Rooted & Wild: Spirited Ceremonies

gious elements. The humor was so us. We Rick rolled our guests and it was glorious. The whole process prior to the ceremony was designed to bring us together. I loved the vow writing workshop. Emily is the best and we cannot recommend more.

o know us as both individuals and a couple. It truly helped to make our ceremony feel personal and individualized. The vow writing workshop was so helpful in making our dedications to one another come to life on the page! We had so many compliments on the ceremony and our vows, all of which would not have been possible without Emily’s guidance and support.

r wedding day. Emily put together the most beautiful and all encompassing ceremony for us that truly captured us as a couple and our forever. I went into my wedding day feeling like I knew her and had known her forever. Her process is very trustworthy and she went the extra mile for us more than a couple times, for which I am eternally grateful. So happy we found Emily…couldn’t imagine our day without her!

ients and their love story, making the ceremony so authentic and personal. And despite her talent for writing and beautiful delivery, she never made herself the focus of the ceremony in the slightest. We simply can’t recommend her highly enough.

ication and attention to detail throughout the entire process were truly exceptional. Emily went above and beyond to make our special day even more memorable. She spent a considerable amount of time getting to know us and understand our love story, ensuring that every aspect of the ceremony was personalized and meaningful. The ceremony she crafted was nothing short of beautiful, thoughtful, and touching – it felt like she had known us for years. Her professionalism and open-mindedness made it effortless to collaborate with her in refining the ceremony script. She welcomed our input and made sure that the final version reflected our personalities and relationship perfectly. Emily's flexibility and willingness to make adjustments to suit our preferences showed how dedicated she was to making our day truly unique. On the day of the wedding, Emily was an absolute rock star. Her calming presence and warm, loving energy set the tone for the entire celebration. As she officiated the ceremony, her words resonated deeply with both of us, our families, and our friends, leaving not a dry eye in sight. She struck a perfect balance between sincerity, joy, and a touch of humor, making the ceremony feel both heartfelt and enjoyable. We cannot thank Emily enough for being an integral part of our special day. If you're looking for an officiant who will go above and beyond to ensure your ceremony is a true reflection of your love, then look no further than Emily. We wholeheartedly recommend her, and we are forever grateful for the memories she helped create for us.

ments and rediscover the reasons why we fell in love. The writing prompts provided great guidance, giving us a clearer idea of what to expect on our wedding day and igniting our excitement to write our vows. Hearing from other couples in the class added to overall loving atmosphere, making it a great way to spend an evening. We highly recommend this workshop for engaged couples looking to create heartfelt and meaningful vows!

dding planning, it was such a peaceful time to reflect on the WHY behind everything we were working toward. When it came time to put our vows together we had a helpful template with lots of stories to pull from after the workshop. We also purchased the Officiating 101 course for my uncle who was our officiant and he found it to be very helpful. Emily's products and services are top notch and we're so glad we trusted her to help us bring our vows to life.

se to work with her. Rooted and wild is the perfect name for what she does! I craved and appreciated her approach to duality, integrating equal parts serious and lighthearted moments into our ceremony so seamlessly, it felt like a dream come true. Her energy and guidance gave me permission I didn't know I needed to be truly present. It's such a gift, during the throes of wedding planning - one of the most important, nerve-wracking moments of your life - to feel truly taken care of. And she does it all with an air of clarity, calmness, and confidence - all I had to do was follow her lead. But then she also managed to follow ours? Best of both worlds, I swear! Especially when it came to writing our vows - her private one-on-one workshop with feedback following the first couple drafts was a true godsend. I would recommend her to anyone, especially any queer couple, looking for a ceremony that accurately reflects the reverence and beauty of your love. She's the best, hands down. Thank you for everything, Emily!!

that reflected our vision, personal values and incorporated family and friends. Emily is bright, personable and so easy to connect with, we really enjoyed connecting with her throughout this process. We felt heard and listened to, and she provided helpful insight into things we otherwise would not have thought about. We would highly recommend the vow workshop she hosts as well. We could go on and on, but we just really highly recommend her as a celebrant and are grateful to have had her support on our special day!

an absolute delight! She made the process SO easy and FUN! Emily has an amazing gift of words and creativity that we are so lucky to have enjoyed! Our ceremony was perfectly personalized, from the Rock, Paper, Scissors-off to determine who vowed first to the unforgettable "We Do!" from our friends and family! She is genuine, creative, and has a radiant smile that we captured in many a photo to enjoy forever!

reate a beautiful script that felt genuine and unique to who we are as a couple. She helped us with the ceremony, our personal vows, and all the paperwork before and after the wedding day. We got so many compliments from our guests about how wonderful she is! I would highly recommend her , Emily is so talented and gifted at what she does!

Her methods of getting to know us were above and beyond what we were expecting and she worked with us to make sure we had the exact words we wanted said on our special day. Our guests raved about how much they loved her ceremony, and how stylish, well spoken, and helpful she was on and off the altar space. Emily's professionalism was especially appreciated as wedding planning got hectic, and we truly enjoyed our time with her. We'll definitely need to grab a drink and reconnect soon!

asking a family/friend to officiate. But we are SO glad that we were able to work with Emily, 200% worth the investment! Timewise, the ceremony is such a small piece of the wedding day, but I feel like working with Emily helped make it a focal point in the best way. She helped us make everything very intentional, and spent so much time putting together a ceremony that was representative of us. We didn't go into the planning process with a super clear idea of what we wanted the ceremony to entail, so Emily brainstormed with us and offered suggestions so we could piece together the perfect flow. There was no pressure to do things a certain way, and we are both so happy with how it all turned out. Emily was easy to work with throughout and she helped make things fun and stress-free. Creating the ceremony with her was definitely a highlight of our overall wedding planning process!

ourse and had her read through our vows before the big day, which was so helpful and helped calm our nerves. I would recommend Emily and Rooted and Wild to everyone!

she included were nothing short of art. As soon as we had our consultation with Emily, we knew we had to book her. We felt like we had known her for years the way we were talking. Thank you so much for the effort and thought that you put into our day. There wasn't a dry eye in the house.

me for any adventure! In the many months of planning leading up to our elopement, Emily was fantastic at helping us develop a theme for our ceremony. She asked questions we hadn’t even thought about, was a great listener, and really had a knack for understanding what we wanted the ceremony and experience to feel like. She is incredibly organized, detail oriented, and thorough, which helped take the guess work out and ease some of the inevitable stress that comes with planning a wedding (no matter how small)! You can be sure that she takes as much pride in her work at creating a truly personalized ceremony as you do in creating the perfect wedding. Emily never felt like a stranger to us at any point in the planning process or wedding. Her energy and enthusiasm for our marriage made us feel like we had known her since the start of our relationship. She also offered great guidance with vow writing, which can be an intimidating process. In every way, the custom ceremony that Emily created and facilitated blew us away. Her words brought so much love, truth, and even laughter into the moment. We couldn’t have dreamed of a better ceremony and Emily sent us onward as a married couple with numerous ways to remember and commemorate the special moment for years to come. We would wish for nothing less for anybody else and that’s what makes her the ultimate recommendation. Thank you, Emily!

obsessed and passionate about what she does, but she's equally as passionate about her clients. Although we know she has lots of weddings she takes on, we felt like the only client she had. Emily makes you feel uniquely special and she has an incredible way of being intentional and celebratory in her approach to writing your ceremony programs. From the very first draft, we knew Emily was one of our most worthy wedding expenses. She got to know us and our love story so well, no edits were needed. When the wedding day came, as nervous as we both were, there was such a calming presence to her and to feel like someone who knew us so well was marrying us and sharing our story with our guests. We are SO glad we booked you, Emily!!! We love you!!

, we really felt like she had known us for our entire relationship. My wife and I were both nervous about writing our own vows and her help and feedback along the way made it more enjoyable than we ever could’ve imagined. We recommend her 1,000 times over!

t's easy to lose yourself in the mires of wedding planning (this color for this, that frame for that, that appetizer and that drink, etc.). It's also easy to get trapped in planning hell and start losing what it's all about...but Emily is the type of person that won't let that happen to you. She understands the importance of planning but also understands all the importance that goes into make the wedding ceremony about the most important thing, the two individuals. At least, that's what she made us feel. She helped us with our journey in vow writing and truly helped memorialize our lives together in her beautiful introduction/celebration of us. She's someone that feeds off of your excitement, your love, and your energy and the more you give her, the more she gives you back 10x fold. We truly enjoyed working with her and by far she was our favorite person to work with. She responds quick, communicates well, and is truly there for you in your moment. We'll never forgets the words that she spoke that day. Still brings us to joyous tears.

put together a ceremony that was unique to us and shared our story. We attended her vow writing workshop which helped us (2 people that aren't good with words) articulate everything that we wanted. We received so many compliments on our ceremony and it was all Emily! We cannot recommend her enough.

ient, and well-organized she is. With her helpful questionnaires and vow writing class, my fiancé and I felt so at ease and connected with her in the development of our ceremony & vows. Her warm personality is clear and present in her storytelling. The actual ceremony was perfectly magical, and it fit our vibe to a T. We had absolutely no anxiety on the day-of; she was ready to go at sunrise (and was completely forgiving when we were 15 min late), and we were even sad to see her go once it was over. We came into this partnership as clients, but left with a special kinship. 10/10 will always recommend!!!

. She wrote the script from scratch after talking to us about what we wanted. We had small edits or fixes that we wanted, but the 1st draft was great! We had to reschedule once due to COVID and she was really understanding about it. Our guests were really impressed with her was well and several family members asked us if she was a personal friend. Also, we really recommend taking her vow writing class. We were both able to write meaningful vows and she followed up via Google docs to make sure they were in good shape before the big day.

to spend time together reconnecting over their love for one another even if they weren't preparing for a wedding. This workshop gave me plenty of inspiration as well as concrete examples that really helped me formulate my vows. Emily let us have our vows reviewed to ensure they matched in length and overall tone (so they wouldn't feel one-sided). We also hired her later for some professional editing/fine-tuning that came much later after the initial workshop. I would recommend Emily for help with your vows to anyone who asked!

so many personal touches (like our tradition of Rock Paper Scissors to decide our vow order) to make the ceremony special to us and our love. She spoke beautifully about our lives and told our love story in the most eloquent way- and made sure to slip in some laughs when needed! Every single guest shed happy tears and even our vendors told us they did, too! Since getting on a video call with her, we knew she was the person we wanted to marry us- my now wife pulled herself off camera to mouth “book her now!!” as we were talking to her. She has a calming and gentle presence that translates through all interactions- which is definitely appreciated during the wedding planning process! She is such a genuine & kind soul and we enjoyed working with her on a personal level as well- she makes you feel like family from the start! Her vow class & questionnaire was incredibly helpful to get our thoughts out on the page & focus on the promises we wanted to make to each other. We agreed that our vows wouldn’t have been nearly as good without her help, revisions, & friendly reminders to keep us on track. She helped us stay organized and accommodated all of our needs. Our guests couldn’t say enough, we can’t say enough, & we guarantee you won’t be able to say enough! If we had to do it all over again, we would choose Emily every time. We can say with the utmost confidence that working with her will be the best decision you make for your wedding. Nothing but love for her 💖

entire relationship was marrying us. So many of our friends and family told us later how much her words resonated with therm. She made every one laugh, connect, and remember to love! Could not recommend Emily more!!

and her philosophy was just what my daughter and her fiancé were looking for. And Emily delivered plus more. I will always recommend Emily to anyone!

she was so personable and took time time get to know us and our story to craft a beautiful, personalized wedding ceremony. Our guests immediately told us that it was the most engaging and story-like ceremony that they had ever heard. She incorporated every element we wanted and made excellent recommendations to make it above and beyond. It was so very special. I highly recommend Emily for any ceremony and will forever treasure our ceremony and all that Emily did for us.

rtant to us. She wrote an incredible ceremony that was so unique to us, and it was sweet, lighthearted and funny -- exactly what we wanted. To honor my partner's Celtic heritage, Emily did a handfasting ritual for us as well! My in-laws absolutely adored her and wouldn't stop talking about how much they enjoyed the ceremony and her company. She was incredibly accommodating, organized, and kind on the day of and braved a cold, and windy day for us! I truly felt like I made a friend through this process. She is worth every single penny and I want to renew my vows just so I can hire her again. She also gives the most genuine hugs ever! Literally how could you not choose her? :)

e guidance of a professional. I am SOO happy we decided to go with Emily as she exceeded our original vision. After both of us answered her questionnaire, she wrote the most personalized ceremony I have ever heard. It was like she had known us for years! Multiple guests commented how much the ceremony reflected us and our love. Emily's vow writing tips were also incredible. She reviewed both of our vows and ensured they worked well together. We highly recommend Emily to any couple looking for a unique and personal ceremony!

ot so many complements on them. Our guests also commented on how sweet and personal the ceremony was, many thought Emily had known us for years! Our ceremony was so perfectly amazing and I will cherish that moment forever. I’m SO happy that we found her to be our officiant! We could feel that she authentically cared and was happy for us.

l that she had our backs the whole way through. Not only did she help with all the little things but she truly got to know us as individuals and as a couple so that she was able to convey our love story in the most perfect way on our wedding day. We had so many guests comment on how amazing Emily was and what a perfect job she did setting the mood and rhythm of the ceremony, which lasted throughout the evening. We couldn’t have asked for anything or anyone better. We know we have a friend for life in this special person. Thank you, Emily!

e very overwhelming, but Emily made my partner and I feel so calm and organized and really made our day special and memorable. Cannot recommend highly enough!

our wedding 5 years ago (wish she had been!) it felt like she understood exactly who we are as a couple. Leading up to the ceremony she met with us and asked us valuable questions, all of which made me and my partner really reflect on our time together as well as bring up beautiful memories from meeting, falling in love, getting married, and living as equals. You can tell emily takes great care to get to know her couples, and builds a beautiful and professional ceremony tailored just for them. She was very punctual, personable, and responsive as well. oh, and fun!! Emily- thank you so so much for being a part of our sepcial day!

really special. We really enjoyed her vow writing workshop as well. 10/10 would recommend using her! -Lauren & Mitchell

ontact info, helping with our vows, and really expressing our love in a realistic light for our guests. Naturally we were nervous at the time of our ceremony but Emily made all that nervousness melt away as she assured us that all would be great! She truly made us feel like we were the only people of importance at that point in time. We are so grateful for everything she has done for us and highly, highly recommend not only her services, but just knowing her in general.

of hoped for! Highly highly highly recommend!!!

ceremony 🥰. I loved not having to worry about what would be said or the lay out of our ceremony. I honestly had not the first idea where to start with all of that. She nailed it on the first try so no need for our unlimited edits!She made our day so easy and fun. Couldn’t recommend her enough! Thanks Emily 🤍

d having a stranger officiate us, because we really wanted our ceremony to be special. And then, we found Emily! After our initial interview with Emily, we immediately knew she was the one! She took her time to thoroughly get to know us and our love story, and wow-what a magical and intimate ceremony she helped to create! Everyone in our family kept commenting on how great she was and how special she made it. I can't wait for the release of our ceremony video so that we can watch it all over again. If you are getting married in the PNW I HIGHLY recommend you hire Emily as your celebrant!!!

our lives. The whole process is smooth, flexible, and tailored to you. Highly recommend!!

y of it at our ceremony. We could not be any happier. Everything was amazing! Emily is such a kindhearted person and it really shows through how she portrayed our love story during our ceremony. She really is there to celebrate you, as the couple! Thanks Emily!

om our ceremony, the vibe we were going for, and any details we wanted to speak about. Even for a small elopement, she was great support while we tried to write our vows, she was very prompt in answering any e-mails, and she came up with small ways that we could make our ceremony more personal to us. Emily made our ceremony a breeze and I couldn’t imagine anyone else as our celebrant. Besides marrying my husband, Emily was the best choice I could make on that day.

r workshop feeling inspired, excited and confident about our ability to write vows that were true to us. Emily was amazing at making everyone feel comfortable, and we were able to feel connected to the other couples in the workshop as well. Writing vows can feel daunting, but Emily made it fun and totally doable!

our love story, our values and created a one-of-a-kind ceremony that fit us perfectly. We would highly recommend her to any couple that wants a ceremony that celebrates their unique relationship.

was exactly the person we were looking for to create a beautiful, thoughtful, personalized ceremony for us. She met with us via zoom to get to know us and our story. Her prompts during the planning process were so helpful in getting both of us to deeply reflect on our relationship over a decade of being together. That's a lot of content! And somehow, she created a thorough, comprehensive ceremonial script that perfectly represented each of us and our journey together. She offered helpful feedback on our vow writing as well and was always available to answer questions. Our renewal ceremony was redemptive, healing, and so authentic to us. It's a day we will never forget. I'm forever grateful to Emily for holding space for us and helping create the most beautifully meaningful ceremony!

ony due to the shutdown, she was so sweet to move our ceremony out a year and was incredibly supportive and flexible during a very difficult time (despite already having crafted the most amazing ceremony and it being just days before our wedding). When March 2021 rolled around and we had cut down our wedding from 40 to just 4 due to high risk family members not able to travel, she was a dream to work with at tailoring a ceremony that incorporated family and friends who couldn't be there with us in person. She gave us so many suggestions to make our intimate wedding feel larger than life and make us and our families feel so special. She truly couldn't have captured our love any better and helped us create the most beautiful, intimate, and joyful ceremony. My husband and I had been together for 11 years before we got married and the ceremony she crafted seemed to perfectly capture every moment of our time together and reminded us of moments that we had not thought about in ages. Our wedding was on the Washington coast and in typical Olympic National Park in March fashion it was windy and chilly on the coast but Emily was nothing but smiley, bubbly, and full of joy and excitement for us. She was also unfazed by our little furry family member who borked through nearly the entire ceremony. If we ever do a vow renewal in the future she will be the first person we reach out to! We are so thankful to have worked with her and we recommend her to absolutely anyone looking to create a ceremony which captures every part of your love and personalities. You will not be disappointed!