The Wedding Where...
Join me, Amanda, owner of Officiating by Amanda, as I share stories of weddings I've officiated and lessons I've learned, advice for the dating, engaged or married, reactions to wedding ceremonies in movies and TV shows, special guests from the wedding industry sharing their stories, behind the scenes interviews with some of my couples, and the answers to your questions. With 10 years under my belt, I've got many, many tales to tell!
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Unexpected moments can define our professional boundaries. After officiating a beautiful ceremony for Amanda and Tito, I found myself unexpectedly called upon to deliver the reception blessing—a task that had specifically been assigned to the bride's uncle. Three Jolly Rancher cocktails deep and with absolutely no preparation, I somehow managed to cobble together a meaningful blessing that in...
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Part two of what should be called "A Few Drinks In", Amanda reflects on her wedding day eight years later, sharing intimate details and offering wisdom for couples on maintaining their connection through life's challenges.
• The ceremony and vows were the most special moments, creating an intimate connection while being surrounded by loved ones
• The unity box included ...
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This episode could have been best described as "a few drinks in".
Bride Amanda joins Amanda as she shares her wedding journey, from meeting her husband on Tinder to planning their family-centered celebration while juggling nursing school and a newborn daughter.
• Meeting online after a friend convinced her to try Tinder in Rehoboth Beach
• Knowing immediately he was "the...
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I share the story of the wedding that made me break my professional composure and cry during the ceremony. This emotional experience changed how I approach my role as an officiant, allowing me to be more flexible with ceremony scripts and more authentic with showing emotions.
• Young couple incorporated their two-month-old daughter into the ceremony
• Bride wanted special tributes to ...
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What makes wedding officiants silently cringe during your special day? Amanda and guest officiant Tristan pull back the curtain on the pet peeves that haunt even the most professional ceremony leaders in this milestone 250-listener bonus episode.
Nothing throws an officiant off quite like the jarring visual of a bride in a $10,000 designer dress at an otherwise casual backyard barbecue. T...
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Wedding planning involves countless decisions, expectations, and potential pitfalls. Drawing from my extensive experience officiating ceremonies, I'm sharing fifteen essential wedding tips that can transform your planning process and wedding day experience.
The absolute must-dos begin with having realistic backup plans. While you can't anticipate everything, thinking through alt...
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I am normally a person to run around from project to event to task to meal, so why should officiating schedule be any different! Today's episode talks about my marathon days and how communication is key in making sure everything can run smoothly for three very different couples and three vastly different weddings - all happening in 24 hours.
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Today we are talking about wedding attire, some of the mismatches that happen - like brides in $15,000 gowns and grooms in Tux T-Shirts, why it is important to inquiry about the dress code for weddings, the grace couples should give in deciding a dress code and, most humorously, the wedding I officiated where everyone was in their bathing suit.
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Welcome back to my wonderful interview with Jess, my first bride. Part 2 picks up from our earlier conversation and is much more focused on the actual wedding day, things Jess would change, and advice for couples.
I hope you enjoyed the interview as much as Jess and I did making it - if not, do what we did and pour yourself another mimosa! What questions would you like me to ask in future inter...
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Loved going back to where it all began and diving in! Join me and special guest Jess (my first bride) as we drink one too many mimosas and talk about her experiences in wedding planning, the wedding day, advice she would give and, of course, me as her officiant.
Highly recommend you list to "The Wedding Where ... I Had No Clue What I Was Doing" first as that covers some of the blunders f...
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Do you remember your first time? And you stumbled through it? And just generally had not clue what you were doing?
Did you keep everyone standing for 5 minutes? Just me - okay! Join me in this episode where I talk about my first wedding and how I really had no clue what I was in for as well as some other wedding situations that have left me scratching my head. And tune in for a special 2 part ...
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Sharing a 'tale as old as time' with how to combine in an element you are passionate about into your ceremony. There are themes galore for weddings and today we are talking about Disney!
Whether it is just a simple tie in reference or a quote or the whole kit and caboodle because you decided on a Disney wedding, I'll share some cool elements I've done for weddings where Disney ...
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Quick - what is the shortest length of time for a marriage ceremony and what elements have to be in it? How long is a ceremony when a couple says they want "short and sweet"? This episode covers some of my quickest weddings, what has to be in the ceremony and how I structure all of the other ceremony sizes as people go from quickie to elopement to deluxe with inclusions and everything ...
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Okay, go with me on this - would you bring your own bartender to a bar and expect them to bartend? Would you bring your own officiant to a courthouse and expect that they could marry you?
I didn't think it was possible but I can now cross off "Officiate a Wedding a in Courthouse" off of my bucket list. First we talked about weddings in prisons and now courthouses hahaha. Learn mor...
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So excited to have reached 100 listens of the podcast - enjoy this bonus episode. Content voted on by the awesome Facebook Followers of the business page - Officiating by Amanda - I am sharing the questions I have in the love story questionnaire and how I weave it into the ceremony for a special surprise section. Such a guest and couple favorite that I even put it into my wedding ceremony.
Than...
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Episode 4 is a mix up and mash up of weddings that have happened on specific dates - holidays, anniversaries, unique numerical dates, and odd dates. Some pros and cons that I have seen as an officiant as well as advice to couples who are wanting to marry on a date special to them but is in the middle of the week or a couple seeking a long holiday weekend because it is "easiest for everyone&q...
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One of the most hilarious and often retold story and the beginning of an adventure into doing prison weddings - the wedding where I had to buy a prison bra!
A great and very true story that I hope makes you laugh and some advice that would work for any future wedding (whether in a prison or not)!
Do you have any experiences with the prison system and jailhouse elopements? Did you also have to buy...
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As I've wrapped up 2024 to be ready and raring to go for 2025 weddings (first one this weekend), I wanted to share the highlights of the year! Miles traveled, most popular themes, unique unities and more from 58 weddings done in 2024.
Check it out and see if you can catch an error on my end (hint - my mouth added an extra 0)
Join me next week for a really great story on &q...
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Welcome to The Wedding Where...!
My name is Amanda and I'm an officiant sharing stories, advice, insights, tips and more from my experiences officiating weddings.
Episode 1 is a little introduction into who I am, how I got into officiating and what I have learned along the way. I also share why I decided to podcast and some inside scoops on what's to come in the next podc...
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