My partner and I worked with Shyamala in the creation of our recent wedding ceremony. Working with Shyamala was a total pleasure from start to finish. She is a very special person, who makes you feel cherished and held as a couple. We wanted an intentional, customized wedding ceremony, but didn’t have the time or expertise to create it ourselves from scratch. Over our Zoom sessions, she made the effort to get to know us as a couple, our personal backgrounds and the story of how we came together. She provided us with many different ideas for meaningful rituals that we could incorporate into our ceremony. She has gathered many different readings on love. We read through them and then chose one that spoke to us. Using the pieces that we discussed in our sessions and her own beautiful writing, Shyamala composed a bespoke and meaningful ceremony for us. We had some things we wanted to add or clarify in the editing process and Shyamala was very open to making changes.

Shyamala worked closely with our chosen officiant through Zoom sessions and email. Our officiant said that she felt very supported and therefore capable to lead the wedding ceremony–something she had never done before. In the end, all the pieces came together beautifully. We felt great about how it turned out and we also received many comments on how personalized and special it was. We can’t thank Shyamala enough for her support in making this a reality!

We are an LGBTQ couple and we felt very seen and loved while working with Shyamala.

When we met Shyamala, we knew immediately she was the right person to marry us. She has a warm, calming presence that set the tone perfectly for our ceremony, and put my now husband and I at ease. She is such a lovely and genuine person. She was super easy to work with and had lots of great ideas. She took the time to get to know us so it didn't feel like we were getting married by a stranger, but more like a friend. We didn't realize it at the time, but Shyamala had married two of my friends within the last 7 or 8 years. She recognized them in the crowd during the wedding. THAT'S how much of a connection she makes with her couples. And they were just as happy with her as we were. Book her early though--she's very popular and in high demand!

Shyamala officiated our wedding and did a terrific job. When we first reached out to Shyamala, she set up time with us to learn about our family's customs, how we wanted to modernize them, and how it would influence her narrative. In a timely manner, she produced a draft of her speech and collaborated with us on weaving it into the ceremony's timeline of events. During the ceremony, Shyamala did a great job to make us feel comfortable in the moment. We'd highly recommend her as an officiant.

Shyamala was just a delight! She helped us with all the out-of-state information we needed and was very flexible about accommodating us with time, licensing, etc. The ceremony was just beautiful and was everything we hoped for. She is wonderfully inspirational and knew just how to make our wedding day special. We hope to go to her for a renewal day. She is very special.

We have nothing but great things to say about Shyamala Littlefield and her role in our wedding in June. We were initially nervous about trying to navigate family expectations for our ceremony while still being true to ourselves, but it was immediately clear working with Shyamala that she has the experience and the compassion to navigate just about any modern-day ceremony like ours. She did a fantastic job of assembling a personalized and coherent ceremony after meeting with her at her home. She was responsive and collaborative as our ideas matured about what we wanted, and she encouraged us in our efforts to make our own nerdy science demonstration unity ceremony by writing the very much needed first draft. She was perfectly prepared on the day-of, she did a great job during the ceremony, and we were so pleased with how it all turned out.

The response we heard in the following weeks from friends and family was telling. Everyone loved the ceremony, and many made specific mention of how much they liked our officiant in particular. Shyamala is the best!

We had a beautiful ceremony with Shyamala. You can sense Shyamala's vast experience, she is extremely organized and has an abundance of material to choose from. She helped us make the ceremony very personal and unique. We can highly recommend her.

Shyamala helped make our big day unforgettable. She listened to our needs and crafted a ceremony that truly reflected us and our story. Our guests were blown away by the ceremony, with personal rituals like a "ring warming" that was unforgettable! She was wonderful!

Shyamala was the best. Her guidance in preparation and carrying out the service made it really easy for us, and we're thrilled with how everything turned out. Everyone who attended the ceremony loved it as well.  Several let us know that it was one of the most beautiful services they had experienced.

Simply put, we were lucky to have found Shyamala to be our wedding officiant! We wanted to do something simple and the court seemed like an obvious choice. However, fate intervened and we were forced to find a place to get married over a weekend. And our internet search brought us to Ceremonies for Sacred Days and Shyamala. It was like finding a major upgrade from mundane to something very special!

Shyamala has all the personality traits you would want in a wedding officiant. She is thoughtful, articulate, well-read, and clearly well-traveled! Add to this her experience of nearly 600 weddings and professionalism and you have got yourself a true Master of the Ceremony.

My wife and I chose the elopement package. We were to be wed in her backyard winter garden, however, it rained and Shyamala was kind enough to open her living room to us. The words she spoke were touching and beautiful! The ceremony was such a treat!

Tip: Go prepared with a plan on how you want to make a video or take pictures. We were a little under-prepared and Shyamala made some adjustments for us so that we could rest our camera on a table to record the video. Buy or borrow a tripod that fits your camera/phone so you can capture the special moments without any worry.

Shyamala Littlefield was and outstanding officiant for our wedding. We had about 175 people in attendance. She was able to personalize our service and really focus on what we wanted the ceremony to be. Those attending thought that it was the best ceremony they had ever been too. We highly recommend Shyamala. Blake & George