Vow Renewal Ceremony Ideas

Vow Renewal Ceremony Ideas

by Amanda Doumanian Reeves Uncategorized

A vow renewal ceremony is a wonderful opportunity for a couple to reflect on their marriage journey and to recommit their love for each other. A vow renewal ceremony can also be the opportunity to have the wedding you always dreamed of, but never had. Vow renewal ceremonies can also include children.

We can include a sand ceremony for the children to be a part of the ceremony. Each child participating along with parents would have a different color sand to blend into an empty center container. This symbolizes that the individual containers of sand can no longer be separated and so will your marriage and family never be separated. The blended container of sand is then given back to you for a keepsake souvenir.

On many occasions we perform surprise vow renewals. No legal documents are required for a vow renewal, so it is a great opportunity for a surprise ceremony. If you don’t have a gift for your anniversary a vow renewal ceremony is a treasured gift that will always be remembered. We have suggestions and ideas on how we can surprise your spouse. We have packages that include photographer or without photographer. We would always take photos with our “We Still Do and Always Will” sign and provide a souvenir certificate recognizing your ceremony.

Vow renewal ceremonies can be performed anywhere.  It can be at your home, park, beach or any place that you would like. This can be planned in advance or last minute!! We do a lot of Clearwater Beach vow renewal ceremonies and St. George Island vow renewal ceremonies. Vow renewal ceremonies on the beach while you are on vacation are a fun way to celebrate your love while enjoying your vacation.

50 year Golden Wedding anniversary. Held at their home on Clearwater Beach

Lovely family 20 year vow renewal ceremony on Clearwater beach enjoyed by the couple and their 6 children.

 

Florida Marriage License Information

by Amanda Doumanian Reeves Uncategorized

A valid Florida marriage license is required to be legally married in Florida. The marriage license can be issued at any County Clerk’s office in Florida; it doesn’t have to be the county where you are getting married. A Florida marriage license can be issued as early as 60 days before the wedding. For Florida residents there is a three-day waiting period after getting the license before you can be married. If a premarital on-line counseling course is completed, you can get married on the same day you get your license. Out-of-state residents can be married the same day that they get the Florida marriage license. When applying for your marriage license both parties must be present.

We do offer a convenient Florida mail away license service where you can “Show up and Get Married.” No going to the Courthouse!!! This is extremely popular for families and couples that travel to Clearwater or St George Island Florida to get marriage and don’t want to spend their time going to a courthouse.

Witnesses are not required. There is an optional spot for 2 witnesses to sign the marriage license but this is not required. If you truly want to elope with just you and your fiancé- you can 🙂

The Florida marriage license must be presented on the day of the wedding for notary or minister to complete. Whoever performs your ceremony would send the license back to the county where the license was issued. The county will then record your marriage and send you a certified copy of your marriage license. The certified copy of the marriage license is what you would need to change your name.

Happy Holidays from our Wedding Officiant family to you

Happy Holidays from our Wedding Officiant family to you

by Amanda Doumanian Reeves News

During the holiday season, our Wedding Officiant family’s thoughts turn gratefully to those who have made our success possible. It is in this spirit, we say thank you and best wishes for the Holidays and the upcoming New Year!

Our Wedding Officiant family hopes you and yours have a beautiful holiday season. We do have wedding officiant services available in Tallahassee and Clearwater during the holidays. If the spirit of the season makes you want to tie the knot please don’t hesitate to contact us.

 

 

Clearwater Wedding Officiant on the Importance of Sleep and your Wedding

Clearwater Wedding Officiant on the Importance of Sleep and your Wedding

by Charmaine Doumanian News

Sleep or shall I call it beauty sleep!!

As a Clearwater wedding officiant, I have noticed most couples forget about something very important when planning their wedding… SLEEP!!  It’s so important to think about getting proper sleep and realize how important and necessary it is when planning such a special occasion your as wedding day.

Improper sleep can add more unnecessary stress, increase irritability and even effect how you look. Mistakes can be made, many things can be overlooked and lack of sleep can cause sickness.

Travelling can make it difficult to get proper sleep. If you are planning a destination wedding where you will be travelling to a different time zone your sleep schedule will be affected. Sleeping in hotels or places outside of your home, will also affect your sleeping habits. A suggestion to consider if you are planning a destination wedding plan on arriving a few days earlier so you can adjust to the time zone and recover from jet lag. If you have a comfy pillow take it along. Pamper yourself with a nice massage, take some time to listen to some peaceful relaxing music, go for a leisurely walk or attend a yoga class. These are few things that can promote calming, and relax your brain so you can get a good night sleep.

Without the proper sleep stress and anxiety will likely affect your thoughts, feelings, moods and emotions. All of the things you don’t want for on your wedding day!! Getting a good night sleep before your wedding is so important. Weddings planning can be so hectic. We often hear how little sleep one gets when planning a wedding. Be sure to get your beauty sleep and have a beautiful wedding.

Wedding Ceremony at Southern Plantation Oasis in Lutz

Wedding Ceremony at Southern Plantation Oasis in Lutz

by Charmaine Doumanian News

On March 3rd Lisa and Eddie had their wedding ceremony at Southern Plantation Oasis in Lutz. The Southern Plantation Oasis is a beautiful large lakeside house on a private secluded road. It is an elegant house with accommodations for up to 12. The house, has a luxury pool, spa and lazy river. The plantation is on acres of natural protected wetlands.  Horses, flowers, and gorgeous trees enhance the beauty of this romantic venue and making it ideal for wedding.

Southern Plantation Oasis in Lutz is a gorgeous wedding ceremony venue

Lisa, Eddie, and her family stayed at the plantation. When Lisa contacted me about officiating their wedding ceremony at Southern Plantation Oasis in Lutz she let me know that she was going to be decorating her tables and setting things up themselves. The wedding ceremony was held outside on the lawn by a beautiful tree. Lisa and Eddie decorated a very natural looking arch with lavender flowers and greenery draped along the sides. The bridesmaids were wearing lavender dresses. Eddie and groomsmen were wearing gray slacks and vest with yellow ties. The colors were all so well coordinated. Everything was so decorated so nicely for a beautiful Spring wedding.

The love Lisa and Eddie have for one another just radiated in their eyes. Their eyes filled with joyful tears as I read their ceremony:

“Many people remember how fleeting their own wedding day was. So I want you to take a few seconds to look onto each other’s eyes. Think about the happiness that you’re feeling in this place, in this moment. Really let that feeling register in your heart and your mind. Now, I want you to think about your life together in twenty years. Where are you? What are you doing? We all know that your visions of the future are not identical, but always complementary. John Lennon once said, ‘a dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together, that is reality.’ And for LISA and EDDIE, that reality starts now.”

Lisa and Eddie were very pleased with my wedding officiant service. When returning home from their honeymoon Lisa wrote this great review,

“Charmaine was a wonderful officiant for our wedding! She was very fast at responding to our questions, super knowledgeable with questions related to obtaining our marriage license and certificate, and willing to help with any of the steps. As we worked through what our ceremony readings would look like, she asked great clarifying questions to make sure we had everything right. On the day of, she spoke clearly and beautifully. She was even prepped to step aside after saying ‘I now pronounce you…’ so that we could get a great shot of just my husband and I. Charmaine was lovely and we would highly recommend her!”