Do you want to get married in a park? Do you want it to be lovely with blooming roses and boats going by? How about the Ballard Locks and Carl S. English Botanical Gardens in Ballard, North Seattle? As you can see above, the trees start blooming in the spring and fill the rose garden…
Tag Archive: wedding ceremony
The Show Must Go On
I recently experienced the death of my mother and was inspired to write a little bit about how to “do life” when you are grieving. Picture yourself in the middle of your wedding planning. You have your heart set on that special person in your life — whether it’s your father, your mother or an…
Fear and Loathing of Public Speaking (as a Wedding Officiant)
This is a story about how I learned to get over my fear of public speaking in conjunction with becoming a wedding officiant. About four years ago I became friends with a woman who suggested I become a wedding officiant. She had been an officiant for 22 years and thought I had a knack for…
Who Should Officiate Your Wedding: Family Member or Professional Officiant?
One of my colleagues recently asked me this question: “Many of my couples ask me how can a wedding officiant who has only met them once make their wedding personal vs. having a family member do the ceremony who has known them their whole lives? What would you say are the pros and cons?” Let…
The Wedding Ceremony
I blog about everything wedding: venues, style, vendors, traditions and more! What I haven’t blogged about, however, is the actual wedding ceremony. One of the first things I always tell my couples is, “There is no right way or wrong way to craft your ceremony. Only your way.” Having said that, there are some basic…
Have Your Wedding at the Ballard Locks!
I recently moved across the street from the most amazing location for weddings. The Carl S. English Botanical Garden at the Ballard Locks. I invite you to take a look at the pictures on the link provided below and imagine your garden wedding and a picnic on one of the lovely lawns after wards: http://www.myballard.com/ballard-locks-seattle/…
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