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Engaging, fun, genuine, and totally you Ceremonies
Hey there! I'm Ebbony, a Bay Area wedding officiant with a passion for crafting warm and engaging ceremonies that celebrate your unique love story. With over 15 years of experience in the wedding industry, I've had the privilege of working in luxury hotels across Australia, London, and the USA.
These days, you'll find me in the vibrant city of San Francisco, where I specialize in officiating weddings. Whether it's an intimate SF City Hall wedding, a dreamy Sonoma wedding, or an exquisite Napa wedding, I bring my unparalleled expertise and unwavering dedication to curate a ceremony that is warm, engaging, and ultimately - totally you.
My mission is simple: to help you create a personalized and memorable ceremony that reflects your personalities and beliefs. From the opening words to the final vows, I work closely with you to ensure that every aspect of your wedding is tailored to your preferences and style.
Not only will I guide you through the process of obtaining your marriage license and handling all the necessary paperwork, but I'll also bring a fun and relaxed energy to your special day. As a lover of chocolate and spicy margaritas, I know how to infuse joy and a touch of excitement into every ceremony I officiate.
Whether you're planning an intimate SF City Hall elopement or a romantic Napa wedding, I'm here to make your dream ceremony a reality.
Let's create a moment that's entirely you, filled with love, laughter, and cherished memories.
What my couples say on other platforms: Jessie & Erica - Reviewed on Thumbtack Ebbony is incredible & strongly recommend her. We feel so lucky to come across her page and have her as our officiant. Truly couldn't have asked for a better person on our special day. It felt like we've known her forever and she made everything so comfortable. She is an excellent communicator, flexible, and was so easy to work with throughout the process. She wrote our vows and we chose not review them prior to the ceremony. Which ended up perfect, they were a surprise and she captured our story, both of our personalities and values throughout. She radiates the love, sweetness, and happiness of such a special day. We were married at the San Francisco City Hall. Ebbony was early and had already scoped out the location. We were late and she led us to where we needed to be and settled us down. Her professionalism, warmth and ability to guide us through such an important moment in our lives, is something we'll never forget. Thank you so much!
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Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Second Wedding
Religious Affiliations
- Christian
- Interfaith
- Spiritual
Wedding Activities
- Wedding
- Ceremony
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Ebbony, an officiant highly praised by multiple reviewers, is described as warm, funny, and attentive in crafting personalized ceremony scripts. She excels in incorporating couple's stories, bringing tears and laughter to the ceremony, and ensuring flawless execution. With attention to detail, early arrival, and helpful guidance on logistics, Ebbony's professionalism and personalized approach make her a top choice for couples seeking a meaningful and memorable wedding ceremony, as noted by numerous satisfied clients.Review photos
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So lucky to have found Ebbony! In planning our San Francisco City Hall Wedding she was an invaluable resource, available when we needed her. She was easy to talk to and always had time for questions and was super patient with changes and updates. I struggled with what I thought ceremonies "had" to be like - formal, certain words etc. and Ebbony allowed me to think outside the box while still retaining the special traditions I felt important to include. Although she shared her script with us beforehand I tried to only skim it and to hear how she put our story together on our wedding day was awesome. Our guests really enjoyed the ceremony as well and remarked on Ebbony's beautiful ceremony after our wedding was long over.
When it came time to book an officiant for our wedding ceremony, my husband and I knew we wanted someone with a diverse portfolio of couples, who would take the time to get to know us and our love story. We sought an officiant who could create a truly personalized ceremony script. We were thrilled to discover Ebbony on The Knot, and after our first call, we knew we wanted to book her for our special day! From the start, I could tell she was the right fit. Ebbony has a warm, inviting presence—and she’s funny too!
As we began drafting our vows, Ebbony provided a list of resources to help us brainstorm and offered sample vows for inspiration, which was a lifesaver! I was so stressed that I started having nightmares about arriving at the wedding with nothing written! I email Ebbony for help and reassured me that everything would be fine and shared advice to help relieve the anxiety and help me overcome my writers block.
A week before the wedding, she sent us the complete ceremony script for review, and I was amazed by how well she incorporated our responses from the couples questionnaire. It beautifully captured our perspectives.
In the week leading up to the wedding, Ebbony guided us through the ceremony logistics, asking several questions to ensure the flow matched our vision. The actual ceremony went flawlessly and exceeded our expectations—there wasn’t a dry eye in the crowd. We couldn’t have asked for a better officiant, who has now become a dear friend.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, Ebbony!
We had a great time with Ebbony. She's very knowledgeable and flexible on how the ceremony can be conducted. She helped guide us on what type of ceremony we wanted and was willing to make edits to her script to best fit our vision for the wedding. We had a wonderful time working with her.
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If you are looking for an officiant for your wedding, look no further as you have found the best one!! Ebbony was so wonderful to work with and did absolutely amazing conducting our wedding ceremony. She went above and beyond coming to our wedding ceremony rehearsal which we really appreciated. She also printed out our vows for us and brought them in nice books on the day of the wedding so we didn’t have to worry about it. Thank you so much, Ebbony!!
Ebbony is who you want to work with. Very clear and detailed about the process start to end, which is very important to ensure the wedding day goes as planned. She wrote a beautiful script that brought smiles to everyone’s faces.
Ebbony was amazing! From the beginning, she was great to work with, asking the right questions to make the ceremony feel very personalized. On the day of the wedding, her calm and warm energy made everything flow perfectly, and she added just the right mix of humor and emotion. Our guests loved the ceremony, and she even gave us great tips to make sure everything went smoothly. We’re so happy we chose her and would absolutely recommend her to anyone!
Ebbony did a fantastic job officiating our wedding ceremony last month! She made our ceremony truly memorable. Ebbony sent out a questionnaire to both my fiancé and I separately a few months before our wedding. We were so impressed in how she weaved our stories together and really captured the essence of how we first met and our unique love story. We got such positive feedback from our friends and family on how touching our ceremony was. Ebbony balanced just the right amount of humor and tear-jerking moments. The other notable thing that Ebbony did was to stand off to the side while she was describing our love story. It allowed for the photographer to get nice pics of us together at the alter. Ebbony was so personable and easy to work with. Her pricing was also very transparent and highly competitive with other vendors. We highly recommend Ebbony for your wedding ceremony!
Book Ebbony with confidence!!!
We booked Ebbony for a 1 hr SF City Hall Wedding about a month before the wedding. Ebbony was actually recommended to us by our photographer and luckily she was available for our date and time.
There is a reason why Ebbony was recommended by our photographer. Ebbony was very professional. She arrived to the venue more than 1hr early and helped discuss the timeline and what to expect. Ebbony also offers a preparation call before the wedding which was helpful to calm the nerves and help us understand the schedule and sequence of events. Her questionnaires helped her craft a beautiful and heart warming ceremony and truly made our day magical. Ebbony was also dressed professionally and without telling, she matched our wedding party perfectly. Afterwards, she handled the marriage license completely and simply confirmed who the witnesses would be and got their signature and sent to the county office.
Thank you Ebbony,
Allen+Alana
We had the pleasure of having Ebbony as our officiant and I can’t express what a great job she did! We had a phone conversation about how we wanted our ceremony to go and she went above and beyond. She was very communicative and several guests mentioned how beautiful her wording was. Highly recommend!
Could not have asked for a better experience. Ebbony was a lighthouse in a storm for us on a chaotic and wonderful day that ultimately went off without a hitch in no small part to the wonderful service, calm and knowledge of our officiant. We could not recommend her more.
The whole process was very smooth. She was very responsive and organized. She went to the venue early. I will definitely recommend her!
I’m not sure the reviews I read could let me know how awesome Ebbony really is. Her energy is so loving, she’s funny and makes you feel like you’ve known her for years! She brought comfort when I felt a little anxious. She was so calming. Her script for our wedding was Perfect! She nailed it. I felt so much gratitude for her presence on my special day that i had to make sure we had a picture with her. It says a lot when even my parents loved her!!! Since we were having a small intimate ceremony with only our parents at SF city hall, she gave us a heads up and pointers which definitely helped.
Ebbony was the perfect officiant to my wedding and I would suggest her a thousand times over.
Ebbony was exceptional as an officiant. She was prompt, communicative, and patient. She was very kind in answering all our questions and we are so grateful to have her as our officiant. She was super thorough on her prep about our story and prepared a beautiful ceremony script with all our inputs in mind. We were able to relax knowing that she will take care of the ceremony logistics. If you are deciding on an officiant, Ebbony is definitely your girl!
Ebbony was such a great officiant. She was so kind and helpful and told our story in such a personal and beautiful way since we chose private vows. She walked around the crown during our City Hall ceremony, which made our guests feel very included.
Ebbony was absolutely amazing! She is very detailed and truly goes above and beyond to make your ceremony personalized. She responds very quickly and is more than willing to chat with you about any questions/concerns. She was very knowledgeable and even went above and beyond with providing details about applying for our marriage license before the wedding and applying for our official license after the wedding. I am so happy we chose Ebbony to be our officiant, she truly did make our day so much more special. You can tell she has a passion for what she does! I have absolutely nothing negative to say about the service provided by Ebbony!
Ebbony was a delight and consummate professional to work with. We were honored to share our wedding journey with her.
After reviewing Ebbony's promotional materials, we decided she was the perfect fit to officiate our wedding and definitely were not disappointed. She was very easy to access, provided phone calls, zoom calls, texts, and email correspondence, and patiently walked us through the entire process exactly how her process timeline explained. From deciding what traditions we would like incorporated, through the submission of the marriage license specific to our county. She truly provided a step by step walkthrough that we greatly appreciated. She touched on everything you need for your ceremony; from suggesting special details specific to our family, to supplying her own outdoor PA system for our outdoor wedding, and working with our other vendors to insure our event went as smoothly as possible. She really went above and beyond my expectations for an officiant.
She was also very easy to work with and open to incorporate any specific request I had. Overall, I could not be happier to have hired such a kind, friendly, professional, and prepared individual. You won't be disappointed!
Ebbony was professional, sweet, kind, and diligent. Communication with her went like a breeze and she made our day truly special to us. Thank you so much!
Ebbony officiated our elopement and it was beautiful. Despite our planning being immensely late, she did her part and executed it beautifully.
She typed a beautiful script that had us both laughing and crying. She interpreted our lives in the script and even included our daughter. She’s an absolute treasure and highly recommend!
If you’re looking for an awesome officiant — pick Ebbony! We had a lovely civil ceremony at City Hall and everything went so smoothly and it was truly the most perfect day.
Ebbony was great to work with. We had a zoom call and went over any questions we had and filled out a questionnaire form.
I loved that Ebbony printed out our vows so we can cherish and keep them forever.
Thanks Ebbony for making our day so special!
Ebbony was the officiant of our wedding on June 18th, 2023. The ceremony went so smooth with her lead, she made our relationship sound like a beautiful fairy tale. She has such a lovely voice, at the same time words coming out of her mouth were so assuring. And i love the way Ebbony looked into my eyes during her speech, it soothed my nerves and gave me strength as I was really uncomfortable standing in front of the crowd.
She not only was the one help processing our marriage license for us, she went through all my wedding details with us and made sure nothing would go wrong the day of, i would say she's one of the reasons my wedding went so smoothly that day and i can't thank her more.
If you need an officiant at your wedding ceremony, i'll definitely recommend having Ebbony, she'll be such a great support and you'll not regret having her on your big day!
Once my husband and I had decided on the ceremony that we wanted and began looking for officiants, we quickly came across Ebbony and fell in love from day 1. Her professionalism is off the charts, she is organized, and so warm and friendly. She was very clear in her communication and also was quick to respond whenever we had any questions.
When it came to the ceremony, she was an absolute joy to work with. She asked us some questions and created a wonderful ceremony script. She printed out our vows on such beautiful papers. The day of the event, she came early and helped with setting everything up and coralling the guests as we were running behind.
We would 100% recommend that everyone go with Ebbony as your officiant.
We used Ebbony for our ceremony, and I cannot recommend her enough! She is punctual and met us at our location right on time. We had a very intimate ceremony and found her prices to be reasonable! She is very responsive and was able to meet all my needs, questions, and concerns!
Would most definitely recommend!
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819 Bethany Ln, Concord, CA | San Francisco, Sonoma, Napa and Beyond
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Ebbony Tonkin
Bay Area Wedding Officiant
Hey there! I'm Ebbony, an Australian in SF, passionate about weddings.
I'm a mom of 3 and I'm a lover of chocolate and spicy margaritas. With 15+ years in the industry, my experience ranges from luxury hotels over multiple countries, to my family-run venue.
I'm an amateur runner, a netball player, and a podcast junkie. Peloton and pinot noir complete my #balance and my kid's names inspired my business name, Tomoro Ceremonies, and is a blend of theirs (TOm, MOlly & ROry).
My mission is simple - to be your hype girl, support you, and create your perfect ceremony.
Whether in the Bay Area, or Wine Country, I would be honored to Officiate your day!
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