"Hi Elizabeth, thank you so much for making our wedding day more than we had expected. The ceremony and manner in which you conducted it was perfect; we simply could not have asked for more! You are a true professional and not a bad photographer to boot..."
"Wow. what an experience. We truly think you are an awesome individual and we wouldn't have been able to imagine anyone better to perform the ceremony.
It was a blessing to have such a genuinely romantic and free-spirited minister bless us in marriage. We highly recommend your website and services. "
"I would advise anyone contemplating asking Elizabeth to conduct their wedding to book her without delay. My own wedding was the best one I've ever been to. Not only was the ceremony beautiful and exactly what we wanted, Elizabeth's calm presence ensured that everything went beautifully and according to plan.
I never met Elizabeth in person until she arrived for the wedding. I was a little bit nervous but when she showed up at the door it was like greeting an old friend (we even sat together at our reception!) You feel Elizabeth's positive energy the moment she enters a room. I feel so lucky to have found her."
We cannot really love anybody with whom we never laugh.
--Agnes Repplier
Marivimon House Wedding--Image by Rob Greer Photography
"As we celebrated our 1-year anniversary, we remembered the beautiful simplicity of our ceremony and your help making our day perfect. Below is a quote that may be used on the web-site if you wish: 'Receptive, understanding and free-spirited, The Rev. Elizabeth Oakes was perfect. Our private ceremony was more romantic than either of us had dreamed. Elizabeth exceeded expectations by leaps and bounds.'"
A portion of your soul has been
entwined with mine.
A gentle kind of togetherness, while
separately we stand.
As two trees deeply rooted in
separate plots of ground
While their topmost branches
come together,
Forming a miracle of lace
against the heavens.
--Janet Miles, "Two Trees"
"THANK YOU SO MUCH for last night. We cannot stop singing your praises (in a non-denominational fashion, of course)! Emily and I would like to thank you for your excellent service. From the moment we contacted you we felt we were in the hands of a professional. We always dreamt of having an unconventional wedding day, and you were the perfect choice, you listened to our requests (no matter how quirky!), gave us great advice and were always available when we needed you. As well as helping us with the practical arrangements, we also felt supported emotionally. Your advice on thinking of marriage as a "process", that we would feel very vulnerable on the wedding day, that we should plan everything but let our expectations go, provided just the right level of support. Thank you so much."
"Elizabeth, we want to thank you again for coming out of your way to officate our marriage ceremony. You really are a special person and we will always remember you."
Meg looked very like a rose herself, for all that was best and sweetest in heart and
soul seemed to bloom into her face that day, making it fair and tender, with a charm more
beautiful than beauty. Neither silk, lace, nor orange-flowers would she have. "I don't want a fashionable wedding, but only those about me whom I love, and
to them I wish to look and be my familiar self."
--Louisa May Alcott
"We both loved our wedding. It's the best one we've ever been to! We had the perfect locale, vows and officiant.
Thanks for your work and your loving presence."
You and I
Have so much love,
That it
Burns like a fire,
In which we bake a lump of clay
Molded into a figure of you
And a figure of you.
Then we take both of them,
And break them into pieces,
And mix the pieces with water,
And mold again a figure of you,
And a figure of me.
I am in your clay.
You are in my clay.
In life we share a single quilt.
In death we will share one coffin.
--attributed to Kuan Tao-sheng
Translated by Kenneth Rexroth
"Elizabeth,
You are the perfect blend of tastefulness, dependability and humor. And your sea legs didn't hurt! We're so grateful the stars above led us to you, because there couldn't have been a more suitable individual to officiate our gondola wedding! Your personality blended seamlessly with not only our personalities, but also those of our guests. Thank you so much for your services, including your great suggestions, knowledge and flexibility. You were an essential part of making our wedding day so incredible!"
"Thanks for making a tough time
a lot easier. We watched the video
and I don't know how it could
have gone any smoother.
We appreciate all the tips
that helped us streamline the vows
and all your expertise
with regard to the process."
Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be.
--Robert Browning
"Thank you so much for such a wonderful ceremony yesterday. You
really helped make our day seemingly effortless and memorable... and we lucked out with the rain stopping just long enough for our ceremony and subsequent photo shoot!" (Check out more photos from this wedding at Todd and
Isabel's wedding site)
The only gift is a portion of thyself.
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
When two people understand each other in their inmost
hearts/
Their words are sweet and strong like the fragrance of orchids.
--I Ching
Drink to me only with thine eyes,
And I will pledge with mine;
Or leave a kiss but in the cup,
And I'll not look for wine.
--Ben Jonson
Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you truly love.
--Rumi
There is not more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage.
--Martin Luther
