Answers for Planning a Beautiful, Meaningful Wedding in Jacksonville

Retired U.S. Navy Chaplain Scott Shubert is an experienced wedding officiant who personally guides the marriage license, rehearsal, bridal suite, aisle entrance, vows, rings, blessing, ceremony transitions, and photography experience.

An intimate chapel wedding can give couples the meaningful parts of a traditional wedding without the cost and complexity of renting a large venue. The $950 Grand Entrance Wedding Experience includes two private hours, a private bridal suite, the aisle entrance, coordinated music, a fully guided sacred ceremony, professional photography, a complete portrait collection, and cinematic wedding film for up to 30 guests.

How quickly you can get married depends on chapel availability and whether you have completed Florida’s marriage-license requirements. Grand Entrance can help you understand the ceremony steps, what needs to be prepared, and the next available private chapel ceremony times.

The Grand Entrance is one beautifully curated, all-inclusive wedding experience. The $950 experience includes two private hours, a private bridal suite, the hidden entrance and aisle walk, coordinated music, an optional wedding party, a fully guided sacred ceremony, professional photography, a complete portrait collection, cinematic multi-camera wedding video, and up to 30 guests.

Yes. A small wedding can still include the moments couples remember most: walking down the aisle, exchanging vows and rings, including family, choosing music, taking photographs, and being pronounced married. A smaller ceremony often gives couples more room to focus on the meaning of the moment.

A private chapel wedding gives couples a way to include their closest family and friends without renting a large venue. Guests can be present for the entrance, vows, ring exchange, ceremony, and photographs while the day remains intimate and easy to coordinate.

Couples generally need a valid Florida marriage license before a legal wedding ceremony can be completed. Grand Entrance can help couples understand where the license fits into planning, but current legal requirements, waiting periods, and procedures should be confirmed with the appropriate Florida county clerk.

A courthouse wedding is usually focused on completing the legal step. A private chapel wedding is focused on creating a meaningful ceremony with loved ones, an aisle entrance, vows, rings, heartfelt guidance, photographs, and a wedding-day feeling without renting a large traditional venue.