Today we’d like to introduce you to Rob Hundley.
Hi Rob, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I started out officiating weddings as a part of my work as a local church minister. After retiring from serving churches, one of the duties I especially loved was officiating weddings. I connected with several wedding venues and slowly grew my business. Through connections with other venues, vendors, an online presence and word of mouth, my business has grown to what it is today – large enough to keep me busy yet small enough to provide individual, personalized service to my couples. To date I have married close to 1500 couples. It’s a great thing that I truly love what I do!
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
As a wedding officiant you only get one shot at the ceremony. I was traveling 50 miles for a wedding once when I started to get an eye infection. It felt like there was sand in there. My eye was watering and my nose was running. I was a mess! It was too late to try to find someone to stand in for me. Luckily I found a drug store that recommended some drops. But it only helped a little. Anyway, I made it through the wedding – barely. The couple was very understanding, but I’m sure the guests must have wondered why the minister was so broken up about these two getting married!
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
When I started, back in the ‘80s, ceremonies were all the same, just changing the names of the couples. These days I have had a lot more flexibility. I love being able to create a ceremony that truly reflects each couple. Some of that is in the things we include like a unity element. The most creative was one I came up with was for a couple who were in school for chemistry. We put together a “unity high school science fair volcano’. They put on blinged out safety goggles, poured their beakers into the volcano and it erupted spectacularly with their wedding colors.
Beyond unity elements, I love weaving the couple’s story into the ceremony. It may be how they met, (spoiler – everyone meets online today). Or a challenge they overcame (like the bride who suffered appendicitis on their second date. As she was being carried into the ER by her groom she remembered thinking, ‘If I live through this, I’m gonna marry this guy.’ Or it could be something that’s just them. (A bride had just made it to the WPGA Tour. When one would ask the other a question, like ‘what do you want for dinner’, the other would respond, instead of ‘I don’t care, it’s up to you’, with ‘I’d caddy for you anywhere.’) Obviously this totally personalizes the ceremony, but it also gives everyone at the reception something to talk about.
Can you talk to us a bit about the role of luck?
I feel so lucky to be able to do what I do. I’ve never had to deal with an overly demanding couple or a ‘bridezilla’.
Pricing:
- A simple signing the license — $250
- Wedding in a house or park — $400
- Wedding at a venue — $750
Contact Info:
- Website: https://revrob.net
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArizonaRevRob
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@azrevrob
- Other: https://www.theknot.com/marketplace/rev-rob-queen-creek-az-1051901
