Positively Charmed! Custom Ceremonies

Working with Leslie was an absolute dream! We booked Positively Charmed on recommendation from our venue (The Van Dusen Mansion) and they weren’t kidding when they said Leslie was the best of the best. We were only able to meet with her once via zoom due to living out of state and our timeline but she captured our story perfectly! She is very organized and makes sure everyone knows where they did to go, ensures dads don’t step on dresses, moves just in time for the big kiss picture. I can’t imagine booking anyone else. ❤️

Leslie was a joy to work with. She was organized in her process, kind and fun when meeting with us and was wonderful on wedding day in front of our friends and family. She had many, many helpful tips and tricks that made our day go smoothly. And that covered more than just the ceremony. We couldn't have been happier working with her and hope you choose her to be your officiant. I am confident you won't regret it.

Leslie was an excellent officiant, and helped us to create exactly the ceremony we wanted. She kept in mind the requests we had, she gave us very clear and concise instructions and allowed our ceremony to run flawlessly, Leslie also provides premarital counseling, which was AWESOME and gave us some great ideas for things to work on, and maintain as we ventured into marriage. She showed genuine care for our success as a couple, and was very honest and direct with her feedback. We still utilize a lot of the tools that she offered, and I can see us continuing to do so for the rest of our lives.

Leslie took a lot of the stress out of the wedding, when our photographer got Covid, she had it covered by a new one before we even knew the first photographer had to back out.

Leslie officiated for my daughter's wedding and was just lovely. Our extended family thought she was an old friend because of how personal the ceremony was. She led the rehearsal too and made it really sweet and fun while being very organized and thorough.

Leslie was a fantastic officiant at our wedding. She was very organized, thorough, listened well and answered all of our questions. She was our clear favorite of our vendors and was the most consistent in communication.

We feel so lucky to have had Leslie as our wedding officiant! Working with her was a joy. She had us complete a form with insightful questions, carefully reviewed it before our meeting, and then dove even deeper with more thoughtful inquiries during our meeting. Leslie crafted a beautiful ceremony that perfectly reflected us, and we eagerly anticipate reliving those heartfelt words when we receive our wedding video.

My husband and I were blown away with Leslie’s care, helpfulness, & attention to detail as our petite wedding coordinator. We constantly brag about how our big day was absolutely perfect! Leslie took all the stress out of our day so we were able to fully soak in every moment. Bonus: We get so many compliments on the florals and I couldn’t agree more!

Leslie was wonderful to work with. She officiated and provided decor for the ceremony. She took the time to get to know us as a couple and has a wonderful eye for detail. She helped make our ceremony special and took pressure off our big day. She also recommended vendors to work with, all who were outstanding. Cannot recommend more highly!

Leslie was assigned to us as our officiant, and we couldn't have been happier with how wonderful of a job she did. She took the time to get to know us and created a beautiful and memorable ceremony that was obviously well-thought out. She included little details that we shared with her during our meetings and questionnaire that made it extra special. It is clear that Leslie cares a lot about what she does; she exceeded our expectations and we are so thankful she led our wedding ceremony.

I’m so happy I chose Positively Charmed/ Leslie for our decor! All of the table decor, custom sign, and dessert table platters made our reception absolutely beautiful! I received many comments that our reception was very “classy”. Working with Leslie was an absolute pleasure- she is so kind, helpful, and quick to respond to emails. Leslie offered extra help when I was stressed to the max with the planning process. I am forever grateful for her and her staff for everything they’ve done and for the seamless delivery process. As a bride, I HIGHLY suggest using Positively Charmed for any wedding decor needs!

Leslie wrote our custom ceremony and officiated our wedding this past August. Leslie was wonderful to work with! I was surprised how personal she was able to make our ceremony after only meeting with my husband and I over Zoom a few times. She is an excellent listener and incorporated all of our opinions and ideas into the ceremony - it felt very personal to us! Leslie is also very easy to communicate with and did an excellent job leading the ceremony on our wedding day! I would definitely recommend her to others!

Leslie was amazing! She met with us on Zoom multiple times before our wedding and really got to know us. We felt the spiritual but not overtly religious ceremony she curated for us was exactly what we wanted! She also included multiple personal stories and quotes from our conversations into her speech. She also sent us her speech prior to our day so we could approve or suggest changes (we approved exactly as she suggested without changes). She also provided a library of quotes/ poems that we could choose to include or we could suggest our own readings. She held the book for us to read our vows from so we could hold hands which was perfect. Would 100% recommend, she will make your day so special. We also got many comments from our guests about how great the ceremony was and that was thanks to Leslie!

We absolutely loved working with Leslie on our wedding journey. She officiated our civil ceremony in summer in her new Positively Charmed studio space in S. Minneapolis, as well as our bigger wedding in November 2022. She was so sweet and thoughtful and brought alot of great experience and advice to consider during the wedding. The personalized ceremony (and her sample poems and readings) were fantastic and so heartfelt. Her decor selection and eye for design was very apparent. She is a pro and knows what to do in order to best help create a memorable day for a couple. For our bigger wedding, Leslie created a fantastic arch with our wedding colors/flowers, as well as wonderful table decor of succulents and greenery in terrariums and they were just perfect. The various candles she added on the tables made such a romantic touch! My husband and I highly recommend working with Leslie for your wedding needs. She knows what she is doing and brought a calming presence to our wedding party.

Leslie was fantastic!! I had very little ideas of what I wanted for my bouquet but she made it even better than I imagined especially for the fall season! Everyone that attended our wedding raved about her speaking at our ceremony, they said she was so calming and soothing and didn't rush it at all. She made everyone feel relaxed and happy to take in the moment.

Leslie was a spectacular celebrant for our recent petite wedding. Everything from our initial meeting, to plan the ceremony, through to the running of the wedding itself was perfect and Leslie helped guide us through the whole process. You won't find a more kind and supportive celebrant!

Leslie was amazing! She provided all the information we needed and then some to have a successful wedding. From meeting with us numerous times, to reading over and providing feedback on our vows, to helping us know what all was needed for our marriage license the support she gave was invaluable. She took the time to get to know us and personalized our ceremony in a way that honored and celebrated our journey and who we are as a couple. We received SO many compliments on our ceremony and would highly recommend Leslie as an officiant.

WOW-- I seriously cannot say enough good things about Leslie! We hired Leslie as our officiant for our wedding day and it was absolutely one of the best decisions we made! Leslie met with us multiple times before the wedding to go over our readings and plans for the ceremony. It was obvious she really cared to get to know and understand my husband and I as a couple; and that really showed on the wedding day. Because of her, our ceremony was hands down my favorite, and most memorable, part of the entire day. Leslie went above and beyond to help with coordination throughout the day as well. I truly feel that things would not have gone so smoothly without her. If you are looking for an incredible officiant for your day-- look no further!! Leslie is the BEST.

We recently had a petite wedding at Bavaria Downs and were so fortunate to have Leslie Ann Johnson as our officiant. During our initial call, Leslie took the time to get to know us a couple as well as what was important to us for our wedding ceremony. She provided invaluable details about what to expect, which was instrumental in our preparation for the big day. She was very professional about providing documentation and communicating with vendors to incorporate our wishes. At the ceremony Leslie was amazing and many of our guests remarked about how personal and special our ceremony was. She was truly a calming and joyful presence at our wedding! To top it all off, she sent a very heartfelt email to us after the wedding. We would highly recommend Leslie Ann Johnson to anyone searching for an officiant who is professional and genuinely invested in providing top quality ceremonies and overall experiences to couples.

Leslie was truly a savior for my wedding day. She put many of my worries to rest and was always just an email away. On the day of the wedding, she made sure things went smoothly. Without her I am positive I would not have felt as comfortable as I did and the day would not have gone so flawlessly.

Leslie was such a wonderful part of our wedding! From the first meeting we had with her, we knew she was perfect for our ceremony. She put together such a thoughtful, personalized ceremony script and we thoroughly enjoyed the pre-marital sessions with her as well! Leslie was also extremely helpful in running the ceremony and making sure everything went smoothly the day-of!

We had a WONDERFUL experience with Leslie as our officiant for our big day. We appreciated Leslie's flexibility and understanding as we had to move our day 2x due to COVID restrictions. We met via Zoom prior to the wedding to go over what we wanted for the ceremony - vows, stories, etc. Leslie is super easy to talk to and captured many of our favorite things and stories. Leslie also acted as a coordinator the day of our wedding - pulling us aside in moments between pictures to do a quick little rehearsal or working with our harpist on music cues. I honestly don't know what we would have done without Leslie pulling everything together. She did a fantastic job on our ceremony and I can't imagine anyone else officiating our big day. We highly recommend working with Leslie and Positively Charmed!!

Leslie is absolutely amazing. We started working with her about 6 weeks before our wedding date and she went above at beyond to personalize our small ceremony. We felt like she had known us for years. Absolutely recommend working with her. She had great small packages and options available to meet everyone’s needs.

Leslie was extremely patient and understanding throughout the whole process! Starting at the Zoom meeting to prepare the ceremony and vows, she made sure to find out details about us to make our day special in every sense. Due to the limitations of COVID and restructuring of our wedding, we needed our ceremony to encapsulate our unforgettable and intimate day. Leslie made sure we had details squared away and was very professional and on time, despite the maze to get to our ceremony site. Our day was perfect and we couldn't have asked for ANYONE else to not only officiate, but celebrate and honor our union as Leslie did. We're forever grateful. PS: we were lucky enough to have our wedding officiated in Spanish!

Leslie was amazing! We messaged her less than two weeks before our wedding date and were so happy that she was free. Leslie was great with all the details for our very short wedding.

Leslie officiated our backyard wedding recently and she was FANTASTIC! We met with her pre-COVID at her office, and she made us feel very welcome and open. She really took the time to learn all about us, our families, and our story (during the free consult, too!). We booked her immediately after our first meeting. A few months went by until we met again via Zoom, and she hadn't forgotten anything about us. She personalized our ceremony so well and really helped us think about unique things that come with a backyard wedding at your own home. We didn't do a rehearsal, but she made sure our entire wedding party understood their roles on the day of and made sure everything was in place and organized. She has a knack for what she does, and it is evident she truly loves her job. We would highly recommend her!!

Leslie did a fantastic job with our micro ceremony! Her site was informative and inviting, and she was a pleasure to work with. Not only was she very respectful and understanding of our wishes for safety during COVID and our personal preferences, she was extremely accommodating when we had an unexpected injury that required us to postpone our ceremony for a month. She even spent a holiday morning with us to work with our schedule! She does a great job of getting you know you as a couple so that your day feels very personal and catered to you. She also has great insight on aspects you might not have otherwise thought of. She is very welcoming and professional, and I would highly recommend her for your wedding, big or small!

Leslie took the time (and was genuinely interested) to learn our story, our important family relationships, our preferences about how the ceremony would unfold, and everything else an engaged couple might have concerns about going into their big day. In fact, if there was any specific piece we were overlooking, she made sure to ask our thoughts, and offer ideas for how to run the ceremony more smoothly and more thoughtfully for the guests, as well as our selves. Leslie was very approachable, knowledgeable, and fun to work with. I would highly recommend her to anyone.

eslie came highly recommended and she did not disappoint. From the very first meeting we knew she was the one we wanted to marry us. We really felt like she “got us”. She took the time to listen and learn about our lives and our story and helped guide us through ceremony planning. Leslie helped make our wedding one of the most meaningful days of our lives. Can’t say enough good things about her!

Leslie was so lovely. The ceremony she designed for us was perfect - she included our two cultural traditions seamlessly. Our day was intimate and romantic. Leslie was steering the ship and creating the magic of the evening. I would highly recommend her services.

Leslie made herself available to us on short notice, sat to get to know us and what was important to us. She gave us helpful ideas for our ceremony and important referrals that helped complete our day. Leslie was able to officiate our wedding in a way that combined our beliefs and cultures and helped make our day memorable and special! Thank you Leslie! I would recommend Leslie to anyone that wants that personal touch to their wedding day!

Leslie, in a short amount of time, understood what we wanted in the ceremony and delivered a very memorable experience. Due to covid, we couldn’t meet in person during planning, but, that did not hold her back from scheduling multiple long calls with us to understand all the micro-intricacies. As a result, her ceremony felt very personal. In drafting the ceremony, she highlighted our experiences both happy and difficult and how these shaped us and made us ready for marriage. Thank you Leslie for a great experience.

Leslie did an excellent job officiating my ceremony, she was on time and great communicating how we wanted the event to look before hand.

I have worked with Leslie on several weddings and I love the personal touches she puts into the ceremony. She is fun to work with and you can tell that she loves what she does. I recommend her to all my couples who haven't selected their wedding officiant yet. Highly recommend!

Leslie is truly great at what she does. We planned a wedding in short order so we were only able to first meet with Leslie a week before our wedding day. Leslie has a way with people that will make you feel like you've been friends with her for years. On our wedding day before the ceremony, she went above and beyond to help everyone feel comfortable, calm, and organized. The ceremony was beautiful and we had many guests remark on how impressed they were with the proceedings, with much of that credit needing to go to Leslie and the amazing job that she does. If my husband and I were to do it over, we would absolutely use Leslie as our officiant again and would recommend her to anyone.

Me and my husband are so happy we picked Leslie to be out officiant. She was welcoming and easy to talk to. Easy to get a hold of and shes prompt to respond. She did a wonderful job listening to our story to create the perfect ceremony that felt very personalized. She catered to every need and question we had, which helped make our day perfect.

We couldn't have asked for a better officiator for our wedding, Leslie was amazing! My husband and I couldn't have felt more comfortable throughout the entire process. Leslie is very dependable, organized and showed she has a lot of experience in what she does. Thank you again!!

We eloped in Minneapolis and Leslie made everything so easy. We just showed up and it was beautiful! She made our day feel so special and tailored to our story.

It was a joy to have Leslie as the officiant at our wedding! She listened to our wishes for the ceremony and put together a beautiful ceremony that was personal and meaningful. Her pre-ceremony advice helped us make sure we were thinking about unusual details that we wouldn't have thought of. The small group assembled for the wedding all thought she did a fantastic job. I would recommend Leslie to others in a heartbeat!

We absolutely adored Leslie. She was warm, charming, funny and acted like an old friend, even though we'd only met once before our wedding day. Our pre-wedding prep session not only allowed us get to know each other but also helped us complete and confirm some wedding plans - Leslie knows her stuff and was happy to provide advice and recommendations. She really made me feel at ease about the ceremony. Leslie came to the wedding prepared, at ease and totally present (even though I think she did multiple weddings on the day of ours). She was an integral part of our small wedding and now a treasured part of our story. I cannot say enough good things about her.

Leslie was absolutely amazing. From the first introduction to the ceremony planning to the ceremony and vows themselves. She is detailed however made everything super simple for us. She has every guest entranced and made our special day more memorable than I ever could have hoped.

Had a beautiful elopement ceremony at the Semple mansion thanks to positively charmed. So much better than a courthouse wedding. Really happy with this venue.

Leslie is amazing! Hands down, my wedding was 10x more beautiful than I could’ve imagined. The decor was exactly what I was looking for, and the flowers exceeded my expectations! I would recommend her to anyone who wants a “Pinterest” style wedding (aka beautiful). Everything including Leslie was wonderful. I wouldn’t have changed anything. :)

Working with Leslie was one of the easiest decisions for our wedding. Our first appointment with her went really well and we felt comfortable with her right away. We were really impressed at our second appointment when she had our ceremony written, and it only needed a couple little tweaks. Leslie was incredible to work with at our rehearsal, and the actual ceremony went great! Everyone commented on how beautiful it was!

What can I say but how unbelievably fortunate my husband and I are to have had Leslie guiding and inspiring us emotionally, spiritually, and intellectually through our wedding journey. When we reflect upon our time with her, the words that come to mind are intuitive, adaptable, accommodating, transparent, sincere, and profoundly educated on the topics that are essential in creating a personalized, mutli-dimensional, deeply meaningful wedding ceremony. Not only does she hold a deep respect for numerous spiritual and philosophical beliefs- she also possesses a thorough understanding of each of their practices and intricacies, and an appreciation for the ways in which these beliefs are distinct, as well as how they intersect with one another. Our ceremony (which was entirely customized based upon the sincere lengths to which Leslie went in understanding mine and my husband’s character traits and personal beliefs, both as individuals and as a couple) was rich with unity, integrity, and celebratory love. In a consultation with Leslie, one will feel that she is a psychologist, a profound author, a theologian, and a very dear friend, all rolled into the same human being. My husband and I will forever cherish Leslie’s brilliant, integral role in our beloved wedding day.

Leslie Ball from positively charmed was our officiant and she was amazing! We received countless compliments from all of our guests about how personal and beautiful the ceremony was. We couldn’t imagine a better ceremony and she really did make our day SO special!

Leslie officiated our wedding ceremony in December of 2018. She was the perfect woman for the job! We found her on The Knot and chose her based off her experience working with couples and family that are a mix of religious & nonreligious. We wanted to stay true to our thoughts and beliefs while still accommodating our families more religious nature. We received great reviews from our families as well; everyone was very pleased with the ceremony and loved how personal and special it was. Leslie was a joy to work with from the very beginning. The process of hiring and scheduling was very easy. But more importantly she had a special way of making us feel at ease and opening us both up to a beautiful conversation about our relationship. After our initial meeting with her my husband and I both felt like we had been through an uplifting therapy session. Fun Fact: Leslie also officiated my dad and stepmom’s ceremony in Duluth, MN in 2013. Something we didn’t realize until after when booked and had our first meeting with her!

Leslie is a true breath of fresh air, she put all of our nerves to ease at the rehearsal and was so easy to work with! HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend!! Thank you Leslie!

Leslie truly made our daughter’s wedding special. She helped us create bouquets and boutonnieres during a fun brunch where the wedding party, including groomsmen, took part in putting together their arrangements. She brought everything that we would need and was the perfect combination of leader and encourager for our big group. She also helped decorate for the day of the wedding making sure the focal point for the ceremony was as beautiful as we’d imagined. She went above and beyond coming to help take down, too. Thank you, Leslie!

We cannot even describe how much we loved working with Leslie! We worked with her for our wedding for a custom ceremony and our premarital counseling sessions. Our ceremony turned out amazing, and we felt like it really captured our journey together so far, as well as framing up the values we want to have throughout our marriage. We were really impressed with Leslie from the start when she took over an hour to get to know us before we had even booked with her! She made us feel really comfortable though out the entire planning process and we had so much fun in our counseling sessions with her. We received so many compliments during and after our wedding on how beautiful our ceremony was and it is all thanks to her!

Wow. Leslie was simply amazing! We met with her for an initial consultation and found ourselves talking with her for almost 2 hours. You can tell she truly loves what she does. We originally were interested in her because my husband and I have slightly different beliefs on religion, (which stressed me out in regards to how we were going to perform our wedding ceremony) but she made us realize that no matter what our beliefs, we could still have a beautiful and meaningful ceremony that made us both feel comfortable. After meeting her we decided to see her for some pre-marital counseling that she offers as well and we could not be happier that we did it! She gave us "homework" to practice at home that we are still using months later! Best of all we now have someone we can turn to if needed in the future that we are very comfortable talking with. Back to the ceremony, she prepared a beautiful personalized script for our ceremony that she let us read over beforehand. It was amazing to hear what she had gathered about us as a couple that we didn't even realize! We decided to write our own vows, and Leslie read them over before the wedding to make sure that they weren't too different from one another. She gave us advice for the wedding day such as tucking away for 10 minutes of alone time after the ceremony, and making a plan for guest greeting so we didn't get pulled away from each other. She truly thought of everything! All evening our guests were raving about how beautiful and personal the ceremony was, that they have never witnessed one so intimate. Your search for an officiant should stop here!

We were delighted to find and work with Leslie! She made us feel so comfortable throughout the planning process, and really got to know us so she could design the perfect ceremony. Not to mention her ability to coordinate everyone and make everything flow the day of.

We had Leslie Ball officiate our wedding, she was beyond amazing and very personable. She really is exactly what we wanted and she went above and beyond to make sure our day ran smoothly! We're not religious, but have some family members that are - the wording she used throughout the ceremony was neutral and made everyone happy. We couldn't have been happier with Leslie going the extra mile on our special day and meeting a few times before with us. We got a lot of compliments about her and loved the ribbon hand holding ceremony that my Grandma helped with during! <3

Where do I even start...Leslie made our ceremony more personal and filled with love that I could have ever imagined. My husband and I are not very religious and wanted our ceremony to reflect who we are and how much love we have for each other, and Leslie was able to give us that and so much more! During our first meeting, before we had signed any contract, she sat with us for almost two hours getting to know us and our story. She has an extensive knowledge in premarital counseling, theology and religious studies. Her background gave us a perspective on marriage I didn't expect. We went through several premarital sessions with her before the big day and it was worth it! She dug deep into our history and gave us ways as to how we can work even better together. On our wedding day, Leslie was very professional, calming and genuine. Our ceremony was completely customized, and our friends and family absolutely loved how personal it was to my husband and I's relationship. We decided to write our own vows as well and Leslie gave us several tips and tricks for getting the best results. All in all, our day was truly about us as a couple, and I couldn't have been more pleased with our experience with Leslie as our officiant. She was perfect!

Highly recommend, Leslie. Very professional and well spoken for our ceremony. We were very pleased.