About
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.
- Woman-owned
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Reviews of Joyful Unions
Review summary
Liz creates deeply personal, memorable ceremonies that move couples and guests, blending emotion, warmth, humor, and tradition. She’s professional, responsive, and detail-oriented—guiding planning, handling paperwork, and even returning keepsakes. Reviewers call her a highlight of the day and highly recommend hiring her.
Professional Network & Endorsements
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!
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!
Liz at Joyful Unions is awesome! Her ceremony style is innovative and fun. In other words a perfect fit for our clients :)