Your Go-To Wedding Officiant in Wilmington and Coastal Carolina
Bow Tie Wedding Guy
Don't just plan the wedding - plan for your officiant too.
Your love story is one of a kind.
Your ceremony should be too.
Long after the flowers fade and the music ends, you'll remember how your ceremony made you feel. Bow Tie Wedding Guy creates heartfelt, personalized ceremonies that makes your wedding day uniquely yours by capturing your journey, your values, and leave a lasting impression on you and your guests.
ABOUT BOW TIE
WEDDING GUY
Sterling Griggs
Sterling Griggs is the Bow Tie Wedding Guy who specializes in designing heartfelt ceremonies that resonate with your values and relationship. Licensed and ordained, he works diligently with a focus on authenticity and connection to ensure every moment of your wedding is truly special. Your go-to wedding officiant in Wilmington, Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach, Southport, Oak Island, Topsail, and other coastal North Carolina locations.
OUR SERVICES
Explore the range of officiant services we offer, ensuring your ceremony is as unique as your love. As a licensed and ordained minister, Bow Tie Wedding Guy handles every detail, allowing you to focus on what truly matters.
Custom Ceremonies
Tailored to Your Love Story
We create customized ceremonies that beautifully capture your love story, whether it’s a traditional, interfaith, or modern celebration. Each ceremony is designed to reflect your journey together.
Premarital Counseling
Preparing for a Strong Marriage
Our premarital counseling sessions help couples build a solid foundation for their marriage, focusing on essential topics such as communication and conflict resolution.
Ceremony Coordination
Seamless Wedding Day Management
On your wedding day, we ensure everything runs smoothly, coordinating with your planner and venue so you can enjoy the moment without worry.
Vow Renewals
Celebrate Your Journey
We offer personalized vow renewal ceremonies that honor your commitment and love for one another, creating a beautiful experience to cherish.
CEREMONY GALLERY
CLIENT LOVE
What Couples Say About Sterling Griggs
Hear from couples who have experienced the warmth and dedication of Wedding Officiant Sterling Griggs, aka Bow Tie Wedding Guy. Their stories reflect his commitment to creating memorable ceremonies.
Sergiy and Landis
The first thing I did after getting engaged was verify that Sterling Griggs could officiate my wedding! I can’t tell you how much it meant to me to be marrying my best friend and also standing next to my mentor and greatest cheerleader. A person who prayed alongside me that I would meet and marry the love of my life. He knew us and cared for us and the ceremony was perfect. He did everything we asked for and more. He did our premarital counseling, and we walked through the five love languages book together. He counseled us on important issues such as finance and family structure. Sterling and his wife Kellie were huge parts of my life when I needed them most. They will make every bride and groom feel like family!
Hal and Jillian
Sterling had taken the time to get to know us as a couple and what we wanted our ceremony to represent. He was the perfect blend of humor and solemnity, tradition and originality. He officiated with an ease of spirit and warm smile which helped settle our jitters. It’s been 10 years and our marriage continues to grow in richness and depth, and Sterling has always been a phone call away to provide a listening ear and wise counsel when the inevitable challenges of marriage arise. He counsels with a wealth of personal experience and thoughtful perspective, helping navigate the chaos and unique challenges of marriage and parenting in the modern world
Sean and Nic0le
My husband and I had the privilege to have Sterling Griggs officiate not one, but two incredible ceremonies for us. Sterling’s dedication to our ceremony started even before these ceremonies, when he provided pre-marital counseling. We got married in 2020, during the height of COVID-19. Sterling remained flexible and intentional while trying to navigate all the wedding changes that were happening during this planning process! During our ceremony, Sterling was able to make everything personal, meaningful, and our guests commented on the message throughout the happy hour, praising how engaging Sterling’s words were. During our second ceremony, a vow-renewal one year later with all the guests who couldn’t attend the first time, Sterling again made the ceremony unique and engaging. We loved how he was able to put us at ease and encourage our love for each other to shine. Sterling is an amazing person and takes his own marriage seriously, which is evident in the work he does to encourage new marriages to thrive.
Bo and Meaghan
Bow Tie Wedding Guy is the best in the business! Sterling was extremely personal & fun to work with. His premarital counseling was full of wisdom & customized to our personal stories. Sterling shouldered many of the day of logistics & it gave us space/freedom to embrace all of the wedding day moments. We also loved Sterling's wedding vow options. They gave us room to explore what felt honest for us as a couple. If you are getting married, Bow Tie Wedding Guy should be your guy!
Jacob and Grace
Having Sterling officiate our wedding was incredibly special to us in so many ways. He is incredibly easygoing and accommodating, and throughout the entire process he never once hesitated to offer his help in any way possible. His heart for the Lord has always been so evident and having someone with such a strong faith stand beside us as we entered marriage made the day feel even more meaningful. It truly was perfect and is something we will always treasure forever!
Joe and Sarah
Very few times in your life do you get to see the magnitude of love from those who surround you. My wedding day encapsulated the true care and love from those in my life. It makes those moments so special when you are officiated by someone who has watched you grow and cared for you each step of the way until the altar and beyond. I have known Sterling since I was in high school and it was so surreal to have him officiate the wedding of the man his family had prayed over me to find. Sterling and Kellie are some of the truly sweetest people in the world. They have a marriage I wish to emulate and humor that will keep you laughing. Their guidance growing up set me up to trust Christ through everything even when I was so far from him. These values have stuck with me, and I love being able to pull them into my marriage. During the wedding planning process, I was able to utilize their expertise to go through hard marriage questions and be ready to fully take on this next chapter of life.
I would recommend any couple to use Sterling not just as your officiant, but as a guide through the emotional and relationship building side of planning your marriage. He is the best and I am so thankful I could entrust you with my favorite day of all time!