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Anita W. Sent on 01/15/2024Pamela was the perfect officiant for our ceremony!
We feel beyond blessed that Pamela officiated our ceremony. We met with her twice online and shared information about ourselves as individuals and as a couple. She asked insightful questions that helped her tailor our ceremony. The day of the ceremony Pamela arrived early so we could meet and talk in person. She is the perfect combination of warm, personable & professional. She calmed the anxious bride and shared beautiful thoughts about relationships with both of us. Pamela gently guided us and our family/friends through the different parts of the ceremony. She was perfectly poised and kept the mood light & beautiful throughout. We count Pamela among our blessings on our wedding day. We are so grateful we found her! ❤️Rites of Celebration's reply:
It was a beautiful day and a beautiful setting and my absolute pleasure to help you share your vows. The amount of love and dedication between the two of you was amazing to witness. You were totally surrounded by love (and amazing music!) Thanks for choosing me. -
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Cassie Sent on 04/30/2024Pam saved our wedding day!
After a mishap at the courthouse, my family made a call to Pam. On a whim, within an hour, Pam was performing our spontaneous and sudden handfasting ceremony. It was beautiful and she literally saved our day and I cannot thank her enough. My husband and I owe her for it!Rites of Celebration's reply:
We definitely set a turnaround record in my book but it was a pleasure being able to do the ceremony for the two of you. You both looked amazing and the obvious love and devotion you have for each other showed. I'm glad we were able to turn it into a special day. -
Yin Sent on 03/25/2023
Beautiful ceremony
Pam is great. Beautiful and thoughtful ceremony. She tailored the experience to us and made it very special. A true professional. Pam made everything very easy. We highly recommend her services. -
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Suzette L. Sent on 01/04/2023Warm and Friendly
Officiant was very flexible with our date around the holidays and also climbed a mountain with a bad hip. Very warm, friendly, and welcoming. Very beautiful weddingRites of Celebration's reply:
I was honored to be your officiant. The setting at South Mountain was beautiful for a winter wedding/handfasting and the vows you exchanged were magical. -
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Sierra D. Sent on 12/05/2022Blessed with Rain
They say rain on a wedding day makes the knot harder to untie. That made our handfasting ceremony that Pamela created for us just that much more special!💓
Through the whole process Pam was communicating and interested to know how she could make the ceremony fit us and our needs. We had family members of more conservative faiths attending and wanted our loved ones to feel welcome in the ceremony and not put-off by the actual ritual and ceremonies of the wedding.
She did an amazing job! We were so honored to see all of the guests turning when the directions were called, INCLUDING our conservative family members and even the DJ! It was a first time that most of our guests and wedding party had been to a handfasting, including myself and my husband. Pamela made it a truly welcoming and beautiful lifetime experience.
After the I do's Pamela finished our ceremony with a family binding ritual for us with our daughter. She now has a momento in her honor from the wedding day that we can frame with our wedding knot. She was kind enough to stay for the reception dinner and also took some photos for us so we had some the next day!
She has been the kindest and most thoughtful person to have as our officiant and I will recommend her to anyone who wants their ceremony to be as meaningful to the officiant as it is to the couple. She was sincere and heartfelt when speaking to her and really made the day perfect.
Thank you again, Pam!! We were so lucky to have found you for our Handfasting. 💕 -
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Ashley C. Sent on 02/19/2021
The Absolute Best !!
Pamela made everything so easy for us, she sent us different vow options to choose from. She made everyone cry and made our wedding super memorable. She is so great and willing to work with you and include anything you ask her to. -
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Lucia R. Sent on 10/27/2022Outstanding officiant
Pam was amazing. She personalized our script, helped us in our writing, had long conversations over the phone and offered genuine advice and interest.
She took what she learned of us and wove it into the script. She put our religious preferences in the speech while keeping in mind the beliefs of our guests.
She had some good humor points and took care to include our children in a sweet way.
She came dressed well and with a smile.
Pam also was a great sport as we had her include over 5 non-traditional elements and adapted at the last minute with verbiage and party changes.
Pam had a few experiences before ours with unexpected unfortunate events where couples lost photos or things of meaning during or after the wedding. So she made sure to go out of her way to capture some behind the scenes moments just in case so we'd have at least a few strong photos to remember if we too had any unfortunate happenings.
Lastly, my husband's parents had been quietly married only a month before us, so she performed a small moment for them as well. It was so kind of a gesture that I didn't even find out about until the next day.
Hugging her after the ceremony felt like family. My husband said as we left that he felt "as if he'd known her for 20 years, she was so comforting". She was so relaxed and comforting and reassuring.
I hope you enjoyed our traditional scottish wedding handfasting!
Small shutouts to the perfect wedding dream team:
Wedding dream team:
MUA: dolled up luxe
Venue: villa sienna
Officant: rites of celebration (pamela)
Dj & photo booth & lights: SKM, DJ Dave
Photo: studio 3
Hair: Vaya Salon inside Crowne Plaza Chandler HotelRites of Celebration's reply:
It was an honor to be your officiant and to personalize your ceremony to reflect the two of you. Each element added to the love and dedication that was easily felt between you. And I learned a couple new Scottish traditions and words! -
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Floyd Sent on 10/17/2022
She made this day very special
Pamela is a beautiful lady that completed our day so beautifully. We loved her from the time she stepped into our lives. Professional, Loving and showed so much attention to all our family.Rites of Celebration's reply:
What a pleasure it was to get your officiant and get to meet your amazing family. Thank you for including me in this magical day of love. -
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Kelsey D. Sent on 03/15/2022A Great Experience!
Pam was extremely nice and pleasant to work with! We appreciated her ability to make us feel comfortable and she had some great suggestions to help us put special touches on our big day! We had a great experience!Rites of Celebration's reply:
You choose such a beautiful setting and I was so happy to see that your doggy flower girls/ring bearers were so excited to be part of your special day. Thank you for letting me be your officiant. -
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Kaysea M. Sent on 04/03/2022She was a support system I didn’t know I needed and she made my beautiful day more magical than I ever imagined!
She did everything we asked and more. She drove 2 hours up to Prescott to officiate our wedding. She scheduled phone calls with us to make sure we were on the same page. She was helpful every step of the way and wasn’t pushy about getting our vows on time and made sure we got exactly the type of ceremony we wanted. She rolled with our punches and made the ceremony comfortable and beautiful. Our families went on about how beautiful our ceremony was. She did a combination of Christian ceremony and a Celtic hand fasting and it was beautiful! We also had a family joining ceremony that included my new stepson and it meant the world to us. She took pictures so we could get nice pictures of our marriage the next day so I could have some to post (I included some to show off) ☺️. She made my special day more magical than I ever dreamed! Thank you Pam! -
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Irene Sent on 12/07/2021Amazing Lesbian Wedding
Pam Schuler was amazing to work with and made our simple ideas more than special. Pam’s kindness and loving care really helped to make the day magically. She found ways to include our family, which added a joining we didn’t think about.
Thanks for making our day more than we could ask for Pam.Rites of Celebration's reply:
You picked such a lovely location and the weather really cooperated. It was my pleasure to announce two beautiful people to be wife and wife. Thanks for choosing me -
Ashley M. Sent on 03/07/2022
Made my wedding ceremony extra special!!
I can not say enough wonderful things about Pam! She responded very quickly to our request to have her marry my husband and I. I loved all of the unconventional ceremonial things she adds into the ceremony. She included not only our children into the ceremony, but also our parents. She is so sweet and down to earth. I was a bit nervous before the ceremony but she did a great job at reassuring me that everything would be fine. It was as a pleasure having Pam be our marriage officiant! I couldn’t imagine having anyone else do a better job.Rites of Celebration's reply:
Thank you. It was my pleasure and I loved having your ceremony on 2/22/22 at 2:22! Having your children as a part of the celebration was extra special and the day cooperated so nicely for the lakeside ceremony.
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Andrew D. Sent on 09/22/2021
Pam was wonderful!
We felt an immediate connection with Pam. She was responsive, providing suggestions for the script, and worked with us to get exactly what we wanted. She helped make our wedding amazing, and added her personal touch too. Thank you Pam!Rites of Celebration's reply:
The weather made a threat of rain but it didn’t happen. Nothing happened to make your handfasting wedding anything less than magical. I’m sure folks here would love to see the beautiful cord you had made for the binding (please attach a picture).
I was thrilled to be your officiant and being able to make this ceremony sacred ( and comfortable to your non-pagan friends and family) felt like an added blessing to your relationship and future Thank you for selecting me. -
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