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I design and officiate unique, personalized wedding ceremonies while helping couples create a radiant foundation for a successful and satisfying marriage. I work directly with you to create a personalized wedding ceremony. During this process we will get to know each other well. I have deep respect for the intimate role you’re asking of me on your special day. On the day of your wedding, I will manage the ceremony details, so you can relax and enjoy each moment with your loved ones.

Overview

1 employee

10 years in business

Business hours

Sun7:00 am - 10:00 pmMon7:00 am - 10:00 pm

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This pro accepts payments via Cash, PayPal, and Venmo.

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Facebook, Instagram

Services offered

Type of ceremony

Wedding

Elopement

Commitment ceremony

Vow renewal

Service type (affiliation)

Interfaith

Non-denominational (mentions God)

Non-religious (no mention of God)

Need help writing vows?

I can work with couples who need help writing vows

Reviews

Customers rated this pro highly for professionalism, responsiveness, and work quality.

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Vincent W.

May 29, 2019

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Hired on Thumbtack

Sarah did a wonderful job as our officiant. She kept in contact with us through every step. She also coordinated our rehearsal day and the day of the wedding. She was flexible with our requests for wardrobe. She was kind, considerate, and extremely understanding of possible family issues that may have arose. She spent time getting to know us, and had us fill out a well-thought out questionnaire to enhance her ceremony speech. She also let us fully customize what she would say, and that was truly the best part. You could not do better than to hire Sarah as your officiant.

Details: Wedding • Non-religious (no mention of God) • 51 - 100 guests • Help writing vows will not be needed • English • Officiant will be needed at the rehearsal

Lead Your Love Life's reply

Thank you very much for the review, Vincent and Anna! It was a pleasure being part of your wedding day, getting to know the unique love you share for one another, and communing with your friends and families. Thank you, too, for including me in your reception-- so generous of you! Congratulations, loves!

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Apr 19, 2020

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Kyle D.

Dec 12, 2019

How important is a beautiful, memorable ceremony to you personally? We’ve all been to weddings where the officiant is the grooms first college roommate, or the brides sister’s boyfriend. And I’ll admit, they can be a lot of fun! But if you don’t think you’d like to hear the line “As a recently ordained minister via BudegetOfficiant4U.com, I now pronounce you man and wife”, you’re going to need to make some decisions about the tone and cadence of your ceremony. This is where Sarah enters the picture. This review highlights the aspects of the start to finish process of choosing Sarah as your officiant, though equal if not greater accolades are deserving of her calm, reassuring demeanor throughout as well as her encouraging, loving attitude towards you and your partner. She also offers relationship/life coach services which we have yet to take advantage of, though plan to in the future. We started from almost absolute zero as far as ceremony planning goes. We had a list of things we definitely did not want to do which, as we quickly found out, is not a great starting framework for building a touching wedding ceremony. In the initial meeting Sarah walked us through typical ceremonies, explained how she built her’s, and really helped to demystify the whole process in a way that makes it seem much more manageable. It’s not actually that easy, but it seems like it considering Sarah does a lot of the heavy lifting. From her ceremony framework she is then able to assemble your customized experience by asking about you, your partner, how you communicate, what traditions you share, and what’s important to you currently and as you embark on a new stage of your relationship. She solicited feedback as well throughout the process, giving us a chance to voice any concerns or wants that had yet to be addressed and building that feedback into the final script. We were understandably a bit nervous at each step and Sarah was able to assuage any concerns with her ability to present our task at hand simply, it is just a script after all, and calmly. Again, we were feeling nervous but practiced on the actual wedding date. Sarah suggests a brief walkthrough of the full script in the days leading up, which was extremely helpful to address any last minute concerns and practice builds confidence. Sarah arrived early, looking stunning, and after giving us a quick pump-up pep talk, took command of the guests who were starting to take their seats. We didn’t do a full rehearsal beforehand so this was all mostly on the fly by her aside from the script we had built together. The ceremony itself was a bit of a blur and without incident except for one small hiccup, which Sarah was able to sidestep effortlessly. She ended the day with us by affording us some wisdom she has learned from her time as a relationship coach and from her experience dealing with couples. I find it worth repeating how calm and reassuring she was from start to finish. It would have been possible to do this without her, the reason I would suggest Sarah to officiate your wedding is because she can take this stressful process and transform it into something you’ll enjoy and actually look forward to, which I would not have previously believed. I cannot speak more highly of Sarah’s professionalism, positive attitude, and ability to address and capture a beautiful moment in your life. For what she is able to provide, it is well worth her rate, and I’m glad to have met and enjoyed her as a kind and compassionate person.

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Lea R.

Jul 13, 2019

Sarah is absolutely a dream to work with! We didn't take choosing an officiant for our wedding (April 2019) lightly. It was very important to us to have someone we connected with, who understood us as a couple and aligned with our personal belief and morals. From the very beginning e-mails with Sarah it felt like we were old friends. She is professional and also personable. She got to know us as a couple and as individuals. We decided we wanted to craft our own unique ceremony and write our own vows. We weren't entirely sure HOW to craft a ceremony BUT Sarah gives you many ideas to include to make it your very own. We aren't religious people but wanted to include our own take on Hindu traditions. (My husband's family is rooted in India.) We also wanted a way to include our 3 children as part of our ceremony as well. Sarah has a very in depth questionnaire for yourself, your partner AND your close friends and family. (This part is so fun because we wanted to be surprised during our ceremony about what our loved ones had to say about us!) The process of crafting our ceremony with Sarah's guidance brought us closer as a couple- forcing us to look deeper into our relationship and ourselves. It was a very vulnerable yet beautiful experience- like falling in love all over again. During this entire process we had several skype meetings and met twice in person to go over all the details of exactly how our wedding ceremony would be preformed. She wove in all of our ideas together to come up with a ceremony that was true and unique to us as a couple. Sarah also offers a pre-martial counseling session with her services. She gives honest and un-biased advice during this process and it felt really good to set the wedding planning aside and just express our feelings about our relationship. WEDDING DAY! Sarah prints and brings your ceremony script (and vows) so this isn't something you even have to think about on your wedding day. Sarah a special gift for creating the space, grounding and setting the tone for your wedding day. She also gathers your wedding party and gives them directions and guidance on where to stand, walk etc. ( This is all discussed beforehand and she executes it flawlessly when the day comes! Just trust her!!!) She includes your guests and wedding party as a part of your ceremony- as they are all your community. She tells your love story crafted from the info you, your partner and your loved ones gave her. My favorite part of our ceremony was an idea Sarah gave us to include all of our guests, which was a ring warming. Our rings were passed through every single person (110- 120) and they each took a moment to infuse our rings with their own well wishes, love and blessings. Our guests LOVED that they were all included in such a beautiful and meaningful way. We had so many compliments on our ceremony, everyone kept saying it was the most beautiful and unique ceremony they've ever been to! That they were so engaged in what was happening and how eloquently our love story was told. There wasn't a dry eye in the crowd and the entire ceremony was the most surreal moment of my life. Sarah hung around a little while during our reception to say hello and get to know our friends and family as well. We couldn't have found a better person to officiate our day, truly! We are so honored to have had her. We look forward to working with her throughout our marriage as our friend and counselor.

Lead Your Love Life's reply

Thank you very much Lea and Vijay! Your review is so thorough and I appreciate that you took the time to depict each step of our process. I imagine it will greatly help other couples know if I am a good fit for their wedding. I so enjoyed every moment of working with you two. I hope every day of your marriage is as equally dreamy as your wedding day was. I can't wait to see you again some time. Love to you both xo

FAQs

What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
My price listed is based on by basic package, which includes: -Couples Discovery Questionnaire to get you asking meaningful questions and support us in building your ceremony script -One planning session in which I will guide you step by step through the process of designing your ceremony -Custom ceremony design -Ceremony officiation -Signing your marriage license and mailing it to the state My All Inclusive Package, which includes: -Couples Discovery Questionnaire to get you asking meaningful questions and support us in building your ceremony script -Two 60-minute planning sessions in which I will guide you step by step through the process of designing your ceremony -A survey link to collect insight from your community to make your ceremony more personalized and intimate -A 1-hour pre-marital coaching session -Custom ceremony design -Ceremony officiation -Community Circle to connect your loved ones before your ceremony -Signing your marriage license and mailing it to the state Optional Add-Ons: -Rehearsal day before (+$190) or day of (+$108) -Package of three, 2-hour pre-marital coaching sessions -Community Bonding Facilitation
What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
We’ll start with an extensive questionnaire, which will help us dive into the planning process with ease. The questions will get you thinking about the meaning of your union, and help isolate the elements you’d like to include in your ceremony. These questions will also provide me with insight into your partnership which I will weave into your script. Next, we’ll use planning meetings with a toolkit of frameworks/templates to build the ceremony structure. For example, ceremony elements might include: telling your love story, community vows, story sharing, a ring warming, collectively moment of silence, etc. Designing your wedding ceremony becomes even more personal when we include your community. I have created a short intake form for you to share with your closest friends and family. Should you choose to share it, their thoughts about your strengths as a couple will be woven into your ceremony. In addition, I offer a series of helpful tools to support you in writing vows, choosing ceremony readings/songs, etc.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I am a certified minister through the Universal Life Church. I am trained in Relational Life Therapy and am a certified teacher of MatrixWorks, a model of leadership that focuses on group-dynamics. I hold a Masters degree in Resilient Leadership from Naropa University. I am facilitator of relationships: as a couples coach, and in supporting groups of people to create happier and healthier communities and teams.