OUTLAND ADVENTURES.
COUPLES COME FIRST.
Outland Adventures was founded on the idea that couples should be able to get married wherever they want, how ever they want, and too whomever they want.
Tenants that we believe in and work by are:
You should follow your heart.
Couples are always the center of our attention.
Our first priority is to get to know our clients.
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Photo by Kyle Loves Tori Photography
Today we’d like to introduce you to Thomas Tobin
Hi Thomas, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I am a fulltime professional wedding officiant and elopement coordinator. I specialize in adventure elopements in desert-landscapes in and around Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks.
The origin story of Outland Adventures began as Outland Officiant and was based around two simple ideas. 1- All couples should be able to be married anywhere they want. 2- A wedding ceremony should be about the couple, not the officiant nor aunt “Karen”.
1- Couples should choose where they want to elope.
2- Wedding ceremonies should be about the couple.
Photos by Kyle Loves Tori Photography
About Outland Adventures
How it started
The origin story of Outland Adventures began as Outland Officiant and was based around two simple ideas. 1- All couples should be able to be married anywhere they want. 2- A wedding ceremony should be about the couple, not the officiant nor aunt “Karen”.
1- Couples should choose where they want to elope.
What sets me apart from other officiants is my willingness to travel anywhere. Not figuratively “anywhere” but quite literally anywhere the couple would go I would go.
One example is a time we traveled (round trip) over 380 miles on paved roads, drove dirt roads for 4 hours, and then hiked a few miles just so a couple could get married on the exact place they got engaged at. The couple had finished a long multiple day hike three years before. At the campsite by the fire he proposed a life together and she accepted. We were able to find the exact spot they had sat and performed the elopement ceremony. The couple said that they could not believe my wife and I did so much to make their elopement happen. I told them I could not believe what an honor it was to be part of such a special and intimate moment in their lives.
2- Wedding ceremonies should be about the couple.
What I focus on during a ceremony is my couple. I do not believe in lecturing couples or speaking just to hear myself talk. While officiants perform important legal services, we are more than a clerk or notary. I believe strongly that being allowed to officiate a wedding is an honor and officiants should work to make clear to couples we serve that we understand the honor. This means respecting the couple, their beliefs, their faith, and their time.
I do some things to make my ceremony scripts show the couple they are first and foremost in charge of all things. These include learning about the couple, focusing on them, and never ever waxing on about my feelings or expectations for them in the future. No script is used twice because no two couples are the same.
About Thomas, Senior Officiant:
I am a fulltime professional wedding officiant and elopement coordinator. I specialize in adventures elopements. Elopements are intimate events that speak to a shared love in a special way. Why have your elopement anywhere other than where you want it?
Ceremony Scripts
Unique
Your ceremony script is about you and your love story. No script is used twice because no two couples are the same.
Short and Sweet
Ceremonies take around 10 - 15 minutes. Partly because certain areas only allow a ceremony to last that long. Partly because the ceremony is about you. No one is standing outside to hear me lecture.
I understand I am not the center, my couple always come first.
When you are at ease smiles are easy to find.
Off-road vehicle and person in a desert landscape with rock formations.
I take my couples seriously, preparation and personalization come first.
Two men preparing for a formal event, one adjusting a boutonniere, both wearing suits.
Two men dressed in suits at a wedding with a floral arrangement above.
A wedding ceremony taking place outdoors with a mountain backdrop. The officiant, dressed in a black suit and hat, is speaking to the bride and groom. The bride is holding a bouquet of dried flowers. Near Zion National Park in Utah
Photographer: Thom, face the sun and look dumb so the couple looks good. Me: No problem!
Outdoor wedding ceremony on a cliff with an officiant and a couple. Near Zion National Park in Utah
Outdoor wedding ceremony with officiant wearing a black hat and suit, and a man in formal attire, with red rock cliffs in the background. Near Zion National Park in Utah
Man in a suit with a black hat, glasses, and mustache outdoors. Near Zion National Park in Utah
My beautiful wife often travels with me.
Man with mustache and glasses holding a notebook, wearing a suit and tie, standing indoors with flowers overhead.
Man in a suit and tie holding a black book, standing in front of a wooden door.
Outdoor wedding ceremony with bride and groom holding hands, officiant in the background, decorated with fabric and flowers.
A wedding ceremony outdoors with an officiant in a suit and hat, speaking to the bride with a veil and the groom.
Two men in cowboy hats shaking hands outdoors at an event, both wearing suits. One holds a book, with decorative greenery in the background.
Outdoor wedding ceremony on a rocky cliff with a scenic background. Near Zion National Park in Utah
Your wedding day should be fun!
Bride and groom holding hands during an outdoor wedding ceremony on a rocky cliff, with an officiant in the background. Scenic canyon landscape.
Group of people at Calf Creek Falls, Utah, with waterfall in background, discussing or taking photos on a sunny day.
Outdoor wedding ceremony with a couple and an officiant in front of a rocky backdrop.
What I take serious: you; what I do not take seriously is myself.