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Weddings by Sarah Ritchie

English
Interfaith
Non-religious

Why couples loved this vendor

  • Marriage License & Certificate
  • Seasoned Professional
  • Officiant
  • Great Planner
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Recommended by 99% of couples

About this vendor

Weddings by Sarah Ritchie is a wedding officiant and celebrant in New York City. She has helped hundreds of couples create unique, intimate wedding ceremonies that reflect true love and honor for the sacred commitment of marriage. Sarah will help you form a ceremony that reflects your history as a couple, your values, beliefs, and your creativity.

Experience
Sarah is a non-denominational officiant and life-cycle celebrant with diplomas from the Celebrant Foundation & Institute, USA. Before her time as an officiant, she had 20 years experience in management and event planning, and a long history working with nonprofits. Her planning and management skills make creating your special day much easier.

Services Offered
She will help you evoke feelings of love and of the powerful commitment you are making to your partner. She incorporates the religious, spiritual, and intellectual touchstones of your life together, and honors your personal history to show how special your love is. Because of her long-standing love and involvement in philanthropy, Sarah makes a donation to a charity of choice for each wedding she officiates. Sarah offers several ceremony services to meet your budget and wedding day vision:

  • Full service wedding, civil union, or commitment ceremony
  • Pre-ceremony consulting
  • Custom readings, music, and rituals or customs

What You'll Love About Weddings by Sarah Ritchie

Couples praise the way this officiant guides them through the process of creating their dream ceremony. A true professional, she puts couples at ease and, with in-depth questionnaires, gets to know you and crafts an experience that reflects your true love story. To learn more, check out the reviews.

Features

Just me

Experience

  • We speak English

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FAQ

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

Non-religious
Interfaith

What religious affiliations do you serve?

Baha'i Faith
Baptist
Buddhist
Catholic
Episcopalian
Hindu
Jewish
Lutheran
Methodist
Mormon
No Denomination
Orthodox Christian
Presbyterian
Quaker

On average, how long are wedding ceremonies you officiate?

30-60 mins.

In which states are you licensed?

CT
NJ
NY

What languages do you speak?

English

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Reviews of Weddings by Sarah Ritchie

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Marshal Sent on 06/03/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Emotionally Moving Ceremony

Sarah was amazing, truly making our wedding ceremony beautiful. She took the time to get to know us and this made the words she prepared for our ceremony heartfelt. We had so many guest tell us that they were crying through out the ceremony. She kept us on track during the wedding and used well timed levity to cover over my own confusion during the ceremony. We are so grateful for Sarah's help through out the whole process, including the help she provided in writing our vows. She was also extremely organized which made planning so easy. Sarah was a professional from start to finish and so friendly putting us at ease during our most nervous moments.
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Nicole Sent on 05/19/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Sarah created our dream ceremony!

We are so happy that we found Sarah. Our ceremony was the most exceptional, intimate, and simply incredible event of our wedding. Every guest we spoke to for the rest of the night could not stop talking about how beautiful our ceremony was, all thanks to Sarah! She sent us a thorough questionnaire to complete, along with ample resources. We really took our time in completing the questions separately and together. Sarah took our responses and crafted the most spectacular script for our ceremony. She included beautiful poems, prayers, and readings as well. She took extra care in guiding us through the ceremony timeline, and she was very flexible with any small changes we made to the script. We would recommend Sarah again and again! I wish we could relive our ceremony everyday.
Meredith
Meredith Sent on 08/22/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Beautifully moving ceremony with Celtic rituals

Sarah did an incredible job as officiant for our wedding! Our guests could not stop talking about how moving and beautifully written our ceremony was. Her delivery was impeccable. She was great in communication and incorporating our edits to the ceremony. We wanted to get in touch with our Celtic ancestral roots in our ceremony, and she seamlessly led our infinity knot handfasting and Quaich rituals.

It was an absolute pleasure working with her, and I highly recommend her to anyone!
Kristin
Kristin Sent on 04/24/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Cannot go wrong with Sarah!

Sarah was absolutely incredible to work with! She’s a true professional and did an amazing job of talking my husband and me through all the steps of creating our dream ceremony, starting with meeting us for coffee to learn more about our relationship, before we officially signed on board. She was so helpful throughout the entire planning process and her in-depth questionnaires allow her to craft a truly personal and heart-warming ceremony. We’re so thankful for all of Sarah’s guidance and truly will not forget the most special moment she helped us create. She is so caring, and CALMING!
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Abigail Sent on 02/19/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Elopement Love Explosion

Sarah made everything so personal for us in our elopement. We had several calls, emails and texts that made me feel like I knew her for a long while. Seeing her was like an old friend.
She made everything smooth, gentle, gave pause and space to our process. Could not have asked for better!! It was our second marriage and we were going into this with a significant amount of heart and understanding of our values. Sarah met all of them with grace and professionalism to bring us solidarity and unity just the way we asked.
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Anessa Sent on 08/15/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely amazing

From our very first conversation, Sarah was absolutely amazing. She responded to my questions relatively quickly and worked with me and my fiance in customizing our day which was beautiful. She is patient, friendly and genuinely cares about your experience on your wedding day. My cousin even decided to hire her for her upcoming wedding. Choose her, you will be glad you did. My husband and I are glad we did.
Floriane
Floriane Sent on 06/07/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful wedding ceremony

Sarah is an amazing wedding officiant! We got married 3 weeks ago in a small garden in New York. Sarah went above and beyond to make sure we got the best ceremony possible. She carefully reviewed the information we provided and integrated it to create a very thoughtful, personalized and touching speech. She also researched my country's tradition to add some beautiful personal touches to the ceremony. We could see that she really cares about her work and put in so much effort to make this ceremony perfect for us. I feel very lucky that we were able to find her.
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Jenny Sent on 11/25/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Poetic Ceremony

I sincerely wish there was more space to be able to write a whole paragraph about the amazing experience that we had Sarah Ritchie. She is not only professional, she is attentive warm and actively listens to you and your feedback in order to deliver your ideal wedding. Do not hesitate, I highly recommend booking get immediately, you will not be disappointed.
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Keri Sent on 09/28/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding Officiant

Due to the pandemic, my partner and I decided to hold a private wedding ceremony on our roof terrace in nyc with just family. We found Sarah to officiate our wedding, and she was fantastic! Weeks leading up to the ceremony, she provided a variety of excellent and flexible vows and made me feel comfortable of how it would all work. She was responsive, available and friendly!

The ceremony itself was gorgeous. It’s all went even better than expected. We appreciated her beautiful and heartfelt words and the personal touches about our lives she incorporated. I would highly recommend Sarah!
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Ghana Sent on 08/28/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Top Rated Wedding Officiant

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! 10 of 10 Stars wedding officiant!! We highly recommend Sarah as her value far exceeds what she charges. She's super kind, professional, funny, responds promptly, and made a customized ceremony for us with an extra special and personalized touch of magic throughout the entire ceremony. She went above and beyond to meet our needs. I've worked in customer service for over 10yr and I know good service-- this was EXCELLENT service!!! Even though it was a virtual ceremony it felt like she was right in the room with us. I was surprised by my emotions. We booked a last minute virtual ceremony during covid-19 from NYC and needed our marriage certificate in order to fly to Europe. Because of her reliable contacts at the City Clerk's Office, what would have taken several months ended up taking 24hrs. WOW!!! Despite my urgency she always remained patient, kind and understanding! Always! We had such a wonderful and unforgettable experience because of her-- that we'll cherish for a lifetime. Thank you, thank you! I recommend booking her now because she's a " "SUPER STAR" so availability may be limited. ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2021 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2014 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2012 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2011 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2010 Winner
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Sarah is such a creative wedding celebrant! She works to perfect each ceremony she creates...each one a personalized, unique moment for her clients.

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