We found Melissa online while looking for a officiant to marry us mid summer of 2022. We reached out to several, and Melissa was one of the first to respond. She caught our attention quickly with her alternative way of working. She is methodical, approachable and really goes into depth with her processes. After meeting for a zoom call, we knew she was the best choice. Melissa takes the time to careful craft every email to you, makes herself available via call or in person meeting and was kind enough to offer to open her home to us to meet. We spent the next 6 months crafting our ceremony from square 1. Melissa provides wonderful recommendations of readings, rituals, poems and blessings that you can choose to add to your customized ceremony. We chose two readings that she added to our ceremony. She then sent over some homework for us to talk about our love story. She took both sides, and melted them into a perfect fairytale love story to share to our loved ones on our special day. We were able to read it ahead of time, make any changes we wanted and she was happy to adapt in any way. The first time I read our ceremony, I burst to tears. I was so excited to show our friends and family our love story, and how we got to our big special day.
On the day of our ceremony, Melissa showed up on time and ready to go. She printed out schedule hand outs for all of our vendors, introduced herself and was very professional. The ceremony was my absolute FAVORITE thing about our wedding. And every friend and family member I spoke with that night RAVED over it. It was a hit for everyone in attendance, sharing they had never been to a wedding with a ceremony like that. Melissa's personal recommendation for us to do integrated vows were something no one had ever seen, and it made our wedding even that much more special.
All in all, I cannot recommend Melissa enough! If you are on the fence and looking to save money and considering going elsewhere, this is your sign to move funds around to make Melissa work. She was an integral part of our day, and I will never forget the wonderful work, effort and thought she put into my Husband and I. She made the day not only meaningful, but easy with the filing side of things. She filed our paperwork immediately and ordered copies on my behalf. I had them in the mail within a week thanks to her urgency! Melissa is worth every penny, AND MORE! Seriously, this is your officiant!

I don't know if I could ever adequately express how special Melissa made our wedding day and the whole process of creating our ceremony. Honestly, for 90% of wedding planning, the ceremony itself was an afterthought for us but it ended up being one of the highlights of the wedding and that was largely because of Melissa's care, guidance and talent! I lost count of how many people told us this was the best ceremony they'd ever been to. If you want a meaningful, personal, fun and memorable ceremony, hire Melissa! Seriously, cut your budget elsewhere, she is worth every penny and more!

We found Melissa here on Wedding Wire and are so happy we reached out to her to officiate our elopement. She asked great questions during our initial meeting and was able to guide us through creating a short ceremony that was perfect for us. I would recommend Melissa to all of my friends and family!