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About
River and Root Ceremonies is a unique officiant business located in Washington, D.C. I work with individuals, couples and families to create ceremonies that honor your major life transition. I use my training and experience, along with your ideas and love story, to craft a ceremony that represents you and your partner.
PLEASE NOTE, I am currently booking ONLY for weddings between June 15, 2022 and September 15, 2022. I am happy to work with you remotely on ceremony consults for events taking place outside that time frame. Thank you for understanding!
Experience
Hannah Nielsen-Jones is the owner and Celebrant of this company. She graduated from the Celebrant Foundation and Institute in 2014, and has been a part of the wedding industry since 2015. She has a background in theater, and uses her creativity to create a ceremony with language that reflects who you are. Hannah is licensed in Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia, and she’s willing to travel within 100 miles of the District. She’s also fluent in Spanish, so she’s happy to perform bilingual ceremonies.
Services Offered
This passionate celebrant offers a complimentary meeting, so you can decide if she’s right for you. After selecting her, Hannah will send you a questionnaire to get to know you better, and then start drafting your unique ceremony. You will have the final say over everything that is said. Her services include:
- Customized vows
- Ceremony rehearsal (if applicable)
- Elopements
- Vow renewals
- Anniversaries
- Civil unions
- Non-religious
- Interfaith ceremony
- Consulting services
- Woman-owned
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Reviews of River and Root Ceremonies
The single best wedding decision we made
Hannah has a wonderful way with prose—both written and spoken—and the ceremony that she created for us honored our families, celebrated our love for each other, and created space for our guests to share in this love and community spirit on our wedding day. Hannah looked to us as collaborators in the ceremony creation—for things like a community vow—but we never felt that our ceremony was being forced into a form that was untrue to us as a couple. Our guests were left speechless upon learning that Hannah was no, not a dear friend, but rather a professional (and extremely gifted!) celebrant. We cannot recommend Hannah’s unique, wholehearted approach enough!
Perfectly captured the essence of the day!
On the day of, she fell right into place as a member of our family in the backyard; my sister-in-law was holding her newborn, and Hannah helped apply bug spray to her legs when she was getting chowed on! All while wearing a mask and respecting everyone's social distance comfort levels. During the ceremony, she commanded presence, took her time, and engaged our small but mighty crowd. Everyone was in joyful tears throughout. We can't thank Hannah enough for helping us make the day feel special and connected, and honoring the transition together.
Best Part of our Wedding
Hannah created the ceremony of our dreams!
Right before the ceremony Hannah noticed I was a bit overwhelmed. Without making a fuss, she immediately pulled my fiance and I away to a private space and walked us through a meditation for the last few minutes before we said our vows. This was exactly what my husband and I needed and we are SO grateful to Hannah for keeping us present during such an exciting, but hectic, time. We can't say enough good things about our experience!
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I worked with Hannah Nielsen-Jones and she was just a joy. She made the rehearsal and ceremony so smooth and flawless. I look forward to working with her more!