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  • 2023

Forever & for Always

English
Spanish
Ceremony Rehearsal
Interfaith
Collette
Kathy
Kathy
Angela
Suzanne

Recommended by 100% of couples

About this vendor

Love and Life are meant to be celibrated! With over 14 years of experience working with couples in Southern California, Forever & for Always caters to diverse cultural and faith backgrounds. Shannon is dedicated to making every couple's wedding day as special and unique as their love story. Forever & for Always, based in Long Beach, California, offers officiant services for all SoCal weddining venues as well as destination weddings outside of Calfiornia, when requested. As an interfaith minister, Shannon officiates wedding for all faith beliefs including non-faith based, civil ceremonies.I provide each couple with a free 20–30-minute ceremony consultation so that we have the opportunity to meet and get to know one another while discussing your ceremony vision and how I can help facilitate that vision.

I look forward to working with you in making your wedding ceremony dreams come true!

Shannon

Services Offered

Shannon will customize your ceremony script to reflect you and your Fiance's unique beliefs and vision for a life lived together. Themes and one-of-a-kind wishes can be accommodated with ease ensuring you feel seen and supported throughout your wedding planning expereince and on your special day. Shannon also works with a network of other SoCal officiants for bookings on dates she is not availble, some at discounted rates, for couples on a tighter wedding planning budget. Inquire within for additional information.

I provide each couple with a free 20–30-minute ceremony consultation so that we have the opportunity to meet and get to know one another while discussing your ceremony vision and how I can help facilitate that vision.

I look forward to working with you in making your wedding ceremony dreams come true!

Shannon

Add on services include:

-Couples Coaching
-Personal Vow writing coaching
-Reiki & Hypnotherapy sessions to prepare for your wedding day
-Group Guided Meditation and Fan Flow Dancing Workshops for bachelorette and/or bridal showers
-Refferals for other trusted wedding vendors

Features

Woman-owned

Small team (2-10 members)

Experience

    14 years in business

    We speak English and Spanish

Links

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Weddings with this vendor

Julia & David's wedding
Julia & David
97 photos

FAQ

Does starting price include the ceremony rehearsal?

No

What is the starting price for ceremony rehearsals?

$150

What is the starting price for pre-marital counseling (per session)?

$111

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

Non-religious
Interfaith
Ceremony Rehearsal
Vow Renewal
Civil Union

What services do you provide?

Premarital Counseling
Bilingual

What religious affiliations do you serve?

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

On average, how long are wedding ceremonies you officiate?

Less than 30 mins.

In which states are you licensed?

CA

What languages do you speak?

English
Spanish

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Reviews of Forever & for Always

Collette
Collette Sent on 07/15/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Shannon helped make our day so special!!

Shannon was absolutely wonderful! Her personable and kind demeanor made us feel that we had known her for years upon meeting her for the first time. She really took the time to ask questions and get to know what was important to us on our wedding day and offered creative ideas and suggestions. She also helped guide us through the legal side of the marriage license and obtaining our marriage certificate. You can consider yourself lucky to have Shannon be a part of your special day!
Kathy
Kathy Sent on 10/29/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Cruise Port Wedding

It was everything we wanted outside under a tree with the cruise ship in the background, after the wedding we boarded the ship for 5 days perfect. The ceremony was exactly what we wanted 15 minutes non religious and about us and our many years 49 to remarry each other.
Kathy
Kathy Sent on 10/13/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Shannon was amazing

Shannon went above and beyond to help make our day the very best. We wanted to get married at the cruise port in Long Beach and it happened. Shannon was easy to work with and made it very simple. I would recommend her as a #1 officiant and especially if you’re looking for Ling Beach or in Southern California … Thank you so much
K
Karla Sent on 10/11/2025
5 out of 5 rating

100% recommend

Shannon was so helpful and kind throughout the whole process. She helped us navigate through things we didn’t know we needed. So helpful would recommend to anyone . Thank you ❤️
A
Alondra Sent on 09/13/2024
5 out of 5 rating

An amazing wedding officiant!

Shannon officiated me and my husband’s Covid wedding in 2020. We wanted to have the wedding on the same day we started dating and she was able to accommodate that! She was professional, punctual, and flexible to me and my husband’s needs! She even gifted us an amazing book afterwards! I could not recommend her enough! We’ve been married now for 4 years and I’m glad she was part of our love story! ❤️
J
Jonathan Sent on 10/11/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Thoughtful and Flexible

Shannon was an absolute joy to work with and the perfect officiant for our intimate ceremony. She reached out to us ahead of time to learn a little bit about our story and hear our thoughts on matrimony, which was great, as it made the whole arrangement seem less transactional. On the day of, she was flexible and understanding, as we were running ridiculously late! She had a great calming energy, as we were running around frantically. She even helped pin my corsage to my lapel!
For the ceremony itself, she did a great job of integrating some of the thoughts we shared with her ahead of time with her own, as well as giving us the space to share our vows with each other. She pitched in on good ideas of photos and all around just had great energy. You can tell she just loves love, so it was a great vibe to have for what was just me, my spouse, her and the photographer. Would highly recommend!
J
Jay T. Sent on 08/21/2022
5 out of 5 rating

She was beyond awesome!!!

Absolutely amazing and awesome wedding officiant!!!! I have been to literally thousands of weddings (being in the wedding and events industry for almost 15 years). I heard she does other things other than being a wedding officiant, but she did it like a seasoned pro and it was well performed!!! Absolutely loved hearing her speak. Brought chills down my spine and made me tear up a little because it was absolutely wonderful and straight from the heart!!!! She was meant for this and it shows!!! Wonderful job on the ceremony Shannon!!!
N
Nicholas Sent on 07/26/2022
5 out of 5 rating

No need to look further! Shannon is the best!

My now husband and I decided to elope before we have our big wedding next year. We contacted Shannon on short notice and she able to officiate our marriage. She gave the best advice on beaches for the ceremony and was super helpful navigating through everything and made feel extremely comfortable. I couldn’t have asked for a better officiant.
Angela
Angela Sent on 05/10/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Expectations exceeded!

Shannon was, by title, the officiant for our wedding. But she was SO much more. She is organized, professional with an abundance of warmth, sincerity and heart. She also gave me ideas on how to integrate my children into our ceremony. There were too many nuances to mention from our conversations which made our ceremony great vs "very good". I interviewed 3 officiants for 15mins each. Out of the gate, I knew Shannon was a great fit. A lifetime of thanks from Peter and Angela, Shannon.
Suzanne
Suzanne Sent on 03/09/2022
5 out of 5 rating

She did a fabulous job

Shannon did a great job of capturing who We are and doing exactly how I wanted the ceremony to go. She was thorough and the write up of our ceremony and everything I wanted included as well as the filing of our marriage certificate. I would definitely recommend her.
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