A Non-Denominational Ceremony

Venus is an officiant that will create the ceremony to reflect the couple, not a generic script that all officiants use. This is one of the best things about her. She will work with you until it is perfect and does a great job at the ceremony!! I was so lucky to have find Venue a month before my wedding, and even more lucky that she was available. She books one wedding per day so you don't have to worry about her beginning late or laving early!

Venus was AMAZING!!!! She created a special ceremony that totally represented us as individuals and as a couple! The ceremony was perfect in every way imaginable! She was very easy to work with and provided so many ideas and suggestions. She is a true professional and I will recommend her to all my friends getting married! Thank you Venus for everything you did for Harley and I!

We had our wedding on the 27th of August 2012, Venus was our celebrant and every step of the way she was there for us. As we are from the UK we could only communicate with Venus via Emails, this however made no impact in the high level of service we were given, we felt comfortable and a ease to know everything was taken care of. On the day Venus was early, a great public speaker and very clear. We could not have had a better day and our ceremony went smoothly thanks to our lovely and friendly celebrant. Thank you so much again for all your help and support. { Lauren & Grant }

Venus helped make our wedding as special as humanly and perhaps, divinely, possible! She responded to my request with total understanding, all the right questions, all the stuff I forgot about, all the stuff I was too blissed out to plan. My husband and I have been married for six months, and look at our pictures and have them up all over our place, sent 'me to everyone we know- and Venus took some of them for us - I handed her my camera phone and she caught some moments no one else could have! I really wanted someone to officiate that "got" us - she had fun she made everything About us, and really put her heart and soul into our day. I couldn't recommend her enough. We can look back on our moment with such joy, she was one of the people there, not just someone doing their job. If you want someone to really be Present at your wedding... contact Venus. Did I mention she dealt with all my goofy emails, point by point and didn't stress me out, At All??

Here's a real review for this officiant:

I initially contacted Venus because she was SO highly rated on multiple websites (more on that below), and because she fit our criteria so well: a non-denominational, younger, non-judgmental person.

Our first meeting was ok. She talked a lot, and went off on quite a few tangents. She seemed to have a hard time coherently answering our questions. Despite our reservations, we figured to book with her because she seemed like a normal enough person, was available on our date, and would be reading from a manuscript that we would get final say over.

After our first meeting, she was nearly impossible to get a hold of. For every 2 emails I sent, I got one back, if I was lucky. There were just so many excuses. I probably went back and forth with her for more than 2 weeks just trying to get a simple contract from her.

She sent me an email 3 weeks before the wedding saying "are you really sure you want a space cadet like me to officiate you?"

No. You're right, I don't.

I'm not even going to get into the fact that our ceremony is only going to be 5-10 minutes and she couldn't even handle that.

BY THE WAY - future brides, listen up!

She REIMBURSES her clients a certain amount of money for each review they leave her on various websites. Is there any question of why there are SO MANY GOOD reviews for her? Who is going to leave a bad review when money is at stake?

I spoke to some wonderful people when looking for an officiant and no one came close to Venus. She immediately made me feel like we had known each other our whole lives. She listened to what my husband and I wanted and came back with great ideas. Her writing was heartfelt and special. She has such a wonderful personality and her smile will light up the room. I couldn't be happier with how our wedding went. I recommend Venus to any couple who doesn't want that run-of-the-mill type person heading their wedding. Her personality will sparkle and everyone will commend you on picking such a wonderful officiant. Sorry I'm not a great writer but this review comes straight from the heart.

Venus did an outstanding job at our wedding. Her experience and suggestions made for a very successful intercultural ceremony. My wife and I decided to plan the wedding on our own, and it was quite the task since we are both overworked professionals.

I felt like we were flying blind then we began talking to Venus. She helped make things elaborate yet simple and was very flexible with our schedules. She provided many examples as we were trying to zero in on how to conduct the ceremony. Getting a hold of her was easy, and she addressed our concerns promptly.

There were some bumps on the actual wedding day since members of the groom's party and bride's maids couldn't all make rehearsal, but Venus was quick at making adjustments on the fly. Everything worked out great, and she did a great job communicating with the audience.

We found Venus through our caterer who recommended her services. I reviewed her website at ceremonyceremony.com and was really impressed by what she had to say, her openness, and the inclusiveness of her services. However, I think you can't really know if a connection will work or not until you meet the person, and it was really important to my husband and I that we feel comfortable and open with our officiant. The ceremony itself was the MOST important part of the whole day and we had very definite ideas about how we wanted it to be.

When we first met her we knew is would be a good fit for us. She is open, friendly, knowledgeable, and just has an overall positive and loving energy around her. Her pricing is extremely fair and we felt very comfortable with her. We wanted a certain kind of ceremony (handfasting) and she was able to provide that with no problem. She worked with us on the script and we were very pleased with how it turned out.

I strongly recommend Venus! She helped us to have exactly the kind of ceremony we were hoping for and we got exactly what we wanted.

Initially, Venus wasn’t the easiest person to get a hold of. But I’m glad we did. She was very friendly and easy to work with. She provided answers to many of our questions on wedding ceremonies and the marriage licensing process. Venus also supplied us with ample resources to help develop our own custom-written ceremony and vows. Her non-judgmental demeanor and open-mindedness made it effortless to convey our own personal feelings and beliefs toward our wedding ceremony. Although at times communication may not have been so fluid with all the email tagging, she definitely came through in the end. Our ceremony was such a neat and tailored package of our own beliefs and expressions of love for one another, which Venus presented beautifully. Thank you Venus!

Venus was an amazing addition to our wedding day! It can be very difficult to find someone that can fit into your wedding and meet your wants and desires. She helped us create a wonderful ceremony that everyone will remember!

Venus was great and working with her made creating our ceremony so much easier. She took the time to get to know not only what we wanted on our special day but both of our personalities so that our ceremony would reflect who we truly are. She also went beyond to make sure we had all the resources to get our marriage license which helped us tremendously since we were pretty clueless. Venus was great and I couldn't recommend her more!

Venus created the perfect ceremony for us!!! It was exactly what we had wished for: personalized, relaxed, fun and easy going...and totally resembeld us as individuals and as a couple :-)
Throughout the preparation Venus was there to guide us with experiance, suggestions and ideas that made our special day even more memorable.
THANK YOU VENUS!!!!!!!!!

We appreciated Venus' level of flexibility and willingness to help us create a ceremony that really expressed who we are. Everything turned out perfect and we all had a great time. Her fun, easy-going and open-minded personality was a perfect fit, exactly what we were looking for… for our non-traditional Disneyland wedding.

Being from out of state, her guidance was instrumental in our preparations, ensuring that we knew exactly what to do every step of the way.

We will definitely refer Venus to our friends and you will not go wrong having her perform your ceremony. Traditional or non-traditional, her level of experience gives her the flexibility to do whatever your heart desires.

Venus is a truly wonderful celebrant who worked with us in crafting the ceremony that most represented us, which included both traditions and new elements. She kept a spirit of reverence but also fun. We even had a round of applause during our ceremony! Since the wedding, many of our guests have commented that the ceremony was the most memorable, touching part of the wedding, and Venus had a great deal to do with that.

A wonderful experience all round!! Venus made everything so simple for us and we couldn't have been happier. Great to work with, flexible, perfectly happy to accomodate anything we wanted to do. Could not have asked for more! Thanks Venus!!

We hired Venus for our wedding this October and were very happy with our ceremony. The documents that she provides when you book her are very helpful for putting together your ideas for your ceremony. She uses some of the answers that you provide on the questionnaire for your exact words in the ceremony so it is very personalized. We wanted to do a handfasting ritual during our ceremony but didn't know how to go about it, so she supplied some texts for us to look over. She coordinated very well with the DJ and owner of our venue and we didn't have to worry about anything during our rehearsal or ceremony. The only negative was that occasionally we had trouble getting a hold of her through e-mail during the summer because she had her "out of office" message on. Overall, we had a great experience and would recommend her to other brides looking for a unique ceremony.

Venus was very easy to work with. She's easy to contact and really helps you to make your ceremony the way you want it. She sends a rough draft and you are able to edit it to your liking and she will have her input as well, so you're not lost. It was a pleasure working with Venus.

Venus is a wonderful celebrant. She is out-going, fun, extremely professional and very organized. I am so glad we chose her as our celebrant, she truly made our day unforgettable. I would highly recommend her.

Venus did such a beautiful job. She really captured our story and did an amazing job of incorporating it into our ceremony. Everyone commented on how touching her service was.

Venus was very professional and so helpful. She worked with us on a week's notice and made us feel that she would be able to achieve what we wanted with the time restraints. She was very personable and accommodated all of our requests. It was amazing that she could write such a beautiful ceremony for us in such a short amount of time. I would highly recommend her for your wedding officiant. Thanks again, Venus!

Don and Linda
June 6, 2010

I needed an Officiant last minute (1-month before the wedding), and luckily, she happened to be available! She was very nice and still took the extra effort to make sure the wedding was special and memorable. She still asked us questions about our relationship in order to create a truly personalized and beautiful ceremony for us. She listened to what we wanted in a ceremony and followed through - I would recommend her hands down to anyone who is looking for a caring and personable Officiant who will make sure to work with you to create a very special ceremony!

I was about to post my review, but noticed that this website already took my review from a different website. Unfortunately, it will not let me delete the duplicate review, and is forcing me to write 50 characters, so here it is.

In any event - she's a great Officiant and I highly recommend her!

Working with Venus Kitagawa-Stojsic was an absolute pleasure. As far as Celebrants/Officiants go, she was the one who matched me perfectly. She was upbeat and personal, making sure the ceremony was about us and nothing else. By adding our relationship quirks to the ceremony, she made the entire thing ours. While speaking, she was articulate and personable.

She understood throughout my barrage of questions, answering with detail and a wonderful air of friendliness. Her questions were thorough and made my husband and I thrilled that she actually took the time to get to know us as people and not just clients. While working with her, it was like working with a new friend; she wasn’t intrusive, and supported us throughout the stressful patches.

The most important thing, though, was that she matched our personalities. She expressed a laid back disposition without giving off an air of laziness. Knowing her has been an extremely pleasurable experience, one I hope to continue in the future.

My husband and I had such a wonderful day!! We had a very short amount of time to pre-pair for a wedding and Venus came through for us with flying colors.She took the time (what little we gave her) and gave us a wonderful ceremony.Everything we asked for we were given.If we ever renew our vows she will be the first person i call on.Venus was on time ,professional,friendly and very helpful!!! Thank you so very much!!

Venus was a wonderful addition to our wedding. She worked hard to make our ceremony personal, and was completely open to our requests and suggestions. I would recommend her to anyone looking for a dependable and caring wedding officiant.

Venus was a lifesaver! Two days before the ceremony, we realized our arranged officiant was not going to work out. Seeming disaster. Amazingly and thankfully, I came across her site. Venus was simply amazing. From the start, she was responsive and so nice! You felt that it was important to her that your ceremony was actually meaningful and not just a simple cookie cutter routine.
Despite the lack of lead time, she was clearly a pro. She worked closely with us to create a ceremony that would feel personal and relevant. And it was! She got perfectly what we wanted to achieve and delivered a touching, relevant ceremony. Our families were impressed.
THANK YOU, VENUS!!!

If you are looking for a cooperative, caring, sweet, and professional person to perform your non-denominational ceremony, then Venus is your gal. My wife and I eloped to California and wanted our wedding to take place at Santa Anita racetrack. We called Venus and she was nothing but open to the idea and made it happen for us. She worked with us on our vows and delivered them flawlessly. You can watch the video of our wedding at www.youtube.com if you search McCullough-Fugate Wedding.

Our wedding day went off without a hitch. Venus was timely and courteous and everyone commented on how she was the perfect person to have perform the ceremony. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me at kmccullough@centralbank.com. Thank you.

As soon as we met Venus, we knew she was the officiant for us! She was so kind and personable, but the thing that stood out the most, was that she was so genuine. She did not come off as a salesperson, she really seemed to care about making the ceremony the exact way we wanted it. She kept in contact throughout the whole process and we were able to read the ceremony a week before the wedding and make changes to it so that there were no surprises at the wedding and we knew exactly what we would be getting. The ceremony was very personal and definetly one of a kind! I couldnt have asked for a better experience!

Venus was amazing! I really cant say enough good things about her. She was kind, friendly, genuine, professional and made us feel very comfortable around her. When we first met her at the local Starbucks, we knew right away that she was the officiant for us. Her genuine personalitity was what sold me. I knew that she would create a ceremony that was perfect for us. She stayed in contact via email throughout the entire process and was always there to answer my questions. At the rehearsal, she was able to run everything perfectly. My mom, sister and best friend immediatley commented on how great and nice she was. They knew she was going to be perfect too! We were able to see and edit the ceremony a week before the wedding so that we knew exactly what she would say and there wouldnt be any surprises. At the ceremony, she made us feel like it was just the three of us standing up there and that there werent 100 people staring at us! I would definetly recommend Venus to anyone!

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Venus is a wonderful, honest and a hard working person. She will make sure she goes to the ends of the earth to make sure you are happy. If you are wondering about her, just wait until you meet her. I can't say enough about how happy we were with her. Venus's personality is really contagious and even my family thought highly of her. All you have to do is meet her and you will not have to go to anyone else. The other thing that was a good point about Venus is that she is green. Not her skin but the way she does business. All her forms are downloaded instead of her handing you a pack of forms that you may lose. All the information she sends to you is electronic!

When my husband I started planning for our wedding, we had the intention to meet with several officiants. After we met with Venus, we had made our decision on the spot. She spent over an hour and a half. She spent the time to get to know us a lot! Venus made the effort to make sure what we wanted was what we got! She basically went out of her way to make sure we were happy with everything that turned out. After the wedding was over, their was an issue with our marriage license. She went out of her way to call the recorders office to find out what happened. It turned out it was a paper work issue on the recorders end. Her job ended as soon as she put that marriage license in the mail but again, she went above and beyond to make sure everything was okay. Her personality is contagious and she is such a sweet person. It would be in your best interest to hire her on the spot! Once you meet her, you will know what I mean.

Venus is a great officiant/celebrant. She's very personable and friendly, has a great voice, and can help you put together the ceremony that you want to have. She has some questionnaires to help elicit your thoughts and descriptions of your relationship, and she can help you plan the general outline of your ceremony. We also planned everything very last-minute, and she was great at managing that and keeping everything moving smoothly in our ceremony-writing process.

Areas that could be improved: The ceremony draft that she writes for you includes a lot of copy/paste from your questionnaire responses, which doesn't really lend itself to a ceremony text. We ended up re-writing most of the ceremony text, but her draft was definitely helpful in organizing the format and rough ideas. Also, correspondence is sometimes a little slow for our last-minute planning, but communication overall was good and got the job done!

Venus is a great officiant/celebrant. She's very personable and friendly, has a great voice, and can help you put together the ceremony that you want to have. She has some questionnaires to help elicit your thoughts and descriptions of your relationship, and she can help you plan the general outline of your ceremony. Areas that could be improved: The ceremony draft that she writes for you includes a lot of copy/paste from your questionnaire responses, which doesn't really lend itself to a ceremony text. We ended up re-writing most of the ceremony text, but her draft was definitely helpful in organizing the format and rough ideas. Also, correspondence is sometimes a little slow, but communication overall is definitely adequate.

Venus was an absolute dream to work with! She spoke with the two of us before hand and came up with a customized wedding ceremony that was both special and meaningful to us both. I would highly recommend Venus Stojsic and her services as she was top-notch all the way!

We had a wonderful time with Venus! We met with her a few times prior to the rehersal and she was very efficient with everything! She was even able to incorporate a Sake Ceremony for us at the last minute! We couldn't ask for anyone better than Venus!!

We would recommend Venus to all of our friends and family.

Thank you Venus!!

I was very blessed to have Venus marry my husband and I. She was warm and very helpful. She made our ceremony so tailored to what we wanted it was perfect. People even asked me after the ceremony if they could get a copy of it.

If you are looking for a truly personal experience when it comes to creating a ceremony that is right for you, Venus is your officiant. She is the kind of person you could chat for hours with about life... a very personable and intelligent person. What I find the most unique about Venus's expertise is that she is able to incorporate all kinds of ceremonies and traditions into your wedding in order to make your day right for you. She is reasonably priced and very professional. She will work on your ceremony until it is exactly how you want it!!! I met with several other officiants who charged almost twice as much as Venus for a ceremony that they have done dozens of time. I think the fact that she writes your ceremony for YOU sets her apart from the others and really is of great value to those who want something unique. I knew that Venus was the officiant for us because she is non-judgmental and truly believes this ceremony is for you and your partner and should be preformed according to your preferences. Venus is VERY flexible and can give you the type of ceremony you want, whether it is traditional or not. My husband and I wanted something that was gender neutral and non-religious that also included our different personalities and backgrounds. Venus more than delivered! It was difficult to find someone who would put in the time and effort to create a ceremony that was personalized for us. Most clergy and officiants have their ceremonies created ahead of time and do not change much. I even met someone who presented three different ceremonies like it was a menu. (Would you like "beef, chicken, or fish"?) These types of officiants claim to be flexible, but when I asked them if they could make the ceremony non-religious, they refused. Unlike these types, Venus does not let her own opinions get in the way of how you envision your ceremony. Don't settle for the scripts that other officiants write and recycle for every wedding they officiate! Make your day as unique as your relationship is! Thank you Venus for making our day truly awesome and unforgettable! <3

If you are looking for a truly personal experience when it comes to creating a ceremony that is right for you, Venus is your officiant. She is the kind of person you could chat for hours with about life... a very personable and intelligent person.

What I find the most unique about Venus's expertise is that she is able to incorporate all kinds of ceremonies and traditions into your wedding in order to make your day right for you. She is reasonably priced and very professional. She will work on your ceremony until it is exactly how you want it!!!

I knew that Venus was the officiant for us because she is non-judgmental and truly believes this ceremony is for you and your partner and should be preformed according to your preferences. Venus is VERY flexible and can give you the type of ceremony you want, whether it is traditional or not.

My husband and I wanted something that was gender neutral and non-religious that also included our different personalities and backgrounds. Venus more than delivered!
It was difficult to find someone who would put in the time and effort to create a ceremony that was personalized for us. Most clergy and officiants have their ceremonies created ahead of time and do not change much. I even met someone who presented three different ceremonies like it was a menu. (Would you like "beef, chicken, or fish"?) These types of officiants claim to be flexible, but when I asked them if they could make the ceremony non-religious, they refused. Unlike these types, Venus does not let her own opinions get in the way of how you envision your ceremony.

Don't settle for the scripts that other officiants write and recycle for every wedding they officiate! Make your day as unique as your relationship is!

Thank you Venus for making our day truly awesome and unforgettable! <3

We were so happy with the service we recieved from Venus. She was great in capturing exactly what we wanted for our ceremony. Thank you Venus for making it a memorable day for us both!!

Venus was the consummate professioanl. I would recommend her highly! She created a warm, sacred ceremony that two weeks later, we are still hearing about! She exactly created the mood and atmosphere we had hoped for. She was on time, always available, and did a fantastic job. I can't imagine ANYone doing a better job. Thank you again, Venus!

Venus was amazing! Her way of personalizing the ceremony really made the day so memorable and special. We had so many compliments on how wonderful the ceremony was and how the ceremony really reflected us! Venus was so professional and so friendly and charismatic. She was so flexible and easy to work with she really tried to accommodate us and make everything about us. She was able to help us direct and lead our wedding rehearsal and was just so pleasant and fun to work with. Venus truly cares about those who she provides her gifts to and really works towards making something truly spectacular and wonderful. I highly recommend Venus to anyone who needs an officiant because she was just so sweet and fun to work with as well as, talented and professional! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts Venus!

Venus was excellent! Because this was not a first wedding for either of us, we had specific ideas about how to make our day meaningful to us and our small group of guests. She asked all the right questions of us to craft a wonderful ceremony and performed the ceremony with the right balance of enthusiasm and grace. We are quite sure that we could not have chosen a better officiant!

Venus was easy to work with and tended to our needs. She is very friendly and knows what she is doing.

Venus was sweet and good at contacting us prior to the wedding, but she didn't show up for the wedding rehearsal when she told me she would. Although she wrote a rough draft for the ceremony from the questionnaire we answered, what she wrote was choppy and amateur and i ended up rewriting the entire ceremony. Her cost was average compared to other officiants, but expensive for what she did for our ceremony. I might as well have paid a friend to be ordained because she was utterly forgettable.

Venus is a ordained non-denominational minister, and is a absolute sweetheart. She is extremely helpful and will help you receive the personlized ceremony that you dream of. Venus was in touch with us for a few month before the wedding and always responded to our emails and was wonderful the day of the wedding. She helped us create the perfect personlized ceremony that both my Husband and I wanted. We could not have chosed a better person to marry us.

I had the opportunity to work with A Non-Denominational Ceremony for an outdoor wedding ceremony at Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden. They're professional yet relaxed style was perfect for the garden's ambiance. In addition, the vows reflected the client's personality which led to a fun & exciting wedding.

It was a pleasure working with Venus recently. She does an amazing job at officiating. She can tailor your ceremony to suit exactly what you need and what you want. We look forward to working with her again! Jay at The D'Jay Company

This is my first time working with Venus from A Non-Denominational Ceremony. It was a pleasure working with her. I recommend this wedding officiant to all couples. Venus was easy to work with, very personable and really understand what the couple was looking for in their ceremony. Thanks Venus!!