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Personalized Wedding Ceremonies

(Now booking for the 2026-2027 wedding seasons.)

Your wedding day is an opportunity to celebrate your unique relationship.

At Rites of Passage, we work with you to design a wedding ceremony personalized to you and your love story. With Kristabeth, you will have the experience of co-creating your ceremony so every aspect is meaningful to you.

Over the last 25 years, Kristabeth has officiated weddings throughout New England ~ from micro-weddings and elopements to large, formal events. She has experience with a variety of ceremonies, including:

• religious,
• interfaith,
• secular, and
• spiritual-but-not-religious ceremonies.

Vermont Wedding Officiant

Kristabeth loves working with couples who want a one-of-a-kind wedding ceremony!

Choosing your wedding officiant is an important decision. At Rites of Passage, our goal is to make your wedding ceremony meaningful, memorable, and stress-free. We specialize in designing one-of-a-kind wedding ceremonies that reflect your values and personality. We spend time getting to know you so there is a sense of familiarity and comfort on your wedding day.

In designing your wedding ceremony, Kristabeth will get to know your unique values, traditions, and dreams. She will help you choose or write your vows and guide you in selecting readings and rituals to reflect your style. Couples of all gender expressions and sexual identities are welcome.

At Rites of Passage, we offer wedding and elopement packages with a focus on creating a one-of-a-kind ceremony just for you.  Our packages include:

• personal consultations,
• custom-designed one-of-a-kind ceremony,
• draft review, and
• rehearsal attendance (if applicable).

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Custom Wedding Package – $725.

Custom Wedding Package with no rehearsal – $625.

Micro Wedding Package (11-50 guests, no rehearsal) – $525.

Elopement Package (0-10 guests, no rehearsal) – $425.

(Travel fees will apply for ceremonies outside Burlington, Vermont.)

Simple Legal Elopement Package (0-10 guests, no customization, no rehearsal) – $225. (Within Chittenden County only.)

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Our wedding was such a joyous occasion and the ceremony was so special. Thank you for your hard work in putting it together. We have had so many friends and family comment to us about how the ceremony was very “us” and fit our union so well.

~ Jeni and Robert

Thank you so much for such a BEAUTIFUL ceremony. We are so grateful to have worked with you! Our guests gushed over how lovely and touching the ceremony was. We can’t thank you enough for creating such a beautiful moment.

~ Teah and Kyle

We loved working with Kristabeth for our wedding. She is very thorough and makes it easy to schedule meetings via video chat. We love that she took the time to get to know us as a couple and was open to customized ceremony requests. She is very kind and welcoming. All in all, everything went very smoothly and we are glad she was a part of our wedding day.

~ Melina and Siobhan 

You touched our hearts and created a sense of wonder and sacredness on our special day! We cannot thank you enough!

~ Andrea and Brett

E-mail us for more information about designing and officiating your wedding ceremony. You can also schedule a free 20-minute introductory call. We look forward to helping you celebrate your love story!

Kristabeth works mainly in Northern Vermont but is willing to travel throughout the state and into the Adirondacks, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.

“When I rise up/let me rise up joyful/like a bird. When I fall/let me fall without regret/like a leaf.”

~ Wendell Berry