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OFFICIANT SERVICES
Our wedding officiants are experts in public speaking and passionate about creating a ceremony that is meaningful and customized for you!
Pre-Wedding Meeting
Arguably the most important part of our process. This is where we get to know you - learn about your vision for the ceremony and work through each minor detail.
Rehearsal
Your officiant will join for your rehearsal (up to 1 hour) to ensure you and your partner are feeling comfortable before your big day.
Wedding Ceremony
Of course our officiant will be ready to go on your big day! They will also be available for marriage certificate signing and photos if desired.
Starting at $400
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Our Favorite Readings
"From Beginning to End" Robert Fulghum
"The symbolic vows that you are about to make are a way of saying to one another, "You know all those things we've promised and hoped and dreamed—well, I meant it all, every word."
Look at one another and remember this moment in time. Before this moment you have been many things to one another—acquaintance, friend, companion, lover, dancing partner, and even teacher, for you have learned much from one another in these last few years.
Now you shall say a few words that take you across a threshold of life, and things will never quite be the same between you. For after these vows, you shall say to the world, this—is my husband, this—is my wife."
"The Chaos of Stars"
Kiersten White
“I didn't fall in love with you. I walked into love with you, with my eyes wide open, choosing to take every step along the way.
I do believe in fate and destiny, but I also believe we are only fated to do the things that we'd choose anyway. And I'd choose you; in a hundred lifetimes, in a hundred worlds, in any version of reality, I'd find you and I'd choose you”
"On Marriage"
Kahlil Gibran
"Love one another, but make not a bond of love:
Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Fill each other’s cup but drink not from one cup.
Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf.
Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,
Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music.
Give your hearts, but not into each other’s keeping.
For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.
And stand together yet not too near together:
For the pillars of the temple stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other’s shadow."
Special Ceremonies
Ring Warming
"It is widely believed that precious metals absorb and hold energy. At this time, we’d like to pass the wedding rings around to each of you. Please take a moment to feel the weight of the rings in your palms, the weight of hopes and dreams, of shared moments, and unwavering love.
Briefly hold the rings and silently warm them with your blessings, quiet aspirations, and well wishes for this couple, their marriage, and their future together.
When the rings make their way back to the front, their exchange will carry a significance far beyond the physicality of the bands. From this point forward, the rings will no longer be mere cold pieces of metal; they will embody not just the promise between two individuals but the collective affection of all of us today, surrounding them with care.
As they are placed on the fingers of the bride and groom, know that you are with them on this journey, your wishes intertwined with theirs, a silent blending of love and companionship."
Blending of the Families
Wine Ceremony
"Now, I would like to invite (PARENTS NAMES) to join me for the blending of families wine ceremony.
DADS UNCORK THE BOTTLES
MOB POURS A GLASS FOR GROOM, HER HUSBAND & HERSELF
MOG POURS A GLASS FOR BRIDE, HER HUSBAND & HERSELF
A good wine, like a good marriage, is the result of many years of hard work and dedication. There is the unhurried nurturing of the vine, the tender care of the grape, the precise blending of ingredients, and the patient fermenting – all resulting in the unique vintage that each year brings.
Today, we're celebrating not just the union of BRIDE and GROOM, but also the blending of two families. The BRIDE LAST NAME and the GROOM LAST NAME, separate until now, but united from this day forward. The traditions of both families have grown through time, maturing and mellowing like fine-aged wine, eventually to be shared with those most precious to them.
Today, the character of each family is enriched as the vines of two distinct family vineyards now expand and cross to create a new, wonderful new varietal.
TO GROOM'S PARENTS
MOG & FOG, do you offer this couple your goodwill? Do you toast to BRIDE in welcoming her as a member of your family? Do you promise to support this marriage and offer your love and affection?
PARENTS: We do
GROOM’S PARENTS TAP GLASSES AND SIP A TOAST WITH THE BRIDE
TO BRIDE'S PARENTS
MOB & FOB, do you offer this couple your goodwill? Do you toast to GROOM in welcoming him as a member of our family? Do you promise to support this marriage and offer your love and affection?
PARENTS: We do
BRIDE’S PARENTS TAP GLASSES AND SIP A TOAST WITH THE GROOM
To the fruitful harvest of their shared journey. This toast is a testament to how the partnership of marriage doubles life's sweetness and halves its occasional bitterness. Cheers to BRIDE and GROOM!"
ALL TAP GLASSES AND SIP A TOAST WITH THE BRIDE AND GROOM.