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Janet Shortall Weddings is a wedding officiant based in Ithaca, New York. Janet Shortall is a licensed wedding officiant that performs wedding ceremonies in the Ithaca, Syracuse, and Finger Lakes area. Janet brings 25 years of experience in creating customized wedding ceremonies that are as unique as her clients’ relationships, and she will help you to create a thoughtful wedding ceremony that expresses your deepest values, beliefs, aspirations, and love for one another.

Services Offered

Janet Shortall Weddings performs customized wedding ceremonies for couples in the New York area. Janet has worked with couples across the globe, creating personalized wedding ceremonies that are tailored to fit each and every distinctive relationship. She loves to incorporate your friends and family in your ceremony, allowing you to celebrate your ties of kinship and love with all of your life’s important figures in your declaration of commitment. She also offers premarital counseling, and services religious affiliations including Buddhist, Agnostic, Jewish, Earth-based, Quaker, Unitarian, and Pagan religions. She also provides non-denominational officiant services, and ultimately strives to create a wedding ceremony that reflects your individual beliefs, values, and relationship. She provides officiant services for the following ceremony types:

  • Non-religious
  • Interfaith
  • Ceremony rehearsal
  • Vow renewal
  • Civil union
  • Single religion
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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?

$50

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

$50

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

What religious affiliations do you serve?

Agnostic
Buddhist
Earth-Based
Jewish
No Denomination
Pagan
Quaker
Unitarian

On average, how long are wedding ceremonies you officiate?

Less than 30 mins.

In which states are you licensed?

NY

What languages do you speak?

English

Reviews of Janet Shortall

NancyZumpano
Nancyzumpano Sent on 02/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

I am a wedding photographer and have worked with Janet on a couple of weddings.

Janet consistently brings a joy and kindness to her couples, their families and their celebrations that always stand out as exceptional. Janet's ceremonies are meaningful and memorable! She is an absolute pleasure to work with!
Lindsay
Lindsay Sent on 06/17/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful ceremony!

I would recommend Janet to anyone. She made our day special and worked with us to make sure the ceremony was perfect. She takes the time to get to know you and works that into the ceremony. Our family and friends loved her! Thank you Janet for being there and helping us through all our emotions on our wedding day! We will never forget how special you made us both feel!
Kevin
Kevin Sent on 08/05/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Thoughtful, professional, personable, flexible, and so kind!

My fiance and I worked with Janet on elopement plans after our original wedding plans were scrapped due to the pandemic and we had to consider other cities. We decided to be 'nimble' for our little outdoors micro-elopement, which meant making late decisions about time, date, and location based on the weather. It took months for things to line up correctly to make it all happen, and Janet stuck with us throughout and was supremely calm, patient, and understanding of our situation. (Not only that, but she did some location scounting for us as well, since we were not local to the area!)

Janet's kind, calming, and supportive style was the perfect fit for us. She helped us shape the ceremony to make it personally meaningful and to incorporate our families in it (distant as they had to be).

Highest possible recommendation. Janet is all of the things I cited in my review title-- thoughtful, professional, personable, flexible, and so kind!
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2019 Winner

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