Woods + the Wild

ible for the most important part of your wedding day (the actual marriage!) - based on reviews is daunting. But, we were optimistic about Candance from both reviews and her website, so we took a leap of faith and reached out. And we are eternally grateful that we did. Candance was the highlight of our ceremony and made our wedding feel personal and special to us as a couple! Ahead of the wedding, Candace was responsive and incredible to work with. She dedicated multiple Zoom sessions to getting to know us as a couple and listened to what we wanted for our wedding ceremony. She allowed us to collaborate with her in the writing process and ensured that our wedding ceremony felt personal to us. As I come from a UCC background and my husband comes from a Catholic background, we were in search of guidance on how best to honor both faith backgrounds, while staying true to ourselves. Candance listened to both of our desires with respect to incorporating faith and was able to thread the needle perfectly. Candace has a wealth of knowledge, but also enjoys and is eager to research new rituals/ceremonies to fit any couple. We had a few unique ceremony requests, including one which incorporated a special moment between us and our step-daughter/daughter, as well as a unity ceremony (which was an updated twist on the wine box). Candance not only welcomed our ideas, but she helped put them on paper and make them come to life beyond what we could've imagined on our own. Her creativity and ability to capture the couple in her writing makes her one of a kind. Candace prepared and delivered a ceremony that perfectly captured our love and relationship as if she had known us for years. She always writes a few special words for her couples that she leaves a surprise, and we were touched on our wedding day to hear those for the first time. She provided us with the ceremony script afterwards so we could keep it forever. Additionally, Candance remains calm under wedding day pressure. We not only had to switch ceremony locations last minute (due to rain in the forecast), but we also inadvertently left our wedding license in our hotel room. She handled the location change with aplomb, and met us at our resort to finish the wedding license without us even having to ask. And, Candace is just a super cool person! She's someone that puts others at ease and would be fun to grab a beer with. She is relatable, professional, and one of a kind. All in all, we couldn't imagine using anyone else other than Candace as our wedding officiant, and we are so glad we did. You should to! No matter your background, Candace puts her couples first and creates a ceremony that reflects their love. No cookie cutter "I do's" with Candace as your officiant. Thanks, Candace, for all you do! We are so lucky to have found you and hope this review connects other couples like us to you.

re as a couple. She was amazing helping me through anxiety I was getting from stage-fright. She was firm in redirecting the planner at our venue when he was suggesting a deviation from our wishes for a part of the ceremony that was typically traditional that we wished to avoid. My partner and I genuinely feel blessed to have her officiate. Highly, highly recommended!

up to our day. We are not a religious couple & we loved our ceremony. She kept it professional, light hearted & immediately eased our nerves. The ceremony went off without a hitch & was everything we could’ve wanted. Thank you, Candace!

andace for making that happen.

ceremony without making it too much. It was very tasteful. Candace also did an amazing job incorporating our unity ceremony into our ceremony. Even though she had never officiated with the Braiding of the Cross unity ceremony she did a wonderful job bringing our vision to life. She wrote a beautiful ceremony and I will cherish it forever.

o open and easy to talk to and I truly appreciated her words for my spouse and I during the ceremony. She captured our essence during her speech and it made the day even that more memorable. She even allowed us to be pronounced at the end of the ceremony is such a unique way. I can't say enough about her. She is truly wonderful.

ple). Candace made us feel cared for and seen. It's such a wild experience to ask a stranger to play such an important role in our lives as a couple, but Candace didn't feel like a stranger at all. We couldn't recommend her enough, and are so glad she was a part of our day.

hire Candace she’s the best you can ever get!! We love her!

rtant to us when searching for an officiant to perform our secular wedding. Candace was extremely kind and supportive and inserted humor into our ceremony in just the right way. We are so grateful to have had her officiate our wedding!

of ideas for unity ceremonies, and we ended up picking one we loved! Sadly, we had a death in the family just days before our wedding, Candace was able to amend the reading (with little notice) to hold space for that person during the ceremony in a way my family needed, while still making it uplifting and focused on our love. She offered an incredibly kind and thoughtful service, and I would recommend her to anyone!

emony fit our personalities and we could not have wished for a better person to officiant our vow exchange.

her. I could not speak more highly of Woods + the Wild!

lutely amazing and helpful, and found the perfect words for our situation. She is so kind, sweet, accommodating, and so thoughtful about creating a ceremony that is inclusive and with language that is affirming. So many guests came up to me after the ceremony to tell me that it was one of the best they'd ever seen. I recommend her wholeheartedly! She was a big part of how wonderful our wedding day was.

your ability to truly connect with us over such a short period of time. We will cherish your words from the ceremony for the rest of lives and will embody and let them nourish our love and lives as a married couple. You are a beautiful soul and we definitely know who to recommend to everyone in the future! Thank you so soo much for everything!

orted and like everything we wanted was totally doable. She customized our vows to us after a session of exploratory questions, and everyone who attended our wedding felt incredibly moved by our ceremony. She truly does care and it makes me emotional now just thinking about all the ways she showed up for us by just asking how we felt, if we needed anything, and providing much needed tissues during our vows. We couldn’t have picked a better person. We wish we could get married multiple times just to have her there again! The experience will be cherished forever!

oughout the program is exactly what any couple needs before, during, or after marriage (or even if you choose to not go the marriage route!) is crucial. To sum it all up: Candace is a light to be around! And we couldn’t recommend her Prepare/Enrich Program enough!

eps she took to prepare for the ceremony, and how flexible she was when the weather threatened to force a last-minute change in location. Thank you for a fantastic and emotional ceremony, Candace!!

or creating a safe space for those of us in the LGBTQIA+ community and appreciate the love and support you gave us through this momentous event.

will remember forever. I highly recommend Candace to anyone looking for a wedding officiant!