Chattanooga Wedding Officiants

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Who is Wedding Officiant Shaun M. Teague ?

Celebrant Shaun M. Teague, is warm, kind , grounded and personable officiant. Celebrant Shaun is a Nashville, Tennessee native but has found the comforts of home in Scenic City Chattanooga Tennessee for the past 10 years. With a Bachelors Degree in Family and Consumer Science and Master's in Early Childhood Education Celebrant Shaun considers herself a civil servant and truly loves the generosity that goes into serving others. In 2012 Celebrant Shaun was formally ordained through a church ministry out of a gap to serve those couples who found themselves in an emergency situation of needing to marry. Although her ordination was through very traditional means , Celebrant Shaun is open and welcoming of all people and various backgrounds which is why you will find Elope Chattanooga offers both non-religious and religious ceremony options for you to choose from.  Celebrant Shaun is a lover and love and is very passionate about uniting two people in love as one
"Absolutely the best best experience if you want to elope in Chattanooga. Very easy once you pick the date and place. Shaun was very responsive , professional and had suggestions for our vows which I needed."

Fun Facts about Officiant Shaun

  • Nashville native but Chattanooga has been home for over 10 years and I love it !
  • Boy Mom of two toddlers, kiddos are always welcome at our ceremonies and we have some great ways to incorporate them into your ceremony, just ask !
  • I definitely prefer dogs over cats but I am a lover of all animals , fur babies are always welcome !
  • Raised as an only child I was quite shy as a child but somehow marrying over 300 couples breaks you out of your shell !
  • I prefer wine over beer but if you want to pop a bottle of champagne after your I DO'S I'll happily toast to your happily ever after !
  • I am an avid lover of love. Married my soulmate in March of 2022. Experience in second + marriages. If this isn't your first rodeo don't worry , your love is respected here ! 
  • I am a big foodie my favorite local Chattanooga eats are Alleia, Stir, Niedlov's Bakery, Community Pie , Taqueria Y Ania and The Hot Chocolatier
  • It's also important for you to know all couples are welcome here, without regard of race, religion, and sexual preference. We are truly a judgement free zone.
"Shaun was so helpful and responsive throughout the process of writing our vows and putting together the wedding program. She was warm, kind, and made our wedding day special! I would definitely recommend her, especially if you are looking for a non-traditional/non religious service - but she also does all kinds of services."

"We found Shaun to be, first and foremost, very friendly and accommodating. We wanted a very simple ceremony with some friends and family, something casual and relaxing. She understood exactly what we had in mind and made the preparation very easy and stress-free.

Shaun is very professional and can have everything prepared for you so that you can focus on your significant other and your guests. She made our experience memorable for all of us and we are thankful that she was part of our wedding."
"Though our ceremony was very simple, we were treated very kind and made to feel special. All of our expectations were exceeded. Shaun did an excellent job with everything!"

Ceremony Audio Samples

Elope Chattanooga offers a network of seasoned ordained officiants , which allows us to work with more couples and provide each couple with a back up emergency option as a contingency plan. 

How Our Team Works For You 

Kerri Tilley 
​Client Experience Guru
​Officiant 

If you email us you are most likely to be chatting with Elope Chattanooga's Administrative Assistant Kerri. 

Kerri manages and creates all of our quotes, invoices and contracts to ensure all the details of your day is scheduled on our elopement calendar but also ensures our officiants and photography partners has your details scheduled on their personal calendars. 

If you need to make a change to your elopement Kerri is the one that would ensure those changes are documented in your elopement file and gets an updated contract drafted and emailed to you for your peace of mind. 

Kerri can also give you details on our locations to help you learn more about each venue and what would be the best location for what you envision.

Kerri is also an ordained officiant on the Elope Chattanooga Team. 

Shaun M. Teague
Elope Chattanooga Founder
Ordained Officiant 

If you decide to pick up the phone and give us a call you are going to reach the founder herself. 

While most of Shaun's time is spent traveling to and from elopements and microweddings to marry couples in the local Chattanooga and North Georgia area , she is still very much in touch and wants to be involved with the details of her couples wedding plans so she is the one you will hear on the other end of the line. 

With Shaun being mobile most of the time, she generally is not the one who would make any changes to your elopement file but she can tell you all the in's and out's of Elope Chattanooga locations, hidden gems you may not know about, outline the steps for getting your marriage license, and answer any and all of your questions about the Elope Chattanooga process from what to expect to contract terms in your elopement agreement. 

She loves helping you brainstorm ideas beyond the elopement to dinner reservations afterwards to things to do locally for friends and family. 
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