About this vendor
Capital Crescent Collective (formerly Emily Cook Therapy) is a wedding officiating service based in Bethesda, MD. Owned and operated by Emily Racic, Ph.D., this expert is passionate about unique love stories. Her goal is to make your ceremony an experience that authentically reflects you and your partner.
Emily is only authorized to officiate in Maryland. She cannot officiate weddings in Virginia.
Performing a range of weddings, including spiritual, secular, and interfaith, Emily will tailor her approach to suit your preferences. More than that, she celebrates love no matter what and loves celebrating both hetero and same-sex couples. Known for her down-to-earth personality and a genuine sense of humor, you will enjoy spending time with Emily before, during, and after your big day.
Reach out and enquire about Emily's many useful and interactive service offerings. This expert offers pre-marital coaching sessions, day-of officiating, and post-wedding guidance to help you navigate the new world of marriage. Whatever you opt for, you can rest assured that Emily will do whatever it takes to make you and your partner feel most comfortable and understood from start to finish.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
- Christian
- Protestant
- Quaker
- Interfaith
- Jewish
- Secular
Wedding Activities
- After The Wedding
- Newlywed Life
- Getting Engaged
- Premarital Counseling
- Wedding
- Ceremony
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5
out of 5.02 reviews
My husband and I cannot say enough good things about working with Emily. Since we don't go to church consistently, we didn't want a random pastor performing our wedding. Thankfully...
we found Emily and did five pre-marital sessions with her. We used the Prepare-Enrich materials for about two of our sessions to get started and then Emily did a wonderful job of tailoring our following sessions to us more specifically.
When it came to plan the wedding ceremony, Emily made it super easy and provided us with a lot of guidance on how to customize our ceremony to incorporate the traditional religious moments that were important to our families but also incorporate moments and language that felt true to us.
Emily was great on the day of the wedding and after getting to know each other so well, she ended up being such a wonderful calming presence on our actual wedding day.
Logistically, she took care of all of the marriage license steps and it was easy to schedule sessions with her that fit our schedule.
If you're doing the five-part counseling with her, we'd recommend starting that sooner that you finish up with a least 3 or 4 months to spare so you can focus on the final wedding details.
Emily was the best officiant in every way. We knew we wanted an officiant who offered premarital counseling, who would tailor our ceremony to us, and, maybe most importantly, some...
one we liked and felt comfortable with. Emily was amazing on all fronts. From the start, her kindness and warmth came across even in her emails before we actually met her.
On our wedding day, my mom and our wedding coordinator couldn't stop gushing over how great Emily. And later, when I was going through our wedding photos, you could see that Emily was so genuinely happy for us -- it makes our ceremony photos feel that much more special (since of course she's in quite a few of them!).
And as far as the premarital counseling goes, we're actually still going to counseling with her! She's just really that good.
Contact
10904 STILLWATER AVE, KENSINGTON, MD | MD
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