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Jan Smillie is a Tacoma, Washington-based wedding officiant serving weddings, elopements and vow renewals in the South Sound area. Jan believes that your wedding day should be all about you. That includes the ceremony too! She’ll let you decide the atmosphere you want to create on your wedding day. Whether you imagine something short and sweet or elaborate and detailed, Jan is committed to bringing your vision to life.

Services Offered

Jan Smillie offers a variety of services. In addition to top-of-the-line officiating services, Jan also offers event planning services to the couples she works with. Using her knack for details and excellent relationships with vendors in the area, Jan assists her couples in a smooth and stress-free wedding experience from start to finish. Her services include:

  • Customized vows
  • Ceremonies
  • Rehearsals
  • Vow renewals
  • Elopements
  • Event planning
  • Day-of coordination



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Frequently asked questions

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
Civil Union

What religious affiliations do you serve?

No Denomination

On average, how long are wedding ceremonies you officiate?

Less than 30 mins.

What languages do you speak?

English

Reviews of Simply Say I Do

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Hollie Sent on 08/11/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful officiant

Jan was a wonderful officiant and day of planner for our wedding. She was professional and gave timely communication. She walked us through the whole wedding process, always making sure we knew what was happening. She got to know us and wrote a beautiful ceremony that was funny and inspiring.
Sarah
Sarah Sent on 07/02/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful ceremony!

Jan was incredible! She wrote a beautiful ceremony for our wedding. She was also so professional, organized, and prepared. We really appreciated how she made sure the wedding party knew what they needed to, gave us unique and thoughtful ideas to use during the ceremony, and truly made us feel comfortable. She was responsive to emails and always answered any questions we had. We love that she took the time to get to know us, and her ceremony felt unique and perfect for us. She was such an important part of making our wedding day special. I would not hesitate to recommend her! Thank you Jan!
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Lindsay Sent on 05/23/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Jan made our ceremony so unique to us and special!

Jan was organized and friendly from our first meeting. She helped us figure out all the things we weren’t even aware we were supposed to be doing! My husband and I have 4 children between us and we really wanted them to be as much apart of the big day as we were. Jan did just that. We got multiple compliments on her when the ceremony was done. I highly recommend.
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Jody Sent on 05/18/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Simply Say I Do

Very professional, organized, kind and sweet. I was very nervous, not about marrying my soon to be husband but, of all the people staring at me. Jan made us feel so comfortable. Thank you again Jan.
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Evan Sent on 04/14/2019
5 out of 5 rating

A great officiant, coordinator and a truly wonderful person.

We were so happy that Jan came into our lives. We liked her immediately when we met her and knew we wanted her to be a part of our wedding. She's warm, friendly, helpful, and obviously truly enjoys what she does and we could tell she really cared about us as people and as a couple. We hired Jan to both officiate our wedding and to be our day-of coordinator and honestly couldn't recommend her highly enough. She was amazing. She will make absolutely sure your wedding day is every bit as special as it should be.

When we first met with Jan we were in way over our heads with wedding planning and were just about to be out of the country for almost a month and wouldn’t return until shortly before our wedding. Although at first we were only interested in hiring her to officiate our wedding it quickly became apparent from her questions and suggestions and interest in our situation that she would be perfect as our coordinator as well. She was immediately invested in us on a personal level. She’s easy to talk to, easy to trust, easy to open up to, and funny. She was like a friend who we knew would have our backs while we were gone. Jan made the day run smoothly and put together a truly thoughtful, touching and sincere ceremony. She really took the time to get to know us and the words she spoke during the ceremony were beautiful and perfectly appropriate for the two of us. Obviously we were both really impressed with her and would recommend Jan to anyone who wants to make sure their wedding day is full of good vibes! She’s great!
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Eric Sent on 03/17/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely Wonderful Officiant - Will Move Mountains To Bring Your Ceremony the Value it Deserves

Jan was fantastic for our wedding. Not only did she take the time to understand us, our story, and our vision for our wedding, but she then went the extra mile to surprise us and make the ceremony more than we expected it to be. For any looking for a valuable component to your wedding day, Jan is the best officiant in the area, hands down!
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Katie Sent on 01/07/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Beyond perfect!

Jan helped make our wedding so incredibly special. She captured our love perfectly and we couldn't have dreamed of a more perfect ceremony. We received complements all evening regarding Jan and her beautiful ceremony! We are so thankful for her and would choose her again and again!
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Alex Sent on 01/02/2019
5 out of 5 rating

5 stars out of 5

Jan is an absolute pro. She made the entire process so easy for us. She met with us, figured out exactly what we wanted, and then followed through with a perfect ceremony. She was a pleasure to work with. We can't recommend her enough.
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Kellie Sent on 12/31/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Jan is incredible! No one will make you feel more special on YOUR big day!

Jan is such a lovely and sweet person who makes you feel warm and welcomed from the moment you meet her. You know her heart and passion is in making each couple she works with feel valued, special, and that nothing matters more than YOUR big day! We cannot thank Jan enough for the time she took to get to know us and for the beautiful ceremony that was an outgrowth of the effort she put into us. I've had so many compliments about the ceremony that Jan performed and how she made each of my family and friends feel confident and special in the roles they played in our wedding. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts Jan... We will forever treasure our wedding! -Kellie & Jorge-
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Megan Sent on 12/31/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Thank you Jan! ❤️

My husband and I are extremely thankful for Jan! Jan had us meet with her in person and was extremely sweet and easy to talk to. We are a young couple and planned to have a very small wedding, so we didn’t really know how we wanted the ceremony to go. Jan asked questions to get to know us and created the perfect ceremony for our small family setting. She made us feel so comfortable while we were up there and walked us through every bit of it. I would 100% recommend Jan to anyone getting married.
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2019 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2018 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2017 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2016 Winner
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2014 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2013 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

2 Endorsements
Lazzat Photography, LLC Lazzat Photography, LLC Wedding Photographers

An officiant is the first person to announce you as a Married Couple, and the only person that officially ties your knot! And choosing the right one, who can connect with you on a personal level, get to know you, and genuinely care about you, is absolutely essential if you want to make your day extra special. Working with many wedding vendors, I have yet to see the most perfect officiant other than Ms. Jan Smillie. She also owns Ruston Chapel and offers services not only for your Ceremony, but a reception as well, including linens and decorations. It is an honor to work alongside with the vendor who is extremely passionate and caring about each one of her couples! I would highly recommend her to everyone engaged in a heartbeat! Thank you, Ms. Jan, for being such an amazing person to work with!

Lifetime Memories Officiating Lifetime Memories Officiating Wedding Officiants

An Officiant is an integral part of your ceremony as you marry each other. Jan Smillie is "top shelf" in this category. She is always pleasant with a smile on her face. She takes her work seriously and loves what she does. She does not limit herself to certain types or styles of weddings but realizes that it is your day and everything about it should be just the way you have always dreamed. Jan never puts unreasonable time restrictions on you and her fees are very reasonable too. I highly recommend her and I know you will be very happy if you select Jan as your Officiant.

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