Life as a Wedding Officiant Archives - Seattle Wedding Officiant & Minister, Annemarie Juhlian

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…

Annemarie Juhlian, Seattle Wedding Officiant

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…

A Story of Seattle Weddings, In The Time Of Covid-19

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…

I’ve spent a lot of my time, over the past 4 months, working with couples to postpone their weddings to 2021. I’ve also had a front seat to wedding date cancellations, helping couples navigate profound disappointment. There is no right or wrong here. From where I sit, working with dozens of couples around all of…

Annie and Pups after being married by Seattle Wedding Officiant Annemarie Juhlian

June 8, 2020 Okay, Darlings! Per the Governor’s Guidance for Phase 2 (Snohomish, Pierce and Thurston Counties, to name a few), and Phase 1.5 (King County), let’s get married! Small weddings, are a ‘go.’ What does this mean? For all of this goodness, here is what you’ll need to make all of this happen… Valid…

Okay, here’s the deal on how to get married during this time of Covid 19 in Seattle, Tacoma, the Puget Sound area. Short ‘n sweet. I am writing this UPDATE POST on May 14th, and we’re in the middle of Phase 1 in Washington State. We need to get to Phase 2 in order to…

Darlings, There is a crazy time, for sure. It’s now April 19th and we’ve been in this unprecedented time for weeks now. Under the Governor’s order in Washington State, ‘no weddings’ right now. Yes, the Marriage License offices are issuing marriage licenses and they are recording them. This is their job. However, although I did…

Darling Couple, This is indeed crazy time. My heart is with my couples who are either cancelling their weddings for Spring 2020, or are re-scheduling to a later date. Some of my couples are so disappointed by the cancellation of their wedding, that they are ‘sitting with things,’ not ready to commit to a new…

I love laughter within a wedding ceremony. Not weird laughter. Not laughter that comes from, ‘what the hell was that?’ I treasure the joy of smiles, giggles and and/or laughter that comes from a piece within a beautifully written and personalized wedding ceremony that feels like, ‘oh, this is so them!’ In this work that…

This Seattle/Tacoma Wedding Officiant thing is a glorious endeavor. I’m the lucky gal who gets to work with an engaged couple who sincerely desires a modern wedding ceremony that is joyful, conversational, reverent, open-minded, inclusive and with touches of humor and fun. As I sit here at my laptop, looking down the stretch of months…

It’s near the end of August and I awoke this morning, here at our Wigglebutt Farm (a sanctuary for special needs and/or older dogs), and I could smell ‘Fall’ in the air. Given that Autumn is my favorite season, I’m elated! As I reflect back on the past month, I am grateful to have shared…

Max and Madison 1

Madison and Max have the sweetest story about how they met. Let me paint you a ‘word picture.’ Pink Camaro. Car Wash. California sunshine. Wonderful guy. Wonderful gal. And poof! Life is forever changed. It was my honor and privilege to be with Madison and Max, and their family and friends, as they took their…

It’s been a lovely whirlwind of details, gentle chaos and inspiring couples over these past 2 months. After all of this time of doing this work, my grace is this: I absolutely love this work that I do, and I am very grateful for how so many of my couples reflect back to me the…

Weddings come in all shapes and sizes. I was sitting at my desk one day last month, when I received a call from a long lost friend, whom I was just thrilled to hear from. Nezam was getting married, and he and his Sweetheart, Nellie, invited me to join them for their intimate wedding ceremony.…

I love everything about Anthony and Christine. I left their wedding ceremony last night, at Tinte Cellars in Woodinville, with a little extra sparkle in my step. You see, their 100+ family and friends thought they were showing up for an engagement party. When Anthony and Christine received a great number of RSVP’s to their…

It was a crazy week before Megan and Tiffany’s wedding day! Snow, ice. More snow and ice. You know what I’m talking about… And with great joy and happiness, a proud group of family and friends gathered on a cold and rainy February Saturday evening (no snow!), to share in Megan and Tiffany’s wedding day.…

Good snowy morning from our Wigglebutt Farm! This is our Sanctuary of older and special needs dogs, who all are snuggled in on this chilly Thursday. Rosebud is obsessed with her snowy ball. Buttercup is recovering from yesterday’s surgical procedure. Lady Belle Marie is looking styling in her pink jacket. Crazy Cosmo is loving the…

We are sitting at the beginning of a new year. Welcome to 2019! If you are reading this, and are getting married in 2019, I offer you these words of ‘wisdom’ from the front lines of all things ‘wedding ceremony.’ KEEP IT FUN. Whether your wedding has a guest list of 4 or a guest…

If you know me, I’m a crazy dog lady. My husband and I work with special needs and/or older dogs and have done so, together, for more than 15 years. When I am not engaged, in my happy place with my wedding work, my other happy place is our Wigglebutt Farm, a 5-acre sanctuary for…

When I first met with the wonderful Jim and Stephanie, they did indeed tell me that the Huskies would be playing at UW on their wedding day, with kick-off near their wedding ceremony start time. So, knowing that their wedding was right next door, at the beautiful Graham Visitor’s Center at the Seattle Arboretum, had…

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