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Liz O'Brien
Liz O'Brien
Owner

Woman-owned

16 years in business

We speak English

1 team member

Joyful Unions provides experienced, non-religious wedding officiating in Tucson, Arizona. Liz O'Brien, the owner, is a non-religious wedding officiant happily serving a diverse array of couples throughout the Tucson metro area. She has successfully and nonjudgmentally guided hundreds of couples at their wedding altar during her more than 20 years in the business. Liz is a warm, smart, and experienced speaker and offers a grounding yet uplifting presence for you and your guests. She combines your ideas with her best practices to create a personalized and authentic narrative wedding ceremony that you and your community of family and friends will feel and remember.

Services Offered

Joyful Unions provides non-religious officiant services for wedding ceremonies, elopements, and vow renewals. Rehearsals are available if needed. A licensed officiant, Liz can help couples create custom vows, incorporate readings, and participate in cultural rituals such as a wine-box ceremony, wishing stones, unity sand or candle ceremony, a handfasting, or a smashing of the glass. She also provides unlimited email, phone, virtual, and text support prior to the ceremony, files your marriage license afterward, and also sends you a keepsake copy of your ceremony script.

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FAQ’s

Does starting price include the ceremony rehearsal?

No

What is the starting price for ceremony rehearsals?

$75

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?

Agnostic
Earth-Based
Jewish
No Denomination
Pagan
Unitarian

On average, how long are wedding ceremonies you officiate?

Less than 30 mins.

In which states are you licensed?

AZ
CA

What languages do you speak?

English
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Liz receives overwhelmingly positive reviews for her officiating services, with couples praising her thoughtful, personalized ceremonies that beautifully capture their love stories. Many highlight her professionalism, attention to detail, and ability to create a meaningful and emotional experience for both the couple and guests. Liz's warmth, calming presence, and dedicated communication throughout the planning process are highly appreciated, making her a popular choice for couples looking for a special, heartfelt ceremony that exceeds expectations.

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Liz receives overwhelmingly positive reviews for her officiating services, with couples praising her thoughtful, personalized ceremonies that beautifully capture their love stories. Many highlight her professionalism, attention to detail, and ability to create a meaningful and emotional experience for both the couple and guests. Liz's warmth, calming presence, and dedicated communication throughout the planning process are highly appreciated, making her a popular choice for couples looking for a special, heartfelt ceremony that exceeds expectations.

Nikki
Nikki Sent on 12/15/2024
5 out of 5 rating

The Perfect Officiant for Our Special Day

We cannot recommend Liz enough! From the very beginning, her communication was exceptional—she was so kind, attentive, and truly accommodating to everything we hoped for in our ceremony. She took the time to get to know us as a couple and crafted a beautiful, heartfelt ceremony that perfectly captured our love story in the most authentic way.

Her words moved everyone in attendance; there wasn’t a dry eye throughout the entire ceremony. She struck the perfect balance between our Jewish traditions and the personal touches we wanted to include, making it such a meaningful and memorable experience for us and our guests.

Liz was an absolute joy to work with, and we feel so blessed that she played such an important role in our day. If you’re looking for an officiant who is thoughtful, talented, and truly cares, look no further!
Alli
Alli Sent on 11/24/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Super Special

Working with Liz was amazing! She made our ceremony so special telling our family how me and my husband met and spoke of the spiritual connection in marriage. We loved her words and received so many compliment on her ceremony. I highly recommend her services and am so happy we found her!
Dave
Dave Sent on 11/23/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Outstanding Officiant, very kind and a wonderful presence about her

We were married on 11/2/24 and had Liz O'Brien as our officiant. In May we reached out to her and 2 other Officiants. We knew from this initial phone conversation with Liz that she was the right choice. Liz proved on the wedding day that we made the correct choice. Liz gathered some information about us in advance, how and where we met and who played a key role in introducing us, along with details of our engagement. She did an amazing job including this in her presentation and words to all the attendees. Plus the kind words she included in it and discussions about the importance of our commitment to each other. Our guests even made comments about how good she was. We highly recommend Liz
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Photography by Joshua Killeen Photography by Joshua Killeen Wedding Photographers

Words can't describe the amazing experience that I had working with Joyful Unions! Absolutely professional, and extremely pleasurable to work with from start to finish. Quality vendors that work well together make every single event better for everyone involved (especially the clients), and this collaboration was no exception. Looking forward to future events with Joyful Unions!

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Such a wonderful speech Liz gave for one of our brides who we have designed the bridal gowns. We felt as if Liz was the best friend of the bride and groom forever and speech filled with love, care, happiness made us moved. Thank you Liz!

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Liz at Joyful Unions is awesome! Her ceremony style is innovative and fun. In other words a perfect fit for our clients :)

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