5 out of 5 stars and 41 reviews
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(41)Serving venues in the Maryland-Virginia-Washington, DC area
About this vendor
Entwined Vows Ceremonies is a wedding officiant service based in Gaithersburg, MD. Owned and operated by celebrant Joan Strasnick, this service is focused on bringing your love story to life. Joan is passionate about helping couples from all walks of life share the individual journeys that led them to the aisle on their momentous day.
With Entwined Vows Ceremonies, Joan specializes in aiding couples to write deeply personal and authentic vows. As an experienced public speaker and writer herself, Joan understands how to find the words to communicate stories that can leave you speechless. She is thrilled at the prospect of getting to know more about your unique journey with one another and celebrating that in a joyful and inclusive manner.
Entwined Vows Ceremonies offers a number of services for couples in need of an officiant, as well as creative help with vows. Joan works closely with each couple, tailoring their ceremony down to the very last word. She also works to include any shared beliefs or rituals that the couple deems important in her liturgy. Ultimately, Joan helps you create a platform upon which to express your love to one another. Along with weddings, she is available for vow renewal ceremonies, civil unions, elopements, and more.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
- Christian
- Catholic
- Protestant
- Interfaith
- Jewish
- Secular
Wedding Activities
- Wedding
- Ceremony
Awards and Affiliations
4-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2023.2022.2021.2020.
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Hall of Fame
Earned by winning 'Best of Weddings' four or more times.
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Joan is amazing. She helped us to make our ceremony exactly what we wanted. The day was perfect and Joan helped to make that happen. She was very professional and communicative. Sh...
e even kindly shortened my uncle's monolog to the reading it was supposed to be :) We really appreciate her and all she did!
Joan was really wonderful to work with; she made time for us on numerous occasions and was skillful in weaving together our "meet cute" stories with important family and religious ...
traditions we wanted to have included. I really appreciated Joan's communication and interest in getting to know us as a couple.
Working with Joan was fabulous! We decided early on that we wanted to hire an officiant so that all of our friends and family to enjoy the ceremony, and we couldn't be happier with...
our choice. Joan was upfront with her pricing, provided a wonderful guide to writing vows and choosing readings, and was easy to communicate with if we had any questions. She knew all the tips and tricks, and didn't forget a single detail like asking the guests to sit or hopping out of the way for the first kiss. Not to mention that she ran our rehearsal like a champ! She was able to keep all of our family and wedding party members on track, so there wasn't a single misstep the actual day of. We were so grateful to work with Joan, and our ceremony will always be a highlight of the day because of her.
Joan is awesome! Met remotely with us several times, worked with us on a script, and pushed back against our DJ when he wanted her to use an ugly boom mic that would have ruined ou...
r ceremony shots. Great all around!
She was professional and kind and always willing to make sure everything was perfect. She was punctual with emails and was always present during every meeting. The ceremony she pre...
pared for our wedding was absolutely beautiful and am so happy she was able to be a part of my special day. While we only got to meet at the wedding, I felt confident in her work an am so happy with how it turned out.
Joan is amazing.
My wife and I recently got married in Alexandria and as many of you are likely experiencing, planning a wedding can be a little stressful with lots of tricky deci...
sions; but let me assure you, choosing Joan is not one of them.
We found Joan through an online search for DMV officiants and on reaching out to her, we were immediately impressed and at ease with her knowledge, demeanor and helpful nature. She met with us a couple of times over video call in the build up to the ceremony to ensure we got exactly what we were after. Understanding our particular needs she tailored a ceremony that was definitely us. She also provided useful information about the marriage process and what to expect in relation to the legal side of it. In addition she was great value for money.
On our wedding day Joan delivered a wonderfully special ceremony. It had a good mixture of humor, poignancy and was praised by our family and friends in attendance. I would absolutely recommend Joan for any would-be couple.
Joan was GREAT! The whole process was streamlined thru the phone and one complimentary zoom session where she helped us create a custom ceremony with her own expert advice and read...
ing options. It turned out exactly as we'd hoped.
She was also QUICK to get out of the way during that first kiss photo (no reminder from the wedding party needed!). Super professional, on time, kind, and supportive. Thank you, Joan! (:
We are so blessed and appreciative that Joan Strasnick was our officiant for our wedding day. She truly made our wedding ceremony very special, personable and memorable. We would v...
ery much recommend her to everyone and all of our friends! She is the best! If we could give her more stars we would!
Joan was absolutely lovely! She helped us create a ceremony and vows that were truly us - she never pressured us to go one way or another with the day. She was incredibly supportiv...
e of a number of changes we had to make and she rolled with the punches. During the ceremony, Joan was enthusiastic, warm, and comforting (when I was very stressed!). Highly recommend Joan!
Joan was amazing to work with! She made sure our ceremony reflected who we were was a couple which was wonderful. We loved how she incorporated our chosen readings into the ceremon...
y. I highly recommend booking Joan for your ceremony!
Joan was WONDERFUL!!!! She knew it was going to be a small minimony with just my husband and I and worked so closely with us to make sure it wasn't a boring cookie cutter ceremony....
She sent us examples of different readings, blessings, and vows and we were able to have a completely customized ceremony. She truly made the day feel so special and will continue to recommend her to anyone looking for an officiant for their big day!
Joan was amazing to worm with! She was very responsive and made sure our ceremony was exactly what we wanted as a couple! She was super flexible when it came to last minute changes...
and was very professional during the ceremony. She made our day extra my special and we couldn’t of asked for a better officiant!
Our Officiant was Joan Strasnick from Entwined Vows, she was very kind and respectful of our wishes for a completely non-denominational wedding. She created a beautiful ceremony an...
d everything went smoothly and we had such a good experience with her. Thank you Joan for officiating our wedding!
We so loved working with Joan! She did an incredible job with our ceremony and was just a delight. I cannot recommend her highly enough! Her writing was beautiful and she was so fl...
exible with everything we wanted. She also gave us the idea for a beautiful handfasting ceremony that we adored. Joan made our wedding fantastic!
Joan provided great advice and helped us craft every bit of our wedding ceremony to make it perfectly personalized. Meetings over zoom still allowed us to accomplish everything we ...
needed, and Joan remained flexible to meet with us whenever we felt that we needed to. We never felt pressured to make our day more "formal" or "traditional". Joan was able to keep all of our guests engaged in the moment and even help with some on-site coordination before the ceremony.
Joan was amazing to work with and was willing to make changes for us when we had to downsize and move our ceremony location due to COVID. Joan made the 3 hour trip from where we we...
re originally supposed to get married to our new venue and we couldn't thank her enough for doing that for us. Joan will go above and beyond for her couples and is super helpful in the process of creating your ceremony script! I'm so thankful for Joan and would recommend her to any couple!
Joan was such a pleasure to work with! After our phone consult she was able to get an idea of who we are as a couple, and built our ceremony script from that. My husband loved the ...
suggestion of having a reading of ‘If I Fall Behind’ by Bruce Springsteen since he’s a big fan, and we never would’ve thought to do so ourselves! The ceremony ran so smoothly, and we couldn’t have asked for anything better.
Joan was very easy to work with and provided good suggestions to help us organize the ceremony. This was a micro ceremony due to the pandemic, and Joan was very receptive to whate...
ver helped make the ceremony special and memorable to us.
Joan worked with us to make the perfect ceremony for our Hallowedding this year! She is so creative and inspired. She drew on traditions from Celtic cultures while still personaliz...
ing and making it ours. Joan made these scrolls for our vows, and they are amazing! If you have a vision for your ceremony, go to Entwined Vows.
Joan was a joy to work with and was really helpful throughout the entire process! We are so happy that we found her because she made everything perfect and exactly how we wanted it...
! She is so kind, helpful, and understanding and is truly there to make your day special. Even when we were worried about COVID causing issues with the ceremony, she made sure she did everything we needed to make our special day memorable. We are so thankful to have had Joan apart of our wedding and we would recommend her to any couple looking for a stellar officiant!
My husband and I are so happy we found Joan! She was an absolute pleasure to work with, and so much fun. She was more than happy to meet with us a few times before our wedding and ...
get to know us more personally. She helped us have the most perfect ceremony, and we are so grateful. I highly recommend Entwined Vows!
Joan was wonderful to work with! Because of these wild and crazy times we chose to downsize our wedding plans and Joan was able to make our smaller ceremony feel very special. The ...
ceremony was very well written and was easily customized to fit us. Joan is very professional and kind, followed all recommended guidelines, and was flexible with us when plans changed a week before the wedding. We are very appreciative of Joan and would highly recommend her!
Joandid a great job and was very accommodating. She followed all CDC guidelines as for COVID which was great. Also, she makes it so you don't have to lift a finger for the certific...
ate. She is also dog friendly which was a huge plus for us. I have already recommended her to a few friends and will continue to referring her. Thanks Joan! 10/10
Joan did a wonderful job officiating our ceremony! We got married during COVID and Joan was still willing to attend our outdoor ceremony, which was awesome! She took the time to do...
several phone calls with us and was available via email. Joan was very flexible with how we wanted to structure our ceremony and allowed us to make changes as we went along. She gave us advice when asked but did not pressure us in any way. The readings she shared with us were beautiful and we cherish the great memories that Joan facilitated! Very professional and reliable!
Joan was amazing! Well prepared and coordinated. I didn’t hire a photographer because I’m a photographer and wanted to photograph my wife and family so she gave us sometime before ...
the ceremony to take pics. Ceremony was smooth and thanks to Joan for recommending the location, it couldn’t of been more perfect!
We were so lucky to find Joan for our wedding! Due to the pandemic, we had to move the date up much sooner than planned. We contacted her on a Tuesday and were married that very Fr...
iday. She was incredibly understanding and accommodating, especially on such short notice. We ended up having a very intimate outdoor wedding with close family and friends attending on Zoom. Joan maintained proper social distance and came prepared with her own mask. Although the ceremony was short and sweet, she made every effort to make the moment very special. We highly recommend Entwined Vows Ceremonies!
Joan was excellent in every respect! She helped us develop our glass blending ceremony, readings, and vows just how we wanted. When the virus changed everything, she was flexible a...
nd understanding and wrote up a new version for our micro-wedding that we loved just as much as the original. Joan was so great in fact, that we are going to work with her again for our wedding celebration/big wedding with all of our friends and family next year!
Joan was great to work with. She was willing to meet us where we were and took great care in helping us figure out what we wanted. I would highly recommend her!
Joan was amazing! Before we even had our first phone call together she had already done her research. She had looked up our wedding website and learned what she could about us. Aft...
er the ceremony, we got so many complements from guests about the "thoughtful and meaningful" ceremony. We strongly recommend Joan for a beautiful and very personalized ceremony!
Joan was a wonderful officiant for our wedding. We were happy to have her. She is a very warm and kind person and made my partner and I feel comfortable throughout the process. She...
was very organized and responsive leading up to the wedding. She helped pick great readings for our ceremony. Also, she reviewed and even printed out the vows we wrote on some custom card stock for the wedding which is a very nice touch!
I would 100% recommend her for your wedding!
We highly recommend Joan! From day one, she was responsive and helped craft the perfect ceremony for my husband and I. She was always available by either phone or email any time ...
of the day, and we never felt like we couldn't get in touch with her. My husband and I had a non-denominational ceremony, and Joan helped us create a ceremony that fit our personalities and styles perfectly. She truly took the time to get to know us and our history. Do not hesitate to use her for your ceremony!
We were so pleased with the ceremony that Joan created for us. She really took the time to get to know us and put our story in such beautiful readings. We definitely recommend her!
My husband and I recently hired Joan as our officiant for our wedding ceremony. We could not have been happier. She was extremely organized and friendly. We received many complimen...
ts from our guests about how beautiful the ceremony was. Joan put in the effort to make our ceremony personalized and very special for my husband and I. If you are looking for an officiant look no further higher Joan!!!! You won’t be disappointed.
I would recommend Joan to anyone looking for a personable, professional and all around lovely officiant. My husband and I decided to throw a last minute backyard wedding on New Yea...
r's Day, and we only had 3 weeks to plan. After doing an officiant search online, I came across Joan- and I couldn't be happier with how our ceremony went. Not only did she have zero issue being asked to work on a holiday, and with only a couple of weeks notice, she was extremely prompt and professional throughout the entire process- from our initial phone call, to the end of the ceremony. Joan personalized the ceremony for us and gave us plenty of recommendations on readings, vows etc. She arrived early to our wedding, had a professional and warm demeanor that made my husband and I feel at ease the whole time.
Thank you Joan!
My husband and I couldn’t be happier about having Joan as the officiant at our wedding. We had several traditions we wanted to include in our ceremony but didn’t know exactly how w...
e wanted it structured. Joan sat down with us and really helped us create an amazing ceremony. She is so responsive and extremely helpful. We really enjoyed working with Joan. We are happy to recommend her to any and all who ask us about our officiant. Joan did such an amazing job with our ceremony. We are so greatful for the wonderful memories.
Joan was great! We needed to find an officiant at the last minute and we couldn't have picked a better one. She was so helpful in making our ceremony our own while guiding us throu...
gh what we needed. Our wedding was very small but she made the ceremony beautiful and very meaningful. Our families were so happy with how the wedding went and we absolutely loved it. She was also available every time we texted, called or emailed her no matter what we needed. We definitely recommend Joan!
Joan did a phenomenal job, she took her time writing out the script and helping us with our vows. She also was available whenever we needed her always answering all emails calls ca...
n even though we scheduled a last-minute. I would definitely recommend her to anyone who's getting married. She also understood things we didn't want in our wedding it was very accepting of everything we did not want on our way with our views following any and all directions that we had thank you so much.
I give my highest praises to Joan for her work as our officiant. She tailored the ceremony script exactly to fit our personalities. She combined both traditional and non traditiona...
l together. She was always easy to get in contact with and was really amazing to talk with. I felt like I could really enjoy my self talking to her and she felt part of the family. I will always recommend her services and she is totally worth it!
Highly recommended! Joan was fantastic. She helped us construct a ceremony that fit our interests and our blending families. She had lots of options and helped us through considera...
tions we hadn't thought of, as well as providing recommendations when needed. She was a pleasure to work with. Joan made the mechanics of the ceremony flow smoothly and allowed us to focus on the significance of the day.
Joan was an amazing officiant! It was easy to communicate via email, voice call, and FaceTime. She understood what we wanted and executed it beautifully. We couldn’t have asked for...
a better officiant!
Joan was amazing, helped us plan the exact ceremony we wanted...traditional with a few individual touches!
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