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Serving South Florida, the Keys and beyond since 2013.
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Our focus is to reflect your tastes and preferences with flair, respect, style and genuine warmth. We emphasize personal and reliable service, creativity and fun while honoring the traditions of marriage, family, faith and culture. We draw upon an extensive wealth of resources and knowledge gleaned from presiding over more than 1000 weddings as of Spring 2022.
From luxurious venues to the finest 5star resorts to cozy inns, waterfront estates, lush tropical gardens, nature parks on board yachts or in your home or backyard... we tailor everything to suit you and your day.
We embrace all faiths, orientations, cultures and each of us lives by the fervent belief that love has no labels.
Our team includes Annie, Luisa. Jill and Lydsey Mae in the Keys and South Miami.
Throughout Miami, Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood, Broward County, Palm Beach County [Delray, Boca, Palm Beaches ,etc. ] and North....we feature officiants Annya, Alex and Sheena.
Many of us perform weddings in Spanish and incorporate other languages, cultures and traditions. as well.
Kat travels wherever you need her!!! - specializing in Broward. Miami and Palm Beach communities.
Special arrangements available for out of state and International destinations.
We team with male officiants
upon request and have proudly collaborated with the regions most sought-after coordinators, photographers videographers, designers. DJs and musicians.
As a matter of fact. several of Kat's associates are also full service planners!
Luisa Benda forma parte del equipo de Ceremonies by Kat y realiza servicios de ceremonias bilingues y en español.
Para solicitar mas información sobre nuestros servicios en español escribenos hello@magnoliaweddingsandeventsfl.com
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Planning
- Se Habla Español
Religious Affiliations
- Christian
- Interfaith
- Jewish
- Pagan
- Secular
- Spiritual
Wedding Activities
- Wedding
- Ceremony
Awards and Affiliations
6-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2025.2024.2023.+3 more.
Best of Weddings
The Knot independently assesses vendors for this award—it’s never self-reported. We base it on firsthand experiences from real couples and guests, and they must have a 4.5-star average across 7+ reviews in the qualifying year.
Hall of Fame
Earned by winning 'Best of Weddings' four or more times.
Reviews
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Kat was absolutely incredible! Was so professional, friendly, and really made a great effort to get to know me and my husband. Her touch to our ceremony was wonderful and she perfe...
ctly captured our relationship! I highly recommend working with her.
Kat was absolutely wonderful and made our beach ceremony feel personal, heartfelt, and effortless. She took the time to get to know us, crafted words that truly reflected our story...
, and brought such a warm, calming presence to the day. Our guests kept telling us how beautiful the ceremony was, and we couldn’t agree more. We’re so grateful to have had Kat as our officiant — she made our moment by the ocean unforgettable.
We cannot say enough amazing things about Kat! From start to finish, she was incredibly efficient, organized, and just so easy to work with. She made the entire process feel seamle...
ss and stress-free, which meant everything to us.
Our ceremony was absolutely perfect — it felt so personal, meaningful, and completely true to our vibe as a couple. Kat has such a special way of capturing your story and delivering it in a way that feels natural, heartfelt, and genuine.
Kat made our ceremony unforgettable! Her warm, vibrant energy set the perfect tone for the ceremony, and she truly knows how to craft a ceremony that reflects the couple’s unique s...
tory. We wanted something simple yet meaningful, and she delivered beyond our expectations. Our guests were deeply moved by her words, and we received countless compliments throughout the night—everyone kept telling us she was the best officiant they’ve ever seen! If you're looking for someone who can create a personal, fun, and truly unique ceremony, we wholeheartedly recommend Kat. She’s amazing!
Kat is an amazing officiant and a wonderful person to work with from start to finish. We wanted a secular ceremony and she respected that wish completely! After our first phone cal...
l with Kat, we completely trusted her to officiate our wedding. The process was seamless: she worked with us to build our ceremony from scratch and make sure it was exactly what we were looking for. She even took the time to meet us in person to go over every detail. She provided us with a plethora of various examples of other ceremonies she has done in the past which helped us immensely in deciding how we wanted our ceremony to look. We told her what we liked from the materials provided and she ended up drafting a beautiful custom ceremony tailored to us. Kat ran every word by us and was very receptive to any changes that we requested as well.
At the ceremony itself, Kat was absolutely amazing! She is a confident and warm speaker. Her tone, humor, and sincerity truly made the ceremony memorable. We had MANY guests tell us afterwards how much they loved her. And the cherry on top: she took care of mailing our marriage license to the county so we didn’t have to worry!
Kat thank you so much for all of the work and care you have put into our wedding! We are extremely grateful.
[Photo credit: Wild Eyed Photography]
Kat did a wonderful job officiating our wedding! She has so much charm and charisma, she works very closely with you to make sure you get exactly what you want! We had a few specia...
l requests like requesting that visitors be disconnected from their phones and Kat really made sure they got fulfilled! When planning things, she helped make sure we had everything covered and offered plenty of advice and thoughts from her experiences at other weddings, which was a huge help. Kat also gave us advice on how to have all the paperwork prepped in advance - which gave us one less thing to worry about of the wedding day!
Best of all, Kat was incredibly kind, funny, and brought a light and positive energy to our wedding which was exactly what we wanted. She's awesome!
We had our wedding on Captiva Island at Luxurious Sea Palms. Kat is a kind soul. She truly cares for people. She is very detailed and learns everything about you. She has a flow th...
at is natural and as well has the true ability to talk and make everyone feel like you have known her for years. If you're looking for an officiant, look no further. You have truly found the right one. Thank you, Kat, for everything! You are an amazing person. Every time I see a dolphin we think of you and our wedding!
Kris and Missy
Kat was awesome. she did our ceremony exactly how we wanted! short and sweet, yet added In some extra stuff about our fur baby, our family, and how we met!
Kat is wonderful. She performed a beautiful ceremony just how we wanted it, kept it short and sweet, but added in some stuff of her own. We are not religious, did not say our own v...
ows (we did “I do” and “repeat after me”) but wanted to include our fur babies, both living and deceased. She made it personal and perfect for us, and hung out during some of the cocktail hour to wish us well and speak to our guests. She knows when to step out for photos (ring exchange and kiss) and our favorite part was to pause at the beginning to look into the water and take a breath. She made it calm and relaxing so we could really hear what she was saying and not be nervous to look at each other during the whole ceremony. Thank you Kat. Wouldn’t have wanted anyone else.
Nola was our officiant. She was such a blessing from helping find a beautiful small place on the water for our elopement to what fees/forms to sign for the park. She performed a lo...
vely ceremony custom to what we wanted. We our thrilled with the whole experience. We are thankful for Kat sending us to Nola.
Kat performed our intimate ceremony at sunset last week and it was perfect! She was professional and by the end she became our friend! So grateful she was available to give us th...
e guidance before hand and to be a part of our special day.
So thrilled that we hired Kat to officiate our special day! She was so kind, patient and understood what we were looking for. It was truly a special day. Thank you so much Kat!
Kat is amazing!!! I felt like I had known her forever. She did extensive work getting to know us as a couple and really captured our essence in our ceremony. We had such a great ti...
me, lots of laughs! Kat will be a lasting memory from our big day!
Look no further, you’ve found your officiant! Kat is amazing. Her energy is so loving and welcoming. She is so good at what she does & is just a beam of light. We are so blessed to...
have been married by her. Easy and fun to work with and I miss her already!!!
- The Bowers
We booked Kat as our officiant for our March 1, 2024 wedding in Key Largo. I can officially say that Kat is one of the most beautiful souls I have ever met. She took the time to le...
arn about us as a couple, and it is evident that she cares deeply about her couples and invests a lot of time into every single one. Our ceremony was the most beautiful, genuine, and authentic thanks to her! She worked so well with our doggies too, and included such beautiful personal touches. Our guests absolutely loved her (almost as much as we do) and a few asked to book her for vow renewals. I’m very excited to say that we will be seeing Kat again in the future! We cannot recommend Kat enough. Book Kat! You will absolutely not regret it!
We couldn’t be happier with our decision to have Bobbie Stutts, with Ceremonies by Kat officiate our wedding. Their communication from the first phone call was impressive, because ...
we were working with a tight timeline! Bobbie was delightful to work with & the professionalism & thoughtfulness she put into our ceremony was unforgettable. We would highly recommend them!!
From the very first time we spoke, we knew Kat would be our officiant. She is the most caring, compassionate, energetic and vibrant person and we immediately felt comfortable with ...
her. She goes the extra mile to get to know you and works closely with you to personalize your ceremony. We truly had the most amazing time crafting the perfect words for the big day (she had such a great selection of a variety of different types of ceremonies), and we could feel her love and light shining on us throughout the ceremony and reception. Organized, punctual, but above all, an amazing officiant and friend.
Luisa was the best planner! From the beginning she answered all my questions and was always there when I needed something! I’m so thankful for all she did for our wedding!
I can’t say enough wonderful things about Kat.
She’s beautiful inside and out and customizes each and every ceremony to truly represent each couple.
I am glad to be a part of Ka...
ts officiant team.
I 100 % recommend Kat - 100 times over.
Sheena.
If you are looking for the perfect officiant, look no further! Our first conversation with Kat put us at ease and it was smooth sailing from there! She respected all of our request...
s and provided great input where needed. Her ceremony was very enjoyable and we just loved her energy! She also promptly
mailed our marriage license after the ceremony and stayed in contact with us throughout the entire process. I highly recommend! Thank you, Kat!
Kat is the BEST! She brings so much flair to your wedding ceremony, makes you feel special and your guests so welcomed! We met with Kat via Zoom to chat about our dream wedding and...
before I knew it she was sending over samples for us to choose from and allowing us chances to share our personal story in our ceremony. HIGHLY RECOMMEND choosing Kat to officiate your big day!!
Three words…Kat is fabulous!!! When we first spoke it was like talking to a long time friend. She was so knowledgeable and informative and captured our story so beautifully. Kat pr...
ovided so much guidance and advice and made it effortless for the ceremony to come together. The most important part of our special day was just perfect.
We can’t wait for the video. Kat included just the right mix of fun, humor, memories, tributes and love. We were lucky enough to have her stay for our reception and loved seeing her out on the dance floor. Kat will alway be special to us for being such an important part of this day and we look forward to watching the photos and videos from her future weddings!
You can not go wrong with selecting Kat to officiate your wedding. She was amazing.
Bobbie was amazing! She helped us craft the perfect ceremony!! She was on top of it and even had all our stuff printed for us at the end!
We highly recommend Kat as she goes above and beyond for her clients, has a bubbly personality and is very easy to work with.
Kat! I am so thrilled we found you to officiate our wedding! Your spunk and kind nature truly was exactly what we were looking for. She did such a wonderful job and really guided ...
us step by step through the process, everything from coming up with our script for our ceremony to the legality of getting married. I would recommend Kat for any wedding. Thank you!
Kat is incredible. What could have been a painful process (writing your vows) was smooth and easy. She provided numerous examples for us to use as inspiration and had us fill out a...
questionnaire to make sure she really got to know us as a couple before the big day. I felt like she provided the exact perfect combination of guidance and support, while also relieving some of the pressure we felt. Plus, she became instant friends with both our moms, and they still sing her praises!
Kat was AWESOME! I found her through a referral in a FB group and we spoke on the phone. Loved her from the get go. She was so helpful with ideas for vows, personal words, links...
, etc. She put together a beautiful ceremony for our intimate wedding. I would stop your search with her!
Now that our wedding has passed, it is only appropriate to take a moment to thank our officiant, Bobbie Stutts.
Bobbie kept in touch with us throughout our preparations and deliver...
ed a wonderful speech at the ceremony. We are grateful that she served as our officiant.
Thank you Bobbie and please make more couples happy.
I cannot say enough great things about Kat! We completely lucked into her services with a package from our venue. Everything from the pre-planning to the ceremony and to the wonder...
ful follow up was perfect. She captured everything we wanted and made the whole process super easy!! Absolutely would recommend her services!
Kat was AMAZING for our wedding!!! She was so helpful leading up to the wedding and made the day so special for us! She put together a beautiful ceremony personalized to us!! She a...
lso made the marriage license process so easy, which was great to be able to come home from our honeymoon and not have to worry about that!!
Bobbie’s is very detailed and organized. She guided us from the very beginning on each step of the wedding ceremony not just obtaining marriage certificate . She did an amazing job...
, so happy to choose her for wedding ceremony. The ceremony was beautiful!
Kat was amazing through the whole process! She simplified the marriage license application for us and made our last minute elopement completely stress free! She helped choose the b...
eautiful location as well. Highly recommend Kat and her services!
Kat was beyond amazing. She took the time to get to know us and personalize our ceremony! She helped to make our day special and memorable. Thank you again Kat for everything!!!!
Amazing. Bobbie Stutts made our day by personalizing our ceremony as if she has known us our whole lives. We would HIGHLY recommend Bobbie to anyone looking for an officiant.
Kat was absolutely wonderful and I knew from our first phone conversation that we had made the right choice! She was very responsive and helped up come up with a truly memorable ce...
remony. We wanted some humor and had some fun ideas and she was open to all of it! I truly enjoyed working with her and so happy she was apart of our special day.
What words can I use to describe Kat? Kind, attentive, warm, and absolutely lovely. That's a good start. Ours was a second marriage, and we are a bit older, so our expectations w...
ere different. Kat gave us unique ideas, and we used them all. She helped us build a beautiful and unique ceremony. Incorporating love and our differing spirituality. And then, on the day of, she arrived and was as fabulous in-person, as she was during our earlier zoom meetings. (Oh ya, we were also living half of a country away from our destination wedding location.) So now how can I describe Kat? She was absolutely perfect.
I was recommended to Kat by my DJ, I contacted her one month before my wedding date. She was unavailable for our date but she had Bobbie Stutts available for us.
Bobbie was wonde...
rful, she was very communicative, positive, friendly & easy to talk to. She got the process rolling quickly for us as we only had one month to get everything done. When hiring Bobbie I didn't plan to get much involved in what they do as officiant's. First thing was filling out a bunch of question which was a little intimidating but once my husband and I got into it, it was actually fun. That was the moment I decided I was all in and really wanted to customize our ceremony. Bobbie worked up a bunch of script for us and information for us to look at and go over. She also let me have the wheel and write up a lot of my own things for her to say. Which I LOVED so much because it made our ceremony very special to us!
Our wedding day, Bobbie was early, she came straight to me as I was getting ready. She gave me a copy of our ceremony as a keep sake & gathered our vow books. I have many pictures of Bobbie talking with everyone through the time before our ceremony. She was so very kind & just wonderful!
Thank you so much Bobbie Stutts for a very special ceremony ❤️
From the minute I met Kat, I knew she was THE person cut out for making our wedding ceremony the ceremony we wanted! She was fun, down to earth, easy going, spunky - everything we ...
wanted and more! She’s like the crazy NY aunt that everyone loves and that loves everyone - she kept our ceremony easy and light hearted and really went with the flow of making it all flow on our special day! We wanted it to be fun, amusing, catchy and unique and she made it all of that and then some!
Kat was easy to work with and made sure we got exactly what we wanted for our ceremony. She was so nice and made sure to make our ceremony personal to us.
We knew immediately after our first Zoom interview with Kat that should we be the one to marry us. Her warm energy and passion for what she does were evident from the first meeting...
. We were lucky enough to enjoy a night out for dinner with her before our wedding which helped us feel even more connected. Kat walks you through the process while providing examples, details, all while being extremely flexible and understanding throughout the planning process. It was such a joy to have her marry us and we're so glad we were able to work with her. She's an outstanding officiant who knows how to really connect and understand the couples she works with. Thank you so much for everything, Kat! xoxo Erica & Daniel
We had the pleasure of working with Anne and she composed a beautiful 20 year vowel renewal for us. She was always communicative and available. She was punctual and went above and ...
beyond for us. She made our evening memorable!
Annie was everything we were looking for in an officiant! She was calm, cool, collected, professional, genuine, and fun! We had a very non traditional wedding and Annie was the ici...
ng on the cake. It was exactly what we wanted. Laid back, fun, and real! I would recommend Annie with ceremonies by Kat to anyone! Thank you again for making our special day perfect.
Bobbi was a joy to work with! She was professional, genuinely kind, detailed, and very responsive to our questions and requests. We had a destination wedding and by the time of our...
wedding, it felt like we had known Bobbi forever! Thank you for sharing in our special day!
Kat is AMAZING!!!! She officiated our wedding in Islamorada and it was perfection. Every detail of what she said was all about us and everything we wanted expressed during our cere...
mony. She captured it all. Kat was always available whenever we needed her and we appreciate her so much. As one of my guests said, "Kat and the ceremony were a breath of fresh air". Our ceremony was unlike any other wedding I've been to and it was because it was so intimate and special. Thank you Kat!!
Great communication and guidance throughout the whole process of planning and finalizing our wedding . All of our guests enjoyed her words and she represented our love story very ...
well. Highly recommend!
I got married July 14th 2021 at the Key Largo Lighthouse. It was a destination wedding so we didn’t meet Kat face to face until the day of the wedding. I strictly went off online r...
eviews to hire her. A friend of ours wanted to officiate the wedding and I wasn’t so sure about it. Let me tell you hiring Kat and not having a friend marry us was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding day! She was beyond amazing. So sweet, helpful, friendly, responsive to all emails and questions. I remember when we first spoke on the phone it was so natural the conversation just flowed. She asked us questions and with the answers we gave she made up her own ceremony script. The day of the wedding she arrived about a hour early and she came to find me and talked to me. Because we spoke on the phone a couple of times before the big day and right before the ceremony started I felt so comfortable with her standing at the alter with us.. she really did help calm my nerves! She made the ceremony personable, funny, but yet a little emotional. Kat did a amazing job and I would 100% recommend her to all you future brides!
Kat made our special day even more special!!! Our ceremony was absolutely perfect and everything we could have dreamed of and more! Kat is kind, genuine, and bubbly. Her happiness ...
just radiates to everyone present during the ceremony. She made all of our guests feel the love from the beginning of the ceremony and set the tone for the rest of the night. She helped us customize our ceremony to fit our wants and needs and it turned out exactly as we imagined. Our guests couldn't stop talking about the ceremony and how wonderful Kat was! We can't recommend her enough. If you are looking for a fun, easy-going, caring officiant you will not regret choosing Kat! We couldn't be more grateful for her and the important role she played in our special day. She is truly the best!
This was a second marriage for my husband and I, so we wanted to be sure that the offciant we sought would make our wedding vows feel stress-free, fun, and "non ritual like or rehe...
ared".
After reviewing officiants on the Knot, we decided to call Kat Newman. Right away we knew that she was the perfect officiant for our wedding vows, she listened and understood what we wanted and didn't want for our ceremony, she was so much fun to work with. She has a great sense of humor, and made us feel so comfortable. My husband and I couldn't have asked for a better person to marry us than Kat, and on the beautiful sands of The Islander in Islamorada, Florida.
Kat helped to make the ceremony comfortable while heartfelt! Definitely helped in putting my anxiety at ease during the ceremony.
Thanks, Kat!
Kat is amazing!! Her communication and assistance made our ceremony perfect!!! She fit perfect into our atmosphere and family!!!
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