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Salt Lake City, Utah, 84106
(801) 604-0341
http://www.home.comcast.net/~crimsondove/site
I am a wedding officiant specializing in custom, non-traditional weddings and commitment ceremonies. I like to make sure each couple has the ceremony of their dreams! I am based in Salt Lake City, but willing to travel from Ogden to Provo....Find out more
- 5.0: Personable
- 5.0: Customized Ceremony
- 5.0: Reliable
- 5.0: Presence
Review: Flexible, Thoughtful, Friendly & Very Organized!
12/09/2009
Jennifer B
- Wedding Date: 11/27/2009
- Reviews Posted: 1
Overall Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
- Personable : 5.0
- Customized Ceremony : 5.0
- Reliable : 5.0
- Presence : 5.0
- Wedding officiant make you comfortable? Why or why not? Connie was more than kind, sweet, and very down to earth. Meeting her was a joy and someone that I really enjoyed speaking with. She is respectful of anyone's wishes or traditions, and was very helpful with us in organizing our unique ceremony. She is inclusive to all couples and that was really important to us.
- What did the officiant or clergy add that was unexpected? As my husband and I needed our marriage certificate as soon as possible (he is in military), Connie was kind enough to volunteer to hand deliver it to us. She also picked up an extra copy for us.
- How did you personalize your wedding ceremony? Connie prepared a beautiful ceremony for my husband and I with several unique touches that set our wedding apart from any other.
Review: Connie Anast was awesome!
10/15/2009
Meagan N
- Wedding Date:
- Reviews Posted: 1
Overall Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
- Personable : 5.0
- Customized Ceremony : 5.0
- Reliable : 5.0
- Presence : 5.0
- Wedding officiant make you comfortable? Why or why not? Rev. Connie Anast made us feel comfortable from day one. She was awesome to work with.
- What did the officiant or clergy add that was unexpected? She wrote a custom ceremony that was just for us. I have a son and she incorporated him into the ceremony. Most people at the wedding commented how amazing and unique the ceremony was.
- How did you personalize your wedding ceremony? We did a rose ceremony and had my son involved.
- Favorite wedding ceremony comment from guests? Guest loved the ceremony Connie had written. Everyone loved how it wasn't your typical wedding.
Review: Rev. Connie Anast is Amazing!
10/12/2009
Alexa G
- Wedding Date:
- Reviews Posted: 1
Overall Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
- Personable : 5.0
- Customized Ceremony : 5.0
- Reliable : 5.0
- Presence : 5.0
- Wedding officiant make you comfortable? Why or why not? The first time my husband and I met Rev. Anast we were immediately comfortable. She was always easy to talk to, warm and welcoming.
- What did the officiant or clergy add that was unexpected? I love the fact that Rev. Anast writes a custom ceremony specifically for the couple. No ceremony is the same as another. I was sent emails of rough drafts and asked what I did and did not like, if there were any special versus I wanted to personally add into the ceremony etc etc. Rev. Anast also came to the rescue when my husbands ring did not arrive in time for the wedding by letting us borrow one she had. It was nice because it was one less thing I had to stress about!
- How did you personalize your wedding ceremony? My husband and I decided to have a non-denominational wedding and a sand ceremony to unite us as a couple. We wrote our own vows and Rev. Anast sent me about 20 different sand ceremonies that we could possibly use during the wedding.
- Favorite wedding ceremony comment from guests? Before I left the reception hall my grandfather pulled me asaid and said "This is different from any wedding I've ever been to and it was beautiful".
Review: Trust her with your most precious moment!
10/04/2009
Michelle P
- Wedding Date:
- Reviews Posted: 1
Overall Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
- Personable : 5.0
- Customized Ceremony : 5.0
- Reliable : 5.0
- Presence : 5.0
- Wedding officiant make you comfortable? Why or why not? Reverend Connie went out of her way to make not just the bride and groom, but myself as mother of the bride and all of the family throughout the planning, the ceremony, and party afterwards. She is so naturally warm and welcoming, she had a 'calming' effect during those crucial moments just before the ceremony.
- What did the officiant or clergy add that was unexpected? Reverend Connie reached out to all of us, making everyone feel included, listening carefully to our ideas and thoughts and adding her experience and insight as needed. She came to the event early, stayed throughout the afternoon, spent some extra time looking over the venue, helping us to organize some last minute details and then, when everything was ready she was very much, the 'officiant', by the way she carries herself, speaks, and prepares, she let everyone know that it was now time to quiet down, focus on the couple and help make this 'their' moment. She also acknowledged my new son-in-laws service to his country, recognizing that he had just returned from active duty and offering a discount in honor of his service! No one else offered this, and she did so ith such a generous and genuine way.
- How did you personalize your wedding ceremony? Reverend Connie met with the bride and groom and spent two hours talking to them, getting to know them, learning about the courtship, the uniquiness of how their relationship had developed and what they were interested in, not just for the wedding, but for their lives together going forward. She is very interested in making the ceremony personalized, special, and meaningful, and ultimately that is exactly what she did. I really appreciated how she began the ceremony as she acknowledged the presence of those loved ones who re present and those who were not, and most importantly, those who were with us in spirit only. It was a tender moment. She drew everyone into the moment, with her words and with her presence.
- Favorite wedding ceremony comment from guests? There were many comments on the ceremony, particularly the way in which it was performed, Rev. Connies' professionalism, preparation, and creativity were all commented on. The way she brought a lightness and humor at moments was something I heard about several times. Making the nervousness of the Groom and the shaking voice of the Bride something not to be ignored or embarrassed about, but something warm, real, spontaneous and a good place for a little giggle shared by everyone there became something that will always be a happy memory Perfect timing, great speaking voice, so very kind and professional.
Review: Absolutely Wonderful!
10/02/2009
Sharla H
- Wedding Date:
- Reviews Posted: 1
Overall Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
- Personable : 5.0
- Customized Ceremony : 5.0
- Reliable : 5.0
- Presence : 5.0
- Wedding officiant make you comfortable? Why or why not? My fiance (now husband) and I are from out of town, but I grew up in Utah, so I wanted to have the ceremony there. I put off finding a wedding officiant for the last thing because I wasn't really sure how to go about doing it, and that's when I stumbled across Connie's listing. I'm very glad I did. She was so accommodating to our needs! We were able to do absolutely everything over the internet, which was a big help to me.
- What did the officiant or clergy add that was unexpected? She wrote the most beautiful ceremony for us and then emailed a copy of it to me for my fiance and I to review. I thought that was such a great idea, because it listed everything for the ceremony out in detail, and also gave us a chance to make any little tweeks or changes, to help the ceremony fit us as a couple. She also gave us a lovely "keepsake" wedding license to display in our home.
- How did you personalize your wedding ceremony? Connie asked us a variety of questions about us as a couple, and she wrote up a beautiful ceremony around the responses we had given. But then, about a week before the wedding, after she had already finalized the ceremony, I found a poem that really touched both my fiance and me, and we really wanted to include in the ceremony. I emailed it to Connie and she was able to change the ceremony for us, to make room for it. We were so happy!
- Favorite wedding ceremony comment from guests? Everyone who commented to me thought the ceremony was amazing! By the end, both our parents (even our dads) were having a hard time keeping from crying. Her words touched all of us.
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