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Heartfelt Elopements

Heartfelt Elopements

Asheville, NC
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    An Unforgettable Experience

    From the moment we selected where we wanted our ceremony, we knew that Julia was a perfect match for us. She took the concepts we gave her and formed them into vows that captured our personalities, thoughts, and wishes for our life together. Every smile that was captured in our photos during the exchanging of vows was brought on thanks to Julia's words, and we cannot recommend her enough for anyone else's special day!

    Photography by Elope Outdoors
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    Wonderful Officiant for our Mountain Wedding

    Julia was incredible on our wedding day. We faced some last minute changes due to weather and she stayed extremely flexible, positive, and upbeat leading up to and on our big day. During the ceremony, she was professional and she tailored the experience to our personalities and beliefs. I will be recommending her to everyone I can. Thanks again, Julia!
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    The best choice we made!

    Just wanted to say how absolutely WONDERFUL it was to work with Julia. Couldn’t have asked for a better fit for an officiant, she made us feel so comfortable and she's the sweetest human. The ceremony she prepared captured us so well, I truly believe she found her calling in this work. Our guests couldn’t stop talking about what a calming presence she provided! We are forever grateful.
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    Hannah Sent on 10/12/2022
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    Julia is amazing

    Julia was such a delight to work with! My husband and I are introverts and don't love being in the spotlight which is exactly why we eloped. After answering a thorough questionnaire and providing a summary of our love story, Julia delivered the most special personalized vows for us. She made our ceremony so calm, peaceful, beautiful, and unique to us. All we had to do was show up – no stress, no drama, just getting lost in each other's eyes, enjoying the moment. I would highly recommend Julia to officiate your wedding or elopement if you're looking for a laid-back experience with beautiful words written just for you. It was a dream come true
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    Lovely, personalized and magical experience

    Julia took special care to get to know us as a couple, and she used the story of our love to create a magical and very personalized ceremony that we will remember and treasure for years to come. Her storytelling was beautiful, and it was made even more beautiful after the fact as she shared a typed copy of the ceremony with us.

    Julia immediately put us at ease with a short meditation/centering and really helped us immerse ourselves in the moment. We'll never be able to thank her enough for her comforting presence, attention to detail and heart.
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    Steven Sent on 08/05/2022
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    Fantastic Officiant!

    Julia was absolutely the right choice for my wife and I. Finding an officiant can be stressful and worrying about the big ceremony can make it hard to focus. She took the time to tailor the ceremony to us, was incredibly kind and easy to work with, and really made it possible for us to cherish the occasion and live in the moment!
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    Meaningful and memorable

    We are so lucky to have found Julia to officiate our wedding. She went above and beyond to make our ceremony meaningful and memorable. She also incorporated many personal elements into the ceremony and gave us a truly unique and special wedding ceremony. We could not recommend her highly enough!
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    To put it simply, Julia was an absolute wonder, hire her now!

    As a couple trying to get married during the pandemic we had to postpone our wedding two times. Each time Julia was understanding and flexible beyond anything we could've expected. From a more practical point, Julia's communication was great, she provided good guidance on what was needed from us and when and never failed to answer any and all questions we had.

    When we finally did get to have our wedding Julia's ceremony was beyond perfect. We both felt such a connection to each other and the words that she crafted for us. And a simple reminder to take a breath and center ourselves before she began allowed us to truly experience the moment together. Her ceremony was one of our favorite moments of our wedding and she truly enhanced our day with her presence.
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    Best decision for our wedding

    Choosing Julia to be our officiant was one of the most important and best decisions for our wedding in Asheville. She worked with us from start to finish to make sure we both were comfortable and that the ceremony was truly unique to us. Our family and friends could not stop talking about how wonderful she is after the ceremony. We will both be forever grateful for her wisdom and calming words on what can be a stressful day.
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    Immaculate service!

    Julia was incredible. She made our wedding day an absolute dream! Her voice is so calming and soothing and we felt very connected and grounded with her. She was very professional throughout, and customized our ceremony just for us. I loved how she really took the time to understand our relationship and my vision and she nailed it. I can’t stress enough how absolutely magical she made our day!
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    Julia is so amazing!

    10/10 book now! Julia brings such a wonderful and calming energy to such a high energy time! She wrote the most beautiful ceremony for us and was available for all our questions.
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    Danielle Sent on 10/04/2021
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    One word: Wonderful

    Julia is amazing! She "held space" for us at our elopement on Hawksbill mountain. She brought a mindfulness to our ceremony and we truly felt at home. It was an incredible experience that I would not have traded for the world. I would recommend Julia to anyone!
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    Beautifully crafted, personalized, peaceful elopement ceremony

    Julia crafted a beautiful ceremony for us that we will cherish forever. We eloped in July, on a day where rain and thunderstorms were threatening the “plan” of our wedding day - but once we knew we could safely continue, Julia was game too! Julia was a calm presence and guide into the first moments of our marriage, speaking beautifully about all of the things that bring value into the life we’ve chosen to share together. As a true elopement (just the two of us!) it was important that the ceremony reflected the peace we felt in our decision to elope and get married in the beautiful NC mountains. Julia delivered from beginning to end, using space, time and words to guide us to the physical and mental headspace to enjoy a monumental moment of our lives. We truly couldn’t have imagined a better ceremony. Julia’s talent with words and dedication to creating the perfect ceremony for a couple is a remarkable feat. Thank you, Julia, for taking the time to hear our story and create a memorable evening (rain and all!)
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    Absolutely perfect!

    Julia was an absolute pleasure to work with for our elopement, as well as our wedding celebration/vow renewal the following year. We met her during covid craziness when our original wedding was postponed a year but we still wanted to have a ceremony. Julia has given us the most lovely ceremonies I could have ever imagined. I seriously would not have changed a single word. And having previously worked with another vendor on our ceremony before meeting Julia, I can say with confidence that Julia truly understood us, our relationship, and was able to translate it to our ceremony far beyond my expectations. She is truly the best!
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    Incredible!!

    We first reached out to Julia 2 years ago, we postponed from May 2020 to May 2021 and she's been a dream to work with the entire time! She was meant for this role :) Julia has such a calming presence and voice, I am so grateful to have found her and that she was able to hold space for us. Everyone we talked to at our wedding was blown away by the ceremony, as were we. It was absolutely perfect for us, it was so personal, intentional, grounding, meaningful... everything! Even our photographer said it was the best ceremony she's ever witnessed!!! My biggest regret was not hiring a videographer so we could listen to it again! Cannot reccomend Julia enough!
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    A Must Hire!

    As others have stated, where do I begin! I originally reached out to Julia because I loved that she created a unique ceremony for every couple (I also loved that she was a fellow yogi). And now that it is all over, am I so happy that we hired her! First, you will feel like you've known her forever, she has an amazing energy and is just the sweetest person. We had two locations, one for if it was nice out and one in case it was raining. She was so understanding and okay with waiting until the day of to see where we would be! Secondly, and probably most importantly, the ceremony she creates for you is breathtaking. She opens it up with a grounding meditation, reminding you to breathe and be in the moment. It was a beautiful little moment that most people wouldn't think about adding, but it is so impactful. As soon as she began talking, I immediately started crying! She really listens to who you are as a couple and incorporates it into the ceremony. Little things that we mentioned during our consultation, she incorporated and they were sweet little surprises! She also makes room for what you want. We wanted our parents to give blessings and she incorporated that beautifully. She even gave us a copy of the ceremony to keep! Overall, I don't think our elopement would have been the same without Julia and we can't thank her enough. Highly highly recommend!!
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    Incredible human & an even better officiant!

    I can’t begin to explain how wonderful Julia is. From our first phone call we knew she was the officiant we wanted and immediately connected with her. She was more than understanding and made sure the ceremony was entirely about who we were as a couple. It was as though she had known us our whole lives. She included all of our guests, kept us present in the moment, and made our ceremony one that we will remember forever. It was better than we could have ever desired and I’m not exaggerating when I say our ceremony was what our guests commented about our wedding the most. One person stated “that was the sweetest and most calming wedding ceremony I had ever attended. Sometimes they drag on about something and I zone out but I felt every word and cried the whole time. I texted my friend (who wasn’t there) about it right after.” She will forever hold a special place in our lives!
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    Absolutely Perfect

    Julia made our wedding absolutely perfect. It was better than anything we could’ve ever imagined! Julia perfectly captured who we are as individuals and as a couple and brought that to life through our ceremony. Julia was so personable and so accessible throughout the entire process. I couldn’t imagine a more perfect person to have officiated our wedding!
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    Book Julia!!!!

    Julia was incredible! She was responsive, attentive and a pure joy to be around. We are so lucky we found her to host our ceremony. As soon as we pulled up to our ceremony location, Julia was there and ready. She was great at coordinating the ceremony with our photographer and family. Look no further if you're wanting someone with a great energy and soul for your ceremony. She put us both at ease and was flawless at navigating through the steps of the ceremony. Thank you Julia!
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    Definitely heartfelt, connective and personable.

    We loved Julia! We didn't meet her until we got to the altar but it was like we had already met. It was obvious that she had taken the time to make sure our vows were personable and special to us. This is what we were looking for in an officiant and she definitely delivered. Her ability to bring us to the present and really help us feel like that moment in time was special. She was wonderful. Thank you again Julia!
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    Julia is the best!

    We hired Julia as our officiant through Elope Outdoors and she did a phenomenal job. It felt like she knew my husband and me. She made us feel very comfortable and personalized our ceremony. She even sent us what she wrote afterwards so we can have it as a keepsake. You could tell she really puts her heart into officiating weddings, and we highly recommend her to other couples. She was such a meaningful and important part of our day.
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    Grounded. On our most important day, ever.

    Julia helped us feel relaxed and at peace on our wedding day. We asked for a calming and peaceful ceremony and she nailed it!! Her words and aura is just so special. My wedding day was not picture perfect considering the rain. Despite the weather, Julia happily ran along with the crew of elopement workers as we all looked for a location, that wasn’t too dense with fog- and we started 1.5 hrs after the planned time! I thanked Julia before she left and literally started crying tears of happiness, again. She is golden!!
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    Amazing Energy & Beautiful Words

    Julia was incredible to work with. She helped us decide if we wanted to write our own vows and connected with us to make sure we were feeling ready and excited for our wedding day. Her words were beautiful and she brought a wonderful energy to our ceremony. We are extremely happy that we chose her to officiate our wedding!
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    Top Notch - Highly Recommend

    Julia was beyond fantastic. She has a presence and warmth that instantly makes you feel at ease. She helped us become grounded and fully present before the ceremony got underway. Her words during the ceremony were amazing as well (modern, inclusive, uplifting). It was an overall grand experience.
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    Beautiful, moving, ceremony!

    We could not have been happier with Julia, our officiant. We had an intimate destination wedding on top of Black Balsam Knob in Asheville with our daughters and immediate family. We are a blended family with two young daughters so it was important to us that our ceremony be about the four of us.

    Julia's ceremony was everything we could have hoped for. She herself is a sweet, kind thoughtful soul, and her ceremony was exactly that. She worked with me to incorporate our daughters into the ceremony as my husband and I each read vows to them. She also suggested a sand ceremony to blend our family and it was beautiful.

    She made sure that we literally stopped to acknowledge where we were, to take a moment and really breathe it all in. There was no rushing. She wanted to be share we enjoyed every precious second. Weddings go so incredibly fast and she took the time to make sure we were present in that very special moment.

    Julia took the time to get to know what was important to us and the ceremony she prepared reflected that completely. There was not a dry eye on the mountain when we finally said I Do!

    Hearfelt Elopements is a fitting name because you can tell that Julia truly puts so much thought and emotion into her ceremonies and I will recommend her to anyone! So thankful to have found her!
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