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Weddings by Christina
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About This Vendor
Award-Winning Wedding Officiating Company
Your ceremony is the heart and soul of your wedding day. It is the part that makes you husband and wife. Let's create a heartfelt and romantic ceremony that you will remember and cherish forever. We are committed to creating a ceremony that incorporates your beliefs and values and we will work with you in creating a ceremony infused with love and joy and most of all - uniquely yours. We serve the beautiful Gulf Coast of Florida: Anna Maria Island, Boca Grande, Clearwater, Fort Myers, Long Boat Key, Marco Island, Naples, Sarasota, St. Petersburg, Tampa - and everything in between. You said "Yes". Let us help you say "I Do".
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Ceremony Types
Civil Union, Elopement, Interfaith Ceremony, Non-Religious Ceremony, Religious Ceremony, Second Wedding , Vow Renewal Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
Christian, Catholic, Protestant, Interfaith, Jewish, Spiritual
Wedding Activities
Wedding, Ceremony
Awards and Affiliations
Weddings by Christina Reviews
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Booking our elopement was a very painless and professional experience even 1100 miles away. Our officiant Chris was a doll. Very comfortable, easy going and straight to the point. Our photographer Paul was personable and very patient with us an...
d our 6 month old baby. Both of them played a huge role in making our special day wonderful. I highly recommend.
Chris and Paul helped make our wedding day super special!! I was weary reaching out and booking online when I haven't met Chris or Paul in person but they were both very responsive and helpful with questions. On the day of our wedding, it start...
ed to storm - we had a back up plan just in case but Chris kept an eye on the rain and was able to let us know an hour in advance where we would be able to have our wedding. Chris and Paul were so kind and funny!! Book through them, you won't regret it!!!
I was nervous about getting married on the beach and especially in the month of September with it being hurricane season, but God had different plans for that day. It was absolutely beautiful and Chris the officiant made me and my now husband f...
eel like we were on the only people there. Jake was absolutely awesome with taking such beautiful pictures. Although I was upset about my family not being there due to COVID-19, I appreciated Weddings by Christina for our day as beautiful and romantic as it was. Chris was just as sweet and beautiful in person as she was on the phone and through email. Jake had great energy and made us feel and look gorgeous in our photos. Thank you all for your outstanding work and dedication to our very special.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Our wedding day was perfect! Even during the covid-19 pandemic our special day went off without a hitch. Both Chris the officiant and Courtney the photographer were very courteous and professional. They were open to our ideas and our suggestio...
ns. They took the stress out of planning our intimate wedding and we were free to laugh and enjoy the day!
Our wedding turned out absolutely perfect!! It was exactly what we wanted. Andy, Courtney and the young lady that took care of the flowers and decor were all fantastic & made us feel very comfortable and special!! We would highly recommend you ...
guys to anyone wanting a beautiful beach wedding!!
Weddings by Christina is AMAZING!!! The amount of time and effort they put in, and willingness to go above and beyond was far beyond our expectations. They thought about every detail and helped us have the perfect wedding. We cannot begin to ex...
press how happy we are that we went with Weddings by Christina! Additionally, Christine Tollette was the perfect Officiate! From the planning and preparation to the ceremony and celebration, Christine was easy to work with, supportive, and gracious. She was absolutely fantastic!
Weddings by Christina not only took the stress out of wedding planning but pulled the wedding off before everything closed down due to the corona virus. Both our officiant and photographer graciously made themselves available to pull off our c...
eremony a day before it was scheduled! Chris, our officiant, performed a lovely intimate ceremony which was beautifully captured by our photographer Megan Renee. We are very grateful for the effort of these ladies to help us start our marriage with precious memories.
Chris was absolutely FANTASTIC! She did such a great job organizing everything and was extremely patient with me and all of my questions. I would definitely recommend her for your big day!
We were very happy with our wedding ceremony! Our officiant and photographer arrived together and on time. They were both very helpful with ideas for pictures and with everything in general. Our officiant was professional and made you feel rela...
xed. She also was easy to get in touch with prior to the ceremony. They both made a great effort to make sure our wedding was perfect for us and our photos are fantastic!!
Chris was great! We were in Anna Maria Island for vacation and decided to renew our vows on our 20th wedding anniversary. I booked Weddings by Christina and everyone was very professional and timely. Chris made the vows very special and relax...
ed like we wanted. She was flexible as we had a hiccup in our travels. Sally the photographer was great too! Thank you all for a special day!
I highly recommended the services of Weddings by Christina! I don’t think planning a wedding is ever “easy,” but when trying to plan a last minute elopement in a location 1500 miles from home, you need all the help you can get! I’m so glad I fo...
und this wedding service, they helped me plan every aspect so we could have the perfect day. Christina was very helpful and informative, she responded to my emails in a timely fashion, and always picked up whenever I called. Chris Tollette officiated our wedding. She was a pleasure to work with. She did an amazing job performing our ceremony! We chose Chi Photography with our package, and Paul photographed our ceremony. He was also a pleasure to work with! We haven’t received our photos back yet, but I have confidence they’ll be beautiful. I also have to mention how accommodating Chris and Paul were. The week we traveled to Anna Maria it rained daily. As I’m sure any bride does that’s having a beach wedding, I watched the weather forecasts very closely that week. We had planned for a sunset ceremony, but Mother Nature had other plans. Our ceremony was planned for 7 pm, and at 10:20am that day I contacted them to see if we could possibly do it between 1 and 3pm when there was supposed to be a break in the rain. I heard back from them in less than 15 minutes and our ceremony was moved to 2pm. I couldn’t believe they made it happen! Our ceremony was perfect. Paul even offered to come back again later in the day to do sunset pictures with us if the weather permitted. I should also mention how affordable their services were! Thank you so much Christina, Chris, and Paul for helping Matt and I have our perfect wedding ceremony!
This was the best decision that we could have made! We are so pleased with our officiant Chris Tollete. She was extremely welcoming and professional. We definitely recommend this company!
Weddings by Christina (and Chris Tollette) were amazing in helping me to plan my elopement on such short notice. Everything was perfect and exactly as we had hoped for! I would highly recommend utilizing Weddings by Christina for any of your we...
dding needs!
When we chose Weddings by Christina from all those available we definitely made the right decision. Chris and Sally where both wonderful to work with and we will both remember this day most fondly for a life time. These people are the best and ...
really care that everything goes off without a hitch. I can't recommend them highly enough! Whether your looking for a private romantic setting or something bigger and more elaborate I doubt you could find better. Thanks again for everything!
We booked her services for our wedding and it was a great decision. Both Christina and Chris were very communicative and straightforward about the process. Our actual Officiant, Chris was awesome, funny, patient and very organized. She went the...
extra mile to meet us before the wedding to help write our vows and a personalized wedding ceremony. Then, she was great at the rehearsal and kept everyone organized. Finally, she was perfect for the actual ceremony.
We really appreciate the work that Chris did. Our families can be overwhelming, but Chris handled them very well. We cannot recommend them enough!
We were blessed to have found Weddings by Christina!
The path to our elopement was easy to navigate with Christina’s help and the help of her staff. We were supported every step of the way with promptly answered phone calls and emails.
When th...
e big day came we could not have asked for a more sincere Minister than Chris Tollette or a better photographer than Sally Ullman.
Chris preformed the ceremony with the emotion and depth of someone who had known us for years. She seemed truly happy for us.
Sally put us at ease the moment we stepped out of our car. She was bright and professional. We have gotten numerous compliments on all of our photos.
I couldn’t recommend a better team or a better organization!
My husband and I just had a beach vow renewal in July in Anna Maria and used Weddings by Christina and we highly recommend their services! Chris Tollette officiated and Sally Ullman was the photographer and I just can't say enough great things ...
about them and the whole process! First of all, it was a surprise for my husband, and everyone was SOOO helpful planning every detail so that we pulled it off perfectly!!! Chris even helped me orchestrate everything from last minute bouquets(Ms. Scarlettes) and finding somewhere to get me in to do my makeup (Nicole at Acqua Aveda)...I don't know how I would have done it on my own! The ceremony was better than I dreamed...it was so personal and incorporated everything I asked for. I think it's important to note that she was so good with the kids, and I have 5 so that can be a challenge! All in all I was very impressed and had the genuine feeling everyone was just as invested in making the day as AMAZING as I was! Thank you again to all who helped make such a great memory for us!!!
Everything was perfect! I must admit I was nervous I live in Arkansas and my wedding was in Florida. The day of my wedding the beach decoration was beautiful, the pastor was very friendly. I can honestly say my wedding day was perfect. Thank ...
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So happy with our ceremony! It was beautiful and special! And also very affordable. They made our day perfect! Officiant and photographer were amazing!!
Wedding by Christina was great from start to finish! Christina was very easy to work with in setting up our officiant and the starfish aisle runners. We loved having Chris Tollette as our officiant! She customized our ceremony and vows exactly...
how we wanted it which was great because we wanted a short and sweet ceremony and that's exactly what we got. We really appreciated that as it seemed to fit us so well and didn't seem like a generic ceremony. We have gotten a lot of comments on how beautiful the ceremony was!
Our wedding on Anna Maria Island was a destination event and Chris T. from Weddings by Christina was a dream to work with and helped make our wedding day perfect. We contracted with Chris for day-of organization, but she was also a great resou...
rce for vendor references and important detail reminders in the planning process. We had to modify the event location and flow due to weather at the last minute, and Chris was calm, organized, and so helpful in making sure everything flowed perfectly. Cannot imagine what we would have done without her! Cannot recommend her highly enough!
Christina and her team were phenomenal! They made my wedding as seamless as possible. She was always readily available to help with all my wedding needs. Thank you so much Christina!
I was very nervous about handing my elopement over (ok maybe the control). Christina handled everything in a timely manner and with out one thing missed. J.R Carrel was our officiant and was great at putting us at ease. He did a wonderful job. ...
Our photographer, Paul, was fun, flexible, easy to work with, and very professional!
J.R. was so nice to work with and made us feel so comfortable on our wedding day.
Christina and her team were absolutely wonderful to work with! Our wedding was a last minute addition to our family vacation, and we could not have made a better choice than to have Christina's team coordinate our ceremony. Christina was very w...
arm and accommodating, especially since we live in Illinois and had to exclusively communicate by phone and email.
Our minister was JR Carrel and our photographer was Courtney Dembek. We cannot thank them enough for their help with rearranging our ceremony last minute to accommodate our needs. Even changing our ceremony time the day before our wedding, while we at a family outing! Unfortunately our wedding day came on the eve or hurricane Irma, but both JR and Courtney ensured that we had a lovely ceremony, and our pictures are absolutely stunning.
I have already recommended Christina and her services to two friends looking to elope, and I sincerely hope they choose to work with her. I cannot recommend them highly enough!
Weddings by Christina did an amazing job my husband and I just got married at St. Pete beach in Florida just a few weeks ago! We did an elopement and I couldn't have asked for a more perfect day I highly recommend her company! Will was the one ...
who married us and he was very personable and helpful when picking a location and our photographer was Lisa and our pictures turned out beautifully!
Our wedding was perfect. I never imagined it would be as perfect as it was! I'm so glad we decided to go this route because it allowed my husband and I to truly embrace the love we have for one another. I have been to and been part of plenty of...
weddings and none have been as stress free and beautiful as ours. All thanks to Christina and her wonderful staff!
It was wonderful. Everything went so smooth. Krystal, our officiant, was wonderful! Would recommend to anyone who wants a beautiful stress free wedding!
Weddings by Christina were very easy to work with overall. Our officiant ended up being Christine Tollette. She was absolutely amazing. She was very responsive via email in regards to the style of the ceremony. She provided us a few example...
s of wording for different ceremony options. We were able to make adjustments to it and then during rehearsal she made sure we were happy with the flow of everything. Christine has a very calming effect (which is what every bride needs) and made sure we felt comfortable and at ease. If you have your choice of officiant, I would recommend if Christine is free for your event. She was amazing and made our day even more special :)
Fantastic! Christina knew just what we wanted from the start and made everything so easy..basically all we had to was show up. Christina stayed in contact with us answering what few questions we had. When even my husband (being a typical man) ...
said he had fun, felt no stress, and would do it again that means something. JR did our ceremony and it was perfect...Bill was our photographer- he had great ideas for pictures and listened to ours as well. Planning a wedding from Ohio to Florida, within a month, and durning the holidays...sounds impossible? Not at all! Thank you so much Christina, Bill, and JR for making our day so special!!~Ty and Heidi
My husband and I can’t say enough good things about Pastor Andy Mason whom we were connected with by Wedding’s by Christina. Christina was incredibly easy to work with via phone and email and connected us with the perfect officiant for us. We g...
ot married two weeks ago now, and not a day has gone by that a wedding guest hasn’t complimented him when talking to us about our wedding. We had a destination beach wedding, and did not get to meet Pastor Mason until our rehearsal the day before, but he far and above exceeded our expectations. Pastor Mason was incredibly easy to work with via phone and email, and arrived early for our rehearsal and wedding. When he assured me that our beach wedding was still going to turn out beautiful despite Hurricane Matthew (which hit Florida the day of our wedding), I felt much more at ease. He was very warm and friendly to our bridal party at the rehearsal and to all of our guests at our wedding. Our ceremony was incredible, there wasn’t a dry eye on the beach, least of all ours. He had asked us to answer some questions about one another via email so that he could include them in the ceremony, (favorite thing about one another etc.) and he perfectly recited what we had said about one another- capturing the tone and our words perfectly. The ceremony was so personable that guests assumed he was one of our family members. Pastor Mason hit just the right tone and made our wedding formal and traditional, but at the same time very personable, and even made our guests laugh a couple of times. Our ceremony was absolutely perfect and just what we wanted, but better! We can’t thank Pastor Mason and Christina enough!
Oh my goodness where do I even start with how incredible Chris Tollette has been? First, she is incredibly attentive. She always answered calls and emails promptly. She is so easy-going yet also has a take charge attitude which is desperatel...
y needed sometimes during a wedding. But probably her best asset is her ability to problem-solve at the drop of a hat. We had a wedding where the flowers and mason jars were way too heavy to go on the shepherds hooks. She quickly came up with a solution to hook up smaller jars with twine and some of the flowers. Not to mention, everything was difficult because we were dealing with 50 mph wind gusts from the hurricane! Thank goodness she was there to help guide everyone along and keep the process going smoothly. The wedding turned out absolutely beautiful and I kept thanking my lucky stars that Chris was there with me each step of the way. I can't say enough about her and what an asset she is to the wedding planning process and the actual wedding day. If you are planning a wedding anywhere near Bradenton or Sarasota, you definitely need to hire Chris T. from Weddings by Christina. She is absolutely the best in the business!!
I planned my wedding in the backyard of our newly purchased home in a matter of two days. Needless to say, it was a very busy week! Christina and her team not only made it possible for me to pull off the most important event of my life on such ...
short notice but made it completely stress-free. She and her team were incredibly professional, responsive and an all-around pleasure to work with, providing the kindness and warmth that should accompany any quality wedding service!
My husband and I travelled to Bradenton from the UK for our wedding. I found Weddings by Christina on a web search and from the moment I found them they were so helpful. I got an almost instant response from Christina who gave me all the info I...
needed for organising a wedding from so far away.
Our wedding officiant Christine got in touch with us nearer the date and was a pleasure to deal with. Even late night emails the weekend before the wedding weren't a hassle for her!
Even though we had a very simple ceremony with just the two of us, I'd have no hesitation in booking a more elaborate ceremony with Weddings by Christina as I have every faith they could pull it off and make it look effortless!
We had Lisa as our photographer and she was fantastic! As we were leaving to go home the following week, she went out of her way to have the photos ready for us and even called by the house we were staying at to deliver the CD so it didn't get lost in the post! The photos came out better than we expected and couldn't have asked for a more patient and knowledgeable photographer.
One final note on the cost of the ceremony, I found it to be very good value for money given the level of attention to detail and communication I had with Christine, Lisa and Christina.
I only wish I could do it all over again!! Perhaps for our 10 year anniversary!
Thank you again for some very special memories xx
We were married on Anna Maria Island on July 14th, 2015. Christina was so helpful and took care of every detail. We had never been to Anna Maria and she gave us excellent recommendations for local vendors. I was nervous not being able to meet t...
he vendors, but each one that we worked with provided excellent service. Our initial choice of photographer was not able to photograph our wedding. Christina arranged for a photographer on short notice and we were so pleased with her work. She also had a backup officiant on-call when ours was injured the morning of the wedding. Christina clearly has a relationship with the local vendors and takes care of every thing needed. We were so thrilled with how our wedding was stress free and perfect for us and our family. Cheryl and Eric
Our wedding was on April 17, 2010 at the Tradewinds Resort and we hired Christina early on to help us with all of the planning. That was the smartest move we made. She was wonderful right from the beginning and was there for us every step of th...
e way all the way to the end of the reception. She went with us to help pick out flowers and decide on cakes but she never tried to sway us, she just sat with us, gave suggestions and helped us remember to ask the right questions of the vendors. We received so many compliments on our ceremony and reception and I told everyone that it was all because of Christina. We loved her!!
We just loved all the choices we were given in Christina's "Find the Right Words" package. We did not want a "canned" wedding, but didn't want to write our wedding completely from scratch either. We combined many of the options and also came ...
up with a little of our own writing (but most of it was hers). Everyone enjoyed the ceremony! Christina did a great job going with the flow when it turned out to be extremely windy. We couldn't use a mic, but the guests were able to hear her ok (some couldn't hear me or my husband, though - obviously not her fault).
We booked Christina as our officiant because when we first met her, we both fought our tears until she left! After she read to us what she had in mind, we were both touched and just filled with love and joy. We asked Christina about adding some...
thing fun to the end of our ceremony. As we are both cell phone/Facebook nerds, we wanted to update our Facebook status at the alter before being announced as husband and wife. She loved the idea and implemented it into our ceremony. The ceremony was wonderful, everyone loved all that was said and done. We couldn't have done it without Christina.
We had Chris Tollete as our officiant and we were really happy with her! I believe she kept my groom calm while he was waiting because he was a little nervous. We were very happy with the service, she was very sweet and we would reccommend her!
Christina was excellent. I would recommend her to any bride and groom. She was very professional and organized. She also wrote the sweetest vows I ever could have imagined. All my husband and I had to do was sit down one night for about a half ...
hour and answer questions about how we met, what we love about each other, etc. Then, Christina transformed it all into a beautiful, personal ceremony that we will treasure forever. She directed the rehearsal and the ceremony very well, especially keeping my groom very calm and focused in the minutes leading up to our wedding. She is amazing!
Christina gives you so many choices for your vows that you can find the perfect words for you. Or, of course, you can write your own. She is professional, accommodating, and so sweet. Not to mention very reasonably priced.
Christina Mathews was originally supposed to perform our wedding. Unfortunately, due to a family emergency, she was unable to perform. But she followed up by providing us with a wonderful back-up, Cindy Jennings. She met with us just two weeks ...
before our wedding to go over everything we went over with Christina, just to ensure comfort and security with Christina's choice.
Contact Info for Weddings by Christina
Lee, Charlotte, Collier, Sarasota, Bradenton, St. Pete
Meet the Team
Christina Mathews
Owner
My philosophy is simple; to provide an atmosphere that is both sacred and celebratory; one in which every couple can feel comfortable and relaxed while making their vows. As my business has grown over the past several years so has my need to find dedicated professionals who have a love for people in love as much as I do. I have assembled what I believe to be the finest ensemble of officiates, ministers, photographers and other wedding profession.
