Officially Michelle

08/13/2023

Yesterday I had the privilege of officiating a wedding a wonderful couple's wedding! 2 wonderful people from different continents who have found their favorite person in each other!

07/17/2023

Another wonderful wedding, for a phenomenal couple who wanted to get married on the Islamic New Year! They will formally be wedding in their religious practices in the future!

07/16/2023

Another beautiful and unique ceremony for a wonderful couple! We met at 9am! Congratulations!

07/16/2023

An amazing micro wedding today! The couple had written their own vows, a handfasting ceremony, and we wrote a beautiful and unique ceremony for a beautiful and unique couple!!!

07/14/2023

Kane and Jennifer Keathley have such a wonderful love story, 2 people from different continents who have found their "person" in each other! Thank you both for allowing me to be a tiny part of your wedding!

07/01/2023

I was so lucky to officiate Jason and Leann Yohey's wedding in the beautiful Sunken Gardens in Huntington today! Thank you for allowing me to be a tiny part of your wedding!

06/25/2023

Congratulations to this gorgeous couple!

06/24/2023

Such a beautiful and magical love story! Thank you both for allowing me to be a tiny part of your love story! #

06/24/2023

“Love is friendship on fire.” – Susan Sontag

I was so honored to get to officiate the wedding of 2 people I have known since the 90s today! Sarah and Nick are such amazing people who have an incredible cast of supporting characters in their love story! I was so excited and impressed by their friends and family. They are truly just as amazing as these two, and that's pretty spectacular! Thank you for allowing me to be a tiny part of your supporting cast today!

06/17/2023

Congratulations to you 2! Angela and Kenny are definitely each others forever!

06/11/2023

I'm so thrilled I got to officiate my sister's Wedding! I made it through without bawling my eyes out lol

11/29/2022

I just wanted to shout out the AMAZING work that Irresistibly Iced Cookies does! She is amazing, her cookies are fantastic, and taste awesome too! If you're looking for a great small local business to support you should check out Irresistibly Iced Cookies!!!!

11/26/2022

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10/08/2022

10/07/2022

09/18/2022

New policy. I will need all date, time, venue, and cancelations BOTH in writing AND via phone as I just had someone cancel a wedding using a fake email. This left the couple without a wedding officiant. I understand that plans change, but this was wholy UNFAIR to this couple. They used their name AND date/location hence the need for both.

09/10/2022

I don't often post about individual weddings, when I do several a week I'm always afraid that I'll flood the feed, but I am so blessed to experience the beginning of so many beautiful marriages between so many lovely couples! From my same day ceremonies, to those booked over a year in advance, they are all special, unique, and very lovely! Thank you all so much for allowing me to be a small part of your big day.

08/12/2022

Please understand why I have been hard to get ahold of, I literally JUST found out

08/11/2022

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08/10/2022

If you need anything, please let me know! I recently had a minor injury, and I'm a teacher (today is the start of school) but I'm here! Please know that I will be contacting everyone with August and September weddings this weekend at the latest

07/13/2022

I hadn't introduced myself in a while, wedding season has been so busy this year and I am so grateful for my couples who allow me to play a small part in their big day!!!!

I am an inclusive wedding officiant who started officiating weddings after my husband and I got married in 2007! I love being a small part of one of the biggest days in most people's lives!

I create unique, beautiful, customized, unique weddings for my clients, and have adored every moment!

I have been lucky enough to have a small part in Harry Potter themed weddings, 80s themed, Star Wars, The Office, and even a Halloween themed wedding! As well as many formal and informal events! I have officiated weddings both non-religious, as well as religious, it is all about you.

Because I want your ceremony to be perfect for you, I also only charge a flat rate for a fully customized service to using something that I have created before! I charge $125+ travel for weddings outside of Fort Wayne/New Haven, IN which includes unlimited consultations, emails, texts, ect 24/7 (although I may not answer 24/7 :) ) as well as a digital copy of your wedding ceremony no later than 5 days before the event, and as many or as few revisions as you want and need, although you may change your mind up until the end of the ceremony!

My goal is to make sure that you are happy and that there are no surprises for you. It is all about you! I will also work with your coordinator, photographer, and DJ to ensure that you have amazing photos without me in them, and that your ceremony is exactly what you want! Arrival time of 30 minutes to 1 hour before the ceremony, and guaranteed day of mailing of your license!

Each couple, and each wedding is unique, and I strive to give each couple a special and meaningful day, be it just for you two or two thousand of your closest friends, you deserve a wedding ceremony that speaks to you and represents your relationship! I have been doing this for years now, and can even provide references upon request. I would love to chat and see if you think I'm a good fit!

07/07/2022

06/19/2022

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL MEN TO SUPPORT, LOVE, AND RAISE CHILDREN

06/04/2022

This is why you need a professional wedding officiant!

05/04/2022

01/04/2022

I am currently very ill, but rest assured all of my weddings and clients are of my ut most priority! Feel free to text me anytime!

11/09/2021

10/02/2021

Are you thinking about a fall wedding? Want an elopement or something small? Looking for a last minute officiant? I have a few dates available for fall weddings!

09/18/2021

Just a silly

Every wedding has a Cousin Sylvester. Every. One. (Also if anyone can tell us who that was at our wedding, let us know.) still i...

09/05/2021

Post 2, getting to know Michelle behind Officially Michelle.

I am a middle school teacher, having spent 6 years with Fort Wayne Community, this year I am teaching virtually for a school in Louisiana so I can spend more time with my family and on my wedding business.

I enjoy creating, be it making quilts, crafting homemade bread, or writing a unique and fully customized wedding ceremony for my clients, I fully enjoy flexing my creative muscles, however what I love most is getting to know people! That is what makes being a wedding officiant so much fun!!! Getting to know my clients has been a great joy to me over the years. I would love to get to know you, and what makes your relationship perfect for you!

09/04/2021

I thought it had been a while since I introduced myself. My name is Michelle Batchelder, and I am happily married to my husband Andy, together we had 3 boys Jacob, Wyatt, and Emmett. I am an inclusive Wedding Officiant in New Haven, Indiana, who has been lucky enough to be a small part of couples big days for several years now. While my calendar is filling up, I do have some dates still available and would love to see if I am a good fit for you!

09/04/2021

I have been so busy that I haven't had time to post congratulations to the 17 couples I was honored to officiate weddings for last month, but it was my honor! I mail licenses same day, and can often officiate same day as well!

08/16/2021

I have officiated about 12 weddings in the past month! I am so honored that so many wonderful couples have entrusted me with such an incredible honor!

08/01/2021

Today started with a fire next door, but ended beautifully with the union of my 3rd couple of the week, Shana and Glenn! They are such a sweet couple, and they have been so great to work with! I wish them nothing but blue sky's and happiness! I borrowed a quote from their wedding for this post!

07/31/2021

Happy 50th anniversary mom and dad!

07/20/2021

I have done 3 weddings recently that I didn't send congratulations to because they were surprises but adore them and wish them well!

07/14/2021

I was busy this past weekend, but the weddings were both elopement!