How We Create Original, Couple-Centric Wedding Ceremonies
At wedding showcases, if a couple is getting married outside of a house of worship, they will often share that they've chosen to have a friend or family member officiate their ceremony because they want someone who knows them well. While a friend's tempting, a pro brings their A-game. One of the biggest benefits of working with a professional officiant is that we can help you put together an original wedding ceremony that’s unique to you as a couple. As professionals, we have a dedicated process that helps us create those original, couple-centric wedding ceremonies.
How It All Begins
We work collaboratively with each couple to create original wedding ceremonies that celebrate who you are as a couple. It all starts with a consultation, either by phone, video chat, or in person. During our consultation we ask you and your partner questions in order to get to know you both as individuals and as a couple: hobbies and interests, but also how you met, how you knew your partner was “the one”, and how the proposal happened. We also want to know what you love about your partner and the values and ideals you hold dear. Lastly, we want to know how you envision your wedding ceremony; do you have family and/or cultural traditions that are important to include? What tone do you want to invoke with the wording? Light-hearted? Serious? A combination? Do you want to include anyone special to participate in the ceremony? Upon booking, you’ll have some “homework”: where we deep dive into who you are as individuals and even further into what drew you two together. Using these responses, your officiant will create a full draft of your ceremony and email it to you for review. You can make revisions until it is the exact ceremony you want.
The Writing Process
There are certain elements that are traditionally included in a wedding ceremony: reciting vows, exchanging rings, and pronouncing the couple as married. Based on our consultation we start with an outline of all the components you want included in your ceremony, and leave out the ones you don’t (btw, we will never ask if anyone objects). From there we start with the best part of writing original wedding ceremonies: weaving in personal anecdotes to truly make your ceremony couple-centric to really showcase the two of you. Your love story isn’t cookie cutter, and your ceremony shouldn’t be cookie cutter either.
Still not convinced? We can back it with some testimonials:
“She took time to get to know our love story, and we were BLOWN AWAY when we read the draft she sent over of our ceremony. “
“When deciding who we would have officiate our wedding, I was skeptical about going with someone that we didn't know. I couldn't imagine how the wedding and service could possibly feel personal going that route, but I was proven wrong by Keri Klein with Flower City Nuptials.”
“My husband and I had the opportunity to work with Keri who put all the time and effort into making our vows incredibly personal and special. She took the time to get to know the both of us and completely customized our vows to our specifications. We received so many compliments on our ceremony to the point where people assumed she was a family friend because of how well she wrote and delivered our vows. I don't have enough good things to say about Flower City Nuptials!”
With a professional officiant, you're not just getting someone to recite standard vows. You're getting a narrator who tailors every word to resonate with your journey, making your 'I do' moment truly unforgettable. Original wedding ceremonies are our jam, so if you're ready to turn your love story into an enchanting ceremony that leaves everyone teary-eyed, hop on over to https://www.flowercitynuptials.com/contact and let’s chat!
