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Your Happily Ever After Starts Here...
Happily Ever After Officiants & Ceremonies is located in Madison, Wisconsin and performs ceremonies at all levels of spirituality in honor of life's greatest milestones. We partner with each couple to create a deeply meaningful marriage ceremony celebrating your values, beliefs, and traditions. In addition, we offer you peace of mind leading up to and on your wedding day by providing seamless ceremony planning and direction. Contact us today to discuss what you envision for your wedding day!
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Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
- Christian
- Protestant
- Interfaith
- Pagan
- Secular
- Spiritual
Wedding Activities
- After The Wedding
- Newlywed Life
- Getting Engaged
- Premarital Counseling
- Wedding
- Ceremony
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Caroline was awesome. We booked her as our officiant and she went above and beyond. She worked with my husband and I to make sure that every part of the ceremony we wanted was included as well as writing a cute little love story using answers from a little questionaire she had us fill out that she kept as a surprise for my husband and I the day of the ceremony. 10/10 would recommend!
Caroline was amazing! She truly made our ceremony perfect! She was willing to work with our budget and create our own package to fit our needs! We couldn’t be happier! Highly recommend this company, and especially Caroline!
Caroline was so easy to work with and made our anxieties about the ceremony disappear! She helped us every step of the way and explained everything. She helped our families understand how the ceremony was going to run and it went better than I could have imagined! Thank you Caroline!!!
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If I learned one thing about planning a wedding, it’s that people truly do care about the ceremony and the messages shared. Caroline and her husband are absolutely the best duo to help you plan the most important part of your day. First, they helped us remember that the ceremony is the reason for the day, and helped alleviate Many stressors when I felt overwhelmed by small Details of planning. Second, Caroline met with us as a couple and individuals to truly build a ceremony that represented our relationship. The vows coaching is another bonus we highly recommend; this process was much harder than expected and she went above and beyond our expectations to guide and encourage us during the writing process. As if their prep work wasn’t valuable enough, the day of the wedding she reads a surprise love story that will absolutely blow your mind. She truly captured the essence of our personalities and relationship, and gave our guests an honest glimpse into our (now) marriage. Our ceremony was unique, personalized, and fun. I highly recommend Caroline and her husband to write and officiate your wedding. It will start your wedding day off on a high note with lots of energy, laughs, and probably a few tears. Lastly, we had to stream our ceremony too many of our guest from afar due to Covid, and even though I guess that we’re not physically present said we had the best ceremony they had ever seen.
Response from the Vendor on 05/10/2022
Nadia and Erik! I am so thankful that I had the opportunity to share the magic of your beautiful day! The love you have for one another and the banter and humor you share were such an energizing gift and I will always have a special place in my...
heart for your love story and the care with which you crafted your marriage ceremony. Thank you for your amazingly kind words and for such a lovely review.
Working with Caroline was a dream! She did such an amazing job helping us build the ceremony of our dreams. She was able to walk us through the process step by step and helped us choose some really personalized and meaningful elements such as a hand-fasting ceremony. Her delivery of the ceremony was beautiful, and the personalized love story she wrote for us was the perfect touch of humor and sentiment. We got so many compliments from guests on our ceremony and on Caroline as our officiant! I would HIGHLY recommend her!
Response from the Vendor on 09/27/2021
You are too sweet! I just loved working with you two and seeing your day come together so beautifully brought me such joy. Your thoughtfulness throughout the writing process certainly made for a very special ceremony. It was such a pleasure to ...
be able to tell your love story and to participate in such a beautiful day honoring such a deeply committed and sweet couple. Best wishes and hugs to you both as you being this wonderful journey together!
Caroline is so amazing! She works very hard to make your day as special as the love shared between you and your partner. I really recommend spending the extra money and getting the full Love Story package. Caroline made my ceremony so unique and awesome with a very sweet Love Story created off just a few questions. Out of everything at my wedding, the ceremony was by far my favorite and most memorable moment. Highly, HIGHLY recommend!
Response from the Vendor on 08/18/2021
What a lovely review, Cameron! Thank you so much for your kindness and for being such an outstanding couple to partner with. Your tender love for each other and the excitement you shared about your decision to marry and the family you formed to...
gether was such a joy to see. It was such a pleasure to share your love story, which was amazingly meaningful because of the people you are and the depth of your love. Sending you hugs and wishing you many blessings on your marriage journey!
Caroline was great through the whole process! Always considering our thoughts, feelings, desires, and personalities in order to make our ceremony magical!
Thank you so much for a wonderful ceremony!
Response from the Vendor on 08/05/2021
Kyle and Anna, working with the two of you was such a wonderful experience. The grace and positivity you showed throughout the entire last year of uncertainty due to the pandemic were inspirational. Love stories like yours warm my heart so. I a...
m so very happy to have been able to get to know you and to celebrate your marriage with you.
Caroline is amazing! From the moment we sat down with her in her home we knew she was going to be part of our wedding day! So our wedding venue we had picked out shut down and then with everything else going on in the world we were a little bit of a mess but Caroline helped us refocus on what was important which was us and our wedding day! She helped us work through our vows and also got some of our family traditions into the ceremony which was so great! She was such a key part of our day and we wouldn't of wanted to do it without her!
Response from the Vendor on 07/26/2021
Dear friends, thank you so much for taking the time to share such a glowing review! I absolutely loved getting to know you and am so inspired by the resiliency you both shared as your plans to celebrate your marriage were ever-evolving due to t...
he pandemic. Your love, dedication to each other, and your ability to go with the flow with grace and strength are beautiful exhibits of how you will navigate the waters of life as your marriage journey continues! I wish you both so much happiness and smooth waters as you go! Hugs to you both!
Rev. Caroline is amazing. She brought the vision of our ceremony to life with her words. I cannot imagine it being any more beautiful or perfect. On top of that, she is a dream to work with as she is professional, thoughtful and made the processes so easy; I enjoyed meeting with her. She thought of everything -inlcuding she even printed our vows and that was one less thing to worry about. Rev Caroline added so much value to our entire wedding. She was made to do this work and you cannot go wrong if you ask her to be part of your special day.
Response from the Vendor on 06/14/2021
I am so touched by your beautiful review and am so happy that your day was everything you and you imagined. Working with two people who are so obviously very deeply in love is what brings me such joy in doing this work. You two are the reason a...
nd your love story and depth of spirit are a light for all around you. Wishing you two many beautiful and happy years to bask in your adoration for one another!
We are so thankful that Caroline was able to be the officiant for our wedding- we loved working with her!! Due to covid, our wedding on the East Coast with friends and family was cancelled and we instead had a local intimate wedding with just us, our two witnesses, and our officiant, and live-streamed it for our friends/family across the country. Having to switch up our wedding like this was hard for us, and it made it all the more important to us that the our officiant and the wedding ceremony was filled with heart and felt "right." We didn't just want to get a judge to marry us quickly, we wanted someone who could really give us a marriage that reflected us as a couple.
Caroline did just that! By the time the wedding came, it felt like we knew her and she was rooting for us as a couple. We shared laughs on the wedding day and had an overall excellent experience! Prior to the ceremony, we had two zoom meetings where she asked about us as a couple and what type of wedding script we wanted. She was very respectful of making sure she learned our "style" and tailored the script to it. She would offer various options and ways we could word smith things and offered fantastic advice on how long to make the script. The end product really felt like every word was special and reflected our love and values as a couple. She provided the script in advance so we could send it out for others to read along with and our friends and family on the live stream even commented on Caroline and said how much they liked her and the script!
Overall, Caroline was warm and welcoming and made wedding day so much better and we are thankful!
Response from the Vendor on 04/28/2021
Thank you so much for the kind words! I am so happy to know that both you and your virtual guests enjoyed the ceremony! Working with you two was such a pleasure and I loved the opportunity to participate in such an "out of the box" approach. I ...
know you both were forced to make many concessions given the pandemic, but with your creativity, resilience, and your deep love for one another (I still tear up when I recall your love story), your marriage ceremony was deeply meaningful, delicate, and beautiful. I am so happy I was able to meet you and participate in such a special day!
We would highly recommend Happily Ever After Officiants! Caroline and Zach met with us in person after we got engaged to go over what sort of things we were looking for in a ceremony, and gave us a ton of suggestions since we didn't really have a set idea of what we wanted to do. They met with us several times afterwards virtually (during covid) to go over several details and finalize the ceremony.
Our ceremony was perfectly written and performed, and was a perfect blend of religious and non-religious, as we requested!Zach also took care of mailing in our marriage license, so we didn't have to worry about it after the wedding!
Response from the Vendor on 10/26/2020
Juliana and Troy, thank you so very much for the wonderful comments. We both had such a nice time getting to know you and appreciating your sweet love for each other throughout the process of creating your ceremony! We hope to have the opportun...
ity to connect again in the future. Until then, enjoy your Happily Ever After!
Caroline is the BEST! She is so easy to work with (includes scheduling, talking, and officiating). Everyone loved the ceremony and she did such a great job on narrating our love story and making it unique for us.
Response from the Vendor on 10/14/2020
Thank you so much for your kind words, Michelle! Helping you and Jake plan a ceremony that truly captured your love story and commitment to one another was such a wonderful experience. I know you will enjoy a beautiful life together!
Caroline did an amazing job on our ceremony, she worked with us every step
of the way to ensure our ceremony was exactly what we wanted! We would highly recommend her as an officiant!
Response from the Vendor on 11/03/2019
Thank you for your kind words! It was such a pleasure working with you two and I am so happy that we were able to capture the essence of your love in celebration of this next exciting step in your journey together. It was my honor to be there t...
o watch it happen!
Working with Caroline and Happily Ever After Officiants was an absolutely wonderful experience. From the first communications, we felt completely taken care of and that our voices were heard. She helped us create such a beautiful and personal ceremony for our wedding that we will never forget. And we had so many compliments from our guests afterward, telling us how unique and personal the ceremony was. Working with Caroline to create our ceremony was one of the best decisions we could have made!
Response from the Vendor on 08/29/2019
Staci and Andres, thank you for your kind words. It was such a treat to work with such kind souls! Your tenderness with each other and humorous banter was so refreshing. I am so happy that your ceremony captured the essence of your love!
What a perfect ceremony. Caroline and Zach met with us to go over exactly what we wanted (with a TON of suggestions for when we weren't sure). It turned out to be the perfect blend of traditional and contemporary. Enough traditional religion that Grandma was pleased, but we sang our vows to each other, did a hand fast, a had the group do a meditation together. So unique and wonderful... we received more compliments on the ceremony than anything else about the whole day!
Response from the Vendor on 07/17/2019
Thank you so much, Joan and Gary, for allowing us the pleasure of writing and officiating your marriage ceremony. Your beautiful vows were inspiring, as your love and sweet voices filled the air. What a great day of celebration!
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Caroline and Zach Swenson
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Caroline and Zach have been blessed with empathetic hearts, generous spirits and a zeal for sharing all goodness they encounter with others. They are honored and excited to help people through the process of celebrating life’s major milestones and crafting memorable ceremonies to guide couples through the beginning of their marriage journey. When they are not marrying wonderful couples, you will find Caroline and Zach sharing adventures with and chasing after their energetic little girls, entertaining friends and family, enjoying local theater, or getting outside to appreciate nature's beauty.
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