Congratulations to Thelma & Carlos.  It was a delight to create and officiate their marriage ceremony at The Inn at The Biltmore Estate Sunday.  I was pleased to include their children, Alyssa, Jasmine and Charlie.

Engagement ring spending is at an all time high. Couples report spending an average of $6,351 on the engagement ring. Compare that to the average of $5,095 in 2011 — spend is way up. Interestingly, among survey respondents, they’re living together for longer, they’re slightly older (average age of a bride is 29, a groom is 31) and their average household income is up across the board as well. In ...

I was delighted and honored to be available officiate Lisa and Adam’s marriage ceremony last Saturday at The Monte Vista Hotel in Black Mountain.  Although we had only one week to work together to create and plan their ceremony, I felt as though we had known each other for a very long time.

I was truly delighted to work with Philip and Tim to create their marriage ceremony and to officiate for them on Saturday at the beautiful new AC Hotel, downtown Asheville.  I believe everyone there shed a tear of joy for the happy couple.

“Susan made our ceremony incredibly personal and intimate! She really took the time to get to know us and I could not be happier with how it all turned out. She even made suggestions that we would have never considered, such as the love letter box that will now be a cherished keepsake and an anniversary tradition. Thank you so much for making our ceremony so special and memorable!”