Rebecca was an amazing officiant and I would definitely recommend her to anyone getting married. Everyone raved about our ceremony and said it was the best one they've ever witnessed. Rebecca wrote a phenomenal story that, even though it was about me and my now husband–so of course I know the story–I found myself so enthralled and kept thinking "oooh this is good, what's going to happen next?". Rebecca truly cares for her couples and is an absolute pleasure to work with. We can't thank her enough!

I couldn’t have asked for a better officiant team! Rebecca and Emily were absolutely amazing—responsive, organized, and brought the laid-back vibe that every couple needs on their wedding day. We chose a non-religious ceremony and asked them to write our love story instead. They created the story from a survey we filled out, along with input from our closest friends and family. The result? Pure magic. The story had me in tears—it was beautifully written and far beyond anything I could have imagined.

Emily officiated on the day, and she was incredible. She has this calming presence that makes you feel like you’ve known her for years. It truly felt like having a close friend there to support and celebrate us, while also making everything official!

I also really appreciated their laid-back yet responsive style and how patient they were with us when we took forever to get them what they needed. They never made us feel rushed or stressed, which was such a gift during wedding planning.

I cannot recommend Oak City Ceremonies enough—they exceeded every expectation and made our day unforgettable.

So happy we came across Oak City Ceremonies while searching for an officiant for our wedding! From our very first conversation with Rebecca, we felt confident she was exactly who we were looking for. Rebecca is extremely knowledgeable, professional, dependable, kind, and genuine, and she brought a sense of calm throughout the whole process and on our wedding day. She customized everything to our liking and gave us many different options to choose from to make our ceremony feel like us.

I love that she sent over questions for us to answer in private, then wrote our love story based on what we said to share as a surprise. She also had our closest friends and family write about us and shared their words during our ceremony — it was so special! So many of our guests commented on how much they loved hearing our story and how wonderful Rebecca was.

After the wedding, Rebecca was quick to do all of the necessary paperwork and send over the love story and script she wrote for us to keep. We’re so excited to print it out and hang it up in our home (along with the keepsake marriage license she printed for us)! We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect ceremony or a better officiant. Thank you so much, Rebecca!

Oak City was very helpful in organizing our ceremony and helping us finalize our vows. They were very accommodating and welcoming.

Rebecca and Emily were wonderful to work with throughout our planning process and created a beautiful ceremony for us! It was important to us to have a bilingual ceremony that felt personalized for us, and they did exactly that. They presented us with plenty of ceremony options without ever pressuring us to do things a certain way, and they always responded quickly and listened to our ideas. They surveyed us and some friends and family to get to know us, and they used the answers to write our love story to tell during the ceremony. We loved revisiting our relationship development with all of our friends and family there. We definitely recommend Oak City Ceremonies!

Rebecca was the most amazing officiant. She made our ceremony so special and I could not have asked for someone better. Our guests keep talking about how amazing the ceremony was. She made it personal and funny and really just so so special. She helped with the process of getting a marriage license and giving us all the information we needed which was a HUGE help. 10/10 would not have changed a thing.

I could not have hoped for a better officiant! My wife and I filled out questionnaires and Oak City Ceremonies pieced together our answers to craft a beautiful rendition of our love story. Many of the attendees knew our love story, but it was so wonderful to share it from both of our perspectives. Because our ceremony itself was so personal and intimate, we really didn't feel the need to do public vows, which was a huge plus to us. I'm still receiving compliments on how lovely of a ceremony it was!

We used Oak City Ceremonies for our wedding and Rebecca and Emily did such a great job in writing out a beautiful speech. Emily was the officiant for our wedding and we loved having her. They hopped on a call with us and walked us through the ceremony layout and asked if there was anything we would like to add to it, and provided us sample scripts of vows, the ring exchange wording, etc. for us to choose from. They also wrote out an amazing love story (kept secret until the day of) that they put together using a questionnaire they sent us and our close family/ friends. They did a great job containing the length of the ceremony to be within our preferred time table. Emily also showed up to our rehearsal which helped us, our bridal party, and family members understand what to do when walking down the aisle. Rebecca and Emily did such a great job of crafting our ceremony and their warm personalities made us feel comfortable throughout the whole process.

When you really get down to it, the most important part of your wedding day is your ceremony; it’s why you’re there. It was really important to us that the ceremony not just be an obligatory half hour on the way to the party, but a feature part of our wedding day. Rebecca of Oak City Ceremonies made it so.

We met virtually with Rebecca for an initial consultation and immediately knew the vibe was right. We booked her and when our wedding day got closer, we met with her in person for a coffee and chat about what we wanted for our ceremony. She sent up follow up materials, including potential readings for our friends, sample vows, and videos of how we could do our handfasting ceremony. She also sent us a survey (for me and my now husband to complete), which asked about our first date, first impressions, what we love about each other now, etc.

From all the information she gathered, Rebecca wrote us the most beautiful and authentic-to-us ceremony. One guest commented afterward that the way that Rebecca wove in our Love Story made her and our other guests feel like they were part of that story. Many other guests remarked upon how beautiful our ceremony was. Rebecca’s words really brought everyone together in this common understanding of why we were all gathered here today: the work and love that had been put into our relationship, now culminating in this moment where we joined in matrimony.

We couldn’t recommend Rebecca and Oak City Ceremonies more highly! Rebecca was responsive, worked with us with various ceremony/vow changes, and just a genuinely kind and friendly person. We’re so grateful that we found her to write our Love Story and share it so powerfully with all of our family and friends!

(Photography: Laura Memory Photography; Wedding Planner: Events by Emily)

Rebecca was truly amazing in making our ceremony so special. She took the time to get to know us to create the most beautiful ceremony for us. It was lighthearted and fun, but also really meaningful and I can't thank her enough. I highly recommend her!