Weddings
Ceremony Packages
Processional
(Optional Hand Fasting)
Welcome
(Optional Commemorative Candle)
Introduction
(Optional Unity Candle/Sand Ceremony)
Words on Love and Marriage
Vows
(Optional reading or song by a family member)
Ring Exchange
(Optional Stone Blessing Ritual)
(Optional reading or song by a family member)
Blessing
Pronouncement of Marriage
Signing of the Registry
Commitment of Family and Friends
Presentation of Couple
Recessional
Exquisite Location for Elopements
PRIVATE BEACH FRONT PROPERTY ON THE OKANAGAN LAKE!
Experience deep connection while Sharing your Vows in peaceful surroundings of sheer beauty. Enjoy a champagne toast, dig your toes in the sand and take photos at your leisure.
Great for an intimate exchange that focuses on your commitment at the very special price of $450!
(for parties of 8 or under).
Weddings With a Difference
The love you share together is unique onto itself,
so perhaps you might wish to create a ceremony that
gives voice to your unique expression of life?
Have you thought about taking yourself back in time when Gods and Goddesses guided the mystical path of the people? Perhaps you are close to the earth and would like to incorporate the ritual gifts of native chants and drumming. Or maybe, in your ceremonial commitment, you feel strongly about your lineage and wish to create a ritual piece to honor your ancestral heritage.
If you would rather choose a more traditional style of ceremony, here are some optional rituals designed to include special family members or your guests:
For the Bride and Groom:
- Commemorative candle honoring those who are not physically in attendance but are spiritually present.
- Commitment vows are a heartfelt expression between the bride and groom
- Exchange of the Roses — symbolizes both the spiritual and material aspects of marriage.
- Hand Fasting — a Celtic tradition that savors the blessing found in the power of three.
For mothers, the bride and groom and the children in second marriage ceremonies:
- A Unity Candle/Sand Ceremony — the lighting of which symbolizes a new energy, a new love and a new commitment in our world.
For your families and all your guests:
- A Blessing Stone — a painted stone passed amongst your guests for all to embrace and give of their blessing.
Spiritual vs. Religious
When couples come to me during our pre-wedding interview, one of the questions I ask them is: “do you wish your spiritual or religious beliefs to be reflected in your ceremony?” Most often the answer I get is (and one of the main reasons I was chosen as their marriage officiant in the first place) “we are not religious, so no!” Then I ask: “what do you mean when you use the word religious?” They respond: “we don’t go to church or practice any kind of religion.”
I then point out that if they sense or believe that there is some greater power or intelligence or “something” going on greater than themselves, but they just don’t have a name or engage in any organization or practice around this belief, they are experiencing their spiritual nature. meaning, that which is inherent within us, is the full compliment of the mystery within infinite possibility. Along with the joy, power, love, the creativity and capacity, of the Divine Cause back of all creation.
Without naming or defining “it” (as our beliefs are personal and unique to each one of us) I end up reflecting in my ceremonies, that something – that mystery, which indeed played a part of them finding each other and will continue to play a part in the evolution of their curiosity and growing love for self, family, community and their own inner journey.
It is through the wording I choose and my delivery, that a gentle sacredness of love and life, the potential of its unfoldment, the space for change and the ability to adapt to it, is felt, causing in turn a feeling of connection to life’s expansive magnificence.
Ceremonies are carefully crafted to represent who you are in all ways. It is about you as the love you are, your expression of this love, your commitment to self and another, and your journey into open connection with the creation of something greater than you have experienced or known before.
Wedding Day Coordinator Support Service
Please note that my wedding day coordination service is only available to those couples who have chosen me as their Marriage officiant.
As a former custom caterer, I have enjoyed working with many large groups, designing both the food & beverage component, along with live music, invitations, floral designs, and décor. I also have an extensive background in the hotel and restaurant industry and have mounted many special events in my day.
That was then, and now is now… and I am aware of how many good full-service Wedding Planners exists in the Okanagan Valley!
That is why I prefer to work with couples who are looking to create an intimate experience for themselves and guests. I tailor my wedding day coordination service to groups numbering under 24, helping to alleviate some of the details of the day, so that you can enjoy getting ready show up and affirm your Vows, then celebrate away!
What are the Services I provide?
I simply arrange your food and beverage choices, flowers, wedding cake, ensuring everything is delivered and set up in a timely manner.
This would leave you to be responsible for your invitations, music, décor and photographer/videographer.
I am most certainly amenable to assist you with other arrangements such as recommending live music, or photographers whom I have worked with, and endorse.
Cost: $1500 plus all materials/expenses. All expenses to be paid by the couple upon agreement to order. Additional onsite hosting available upon request @ $100/hr
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Before (and After) I Say “I Do” Coaching
Good relationships are born within self-awareness, self-accountability, self-responsibility inspired and fueled by self-love. Our work is to get our train of thought on the right track. It takes time. It is through relationship that we can learn to identify with our full and vital essence, which is always available but hidden within the core of our being.
Sometimes we can create barriers to intimacy, trust and commitment because we fear the sting of self-revelation from a belief that we are broken, missing the opportunity to love all parts of ourselves into free, authentic expression. We are always free to choose the direction of our thought energy, which inevitably, creates our reality.
PERHAPS you are wanting to – reinvent yourself… bring more joy and harmony into a significant relationship… be present with someone you love who is dying… create a more compassionate and creative workplace environment… help your children to empower themselves or understand how to live guided by Spirit, in the sacred unity of all?
Call me for a complimentary 30-minute consultation @403.701.0754
Hourly Rates: Individuals $100/hr – Couples $150/hr
Also available 6-week (12/hrs) Couple’s Course call for pricing.