A Wedding With Heart Reviews
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Bennet H. Sent on 11/21/2023Well worth it!!
Arissa was the perfect choice for our officiant!! She was professional, very personable, and so sweet despite us being so frazzled!! She wrote an absolutely touching ceremony ❤️ She's very timely in her responses when communicating, and very detail-oriented. I would 100% recommend her :) -
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Julia E. Sent on 11/25/2023Incredible ceremony
We originally went back and forth about hiring outside of friends or family to officiate our wedding. We found Arissa through our planner and after reading reviews we knew we had found what we were wanting. After an initial phone meeting with Arissa we immediately hired her. Arissa kept in touch throughout the planning process and gave us many options when putting together our ceremony to make it feel like us. She guided us in our vow writing, being the in-between so we had a cohesive feel for our ceremony. We could not have imagined a more perfect ceremony. Arissa has a warming and kind presence about her that's just infectious. We had so many guests comment after the ceremony and ask where we found this woman. We still months later have family talking about what a special wedding ceremony we had, thanks to her. If you are on the fence, and thinking of having a family member marry you just leave it to the professional and let your family just enjoy the ceremony. -
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Sarah S. Sent on 09/25/2023Great experience!
Arissa was fantastic to work with. She made the ceremony planning process so easy and fun. The love story that she wrote for the ceremony was amazing. We got so many compliments from friends and family and even people thinking that she must have been a family friend since she wrote the story so well! 10/10 would recommend her! -
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Margaret Sent on 08/15/2016Arissa was awesome! She took the time to get to know LeRoy and me and wrote a truly special ceremony for us. She was professional in all her dealings, prompt, and was everything we wanted in an officiant. We were very happy that we chose Arissa and A Wedding with Heart. -
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Michael B. Sent on 11/07/2023Best wedding officiant, hands down
My wife and I got married on 7/29/23 and Arissa was our officiant! Our entire experience working with Arissa was incredibly special, helpful, smooth, and truly lovely. Seriously, Arissa provides exactly the kind of vendor experience you want (and need!) during the inevitably stressful wedding planning process. Arissa helped us write our vows, which was something we were so very grateful for! And they turned out GREAT! Arissa also wrote the love story of our relationship which she then read during our ceremony. This was a SERIOUS highlight during our entire wedding and it made our ceremony so much more engaging for our guests. We absolutely loved the love story that Arissa wrote and our guests loved it even more. We've received SO many compliments on Arissa (in general), our vows, and the love story reading. Looking back, Arissa also prompted my wife and I to do a lot of incredibly thoughtful and loving reflection on our relationship, in order for our vows and love story to be crafted. This reflection was an unexpected highlight and added a layer of closeness, love, and depth to our relationship during our wedding planning process. This is absolutely something that my wife and I would have missed out on if it weren't for Arissa. Arissa was incredibly responsive, punctual, well spoken, and brought exactly the kind of sweet and loving energy that my wife and I were hoping would characterize our ceremony (and it did!). Arissa listened to us and incorporated the perfect amount/level of humor, spirituality, seriousness, etc. and all the other elements that we considered while dreaming about our wedding ceremony. It was all truly perfect, thanks to Arissa. Do yourself a favor and hire her!! You will NOT regret it :). Thank you, Arissa!
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Holly T. Sent on 08/30/2023Absolutely Incredible!
Hiring Arissa was the absolute best decision we made at our wedding!!! The moment we had our first meeting, I knew we found the perfect officiant. She brought so much calmness and warmth during our session which was much needed. Planning a wedding can be stressful!
Arissa made the process so easy with many emails outlining all that was needed from us. She made it fun and effortless. The day of our wedding she came into the bridal sweet just to check in and see how I was feeling. Our ceremony was so beautiful and the love story she created was so special. We had multiple guests comment on how wonderful she was. Our wedding was a DREAM with a lot of happy tears! Do yourself a favor and book Arissa. You will not regret it!!! -
Meghan N. Sent on 08/31/2023
Absolutely WONDERFUL officiant! We loved Arissa
We are so thankful to have had Arissa as our officiant for our wedding in July. From the moment we met her, we knew her warm, empathetic, and calming presence and way of speaking was exactly what we wanted for our wedding day. The questions she asked us and the way she got to know us was so genuine. We appreciated her guidance on our vows, as well as her guidance for our ceremony. Arissa has a wide range of beautiful readings, ring vows, and wedding vows which helped us to choose what matched our ceremony. The best part about Arissa was the love story she shared for the first time on our wedding day. It was my favorite part of the ceremony and wedding day because it was the most meaningful and symbolic part of the day. We heard from family and friends that the love story was also their favorite part and that it described the story of me and my (now) husband so well. Also, the ease of having Arissa handle the marriage license was wonderful. Arissa, we are forever grateful that you were willing to be a part of our special day. You exceeded our expectations, and we could not be happier that we went with you as our officiant. -
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Dee Sent on 09/07/2023Absolutely amazing experience!
Arissa is amazing. We are so happy with how she officiated our wedding! She made it personalized, fun, loving, special and very dear to our hearts. Family members commented on how wonderful our ceremony was. Arissa was also so patient and caring in helping us complete our wedding license materials. We still talk about how well our special day went and how much we loved Arissa's kindness. Thank you again for being part of our wedding ceremony Arissa! -
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Liam K. Sent on 07/10/2023
Arissa was incredible! She filled our ceremony with personalized love
I highly recommend Arissa her love and attention is incredible. It made the ceremony so incredibly beautiful and gave us words that will last a life time -
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Laura G. Sent on 06/03/2023Amazing! Lovely! Beautiful!
My wedding was amazing. I loved every minute of it… Arissa made our ceremony so special. She made us both feel so comfortable from the first time I contacted her. To be honest, I seriously contemplated having a friend marry us and saving money, I’m so happy we didn’t. I wanted a ceremony that people remembered, that included the story of us, but also keep people entertained. My husband is Baha’i so that also needed to be put into a traditional ceremony, Arissa had zero hesitation when I asked how that could be incorporated into our vows. We were married at Willows Lodge in Woodinville. The wedding coordinator knew exactly who she was and was so happy to be working with her, she told us, “she’s one of the best”. Arissa video chatted with us a few times before the ceremony and sent us both questions about our relationship that were private from one another. It made the ceremony that much more special as neither of us knew what the other said.. it was very entertaining and I just remember feeling so much love and laughter during my ceremony it was so lovely. She arrived at our venue early, introduced herself to all our other vendors and kept our ceremony on time. I could not have chosen a better officiant. Trust me when I tell you don’t save the money… she is worth every penny we paid. I would recommend her services to ant bride or groom that wants a flawless ceremony. She made our day beyond special and we both will be forever grateful for such an amazing ceremony. -
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Krystal J. Sent on 04/19/2023Wonderful Officiant
With Arissa's support, we were able to make our wedding our own. She brought calm and joy into our special day. -
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Rose L. Sent on 11/03/2022You won't regret choosing Arissa!
Arissa was the best choice we made for our ceremony! She did a lovely job at crafting our "love story". It was so special to hear and I can tell that she took time and care to make sure the ceremony reflected "us". After the ceremony, many guests asked us how we knew her, they were shocked we only met her when we chose her as our officiant! We would highly recommend her as your officiant as she will be sure to make your ceremony unforgettable. -
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Wyatt P. Sent on 02/17/2023Our perfect ceremony
Arissa brought so much life, love and personal touch to our elopement. We had only spoken to her a little over a month before our wedding day and we were both so comfortable and so trusting with her as our officiant. We couldn’t have asked for better and are so great full for the memory she helped us make! We plan on calling her again for a vow renewal if and when the time comes. -
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Kiah J. Sent on 11/04/2022Excellent Experience
Arissa is an amazing officiant. Everyone kept asking us right after the ceremony if we personally knew her. That’s how well she was able to characterize us and our love for each other with only a few conversations.
She gave us tips when writing our vows which was a great sanity check. We decided to say our vows privately but I feel how she wrote the ceremony captured the essence of what we said to each other privately and have people be able to share a little of our special moment with each other.
She was also very helpful when it came to figuring out the logistics of the precessional and recessional.
All in all, I feel Arissa was instrumental in us feeling like our wedding exceeded our expectations. I would absolutely recommend working with her. -
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Jon P. Sent on 11/20/2022Incredible storyteller, very heartwarming ceremony
Arissa put together an incredible ceremony tailored to what we wanted (jewish and christian elements, short and sweet). She learned a lot about our relationship and told an incredible and engaging story about it which made our ceremony very special.
I had multiple family members come up to me and share how special Arissa made the wedding and how incredible she was as an officiant. Thank you so much Arissa! -
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Emily S. Sent on 10/19/2022Arissa is the BEST!
If I could relive my wedding day, I would absolutely still choose Arissa to perform our ceremony. She is able to provide the most unique ceremony experience that will be a lasting memory for you, and a delight for your wedding guests. I can't count the number of people who told us after our ceremony: "This is the BEST wedding I've ever been to!"
Additionally, we were so lucky to do our pre-marital coaching with Arissa. It was a wonderful way to deepen our relationship prior to getting married, and also allowed us to build a relationship with Arissa. Despite covid restrictions and all the coaching being online (honestly this worked better with our schedule anyway), we truly felt like we were meeting a friend on the day of our wedding. Having her up there with us after all we had explored and discussed together made our ceremony even more special and heartfelt. I would highly recommend Arissa for coaching! It will deepen your marriage commitment and insure a perfectly unique, personal, meaningful and memorable experience. -
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Hethyre O. Sent on 10/06/2022Helped create the perfect personalized ceremony
Arissa was absolutely the best choice for our wedding officiant. She walked us through the whole process and really made the ceremony very personal to us. She helped with our vows and gave us lots of ideas for the ceremony readings. She is very warm hearted and has a great sense of humor. Very spiritual as well. I highly recommend her! She truly helped to make our special day perfect. -
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Tyler R. Sent on 10/18/2022Our Ceremony was Perfect!
Let me start by saying that I am so glad we hired Arissa from A Wedding With Heart. Arissa's expertise and professionalism really made our ceremony magical and unforgettable. She wrote and read aloud a beautiful telling of our "love story", that is, how my wife and I met and why we bonded. She also acted as an editor for our vows and made sure that the vows were similar to one another in tone and length. Most of our guests agreed that the ceremony was their favorite part of the wedding, and I believe Arissa is to thank for that.
The real value of A Wedding With Heart, however, showed itself unexpectedly on the day of the wedding. It was an incredibly emotional day, and Arissa's cool, calm demeanor kept me grounded. I truly found her presence and clear-headedness allowed me to appreciate the present moment much more fully. In my opinion, she is worth hiring for that alone! Thanks for giving us such a beautiful and unique Big Day, Arissa! -
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Sarah D. Sent on 07/21/2022Beautiful ceremony beyond what we could have ever imagined
From start to finish, we had a truly outstanding experience working with Arissa as our wedding officiant. The ceremony that she created for us was a magical and ethereal reflection of not only our story, but also our values, and our energies. We'd choose Arissa a thousand times over now on the other side and having made such a magical memory with her.
For context, I'll admit that we'd originally hoped for a friend or family member to marry us—however, after thinking through our available cast of characters... no one quite fit the bill. That's when we sought out a professional officiant and were so lucky to find Arissa. From the first conversation, Arissa was warm, welcoming, calming, and an overall excellent listener. After that conversation, we immediately knew that she'd be a perfect fit for us.
Fast forward to the rehearsal and wedding day... Arissa was a deeply grounding energy for the both of us during the weekend's most stressful and nervous moments. We felt that she was fully present with us—mentally and emotionally—in every moment, and her unique creative process made for a truly bespoke and unforgettable memory that we'll cherish always. Beyond her beautiful ceremony, she's just a wonderful human who radiates love and positive energy out into everyone around her.
After the ceremony, we had SO MANY friends and family comment on how lovely and custom the ceremony felt. And even weeks later, our friends keep reminiscing on Arissa's ceremony as their favorite part of the day. On multiple separate occasions, they've even quoted some of her most memorable lines, I kid you not!
Paying someone to officiate your wedding might seem unnecessary or excessive—especially when you can ask a friend or family member to do it for free. We felt this way originally. While it certainly isn't a wrong decision by any means, I promise you that paying a professional to do it will completely level up the quality and outcome of the ceremony. Arissa did that for us and moved us in a way beyond what we could have imagined beforehand. -
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Lisa H. Sent on 06/15/2022Meticulous and empathetic officiant!
Yes Arissa charged more for her service but it was worth every penny I spent. I had an intimate micro wedding so I wanted the whole focus to be on the ceremony. She definitely exceeded my expectation on the ceremony. She prepared a list of readings and vows for us to choose from and a bunch of questions to prepare for the love story. She compiled everything and made them come to life in the ceremony. Since a lot of our extended family are overseas so we needed to squeeze in a 10min session for some of them to have a speech and she was able to make it work. Definitely really easy to communicate and was the absolute highlight of our wedding!
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