Posts by Annemarie Juhlian

I fully get that seeking out an Officiant for your wedding ceremony – someone you don’t know – can be a weird deal. What will they do? How will they sound? What will they wear? …and so much more. Over the years, I have fielded zillions of questions from engaged couples as they try to…

I’m sitting here at my desk.  It’s crazy cold outside.  It’s icy, rainy and gosh knows what else. And soon, all of this will shift into Spring and Summer. As I sit here in the quiet of Winter, it’s with such a happy heart that I reflect back on the enormity of the 2022 season…

I am sitting here on the side of my bed, in a hotel room in Oregon, finishing up a 3-day retreat. I have more weddings this Fall, and the intensity of the Spring/Summer season is over.  With this, I ponder the universe, reflecting on the ordinary moments and the extraordinary moments of 2022. Gratefully, I…

It’s a Monday after a lovely and successful wedding weekend.  I’m in my office, three of our elder dogs are snuggled on their beds, and I have a cup of tea to keep me company. 2020 was weird.  2021 was challenging.  This year, 2022, is full. I’m elated to work with devoted and fun-loving couples…

It’s been a crazy couple of years. Nothing is the same in the world of weddings, and everything is. As we navigate the uncertainty and joy of 2022, here are a couple of thoughts on this Tuesday morning that I extend to you, an engaged couple, as you ponder your wedding ceremony – whether it’s…

2020 was one hell of a year. 2021 was one hell of a year. And LOVE wins. Covid-19 did a number on social events and weddings. From my heart to the hearts of my 2021 couples, thank you for stepping up and rolling with the chaos, the changes, the ups and the downs, the joys…

It’s always my happiness to leave a wedding ceremony with a happy feeling in my heart, knowing our crazy and wonderful world is blessed by the gifts of two beautiful people and their loving relationship. When I left Michael and Chandra after their ceremony at Novelty Hill Januik Winery in Woodinville, on August 28, 2021,…

  It’s weird. This wedding time, this 2021 Pacific Northwest wedding season. Not weird in a bad sense.  Weird in that the rhythms of ‘all things wedding,’ are different as I navigate the next 6 months. From March to May, a dozen or so of my couples decided to again postpone their weddings, and did…

This has been a crazy time for sure. As I write this on May 5, 2021, the Governor’s Guidance remains in place for weddings, at least for the next 2 weeks.  And I am hopeful.  My couples for this Summer and Fall are planning their wedding days, and are doing so with great heart and…

It’s been such a topsy turvy time for an engaged couple during this crazy pandemic. I spent a lot of time in 2020, moving couples into 2021. This Winter, I have spent a lot of time moving couples with planned weddings, March thru August, to the Fall of 2021, and a few to 2022. So,…

I am so, so happy to welcome 2021. Welcome, Darlings!  If you are one of my couples during 2021, or are checking me out, know that everything – I mean everything – is in flux. And this is okay. Given all that is going on, I don’t have much to say. Only that I am…

As I sit here at my desk, and probably much like you, I feel uncertain about 2021. Most of my couples moved their 2020 weddings to next year, and I’m hopeful the Spring and Summer of 2021 will bring opportunities for togetherness. And with this, it’s a rollercoaster of emotion, for sure. If I had…

Mask up, Washington! Mask up, Weddings! There is no wedding playbook for this time, 2020. I spent the Spring of 2020, cancelling and/or postponing weddings, and navigating the ups and downs of emotions, finances and crazy. Some couples postponed to late Summer and early Fall, as we all didn’t fully understand in the beginning what…