Northern Michigan Wedding Officiants

more than anything we wanted something true to us and who we are as a couple. Since we don’t regularly go to church, we were in search of an officiant, and we were also a little nervous about having someone we couldn’t meet in person before our rehearsal. We got Crystal’s name from the preferred vendors list at Castle Farms. From the very beginning, Crystal was professional but warm, and made us feel comfortable the whole way through. She always got back to us in a timely manner, answered all of our questions, and really cared about making our ceremony special. After only talking to us 2-3 times, and also interviewing our parents, she created a ceremony that seemed like she had known us for years. I had so many people come up to me and my husband complimenting us on how beautiful our ceremony was, and how it spoke to who we are. From the devote catholic guests to the not so religious, everyone enjoyed our ceremony. I would not have wanted anyone else other than Crystal, and it turned out better than we hoped. Thank you Crystal for making our day stress free and helping us create an amazing memory!

eremony. She expressed the importance of making sure the vows were heartfelt and ultimately defined our love for one another. She even brought some humor into the ceremony which was a sweet touch. We can't thank Crystal enough for making our day so special and memorable!

e wedding to go over ceremony details and then met her on our very windy boat. Regardless of the bitter wind, Crystal stood strong and presented a very beautiful wedding ceremony. Doug and I had never been traditional and the crazy boat ride didn’t work out exactly but we have dealt with Mother Nature more than once and I wouldn’t have changed my wedding at all. So meaningful and so genuine. Just like Crystal.

e time to get to know us, and created a ceremony that matched our values and told our story. She’s professional, super responsive to calls and emails, and just a genuinely kind person. Highly recommend!

to what we wanted and helped give us ideas of readings, vows, and overall flow of our ceremony. Planning the ceremony with her by meeting in person, e-mail, and phone really helped us create something unique and special. When it came time for our ceremony we were overwhelmed with how truly special she made everything for us. She included our love of outdoors and nature, along with personality traits that really gave our guest an insight into our relationship and marriage. Crystal also told us valuable things throughout our ceremony that we will remember forever as we grow as a couple. We could not be more pleased with how well she catered to our ideas and executed the most perfect ceremony for us. Our day would not have been as special as it was without her!

d highly recommend Crystal.

ime she put into our ceremony was very evident on our special day. She was very prompt, very thorough and very professional all the while she was like a long time friend. It was as though she had known us for years and years. I highly recommend her as her passion for being an officiant is undeniable.

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also open minded since I has some fun surprises planned for our ceremony. Our wedding venue provided us a list of recommended officiants, and Reverend Crystal Yarlott was listed first. After visiting her site to learn more about her, I became excited because she seemed like the perfect fit. However, since the ceremony is the heart and soul of the wedding itself, I figured I ought to exhaust all possibilities and see what I could find on my own. The more I researched, the more convinced I became Rev. Crystal was the officiant for us! I proudly showed my fiancée the fruits of my research, and she agreed Rev. Crystal seemed to be a great choice. After emailing Rev. Crystal, she got back to me the same day, luckily letting me know she was available on our wedding day. Just a few weeks later, we scheduled a virtual meeting (since ours was a long-distance destination wedding) to get to know one another and discuss particulars. She was so fun to talk to, and it was quite obvious she’s passionate about her work. Over the following months we kept in contact, and she always responded quickly whenever we had questions. One thing we really enjoyed were the monthly newsletters she sent us, which always include helpful tips and advice, much of which we used. As the big day drew nearer, she continued to be supportive, and she worked with us as our vision of the ceremony became clearer and clearer. Since neither my wife nor I have been part of a wedding party before, we requested a rehearsal to ensure our big day went smoothly. Rev. Crystal was punctual, and it was so nice to finally meet her in person! On the day of the wedding, I was the first person to walk down the aisle, and it was comforting having Rev. Crystal’s gleaming face to walk toward! Since my wife and I had opted for a rehearsal, we had a general idea of how our ceremony would flow, but what we didn’t know was how Rev. Crystal had chosen to implement the personal anecdotes and details she knew about us from our discussions and those she’d had with our family to make it extra special, and she certainly did an amazing job! Our ceremony lived up to our perfect vision of what we hoped it might be, which rarely happens in life, and Rev. Crystal played a HUGE part in that! We couldn’t recommend her enough to be your officiant too!

. She provided us with a packet with ideas of vows and readings to choose from, which made that part of the process super easy! The ceremony itself was perfect - she talked to our friends "behind our backs" to get a sense of who we are as people and incorporated personal touches into the ceremony. She also came to our rehearsal (extra fee, but we wanted her there), and I'd highly recommend you do the same. She really took all of the anxiety out of the process and directed us through all the steps of the way. We got SO many compliments about how she made the wedding ceremony fun, but it also had a good message with a lot of substance. There were some tears from our guests, but also a lot of laughs. My husband and I highly recommend her!

ure my husband’s children felt like they were a part of our union as a family. She helped me incorporate vows to the children and a sand ceremony. She really made our day special!

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. Due to the fact that she took so much time to do so, I got compliments left and right about how everything matched us in every way. It is difficult and overwhelming to think about the notion of finding someone you trust to marry you, especially given that we were a good 6 hours away from home for our wedding. There was not a thing we worried about, and Crystal sure took care of us! It was a beautiful ceremony and also a wonderful rehearsal with her. We are so glad we found and landed on her for our special day.

ing it seemed that Crystal knew us so well and really captured our relationship with her beautiful words. She is extremely personable and professional, and easy to work with. She felt it important to get to know us via a FaceTime phone call. During the call —which incidentally only began as FaceTime but then we “regular called” due to our poor connection (Mike and I are in the boonies on an island!) — Crystal really took the time to get to know us! She has a warm personality and a wonderful confidence. Ultimately, we felt really fortunate to have found her!!! I cannot recommend strongly enough.

ur wedding party commented on how she did an amazing job while we were at dinner! Thank you so much Crystal, we are so happy to have booked you for our special day! -Sierra and Nick, Chicago

zed ceremony that was completely unique to Ryan and I. We received an enormous amount of compliments from our guests for her sweet and caring message & presentation of love. It was such a gift to have her as our officiant.

elped us after the ceremony with a little paperwork mishap we had (not a mishap on her part, but she helped us fix a mistake we made). Highly recommend!!