Ceremonies For Sacred Days

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Introduction: AFFORDABLE ELOPEMENTS AND SMALL WEDDINGS Includes award winning wedding officiant and lovely garden setting. $250 for brief ceremony and 30 minutes in my garden Convenient location for everyone in the San Francisco Bay Area As a wedding officiant and non-denominational minister, I have performed over 500 weddings and have seen that not everyone wants or needs an elaborate [and expensive] wedding ceremony. If this is your choice, I have created the perfect setting for you under the wisteria arbor in my Oakland garden. Everything is simplified for a stress-free experience without sacrificing the meaning and beauty of a marriage ceremony. We will meet beforehand by phone to create a brief ceremony that's tailored just for you. You and your small party of guests [15 or less] are invited to 30 minutes in the garden for the ceremony and time for photos. Everyone can informally gather around you as the ceremony is performed. Additional options include setting up an aisle and chairs, glasses set up for a toast, a longer time in the garden, and suggestions for admired photographers. Located half-mile from the Bay Bridge and in the heart of wonderful dining options such as the Gourmet Ghetto, Jack London Square, Oakland Chinatown and more. FOR LARGER WEDDINGS AT YOUR VENUE OF CHOICE, please visit my website ww.CeremoniesForSacredDays.com for information and prices.

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Jennie D.

Jun 2, 2015

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Shyamala was such a pleasure to work with. Our first time meeting with her she asked such gentle but thoughtful questions--and felt so safe--that I remember weeping while I tried to answer one of them. My (now husband) and I were immediately struck by her calm demeanor, her depth of presence, and her desire to really connect with the two of us and know our story and who we are as a couple. My husband is an aetheist and I'm "spiritual but not religious" and Shyamala did an excellent job finding common ground for us both in the ceremony. We had two meetings with her over tea at her lovely home, where we went over the details of the wedding, the structure, our story, any any other rituals we wanted to add. We had our readers send their material to her (but keep it a secret from us), and she communicated with them directly to keep the wedding day a bit of a surprise. One of the most fantastic things was that she sent us a complete write-up of the ceremony a couple weeks before the wedding, which we went over, gave comments, and then sent back. Almost all of it felt so spot on in the first go--we were really touched and impressed. Finally, the day of she was just fantastic. We got so many compliments on her way of speaking, her warmth, the way she spoke about us during the ceremony...it was so incredibly intimate. We are SO happy we had Shyamala as our officiant and HIGHLY recommend her.

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Leon J.

Jul 7, 2014

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Shyamala is the best possible person we could have asked to officiate our wedding. Despite never actually meeting her (we used Skype twice) she new exactly what we wanted, tailored it to us, made it personable, and was flexible. She defiantly made a lasting impression that we will never forget. I highly recommend her to officiate your wedding!

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Nicole N.

Dec 10, 2014

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Shyamala was wonderful from the moment we met. She welcomed us in her home, was very warm and easy to talk to, and very organized as well. There was a folder waiting for us on her dining room table, facing our direction, before we even sat down. She was open to our ideas and wanted to do anything she could to make our day extra special, including our request to change the wording of the traditional parts to better suit us, since we were two brides. Closer to the wedding date, Shyamala wanted to get to know us better so she set up a telephone visit. She was genuinely interested in our whole love story, and wanted to use what she learned about us to write up a draft of our ceremony. We had the opportunity to review it and she made us comfortable with making any changes we'd like. On the wedding day, she arrived early, had a calming presence, was very reassuring for us nervous brides, and she did a WONDERFUL job! We had emailed her our vows separately (to keep them a surprise to each other), and she had them printed out on thick cardstock (which helped disguise our shaky hands), and with large font (to be easier to read especially through the tears welling up), and our vows were neatly stowed away for easy access in Shyamala's binder. Bottom line: we had no doubts about Shyamala and her abilities, and she lived up to our high expectations. She was wonderful and I can't say enough good things about her. I would recommend her to ANYONE looking for an officiant.

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Tony A.

May 20, 2014

Mrs. Littlefield was a wonderful wedding officiant. She was punctual, friendly and very patient and flexible with us. She did what she promised, helped us with our vows and put together an entire ceremony that was perfect for us. We would highly recommend her.

Princess V.

Nov 7, 2013

We are so glad to have Shyamala on our wedding. Picking a wedding officiant is one of the biggest decisions we have made, and Shyamala did a wonderful job in making our wedding ceremony a very personalized one. She helped us so much in writing our wedding ceremony and vows, and she was there all the time to answer all our questions and she responds quick and very clear. She is very professional, and she arrived early on our wedding day. We are very pleased with the service and we hope she continues her passion for weddings because she really does a wonderful job.

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Looking for the right wedding officiant is like searching on Match.com. There are many wonderful wedding professionals out there, but which is the right one for you?! It really is best to meet your wedding officiant so you know that you will feel comfortable working with them and having them there with you at your wedding. It's a very personal matter.