Thanks to recommendations from couples on The Knot
Ceremonies By Kristen is a wedding officiating service based out of St. Charles, MO. This business is happy to provide celebrant services for religious, non-religious, and interfaith ceremonies. Whether you want a simple elopement or detailed, traditional service, owner Kristen will ensure your time at the altar matches your vision.
Kristen became a celebrant in 2021 when she officiated her sister's wedding. She loved playing a role in helping the happy couple celebrate their commitment and wanted to work with other soon-to-be-weds in the same way. She's now a certified minister with American Marriage Ministries and goes above and beyond to create a couple's dream celebration from the start.
You will be welcome to recite your own vows and give your ceremony a personal, heartwarming touch. Ceremonies By Kristen has multiple packages to choose from to match each couple's needs and wants. Before your big day, she will collaborate with you to make sure the tone, rituals, and other elements of your ceremony make a memorable beginning to your marriage.
Woman-owned Business
+4 years in business
Speaks English
Small team (2-10 members)
Details
Ceremony Types
Civil Union
Commitment Ceremony
Elopement
Interfaith Ceremony
Non-Religious Ceremony
Religious Ceremony
Second Wedding
Vow Renewal Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
Buddhist
Christian
Catholic
Protestant
Interfaith
Pagan
Secular
Spiritual
Unitarian
Wedding Activities
Wedding
Ceremony
Awards and Affiliations
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Reviews
5.0
out of 5.0
27 reviews
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Kristen received glowing reviews as an officiant for weddings. Reviewers praised her professionalism, personalization of ceremonies, and helpfulness throughout the process. Kristen's calm demeanor, guidance, and flexibility were highlighted, making the ceremony stress-free and heartfelt. She provided options for customizing scripts, filing marriage licenses, and ensuring a smooth rehearsal and ceremony. Clients emphasized Kristen's efficiency, organization, and ability to create a beautiful, personalized ceremony that exceeded expectations, with many highly recommending her services for wedding ceremonies.
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Taylor N
5.0
11/15/2025
Kristen was amazing in helping us coordinate and craft our ceremony script! She was such a huge help in giving us advice for the ceremony details and answering all of our questions! She is such a sweet person and I would highly recommend booking with her!
Jillian K
5.0
10/30/2025
Kristen did a great job officiating our wedding this October, She helped us run through our rehearsal and was conscience of our needs during the ceremony when we fiance was 3 weeks post shoulder surgery on our wedding day. She was very responsive throughout the whole process and made things super easy! She kept the ceremony super simple and sweet.
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Hannah J
5.0
9/24/2025
Kristen did an amazing job officiating our wedding and was very easy to work with. She was so on top of everything and kept us organized throughout the entire process. 100% recommend 😊
Stefanie M
5.0
9/23/2025
We really enjoyed having Kristen officiate our wedding. She was very kind and easy to work with. She gave us her scripts she typically works with to help us get started and then let us customize it all. She offered great advice on the wording of some parts we wanted to include. I am not skilled in that area so I was very grateful for that help. We had a great practice phone call and a few follow up emails before the big day. We surprised our family with our wedding and Kristen was so kind to be a little flexible as we transitioned from our reveal to the ceremony. She was on time, organized, and very helpful. I would highly recommend Kristen!
Jake M
5.0
9/16/2025
Kristen officiated our wedding and made it a beautiful and easy ceremony. She helped us figure out how and where to get our marriage license and filed it for us. She also gave a beautiful speech when she married us and worked with us so that we got exactly what we wanted. The day of the ceremony Kristen was very prepared and organized to make sure everything went off without a hitch. I would highly recommend Kristen.
Guiseppe T
5.0
8/21/2025
We absolutely loved Kristen. She was amazing and really made sure she didn't miss anything for our day. She answered all the questions we had and was really welcoming, and not awkward at all which I think is really important especially when you guys meet for the first time. She also made something nerve wracking feel simple and so easy. Would really recommend her to everyone.
Crisana O
5.0
6/29/2025
Kristen was wonderful! She let us choose from a selection of ceremony scripts and had helpful advice for writing our vows. She was very communicative and easy to work with. So kind and absolutely wonderful, would highly recommend!
Jaclyn H
5.0
4/24/2025
Kristen was wonderful to work with! She made the whole process stress-free and easy. I loved how we could personalize our script using the options Kristen provided. We highly recommend choosing Kristen for your ceremony!
John S
5.0
4/21/2025
We could not be happier with Kristen. She is such a bright and friendly person who helped us immensely with our rehearsal and wedding day. We were a ball of nerves the day of but her presence, her calm and friendly demeanor, helped us at the alter and made our day incredibly special. I have seen quite a few officiants perform wedding ceremonies, but trust me, if you need an officiant, your want Kristen.
Anne T
5.0
3/24/2025
We cannot thank Kristen and Taylor enough for the incredible job they did at our wedding. From the very beginning, they made us feel at ease and ensured that we were comfortable throughout the entire process. Their warm and welcoming demeanor helped us feel like we were in great hands. We felt so relaxed and confident, knowing we had the right person leading us through such an important moment. If you're looking for someone who is not only professional but also genuinely kind and considerate, we highly recommend Kristen and Taylor!
Heather O
5.0
11/08/2024
Kristen was amazing to work with! Super professional, organized, and easy to communicate with. One thing that I love is that she sends off your marriage license for you so it doesn’t get lost or ruined during the chaos of pictures and then the reception. Highly recommend her services!
Kristen was fantastic! Organized and communicative, and overall, very professional. She had excellent options for how to craft the script of the ceremony with plenty of room for personalizing it. She was lovely to work with, walked us through what to expect for the ceremony, and filed our license immediately. We highly recommend Ceremonies By Kristen 😊
Addison G
5.0
9/15/2024
Kristen recently did our ceremony for us! She was professional, but still personal. She gives you options for each section of your ceremony and then you pick what fits best for you as a couple. It’s a very easy, straightforward process! She does not require you to do any kind of pre-marital counseling like a lot of officiants we found required. Her ceremonies are secular, but you can also add or modify anything you would like. Several people commented on how beautiful our ceremony was! We did not choose to include any traditions (like a sand ceremony), but you can also do this. Altogether, we highly recommend using her!
Tiffany H
5.0
6/19/2024
Kristen was amazing!! Punctual and very pleasant and easy to work with. Would def recommend 10/10!! Not only did she do a wonderful job on the ceremony but she also helped with rehearsal as well!!
Sophie Z
5.0
6/14/2024
Kristen did a wonderful job as our wedding officiant. She was very organized, communicative, and made the process incredibly easy for us. Thank you for all the help on our special day!
Heather G
5.0
5/06/2024
She was very professional but yet very personal. She truly wanted to make the day what we wanted. I would highly recommend her.
Lori H
5.0
3/28/2024
Kristen made our ceremony absolutely perfect! We received SO many comments on how beautiful our ceremony was – the words were meaningful, and sincere…in short it was everything we could have wished for and more! Thank you!
Alexandra S
5.0
3/11/2024
Couldn’t have asked for a better ceremony definitely recommend!!
Emalee B
5.0
1/04/2024
Kristen was amazing to work with! We were able to make our ceremony our own without any added headache!
Kimberly D
5.0
1/02/2024
Absolutely highly recommend Kristen!! Contacted her for a short noticed wedding, and she delivered! Friendly and organized throughout the process. Gave plenty of options for the ceremony and was great with some small last minute changes. Entirely forever thankful for coming out on one of the coldest days of the month for outdoor ceremony!!
Sammi B
5.0
11/22/2023
Kristen was very organized and wonderful to work with! She really took time to learn about us and made our ceremony so beautiful and personalized to fit who we were as people. People at our wedding raved about her professionalism and her personalization. We definitely recommend Kristen to anyone who is looking for an officiant!
Katrina G
5.0
10/08/2023
Kristen was Amazing. We are so thankful that we found her. We would recommend Kristen hands down for your wedding.
Hannah G
5.0
8/25/2023
Kristen was an incredible officiant, well-informed of the ceremony process and extremely professional. She scheduled several virtual appointments throughout our wedding planning process to answer any questions or concerns we had as well as took into consideration what we wanted for our ceremony. The day of our wedding couldn’t have gone any better and our ceremony was very heartfelt and full of love thanks to Kristen’s guidance and direction. If we could we would book Kristen several times over. If you’re looking into her services and are reading this review, stop what you’re doing right now and get in contact with her immediately!
Carrie W
5.0
6/08/2023
Kristen was easy to work with, friendly, and professional. We wanted a very small, short ceremony, and Kristen helped us get everything just right. She supplied vows and other verbiage that made it easy to customize the ceremony just for us. She let us know what to expect and sent along helpful reminders as needed.
Sarah H
5.0
4/04/2023
Kristen was awesome! Our ceremony was cut short due to high winds and freezing cold but she was amazing through it all.
Lauren D
5.0
8/04/2022
Kristen was so wonderful to work with! She created an amazing draft of our ceremony and worked with us to get it into it's final shape. She did an amazing job with our guests and giving out instructions before the ceremony. And on the day of, she did a fantastic job and made our day so much easier! We absolutely wholeheartedly recommend her, and definitely wish we could give more than 5 stars!
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