Fun and Celebratory Michigan Wedding Officiant
Detroit Metro & Greater Michigan
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Sabra
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Hi, I’m Sabra, the heart and soul behind Ceremonies by Sabra. Your wedding ceremony should feel like you, never stiff, never generic, and definitely not a script pulled off the internet. That’s why I take the time to get to know you: your laughter, your quirks, your love, and the kind of energy you want for your day.
Some couples want short and sweet. Others want something fun and full of personality. Many want a balance of heartfelt and joyful. Some want religion woven in, others don’t. Whatever your vision, I’ll make sure your ceremony feels authentic, inclusive, and memorable.
Couples often tell me I bring calm when nerves are high, warmth when emotions run deep, and joy when it’s time to celebrate. Guests leave saying, “That was so them.” For me, that’s the absolute best compliment.
As a full-time, professional celebrant and ordained officiant, I bring both experience and heart to every “I do.” With training through Celebrant Academy (Master Celebrant Certification), Unboring! Wedding Academy, and as a certified pro at Wedding MBA, I’ve officiated over 700 ceremonies across Michigan and beyond. I’m also passport-ready for destination weddings.
Most importantly, I’m an equality enthusiast and proud ally. I serve all couples, LGBTQ+, non-religious, interfaith, and non-traditional, with inclusivity and respect. I love working with couples who are a little adventurous, a little quirky, and excited to make their ceremony a true reflection of who they are.
Your ceremony is the heart of your wedding day. Long after the music fades, these are the words you’ll carry with you. Let’s create something personal, meaningful, and unforgettable together.
Ceremonies By Sabra is a professional wedding officiant service based in Ortonville, MI.
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Ceremony Types
Civil Union
Commitment Ceremony
Elopement
Interfaith Ceremony
Non-Religious Ceremony
Second Wedding
Vow Renewal Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
Christian
Interfaith
Secular
Spiritual
Wedding Activities
Wedding
Ceremony
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Meet the team
Sabra
Owner
For years I joked that “marrying people” had to be the best job ever. Everyone’s happy, in love, and ready to celebrate (and yes, there’s usually cake). I thought about it often but never quite took the leap.
That all changed in 2017 when my closest friends asked me to officiate their surprise wedding. Their families were visiting from the United Kingdom, we had three weeks to make it happen, and I knew this was my moment. I got ordained, trained with a local chapel, and officiated my very first ceremony. The surprise was a hit, the love in the room was unforgettable, and I knew I had found what I was meant to do.
Since then I have had the joy of officiating hundreds of weddings across Michigan. Along the way I have invested in training with Unboring Wedding Academy, Celebrant Academy, and through courses at Wedding MBA, all to make sure the ceremonies I create are not only heartfelt but also professional, polished, and truly memorable.
I believe your wedding ceremony should feel fun, celebratory, and filled with love. Couples often tell me it felt like having a friend by their side, someone who kept things joyful, calm, and deeply personal. That is exactly what I want for you too.
Reviews
5.0
out of 5.016 reviews
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Sabra is highly praised by multiple couples for her officiating services at weddings. She is described as affordable, professional, communicative, and skilled at creating personalized ceremonies. Couples appreciate her attention to detail, ability to make ceremonies unique and meaningful, and her professionalism. Sabra's expertise and warmth have left couples and their guests impressed and deeply touched, making her highly recommended as an officiant for weddings.Review photos
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Emily S
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5.0
10/07/2025
Sabra is AWESOME!!!
We hired her to officiate our wedding this past weekend and she was absolutely stellar.
Sabra is affordable, highly professional and very communicative. She t...
ook the time to carefully personalize our wedding ceremony to the point where my bride and I were crying tears of joy at the altar.
I can't say enough about Sabra and how amazing she is... we highly recommend her!!!!
Response from Ceremonies By Sabra on 10/07/2025
Your wedding at the Packard Proving Grounds was absolutely stunning, and I still smile thi...
nking about it. Everything, from the gorgeous setting to the incredible vendor team to your amazing group of family and friends, felt so full of love and joy.
You two were such a pleasure to work with. Personalizing your ceremony was one of those moments that reminds me exactly why I love this work. Seeing you get emotional at the altar (in the best way) made my heart so full. I’m so glad the words and little details landed exactly how they were meant to.
Thank you for letting me be part of your day.
Skyler K
5.0
11/10/2025
Sabra provided such a beautiful ceremony for Nate and I. Admittedly we were a bit worried when starting our search for a same-sex marriage officiant but Sabra stood out amongst all...
others and once we met her, we knew she was the one. Sabra really takes the time to get to know her couples and their love story. Her communication leading up to and after the wedding was fantastic. We received so many compliments from our guests on how Sabra conducted the ceremony and couldn’t be more pleased!
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Sarah K
5.0
10/31/2025
Was a pleasure to work with Sabra. She made our ceremony so personal to us. She truly captured who we are as a couple. I would recommend anyone to book her as their officiant!
Response from Ceremonies By Sabra on 11/01/2025
Thank you so much, Sarah and Pete! It was such a joy working with you both and helping bri...
ng your ceremony to life at the beautiful Tandale Nature Barn. Every part of your day felt so authentically you, from the words you spoke to the music you chose to walk down the aisle to (I loved it!).
You’re definitely my kind of people, easygoing, genuine, and so full of love. I’m so glad I got to be part of your story and help craft not just your vows, but the entire ceremony that reflected your journey so perfectly.
Wishing you both a lifetime of more adventures, laughter, and those cozy nights under the stars.
Janie M
5.0
10/15/2025
We are so grateful to have had Sabra as our wedding officiant! She really took the time to get to know us and told our story beautifully. We got lots of comments from guests about ...
how unique and meaningful our ceremony was. We can't thank her enough for making our day so special!
Response from Ceremonies By Sabra on 10/16/2025
Jane and Jacob, thank you so much. Working with you two over the past year was such a joy,...
and being part of your wedding day at Indianwood in Lake Orion was truly something special. I loved getting to know you and helping shape a ceremony that really felt like you.
Hearing that your guests loved it too makes me so happy!
Grateful to have been a part of it all.
Kim Z
5.0
12/05/2023
Sabra was amazing to work with! She took into account everything we were hoping for and created a ceremony that was personal and detailed. We received so many compliments on how wo...
nderful our ceremony was.
Taylor A
5.0
11/06/2023
I'm not even sure where to begin with Sabra. SHE IS A DREAM TO WORK WITH!! Absolutely amazing officiant and truly made our ceremony about us as a couple and made it so personalized...
. Sabra was so amazing to work with from start to finnish. I've gotten so many compliments on her and people thought she was a personal friend by how our ceremony was. Wish we could married again just to have her!
Race D
5.0
8/26/2023
IF YOU'RE READING THIS THEN BOOK SABRA. DO NOT SECOND GUESS IT. YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT. SHE IS PERFECT. Seriously, we absolutely loved working with Sabra and highly recommend her. ...
She was super flexible in helping us design our ceremony the way that we wanted it, and she was also able to help us navigate difficult aspects of the ceremony like dealing with family and also coming up with our own vows. Throughout the whole process she was super friendly and helpful. The first time we met with her to go over some details it was very sweet that at the end of the call she told us to take time to decide if we wanted to go with her but we already knew we wanted to work with her. Everything she had talked about in that first meeting let us know that she was ready to help craft the perfect ceremony. And spoiler alert--- she absolutely delivered! The rest of our vendors also appreciated having an actual professional officiant --- it makes a difference! She was able to coordinate with the other vendors much better than any relative licensed under the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster could have done. Overall Sabra was just a joy to work with and we appreciated her expertise as we worked through all the elements of our ceremony. It turned out to be perfect and we greatly appreciate her crucial role in that. Thanks Sabra!!
Response from Ceremonies By Sabra on 08/26/2023
You two! Thank you SO much. It was really a lot of fun working with you, helping with logi...
stics, and creating your ceremony. Your family was the BEST, and I'm so glad your day turned out perfectly. Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster - lol....
Jayna M
5.0
8/22/2023
Immensely kind and thoughtful, with a professionalism unmatched. Sabra got to know us, and we got to know her before the big day. Leaving everyone in awe with a truly elegant job o...
fficiating A true professional and beautiful person. You won’t ever doubt choosing her, a legendary officiant.
Response from Ceremonies By Sabra on 08/22/2023
You and Jayna made my job easy! You had a beautiful love story, emotion was rolling off th...
e two of you in waves, and your family was so kind. Thank you so much for the beautiful review.
Jessica M
5.0
7/07/2023
Sabra married us on June 09, 2023. I can not express properly just how amazing she is. We started off with a phone conversation to make sure we all vibed. From the beginning she wa...
s awesome. She listened to our wants and helped stay on schedule at rehearsal and kept things together at the wedding. The words she spoke and the story she told…. Not a dry eye at our ceremony. I had so many people compliment on how good she was and how they would love to use her if the occasion ever arises. I am so grateful for her experience and professionalism. Thank you Sabra for making our fairytale come true.
Response from Ceremonies By Sabra on 07/07/2023
Jessi, you have truly been an amazing client. Working with couples like you and Mike are w...
hat keeps me going and brings me joy. I cannot thank you enough for the kind words, and all of the tags on social recommending my services to others. I cannot wait to see what life has in store for your family. xoxo
LeAnne R
5.0
4/12/2023
While this review is certainly long overdue, our thoughts and absolute satisfaction regarding our ceremony still holds true to this day. After postponing our wedding during the pan...
demic, we finally picked a date to make sure that both of our fathers (who were terminally ill at the time) could be present for our special day. As we were a little tight for time, we found Sabra on a whim while perusing the internet for an officiant. After watching a clip of a ceremony that Sabra officiated, we opted to take a chance, and hope for the best. I truly believe in purposeful placement, and I know she walked into our lives at the right time and for the right reason. Sabra helped put together one of the most unique and beautiful ceremonies that we could have asked for. Our wedding was in 2021 and to this very day, most of our guests are still talking about the touching aspects of our ceremony that were coordinated by her. With the utmost professionalism, Sabra will handle your love story with tenderness, thoughtfulness, and care. We promise that you will not be disappointed and we would definitely recommend her over and over again. We are practically trying to come up with another event for her to officiate because she is truly incredible. Thank you for bringing our love story to life!
LeAnne and Lauren
Megan B
5.0
3/30/2022
Sabra officiated our wedding twice, we liked her so much! We were planning our wedding in March 2020, right when the pandemic hit. We rescheduled our celebration, and she helped us...
through 3 separate plans to do a small ceremony and get legally married before the state shut down, finally settling on a tiny elopement-style ceremony, planned the night before the ceremony, and performed the day before the state shut down. She had gotten to know us well enough through the planning process that when she asked us if she could just “have fun” with the ceremony, we said yes, and it was great- she threw in some fun and geeky references, one of which had us both laughing out loud. When it came time to do the ceremony with friends and family, she rewrote it with us. It was an amazing ceremony that truly reflected who we are as a couple, and we had people coming up to us throughout the night saying it was the best ceremony they had ever seen! She also had a great idea for seating families that another guest, who also officiates weddings, said she’d have to start implementing, too! We weren’t able to have a full rehearsal, so Sabra sent us a write up to send our party that kept things moving smoothly for the wedding. We highly recommend Sabra! She’s wonderful!!
Rebecca V
5.0
12/21/2021
We were so lucky to have found Sabra on the knot website. After meeting her in person for breakfast and discussing our wedding vision, we knew she was the one to officiate our wed...
ding. Our big day was 12.11.21 and Sabra exceeded our expectations. She is great at taking bits and pieces of information and constructing a beautiful love story to tell your family and closest friends. I've had multiple wedding guests comment on her style and say that was the best ceremony they've ever attended. I would highly recommend Sabra to anyone looking for a warm, caring, compassionate and understanding wedding officiant.
Donna T
5.0
11/04/2021
Sabra conducted the wedding ceremony for my son and new daughter-in-law several weeks ago. Sabra curated a personal, heartfelt and sweet portrait of their love for one another. If...
you are seeking a unique and personalized ceremony, I have no doubt that Sabra will exceed your expectations!
Heather M
5.0
10/24/2021
Sabra was amazing! She made sure our ceremony was tailored to us from being to end. She does such a great job at this that people thought she must be someone we've known all our li...
ves.
Bailey B
5.0
5/25/2021
We were so happy with the ceremony that Sabra wrote and officiated for our 05/01/2021 wedding. She actually spent time getting to know us and our story, and even reached out to a f...
ew of friends and family members to include their thoughts in the ceremony. I had multiple people tell me that ours was the best ceremony they had ever attended because of the thoughtfulness and storytelling aspect. If you're looking for a a really special, personalized ceremony, then I absolutely recommend Sabra.
Abagail W
5.0
9/14/2020
We really loved Sabra. She had really gotten to know us over the phone and was able to customize the ceremony to our relationship. She was also super helpful in knowing how wedding...
ceremonies run and also what we needed to do to prepare for the ceremony and for after with the marriage licenses. She was upfront with us and asked us questions on what we liked/wanted during the ceremony and what we didn’t prefer. Overall very sweet and personable!
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