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Vows That Wow sums up Paula Jensen's wedding officiant services based in Blairstown, New Jersey. She creates unique and personal ceremonies that reflect each couples' values and ideals. Trained in public speaking and writing, her delivery is joyous and engaging with a touch of humor and spiritual reverence. She gets to really know her couples through face to face meeting and giving them "homework", which they do not share with the other. From this, Paula weaves and delivers a meaningful ceremony that is one-of-a-kind: incredibly intimate while involving every single guest. From small gatherings to large celebrations, Vows That Wow raises your ceremony to the high point of the day it deserves to be.

Experience

With more than 30 years as a wedding photographer, Paula Jensen knows all the necessary steps to achieve a beautiful ceremony firsthand after seeing many which sadly fell short. She became a licensed minister by the Universal Life Church 15years ago and was also a lay preacher in the Methodist church for many years. However, her ceremonies are independent of any religion; only a belief in God is necessary. Paula is professional and reliable, LGBT friendly, and has well-established relationships with wedding vendors in the tri-state area.

The New York Times has written about me twice in their wedding reviews. They NEVER mention officiants....

Services Offered

Vows That Wow is available for weddings, vow renewals, civil unions, and memorials in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Paula knows each event is one of a kind, so she develops meaningful connections with her wedding couples to fully comprehend their love story. Services provided by Vows That Wow include the following:

  • Rehearsal
  • Customized vows
  • Sand ceremony elements
  • License filing
  • Vow renewals
  • Civil unions
  • Interfaith ceremonies
  • Religious ceremonies
  • Non-religious ceremonies
  • Photography
  • Woman-owned
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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the price of your wedding officiant services?

Premarital Counseling

Does starting price include the ceremony rehearsal?

No

What is the starting price for ceremony rehearsals?

$50

What types of weddings and events do you provide services for?

Non-religious
Interfaith
Ceremony Rehearsal
Vow Renewal
Civil Union

What religious affiliations do you serve?

Anglican
Baha'i Faith
Baptist
Buddhist
Catholic
Earth-Based
Episcopalian
Evangelical
Hindu
Islam
Jewish
Lutheran
Methodist
No Denomination
Orthodox Christian
Presbyterian
Quaker
Sikhism
Unitarian

On average, how long are wedding ceremonies you officiate?

Less than 30 mins.

In which states are you licensed?

AL
AK
AZ
AR
CA
CO
CT
DE
DC
FL
GA
HI
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
MT
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY

What languages do you speak?

English

Reviews of Vows That Wow

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Carly Sent on 07/02/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Paula is a true gem!

Paula, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you for capturing our story and telling it so beautifully to our guests. Your message was beyond our wildest imagination, so on point and so thoughtful. We would recommend you a million times over to anyone looking to book a sincere, intelligent, and funny officiant. As the title of the review states, you are a true gem, authentic, and so very special to us. Thank you doesn't say enough, but, THANK YOU. Our ceremony would not have been the same without you.

If we could give 10 stars - we would. To all couples inquiring, Paula is by far the person for the job.
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Yosra Sent on 10/10/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Fantastic Officiant

We wanted to find an officiant that didn’t seem like the ceremony was off of a general script. When we met Paula for the first time, we knew she was the one. Her character and energy was on par with ours and we’re thrilled that we chose her for our wedding. We didn’t want our guests to start falling asleep during the ceremony, and she most certainly kept them entertained from our entrance all the way to our exit while keeping the ceremony very personal and beautiful. Reach out to her now!!!
Longandwindingroads
Longandwindingroads Sent on 10/21/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Say I Do….

We found Paula through this site and could not be more pleased with having her serve as the officiant for our wedding. Paula is flexible, progressive, witty, and infuses the right amount of her personality into the ceremony.

Paula is very responsive, helpful and informative throughout the entire process from our wedding rehearsal, ceremony, and beyond.

This is definitely the right fit for us and our wedding.

-Long&Winding Roads
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Monique Sent on 04/01/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Thank you so much

It was a pleasure working with Paula. Our ceremony was absolutely beautiful.
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Jessica Sent on 03/20/2019
5 out of 5 rating

My experience was amazing

We love Paula so much! We would 100% recommend her. She is so accommodating, sweet and down to earth. The first time we met my Husband and I thought we knew her forever!! We were so impressed by the way she dis the ceremony. For only knowing us for a couple weeks she hit everything on the head!
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Jennifer Sent on 03/18/2019
5 out of 5 rating

We wouldn’t change a thing about our wedding. Counting Paula Jenson as our officiant

#itskurtintime that’s our hashtag.

Paula was our officiant. We had our ceremony and party at the same place. Our ceremony was outside next to a river. It was pouring rain in the morning in August. Paula said “the sun is going to come out and it is going to be a beautiful day”

And that it was. Sun came out early enough to dry out the grass and everything was perfect. We told Paula we wanted to a sand ceremony but not necessarily sand ceremony because other people have done it and she suggested the stone ceremony. Which was a just as perfect if not better. And it was good to get our families together. And Paula helped us a lot with other things like how to handle the remembering the wife mother in the ceremony and my grandfather.

We did not have a religious ceremony at a church, but I know Paula could handle that too. She said a speech for us and after the wedding she sent us a gift in the mail.

She had just as much a good time at our wedding as we did. And it’s great to see everyone coming together and having great time.

Also reasonably priced. Although for me and my wife we picked Paula Jenson not for price, but for being eccentric and because we knew she was perfect.

When planning a wedding from experience... you should never pick by prices, but by “your gut”. Wedding day has to be perfect. And I can imagine it could be very stressful if things weren’t going according to plan.

So I would say Paula is trustworthy and reliable as well as eccentric, and reasonably priced. She gets 5 stars, three thumbs up!
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Danielle Sent on 03/13/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Friend for Life

Paula is a woman of her word. She totally gets who you are and makes you realize how special each person is & why when putting your vows together.
I love how she ties in your life story to your vows. We have used her photography as well. She is super funny and will make you laugh, which makes your photos even more candid.
We still keep in touch with her after the 5 years from the 1st Fay we met her.
She is a friend for life.
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Janet Sent on 03/07/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Friend, Mother then Bride

We dealt with Paula on 3 different occassions: she married my friends daughter, my son, then me. Third times a charm. It was perfect!
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Breanna Sent on 03/06/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Highly Recommend...

Paula was so great! Very professional and talented. She wrote and read us beautiful vows after spending lots of time getting to know us. Her sense of humor lightened the room as well.
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