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Ever After Ceremonies is based in Stratford, Connecticut. Owner, Kathy Vass is a secular Minister of Marriage and Justice of the Peace serving all parts of Connecticut.

Your ceremony will be completely custom written to feature your love story. Kathy's unique process involves an in-depth audio recorded interview. Using this method means that you don’t have to fill out long involved questionnaires for homework. Just relax and enjoy a great conversation with your officiant all about you!

Later, when it’s time to write your ceremony, that recording helps Kathy add nuance and detail to your script. Guests will wonder how long you've been friends with her or if she's a family member they’ve never met before because the ceremony feels so personal.

If you choose to add it on to your package, you can opt to receive your audio interview on your first year anniversary. Think of it as your own personal love story podcast — a way to remember your story, as told in your own words – for EVER AFTER!

Services Offered

Ever After Ceremonies can officiate weddings of all sizes and styles. As a secular wedding minister, Kathy has experience with people from religious or non-religious backgrounds. To make sure the planning process is stress-free, Kathy offers all couples unlimited phone calls, emails, or texts. She will assist you in choosing the readings and help you with the marriage license process.

Other services couples will enjoy include:

  • Special wedding additions (like a Unity Candle, Sand ceremony, Ring warming or Hand Fasting)
  • Creation of your own special addition
  • Proofread and provide feedback on personal vows
  • Prompt signing and filing of the marriage license
  • Woman-owned
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Frequently asked questions

What is the typical price for your wedding services?

$800

What is the starting price for your wedding services?

$800

Does starting price include the ceremony rehearsal?

No

What is the starting price for ceremony rehearsals?

$100

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

Non-religious
Interfaith
Ceremony Rehearsal
Vow Renewal

What religious affiliations do you serve?

No Denomination

On average, how long are wedding ceremonies you officiate?

Less than 30 mins.

In which states are you licensed?

CT

What languages do you speak?

English
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Kathy, the officiant for several weddings, is highly praised by couples for her genuine, personalized, and heartfelt ceremony scripts. Reviewers appreciate her attention to detail, ability to capture their stories, and accommodating nature, such as incorporating special sections written by couples. She is commended for her positive energy, supportive approach, and dedication to making each ceremony unique and memorable. Couples highly recommend Kathy as an officiant for her professionalism, warmth, and ability to create ceremonies that touch the hearts of both the couple and their guests.

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Kathy, the officiant for several weddings, is highly praised by couples for her genuine, personalized, and heartfelt ceremony scripts. Reviewers appreciate her attention to detail, ability to capture their stories, and accommodating nature, such as incorporating special sections written by couples. She is commended for her positive energy, supportive approach, and dedication to making each ceremony unique and memorable. Couples highly recommend Kathy as an officiant for her professionalism, warmth, and ability to create ceremonies that touch the hearts of both the couple and their guests.

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Keri W. Sent on 10/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Best officiant ever, married on 9/21/24

Kathy officiated our wedding on 9/21/24. I have nothing but positive things to say about her. She is such a genuine, kind-hearted person who cares deeply about the couples she works with. Her whole process was so detail oriented so she could truly get to know us as individuals and as couples. The script she wrote for our ceremony was loving, light hearted, funny, thoughtful, and so personalized. When she initially sent my the script to preview, I was so amazed with how well she captured our story, and the tone she wrote the whole script in was so fitting to our personalities. So many people at our wedding were telling us it was the best ceremony they had been to! Having Kathy with us on our wedding day made me feel comfortable and at ease. She is such a warm presence and I felt like I'd known her my whole life. Thank you to Kathy for making our ceremony as amazing as it was. I highly highly recommend Kathy as your officiant!
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Julia A. Sent on 11/14/2023
5 out of 5 rating

IDEAL, Most talked about component of our wedding

Kathy officiated our wedding on June 10, 2023 and was an absolute dream to work with. Of all the vendors we hired for our wedding, Kathy was our favorite, and the ceremony she facilitated is the main thing our guests are STILL talking about almost six months later.

There are so many things Kathy did that made her easy and ideal to work with. To start, our first meeting with her lasted almost an hour. Even before we committed to working with her, she took so much time to get to know us. Then, she had us fill out a lengthy form sharing our story and vision for our ceremony in writing. Then, she came to our house and met with us for THREE HOURS to ask us even more questions and get an even deeper understanding of who we are. Throughout the entire process, she was incredibly communicative via email, stuck with the exact timeline she outlined with us from the beginning, and just generally had so much positive energy about marriage that rubbed off on us!

There were two sections of our ceremony script that were extremely important to us and that we wanted to write ourselves - one was a tribute to my mom who passed away just over a year before our wedding, and the other was a tribute to those who fought for marriage equality. Kathy was super accommodating in incorporating these sections into the script she was writing and using the language we provided her with. Aside from these two sections, Kathy wrote a ceremony that was completely customized to us, down to the story of how we met, our aspirations for the future, the phrases we used instead of simply saying “I do”, and how we wanted to be introduced at the very end before we kissed and walked down the aisle. Everything was so organized that we didn’t even do a rehearsal and it all went so smoothly.

Lastly, it’s worth mentioning that our officiant was the vendor we spent the most time finding. As a queer couple, we weren’t vibing with sooooo many of the people we interviewed because they would either appear very uncomfortable, say something that made us uncomfortable, or just ask/say inappropriate things. Kathy made us feel seen and heard and is a true believer in marriage equality in a non-surface-level way.

We would HIGHLY, HIGHLY, HIGHLY recommend Kathy as your officiant 🙂
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Beatrice F. Sent on 11/30/2022
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Dear Kathy,
Words cannot express how grateful we are that you performed the most wonderful, heartfelt, tender, and warmly humorous ceremony we could have asked for. Everyone was smiling, laughing, crying and remembering their own weddings hearing your words of love and life moments which brought us together. Thank you again, from our hearts, for making our union an unforgettable moment to remember for all our years to come.

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