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Capital Ceremonies is dedicated to crafting personalized ceremonies just for you on your wedding day. We work with you to emphasize your values and personalities as well as your cultural and religious beliefs. We serve the DC Metroploitan area inclluding DC, MD, and VA .

Services Offered

Capital Ceremonies offers ceremony lengths that range from less than 30 minutes or to over an hour. We work with you to craft rituals and customized vows that suit who you are. A list of the wedding types include:

  • Civil union
  • Interfaith ceremony
  • Non-religious
  • Rehearsal
  • Single religion
  • Vow renewal

Other Services

From Europe to Asia, Africa, and the Americas this interfaith minister accommodates a wide variety of religions including:

  • Anglican
  • Baha’i Faith
  • Baptist
  • Buddhist
  • Hinduism
  • Jewish
  • Lutheran
  • Nondenominational
  • Shinto
  • Sikhism
  • Taoist
  • Unitarian
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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the price of your wedding officiant services?

Ceremony Rehearsal

Does starting price include the ceremony rehearsal?

No

What is the starting price for ceremony rehearsals?

$175

What types of weddings and events do you provide services for?

Non-religious
Interfaith
Ceremony Rehearsal
Vow Renewal
Civil Union

What religious affiliations do you serve?

Agnostic
Anglican
Baha'i Faith
Baptist
Buddhist
Earth-Based
Episcopalian
Hindu
Islam
Jainism
Jewish
Lutheran
Methodist
No Denomination
Orthodox Christian
Pagan
Presbyterian
Quaker
Shinto
Sikhism
Taoist
Unitarian

On average, how long are wedding ceremonies you officiate?

Less than 30 mins.
30-60 mins.

In which states are you licensed?

DE
DC
MD
NY
VA

What languages do you speak?

English
French

Reviews of Capital Ceremonies

Melissa
Jeffery Sent on 10/03/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Creative and Caring

AC was engaging from the beginning. During our first conversation she asked great questions to get to know us better. The first draft incorporated many of our interests and she suggested some unique ideas to make the service more personal. Instead of sharing a cup of wine, we exchanged beer steins and sips, because we love craft beer. We had already exchanged rings, so she did a blessing on our hands instead. Our family members were warmly included and AC even added some humor by using the opening from "The Princess Bride", it was great! We'd highly recommend her.
Shanna
Shanna Sent on 08/21/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Everything we wanted and more

Working with A.C. was exactly what we envisioned for our wedding. My husband and I wanted a non-religious ceremony and we really appreciated that A.C. could pull ideas and readings from so many philosophies and literary works. Our first meeting with A.C. involved sitting down and getting to know each other so we were all on the same page. From there she provided a big selection of ceremony language options for us to choose from. Once we outlined the elements of the ceremony we wanted it was really easy to edit the drafts until it was exactly what we were after. She also reviewed our vows and took care of mailing in our marriage certificate. A.C. was so easy to work with and was patient with all our questions and emails!
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Dan S. Sent on 06/18/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Highly Recommend

A.C. was awesome! She was so responsive and professional. She helped make something that is seemingly complicated so easy and simple. She put the ceremony together as if she knew us for year. We received so many compliments about how great the ceremony was and that is a direct connection to A.C and her detailed, well planned approach. We are very happy with our decision.
Leslie
Leslie Sent on 12/06/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful and personal ceremony

I'm so glad we found A.C. to be our officiant. She took the time in our first meeting to ask important questions and get to know my husband and me, so that she could draft the perfect ceremony for us. We provided feedback and helped tweak the ceremony before the final version, and then A.C. managed the rehearsal and ceremony so we could concentrate on the beauty of the ceremony. [Photo: Roman Grinev Photography]
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Peggy Sent on 10/03/2018
5 out of 5 rating
A.C. officiated our ceremony on September 29th. She was very helpful and created a personalized meaningful ceremony. She made sure that it was exactly what we wanted. Very organized and easy to work with.
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Erin Sent on 06/23/2018
5 out of 5 rating
AC made our wedding vows personal and intimate - exactly what I wanted. She took the time to craft a beautiful ceremony and worked with us over several months to perfect it. She has a great presence and everyone commented on how well she did. I strongly recommend her!
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Shelly Sent on 06/07/2018
5 out of 5 rating
AC was truly amazing. From the first time we met with her we found that she was kind, very thoughtful and intuitive with our needs. She listened deeply to us and created the most beautiful ceremony based on our requests. As a multicultural, same sex couple we wanted just the right energy to deliver our ceremony and searched for quite some time. We knew AC was the one for us immediately! While we thought our requests may have been a challenge to weave into a cohesive ceremony, she somehow managed to do it effortlessly and delivered our ceremony with light and grace. Our family and friends were truly moved by her delivery and warm energy. We highly recommend her. Look no further.
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Anna Sent on 05/12/2018
5 out of 5 rating
A.C. was fabulous. We worked with her for our non-denominational ceremony for a couple of months prior to our wedding. During our first meeting with her, we were immediately impressed by her vast knowledge of different types of rituals and readings and also her keen interest in our families and our love story. We weren't sure exactly what type of ceremony we wanted to have, so having many options and ideas laid out was helpful for us. We exchanged around 5 drafts or so of the ceremony. A.C. revised each draft as necessary based on our input and also discussed with us her suggestions. She also always responded promptly to emails.

Our ceremony was perfect and everything went according to plan. We have received many compliments on how beautiful and personalized it was. We can't recommend A.C. highly enough!
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C Sent on 02/11/2018
5 out of 5 rating
A.C. is an absolutely fantastic person to know and we were lucky to have her officiate our wedding. She is an extremely patient and open-minded person, which was so needed when extreme circumstances leading up to our big day made it hard for us to focus on writing vows and choosing ceremony passages. In our first meeting, A.C. said many of her couples and guests tell her that her ceremonies are the best they’ve ever witnessed and she did not oversell. Several of our guests commented to us that our ceremony was one of the most unique, personal and best ceremonies they’ve ever attended. A.C. can be forceful about things that matter like wrangling groups in the rehearsal and pushing us to write our own vows despite my fear that I wouldn’t be able to get the words out. I’m very thankful for that advice as that can be hard to come by wedding planning. Our ceremony was so special and the words and stories A.C. helped us share really made it that way.
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Jason Sent on 11/05/2017
5 out of 5 rating
A.C. Warden was a dream to work with. Several guests made unprompted comments that the ceremony was the best they'd seen. With A.C.'s help and hard work, it was easy for us work together to come up with a personal, meaningful, and customized ceremony that was not only beautiful and engaging, but also organized and professional. A.C.'s wide knowledge of various traditions as well as her knowledge and acceptance of non-traditional ceremony elements made it easy and comfortable to assemble a unique ceremony that fit my wife and I perfectly. When I read A.C.'s first draft of our ceremony, it was so beautiful I was literally moved to tears of happiness. A.C. not only helped keep my wife and I on track, she also kept our attendants in line at the rehearsal so that everyone knew what to do on the big day. A.C.'s patience and experience was very calming! When it came time for the big event, everything was scripted out to run smoothly, easily, professionally, and relatively stress-free! -Ahh! Wonderful! Even surprise technical difficulties (from a different vendor) were handled in stride with grace and professionalism so as to minimize the disruption. -I was so impressed!
If you want a beautiful and memorable wedding ceremony that is personal, easy, and stress-free and if you dislike impersonal and awkward ceremonies, then talk to A.C. Warden at Capital Ceremonies! My wife and I could not be any happier with our experience from start to finish!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2019 Winner
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Professional Network & Endorsements

9 Endorsements
River and Root Ceremonies River and Root Ceremonies Wedding Officiants

AC is a gifted storyteller and ceremony specialist. She takes a unique delight in working with people to create ceremonies just for them. I'm honored to be her colleague.

Bellwether Events Bellwether Events Wedding Planners

Ac is one of the VERY few people I will recommend for wedding officiating. She does an incredible job!

Tabard Inn Tabard Inn Hotel Weddings

If you are looking for an officiant to preform your ceremony look no further. With Capital Ceremonies will be more then satisfied with their professionalism.

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