Serving a diverse community since 2004

with over 700 satisfied couples

 

 

I enjoy seeing the sparkle of trust illuminating the faces of the couple on the day of their wedding.  Watching them make their first big financial investment into a future that holds many mysteries, only assures me of their success as a couple in the coming years.  

 

My service as a VA wedding minister and Virginia wedding officiant, is to help you carve and shape your ceremony into a reflection of your love.  I will work with you to create a uniquely special celebration that demonstrates who you are.

 

Even if you choose not to participate in the writing of your ceremony, I will create one for you that's built from your inner feelings, uniqueness, beauty, and beliefs.  Either way, your ceremony will show a glimpse into your future.

 

Christian

Non-denominational

Interfaith

Civil

Traditional

Commitment

Spiritual

Vow Renewal

 

Traveling to your wedding site is not a problem.  I will come to a home, garden, park, banquet hall, country club, ballroom, hotel, suite, restaurant, yacht, etc.

 

Letting me know where, when, and how to get there; puts me at the right place at the right time. 

 

 

 

 

Fees:  Virginia Wedding Minister and  Virginia Wedding Officiant

 

Elopements - Small - Large Weddings

Small - Large Weddings

 

$435 (Within the Washington DC Area)

areas beyond the DC Metropolitan area will be charged .70/mile (each way)

 

Rehearsals (same venue as wedding)

$150 (Within the Washington DC  Area)

areas beyond the DC Metropolitan area will be charged .70/mile (each way)

 

Elopements - Private Wedding for 2 (couple only)

call for special weekday rates in MD, DC, & VA

 

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If you are eloping extemporaneously or planning a wedding, please call for my availability.

 

Monday - Sunday

10:00 am - 10:00 pm

(202) 253-3629

 

Upon booking your wedding with me, you will receive a free wedding ceremony workbook with sample ceremonies, rituals, and lovely readings.  In addition, you will receive a personalized draft ceremony, and a premarital questionnaire.  

 

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 the officiation of 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).

 

After reserving your wedding date and time with me, you may secure my services with a $100 nonrefundable deposit.  This payment can be made by check, cash, or money order.  I normally collect this fee at the conclusion of our first meeting (in person or over the phone).  The balance is due 60 days prior (check or cash) to your wedding.  For short notice weddings, all money is due at the time of booking.

 

 

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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 in my home and 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.

 

 

 

 

I am, Reverend Starlene Joyner Burns a Nondenominational - Interfaith wedding minister, VA wedding celebrant, Virginia wedding officiant.  In addition, I am the founder and director of SJB Ministries, LLC; and the founder of God's Center for Divine Healing.  The healing center is dedicated to providing distant healing energy and prayer to those outside the Washington, DC Metropolitan area. 

 

I studied four consecutive years to become an ordained minister of Spiritual Science.   Prior to that I was ordained in the Christian faith.  With more than six years of experience, I am prepared for the responsibility of an interfaith - nondenominational wedding minister.  I received further training in the administration of the holy sacraments, under the direction of a well known master administrator of the rites of passage.   In addition, I am compassionate, ethical, and professional.  So I will work hard with you to ensure that your wedding ceremony is memorable.

 

I am authorized by a Virginia Circuit Court to perform marriages in that state, and I have DC Superior Court authorization as well.   If you are having a Maryland Wedding, DC Wedding, or a Virginia Wedding; call me.

 

The territory in which I will be offering my services as a Virginia wedding minister and VA wedding officiant are:  all of Northern Virginia which includes;  the City of Alexandria VA, Arlington County VA, Fairfax County VA; and parts of Loudoun County VA.

 

In addition, I will extend my services to the following Maryland Counties; Prince Georges County, Calvert County, St. Mary's County, Charles County, Montgomery County, Howard County, Anne Arundel County, Frederick County, Carroll County, Baltimore County, Baltimore City, and Washington, DC.

 

If you would like to read my 5 star reviews, click the link above. 

 

 

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For a list of recommended vendors, please visit the vendors page.  The vendors listed on that page are only suggestions to simplify your task.  Please feel free to select your own vendor.  

 

Premarital coaching is available, but not required.  For additional information, kindly click the coaching link below.

 

 

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Chapel of Love Ceremonies

Serving Maryland, Washington, DC and Northern Virginia

 

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Reverend Starlene Joyner Burns supports

Virginia Wedding Officiants and Virginia Wedding Ministers, across the state.

 

Serving a diverse spiritual community as a

MD, Washington DC, & VA Wedding Officiant and Minister

 

 

 

Maryland Weddings, Baltimore Weddings,

Washington DC Weddings,  Black Weddings

Waterfront Weddings, Nondenominational Weddings

Civil Weddings  Private Weddings

 

 

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 A Northern Virginia Officiant Site

Rev. Starlene Joyner Burns

VA Officiant - VA Wedding Minister

 

 

Rev. Starlene Joyner Burns

Your Minister on Call

Traveling the highways of  Northern Virginia, Maryland & 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: VA Officiants, Virginia Wedding Ministers, Virginia Celebrants, Justice of the Peace, VA Celebrant, VA Wedding Minister, VA Officiant, Maryland Officiants, MD Officiant, Maryland Wedding Ministers, MD Wedding Officiants, Baltimore Officiants, DC Officiants, Washington DC Wedding Ministers, Interfaith Wedding Ministers, Nondenominational Wedding Officiants, 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.