5 out of 5 stars and 14 reviews
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(14)Best of Weddings (1x).Greater St Louis & metro-east Illinois area
About this vendor
Personal. Beautiful. Meaningful.
Inclusively Yours Ceremonies is a wedding officiant service based in St. Louis, MO. Owner Marilyn Freundlich is a seasoned professional who specializes in helping couples of all faiths and denominations create their perfect ceremony experience.
Before founding Inclusively Yours Ceremonies, Marilyn received professional officiant training with the Celebrant Foundation & Institute and became an ordained Universal Life Minister. She believes her role is not simply to perform ceremonies but also to advise, coach, and support to-be-weds as they start their marriage together. Working closely with her clients, Marilyn tailors her scripts to align with the beliefs and vision of each couple she serves.
At Inclusively Yours Ceremonies, Marilyn is available for nuptials throughout both the St. Louis and East Illinois areas. This officiant conducts weddings for couples of all cultures, beliefs, and orientations, and gives her clients the final word on every aspect of their celebration. In addition to presiding over vows, she also provides premarital counseling, filing of the wedding license, and more.
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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
- Quaker
- Interfaith
- Jewish
- Spiritual
- Unitarian
Wedding Activities
- Wedding
- Ceremony
Awards and Affiliations
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Inclusively Yours, particularly Marilyn, has garnered high praise from couples for her exceptional officiating services. From crafting personalized and beautiful scripts to ensuring a stress-free and memorable ceremony experience, Marilyn's warm and professional demeanor shines through in the reviews. Reviewers have described her as attentive, communicative, and dedicated to making each ceremony unique and special, with guests and couples alike complimenting her ability to capture their love stories with authenticity and tenderness. Couples highly recommend Marilyn for creating magical and deeply personal wedding ceremonies.Review photos
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We couldn’t be happier with Marilyn from Inclusively Yours. From day one, she tries to grasp what type of ceremony you want and who you are as a couple. She made our ceremony so special and personal. It was truly beautiful. Not only does she give an amazing speech, but she helped so much through the process with suggestions and also gave us so much support when nerves were hitting us. You won’t be disappointed if you choose Inclusively Yours to be your officiant.
Marilyn was the best officiant we could've ever asked for. She was an absolute pleasure to work with and went out of her way to make sure our ceremony was special and unique to us. She helped us choose between the different options for our ceremony, kept track of our documents, and provided examples and feedback on our vows. Would highly recommend her to any couple looking for an officiant.
Response from the Vendor on 09/09/2024
Mitch - it was truly a pleasure officiating at your wedding. You and Amy brought so much joy to my heart through your sincerity and mutual respect. Makes my role as officiant so worth while! All the best in the days ahead!
Marilyn was easy to work with and she wrote a beautiful script for our wedding. Her warm personality put us at ease and she was great at directing us through the chaos. Would highly recommend!
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Marilyn was an utterly professional and incredibly caring officiant for our wedding. I highly recommend hiring her for future events.
As my now husband and I were going through the stressors of the wedding planning process, we were thinking we definitely super lucked out with Marilyn and our photographer. Since we booked Marilyn, she was very communicative, personable and professional. We did a zoom call with her first to get a feel of what we were needing for our ceremony. She was very attentive and took note of details from the beginning. We then met up with her in person to get into further details and it felt like meeting up with an old friend! We hashed out some wedding details and any issues we were confused about, she helped guide us towards what options were available and what would work best for us. She sent us a questionnaire about two months out from our wedding which we filled out separately and returned to her which then she crafted a most beautiful ceremony. We both teared up a bit just reading it through the first time. She allowed us unlimited revisions but there wasn't much to revise since it was so perfect for us! She was there to run the rehearsal and was there for us through the ceremony. She told our story so well... One of my close friends boyfriends (who I had only met once before) said he found himself tearing up listening to our story that Marilyn captivated so well. There's no doubt Marilyn was a good decision regardless of religious affiliation (both of our families are very catholic and we very much did not have a catholic ceremony). It was a sweet short ceremony that was exactly what we needed. The way Marilyn added small anecdotes and included a hand tying ceremony for us truly made our ceremony special. We had a handful of friends and family members offer to officiate but I don't think anyone would have crafted the magical experience as well as Marilyn could.
I am overjoyed to share my overwhelmingly positive experience with Marilyn, our wedding officiant, last week at the Jewel Box in Forest Park. From the moment we met her, Marilyn's demeanor radiated warmth, understanding, and a deep appreciation for the ritual of marriage.
Right from our initial consultation, Marilyn demonstrated an ability to understand our vision and preferences for the ceremony. Her communication was clear, compassionate, and timely, putting us at ease during a typically stressful planning period.
On the day of the ceremony, Marilyn's choice of words, her pacing, and the personal touches she added to our vows made the ceremony feel unique to us, celebrating our love story in a way that left not a single dry eye among our guests.
Her professionalism is unmatched, and her ability to inject personal anecdotes about us into the ceremony was a testament to her commitment and attention to detail. She captured our spirit, our love, and our journey with a tenderness and authenticity that was felt by every single person present.
Marilyn is a true professional. If you're looking for someone who will make your wedding ceremony a magical and deeply personal affair, look no further than Marilyn. Our wedding day was perfect, and we owe a large part of that to her. We couldn't recommend her more highly!
There aren't enough words in this world to describe how wonderful Marilyn is! She made our ceremony so special, and the perfect combination of my husband and I. We had the greatest experience with her and I highly highly recommend using her for your next event! She wrote the sweetest ceremony, took the time to get to know us, and has become a friend. Thank you for everything Marilyn! We couldn't be happier!
Response from the Vendor on 05/08/2023
Rose - working with you and Cam was nothing short of a total delight! The warmth of your love certainly added to the ceremony and beautiful Forest Park was the perfect spot. It was such a pleasure getting to know you both!
Marilyn was an amazing! She is so friendly, helpful and easy to work with. She spent time getting to know me and my husband to craft a beautifully unique ceremony that was tailored to us. The first time I read the wedding ceremony script I couldn't help but cry it was so awesome. And we got SO many compliments from our guests about the ceremony. Would highly recommend her for your wedding!
Response from the Vendor on 04/24/2023
Emma - thanks so much for your kind words. You and Alex were a dream couple to work with - and I loved meeting Carol. You both brought so much joy to my heart!
I had the best experience with Marilyn Freundlich she was just amazing. She takes out time do exactly what you want for ur special day, she put together everything perfectly on our special day. I would recommend everyone to choose her u wouldn’t regret and we will always keep her close to our heart such a kind sweet women.
Response from the Vendor on 03/29/2023
Anita - it was a pleasure working with and getting to know both you and Eric. Your love story is a beautiful one - but the proposal is one I'll never forget! Wishing you both a lifetime of happiness!
Marilyn was an absolute joy to work with. My wife and I both wanted a "non-traditional", non-religious ceremony. We talked to 3 or 4 different officiants but as soon as we hung up our Zoom call with Marilyn we both looked at each other and thought "yup, she is exactly who we want".
She was easy to work with, quick to respond, and made us the perfect ceremony. You hear people talk about how unique and cool a reception is, but you don't often hear raving compliments about the ceremony - but we had an outpouring of praise for how well Marilyn created the ceremony.
On top of all of that, she was available for the rehearsal, was involved, and is taking care of the paperwork for the marriage certificate.
I would recommend Marilyn to anyone getting married.
Response from the Vendor on 11/03/2022
Champ & Katie - you were both such a pleasure to work with - you made it so easy to write a ceremony that reflected you both. So happy to hear that it was well received!
Wishing you both a lifetime of happiness!
Marilyn
Working with Marilyn was one of the best decisions we made when planning our wedding! I had so many guests tell me how much they enjoyed our ceremony and that it felt like she had known us as a couple for years. My husband and I aren't super outgoing but she knew the right questions to ask to get us to open up. Thank you Marilyn for helping make our day so perfect.
Response from the Vendor on 11/03/2022
Chloe & Nick - it was an honor to officiate at your beautiful wedding! Thanks for being so open and honest in working with me. It was a pleasure creating your ceremony.
Wishing you all the best in the days ahead!
Marilyn
We got so many compliments about our ceremony! Marilyn did such a fabulous job incorporating our personalities into our ceremony. She was so easy to work with, and everything with our ceremony went so smoothly! I would recommend Marilyn to anyone!
Response from the Vendor on 12/02/2021
Caroline - you and Daniel were such a pleasure to work with - and to get to know! Wishing you both all the best that life has to offer!
Marilyn
Your ceremony is truly the foundation of your special wedding day, so you want it to be unique to you yet you shouldn’t have to stress out over the planning of it. It should be a fun process! I truly cannot say enough good things about me and my partner’s experience with Marilyn. She spent time truly getting to know us. At no point was any pressure ever put on us to do work, we felt like she alleviated so much stress and actually made the process of planning the ceremony fun and special. I loved how our love story was the centerpiece of the ceremony. We had multiple guests come up to us at the end and even over the coming weeks and tell us how unique and loving our ceremony was and how much they thought it perfectly fit who we are. I couldn’t agree more. I will always be grateful that we had Inclusively Yours to manage our ceremony. So many beautiful memories were made.
Marilyn gave us the most perfect wedding(s) we could possibly ask for! When my mom started hospice, we decided to move up our wedding. Marilyn dropped everything to ensure she put together the most beautiful ceremony for us so that my mom was able to be in attendance. Everyone absolutely loved the entire ceremony. We aren’t the most traditional couple and she made sure that our ceremony reflected that. It was fun, casual, funny and beautiful, everything we wanted and we got so many rave reviews! Everyone loved the stories she built in to our ceremony. I absolutely loved the process of working with Marilyn, she sat down with us to understand what kind of ceremony we wanted and we had a lot of fun filling out a questionnaire for her to build the ceremony out of… I found out some really lovely things my now husband thinks about me as a result! We decided to still have our big ceremony and reception as planned, and Marilyn worked with us to tweak that ceremony as well so that it was new for everybody Who was in attendance at the first wedding but just as amazing for everybody who’s first time it was hearing. I cannot recommend Marilyn enough, she is so pleasant and fun and accommodating and she will give you the exact ceremony that you want, no matter what it is.
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Marilyn Freundlich
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As a professionally trained officiant by the Celebrant Foundation & Institute and an ordained Universal Life Minister, I work with couples of all cultures, orientations and beliefs. I will advise, coach, and support your every step as we create a ceremony that honors your love, traditions, faith, and rituals. You will have the final say on every word and action performed, so that your love and commitment are fully reflected at your wedding ceremony.
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