Ceremony Writing Guide

Helping engaged couples & officiants create a meaningful, structured, and one-of-a-kind ceremony with ease—and without the overwhelm.

Helping engaged couples & officiants create a meaningful, structured, and one-of-a-kind ceremony with ease—and without the overwhelm.

Here’s what you’ll get as a couple:

• Companion questionnaire with intentional questions about your values, relationship, and marriage beliefs
  Proposed meeting schedule to help you + your officiant avoid annoying back-and-forth emails

• Pre-wedding essentials checklist so you can trust that you’re not forgetting last-minute details

• Thoughtful page of encouragement to read the morning of your wedding

• Accessible PDF format for easy and efficient collaboration from anywhere

• 55+ pages of expertise and love, shared with you, because you deserve to feel deeply seen and heard through heartfelt, earnest advice

Are you the one officiating? Here’s what’s in it for you:

• Ceremony writing + assembly checklist so you always know what the next step is in the process

• Writing warmups to help you wave goodbye to writer’s block before it rears its inevitable head

• Practice prompts and sample language to show you what’s possible, and so you never need to start from scratch

• Sample ceremony outlines for different types of weddings

• 14 in-depth ceremony sections, so you can skip the hours of Google searches

• Templated sections to plug directly into your script, or adapt to your couple’s unique story and desired tone

• Pre-wedding essentials checklist to help you go into your ceremony with confidence, trusting that you’ve taken care of key logistics ahead of time

• Day-of packing list to guarantee you’ll show up to the wedding day prepared, with years of expert advice behind you

“The Ceremony Writing Guide simplified everything.

Break through the bounds of tradition and craft a ceremony that feels so completely, wholly you.

After you get your hands on this guide, you’ll be equipped to:

Share the right details with your officiant so they can transform the words that describe your love story into a sacred, authentic, and impactful ceremony

• Shape your first ceremony draft into a masterpiece with ease and confidence, using our expert editing tips and guidance

• Pinpoint where you need to dedicate your time and energy to avoid drowning in the flood of questions, requests, and tasks being thrown at you

• Shake off wedding day nerves by reading our hand-written page of encouragement, and return to a state of presence, trust, and excitement as you prepare for the big moment

• Quickly access your project whenever you have a spark of an idea you need to jot down, and come back to our guidance when you don’t know what to do next

• Channel your pre-existing values in the direction of co-creating your moment of marriage

We hear you, brave officiant, and know that you’re looking for support, too. 

Here’s what you’ll be able to do after working through the Ceremony Writing Guide:

• Use the transformative power of words to write a compelling, emotion-driven ceremony

• Stop staring at the cursor for hours on a blank document, lost as to what to write or expecting perfection on the first try

• Quickly determine the right framework for your couple’s ceremony and effortlessly customize it to their unique needs

• Simplify and speed up your writing process with ready-to-use sample language, sentence starters to jumpstart your creative flow, and easy prompts that tell you exactly what to write

• Gain time back to dedicate to focused writing, rehearsing, and building your confidence along the way

• Feel ready for any unpredictable wedding day scenario that might arise

• Confidently direct and guide the wedding rehearsal with our outline + etiquette guidance

• Ground yourself from pre-ceremony anxiety with our wedding day exercises and reminders

You deserve to walk down the aisle and up to the altar as your best, most relaxed, and most confident self.

Learn how to create a framework for your custom marriage ceremony, without draining your savings

It’s rare to access the knowledge and expertise of a professional officiant without paying for their full services, much less one who develops and delivers a custom ceremony just for you.

You’d be spending upwards of $1,500 to have an officiant craft a personalized ceremony for your special day.

You could also hire us to be your professional officiants, and receive this guide with your package as a paying client (a $1,000 value!).

Or. . . you could learn exactly how to do it all yourselves for just $49.

$3,500 → $49

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is this guide for?

Engaged couples, officiants, or even friends/family members who want to gift the guide to the couple. If you buy it as a couple, and you’ve asked a loved one to officiate, you’ll be able to work through it alongside them.

Is this only for big weddings, or can we use it for our elopement?

This guide applies to all types of marriage ceremonies, including vow renewals. We’ve included 4 different ceremony structures for elopements, intimate weddings, big weddings, and vow renewals, as well as flexible tips & advice that can be adapted to fit your unique celebration.

Can we fill out this guide digitally?

Yes! The digital format of this is highly accessible for a reason. Couples can work with a friend or family member who doesn't necessarily live in the same city or state. It's meant to be transmitted digitally, and the process lends itself really well to online collaboration between the couple and officiant.

How long does it take to complete?

We recommend 1-2 months of lead time, but it depends on the parties involved and the creative process. The couple typically takes 2-3 hours for their end, the officiant 2-3 hours for their end, and another 1-2 hours of collaboration together.

Will we get 1:1 access to you?

No, but if you do end up wanting additional support, check out our Wedding Planning Power Hour!

Are there tips for officiants included?

Of course! A huge part of this guide is us giving you the inside scoop on what we do and how we prepare as professional officiants for a ceremony. You’ll get a peek inside our writing process, day-of packing list, rehearsal etiquette, and more.

What if I am not a good writer?

No sweat, we provide lots of support for the writing process. We assume folks buying this guide do not have a professional writing background.