About this vendor
I believe that successful marriages take work, and commitment, and choice. I think weddings should be full of laughter, and absolute joy. And as long as your relationship is built on that foundation, you should be able to get through the hard stuff.
I provide a completely personalized and jolly ceremony, and embrace everything non-traditional, unique and quirky.
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Business Attributes
- LGBTQ+-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Second Wedding
Wedding Activities
- Wedding
- Ceremony
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From our first meeting to the ceremony, Ashley was amazing to work with! The best part of her is her personality! She is very positive, funny, and has a young soul. She was very helpful, making the process seamless. She will have you fill out a form with all the big and little details of your relationship, allowing her to get to know you as a couple better. She took the time to listen to our requests and catered the ceremony to exactly what we wanted. We got so many compliments on our ceremony! We totally recommend Ashley to be an officiant at your wedding!
Ashley is an amazing officiant. I couldn't have asked for a better person to marry us. She made it so personal and relevant. She understood us and our story. She met with us multiple times to really understand what we wanted and was so nice to work with. She really is amazing and professional. My family loved her and we got so many compliments on her work.
Elopement in a Pine Grove 5/11/24
Ashley made our day special and unique by learning about us in advance and implementing it into the ceremony. We each answered a questionnaire and even shared our vow structure which helped her piece together a ceremony that we will remember forever. Whether you’re eloping to a pine grove like us, or embarking on a traditional wedding, Ashley is here for you and will honor your story. We are so grateful to Ashley and recommend her wholeheartedly.
Ashley officiated our 11/4/2023 wedding. Ashley was AMAZING. We couldn’t ask for a better, more real person to marry us. She went above and beyond to make the process so easy and accommodated our preferences. We got so many compliments after about how personable she was- most were completely shocked that she wasn’t some one who has known us our whole life.
10/10 recommend working with Ashley! I’d absolutely scream this from the rooftops.
I am so glad we found our way to Ashley. As a queer couple, it was so important to us we find someone who aligned with our beliefs. Ashley is professional, thoughtful, kind, and brings such wonderful energy to a room. Our ceremony was so personal to us and she helped us every step of the way. The ceremony felt authentic, well paced, and not stressful at all! I was an anxious bride and she provided reassurance, guidance, and answered all my ridiculous questions. She couldn’t attend our rehearsal dinner so she wrote up a 3 page script to help us through it. She knew I despised the word “bride”—so in that script she created, she switched every “bride” to “boss.” Such a silly little detail, but something so thoughtful and gave us something to laugh about. We cannot recommend Ashley enough.
Oh where to begin - We couldn't have imagined a better officiant than Ashley. Not only is her energy infectious, but she knows how to make you feel comfortable! We knew after our first meeting that she would be the perfect fit for our ceremony. She walked us through the entire process and made everything as easy as possible. From start to finish, she was always available to answer questions and offer guidance. Having someone like Ashley who not only makes the experience seamless, but also fun, is so refreshing. We highly recommend Ashley to any couple who is looking to have a unique, seamless, and fun ceremony experience!
Ashley was the officiant for our wedding and I don't think we could have chosen a more perfect person! Ashley was the first person I reached out to and after our first consultation I knew I didn't need to keep looking. She is funny, kind, and makes sure the entire experience is comfortable. Her work is detailed, thorough, and you can tell she puts a lot of time into creating the ceremony of your dreams (even if you had no clue what you wanted, like me). Ashley was wonderful at following up with my 100 questions, also. She helped make the rehearsal run so smoothly and helped get rid of those day-before nerves. After our ceremony we received so many compliments and everyone was asking where we found such a lovely officiant! I would use Ashley's services over and over again, but I hope I don't have to lol SO I will forever be recommending her instead <3
Ashley was amazing! After meeting her, we knew she needed to officiate our wedding! She made our ceremony absolutely wonderful! It was everything we had discussed and envisioned. I don't think it could have been more perfect! We loved it so much that we asked her for a copy of it to frame. Ashley is beyond personable, accommodating, professional, organized, and patient. She truly wants you to have the wedding you envision. You will not find a better officiant!
Ashley was the best officiant for our wedding! She was the best to work with and was very helpful getting us through the day. She made us feel very comfortable and really got to know us as a couple. We highly recommend working with her for your special day. Thank you Ashley!!
Ashley is AMAZING!!! My husband and I struggled for a long time with who would officiate our wedding. We thought for a while about asking a family member or a friend but ultimately couldn't decide on one person so we decided to look for someone online. We were very hesitant after our first few meetings with other officiants because we knew this person was so important for our day but we also were not sure exactly the type of ceremony we wanted. Nothing seemed to click until we met Ashley. Right from our first meeting we knew we found the perfect person to officiate our wedding. Ashley is so friendly, bubbly, and incredibly patient and warm!! She made us laugh and feel completely relaxed. She took the time to get to know us and our story as a couple and build the most beautiful, personal, heartfelt ceremony that we didn't quite know how to express on our own. We feel so lucky to have had her there on one of the most important days of our lives. We cannot recommend Ashley enough!! She is amazing at what she does and is a wonderful person overall!!!
Ok…..I can not say enough about Ashley and her wonderful personality, vibe, words, she truly saved and made the day perfect. She was amazing from the first call when she took the time to FaceTime me, ask about our story, details on how we met and little facts about us to ensure our ceremony was tailored perfectly to our love story and let me tell you, she didn’t fall short by any means. I reached out to Ashley two days before my wedding ( it was a surprise to my fiancé in stead of a court house wedding we had scheduled for that day that I just felt wasn’t us) and with out hesitation, Ashley heard out my vision with the most open heart and excitement for it and our love, which by no means was traditional, as it included a 5:30am start time, at a random covered bridge in town as the sun rose with just my fiancé, my self and a photographer and she was all in, showed up with the biggest smile on her face, and preformed the most perfect, touching ceremony we could have ever asked for, plus more. Her words were kind, endearing, funny and blissful all a while being delivered by her soothing tone and eloquent demeanor . Ashely is professional, kind, supportive of same sex marriages, funny and truly pays attention to her clients and their needs. She is more than a 10/10 and my wife would highly recommend her!
Ashley is quite literally the best person for the job. We started our planning journey absolutely clueless about what we wanted, and she led the way! We received dozens and dozens of options of ways to tailor our ceremony towards our interests, but never felt overwhelmed! She can work her magic with as much or as little information that you give her. She’s witty and soooo personable. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!! Thank you, Ashley!!!! Our guests raved about our entire ceremony!
Ashley was so fun to work with! We clicked with her right away. She was so excited to do our Harry Potter themed wedding and worked with us to create an entirely customized ceremony script that included some quotes and themes we wanted to touch on. Ashley really takes the time to get to know you as a couple and includes little personal touches to make your day and your ceremony completely unique.
Ashley married us in March, 2021 over zoom and it was a perfect pandemic wedding! After asking her to be our officiant, she set up a call to get to know us and our preferences starting by having us “tell me your love story.” She asked specific questions we’d never thought about like did did we want to memorialize any family members or have any religious passage readings. Both of us are pretty easy going and just needed help figuring out how to put on a virtual wedding without any technical difficulties! Ashley was very patient with our multiple online “dress rehearsals” and helped us run through the ceremony.
On the big day everything went remarkably smoothly. Ashley was so sweet and it was really touching to hear her commemorate the first day of spring and our wedding day being a bright and beautiful occasion and a very welcome diversion from the events of 2020. She touched on multiple points from earlier conversations about our love story in her speech and really made our ceremony feel like a celebration of our love. Her energy, professionalism and wisdom throughout the entire process was on point!
Ashley is not only an incredible officiant, she is an incredible human. She is exactly the type of loving person you want to help guide you through the threshold into your marriage. We felt very comfortable around her which allowed us to let our authentic selves shine through. In turn, that allowed her to make the most personal, genuine, and real ceremony that spoke deeply to who we are as a couple. It was moving, personal, funny, heartfelt, genuine, and so beautifully "us". She is also nothing short of a pro and knows exactly what to do (that was extremely helpful as neither of us did!). From the very first meeting we felt like a weight had been lifted off of our shoulders and a big to-do on our verrry long list was checked off. The planning of the ceremony no longer felt daunting, but exciting and was laid out in a clear, fun path. Needless to say, we absolutely recommend Ashley. We are beyond grateful that we found her and had her be a crucial part of our big day. Now go forth and have Ashley wed you!
Ashley is amazing. From the moment we met her, we felt like we clicked really well with her and felt like she would write us the personalized wedding ceremony we were hoping for. And she delivered many times over! One of the photographers asked us later about some of the inside jokes. Even my mom loved what she said (pointing out how personal it was to us), and my mom is VERY hard to impress. Ashley was very accommodating with covid delays and actually married us twice (one elopement, one rescheduled wedding with friends and family). Both times the ceremony was perfect and tailored to the intimacy of the event. Thank you, Ashley!!!
Ashley was amazing! We loved having her officiate our wedding! she was so much fun and made it so personal! She helped us every step of the way! Would highly recommend!
Some people are born with a natural gift of public speaking and Ashley is one of those rare people! She is so personable and was willing to work with us to have the ceremony (actually ceremonies thanks to CV19) of our dreams! We are so looking forward to having her officiate our vow renewal next year.
Choosing Ashley for our ceremony was quite possibly the easiest decision we made during our wedding. Immediately after talking to her, we both felt like we could be best friends with her, and we wanted her to tell our story. Nearly a year later, our choice to include her in our day was even more perfect than we could have imagined. She is not one of those “pick from a menu” officiants, she truly gets to know you and writes an absolutely beautiful ceremony. Multiple guests have told me that Ashley’s ceremony was perfect for our wedding, both in person and virtual. I cannot wait for her to join us for our second wedding so that we can do it all over again.
Ashley was incredible every step of the way! We had multiple FaceTime calls with her during the planning process, which was helpful for us because we didn’t have a lot of time to meet up in person. She made sure to ask us/send us a lot of questions so she could really get to know us as a couple. Her bubbly personality fit in well with our silliness as a couple, yet she also took the planning very seriously & professionally. She made our ceremony so personal to us, & it was exactly how we pictured it! We wanted a simple ceremony without anything religious, and she delivered beautifully. So many of our guests came up to me after the ceremony & raved about Ashley! Everyone loved her!
My husband and I just happened to come across Ashley randomly through the knot and we could not be happier with her services!! She answered all of our questions, was completely open to what we were looking for in our ceremony. Ashely has such a bubbly personality and we’re still getting compliments on our ceremony! My husband and I 10/10 recommend Ashley to any bride to be. You will not be disappointed!!
Ashley is the most amazing Officiant we could ever hope for. She took the time and care to research our family's culture and traditions, seamlessly incorporated it into our ceremony, and made it so personalized I couldn't believe it. We opted for non-traditional vows but didn't want to write our own, so Ashley sent us each a separate survey and customized our vows based on our answers about each other! I've never seen that done before and it was absolutely perfect. She was timely, responsive, had perfect suggestions when we weren't sure what to do, and a month later, we're still getting rave reviews from friends and family. She was so prompt and professional for our rehearsal that I had zero anxieties heading into our big day. She filed our marriage license right away since we were on our honeymoon, and it was processed for copies by the time we got back home. THANK YOU does not do it justice!
Ashley is amazing! Willing to work with you on anything, incredibly punctual and flexible! Was such a pleasure working with her to make my special day amazing.
We came across Ashley on Instagram, of all places, and right from the start we loved her vibe. We knew she would be the perfect mix of fun and professional that we dreamed of for our ceremony. We especially enjoyed that she offered alternative "love letter" vows, which was a unique way for us to express our feelings for each other on our special day. We had complete trust in Ashley creating and delivering our perfect ceremony. She did a beautiful job, and we've gotten many compliments about her!
If you are looking for an officiant you NEED to go with Ashley! She is honestly the best! She personalized our ceremony to fit us and she helped us understand the whole works because as newlyweds we were beyond confused. She was so patient with us and if she was didnt have a recommendation right then, she did the research and got back to us immediately. She has such an outgoing and fun personality. She is all about making sure you're happy with the results, making sure you have the ceremony of your dreams and just an all around amazing person to work with. You will be lucky to have her as your officiant. I know we were!!
Ashley officiated for my sister and it was a beautiful ceremony! She personalized it and really made it perfect for them! I am definitely going to be booking her for my wedding next year!
You absolutely NEED Ashley to officiate your wedding. She was amazing! We honestly could not have asked for a more beautifully written ceremony! Ashley went above and beyond to make it “us” and so unique.
We were nervous to write our own vows and read them out loud in front of 200 people so Ashley talked with us and asked us questions to get to know our story. She used our words and incorporated them into the ceremony so beautifully!
We are still getting compliments from family and friends talking about how impressed they were with our officiant. We have heard numerous times from our guests that our ceremony stood out among all the weddings they had been to!
Ashley was so professional and organized and we never had to worry about a thing throughout the entire process! With all the stress of planning a wedding she was a life saver because we knew instantly after talking with her that the ceremony would be completely taken care of.
We highly recommend you consider Ashley as your officiant. She will make your day a fun, unique and memorable one! We promise ;)
In short: Ashley Meitzler is the Officiant you are looking for!
From the initial point of contact, Ashley was timely with her responses and up front with what she had to offer. At the consultation, she knew just the questions to ask to understand what kind of ceremony style and feel we were looking for.
Our wedding was mainly nondenominational but we wanted the "add the perfect amount of religion for grandma" package. Ashley did not let us down! She was even able to make a pseudo major change to the end of the ceremony the day before the wedding!
Ashley's services were smooth, efficient, and 100% unique!
Ashley was phenomenal! She wrote an amazing and personal ceremony that was perfect for my wife and me. We had so many compliments throughout the night about how great the ceremony was. I highly recommend Ashley!
Ashley made our wedding ceremony so personal! She put in the extra time and effort to write a ceremony that was personalized to us and our story. We have received countless compliments on our ceremony and the job that she did.
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Crystal Lake, IL | Northwest Suburbs, Southern Wisconsin
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