Life as a Wedding Officiant
Interviewing & Selecting Your Wedding Officiant Can Be A Weird Thing. I Get It.
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…
Read MoreSeattle & Puget Sound Weddings, 2023. Ramblings From A Grateful Wedding Officiant…
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…
Read MoreThe Joys, Adventures & Challenges of Our 2022 Wedding Season, Reflections from the Wedding Officiant Side…
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…
Read More‘Best Of 2022’ – Seattle Bride Magazine, Best Officiant.
Over the years, it’s been my happiness and a privilege to be recognized by my peers and couples as Seattle Bride Magazine’s ‘BEST OF,’ last week, in the Officiant category. I received the news the day following the annual 2022 party, announcing the ‘Best Of,’ while I was out with girlfriends at lunchtime…and also working…
Read MoreMy Personal Thoughts on the Seattle/Puget Sound Area Wedding Season – Spring/Summer 2022
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…
Read MorePlanning Your 2022 Wedding Ceremony. 3 Things I Know For Sure, from Seattle Wedding Officiant Annemarie Juhlian
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…
Read MoreWedding Season 2022: The Crazy of the Past 2 years, the Anticipation of Ever Present Love…
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…
Read MoreA Beautiful Couple, a Beautiful August 2021 Wedding, at Novelty Hill Januik Winery, Woodinville…
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,…
Read MoreA Beautiful Summer of Seattle Area Weddings, 2021: What Works For Couples, What Doesn’t…
It’s August 9th, and I’m feeling tired on this early Monday morning. After the intensity of the last 4 wedding days, rehearsals and beautiful wedding ceremonies, I am putzing in my office, before taking time today for rest and play with my husband, Greg. The wedding summer season of 2021? So far, so good. For…
Read MoreFiguring It All Out: A Summer of Seattle Weddings, As We Come Out Of The Pandemic…
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…
Read MorePlanning Your Seattle Area Wedding Ceremony for Summer and Fall, 2021…
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…
Read MoreSpring 2021 Is Almost Here. Seattle Wedding, Wedding, Wedding…What?
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,…
Read MoreThe Seattle & Puget Sound Wedding World, 2021. Welcome to Love, Welcome to Crazy…
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…
Read MoreCovid-19 Sucks, Love RULES! Looking Ahead To Seattle Area Weddings, 2021: What To Know, What To Ponder.
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…
Read MoreWeird. Weird. Weird. And LOVE Wins! A Story of Seattle Weddings, In The Time Of Covid-19, With Seattle Wedding Officiant Annemarie Juhlian
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…
Read MoreSo Seattle Wedding Weird, So Wedding Covid-19 Crazy. Getting Beyond a Wedding Postponement or Cancellation…
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…
Read MoreHow to Get Married & Plan An Intimate Wedding Ceremony, During Phase 2, in Snohomish, Pierce, Thurston, Kitsap Counties and Phase 1.5, King County…
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…
Read MoreHow To Get Married in Seattle/Tacoma, Washington State, during Covid 19, Coronavirus, with Wedding Officiant Annemarie Juhlian
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…
Read MoreGetting Married in Seattle During Coronavirus (Covid 19). What You Need To Know, How to Plan Your For Your Wedding…
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…
Read MoreA Personal Note, Covid 19 and Seattle Area Weddings, from Officiant Annemarie Juhlian…
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…
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