Columbia Officiants + Premarital Counseling

Joyful Vows Wedding Services

Based in MS, serving brides across the Gulf Coast Region

About this vendor

Gulf Coast Wedding Officiant.Alabama Notary.Custom ceremony building. Here to help make your wedding: big or small, Unique to YOU. Ceremonies in the city, at a farm or on the Beach...you name it, let’s do it! Services available in English and Spanish. We also offer Day of Coordinating for your big event which includes support throughout your wedding month! Message us for details! Based out of Columbia, MS. We have booked from New Orleans, LA to Navarre, FL as well as throughout Mississippi. We love to travel, so shoot us a new location! Also serving as Day of Coordinator! This service can be added on to any officiant package. Vendor coordination, timeline help, run the rehearsal and help your wedding day run smoothly. Let’s talk about what you want and how I can help make it happen! Additionally I offter Elopement and Intimate Wedding packages starting at $750 with Randi P Photography. Message me for details. Equal Opportunity Officiant.

Details

Business Attributes

Woman-owned Business

Ceremony Types

Civil Union
Commitment Ceremony
Elopement
Interfaith Ceremony
Non-Religious Ceremony
Religious Ceremony

Planning

Se Habla Español

Religious Affiliations

Christian
Protestant
Interfaith
Pagan
Secular
Spiritual

Wedding Activities

Premarital Counseling
Wedding
Ceremony

4.2

out of 5.0

5 reviews

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4/22/2024 • Brandi B

I will never have enough words for how happy and amazed we were with our experience with Ruth at Joyful Vows Wedding Services as our day-of coordinator. She literally saved my sanity the day-of our wedding and as I continue wrapping up all of the loose ends from our November wedding, it's more and more apparent how valuable she was to us on our special weekend. She was able to help us coordinate our ceremony rehearsal because none of us had any clue what we were doing! She stayed and helped us get everything down perfect and then returned bright and early the next morning to kick off our wedding day! After only a phone call meeting and a few emails exchanged prior, Ruth was able to knock out my list of errands that helped free up the day for my bridesmaids and I to relax. Her intuition was amazing and I am still confused how she just knew all the things I needed done and how she was able to magically make it all happen! She was punctual, reliable, professional, FUN, and above all -- a truly knowledgeable source of happiness and joy our entire weekend. Her energy was so appreciated and at the end of the weekend, she became family to us. My friends and family are still raving about her services, too! If you are on the fence about hiring an extra hand or if you need an officiant -- RUTH IS YOUR GIRL!

4/02/2024 • Haley A

I cannot even adequately express the disappointment I have. I was stunned by my experience because of all of the good reviews about Joyful Vows. We were promised a custom ceremony and were given a super generic script two days before our wedding that had nothing to do with the extensive questionnaire we spent a week working on that she ASKED US to write for her. After having to bug her to even send us something, she sent the one-size-fits-all script TWO DAYS before our wedding after promising to send the *custom* script several times over. There were no personal details about us in it whatsoever. On the day of the wedding, 45 minutes (!!!) before she was due to arrive to perform the ceremony, she sent me a message. I am removing the name of the woman because she was very sweet though very quiet and not the bubbly personality we paid $325 for. She did do a sufficient job, though. She texted exactly this: “(Name removed) on my staff will be there no later than 5:30, happy Wedding Day! I’m can’t wait to see pictures!!!” Needless to say, I was STUNNED and panicked. I did not know the woman she sent in her place, her last name, what she looked like or if she’d even show up, and I had to ask if she was even licensed (thankfully she was). There was no explanation, no apology, nothing. I did not say anything then because I was afraid she wouldn’t send anyone at all and I wouldn’t be able to get married if I got upset about it. I had already paid her. Plus, I just wanted to be happy on one of the biggest days of my life!! All this is to say RUN and don’t look back! We are very calm people and didn’t cause a fuss at the time but I know some brides would break down over something like this, especially 45 minutes before the ceremony!!

10/31/2022 • Kaitlyn L

Ruth made our day AMAZING. She was always on top of everything and gave us room to actually enjoy our day instead of worrying about everything coming together. If you’re on the fence about hiring her for day of coordinating trust me you won’t regret it! She made our ceremony personable and lovely. We can’t recommend her enough. She was such a lifesaver!

7/01/2022 • Monique P

She is absolutely amazing!!! Our event was a destination wedding, so we communicated between email and phone until our big day. She’s was very helpful with answering questions and getting our big day in the right direction. I loved her energy, was calming and joyous to be around. She is a beautiful soul who blessed our union together. A must have !!

5/27/2021 • Kristen A

Ruth was absolutely AMAZING!! She had us complete a questionnaire and created our day of script and it fit us perfectly! She offered suggestions and advice that helped our day flow smoothly!! I would 1000000% recommend Joyful Vows Wedding Services for your special day!