Elegant Wedding Ceremonies by Allie

03/27/2025

Ariel & Mathew's Wedding. Thank you for sharing Ariel ❤️

03/25/2025

Interviewing the Officiant:

I’ve been working as a wedding officiant for over 10 years. I’ve performed close to 250 ceremonies and over the years, I’ve had couples want to interview me before deciding to book with me. Here are my thoughts….when it comes to officiant interviews, we are an important part of the ceremony, but we are one of the wedding vendors that will be there for the least amount of time. Any officiant meeting I’ve had where the couple is still “deciding” and are interviewing many other officiants, I find to not only be awkward, but I don’t find a lot of value in them.

Here is my reasoning. When it comes to the interviews, most couples don’t have very many questions or don’t even know what to ask. That leaves the officiant to ramble. I feel like everyone feels a bit uncomfortable because they don’t know what direction either is wanting to go. I also find the ending of these meetings to simply be, “Well, let me know your decision!” I’ve had couples never get back to me after these meetings. I also think that this is more work for the couple to do these interviews.

So, if interviewing the officiant beforehand isn’t a good idea, then how will you know if you like the officiant’s style? My suggestion, look at their reviews. Look at their pictures. Are they dressed appropriately? Do they present themselves as reliable and professional? How have they been with communication when you’ve asked them questions? Are they responsive? How many years have they been officiating for and how many weddings have they done?

All of these will help you feel more comfortable when making your decision.

My wedding meetings are always surrounding the details about the wedding itself. I won’t ask these questions if I know the couple is still shopping around and hasn’t chosen me yet. I love answering questions and am extremely responsive to messages. But to have a full on in person meeting beforehand not knowing if they are going to move forward with me, hasn’t ever proven beneficial to myself or the couple.

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02/02/2025

You got engaged! Congratulations, now you get to plan your wedding.

You find a vendor who you love. The vendor is VERY responsive UNTIL you send a deposit. Suddenly, the vendors responses become less and less until you are constantly messaging them and they don't respond to your questions or only respond to SOME of your questions and not all. Leading you to constantly message them.

Suddenly, the panic starts to set in 😰 If they can't respond to my messages, how do I know they will show up to my wedding? You then start to wonder if you made a mistake hiring this person. You'd give ANYTHING to work with someone who can make you feel comfortable and ease your stress.

I've had this happen to me personally as well as SO many other couples.

You have enough stress to worry about without having to tracking down a vendor.

My response times are almost ALWAYS within an hour (unless I'm sleeping 😊) Hire a wedding pro who understands how important YOU and your wedding are ❤️

02/02/2025

Samantha & Tim's wedding. Thank you for sharing Samantha ❤️

01/07/2025

This month marks 10 years of my being a wedding officiant! In the last 10 years I've met so many amazing couples and their families. Well over 200 couples and over 400 people married.

I've come across so many situations and after a decade, I feel I've come across almost everything (good & bad) but through it all, my main goal has been to always make my customers happy 😊 Always get back to everyone in a timely matter, and most importantly, make every couples wedding ceremony special and tailored to their love story ❤️

Below is a letter I received from one of my couples recently 😊

01/07/2025

Tanya & Tom's wedding. Thank you for sharing Tanya ❤️

11/03/2024

Megan and Chad's wedding. Thank you for sharing Megan ❤️

08/25/2024

Are you in need of an officiant:

*Last minute
*Professional
*Who responds to you quickly
*Reasonablably priced
*On time
*Takes the stress out of ceremony planning

Feel free to contact me :) Nearly 10 years experience and well over 200 happy couples married.

07/26/2024

Thank you for sharing Tara ❤️

Allie is FANTASTIC! We had a very casual wedding which she embraced. She makes the whole process smooth and easy, no stress! We highly recommend her for your wedding ❤️

07/01/2024

Happy July 1st :) If you are still in need of an officiant, please contact me. My response times are almost always within the same day (most times the same hour).

I have all of July open. And still dates in August and the weekend of September 14th completely free. I also can perform more than 1 wedding in a day as long as time permits.

If you want an officiant with experience, someone personable and passionate about making your ceremony perfect, VERY reasonably priced, then contact me today :)

12/30/2023

Ali & Kendall's wedding. Thank you for sharing Ali ❤️

12/30/2023

Karlie & Matt's wedding. Thank you for sharing Karlie ❤️