Better Together Ceremonies

uiding us and providing materials for inspiration and the "need to knows". We 100% felt that we were in good hands. Joan your kindness and professionalism makes for a dream officiant, thank you again! Rachael & Brice Married 12/31/20

re we could craft our ceremony, but still made the most helpful recommendations. Our ceremony was perfect because of Joan! We cannot recommend her enough!

ver the last year and helping us find all the right words to say to make our ceremony special. You helped us stay relaxed and comfortable through the entire thing with your confidence and warm smile. Everything went smoothly and was meaningful. Your delivery and explanation of the Wine & Letter box ceremony was a very unique and special part of our wedding and serves as a reminder of the vows we made. We couldn't have asked for anyone better to be our officiant. With Love, George and Molly

enjoyed working with her so much she is also doing our friends and family ceremony next year when we hopefully do our ‘big’ celebration.

endors to reach out to us. I know she's done many weddings before, but she made us and our day feel special. Thank you for marrying us, Joan! We couldn't have asked for anyone better!

r ceremony. She was always 10-15 minutes early every time we met. We received so many compliments from our family and friends about how great she was and how much they loved our ceremony. If you want the best of the best pick Joan for your special day!

any options for you to choose from to really customize your ceremony to what you're looking for, and is open to any unique ideas you might have as well. She was also great at leading our rehearsal to make sure the day of went off without a hitch. We received so many compliments from our guests on how beautiful the ceremony was, and that was really all thanks to Joan! Even in the middle of a pandemic, she rose to the occasion by always staying in close communication with us and still actually doing our ceremony, and for that we can't thank or recommend her enough!

ons I had. She did a terrific job and would recommend her as an officiant!

pent over two hours talking with her and felt so comfortable with her. She didn’t pressure us into hiring her, but walking out of the restaurant, we knew she was the one to perform our marriage ceremony. Joan has so many ideas for ceremonies and how to personalize them. She helped us craft a beautiful ceremony that was fit for us. As we approached our wedding date, we had so many uncertainties regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, and Joan was so flexible and understanding. We ended up significantly downsizing our wedding this year, and are doing a large vow renewal and reception next year. Joan married us this year and has agreed to do a vow renewal for us next year with all of our guests in attendance. We are SO grateful we chose Joan, and we recommend her to anyone looking for an officiant. She will help your wedding turn out exactly how you want it to be. 2021 Update: We ended up not having our vow renewal as we had originally planned, but still are so grateful we chose Joan to officiate our ceremony. Talking to friends and family that were in attendance for our small ceremony, they thought Joan was a family friend because of how personal our ceremony was. Again, we HIGHLY recommend! :)

our wedding. We had just about 2 weeks to re-plan our wedding and ceremony, Joan quickly met with us and created a wonderful, personal ceremony for our wedding. She listened to our story, what we wanted in a ceremony, and just ran with it! She also was super flexible the day of and didn't let some rain and thunderstorms impact what we wanted for our day. We are so glad we chose Joan to be our officiant!

ng about our ceremony. It was beautiful, special, personalized, so much love! We couldn’t imagine our day without Joan. She really takes the time to get to know you, your story, and your relationship to make it perfect. We are forever grateful.

to our ceremony. We were impressed when we started working together, and everyone in our wedding party was singing her praises after our rehearsal. From the pages and pages of clever suggestions and ideas to wrangling our rowdy bridesmaids and groomsmen, Joan has thought of everything. We are so glad we chose to work with her, and would highly recommend her to absolutely everyone. She let us tell her what we'd like in the ceremony, and was ready with spot-on additions when we didn't know what to do. Not to mention, she had thought of every little detail we needed to be aware of, which helped our ceremony progress without a single glitch. We seriously will never run out of positive things to say about working with her - the ceremony meant so much to us and she helped us create something truly special and full of love that we will never forget. Many, many thanks to Joan for the part she played in our magical day!!

rehearsal without her! (Our wedding was a Sunday and she was officiating another at the same time as our rehearsal). I never felt as though anything was unclear or an odd request. She came to see me before the ceremony to confirm I was comfortable with everything and really kept the flow going during the ceremony. She also offered lots of tips and tricks and ideas for us that were very helpful. I would recommend Joan to anyone. We loved working with her!

tline as well as readings and options for different things to do during your ceremony and helps you create your own custom ceremony. When it came to our rehearsal Joan went above and beyond what I had imagined she would do. She took lead and guided everyone through the whole ceremony and made sure every aspect of the ceremony was figured out and was perfect. I was expecting to have to lead the rehearsal myself. It was nice to have her there to make it worry free. Overall, I would 100% recommend Joan as an officiant.

eautiful and professional on our wedding day! We could not have asked for a better officiant… from meeting with us months before the wedding, to running the rehearsal, and finally performing the ceremony, she was so helpful every step of the way. She checked in with me numerous times before and she dealt with our last minute changes, and sassy wedding party. We were so lucky to have you as our officiant. I would highly recommend!!!

and meaningful our ceremony was. She helped us make it our own by giving many suggestions and customization options. She helped rally the troops for our rehearsal and made it run smoothly as well.

officiant and found out she also does weddings in Green Bay, we were ecstatic! She is so great to work with and always available if you have questions. She has so many different ceremonies and readings to choose from. You pretty much put your own ceremony together (with Joan’s help) so you can make it to fit you as a couple and it’s totally unique to you. It’s not like the typical wedding ceremonies that all sound the same; it’s personal and meaningful to you. We received so many compliments on our ceremony and it’s all thanks to Joan.

o know both of us and provided so many readings, prayers, ceremony enhancements and details that we would not have thought about without her expertise. We still get compliments to this day from guests expressing how beautiful and wonderful our ceremony was. For our ceremony we wrote our own vows and did two enhancements, a ring warming passing & a chocolate and wine toast. Throughout the entire process of planning our wedding and during the ceremony Joan made it seamless! No matter what you are looking for, Joan will incorporate your needs and personalities into your ceremony. If you are looking for a wedding officiant…. look no further! I can 110% (if not more) recommend that you are making a great choice with Joan!

ate and kind. Joan listens to everything you want in your ceremony, makes suggestions, and collaborates to finalize a great final product. You will not be disappointed to walk down the aisle and have Joan there as your officiant!

she was quick to respond and help guide us through our wedding. She went above and beyond what we were expecting. Joan helped make sure we went through everything in the rehearsal and was patient with any questions, especially from family members. She checked in with everyone from us, to all of the parents and vendors and contractors we had for the ceremony. She truly made our dream wedding come true!

us create and perform a secular ceremony since I didn't have any personal referrals. But after we found Joan and met with her at Planet Perk in Oshkosh one Saturday morning, we knew that she was the one! She is so passionate about what she does. Joan was so organized and helpful right from the get-go; we trusted her completely! Over the course of our planning process she kept in touch, offering dozens of ceremony outlines and readings to go from, making sure we were on track, and guiding us through the marriage license tasks. Once the day of the wedding was here she was so prepared! She had multiple copies of the ceremony and the readings, she checked-in to make sure our point-person had the marriage license and the rings. We could not have asked for a better officiant. If anyone is looking for an officiant, religious or secular, I would 100% recommend Joan!

we are as a couple and Joan was the perfect fit! Joan was able to offer us a bunch of suggestions that helped us to make our ceremony 100% us - we got rave reviews and comments from so many of our guests. I say 11 out of 10 stars!!!! Thank you Joan!

umor to often "boring" ceremonies. Our guests enjoyed just how personal and true our ceremony was: my new husband and I on paper. She is so friendly and genuine. We couldn't be happier!

ing the reception and remark how the ceremony was so intimate and blended our beliefs as individuals perfectly. Additionally, she was punctual, kind and was an expert at herding our larger bridal party into action! We highly recommend Joan!

ceremony and getting our marriage license. I highly recommend her to all couples looking to get married!

, detail oriented and accessible. He arrived early, stayed for a celebratory toast, and was the secret ingredient for making our ceremony special. Plus, he is really just a great guy too. Honestly, he should charge way more than he does. He is worth every penny and then some.

and provided great feedback on our ceremony based on her experience. The day of the ceremony she was such a calming presence because she was so prepared. The ceremony she delivered was personal and exactely what we were looking for.

o pick out the different parts that we wanted to include, she was great with helping to craft it into a beautiful and highly personal ceremony that she presented perfectly on our wedding day. Working with Joan took an immense amount of stress off of our plates. Her communication was always excellent as she was always bery timely and thorough with her responses. She was very personable and supportive, and really made sure our ceremony was perfect just for us. We could not more highly recommend her for your ceremony.

officiate from our first conversation with her. She took the time to get to know us, and she sent us so many different ideas for ceremonies, vows, etc so we could customize a ceremony that was totally unique to us. She also makes a point to step out of the way during the kiss at the end of the ceremony, so your photographer can get a clear shot of the two of you. It's those little things that show how thoughtful she is and how she really knows what she's doing!

cative she was through the whole process and really strove to make this as easy as possible for us. All of our guests were surprised that she was not an old family friend and we forgot for a moment too! I can't say thank you enough for helping us through the ceremony building process and I would completely recommend anyone who needs an awesome, personal ceremony to work with her. Thanks for letting us be your 200th ceremony!

ave us a litany of options to add on to our ceremony that made it personal for us, and different from any other wedding we'd been to. I'd say we'd use her again, but this is my last stop! :) May be a vow renewal! Would recommend Better Together Ceremonies to anyone planning a wedding!

flow and what needed to be planned out. We would highly recommend her to everyone!!

s very detail oriented and organized. She truly made our ceremony amazing. We could not have asked for a better officiant. Thank you so very much, Joan. I would recommend you to anyone looking for a officiant.

excerpt for my mother to read at the ceremony but Joan had everything for us and made us all feel so relieved!! The day went off without a hitch and all of our guests kept commenting throughout the night about how the ceremony was so personalized to us as a couple and beautifully done. We highly recommend Joan at Better Together Ceremonies for any newly engaged couple looking for an officiant....overall, amazing experience! :)

iments on our ceremony from friends and family. I highly recommend Better Together Ceremonies!

f checking in before the Wedding day and even provides follow up after the event. We highly recommend using Joan & Better Together Ceremonies for your big day as you won't be disappointed!

I had reservations because my pastor was out of town for a synod assembly, but Joan was willing to incorporate religion for us and I loved it! Thank you so much Joan! If you need an officiant, look no further--you cannot go wrong with Joan! :)

e your ceremony unique to your relationship. Knowing Joan was there to keep both the rehearsal and wedding day running smoothly gave me so much peace of mind as a bride. It was in the mid 90s on our wedding day (who would have thought that in May!) but she was there to make sure we felt okay about the heat and had a game plan. I could not recommend working with her more, because of her and a few other important vendors - I actually got to enjoy the day and not stress!

e brought with her a bible of great ideas from ceremonies she has done in the past. It was really nice to see her work beforehand! She had so many great ideas to create a unique ceremony. We really wanted to speak our own vows to each other, but hated the idea of "public speaking," so she offered an idea for us to just speak them to each other with no microphone. She was always available to us if I ever had questions and laid out the ceremony beautifully for us before finalizing her plan. We got so so many compliments on how beautiful our ceremony was and I thank Joan 100% for this! We would highly recommend Joan to anyone wanting a truly meaningful wedding without the traditional "church wedding."

t and true love for work she does. In every email, call, and meeting up until our wedding day, she brought a vested interest in the couple we were and the story we had, helping us infuse our ceremony with details, legacy, and emotion. Her experience was invaluable in helping us create a sentimental, personalized, family-oriented ceremony that was so "us." Guests still rave about the ceremony content, flow, and Joan's joyous and sincere words. We consider ourselves so blessed to have had Joan serve such a special role as we became husband and wife. Joan is just one of those women you'd be lucky to have in your life far beyond the wedding day!