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Rose Wedding Ceremonies

Rose Wedding Ceremonies

Wheeling, IL
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2015 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2014 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2013 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2012 Winner
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    Jennifer Sent on 02/17/2016
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    Rose was very helpful, sweet and calm. Rose was into our ideas and took our story and transformed it into greatness. I believe the audience was captivated as were we. I highly recommend Rose, shes awesome and a lovely person.

    Rose Wedding Ceremonies's reply:

    Thanks, Jen! You and Patrick are an awesome couple!
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    Thank you for making Saturday such a special and memorable day for us and our families and friends. The title "celebrant" is apt, because the ceremony that you created really did feel like a celebration. Our guests have had nothing but favorable responses to the ceremony, and one of our guests even said she thought the ceremony was the best she'd ever seen. We were moved by the way you shaped the details of our relationship into a compelling story, highlighted the importance of our family and friends, found the perfect mixture of serious and funny, and created a seamless flow with wonderful transitions. Truly an art form. And when we stood there in the pressure cooker in front of everyone, getting all emotional, it was a comfort to have you there with us. Thank you, Michele!

    Rose Wedding Ceremonies's reply:

    Whoever you are, thanks!
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    April Sent on 06/02/2015
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    Michele was amazing. She was very organized, professional, and such a great person to work with. You can really tell she loves her job. We had an interfaith, multicultural wedding, and she was very knowledgeable about our traditions and customs, more so than we were honestly! She made sure that our ceremony included everything we wanted and reassured us through the process.

    Rose Wedding Ceremonies's reply:

    April, thanks to you and Sam for a great review!
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    Amy Sent on 12/11/2014
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    The date of my wedding was actually 7/20/2013. Michele was very flexible and my husband and I were able to have our wedding in our apartment. Her husband took pictures and she made a beautiful book for us which was like the story of our wedding. She also sent us all the pictures and a CD with the pictures on it as well. It was great to have Michele and her husband as part of our wedding. Shemade it extra spespecial!

    Rose Wedding Ceremonies's reply:

    Amy, thanks for the great review. You and Don were so much fun!
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    Amanda Sent on 12/07/2013
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    Michele was wonderful to work with and exceeding our expectations for a personalized ceremony. She was able to capture and convey the spirit of our relationship within the service. She was also so relaxed and comfortable that we in turn felt relaxed and comfortable. If you are looking for a unique, personalized ceremony, go with Michele!
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    Penny Sent on 10/24/2014
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    Michele Rose was amazing! From day one we knew she was the one for us. Michele actually took the time to get to know us and made us feel special. She also stood her ground when it came to dealing with my parents, who wanted it THEIR way, but Michele made sure it was done OUR way since it was OUR wedding! Everything in the ceremony that she wrote was meaningful and will make for many memories to remember! Michele incorporated old traditions, new traditions, and unique moments that really touched everyone that was able to partake. Our night wouldn't have been as perfect as it was without Michele. Thank you for being part of our magical day!!

    Rose Wedding Ceremonies's reply:

    Penny, thanks for the great review! You and Adam are such a perfectly matched couple, being your Celebrant was not only an honor, but a very fun experience.

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    Breonna Sent on 10/24/2014
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    Three days before the wedding our officiant had to cancel due to being in the hospital. Talk about a panic moment! She then referred us to Michele. The good Lord must have been looking down on us that day; Michele is amazing. The ceremony was beautiful. Truly it was if she had known us for years instead of three days! We couldn't have been more pleased.

    Rose Wedding Ceremonies's reply:

    Breonna, thanks for the great review! So glad I was able to help you and Alisha on your wedding day!
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    Breonna Sent on 04/09/2014
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    Michele was absolutely amazing. Our ceremony was perfect. We couldn't have asked for anything more wonderful.
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    Nicole Sent on 11/12/2013
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    My fiancé and I found Michele Rose listed on a number of wedding websites. After reading her bio, we felt she might be a good fit for us based on her website. It was important to us to have an officiant who performed all types of ceremonies, especially same sex, as we feel strongly about this topic. I called Michele Rose and we set up a time to meet at a local Panera. We all sat down and chatted for a bit and then we discussed what we were looking for in an officiant. She asked us some questions about our background and showed us a portfolio of weddings she had performed. She also went over her ceremony creation process and we were very impressed. She asked us how she might best get to know us and I suggested she may want to talk with our parents. This idea was very well received and ended up adding a very special touch to our ceremony. Needless to say, we decided to move forward and provided a deposit by check and signed the contract with her prior to leaving. As our wedding drew closer we received an extensive questionnaire from her along with instructions to fill out as much or as little as we were comfortable with. It was a bit like homework, but it was completely worth it. After we completed our questionnaires, our parents were contacted and then we received the first draft of our ceremony. After a few rounds of edits we had everything ready for the big day. In the days leading up to the wedding I sent our DJ and day of coordinator a copy of the ceremony and on our special day things went perfectly. Our friends and family raved about how personalized and "us" the ceremony was. Many asked if Michele Rose knew us outside of being our officiant (she did not). A few of our guests mentioned it was the only ceremony where they both laughed and cried. Overall, the day was perfect, beyond our expectations and we couldn't be more grateful for the personalized, wonderful and memorable ceremony provided by Michele Rose.

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    Nicole, thanks for the great review. I truly enjoyed being the Celebrant for your and Chris' wedding. You are the ones who coined the term 'handshake of peace' for the passing of peace ritual, so now I use that terminology all the time. I loved the collaborative process of creating your special ceremony.
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    Darryn Sent on 02/06/2014
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    We were very lucky to meet Ms. Michele Rose. From our first encounter Michele was upbeat, full of suggestions, responsive and easy to reach. One of the most impressive characteristics of Michele Rose's planning was her dedication learn about us, including multiple meetings and having each of us, independently, complete a survey about our lives. Michele crafted a fantastic service, but then allowed us to fully edit the entire ceremony. On the day of the event, Michele was on site early, and fully prepared. Her ceremony was personal, moving and will be remembered as a highlight of our lives. We highly recommend Michele Rose and Rose Wedding Ceremonies.

    Rose Wedding Ceremonies's reply:

    Darryn, thanks for the great review. Who had more fun at your wedding - you and James or me? You were both so enjoyable to work with!
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    Michael Sent on 11/11/2013
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    Oh My words can not explain how good of a job Mrs. Rose and her husband did at our civil union.. It was an honor to have her officiate our ceremony.. She took the time to get to know us and to come up with a ceremony that honored both me and my spouses lives... Now that ILLINOIS have became the 15th state to recognize same sex marriage it will be an honor to have Mrs. Rose once again do what she does best and Officiate our Marriage once again... Thanks Mrs. Rose.. See you in the summer of 2014!!!
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    Gina Sent on 08/03/2013
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    Michele was the celebrant at our 7/13/13 wedding and we couldn't be more pleased. We found Michele online after a long search. We wanted a personal ceremony that was just about our story and Michele delivered. From day one we felt a connection with her and knew that she was a perfect fit. She was responsive, professional, and warm. Michele sent us a survey about a month before the wedding that helped her to shape and create our unique ceremony. Filling it out helped us to reflect on our journey that brought us to our wedding day and it was really special. Michele even helped us to create our own ring and wedding vows. She had unique ideas including a locked box (that we created together) in which we put letters to each other inside to open on our 5th wedding anniversary. This was so touching and we cannot wait to open them. It's these little touches that make Michele unique and wonderful.

    We have received countless compliments on the wonderful ceremony done by Michele. There wasn't a dry eye at the ceremony because of Michele's personalized ceremony. We would definitely recommend her to all our family and friends.
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    Sarah Sent on 04/12/2013
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    Phillip and I met Michele Rose through the Stan Mansion where we had our wedding ceremony. On Valentines Day the Stan Mansion offers a pre-fixed wedding ceremony package that includes many items including a celebrant/officiant to lead the wedding ceremony. Not knowing Michele Rose personally Phillip and I were a little concerned as to how we would build an intimate and personal ceremony. We contacted Michele Rose and within a week of our initial email had an appointment set to meet with her at Panera. Immediatley I felt a connection between Phillip and I and Michele Rose. She is a very open minded, caring woman who truly listens from her heart. I could tell also that while speaking with Philip and I she was studying us and soaking up our energy as a couple. By the end of our time together, 2 hours, we had an outline of what we wanted to do for our ceremony and Michele Rose put to rest any concerns we had about a stranger marrying us. The day of the ceremony it was comforting to see Michele Rose there, her husband Burt was with her taking photos and they are a truly calming and welcomed presence. They blended right in with our families and friends and joined in our celebration. Having started at "0" with Michele Rose we ended at "100". Phillip and I couldn't be happier with how our ceremony went and have received so many compliments from friends and family who attended;specifically on the ceremony porition and how reflective it was of Phillip and I- all this from a woman we barely knew. It clearly speaks to Michele Roses' passion for her work, her committment to the couples she serves and her earnest effort to connect with you during this most unique time of your life. I assure you if you decide to work with Michele Rose you will walk away from your wedding day as touched by her words and ceremonial crafsmenship as Phillip and I were.
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    Emonieiesha Sent on 06/16/2013
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    Michele is a great communicator and allows you to have the ceremony you have in mind. Michelle has great follow up, ideas and is very professional. She has a great voice is very easy to work with and develop a relationship. I highly recommend Rose Wedding Ceremonies if you a most memorable ceremony from and officiant who truly cares.

    Rose Wedding Ceremonies's reply:

    Emonie, thanks for your kind words. I truly enjoyed sharing your and James' special day!
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    Lesley Sent on 12/13/2012
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    My husband and I both agreed we wanted a wedding ceremony about us and love - not religion. Therefore, we turned to searching for a wedding celebrant. I'm SO lucky that I found Michele. I found her through Wedding Wire and really appreciated how informative her website was. If any other celebrant didn't have a website, I moved onto the next.

    Michele is just so warm and inviting, she makes you incredibly comfortable with her. I chose my vendors primarily by gut instinct, and right away I clicked with Michele. And so did my husband. She's open to any ideas you have for your ceremony and really wants to make your wedding all.about.you. The survey she gives you to fill out is incredible, and it's what you make of it. My husband and I both filled it out pretty extensively and what we got was the most original, unique, personal, and beautiful ceremony our guests (and us!) had ever witnessed. I can't remember attending a wedding where people talked about how great the ceremony was as much as our guests did at ours.

    Michele will not only officiate your wedding, she'll be your friend. She genuinely cares about her couples and loves what she does. I'm quite the worrier, and Michele put my worries aside. She sends you so much information for ideas, and she'll send you a copy of the ceremony weeks before for you to edit if you see fit. I loved that I knew what she was going to say. And come the day of, I felt very comforted with her there to guide us through our vows.

    We will always hold Michele near and dear to our hearts. She illustrated our love so eloquently, and gave us the most touching ceremony imaginable, capturing our love story and personalities to a tee. It made us fall in love all over again and again during the planning process. Thank you for taking so much time in planning our ceremony Michele, you truly are a gem and we're so lucky we found you!

    Rose Wedding Ceremonies's reply:

    Lesley, thanks for your kind words. You and Zach were a joy to work with! Your ceremony was so personal because of all the great information you both shared with me!
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    Please be creative. Give thought to the emotions, the tenderness, religious concepts and personalize your ceremony. People tend to think that wedding ceremonies are boiler plate and all the same as dictated by the officiate. Put your heart into designing the ceremony that you will remember sweetly for the rest of your lives and Michele Rose will make it happen. We were thrilled.

    Rose Wedding Ceremonies's reply:

    Whoever you are, thanks for the great suggestions to couples on how to work with a Celebrant to make their ceremony truly personal and special!
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    Marina Sent on 12/16/2012
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    Michele did an beautiful job officiating our wedding! She wrote a wonderful ceremony for us, it was funny and heartwarming and completely original. It could not have been more perfect. I would certainly recommend her to anyone looking for a talented and professional officiant!

    Rose Wedding Ceremonies's reply:

    Marina, I truly enjoyed being your Celebrant for your wedding to Ryan!
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    Heather Sent on 06/10/2013
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    Very nice and professional. We were able to personalize our wedding the way we wanted to and also with her help she gave us ideas to use. It was nice to recieve in the mail a couple weeks afer the wedding a complete book of our whole ceremony with pictures!

    Rose Wedding Ceremonies's reply:

    Heather, thanks for your kind words. You and Jason were a joy to work with!
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    Lale Sent on 12/28/2012
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    In our search for the perfect celebrant/officiant for our big day, we were both nervous and confused. Upon meeting Michele our fears were immediately changed to excitement! She was able to express her ideas and thoughts without being pushy or overbearing. She made us feel as though we had known her a lifetime. Throughout the months of wedding planning, communication was a constant between us and she worked diligently to make our ceremony both unique and personalized to us, but also to portray what we hoped our guests would take from it.
    Our wedding day morning was nerve wracking and very fast paced, when it was time for me to walk down the aisle to meet my husband to be those nerves flew away, our entire ceremony felt as though we were the only ones in the room, personal and intimate, all because of Michele, her kind soft words and expression of love and joy allowed us to feel close but also portrayed a sense of true love to our guests.
    We cannot thank her enough for all of her hard work and recommend her to any couple looking for the perfect person to officiate their wedding!
    Michele is one of those people you hope to work with over and over again!
    Thank you Michele!
    Andrew & Lale Ketcham
    Established 2012

    Rose Wedding Ceremonies's reply:

    Lale, thanks for your kind words. Your ceremony was so special due to all the emotional responses you and Andrew gave me on the questionnaire.
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    Michelle was a fantastic celebrant. She really helped our large audience get to know us and our story. She was very insightful about the whole wedding process and helped us come up with some very creative ideas for the ceremony.

    Rose Wedding Ceremonies's reply:

    Whoever you are, thanks for the kind words.
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    Celina Sent on 12/30/2012
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    The ceremony Michele Rose wrote for us was perfect! How amazing that there is someone out there that will write a unique ceremony that will never be repeated. We wanted our ceremony to reflect what makes our relationship special and unique, and Michele was able to create that for us. She had great ideas on different rituals or sections of the ceremony, which we didn't know much about. She gave great guidance. We had a non-traditional ceremony, and it worried us that some of our family members who prefer a traditional ceremony may not have enjoyed it. It turned out that everyone absolutely loved our ceremony and thought it was lovely from start to finish. Now that's an accomplishment! Michele even sent us a book of our ceremony wording after the wedding--what a wonderful keepsake!

    Rose Wedding Ceremonies's reply:

    Celina, thanks for your kind words. So glad all your guests enjoyed your and Eddie's wedding ceremony! I especially loved the water ritual - so original and appropriate for a chemist!
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    Asima Sent on 01/12/2013
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    Our whole experience with Michele was just amazing, she did a great job. The ceremony was our favorite part of the whole night, it was so personal. It felt as we knew Michele our whole life and I think our guests felt the same. She did an awesome job telling our love story. Working with her was very easy and stress free. We love Michele !!

    Rose Wedding Ceremonies's reply:

    Asima and Kaan, thanks for your kind words. From our first meeting, I also felt as if I had known you all your lives.
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    Jess Sent on 08/08/2012
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    Michele was great! She let us completely personalize our ceremony. She was very helpful and responsive via email. We had one face-to-face meeting but emailed back and forth a lot.

    We received a lot of compliments after our ceremony! We are very happy we used her!

    Rose Wedding Ceremonies's reply:

    Jess and Scott, thanks for your kind words. Your ceremony was so special and personal due to all the great information you shared with me!
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    Michele Rose did a wonderful job. This was even planned from another state and all done by email and phone until the big day. My husband and I are Wiccan and really wanted are ceremony to be Wiccan. Everyone who attended was so shocked at how beautiful the ceremony was and how much it was about us perfectly. No one will ever forget this different and beautiful ceremony!!

    Rose Wedding Ceremonies's reply:

    So glad you and your guests enjoyed your unique ceremony!
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    Hien Sent on 12/06/2012
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    The ceremony was very traditional but yet personal at the same time. The story of the love between my wife and I were presented exactly how I imagined and we both loved it. I couldn't have asked for a better ceremony. Thank you so much!

    Rose Wedding Ceremonies's reply:

    Hien, you and Sarah were so much fun to work with!
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