Life as a Wedding Officiant
A 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…
Read MoreLaughter. So Good, So Right and When Well Done, It Creates Good Feels and Memories…
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…
Read MoreMy Beautiful Couples for 2020. As a Wedding Officiant, Here Is What I Know For Sure…
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…
Read MoreSeattle Weddings 2019: Musings and Random Thoughts From The Wedding Road…
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…
Read MoreMadison and Max, The Sweetest of ‘I Do’s,’ at Swiftwater Cellars in Cle Elum, June, 2019
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…
Read MoreReal, Inspired and Modern Seattle Wedding Ceremony: What I ‘Remember’ From My Wonderful Couples, May Surprise You!
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…
Read MoreHello, Annemarie? Remember me? It’s Nezam. A Sweet & Intimate Wedding at Seattle’s Space Needle…
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.…
Read MoreAnd So, This Is What Happens When An ‘Engagement Party’ Turns Into A Surprise 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…
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