilling the needs of those who call.   Back to top