Our Process

Mark and Colleen at Eolia Mansion, Harkness Memorial State Park, Waterford, CT
Colleen Lennehan Photography

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Scott and Becky are welcoming of all couples and of all faiths. We are here to help you celebrate your lives together and feel truly honored to be asked to perform your ceremony.

Your wedding ceremony or vow renewal should be as unique and special as your love for each other. They should completely reflect you as a couple. We will work together to share ideas and create the perfect ceremony for you.

We will meet with all of our prospective couples in an initial complimentary consultation to determine how we can best serve you as your wedding officiant and answer any questions you may have. In the new age of weddings, traditional rules no longer apply so let’s make this your own! If you choose to have a civil ceremony, or a more spiritual or interfaith marriage, we will accommodate your needs to reflect your beliefs and culture.

You can choose a traditional or non-traditional ceremony and be as creative and fun as you like. Some couples have themes for their weddings- we love it all and are more than happy to join in the fun!

Our Process

After your initial call or web inquiry, we will schedule a complimentary consultation with you and your partner. This meeting may occur in person over coffee or online depending on your schedule and what is most convenient.

During our consultation, it’s a very happy and relaxed vibe as we all get better acquainted. We will ask some questions about wedding details and your relationship to get a feel of your energy together. We will also be happy to answer any questions you may have for us as well.

After that meeting, if our services feel like a good fit, we will forward our contract and payment details to secure your wedding date.

Then the real fun begins! Together, we will begin creating your custom ceremony, offer plenty of creative options based on the information that we collect during this time and provide you with a first draft to read together. After your review, we will make sure we revise as needed until it’s a perfect fit for you both.

We have had many comments from our couples that the reading of their first ceremony draft was a special experience. They often say it was the first moment during their wedding planning process that starting a new life together as a married couple became real to them. We can’t tell you how much those words mean to us!

We will also provide all of your rehearsal details in an outline that we review together to ensure a seamless processional, ceremony and recessional.

The most important thing to us is that your ceremony uniquely reflects the both of you as individuals as well as a couple. Your love, your life together… past, present and future… will be shared in the most beautiful and meaningful way.