About this vendor
** Not currently accepting new bookings **
I offer ceremony, ritual, and care with a creative spirit to folks of any faith--and no faith--tradition. If you envision your wedding ceremony as something more than just going through the motions and checking a box before a party, I'd love to collaborate with you to make this life moment meaningful and magical for everyone involved.
What I Bring to the Table:
- Deep training in interfaith ceremony, ritual, chaplaincy, and pastoral counseling
- Creative writing abilities that blend story, poetry, and the spoken word
- Extensive experience as a facilitator, theatre-maker, and event planner
What This Means for You:
- An attuned guide with a wide vocabulary and framework for understanding big life transitions in ways that will speak to your particular self and story
- A customized, beautiful ceremony script for you to look back on fondly for the rest of your life
- A creative experience from consultation to recessional that engages you as a whole person
- A professional who knows how to hold space for the emotional and the unexpected while making sure the show will go on!
Are you ready to dive in? I hope you'll reach out!
Well Played Creative, LLC, is a wedding officiant service operating out of Chapel Hill, NC.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
- Christian
- Protestant
- Interfaith
- Spiritual
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Premarital Counseling
- Wedding
- Ceremony
Reviews
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Working with Sarah was a highlight of our wedding planning! From the beginning she had such incredible energy and was so kind. It really felt like she got to know us in a short tim...
e, and it showed through in the ceremony! So many of our friends and family commented on the beauty of the ceremony and how Sarah captured not only our love story, but our personalities. Working with her felt incredibly collaborative and was like chatting with a friend - I would highly recommend her to anyone!
We are non-religious people but wanted a ceremony that did encompass some spirituality. And we wanted to feel that the person performing the ceremony wasn't a stranger, either. Sar...
ah was the absolute perfect choice for us. Our meetings with her were delightful, getting to know her and telling our story. She prepared the perfect script in tone, humor and sincerity. Our guests thought we'd known each other for years. We couldn't have asked for anyone better!
I cannot recommend Sarah and Well Played Creative enough. I'm sorry for the wall of text below (apparently, you can't insert paragraphs into reviews here), but I wanted to go into ...
a little detail because a) Sarah really did a fantastic job, and b) I know how hard it can be to find the right wedding vendors. Here's my original review: Of all the vendors needed to make sure a wedding goes off without a hitch (or *with* a hitch? puns are fun, okay?), my now-husband and I figured the officiant didn't matter all that much. We put finding one at the bottom of our list and prioritized our search for a venue, a caterer, and a photographer. Because of that, we really lucked out that our wedding planner connected us with Sarah, saying she'd be perfect for conducting our ceremony. She was right.
We, on the other hand, were wrong. The officiant *does* matter. They matter a lot. Just like the scenery, the flowers, and that dress you had to have, the officiant's words and actions contribute to your wedding's overall atmosphere. A good officiant sets the tone for the entire day. They put you at ease, make your guests feel welcome, encourage your cousin to turn off his phone, tell your love story, and help you through the rites and rituals of getting married while your brain malfunctions. Sarah did all of this and more.
Sarah met with us three times ahead of our wedding to get to know us. Over coffee, she led us through a discussion of our values, our backgrounds, our shared history, our beliefs, the significance of marriage, and more. Despite the seriousness of these topics, Sarah kept the meetings conversational and friendly--in fact, we looked forward to them! She routinely checked her interpretation of our responses by reframing them in her own words and she often produced the best word to express a sentiment we had trouble articulating. Sarah brought suggestions for readings and ways to structure our ceremony. She demonstrated her experience additionally by asking practical and logistical questions that we never would have thought about.
From these short sessions, Sarah crafted a ceremony that captured the essence of our relationship and felt true to who we are. She brought warmth, joy, and levity (we wanted a few chuckles) to the ceremony and gave an engaging performance of it. We absolutely loved it and so did our guests--during the reception, many of them gushed about how wonderful Sarah was.
I'm delighted to gush about her myself here in this review. I emphatically recommend her to anyone looking for a personalized wedding ceremony and an officiant you'll remember for all the right reasons. Do yourself a favor and reach out to her today.
We absolutely loved having Sarah as our wedding officiant. The ceremony that she created was perfect, and was an absolute joy to listen to an be a part of. Our guests couldn't st...
op telling us how much they enjoyed our ceremony, and many even said it was their favorite part of the entire wedding. I would highly recommend booking her package that includes the 3 meeting sessions prior to the wedding. Sarah made these sessions incredibly fun and relaxed, while also taking the time to understand our relationship and what we wanted in our ceremony. Through these sessions, she was able to perfectly craft our ceremony to be personalized, meaningful, and entertaining for all our guests. I would 100% recommend Sarah, and we are so glad she as able to be a part of our wedding day!
Sarah made our ceremony into a dream! She really spent time getting to know us. She listened carefully to our story, asked thoughtful questions about what we wanted out of our wedd...
ing and then put her full heart into writing a perfect ceremony. Our guests were amazed to find out that we hadn't known her for years. She knocked it out of the park and we couldn't be happier!
Sarah was an absolute joy to work with. Every step of the way she helped guide us to craft the most perfect ceremony that was most authentic to us. Sarah is so kind, welcoming, and...
accommodating which made working with her so easy! We knew after our first initial meeting that she was the one we wanted to officiate our wedding. Highly recommend!
Wow - we couldn’t have asked for a better officiant than Sarah! She took the time to get to know us (so well in fact that our guests were surprised we hadn’t known her for years). ...
Her friendly, warm, personal and professional demeanor is amazing - and her sense of humor is a bonus!
She ensured we had an absolutely beautiful ceremony that was such a beautiful representation of us and our love. She made us (and our guests) laugh and cry.
If you’re looking for an officiant that will give you a personalized and heart full ceremony, I Couldn’t recommend her more!
Sarah was great! She wrote such a beautiful ceremony. We didn't have a coordinator or planner, so she stepped in to make sure the day went by smoothly. We are so grateful for her!...
Sarah was the perfect choice for our wedding! She is so talented, kind and made our ceremony so memorable in the best way. We had a number of meetings with her pre wedding where we...
felt right at home while she got to know us. We shared our story with her, and she created the most moving, fun, and romantic reading for our ceremony. Sarah's presence is so bright and encouraging. We were as ease before the ceremony because we felt that Sarah and her creativity were exactly what we wanted. She is a complete professional and you will be thrilled to have her as part of your day.
Sarah made our wedding day so special. She takes time to learn your story and what brought you both together to create the most personalized ceremony. We can’t thank her enough!
Working with Sarah to develop our wedding ceremony was my favorite part of the wedding planning process. She gave us the opportunity to check in with ourselves and remember the rea...
son why we were choosing to take this huge step, and helped us incorporate our personal beliefs and preferences into every aspect of the ceremony. The wedding ceremony itself was absolutely perfect in every way - no exaggeration! Sarah couldn't have fulfilled our vision any better, and the ceremony was my favorite part of our entire wedding weekend. Everyone from our guests to our vendors told us that it was hands down the most meaningful and special wedding ceremony they had ever been a part of. Months later, we are still getting compliments on our ceremony! Sarah's presence was so calming and energizing at the same time, and she brought her unique magic to the whole proceeding in a way that allowed us and our guests to really feel and stand witness to the big, deep love we have for each other and our community. I can't say enough good things about Sarah and would recommend her without hesitation to anyone looking to create a heartfelt and authentic wedding ceremony.
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Triangle NC
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