Wedding Officiant · Ordained Nationwide

Married by someone
who actually gets you.

Bespoke ceremonies, written from scratch and read aloud on the best day of your life. Weddings, elopements, and vow renewals — in words that sound like the two of you, never like the internet.

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The whole belief

The flowers wilt and the playlist ends. Your ceremony is the only part of the day that is actually about the marriage — so those words should be true, they should be yours, and at least once, they should make your toughest guest reach for a napkin.

— Shaina
Two hands resting together over a bouquet Written for you, every word
Ordained, and all ears

Your story, told out loud.

I listen for a living. When we sit down, that's all I do — listen for the small, true things you'd never think to put in a ceremony. Then I write them in. That's the whole secret: yours ends up sounding like your life, not like the internet. Here's a line taking shape right now:

From a ceremony I would write for you
Alex & Jordan

Marriage is not the ring.

No two ceremonies share a single line
The offerings

Three ways to say forever.

Every ceremony includes a real conversation first, a fully custom script, and the legal paperwork handled from signature to filing.

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Elopement

Just the two of you

Small, intentional, and anything but rushed. Courthouse steps, a favorite park, or your own living room.

  • Custom mini-ceremony, 5–10 minutes
  • Up to 10 guests
  • License signed & filed
$250starting at
Most loved
II

Signature

The full ceremony

The one you picture with your eyes closed — a ceremony built from your story and read in front of everyone you love.

  • Story session with you both
  • Fully custom 20–30 minute ceremony
  • Unlimited drafts & vow coaching
  • A short rehearsal
  • License signed & filed
$550starting at
III

Renewal

Still choosing each other

For anniversaries, second chances, and promises worth repeating. The years are the story — and they write themselves.

  • A ceremony shaped by your years
  • Family woven in, kids and all
  • A short rehearsal
  • Any venue, any size
$350starting at
Why it matters

Every love story deserves words written just for it.

The Vow Studio

Stuck on your vows?

Answer four little questions and watch a first draft write itself. It won't be your final words — but it's a lovely place to start, and I'll help you finish.

Speak from your side. Fill in what you can — the draft updates as you type, and anything you skip, I'll fill in gently.

Your first draft

Every couple's vows should be theirs alone. Think of this as a warm-up — the real ones, we write together.

The process

Four steps,
zero stress.

i

Say hello

Check your date below. I reply personally, usually within a day or two.

ii

We talk story

A relaxed conversation where I learn how you met, what you love, and what makes you two, you.

iii

I write your ceremony

You read every draft. Nothing is spoken aloud that you have not already loved on paper.

iv

You marry

I arrive early, deliver your ceremony, and file the license. You just hold hands.

Two chairs set for a ceremony, dressed in florals

"The seat is set. The words are yours."

Shaina Bushnell, wedding officiant
Ordained Officiant
Your officiant

Hi, I'm Shaina.

I do this because the ceremony is the one part of the whole day that's actually about the marriage, and it deserves so much more than a script off the internet. So I write yours from scratch, and I stand up and deliver it like it matters — because it does.

On your day I'm calm, warm, and completely prepared, so you get to be the beautiful mess. I have exactly one rule for every couple I marry: the words have to be true. Everything else — the venue, the guest count, the happy crying — is just the setting for them.

Ordained in all 50 states Never a template, ever Wherever you're saying I do All love stories welcome
Good questions

Asked & answered.

Completely. I am ordained and legally able to solemnize marriages in all 50 states. After the ceremony I sign your license and return it to the office that issued it, then confirm with you once it is recorded.

Wonderful, and welcome. I write fully secular ceremonies, gently spiritual ones, and blends that honor two traditions at once. Your ceremony reflects what you believe — not what I do.

Joyfully. "All love stories welcome" is not a slogan here — it is the whole policy, and the reason the rainbow feels right at home on my main site.

Popular dates go fast, so three to six months ahead is comfortable for a full ceremony. Elopements can come together in days. If your date is soon, ask anyway — I love a plot twist.

Anywhere in the country. I'm ordained in all 50 states, so wherever you're saying I do, I can be there — we just agree on any travel costs up front. For the right love story, I will go a very long way.

Yes — and if you want, I will help. Vow coaching is built into Signature, including honest edits and a practice run, so you sound like yourself on the day, only braver.

Check your date.

Pick a day below and I'll tell you what I know — then tell me about the two of you.

Pick a date and I'll check it with you.

No deposit to ask. If your date is free, we talk first and decide together.