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Asheville Elopement Wedding: Your Big Day Made Manageable
  • 27, Jun 2021

Asheville Elopement Wedding: Your Big Day Made Manageable

By HeartLight Wedding Officiants    No comments  

Is your dream wedding quiet, cozy and off the beaten path? A wedding doesn’t have to be a royal ball to be perfect. Elopement weddings are more popular today than ever before. These low-stress, low-cost ceremonies are an intimate way to start your life together.  HeartLight Wedding’s team of Asheville wedding officiants can give you the personal ceremony you and your partner want.

LGBT-Friendly Wedding Officiants in Asheville
  • 25, May 2021

LGBT-Friendly Wedding Officiants in Asheville

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From elegant-traditional to quirky-informal, every wedding is a unique reflection of the couple it binds together. It’s easy to get caught up picking colors, cakes and clothes, but at the heart of your wedding is the ceremony. As LGBT-friendly wedding officiants, it’s our job to craft a ceremony that celebrates you and your partner in a way that’s meaningful to you.

Reaffirming Your Love with Wedding Vow Renewals
  • 31, Jul 2017

Reaffirming Your Love with Wedding Vow Renewals

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Vow renewal ceremonies have been gaining popularity. Whether to you want to give your relationship some ceremonial affirmation or want the expensive party you couldn’t afford when you first got married, vow renewal is fun and loving way to honor your life together.

5 Outdoor Wedding Venues Near Asheville, NC
  • 6, May 2017

5 Outdoor Wedding Venues Near Asheville, NC

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In a place as lush and lovely as Asheville, many couples dream of saying their “I do”s in a cathedral of nature instead of church halls. Outdoor wedding venues are plentiful in Asheville. From elopements to ballrooms, you can find the perfect venue on any budget.

Recommended Venues & Wedding Professionals in Asheville, NC
  • 7, Dec 2016

Recommended Venues & Wedding Professionals in Asheville, NC

By HeartLight Wedding Officiants    1 comment  

This beautiful new venue is  ideal  for your wedding. Only Minutes from Asheville, Majors Estate provides an array of amazing locations for your ceremony and reception. There is a custom-built chapel, handcrafted gazebo, and a three-story entertainment space, to name a few. The Pigeon River tumbles over rocks and spills as it flows through the property offering serenity and a perfect backdrop for wedding pictures.

Asheville Wedding Locations in Nature
  • 7, Dec 2016

Asheville Wedding Locations in Nature

By HeartLight Wedding Officiants    1 comment  

There are many gorgeous venues in the Asheville area. If you are planning a small wedding or elopement, there are a number of locations in nature that provide a beautiful setting for you and a few witnesses.

Asheville Wedding Officiant Testimonials and Reviews
  • 7, May 2016

Asheville Wedding Officiant Testimonials and Reviews

By HeartLight Wedding Officiants    No comments  

“My daughter’s wedding would not have been the same without Hannah, our ceremony officiant. She added joy and calmness to what has to be a bit of a hectic time for any mother… Hannah honors a breadth of spiritual perspectives in the co-created ceremonies she leads which tells of the breadth of her spiritual experience. I would recommend her to anyone wanting a meaningful ceremony for any of the most important aspects/events of one’s life.” – Lois Clement

Wedding Ceremony Samples
  • 2, Sep 2014

Wedding Ceremony Samples

By HeartLight Wedding Officiants    1 comment  

Heartlight Weddings provides wedding scripts, poems, suggestions for readings and any assistance you request in the creation of your wedding ceremony. On this page you will find examples of abbreviated wedding ceremonies that have been favorites of couples through the years.

Heartlight Hiking Weddings
  • 17, Jul 2014

Heartlight Hiking Weddings

By Hannah Desmond    No comments  

For those who want their wedding to be an adventure to remember, Rev. Amber Desmond, an ordained minister, avid hiker and adventurer,offers her services to couples who dream of a wedding in their own private paradise. Familiar with the trails, waterfalls and scenic vistas of the area, Rev. Amber will lead you to an agreed upon location where she will perform a wedding you have chosen and personalized.

Outdoor Weddings

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From Rev. Hannah Desmond The summer months are filled with weddings. I have been traveling around the western NC area quite a lot.  My husband, Rev Tom Johanson also performs ceremonies so I am sometimes traveling alone as he will have a wedding to perform in the opposite direction. My book is finished and up for sale on this website.  I finally have time to catch up with filing, advertising and other business related efforts. I like to keep a file of each wedding I perform with a copy of the marriage license,  the ceremony, the check and a photo