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“Sarah was an absolute joy to work with throughout the entire wedding planning process. Designing the ceremony was an easy, enjoyable endeavor under her lead. We had numerous guests come up and compliment the ceremony and officiant, I think that speaks volumes. Sarah's grounding spirit and loving energy is what you'll want on your wedding day - from the bottom of our hearts, thank you Sarah.”

-Adnan & Christina, May, 2022

“An over the moon experience for my Wife and I. She created an elegant customized and personalized ceremony for us that fit our needs, spoke directly to us, talked about specific moments, and helped us feel comfortable on our special day. Working with Sarah is easy, creative, and get you talking about the "WHY" around marriage and one another. She is very talented and can adapt to anything. I would recommend Sarah to anyone who wants a one of a kind ceremony that will leave memories that last a lifetime.”

-Nic & Sarah, September, 2021

“Simply put, Sarah was the officiant of all officiants. The word “officiant” almost doesn’t even really capture all that Sarah puts into working with each and every individual and unique couple. In fact, people kept asking me after the ceremony, “who was that INCREDIBLE friend of yours who officiated your wedding??? She was so lovely, personal, kind, touching, etc….” Everyone was always SHOCKED when I said I found her online!

I chose Sarah to marry my husband and I because from the time I found her website, I absolutely loved how unique and different the experience was! It wasn’t a simple cut and dry wedding speech, deliver and done. Sarah works with each couple to get to know them, reaches out to their community of friends and family to collect personal and meaningful words, learns what is important to each couple, really listens when you express what you want your day to be, and even coaches you through the entire process! Let’s face it, wedding planning can be stressful, and most people are navigating and planning an event they’ve never planned before. Sarah really felt there for us every step of the way.

I never really understood when people used to say their wedding was the best day of their lives, but with Sarah’s help, this was 100% true for me. The ceremony was so beautiful and personal – it was probably the happiest I had ever been in my entire life, and Sarah was a driving and central force behind why. She worked with us to craft the PERFECT wedding in every way and make sure it was everything we ever wanted. Not only did she deliver on this, she went above and beyond with her own unique touches and glowing and kind heart and personality.

I didn’t see Sarah as a “vendor” at my wedding… Sarah was there as a cherished guest and kindred spirit. She was crucial in making our day perfect, and I will always be grateful to her for that. Any couple who has been married by Sarah knows how incredibly lucky they are, and I feel like one day she will be this incredibly famous person with waitlists years long for her services. I am so grateful I got to have her there with me and my husband in the happiest moment of our lives.”

-Stephanie & Peter, May, 2019

“We cannot recommend Sarah highly enough! Somehow, we managed to convince a pregnant Sarah to officiate our wedding half a world away on a dairy farm in New Zealand!
On top of that, we also requested a highly bespoke, non-traditional ceremony to emphasize our passion for storytelling, science, and the outdoors. Sarah worked graciously with us to artfully weave the threads of our lives together in a creative ceremony script montage of our separate pasts, our love, our dreams, and our commitment to each other. She even humored our quirky request to throughout the ceremony metaphorically compare our lives to our favorite husband-wife team of famous scientists!

Leading up to the wedding, she became our guiding light amidst a chaotic sea of decisions.

“Perfection. Sarah did amazing work! Our ceremony was perfect! Just as we wanted it. She takes the time and tailors your ceremony as you and your partner want it. She is always on top of things and talking to her is so easy. she is calm, a good listener and wants the best for you. She is also a counselor so she really helped me and my husband talk about things we were not even thinking about. I am so happy to have found her!!! If you are getting married and looking for an Officiant, YOU NEED SARAH!!!!”

-Mario & Fernando, August, 2020

“We were married by Sarah in September 2019. During planning, she had us answer some questions together and individually, which she used to lay out a framework for the ceremony with a diverse set of suggestions and options to think about. This greatly helped take the stress out of ceremony planning. We loved her suggestions to do a ring warming (where the rings are passed among all the guests) and a joint candle lighting. With the foundation in place, we customized the plan to our liking.

She conducted the ceremony beautifully, and many guests commented afterward on how well she ran the show. We felt very confident that Sarah had everything under control, which allowed us to become completely absorbed in the unforgettable moment.

We also did two couples therapy sessions with Sarah before the wedding. We didn’t have any particular relationship problems that we wanted to solve, but we thought doing couples therapy would be a good opportunity to check in on our relationship and ask if there is anything we would want to improve. The attitude that Sarah cultivated during those sessions gave us the perfect space to reflect on why we were getting married, and what we actually wanted to build together during the happily ever after part. It made the experience of being married by her that much more special. If you can, we would highly recommend doing some sessions before your wedding.

Overall, Sarah was the perfect celebrant, and we would highly recommend working with her.”

-Thomas & Anna, September, 2019

“How important is a beautiful, memorable ceremony?We've all been to weddings where the officiant is the grooms first college roommate, or the brides sister's boyfriend. And I'll admit, they can be a lot of fun! But if you don't think you'd like to hear the line "As a recently ordained minister via BudegetOfficiant4U.com, I now pronounce you man and wife", you're going to need to make some decisions about the tone and cadence of your ceremony. This is where Sarah enters the picture. This review highlights the aspects of the start to finish process of choosing Sarah as your officiant, though equal if not greater accolades are deserving of her calm, reassuring demeanor throughout as well as her encouraging, loving attitude towards you and your partner. She also offers relationship coach services which we have yet to take advantage of, though plan to in the future.

We started from almost absolute zero. We had a list of things we definitely did not want to do which, as we quickly found out, is not a great starting framework for building a touching wedding ceremony.

“Sarah was the best! Sarah was amazing to work with and the perfect fit for what we were looking for in an officiant. We wanted a unique ceremony that was very personalized, which Sarah delivered on and then some. She was always quick to respond, thorough with her communication, and organized with a structured process.

What we appreciated the most was how Sarah took plenty of feedback from my husband and I, as well as our close family and friends to help create the ceremony. We wanted everyone to feel the love we have for one another and that mission was definitely accomplished. If you decide to work with Sarah, you won’t regret it!”

-Jillian & Kyle, September 2019

“Wonderful experience! We are so glad we picked Sarah as our wedding officiant! We picked Sarah because we wanted a very personalized ceremony, and she really delivered. She was great at guiding us through the process of planning the ceremony and laying out all of our options. Lots of our family members came up to us after the ceremony to say how much they loved it. My aunt thought she knew us because of how well she told the "love story" portion and how well she captured our sense of humor. In addition to being great at the creative side of putting together and leading a wedding ceremony, Sarah is also incredibly organized and really thinks through all the little details. We highly recommend her!”

-Shannan & Clark, October, 2019

“Sarah is beyond incredible at what she does. We cannot thank her enough for officiating our wedding. Sarah did such an amazing job and it truly is something we will cherish forever. She was kind, attentive, and truly showcased the love that my bride and I shared. She did an incredible job of providing examples and tidbits to help us form a perfect and personalized ceremony script a long with providing guidance for writing our vows. It was so important to us to have someone who supported our marriage as an LGBT couple. She was beyond perfect for our special day and if you want someone who is genuine then you have found her.”

-Desiree & Luci, September, 2019

"We fell in love with Sarah 2 years before our wedding. Our chemistry and energy matched from the first meeting. She understood our vision and our goofy personalities. Together we created a very special, emotional and fun ceremony that even pouring rain and stopping half way through didn't matter. She was able to hold it together in such a loving calming way, that everyone was very complimentary about her. We have had so many magical moments during the ceremony, that no one will ever forget it. Thank you so much dearest Sarah, for making our Day - a day we were waiting for 11 years - absolutely PERFECT!"

-Gosia and Scott, July, 2019

"She gave us the words to our love story. We loved everything about Sarah as our officiant! Once I reached out to Sarah through Wedding Wire, she quickly responded and setup a call with my fiancé and me. She asked questions mostly about *us* to get to know us, not just the wedding details. She made it not feel like just a transaction. I found Sarah to be very organized, she setup check-in points leading up to the wedding that helped me stay on track. I appreciated that so much! On our wedding day, Sarah's delivery was powerful and personal. She has a very soothing voice and she talked about us like she knew us. Several of my guests asked me if she knew us and said she was great - they were surprised she didn't know us beforehand! Just another testament to how seriously Sarah takes each wedding. I am already enjoying going back to listen to my wedding video and listening to the ceremony, she put the words to our love story and made it shareable with all of our friends and family... If you are having your wedding recorded - having a strong speaker as your officiant is key! They are like a narrator, and the quality of your officiant will show on your video. My husband and I wholeheartedly recommend Sarah."

-Jamie & Paul, June, 2019

“Sarah is magical! Warm, inviting - and deeply thorough in her process. She took the time to know us as a couple, and made our wedding everything it could be, and more. 

If you're looking for a true professional - someone unafraid to challenge your notion of marriage, commitment, and the systems that drive a healthy union - Sarah is unreservedly the officiant for you! 

“Sarah is absolutely a dream to work with! From the very beginning, it felt like we were old friends. She is professional and also personable… The process of crafting our ceremony with Sarah's guidance brought us closer as a couple- forcing us to look deeper into our relationship and ourselves. It was a very vulnerable yet beautiful experience- like falling in love all over again...

Sarah has a special gift for creating the space, grounding and setting the tone for your wedding day... Just trust her!!! We had so many compliments on our ceremony, everyone kept saying it was the most beautiful and unique ceremony they've ever been to! That they were so engaged in what was happening and how eloquently our love story was told. We couldn't have found a better person to officiate our day!”

-Lea & Vijay Ramesh, April, 2019

“Warm, open, and deserving of your trust. Sarah was not only a wonderful officiant for our ceremony day, but a friend and close counsel for months before the big day. We were drawn to her experience with couples counseling and designing individualized ceremonies, and were blown away with the outcome of ours. Guests from our wedding are still raving about the sweet, personal touches and how "us" everything was. Sarah is a vivacious team player and so easy to make a deep connection with - she loves what she does and shines bright.”

-Chelsea & Adam Price-Gallinat, April, 2019

“An easy choice. Spectacular Ceremony! From the moment we first met Sarah, we knew she was going to be the one to marry us. She was grounded, genuine, and confident. She made planning out the ceremony effortless and allowed us to easily come up with what we wanted to say. Though our wedding was just one of many that Sarah has officiated, my wife and I truly felt like our wedding was the only one that mattered to her due to her dedication and obvious love for what she does.”

-Conor & Megan Acomb, February, 2019

"We were IMMEDIATELY blown away. Sarah was patient, thoughtful, organized, attentive, caring... basically everything we were looking for in a wedding officiant, but SO much more. Every time my husband and I would end a session with her, we were shocked by her careful attentiveness and presence. She KNEW what she was doing and she did it so well. She was SO easy to work with. Overtime, we had multiple sessions with her - which felt like intimate relationship coaching sessions. Which, allowed my husband and I to deepen our relationship. It's like she was helping us connect through being a wedding officiant, and through the process, my husband and I would fall in love with each other more. Sarah created an incredible ceremony for us. An amazing ceremony beyond words. My husband and I agree, the ceremony and her work was THE best part of the wedding. So many people came up to us... even a couple weeks later... asking about her and the ceremony. To this day, they compliment us with our ceremony and how it was so "us", and how they felt so "connected", and felt the deep love because of Sarah. So many people complimented us on our wedding officiant - which is a rare thing to do!  If you're thinking of hiring Sarah Oswald as a wedding officiant, let me tell you, you MUST DO IT. We have nothing but spectacular, amazing things to say about Sarah, and if we were to get married again, we would hire her in a heart beat. Thank you, Sarah, for making the wedding process so easy, organized and spectacular. You made our wedding ours and it was the best part of the special day."

-Kiyomi LaFleur & Joel Kaplan, September, 2018

“We searched for a premarital counselor and officiant in sync with people, nature, and the greater spirit. We found Sarah and were whole! Sarah has helped us realize the depth of love we share. We are more compassionate, present minded, forward thinking, and can serve each other for each other. We learned the value and importance of big and small community, and we couldn’t be better prepared for marriage.

We wanted a unique ceremony and got nothing less. Sarah came to us with a beautiful framework. Seriously all our guests commented on how they never cry at weddings but were so touched by ours they shed tears!

We believe Sarah is servicing the world through her calling to bring couples and communities together in companionship and celebration, and we can’t recommend her more highly.”

-Taylor Ramagos & Kimi Bengochea, September, 2018

“Before planning our wedding, we had a fairly concrete vision set for our ceremony. To give an idea of how specific we were, our ideal ceremony included: Chinese translation (done by our maid of honor), a tea ceremony, Christian elements, an emphasis on our personal values, community thank-yous and our dog bringing us our rings! Sarah refined our initial ideas and made the ceremony really shine with a carefully crafted process. First, she sent us a survey with questions that let us reflect on our relationship, our feelings for each other and our community. She then put together a ceremony draft together that we collaboratively edited. Sarah also made sure to meet up with us several times in person to go through any questions we might have. Besides the ceremony writing process, Sarah has a unique presence which makes her a natural public speaker. Thank you for making our wedding day wonderful!”

-Stephen Chan & Josie Zhang, September, 2018

“She's the full package, we would strongly recommend having Sarah as an officiant to anyone! It created a stress free environment knowing that our officiant had it all planned to a T and had back up plans to make sure it all went smoothly. A very great experience! Sarah worked with us on every last detail and made sure to keep our wedding unique and everything that we wanted. She was helpful in answering all questions and was timely about making sure everything got taken care of before the ceremony date. She was so prepared for everything and made sure we were prepared as well and even had copies of our vows, all very helpful! She was amazing at writing the script and creating a ceremony that was perfect for us and completely captured our relationship.”

-Sierra Dale & Keaton Smith, July, 2018

“Sarah was a true blessing. She did an amazing job writing and performing our ceremony. It was unique, special and fit us perfectly. We were so grateful to have her be with us on our big day. I was so stressed out about having the perfect ceremony and thanks to Sarah we did!”

-Melissa Ziganti & Jim Sifton, 2018

"We asked Sarah to officiate our wedding because of our trust in her. We knew she would bring the utmost care and professionalism, and infuse our ceremony with love and a personal touch. And she did! She came along for all our family festivities throughout the weekend, connected with our loved ones and made sure they felt included and important. She jumped in to organize our bridal parties and oversaw communications. Over the years, Sarah has provided much insight and support to our partnership. We are thriving and so happy!"

-Ingrid & Miguel Alvarez, July, 2016

"Sarah did an amazing job officiating our wedding.  She helped give us direction and get us thinking about how our perfect ceremony would unfold. We discussed our vision. She gave us a framework and asked us the right questions to create a ceremony that truly represented us. She connected with our family and friends to gather details about our love story and how our community views our relationship. Sarah is a very open individual, who can connect with anyone on multiple levels and really read into what it is that you are needing or wanting. You can feel by her presence she is someone who embodies love and wishes to contribute to and grow the love of your partnership. We highly recommend using Sarah as an officiant to anyone who wants their wedding to build community and connection! She does a fantastic job creating a beautiful ceremony and loving community!"

-Caitlin Delap & Grant Gundrum, September, 2016

“A canoe trip turned out to be one of the most extraordinary of my life. We left single and came back married! The soulful, professional, fun guidance from Sarah, remote beauty, outrageous stars, delicious love, long, sweet canoe floats, SWIMMING, ever deepening and amusing camaraderie with the group, jungle surgery, yummy meals, and the SWEETEST time ever with my now husband. I still prefer ‘glamping’ but, for me, this trip was UTTER MAGIC and SHEER PERFECTION.”

-Adelyn Jones & Mercury Roberts, who decided impromptu to get married on a week long-canoe couples trip I host. I officiated their wedding in Labyrinth Canyon, Utah, August, 2016

"I've been to countless weddings and ceremonies of various types and I must say, Sarah truly has a gift. She facilitated the marriage of my friends to perfection with depth and humor and grace. I recommend her for any ceremonial leadership you might have need for and especially for those involving a love bond."

-Jesse Seavers

"Sarah officiated my daughter's wedding last July. Aside from being a lovely woman outwardly, it was Sarah's inner ambiance that helped create the happiest day of my daughter's life. Sarah took a great deal of time learning about the romance which ultimately led to the big day. All of the conventional traditions were there but Sarah's intrinsic instinct of life and love added a unique and earthy quality that was truly magical. I would highly recommend this lovely, young women to anyone about to take their marriage vows!"

-Cathy Bergquist

"I've witnessed Sarah officiate several weddings.  She is compassionate, articulate, kind and honest.  She uses her skill as a coach to get to know you, weaving together the narrative of a couple's joint existence, and delivering that story gracefully to an audience.  This isn't just her job, it's what she lives for -- and it shows."

-Nick Masson

"I was at a wedding last summer that Sarah facilitated on a couples canoe trip we co-hosted and it was amazing! The venue was perfect, and her words were incredible, inspiring, and appropriate. She is also a talented couples coach and I was witness to highly skilled coaching with 2 different couples- one was the couple who got married later in the week. She is amazing!"

-Lauren Bond Kovsky