We are so grateful to have had Emily as our celebrant. From our initial call with her to the ceremony itself to now even after our wedding her presence has always been warm and genuine.

We initially reached out to Emily nervous that our ceremony would be over too quickly and would feel like a formality. We’re not big into vows and had no desire for a lot of rituals that we’ve seen at weddings. They just didn’t feel authentic enough to us. Add to that the fact that we had actually been married at the courthouse two years prior and we weren’t sure how things were going to turn out.

Our hope was that by working with someone who got to know us as she did that they could help us discover the intimate celebration that we wanted. And that’s exactly what happened.

We started by answering some questions and giving the history of our relationship. It was nice to talk through it without feeling like I had to be the one telling a story. And that also went for talking about how I felt about my wife. It was nice to just share how I felt with no expectations, and of course I had a lot to say because of that.

Our ceremony was heartfelt and was a lovely reminder of our time together and full of affirmations for how we made one another feel. It allowed us to invite our guests into the ceremony. Emily’s delivery and guidance allowed us— two shy people, to really take in the moment and to not worry so much about being the center of attention in front of our friends and family. We felt completely at ease and full. And our friends and family commented on how sweet the moment was.

We are overjoyed that we had the honor of having Emily as our celebrant. She truly made our ceremony.

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Working with Emily was a dream. From the very start she was communicative, clear with expectations, deadlines, and dates, and answered every question we threw at her - many of which weren’t specifically about the ceremony but about wedding procedure in general. Working with Emily felt like a collaboration and we ended up with a unique ceremony that perfectly captured our personalities. In addition to asking the right questions before writing our ceremony, she was very open to suggestions about how to incorporate specific anecdotes that were important to us. She was flexible and rolled with the punches on the wedding day, dealing with the unexpected (ex: rain!) with ease. We ended up with a beautifully crafted ceremony that we are still getting compliments about 3 months later - I can’t tell you how many people have said it was one of the best ceremonies they’ve ever witnessed. Our wedding day would not have been the same without Emily there. Thank you!!!

Hiring Emily Sterling as our Officiant was THE single best decision we made for our wedding, hands down. There were multiple times throughout the process where we were like, “damn, she’s good!” From our first meeting to rehearsal to day-of, Emily was warm, funny, intentional, thoughtful and truly a skilled leader and guide. She walked us thru writing our vows and helped us put into words how we felt about each other in a way we could not have done on our own or with a friend officiating. So many people said our ceremony was "very us" and that it was one of the best wedding ceremonies they had experienced. We laughed, we cried, we were in the moment and our wedding meant something special. She taught us the phrase “collective effervescence” and we felt it in the room that day. We’re so grateful for Emily and we fully recommend her to anyone wanting a heartfelt and meaningful experience while crossing the threshold into marriage.