A Meaning-full Approach

HI, I’m Rachel.

l spent the last few years listening. You want a ceremony full of meaning and magic and an officiant you can trust to keep the spotlight on you and your day. I create tailored ceremonies, such as weddings, vow renewals, baby blessings and celebrations of life. I would welcome an opportunity to share in your story.

I’m based in San Diego and am happy to travel.

In addition to officiating, I am a public speaker. See more on my talks, including TedX at livinginbetween.org

in their own words

“Rachel was an outstanding officiant. She was professional and personable. She was an amazing resource in arranging the ceremony writing the script, sharing ideas and approaches from her ample wedding experience to help us make our own special, custom ceremony. At the rehearsal, she had a keen eye for detail and gave great tips on things like how to best say our lines and timing of events. On the big day, we were able to completely trust her with the ceremony details and she did a wonderful job and made sure the spotlight was on us. From start to finish, working with Rachel was an amazing experience. With her love and acceptance of all people, cultures and backgrounds, she is able to help create the perfect ceremony for anyone.”

-Megan & Erica, 2015 Wedding

“It was an incredible gift to have Rachel perform our wedding ceremony in both English and Spanish. She was great at communication and so aware and prepared that it helped relieve our nerves and let us focus on the important stuff: blending our families together!”

“Gracias a Rachel tuvimos la increíble oportunidad de haber podido celebrar nuestra boda en Inglés y Español. Fue muy fácil trabajar con ella ya que su comunicación y organización son excelentes. Tener a Rachel como oficiante de nuestra boda nos dio gran tranquilidad y nos permitió disfrutar mucho nuestro día.”

-Chelsi & Enrique, 2018 Wedding

“When my fiancé and I first got engaged we immediately thought Rachel would be the perfect choice to be our officiant. It was very important to us that we have an officiant who could work with our non-traditional, secular ceremony. I knew Rachel would be able to accomplish this, and moreover she's a great public speaker who can immediately impart a sense of intimacy at ceremonies. We had a meeting with Rachel to establish what we wanted out of ceremony. She then took the extra steps of speaking with the best man and maid of honor to get an even better idea of how to personalize our vows (without giving away all of the details of the script to us - we wanted to be a little surprised!). Rachel also worked with our wedding planner to sort out the exact details of timing, music and cues for the ceremony. She was very thorough, did a fantastic job officiating, and we can't imagine having anyone else perform this pivotal role at our wedding!”

-Nika & Patrick, 2018 Wedding

“We were lucky enough to have Rachel perform a baby blessing for our 4-month-old son. Rachel performed a beautiful ceremony that emphasized our values. It was a powerful ceremony but was performed in a relaxed and comfortable setting. Rachel was so prepared made the baby blessing very personal to our family, culture, and beliefs. I loved that she invited those attending to participate, but did not expect anyone to if they weren’t inclined to speak.  I would highly recommend Rachel and would love to have her perform one for my next child.”

-Laura & Patrick, 2019 Baby Blessing

“Rachel was very flexible and saved our day when COVID-19 took away a lot of options for us. She stepped in allowing us to have a personal touch, taking time to review what we wanted, how we wanted the day to feel and even zoomed planning sessions with us. She even was able to learn and sprinkle in a little French!”

-Quintin and Brittany, 2020 Wedding  

Book a date/request a call

My Ceremony Fee is a one-time fee of $500,* requiring a 50% deposit and signing of a simple contract to save the date.

Please complete the form below to either book a date or request more information, and I will reach out for a free get-to-know-you call or visit.

*This fee is inclusive of travel within San Diego County and Tijuana. Travel expenses are additional for ceremonies outside of San Diego/Tijuana.