I would give six stars if I could, Heather Rose is amazing! When we got engaged, my fiance and I were not sure how to find an officiant. We come from different backgrounds and wanted a ceremony that was personal to us, with a blend of some traditional elements but nothing religious. We thought about having a friend officiate, but were worried the ceremony would end up too short or poorly organized. Luckily, my mom ran into Heather Rose at a bridal show and gave me her info. After reading her website and emailing a couple times, I felt good about her highly personal approach. My fiance and I met with her and discussed what type of ceremony we wanted, what elements were important to us, our background as a couple, etc. Then we corresponded more through email, choosing from several selections of vows, ring exchanges and the like to get the tone we wanted. Heather Rose used all this to provide a rough draft of the ceremony, and we were amazed how well she "got" us right from the start! We only made minor changes to the original program, but Heather Rose is very flexible and I know if we had wanted to start from scratch we could have. She came to our rehearsal and was invaluable in getting everyone organized, showing us all how to proceed through the parts of the ceremony, and helping customize how to make everything flow well with our venue, musician, and wedding party. On the day of, the ceremony was perfect, she even got a little choked up when we did! After being at weddings where the ceremony was too long or short, too stiff or casual, or where the officiant started talking about things the couple were not expecting, it felt great to have ceremony that was professional but still incredibly warm and personal. I would recommend Heather Rose to anyone, no matter what type of ceremony you are interested in she will help guide you and put together a ceremony you will treasure forever. read more