My Commitment

I thoughtfully create and conscientiously deliver wedding ceremonies for couples of all faiths and traditions throughout the area – non-denominational, spiritual, religious, inter-faith or civil/secular.  As a Wedding Officiant, Celebrant and ordained Non-Denominational Minister, my priority in designing your ceremony is to reflect your uniqueness as a couple, respecting your beliefs, traditions and values.

Working together, you can trust me to take full responsibility for crafting, writing and delivering your ceremony in an authentic and loving presentation at your chosen venue. It’s important that the words and “feel” of your ceremony reflect your loving partnership. I look forward to sharing with you how I will gather key elements of your personal story and weave them into an inspiring and romantic wedding ceremony. 

I offer you a highly personalized approach to your wedding ceremony. You “own your ceremony” and have the last word on what we do and how we do it, no matter what your faith, belief or tradition. I am the encourager every step of the way to your Big Day as the Wedding Officiant for your ceremony, whether formal or casual, traditional or contemporary.

I enjoy a fun and inspiring couple who trust me with their personal story. I seek lovebirds who desire to co-create a truly unforgettable lifetime moment for their family and friends – a loving couple of any background, path and tradition, including LGBT couples, to marry well – a couple to know better as friends for a moment in time or possibly for life.

Each couple is unique and needs vary accordingly. My fee is structured to support the time I dedicate to your ceremony, while working within your budget.

This includes crafting and delivering your custom ceremony, leading your rehearsal, and wearing my “ceremony planner hat” to ensure an elegant and easy start to your ceremony. After the ceremony, I make certain your signed legal documents are properly filed and certified with your County. Throughout our work together, you have full access to me via phone and email.

I offer sweet and simple ceremonies and elopements, too!

For more than 10 years, I’ve been committed to offering couples the highest quality of service and value as a Wedding Officiant. It is an honor to incorporate my experience and personal joy into the creation of a ceremony that feels comfortable and relaxed, yet worthy of a lifetime of special memories. 

I come to this work with a grateful heart and my life philosophy is spiritual in nature with love and kindness at its center.

Use Your Engagement Time To Deepen Your Relationship.

Walk Into Your Wedding Day With Enhanced Comfort and Pride.

You’re engaged and planning a wedding.

Welcome to “crazy time” – the minutes, days and months of your engagement.

You’ve got two feet.  One foot is eager and excited to step into your new world as an engaged person and couple.  Most likely, you have your other foot in your rapidly vanishing “single world.”  With feet in different places, I wouldn’t be surprised if you have feelings of euphoria and excitement coupled with the tension of apprehension and uncertainty.

Yes, you may feel in many ways you are a walking paradox – super happy, excited and anticipatory while grappling with the emotions of loss, uncertainty, confusion and transition.

Having worked with many engaged couples of all faiths, backgrounds and paths, here is what I know for sure:  a smart couple actively uses their engagement to prepare not only for the wedding day but for the marriage.

A highly motivated couple blocks out time to ask the hard questions that genuinely deepen a loving relationship.  Pre-marriage work offers you the profound and unique opportunity to walk down the aisle on your wedding day with pride and ease, knowing you are making a highest choice for your life.

I coach engaged couples of all backgrounds and traditions, offering non-denominational, creative and contemporary strategies and pre-marriage education. Together, we explore your important personal issues and questions.  No topic is off limits.

Working together, I share tools, ideas, exercises and offer personal support to assist you in navigating the winding road to your wedding with enhanced esteem and personal power.

I offer 3 sessions of pre-marriage coaching, often spaced out over 8 weeks.  Each session is one hour and 30 minutes in length.  Most coaching sessions are held from January – May, scheduled to end before the Summer season.  I do take limited pre-marriage coaching sessions during the Summer and Fall.

The fee for three sessions is $595.

To schedule your first sessions please call or text: (951) 514-5966, or email me at: Merrie@silverandsageweddings.com