4.9 out of 5 stars and 199 reviews
4.9
(199)Twin Cities Metro Area, Outstate MN & Western WI
About this vendor
Our wedding ceremonies are as unique as our brides & grooms. We listen to your hearts and help you design a personalized ceremony that reflects your dreams, goals & personalities. You also receive 'Your Complete Wedding Ceremony eBook’ to help begin the process.
Details
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
- Christian
- Interfaith
Wedding Activities
- Wedding
Awards and Affiliations
12-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2023.2022.2021.+9 more.
Best of Weddings
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Hall of Fame
Earned by winning 'Best of Weddings' four or more times.
Reviews
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4.9
out of 5.0199 reviews
We made the best decision for our wedding ceremony when we chose Cara Tollefson as our officiant! She was so easy to talk to and always easy to get in touch with, even when I took ...
forever to respond! She helped make our ceremony absolutely beautiful and gave us all the tools needed to create a ceremony all our own. If you want a seamless, beautiful ceremony, you definitely want to choose Cara!
I can’t even count the number of compliments we received on our ceremony. Many of our loved ones said it was the most personal, unique ceremony they have ever been to, and that is ...
all thanks to Jill Englund.
Jill helped us navigate and blend so many different wishes for our wedding ceremony, like balancing religious and non-religious elements. My husband’s family is Spanish-speaking, and Jill helped us infuse some bilingual elements into our ceremony, as well — even learning some Spanish herself for our vows! At her suggestion, we honored both of our parents with a rose in honor of their longstanding marriages, and that was one of the most special parts of the ceremony, very meaningful and unique. My most favorite part of the ceremony was the Love Story. Jill worked with us separately as we wrote out answers to some questions about our relationship, and then Jill fused our stories and told them in real-time during the ceremony, keeping our reflections private from each other until that moment. It was so touching and special, and felt so meaningfully true to our story. She nailed it!
It was incredibly helpful to have Jill present at our rehearsal the evening before. She was very efficient and took control of our chatty bridal party of 16 people, ensuring we ran through every detail and felt prepared for the wedding day. Throughout the entire planning process, whether via Zoom or email, she helped my husband and I feel at ease and understood. Jill has a special gift, and we are so grateful that she shared it with us. I could not have imagined a more perfect ceremony.
My husband and I chose Jill Englund to be our officiant and we absolutely loved working with her. She is professional, helpful, and so sweet and caring! She helped us write our own...
ceremony so every second felt personal. We had two meetings with her via Zoom before the big day so we could get to know her and talk about the details. She made sure to go over every step of the ceremony with us and explained the process of filing the marriage certificate. Most importantly, she delivered our ceremony beautifully and with love- even including a moment of silence to honor my mother who had recently passed away. Jill was the BEST and we’d recommend her to anyone!
We were lucky to have Cara Tollefson as our wedding officiant, and we feel so blessed. From the beginning, Cara put effort into getting to know us and helping us to create the perf...
ect personalized ceremony. We felt supported through the entire process, and on the day of, our ceremony was a highlight of our day. Many of our guests mentioned how touching and amazing it was, and we couldn’t agree more. Thank you Cara, for giving us such an amazing memory and beautiful ceremony!
We were lucky enough to have selected Jill Englund. She was absolutely perfect. So professional, extremely personable, and very flexible. She kept everyone on track at rehearsal...
, all while keeping everyone at ease. We couldn't recommend someone more. Jill was amazing!
We were lucky to be paired with Cara Tollefson as our officiant, and she was absolutely amazing! Our wedding venue recommended a site to find an officiant, and after filling out ou...
r info, we were matched with Cara—and we’re so glad we were.
We were a little stressed since we hired her just two months before the wedding, but Cara made everything so smooth and easy. Her emails and planning documents were super detailed and helped guide us every step of the way.
At the rehearsal, she made the process simple for my family—even with a big wedding party and lots of people walking down the aisle. She kept everything calm and organized.
If you're looking for a smooth, stress-free experience, I highly recommend hiring Cara Tollefson as your officiant. She’s a true professional and so easy to work with!
Cara did such a great job with our ceremony! It’s a daunting thing to figure out how your wedding ceremony should go if you’re wanting to do something secular and personal. I’m so ...
glad we ultimately decided to work with a pro rather than putting that pressure on a friend or family member. The guide booklet that MN Officiants provides is so helpful as a “choose your own adventure” for customizing a ceremony that feels right to you as a couple. Cara was also so great in coaching us as we wrote our own vows (right up to the last minute - eek!). Just the right balance of encouragement, nudging and patience! She helped us add so much heart and was a trusted editor helping us make sure it didn’t run too long. Everything ran smoothly and there wasn’t a dry eye in the house!
Jason Jorgensen was our officiant, and he did a great job for our small wedding! He helped make it personal (our guests told us how much they liked the ceremony) and included some ...
unity ceremonies per our request. Easy to work with and very happy with the end result!
We are so grateful to have had Cara Tollefson conduct our marriage ceremony! We traveled from out of town and from start to finish her communications were prompt, friendly and prof...
essional. Her quality of work was apparent through her attention to detail. She truly cared about our story, pur ceremony and ensuring things were exactly how we envisioned. Cara, you absolutely made our day!
Katie & Jason
Minnesota Officiants, Jason Jorgensen in particular, were so helpful in making our wedding celebration memorable. After meeting with my partner and I to make sure we were a good fi...
t, Jason provided excellent guidance on curating our wedding ceremony so that it was everything we wanted to celebrate our meaningful commitment. His friendly personality and easy-going nature made the whole process go smoothly and the ceremony he delivered was heartfelt and memorable. There was no detail unaccounted for, including matching his wardrobe to our wedding colors and having extra printed copies for our reader to use at the ceremony. Jason went above and beyond to help my partner and I with our wedding celebrations and made sure we were officially set to begin life’s next adventures.
Nancy Lindgren was so wonderful to work with. She officiated our wedding, which was non-religious and included a handfasting ceremony. In preparation, she listened to all of our id...
eas and wants, and helped me to write a beautiful ceremony that completely captured how special the day was for us. Even though we did a small, private elopement, I felt like she gave us the care, attention, and consideration that you might expect for a larger ceremony. On the day of, Nancy's energy and delivery of the ceremony was beautiful and warm. It was a pleasure to work with her and I'd highly suggest her services.
Allan Lindgren was our officiant and was such a pleasure to work with. He helped us construct a ceremony that was really personal to us. He wrote a beautiful love story that talked...
about all the things my husband and I love about each other. People were stunned by it - they thought he was a family member or that we somehow knew each other outside of him being our officiant. Thank you so much Allan for being such a wonderful part of our wedding!
We were so grateful to have Cara Tollefson as our wedding officiant. We had a small “budget wedding” and she made every part of it feel special and unique. She was so kind and prof...
essional, and truly made sure we felt taken care of, throughout the entire process. Cara worked with us to include a sentimental piece of faith into our ceremony, and helped us with any questions we had throughout the way. Our family couldn’t stop talking about how sweet, thoughtful, and well delivered the ceremony was. I would sincerely recommend Cara to anyone thinking about using these services.
Cara Tollefson was incredibly kind and helped make our ceremony so special. When planning things out, she gave us a ton of examples to work off of along with a ceremony guide, then...
let us completely write out how we wanted the ceremony to go and what we wanted to be said while providing amazing feedback and recommendations all along the way. She came for a rehearsal the night before, and then our ceremony felt like a dream day-of because it went so smoothly. That was absolutely due to Cara’s experience and calm reassurance! We couldn’t thank her enough!
We had Jill Englund officiate our wedding and everything was just wonderful! She is so sweet and has the best personality. She was very communicative and helpful throughout the pla...
nning process, flawlessly lead our rehearsal, and did an amazing job the day of the wedding! She also gave us the right amount of guidance when creating the ceremony so that it was tailored perfectly to us. We had so many compliments on the ceremony from our guests afterwards and couldn't have asked for a better officiant!
We chose Minnesota Wedding Officiants for the many options they offered to make our special day unique and memorable . Our officiant, Jill Englund, was responsive, warm, and open t...
o making our wedding ceremony exactly the intimate and personal experience we had hoped for. We were able to customize the many suggestions Jill offered but also had the option of simply choosing readings and blessings from the extensive resource manual they provide. Jill worked with us every step of the way and we couldn't be more grateful for her help in making our wedding day magical. We would highly recommend Jill and Minnesota Officiants to others looking for seasoned professionals with a personal touch!
My husband and I cannot say enough wonderful things about Cara Tollefson. We hired her as our officiant for our ceremony last month, and it is one of the best decisions we made thr...
oughout the wedding planning process. She was kind from start to finish- first speaking with us over the phone, then meeting us face-to-face for coffee, and finally being present to coordinate our rehearsal. She is organized, dedicated, charismatic, and good-humored! She will be there for you while also making sure everything goes off without a hitch. We would give her more stars if we could!
Nancy officiated our wedding and she was great! Part of our ceremony included a love story that she compiled herself based on questions we answered about each other. It was so spec...
ial to hear during our ceremony.
Cara Tollefson was beyond amazing from the very start. Her call to introduce herself and explain the process to us was wonderful. She was pleasant, calm and provided all the inform...
ation we needed. Cara made sure we were aware we could reach out to her anytime with any questions, which really put us at ease. Her email respond was always prompt. When we met her for the rehearsal, immediately upon meeting her face to face, we knew we had made the right decision. She was lighthearted, joyful, fun, kind hearted and engaged in the process. She offered suggestions that we took and ran with and they ended up being the highlights in our ceremony. Cara reminded us that she would guide us through the process and not to worry, but to enjoy our day. She did guide us, she was calm - Cara simply was the best! We simply cannot say enough great things about her. Thank you, Cara!!!! For a really great day!
Jill Englund was our officiant for our Aug 20th wedding ceremony. Jill was exceptional! She was truly wonderful - thoughtful, professional, and helpful throughout the entire proc...
ess, which included chatting prior to the wedding, guiding our rehearsal and the wedding ceremony.
We very much appreciated her guidance and calm demeaner, especially when I mistakenly forgot the printed readings and the marriage certificate. Goodness, what was I thinking?? (I guess it will be memorable)
The ceremony was perfect!
Thanks again, Jill, for your assistance in making our day so successful and special.
Cheryl & Darrell
Cara Tollefson was our officiant for our wedding and she totally exceeded our expectations! It was such a pleasure to work with Cara, from rehearsal to the end of the ceremony she ...
really put our nerves at ease, especially in front of all those eyes. She was so organized and made it so easy for us to just go with the flow, which is exactly what we were hoping for. Cara provided great guidance, expertise, and comfort as our officiant and we will definitely recommend her to our friends/family in the future. 😊
Allan Lindgren was a PLEASURE to work with! We did premarital counseling with him before our event which was very helpful as my now husband and i started to have conversations abou...
t money, blending lives, expectations, ect. It also allowed us to really get to know Allan and can attest he is a genuinely great person that you would be lucky to have as part of your big day!
Jill Englund from Minnesota Wedding Officiants served as our officiant for our wedding, and we can’t thank her enough for all that she did to help us pull off a beautiful, memorabl...
e wedding day! Her experience helping couples craft weddings that match their personalities and beliefs showed through in every part of our planning and preparations. She took the time to get to know us, our likes and dislikes, and our hopes for the occasion, and then she provided us just the right amount of help to pull it all together. She suggested a basic framework for the ceremony and then let us fill in as much of the content as we wanted. And on the day of the event, Jill offered so many great suggestions to help us make sure it all came together smoothly–she even thought about details like holding her ceremony book in her hands rather than using a podium, because it looks better in the photos. And she’s such a lovely person! We so appreciated that her calming presence helped everyone about to take part in the ceremony to feel ready and confident. We had a beautiful wedding all around, and Jill played a big role in making that happen!
We found Minnesota Officiants online and were drawn to the idea that we could create a customized ceremony that reflected us as a couple, but would still be delivered by a professi...
onal. Minnesota Officiants gave us a lot of great resources for building our Ceremony, and we worked with Allan Lindgren to put it all together. Allan had a lot of experience which helped us feel comfortable during the rehearsal and day-of and he has a great way of combining the "mushy" stuff with a little humor. Our family and friends raved about our Ceremony and I would definitely recommend Minnesota Officiants and Allan Lindgren.
Jill Englund officiated our wedding in June and did a fantastic job! She helped us create a ceremony tailored to our values and it turned out exactly as we hoped. She was extremely...
professional and made sure everything flowed smoothly. We can’t recommend her enough!
We worked with Cara for our June 2022 wedding and it went perfectly! We really liked being able to customize every aspect of the ceremony to fit our values and beliefs. Cara was wo...
nderful and organized so everything ran so smoothly!
We had CaraTollefson officiate our wedding and couldn't be happier! It is scary to choose someone for such a big day without knowing them... but after we met Cara, we had no doubts...
that she was right to officiate our day. We appreciated Cara every step of the way. She helped us come up with a wonderful ceremony, answered questions about the marriage certificate, helped us with a rehearsal, and made our day feel so calm and special. She is truly great at what she does and we would highly recommend her services!
I had great experiences with 2 of the officiants from this service! First, Jill Englund did an amazing job to get us started in creating just the kind of short, personalized servic...
e we were looking for! Unfortunately she was not able to be there on our wedding day but she arranged for Nancy Lindgren to perform the ceremony and made sure were connected beforehand. Nancy did a fantastic job and we got so many compliments! I would highly recommend this vendor and either of the officiants.
We had Jill Englund recommended to us by a different officiant that was already booked for out date. We could not have been happier with the end result. She took the time to meet w...
ith us several times before the wedding to get to know us our history together. I really appreciated all of the different options she provided and how she let us tailor the ceremony any way we wanted. It was so nice to have parts of the ceremony left as a surprise so that we didn't have to stress over every little detail. The ceremony was just perfect and I couldn't have asked for a better officiant to help us tie the knot
Jill Englund was an incredible officiant and she put together a beautiful ceremony we (along with our friends and family) will never forget. We've had countless guests tell us how ...
impressed they were with her and how beautiful and personal our ceremony was. She was extremely responsive and took the time to get to know us before our big day. We wanted a personal ceremony with a bit of humor sprinkled in and she more than delivered.
We had Jill Englund recommended to us by our photographer who had seen her perform many weddings and told us how good she was. My fiancé and I reached out to her through MN Officia...
nts and we knew right away after speaking with her she was going to be the perfect fit for our wedding. She did an incredible job! We received many compliments on how beautiful our ceremony was. I can't recommend Jill enough. And she is the sweetest lady!!
We found Minnesota Officiants online and liked Jill Englund's profile. After speaking with her on the phone, we liked her personality and thought she would do a great job. She wa...
s great with communication leading up to our rehearsal/wedding, and did a wonderful job on the day of! We would highly recommend them/her to anyone looking for an officiant.
We had Cara Tollefson for our October 8th wedding and she was wonderful! We didn't have much knowledge on how wedding ceremonies work, but she outlined everything perfectly! We are...
so grateful for her help, and cannot recommend her enough!!
We had Jill Englund as our officiant, and she was amazing. My family can be crazy, but she wranged everyone for the reherseal, and made sure our ceremony went smooth. She also help...
ed us write our personalized ceremony, so it was exactly what my husband and I wanted. No complaints here!
We were very lucky to be able to work with Cara Tollefson. She made the process feel stress free and was always there to answer any questions we had. We would definitely recommend ...
Cara to anyone looking for an amazing officiant to work with.
Cara Tollefson is the best! She is super easy to work with and very helpful with ceremony planning. Her calm and happy demeanor made our ceremony very lovely and we are so happy we...
found her to be our officiant!
Nancy did an amazing job officiating our wedding. During the planning process she was very responsive and we loved the questionnaire on our love story. It was fun to hear what each...
other said and made that part of our ceremony so special. Highly recommend Nancy for officiating your wedding!
We found this Vendor when our original officiant backed out towards the end of the process. Jell Englund was by far the greatest experience we had with the whole wedding process. S...
he was quick to respond, professional, and had great ideas! Everyone raved about her and the ceremony and we could not have asked for a better officiant!
Jill Englund constructed and officiated our wedding. She did a phenomenal job - we got so many compliments about how great and personal our ceremony was. Jill was great at listenin...
g to what we had in mind understanding our vision. She was a joy to work with - very responsive, attentive and personable!
Cris Anderson officiated our wedding at Gale Mansion in May. He was conscious about COVID, did plenty of pre-planning with my husband and I, and we got so much positive feedback ab...
out our ceremony! It was great. I definitely recommend him.
Cara Tollefson did such an amazing job with our wedding. She made it very personable! Helped it make flow so beautifully! She was joy to work with in the planning process and made ...
it so easy! She helps you when your stuck and don’t know what to include! She was the most perfect officiant for our big day! We wish we could do it all over again with her! She also worked really well with our large group and made the rehearsal go smoothly and everyone knew what to do the next day!
My husband and I were incredibly honored to work with Cara Tollefson. Cara took the time to meet and get to know us, listened to the vision of what we wanted for our ceremony, and ...
created the most beautiful ceremony we could have imagined. Cara is so professional, kind, and passionate about helping couples. We chose a ritual that was special to us, but did not quite know what direction to take to describe the ritual during the ceremony. Cara took extra time to help us come up with wording and an explanation that was absolutely perfect. During the rehearsal, Cara took time to go through the ceremony until we felt comfortable and confident. Once it was time for the real ceremony, Cara did an amazing job of picking up on uncertainty and subtly guiding us so the ceremony flowed beautifully. We are forever grateful to Cara and would highly recommend her as your wedding officiant!
Cara Tollefson was our wedding officiant and we couldn't have been more pleased with everything she did to make our ceremony incredibly special and memorable. She was amazing to wo...
rk with from the start -- truly kind, professional, responsive, and insightful. She was supportive of our wedding ceremony vision and helped so much to make it all come together beautifully. She was so quick to respond to any questions/concerns and she stayed in close contact in the weeks and days leading up to our wedding. We are forever grateful for her superb work! We recommend everyone use Cara as their wedding officiant!
We were honored to work with Cara! From the very beginning she helped us bring to life something that was truly unique to our dreams. She was supportive, accommodating, professiona...
l in every sense, and made sure our needs were met while making us feel special. We can’t thank her enough for being part of our big day! We couldn’t have done it without her!
We had Cara Tollefson as our wedding officiant and we could not be happier with everything she did to help make our day so special! She helped us through the whole process of cust...
omizing our ceremony and had lots of great advice for us. Our day could not have been better! None of it would have been possible without Cara's help and guidance!
We were honored to have Cara Tollefson officiate our wedding last weekend. We were forced to downsize our wedding (by a lot) due to COVID, but Cara helped ensure that it was just a...
s special with only 20 guests as it would’ve been with 150. With Cara’s guidance, we were able to turn our wedding into an intimate, romantic ceremony that was so very “us”, which was reinforced by our guests telling us how wonderful it was, and that it is a wedding they wouldn’t forget :) The information packets Cara provided us in the beginning were extremely helpful in organizing our ceremony and the examples were great starting points to help us write out our ceremony. She was very receptive to our ideas, provided great feedback, and helped us create our own wedding “ritual” that everyone loved. She helped us make our ceremony absolutely everything we wanted it to be! Not only that, Cara is extremely sweet and personable and SO easy to talk to, and quick to respond to our questions. Talking over our ceremony with Cara the day before our wedding put our minds at ease immediately. It was incredibly easy and stress-free with Cara’s help! If we could go back in time, we’d pick her again and again.
We worked with Wedding Officiant Cara Tollefson to conduct our civil wedding ceremony this past summer. We were so happy with the entire experience, and our wedding turned out even...
better than we had planned. Cara was personable and friendly and put us at ease right away upon first meeting. She was responsive and attentive to the details. She helped guide our service with recommendations that suited our philosophy and style. She was also thorough with submitting our license and following up to ensure we received our final marriage license from the state in a timely manner.
We worked with Jill Englund for our wedding ceremony, based on the recommendation of a friend. She was so helpful in putting together the perfect, personalized ceremony for me and...
my husband. Every guest we spoke to said that the ceremony perfectly reflected who we are as a couple.
Cara Tollefson with MN officiants made our day a breeze! From our first meeting to the excitement after we said "I do" Cara was so sweet and helpful. I wouldn't have changed a thin...
g. If you are looking for an officiant who will guide you to make your vision for your ceremony come true I highly suggest Cara.
We worked with the lovely Officiant, Cara Tollefson. She did a wonderful and awesome job officiating our ceremony and guiding us through the whole process. We also managed to do ma...
rriage counseling with her weeks before our wedding and Cara was so accommodating into squeezing our sessions into her busy schedule so last minute. We found that doing marriage counseling was very fun and beneficial for us as a couple and enjoyed her advice and input on so many things. She was also great at communicating with both of us through email and would reply back to us right away. We also had fun planning out our entire wedding ceremony outline and Cara was so great at giving back suggestions and input on it. She really was such a pleasure to work with and her direction during the last couple of months really helped ease our minds. We appreciate her being so easy to work with, communicate with and just her attention to the details. She did a great job. We are both looking forward to working with her in the future with followup sessions. Thank you so much Cara!! :)
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