What Is Officiant Eric?

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Officiant Eric is the website of a wedding officiant serving Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. The site presents Eric as an experienced professional who creates traditional, creative, and interfaith wedding ceremonies tailored to a couple's personality, heritage, passions, and beliefs. One important current detail: the site states plainly, "I am not taking on new clients." The same notice adds that visitors are still free to use the resources on the website for their wedding.

Who the service is for

The site describes ceremonies built around the couple rather than a fixed script. According to the homepage, Eric offers:

  • Traditional wedding ceremonies
  • Creative, personalized ceremonies
  • Interfaith ceremonies
  • Ceremonies that reflect a couple's heritage, passions, and beliefs

The site also notes Eric is known as the Malibu Officiant and has officiated hundreds of wedding ceremonies.

Where he has officiated

The homepage lists venues including:

  • Adamson House
  • Bel-Air Bay Club
  • Brookview Ranch
  • Calamigos Ranch
  • Cielo Farms Malibu
  • Malibu Rocky Oaks
  • Malibu Solstice Vineyards
  • Malibu West Beach Club
  • Saddlerock Ranch
  • The Sunset Restaurant
  • Triunfo Creek Vineyards

What the website offers

Even with new bookings closed, the site functions as a resource library. Its main sections are Ceremony Packages, Ceremony Samples, and Testimonials.

The Ceremony Samples page lists a long menu of ceremony elements, with bold indicating those found in traditional wedding ceremonies:

Category Elements listed
Opening and structure Opening Words and Introduction; Declaration of Consent ("I Do's"); Introduction to the Exchange of Vows; Introduction to the Exchange of Rings; Pronouncement of Marriage
Religious and cultural Chuppah Ceremony; Prayers and Blessings; Blessing to the Four Directions; Handfasting Ceremony; Seven Blessings; Veil, Cord, Coins; Jumping the Broom; Quaich Ceremony
Family and community Giving Away the Bride; Those With Us In Spirit; Mother's Rose Ceremony; Family Medallion Ceremony; Affirmation of the Community; Bride and Groom Thank You
Readings and words Readings, Poems; Exchange of Wedding Vows
Symbolic rituals Hands Ceremony; Ring Warming Ceremony; Blessing of the Rings; Wine Ceremony; Unity Candle Ceremony; Sand Ceremony; Unity Canvas Painting Ceremony; Rose/Flower Ceremony; Love Letter and Wine Box Ceremony; Ribbons, Doves
Closing Blessing of the Marriage

This list is useful as a planning checklist even if you are working with a different officiant: it covers the standard beats of a ceremony plus a wide range of optional rituals you can mix to match your background or preferences.

What clients say

The homepage includes a testimonial from Jen, who identifies herself as a wedding coordinator by trade and says she chose Eric for her own wedding. She describes him as "the ultimate professional," credits him with tailoring the ceremony through a "multitude of options and varieties of scripts, prayers, and vows," and says everything "flew by without a hitch."

That perspective is worth noting because it comes from someone who has seen many officiants professionally, not just as a couple.

Practical takeaways

  • If you are looking to book Eric: the site currently says he is not taking on new clients, so plan to look elsewhere for an officiant.
  • If you are planning a ceremony: the Ceremony Samples section is a free, browsable list of ceremony components and rituals you can adapt with any officiant.
  • If you want to understand his style: the combination of traditional, creative, and interfaith ceremonies, plus the venue list, indicates a focus on personalized ceremonies in the Malibu and greater Los Angeles area.

The site lists a contact phone number, 818-632-1900, for reaching Eric.