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Categories: santa cruz officiant Address: 250 River Street
Apt 321
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
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Phone: 831-459-9248

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11/14/2009

Working with Gail was such a blessing! Her knowledge of weddings gave a base for my husband and I to vision our unique ceremony. Gail was there to clarify questions and knew when to reign us back into practicality while still allowing our dreams to be incorporated. She blended our eclectic readings with her own into a beautiful ceremony that we will cherish forever. Not only was she our officiant, she sang our favorite songs at our reception too! Thank you Rev. Gail!

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10/03/2009

Reverend Swain did a great job at our wedding. We had a different minister lined up for our wedding but had to back out a few weeks from the wedding date do to a personal situation. Reverend Swain was able to rearrange her schedule and step in at the last minute. At that point, we would have been satisfied with just a competent minister but Reverend Swain was so much more than just competent. She led our ceremony with grace, love and professionalism that exceeded our expectations. She was great. The only thing I ask her to do differently would be to give larger chunks of the vows for us to repeat.

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06/27/2009

Rev. Gail was very flexible and responsive to our wishes. She also was very profession and prompt in her communication which was crucial since we were planning our wedding from 9 hours away!

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04/29/2004

Gail was the perfect officiant for us. She brought exactly the right blend of magic to our wedding: spiritual without imposing ANY of her agenda on us, extremely flexible and fun; loving and kind. She worked quickly with us to make our virtually impromptu ceremony meaningful and delightful. After a brief phone consultation, she emailed me an outline of a ceremony she had designed which closely matched my vision. She graciously incorporated the few changes I wanted to make, and our wedding was truly amazing. I especially appreciated how she incorporated our children into our ritual, and how she sang a beautiful duet with our good friend. Gail made our wedding magical, and I will never, ever forget it, or her.

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09/11/2010

Reverend Gail Swain was a big part in making our wedding a wonderful memorable day! Her singing voice during our ceremony was a highlight!

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09/25/2010

Reverend Gail Swain provided us with a unique and customized wedding ceremony that we absolutely loved! She was able to blend together nature based and spiritual rituals with the traditional wedding ceremony and vows to create an experience that felt personalized, comfortable and so very special to my husband and I.

She helped us select a song that worked well with our theme and incorporated that into our ceremony, and wow, her voice was amazing! We had numerous guests ask us about her and how we found someone with such talent!

Gail is easy to talk to, easy to share needs and definite non-needs with, and very understanding of our ceremony criteria. I highly recommend her to any couple looking for a creative, fun and tear jerking ceremony!

About Reverend Gail Swain

 

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I have officiated at many weddings for the past five years. So far I have done over 80 weddings. However, my father was a Congregationalist Minister, and I attended weddings as his helper and singer for many years starting when I was sixteen (30 years ago now). I have coordinated 5 weddings for friends, and have been married twice. Over the years I have continually sung at weddings, and always kept involved with weddings in one way or another. So I felt it was very natural and comfortable for me to become a Universal Life Minister and Wedding Offiiciant.
 
My philosophy is that this special day belongs to the bride and groom, and so whatever type of ceremony is needed I will gladly provide. I have done traditional weddings, weddings for couples of different cultures and backgrounds, and completely original weddings with brand new custom designed vows and ceremonies. I am very comfortable doing weddings that are completely secular and non-religious, but if some form of spirituality &/or religion is desired that’s fine with me too. I am warm, loving and most people consider me a very comfortable person to be around. I am rarely flustered by things going wrong, and am experienced enough to know how to "roll with the punches" if anything goes awry. I believe in the sacredness of love and commitment, and my focus during the ceremony and its' preparations stays there. I'm also professional enough to know exactly what needs to happen when, which allows us to have a smooth flowing, relaxed ceremony. My goal is for each person at the wedding to leave it with a little tear, and a big smile.
 
I love to meet with couples and find out what they are interested it, what makes their love work, and what they want for their special day. I also pay close attention to what their family life has been and will be after the wedding. I then design a ceremony in consultation with them that will be comfortable and lovely for them. I am happy to do this work long distance via phone and email if a face to face meeting is difficult to arrange.
 
Because I am a professional singer, I can offer a song that reflects your feelings in your ceremony with no charge. Whatever your needs are, I feel confident that I can perform a ceremony that you will love. Reverend Gail Swain gailsings@cruzio.com 831-459-9248
 

 

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What officiant services do you provide?
Civil Union, Interfaith Ceremony, Non-religious Ceremony, Single Religion Ceremony
Can you accommodate the hearing impaired?
Yes

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