Nanette officiated our non-denominational elopement in Santa Barbara in Sept 2020, after COVID required us to postpone our actual wedding until 2021. From the first call via Zoom, her warmth, consideration for the experience we wanted to have, and inquisitive questions made it a no-brainer to go with her. We decided to be surprised by her sections as we felt comfortable she had asked enough questions to understand what we were looking for. She checked in regularly as our date approached, and as we kept her updated on our timetable and other vendors. She showed up early, gave some last minute suggestions, listened to how we wanted to handle the first look and ceremony, and then ensured we were good to go on the marriage license. The ceremony itself was beautifully written and perfectly in line with what we wanted. We would highly recommend Nanette as a wedding officiant, especially in Santa Barbara but also anywhere else. Thanks Nanette for making our special day even more special! read more

Nanette did a wonderful job officiating our small wedding at the Santa Barbara Courthouse. She is very responsive and tailored the ceremony to us and our personalities. I would recommend her services, she was outstanding. read more

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Nanette was simply perfect! Right from the beginning, she was lovely, comfortable and warm - and just so down to Earth and approachable. She has such good energy about her, like reconnecting with a loving auntie we hadn't seen in a while. She contributed to our excitement in a genuine way and also helped us feel at ease. Everything about her and the entire experience was beautiful. She helped guide us through writing our own vows, and she crafted the most gorgeous ceremony. Her ability to capture "us" in writing was brilliant. She was able to capture both our playfulness and our tender side, it was exactly what we wanted in our ceremony and she was exactly what we were looking for in an officiant. Nanette is a lovely human with such a gift. It was so special to have her as our officiant, and now friend! Thank you Nanette, a million times over! We couldn't have asked for a better officiant and are blessed that you were a part of our wedding in such a magical way. To anyone looking for an officiant, we highly recommend this incredible woman!!! read more

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This review is long overdue! Nanette officiated our ceremony in April of 2021 and I am so happy we found her. Our elopement ceremony was planned kind of last minute and during COVID. Nanette was so accommodating and followed COVID regulations. She is sweet, professional, and very responsive. She made our day extremely special! I would definitely recommend contacting her for your officiating needs. Thank you again Nanette!! read more

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Our first call with Nanette, I knew we had found the right officiant for our September 2017, Santa Barbara wedding. My husband and I were looking for an officiant who matched our nonreligious but spiritual values and she proved to be perfect for us.  Warm, professional and well organized, Nanette guided us through a variety of ceremonial style choices.  Her questions were thoughtful and explored the story behind the love that brought me and my husband together. At our first meeting, Nanette presented us with a beautifully written ceremony that shared our journey, dreams, and love.  It represented our love story and where we were going perfectly. The day of our wedding Nanette was calm and kept us present and in the moment.  She shared created a connection with our family and friends that pulled everyone into the moment.   We highly recommend Nanette.  From our first meeting to Nanette filing our marriage license, she was impeccable at every step. We are grateful she was a part of our journey as husband and wife! read more

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We are so thankful that we got in contact with Nanette! She officiated our ceremony at The South Bluffs in Elings Park a few weeks ago and it was absolutely perfect; everything we had envisioned for it! We felt that she really took the time to understand how we wanted our ceremony to flow from start to finish. We did not want it to be too religiously focused, but instead focus on our love and commitment to one another as we moved into this next stage of our lives and our relationship. The ceremony and quotes/passages chosen were beautiful and we felt really spoke to us as a couple! We loved writing our own vows and appreciated Nanette's guidance on this. To us this was the most meaningful and unique part of our ceremony and it will be a moment that we will never forget. We would absolutely recommend Ceremonies by Nanette to any couple in the Santa Barbara area. Nanette truly embodies the meaning of love and we were so happy to have her be a part of our special day! read more

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Nanette did an amazing job writing and officiating our wedding ceremony. We knew we were not going to have a religious wedding ceremony but wanted to have a personalized and meaningful event. She even helped us work in some Jewish traditions and secular prayers that spoke to our individual backgrounds. Nanette did an amazing job getting to know us as a couple leading up to the wedding. She really "got" us and it showed in her work. We spoke on the phone, email and met for coffee leading up to the wedding. She provided us with the ceremony script a month before the wedding. This made us feel calm and confident that the day would go off without a hitch. We highly recommend using Nanette for your wedding ceremony. read more

Nanette was great and professional! My husband and I planned our elopement in less than 1.5 weeks and Nanette accommodated us quickly. She was very organized and offered to write vows for us if we preferred. She conducted a beautiful ceremony and I definitely recommend her. read more

My husband and I had the pleasure of working with Nanette to officiate our wedding. We chose the personalized ceremony package. Nanette provided the perfectly phrased questions about our relationship so that, with our answers, she would be able to personify our love and articulate our connection. She then worked with us on making sure we were aligned in the draft she had written for our ceremony, and of course, because she is so talented, the most minimal of effort was required in finalizing what she had created for our day. I started to choke up and became emotional walking down the aisle but once I reached the altar Nanette provided such a calm and reassuring presence was able to whisper just the right words I needed to get through the ceremony in the right mindset and take in every word that was going to be said. She truly captured the essence of our love for one another within our ceremony and we are forever indebted to her for making the most important part of our wedding day so perfect. read more

A truly incredible and beautiful experience! Thank you Nanette for the amazing ceremony! From the beginning process-she truly wanted to know us, know about us, and what we loved about each other. She incorporated so many details we had discussed that just made it personal-and we did not have one dry eye in the house! She was so genuine, with a truly calming energy that put my nerves at ease immediately. Hire Nanette! You will not be disappointed-I promise!! read more

I love my job as a wedding photographer here in Santa Barbara and one of the reasons is being able to work alongside phenomenal professionals such as Nanette. I have been so fortunate to have worked many weddings with her and I am always touched by her beautiful and thoughtful ceremonies. I ALWAYS recommend Nanette when I have the opportunity to steer my couples towards hiring an officiant. read more

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Although we didn't use Nanette for our wedding she was super informative and professional in a phone consultation. She helped us avoid a catastrophe with our elopement and was very knowledgeable on the Santa Barbara area. She had a very calm and friendly demeanor and reasonable pricing. I would highly recommend her to other couples. read more

Nanette officiated our wedding at the Dos Pueblos Orchid Farm in October 2019. She was seriously PERFECT. My husband and I are so thankful for her guidance and the love/support she provided us on our Big Day. When we first met Nanette (over email/phone call) she was helpful, knowledgable, easy going and friendly. She outlined for us the different ways in which she could guide us into marriage - we are spiritual so she provided us with a ceremony that was affectionate and extremely thoughtful. After speaking with her, she sent different options via email for ways she could lead the ceremony. Her communication was easy to understand and she was open to all of our feedback to make sure that the ceremony showcased our personalities. She offered to give us feedback on our vows as well (which would have been super helpful - but we had decided to keep them a secret from everyone until day of). Our big day felt like a proper wedding while still adding our laid-back styles to the moment. The care she takes to make the couple feel loved and heard made her a friend more than just an officiant. My husband and I loved her and our family and guests did too. We received so many comments on how beautiful, eloquent and exceptionally perfect our ceremony was. I highly recommend Nanette as an officiant. read more

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Working with Nanette was such a joy and privilege. What I loved most is that she doesn't take a one-size-fits-all approach to the ceremony, she crafted the ceremony based on our relationship. She sent questions to us separately and we answered individually so that she could really get a feel for us as individuals as well as together as a couple. We are not a religious couple so it was a little difficult at first to find an officiant to fit our needs. Nanette was able to craft a ceremony that felt true to us and told our story. All of our family, friends, and guests commented on how the ceremony really mirrored us as a couple. In addition to creating such an amazing ceremony, she was great at making us feel so comfortable throughout the entire process. With so many nerves and emotions the ceremony flies by so quickly, but she was great at really pulling us into the moment so that we could really cherish and enjoy it. I could go on for days about how amazing Nanette was to work with and I would recommend her to any couple! read more

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If Yelp offered 6 star reviews, Nanette would be that! We can't even begin to thank her for what a wonderful job she did writing our ceremony, and walking us through the process of "all things ceremony". From our first meeting, I knew that she was full of light and love, and it radiated through her vibrantly. It was an obvious choice for us after one coffee. Nanette wrote us a beautiful, personalized, positively gorgeous ceremony that was unique, had wonderful flow, and full of relevant stories, quotes, and personal affects. Usually the ceremony is not the part of the wedding that people remember or rave about, but our guests could not stop asking me where I found Nanette and how amazing the ceremony was. Plenty of tears in that audience! As far as the pre-wedding planning went, she was quick to respond to emails (something I found was priceless in the wedding planning process), made things simple and easy, with kind nudges and reminders. She stuck to deadlines, was always available if we had questions. She also handled our post-wedding clerical work, and promptly mailed our marriage license the day after we were married. Without a doubt, I would recommend her services 1000 times over and I know you will not be disappointed if you choose Nanette to be your wedding officiant. THANK YOU NANETTE! We will never forget this! read more

It was so wonderful having Nanette as our wedding officiant. I initially reached out to her for our November 2020 wedding but postponed till November 2021 and throughout the year, Nanette was so sweet and would check in with us to see how we were doing. It was important to us that we had a relationship with our officiant who could share our unique love story and Nanette did such a wonderful job! She created a heartfelt wedding ceremony that made it feel like she's known us for years! So many of our guests said that they loved our officiant and the ceremony was the perfect length of time- not too short and not too long. Thank you Nanette for being a wonderful person and officiating our wedding! read more

Do yourself a favor and use Nanette as your officiant!!! We worked with Nanette for our May 2021 wedding (this review is very overdue but I wanted to make sure we took the time to write a review she deserved). From the beginning she made the process not only easy but really special. We really enjoyed the process of making our ceremony tailored to us. My husband and I wanted a ceremony that incorporated the religious values and the traditions of our families but also something that felt like us. Nanette was so thoughtful and calming about the entire process and she was able to take our words and feedback and create such a lovely ceremony! We are so grateful to have her be such a big part of our special day. Thank you so much, Nanette! read more

Nanette officiated our wedding at the Santa Barbara Courthouse last month. We knew as soon as we spoke with her on the phone that we wanted to work with her. She has such a beautiful, warm, soothing tone to her voice - it just puts you right at ease. We traveled from out of state for the wedding, and corresponding with her was so easy. She always responded to our emails quickly, and she helped keep us on track with writing our vows. We went thru several drafts of the ceremony together, and she was very patient with me while we worked to make it just right. And it was. Our ceremony was perfect! We didn't do a rehearsal, but Nanette gave us little cues as we went along to keep things moving smoothly. Sweet, poignant, and a little bit fun too! We were really able to make it our own and let our personalities come thru. I totally cried. We love Nanette, and we were so lucky to have her involved with our wedding! Thanks, Nanette! read more

Nanette was the perfect officiant for our intimate courthouse wedding in Santa Barbara. Since our wedding was small, we did not have a wedding planner. Things went smoothly on the day of our wedding largely in part because of Nanette. She made us feel perfectly at ease, her words during the ceremony were thoughtful and inspiring. We can't thank her enough and would wholeheartedly recommend her to other couples getting married. read more

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Nanette was our Officiant for our wedding last month in Santa Barbara. She was wonderful from the very first phone call -- to our wedding on the Beach. She is warm and just a really good person. We couldn't have asked for anyone better! I actually found her through yelp as this was a destination wedding, and we had to do the legwork from another state. She is amazing! She helped make our day even that much more special. Our guests loved her too! If you are thinking about getting married in the Santa Barbara area, give her a call! Thanks Nanette for all you did for us! read more

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Nanette was the officiant for our 9/16 wedding at The Fess Parker and I cannot recommend her enough! I found Nanette online when I was researching officiants in the SB area and we met for coffee to discuss Steve and I's relationship and what we wanted in a ceremony. I came in not knowing exactly what I wanted in our ceremony but I did know that I wanted it to be personalized and cover our journey as a couple. Nanette had a lot of great ideas for how we can customize the ceremony and make it our own. The passion and excitement for her work was evident, as was the connections she's able to build with her couples. When she sent us our ceremony draft we were blown away. It was so beautiful and it really reflected the love between my husband and I. The day of the wedding Nanette conducted a perfect ceremony. She has a very calming presence which made me feel instantly at ease. During the reception and even days after we received many compliments on how wonderful the ceremony was and how beautifully our story was told. We also appreciated how she printed out our ceremony as it is something that we will keep forever. Thank you, Nanette! read more

Nanette was really great to work with. From the moment we first met her my wife knew she was the one. Not only was she very professional but she has a warmness about her that shows she really enjoys doing what she does. I loved the way she personalized our ceremony, she worked back and forth with us to make sure we were completely satisfied. I've been to a few other weddings in this past year and can tell when the officiant is 'winging it' it just made me happier that we selected Nanette to officiate for us. read more

We just got married on May 21st, 2016 and I'm here to tell you: Nanette is your answer. She is wonderful. During the planning of our wedding Nanette wrote, and guided us to help write, a truly beautiful and moving ceremony. At every turn when we had a question or idea she was there to support, encourage and help us. She balanced her know-how and our (sometimes unorthodox) ideas of how to make our ceremony feel like us, perfectly. During our wedding she delivered for us what I wanted most: a ceremony that felt sacred even though it wasn't religious. Her presence was joyous and calming in every moment. She embodied grace. We couldn't recommend her more highly. read more

Nanette created an incredible ceremony so personal and beautiful that our guests couldn't stop raving about it at the reception. Our pre-wedding meetings with her were not only productive and easygoing, but they also made us connect even deeper as a couple as we discussed the meaning behind the ceremony words. Nanette truly understands what weddings are about and how to make couples and guests alike feel connected to the love in the air. read more

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Nanette is incredible. She was so pleasant to work with. She has an innate understanding of people's dispositions, and respects the characteristics of each individual. I felt like she "got" me and my soon-to-be-husband from the get go. She put us at ease, and was so eloquent in helping to compose our vows. At the ceremony, Nanette was attentive to our family members and truly understood the intimacy, significance and importance of the day for us all. Could not have asked for more! read more

Nanette was amazing to work with. She did an excellent job writing our ceremony and depicting our love as a couple in an eloquent and authentic way. We felt held by her throughout the process of writing our vows, as well as making sure we were getting the ceremony we wanted. It is truly wonderful to have a presence as hers in the wake of one of the most important days. read more

My wife and I are so happy we chose Nanette to officiate our ceremony!! She was very thoughtful and sincere with every step of the process. She offered great suggestions when we were creating our wedding story and made edits as we requested them. Nanette was even patient with us when we arrived 45 minutes late to our own ceremony!!! Thank you Nanette for helping us create a moment we will never forget. read more

My wife and I just got married in Santa Barbara on May 28th--and as it was sort of a destination wedding for us (we are from San Francisco), we had no idea where to start to look for an officiant. Nanette was on a preferred vendor list from our venue, and out of the 5-6 options, she seemed like the one for us. We emailed her, and she responded very quickly to let us know that the weekend was open and she was happy to have a chat to see if she was the right fit. As soon as we spoke on the phone, we knew she was our officiant. She has such a lovely voice, and her presence just puts you at ease immediately. We talked for a good hour just on the initial consultation, and by the end of the conversation, we knew we wanted to book her. And good thing we booked early, because she is very popular! Nanette guided us through the ceremony experience every step of the way, from allowing us to set the tone and pace, to getting to know us to customize everything for us just right. She kept us on schedule (which was great) and helped to gently guide us through writing our vows, which turned out beautiful. We had rave reviews from our attendees, as Nanette is a beautiful speaker. She arranged the ceremony with love and care, allowed us to see it beforehand to edit as we saw fit, and even helped us choose the perfect reading for our 12 year old niece. Thank you Nanette, for being a shepherd of joy into this world that needs it so much! Mariko & Andrea read more

Nanette wrote a beautiful ceremony and guided us in writing our vows. She was also a very calming presence on a day that felt very hectic for my husband and I. We were so happy with the ceremony and we really could not have done it without Nanette. She also recommended the photographer we ended up choosing and she was also amazing so Nanette really has good taste to boot! read more

Working with Nanette was a breeze for our small and intimate wedding at the Santa Barbara courthouse Mural room. Nanette initially sent us a suggested layout for our ceremony and kept us on track for fine-tuning it. While we had selected the smaller ceremony plan offered, she also graciously offered to help us write our more personalized vows. We didn't meet Nanette in person until the day of and nearly all communication was via email. Somehow, though, she felt like family and fit in beautifully with our day. The ceremony went smoothly, and we and our guests had a lot of fun. read more

Nanette officiated our wedding at the Santa Barbara Zoo and it was lovely! I could not have asked for anything more. Thank you, Nanette!

Nanette is completely fantastic! She is kind, generous, thorough and insightful. She will come up with creative suggestions to make each ceremony unique. I can't recommend her highly enough - if there were 10 stars available - she would get every one! Toby Theule, Wedding Planner/Coordinator sbweddingcoordinator.com read more

Performed my wedding ceremony with out having the marriage license then lied to the bride and groom about back dating the marriage license. The bride didn't want to do the ceremony because non of her guests including her father were their due to bad weather. She lied and pushed us to do it anyway and I seriously regret it!!!! Don't hire someone willing to commit fraud, and willing to push a bride into not have her dad walk her down the isle and Nanette stole that moment from me. Never even apologized for the day going so horrible. She never even legally married us, we had to do a Court House the Monday after our " real wedding' do yourself a favor and don't give her any of your money especially never pay her through venmo!! read more

You will be amazed by her professionalism and custom touch to your ceremony. She knows how to rock your wedding. I'm so glad I hired this fantastic officiant. She is the best!!! read more

My wife and I had gone back and forth about doing pre-marital counseling when we were engaged and finally took everyone's advice and decided to go for it. We are SO happy that we did! Nanette provided such a warm and welcoming environment to discuss our relationship and soon-to-be marriage that we didn't even feel like it was counseling, but just deeper, more meaningful conversations. Even though we had already lived together and thought we knew everything about each other, you prepare for marriage by learning things about one another through conversations you may not have on a normal basis and Nanette helps guide you there. Ceremonies By Nanette is such a joy when it comes to not only your ceremony, but pre-marital counseling as well. She has now become a person we can reach out to at any time as a support system. Thank you, Nanette! read more

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Nanette was a wonderful officiant! She listened to our views, beliefs and structured our ceremony beautifully, including our baby that was on the way. We did not have a rehearsal ceremony, so I was a little nervous as to what would happen, but everything rolled through pretty smooth and we were definitely happy. read more

Wow! We absolutely love Nanette -- she is so amazing at what she does and she's an amazing person as well. From the start we knew we made the right choice working with Nanette as we immediately felt a warm and comforting connection to her. She took a lot of time to deeply understand us as individuals as well as a couple. She also had us do several activities which helped us think, reflect, and strengthen our own understandings of ourselves and our relationship. This was not something we initially had even considered for our marriage, but after going through it we are so glad we did it! Nanette's process was invaluable and she was so fun and comforting all along the way. She has such a warm and inviting way about her, it really was a joy to engage with her. She did a ton of work to deeply understand us, provide guidance, and ultimately she worked it all perfectly into our ceremony script. And it was at the ceremony that you could fully see the depth of her expertise. She did such an amazing job officiating the wedding and telling our stories! The whole family was blown away by how well she did and how personalized the ceremony was to not just ourselves but also to our guests. We got so many comments after on just how well she did. We were simply blown away by the overall experience, and cannot recommend Nanette highly enough! She's amazing, full stop. And we look forward to continuing our relationship with her in the future as another source of inspiration and guidance. read more

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My husband and I were recently married in Santa Barbara, CA, with Nanette as our officiant. She is amazing and we highly recommend her services. The ceremony she created was romantic, intimate, and perfect. She also gave us the courage to write our own vows and helped us stay relaxed during the ceremony. She was extremely professional, punctual, and a true expert at her craft. read more

Nanette is GREAT! She was available anytime we had a question. She made us feel important and was so supportive throughout our entire marriage journey. Her vows for our ceremony were genuine and BEAUTIFUL! Thank you Nanette for doing an amazing job as our officiant! We wouldn't have had it any other way!!! read more

My now-husband proposed to me on 11/11/15, and we decided to elope and get married on 12/02/15. We wished to start our life as a married couple as soon as possible, and Nanette played a major role in making our wish come true. Nanette is a very warm, charming, and gifted woman. Furthermore, she is an active listener, was receptive to our wishes, and has been very professional and kind in her [regular] interactions with us. Given the short amount of time before our wedding ceremony date, Nanette went above and beyond and excelled in making our day so meaningful and perfect. We are very grateful for Nanette's time and generosity. Thank you! read more