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Get an Officiating Contract!

By Maureen Thomson · 14 years ago

Get an Officiating Contract! By Maureen Thomson It's happened again--another phone call from a frantic bride who is due to be married this weekend and her officiant has gone missing, bailed, or simply flaked out ...

Fostering a Sense of Intimacy in Your Wedding Ceremony

By Maureen Thomson · 14 years ago

Fostering a sense of Intimacy in Your Wedding Ceremony by Maureen Thomson The word intimate means different things to different people. To some couples, proclaiming their love before anything less than 100 people would be ...

The Wedding Officiant Fee

By Maureen Thomson · 15 years ago

I was flabbergasted to receive an email the other day, chastising me for our $369 Classic Custom ceremony fee. According the writer's calculations, the fee for a "15 minute ceremony" resulted in us obtaining the ...

Why Elope?

By Maureen Thomson · 16 years ago

Let's preface this article by saying that I am unashamedly biased in favor of eloping. That is not to say that we don't advocate (and love) larger gatherings. At Lyssabeth's we see the joy in ...

Memorializing Deceased Family Members in Your Wedding Ceremony

By Maureen Thomson · 16 years ago

Your wedding day can be a bittersweet celebration if you've lost a parent or other close family member. While on the one hand, you're thrilled to be proclaiming your love and commitment before your family ...