Eric Dochier
An accomplished wedding officiant
Wonder how an accomplished wedding officiant can help you plan the wedding of your dreams?
Let me introduce myself.
What kind of wedding officiant am I?
I am the kind of wedding officiant who gets very involved in his relationship with the bride and groom to create a fully personalized ceremony.
If you allow me to get to know you, I will be able to meet your expectations. Indeed, when the officiant and the bride and groom attach importance to the same things, the collaboration will prove to be a great success.
Let's check right now whether the relationship we can build together corresponds to our mutual expectations.
If you’re looking for a warm, friendly relationship, I’m your man.
As the officiant gives the tone to the ceremony, I’ll choose a style that suits your personalities.
If you have any special requests, don't hesitate to share them early on. If you want a bilingual ceremony for example, or an interfaith ceremony (it is quite possible to integrate faith into your secular ceremony if it is important to you), talk about it from the beginning.
As a wedding officiant, I'm not here to be the only one speaking throughout the ceremony. Rather, I see myself as the "conductor" of the ceremony. I guarantee that the loved ones you want to involve can do so without stress, I manage the introductions, the transitions, in short the articulations between all the highlights of your wedding ceremony.
As your officiant, I am responsible for the smooth running of your ceremony, and this mission begins before taking the microphone. For example, I am very involved in accompanying the speakers because I want them to be well prepared and above all to be themselves.
My background
I was born in the South of France at the end of the happy 60's.
During my school years, I studied English, Spanish, German and Latin and I got a Master's in English and American Literature and Civilization.
I also studied singing and music for 6 years, which led me to sing and direct Gospel Choirs for 17 years. During these years, I often sang at wedding ceremonies either performed by a loved one or "bad" professionals and noticed that it was sorely lacking in rhythm and organization. That is why I wanted to train myself to become a Wedding Ceremony Officiant.
After graduating from Paris International Wedding Institute, I started to prepare and celebrate secular or non-denominational wedding ceremonies... with great success!
Over the years, several of my clients told me about the difficulties they'd had with their wedding planners and vendors, and some stories literally horrified me.
For example,
the wedding planner never responding to any communication from the bride and groom
("[our wedding planner] disappeared for the longest time, never responding to any communications at all. We were so stressed...")constant extra charges
("...rental fee was an extra charge. We said no, that was so expensive for 20 chairs...")the decoration was not at all what the bride and groom expected
("dream day decor would look so ugly", "we had to shop like crazy people every day after work and all weekend, sourcing what we needed.")
This is why, there too, I decided to do it my way. I graduated from Media & Event Education as a wedding planner and started looking for the best vendors in the Valencia area and I now offer 3 different wedding packages.
The role of a reliable wedding officiant
In short, my role will be to...
- get to know you and your story
- help you write your vows
- help your loved ones write their speeches
- create a personalized ritual if you choose to have one
- help you find the perfect venue, menu, photograph, DJ or musician, hairstylist, car rental, decorator, prewedding massage…
- coordinate every supplier
- welcome your guests
- celebrate your wedding
- assist and help you even more…
- collect photographs from the photographer to create and send you the album of your ceremony
- send you the audio recording of your ceremony