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Susan Marlan, North Carolina Interfaith Wedding Officiant, offering ceremonies in premier venues located throughout Asheville, Western North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, Blue Ridge Mountain area, from your own backyard to magical mountaintop castles.  I welcome couples of all cultures, faiths, beliefs and lifestyles. Whether interfaith, multi-cultural, spiritual, religious, non-religious, traditional or alternative ceremony is written from the heart and delivered with eloquence and sincerity.
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Are you looking for a legally ordained, interfaith wedding officiant to perform your wedding ceremony in the Asheville area? BeLoved Ceremony is home to Susan Marlan, an interfaith officiant performing weddings in North Carolina for couples of all religious backgrounds, faiths, and beliefs. Experienced ordained wedding ceremony officiant residing near Asheville, NC, can perform weddings and other ceremonies anywhere in Western North Carolina

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This is your wedding ceremony. It is the manifestation of your dreams and your visions. beloved ceremony

The heart of your wedding is your ceremony. (remember, without me, it’s just a party) Your ceremony is about your love, your relationship and your families; reflecting who you are and what you believe. It is my goal to reflect the magic of your love back to you and all those present.

 “We were touched by your spoken words and the love present in the room”

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The structure of a ceremony may include:

  •        Processional
  •      Invocation
  •      Welcome
  •      The Foundation (my words to you that speak of your relationship and marriage)
  •      Inclusion of Children – Blending of Families
  •      Honoring Parents – Flower Presentation
  •      Remembrance of those who have passed away
  •      Candle Lighting
  •      Sand Ceremony or Love Letter Box
  •      Exchange of Rings and Vows
  •      Wine Ceremony
  •      Final Benediction
  •      Pronouncement
  •      Breaking of the Glass
  •      The Kiss (hooray)
  •      Recessional

These elements may be delivered without mention of God or any religious context.


Include Options That Mean The Most To You And Your Family

Candle lighting:  Visually express the joining of two people and the radiance of your love. All will see that your union is a combination of your unique and individual lights as you symbolically form the new and greater flame that is your marriage and your relationship. You may choose to incorporate your children or other family members in this ritual, symbolizing the joining of two families. This may very well be one of your favorite photo opportunities.

Celebrating the children: Whether very young or grown, your children and grandchildren may participate in an emotionally expressive opportunity to display love and joining. (Please seeThe Blending of Families for more ideas)

Sand ceremony: On this day of beautiful rituals, symbolize your relationship in a visual and lasting token of your commitment. This graceful and moving Sand Ceremony expresses the merging of two hearts and two lives…and, if you choose, two families. Two vessels of sand are poured into a larger, clear vessel…“Notice how you are one, yet you remain as individual”. As the weather will always have the final word, there will be no need to fear a windy day with the Sand Ceremony…perfect for an outdoor setting. The sand filled vessel that you take home will be a beautiful memento of your wedding day. beloved ceremony

Offering of readings: Honor and include selected friends and family members in an important role with sentiments that are meaningful and personal to you. This ritual offers a wonderful bilingual opportunity. beloved ceremony

Presentation of flowers: A moving declaration to honor parents and/or other loved ones. This touching ritual communicates the belief of many cultures – that marriage is the joining of not only two people, but of two families. The couple presents flowers to each other’s parents as an expression of their love and gratitude while visually enacting the joining of their two families. It’s often kept as a sweet secret from parents until the moment of presentation. beloved ceremony

Blessing of the rings: “The wedding rings that you have chosen to exchange this day are a symbol of commitment and enduring love that, like this circle, is without beginning and without end”

Wine (or non-alcoholic beverage) ceremony: An ancient marriage custom, symbolically portraying your commitment to share all that the future may bring. This will be your first toast to each other. beloved ceremony

Anything you wish to include: Bring your own ideas; you never need my permission.  We will discuss how to best incorporate them into your dream ceremony.  (Please see Some Examples of Interfaith and Multi-Cultural Rituals for a more complete list of ceremony ideas)

Anywhere you wish: I am available to perform your ceremony at a reception hall, private home, garden, beach, park, aboard ship, in a sanctuary, on a mountain top, upon a motorcycle, or wherever you would like to begin your lives together. I will be happy to offer suggestions for lovely and unique wedding sites. In Asheville, NC, and the greater Western North Carolina area, the surrounding mountains and natural beauty of this world destination site will become part of the powerful visual and spiritual setting that will frame your ceremony.

Elopements – A quick ceremony: I am also available to perform your ceremony after filing your marriage application at any NC county clerk’s office.  You will need a marriage license and an appointment.  There is no need for you to return to the courthouse, as I will file your marriage license with probate after the ceremony.  Although you may not have had years to plan this ceremony, I promise it will be personal, meaningful and romantic.  If you have not chosen a site, the ceremony may take place in my home, located 10 miles from downtown Asheville, where you will be surrounded by breathtaking mountain views.

The Blending of families:   Children of all ages feel more accepting of a marriage when they are included in the wedding ceremony.  It is an opportunity for them to receive and share their love.

Young children, grown children and grandchildren will be thrilled to be part of your big day.  They will remember for the rest of their lives that they were not only acknowledged, but were important and celebrated.

For those couples who are expecting a baby, we will create a place of honor with very special welcoming words that will embrace and include your baby into the ceremony. “your baby, yet unknown to you, but already loved by you….”

With innate ability and sensitivity, I will incorporate the joy of children into your ceremony.  While catering to your special day, I will balance your family’s needs and will integrate them easily and gracefully into words of love for all to share.  “Today we witness the joining of not only two people, but the celebration of a family.  Your lives are blended together, just as the waters of separate rivers are mingled when they come together to form a much greater one.”

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