4.9
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Marriage Officiant - Duluth Minnesota & Twin Ports
Duluth Minnesota, North Shore , Central MN and Western WI.
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Annette was an amazing officiant! She catered directly to the needs of me and my partner. Marry Me In The Northland provided all necessary tools to build our own ceremony, and Annette provided excellent support to us leading up to the ceremony and day of. She stayed flexible as we had to adjust the location of our ceremony slightly last minute due to rain. We recommend Marry Me In The Northland to anyone wanting a personalized and intimate wedding ceremony.
Austen H.
5.0
Annette was wonderful to work with from beginning to end. She was very responsive in communication, handled all of the floral arrangements, picked up and brought the flowers, and arrived an hour early on our wedding day.
It rained during our ceremony, and she came prepared with umbrellas for us and our family and stood out there with us through it all. She was such a calm, comforting presence, and both she and her husband made us and our guests feel so cared for. Her husband also helped put up and take down the flowers on our arbor.
There were a couple of small details I wish had gone differently, including the pronunciation of my name and reminding guests about our no-camera preference, but overall we felt incredibly supported. By the end of the process, Annette truly felt more like family than someone we had hired. We are so grateful she and her husband were part of our wedding day.
Anastasia V.
5.0
Annette Lahr
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Planning that destination wedding or elopement that includes Duluth, Minnesota, or the North Shore? We know the area well and will be glad to answer any questions you might have! You have the location and the date, so let's talk about your ceremony.
Looking for something out of the box or a repeat after me? Or not sure what you want? We can help you figure that out. Whether it is including your story or your favorite song, we provide customized vows for your wedding day.
We love what we do, whether it is a big wedding to a small elopement. We do travel all over the state of Minnesota including Wisconsin and Michigan. We are a preferred vendor for Greysolon Ballroom, Larsmont & many other venues in the area. We have nine officiants available to perform marriages. We love to travel!
Marry Me In The Northland is based in Superior, WI, and offers wedding officiation services.
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9-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2026.2025.2024.+6 more.
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Meet the team
Annette Lahr
President
Married to my life partner and best friend, my life is truly blessed! Life is too short to be miserable . I live in the Duluth/Superior area and often travel to perform marriage ceremonies. I have done weddings for 10 years now and have a team - we love to do ceremonies!
I believe Marriage is between two people who love each other period. It is truly an honor to be involved in a couple's big day. It is the best job ever! I strive to give couples the ceremony they wanted or didn't know they could have! I've had my wedding this is yours. Let's Chat
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Marry Me In The Northland provides professional, flexible, and caring officiant services that make elopements and small weddings stress-free. Their customizable ceremonies and all-in-one micro-wedding packages (flowers, photography, witnesses) handle logistics and last-minute changes smoothly. Couples praise the team's responsiveness, attention to detail, and warm support.Review photos
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Amy C
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5.0
I'm so happy we found Annette! We used her services to elope in Minnesota. We are not from the area and had never been, so we relied heavily on her local knowledge and expertise. S...
he listened to our vision and executed a ceremony that was just perfect for us. We used her convenient elopement package that included officiant services, photography, florals, and witnesses - all of which she coordinated for us. She was very communicative and responsive during the whole process. Thanks to Annette, we really had a completely stress-free wedding that was exactly what we wanted.
Austen H
5.0
Annette was an amazing officiant! She catered directly to the needs of me and my partner. Marry Me In The Northland provided all necessary tools to build our own ceremony, and Anne...
tte provided excellent support to us leading up to the ceremony and day of. She stayed flexible as we had to adjust the location of our ceremony slightly last minute due to rain. We recommend Marry Me In The Northland to anyone wanting a personalized and intimate wedding ceremony.
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Anastasia V
5.0
Annette was wonderful to work with from beginning to end. She was very responsive in communication, handled all of the floral arrangements, picked up and brought the flowers, and a...
rrived an hour early on our wedding day.
It rained during our ceremony, and she came prepared with umbrellas for us and our family and stood out there with us through it all. She was such a calm, comforting presence, and both she and her husband made us and our guests feel so cared for. Her husband also helped put up and take down the flowers on our arbor.
There were a couple of small details I wish had gone differently, including the pronunciation of my name and reminding guests about our no-camera preference, but overall we felt incredibly supported. By the end of the process, Annette truly felt more like family than someone we had hired. We are so grateful she and her husband were part of our wedding day.
Lisa M
5.0
Annette and Herb were amazing! From our first visit through our wedding day. They made us comfortable, understood what we wanted and enhanced our vision to be the perfect day wi...
thout stress. We enjoyed every moment and owe the smoothness and fun to our choice in hiring Annette and Herb! We highly recommend them without any reservations!!
Cynthia S
5.0
Annette and Jean were amazing! We had a wonderful experience with them. They helped us with the logistics of the ceremony and how to go about getting the marriage license, as well ...
as curating a beautiful and personalized ceremony script for us. We were very happy that they offered a morning of rehearsal which was super helpful for us and our bridal party. They are very professional, helpful, kind, and great at communication! We are so happy that we booked with them!
Mandy R
5.0
Annette was the reason our wedding happened and was perfect. We had a surprise wedding at Enger Park, we live close to 6 hours away and wouldn't have been able to coordinate or aff...
ord to have our vision come true with out Marry Me in the Northland team.
Our photographer we chose had to back out last minute due to an emergency and Annette found a replacement who was amazing before she even let me know of an issue. The florist they work with did better than I could imagine.
We had fun and were able to relax and let the ceremony happen thanks to Marry Me in the Northland.
Jaycee S
5.0
Thank you for the amazing experience! Kathy and Annette provided so much help, and advice. It meant more than I can say. We’re so happy how everything went!
Gayle K
5.0
Annette went above and beyond to make our wedding ceremony truly unforgettable. She arrived well before we did to start a fire in the building we rented on a chilly early spring da...
y, which was such a thoughtful touch.
We wanted a very short ceremony, and Annette helped us design something that felt completely personal and meaningful. She also made sure we captured amazing photos while keeping the atmosphere fun and relaxed.
What really stood out was her attention to detail—she didn’t miss a thing. When we realized we had forgotten our paperwork, Annette even drove to our hotel afterward so everyone could sign the documents. That level of care and dedication meant so much to us.
She made our day incredibly special, and we’re so grateful.
Blaire H
5.0
Working with Annette and her Team was the best choice for our wedding and we are so happy with how the day turned out! Annette is so knowledgable and it truly feels like she cares ...
about making it the most perfect experience.
My husband and I did not want a long engagement. We reached out to Annette within a few months of when we wanted to marry and she was able to set up a beautiful wedding, while keeping the process simple and fun. We had minimal stressors and Annette would respond within hours when we had any questions or concerns, no matter the time or day.
We wanted a small wedding along the North Shore and looked into Annette’s micro wedding package. This included planning/coordination, chairs and arch set up and tear down, officiant, music/speakers, a customizable small wedding cake with utensils, sparkling juice toast, customizable flowers for bride and groom (which were beautiful we got so many compliments!), and 2-hours of photography. We were able to chose from multiple photographers who were available during our day and spoke to them beforehand for planning. We had around 15 guests, but I recall more chairs are available. We also added on videography which we 100% recommend. The group Annette works with was amazing and we are so happy with the videos received.
Annette had a list of spots we could chose from, or she was open to someplace we may find. We chose a State Park and Annette met with us there to find the perfect spot overlooking Lake Superior. Our officiant, Jean, was great to work with! We looked through pages of ceremony examples to pick and chose what we wanted said at our ceremony. We sent songs to walk down to and even had our first dance after the ceremony. Cost was upfront and easy to navigate on her website, with payments spread out. Annette and her Team thought of every detail and made sure it was executed to make it seamless for us.
We appreciated how easy the process of planning was, and how day of we showed up to a beautiful set up and did not have to worry about all the specific details. Annette truly made our day so special and we would not change a thing!
Sarah E
5.0
We are so grateful to have had Kathy from Marry Me in the Northland as our officiant. Kathy’s professionalism is admirable and she helped our ceremony go smoothly. With constant co...
mmunication and meetings, we felt so comfortable with how our ceremony was going to go. We got to pick our own ceremony meaning, which meant a lot to us as well. Kathy took care of us and guided us on our big day which was a BIG help. I recommend Marry Me in the Northland - 5 gold stars!
Keli C
5.0
Very helpful in planning the ceremony and talking us through options available. Kathy did a great job with the service and making us feel comfortable and relaxed.
Ira S
5.0
Thanks to Annette and Kathy from Marry Me In the Northland, our wedding on the north shore was perfect. We really appreciated their help in making our day special
Travis L
5.0
I'm truly grateful I came across Annette and her team! They literally checked every box my wife and I ! We were given such an amazing experience
Reece L
5.0
Annette was willing to work with us on such short notice, and was completely understanding of our budget and location! I cannot recommend her enough for people being married!
Russell B
5.0
You will never find a more caring and professional person than Annette to work with. She made everything so easy and even helped us with the flowers.
Courtney L
5.0
If you’re getting married on the north shore they are a must for you officiating! They are so friendly and pleasant to work with, they have an abundance of customizable ceremony sc...
ripts to choose from, and they can do anything from a 5 minute elopement to a longer formal ceremony. We had Kathy for our wedding and she made sure to check in with us a few time before the wedding to make sure we all got to know each other a little bit and that we had everything for the ceremony to go smoothly ! Another bonus is they will also take care of mailing your License for you so you have one less thing to do! 😊 over all great business and great people! 🩵
Kelley H
5.0
Our experience from start to finish was nothing but positive. Any questions we had were always answered promptly, and our officiant, Kathy, was great to work with. We got exactly...
the service we had both hoped for.
Sydney W
5.0
We were able to customize our entire ceremony based on our preferences. Very friendly staff, and a breeze to work with.
McKenna U
5.0
Jean was the officiant for our small ceremony on Black Beach. She was wonderful and helped us through the process every step of the way! We were able to hop on a phone call with he...
r to talk through various aspects of the ceremony and create a ceremony that was a perfect fit for us. She communicated with us quickly and was very open to hearing our ideas. Jean helped make our day amazing and I would recommend her to any couples looking for their officiant!
Response from Marry Me In The Northland
Thank you so much for the kind words, I so enjoyed meeting you and being a part of your da...
y! I wish you every happiness.
Jean
Annah R
5.0
Very professional and helpful through the whole process. Sarah was our officiant and helped everything run so smoothly. Highly recommend
Pamela E
5.0
Our officiant, Jean Larson, was so helpful and understanding. We had everything we needed to make our day exactly as we wanted it - from prayers to vows to location to time. It m...
ade for our perfect private ceremony. Couldn't have asked for anything else.
Response from Marry Me In The Northland
Thank you so much Pamela, I am so glad I got to be a part of your day and I enjoyed meetin...
g you. I wish you the best!
Jean
Michelle K
5.0
We had an excellent experience with Annette Lahr! She arrived on time, respectfully and was 100% the professional throughout the ceremony and after! We highly recommend her service...
s!
Sarah S
5.0
Cannot recommend Marry Me In The Northland enough! Annette was fantastic to work with to plan and coordinate logistics. Jean. Jean was so accommodating and helped calm nerves as we...
prepared for our ceremony. Unexpected but we received so many compliments for our ceremony.
Response from Marry Me In The Northland
What a pleasure to meet you both and be a part of your special day. Wishing you every happ...
iness life has to offer!
Warmly, Jean
Angie J
5.0
Annette was fantastic!!! We inquired and immediately received a response from Annette. We scheduled a phone call and discussed our ideas. She listened respectfully and made eve...
rything we wanted happen perfectly. She sent a wide variety of ceremonies to choose from or to use as a guide to write our own. She met us at our destination and professionally and lovingly performed our ceremony. It was perfect!!! As an added bonus, her husband took random photos with his cell phone during the ceremony. It was an intimate elopement on the North Shore on a warm December evening with candles on the rocks and waves splashing on the shore behind us. We will definitely renew our vows in the same place in the future with Marry Me in the Northland. She believes Love is Love with no judgment. She made it very clear that All are Welcome to use her services. It was perfect!
Sarah B
5.0
Both Marry Me in the Northland and Jill were wonderful to work with. Highly recommend!
Robbin S
5.0
Marry Me in the Northland was a dream find! Everyone was very genuine and professional. Everything was coordinated over e-mail and the phone until the day of the wedding. Jill w...
as our officiant, so sweet and sincere. We couldn't have been happier with our overall experience and would highly recommend!
Katy J
5.0
Excellent service, customizable ceremonies, friendly, and professional. Lovely people!
Nick P
5.0
Kathy (and the company) was super helpful, kind and fun. We were lucky to have her ❤️
Netanya H
5.0
Marry Me in the Northland was so easy and great to work with! They have a ton of resources to help you piece together your ceremony, for whatever type of ceremony you are looking f...
or! Jill was our officiant and she was very professional and very patient with us. We had a tree planting ceremony, and she actually called around to find us the perfect tree! Very thankful for their services!
Amanda M
5.0
Annette is amazing! She has many ceremony options to choose from, and we felt like ours was made just for us. She also thinks of everything you would need for your ceremony. She ma...
de us feel super comfortable before we said our vows, and I really appreciated that.
Jenny D
5.0
Marry Me in the Northland made or wedding uniquely ours and special. It was easy to customize our vows with their help and our officiant couldn't have been more accommodating. We...
had an issue with our video and she completely went above and beyond her duties and offered to redo the entire ceremony so we could have it on video. She was so fantastic! I recommended that everyone uses them for their wedding!
Abby S
5.0
We had officiant Kathy and she did an awesome job with the ceremony. She even dressed up for our Nordic Viking theme! I can't recommend them enough! It was a very beautiful ceremon...
y. Thank you for the memories!
Gizelle A
5.0
Our wedding ceremony was precisely as coordinated and much more than I anticipated. If you are on the lookout for a dependable, affable, and one who goes above and beyond to make y...
our extraordinary day even more remarkable than you can envision, I would highly recommend wedding officiant Jill Veech from Marry Me In The Northland!
Katy B
5.0
Marry Me In The Northland is great! We connected with Jill the minute we spoke with her on the phone. We were initially nervous about someone we had never met marrying us, relating...
to us , and really making our day special. After all, these were people who knew nothing about us. We spoke with Jill on the phone a couple times, we told her about us, our family, our life and it was like she had known us for years. She helped with any questions we had along the way and offered suggestions to us to help us really put together the ceremony we wanted. I would highly recommend Marry Me In The Northland!
Jennafer M
5.0
They did an amazing job. Very helpful with everything
Haley S
5.0
Marry Me In The Northland was so great to work with. Annette was so helpful with the early stages of the process and our officiant did a great job getting to know us and helping th...
e ceremony to go smoothly.
Michele S
4.0
Marry Me In The Northland and Kathy were wonderful to work with. Very helpful with places to get married and wedding vows. We wanted something simple and personal to us and that ...
is what they provided. Kathy was very friendly and professional.
Megan E
5.0
My husband and I booked Marry Me in the Northland for our September 2022 wedding and were happy with the services they provided. We booked them because wanted someone who was a pro...
fessional- not a friend or family member- but we wanted a secular ceremony, so didn't want to go with a pastor or priest. The templates Annette provided made it easy to choose a ceremony that felt like "us." Sarah was our officiant and did a fantastic job. We really appreciated how efficient she was, both for the ceremony and the rehearsal the night before. We were in great hands and would recommend her to others as well.
Caitlyn M
5.0
Annette was helpful in creating a ceremony that was customized for us. She provided some sample ceremonies so we were able to pick and choose from those and add in some of our own ...
material to create a ceremony that fit us as a couple. She even helped us edit our ceremony on the day of due to illness. She brought large print copies of our readings for the ceremony which was very helpful. Annette was responsive and provided helpful feedback so our ceremony fit us and our timeline. She did a wonderful job on the day of making sure that everything still flowed smoothly with the last minute changes.
Heather H
5.0
Annette was so wonderful to work with! My now husband and I eloped to Duluth and we had the most magical wedding. Annette was central to our amazing experience. She listened, custo...
mized our ceremony to what we wanted and was just wonderful. I'd recommend Annette to anyone!
Marvin K
5.0
Annette was very personable and intuitive. She guided us in planning our wedding with suggestions we would have never considered ultimately tailoring our wedding to our environme...
nt...she officiated our wedding outdoors at 9 degrees above zero! Annette was very timely in responding to our communications and questions and her fees were more than fair. She arrived for our wedding on time with her husband Herb. Barring that we did not hire a photographer Herb stepped in and guided us in posing our ceremony with the most beautiful backdrop we could have hoped for...Herbs photos were sent via email within 24 hours at no charge and used on Facebook to announce our wedding. Annette and Herb are wonderful people and the best 'coaches' a couple could hope for in planning an outdoor wedding on the banks of a river under snow covered pine trees on a Winter Solstice.
Anna H
5.0
Annette had such a great personality and did a wonderful job with our ceremony. She gave us the full freedom to personalize the ceremony and really make it our own while still maki...
ng helpful suggestions to keep everything moving smoothly. A great process and outcome, definitely recommend it!!
Samantha T
5.0
Marry Me In The Nothland (Annette Lahr) constructed and officiated our wedding. She did a phenomenal job - we got so many compliments about how great and personal our ceremony was....
Annette was great at listening to what we had in mind and understanding our vision. Not to mention her husband who was also a HUGE help with the ceremony and making sure it went off without a hitch. Her and her hubby were a joy to work with- very responsive, attentive and personable!
Brianna W
5.0
Annette was wonderful to work with. She was organized, professional, and answered all our questions in a timely manner. We had a couple out of the ordinary requests for our ceremo...
ny including having our dogs in the wedding and having the groom enter from the pier, Annette was willing to work with us and make them happen, tossing in tips or ways to make things go smoothly when needed. And she was wonderful with our dogs who were an important part of our ceremony! Would definitely recommend Annette to anyone looking for an officiant.
Justin H
5.0
If your looking for the best officiant then your looking at the right people! Jean and Annette were absolutely amazing! Jean made us so comfortable and the attention to details wer...
e outstanding. I could not have asked for a better officiant for our wedding. Jean also checked in with us many times to see if there was anything we needed and offered support for vendors that we were looking for. Our wedding was amazing and we received so many compliments on our ceremony! Thank you for making our day so special and we were blessed to have you at our wedding. No matter who you love they are there to help with anything and make sure your day goes perfectly!!
Response from Marry Me In The Northland
Thank you so much for the many compliments! I'm really glad that I met you both, it was a...
n honor to officiate your wedding. I enjoyed the time we spent getting your ceremony ready and feel fortunate to have found two new friends. I wish you every happiness that life has to offer! Jean
Katie C
5.0
Annette Lahr was a fantastic wedding officiant! Our ceremony was beautiful and she was very helpful. I really hadn't even been to many weddings before our own, and we were a little...
lost on what to put in our ceremony. But there was no need to worry, because Annette has created a detailed E-book to give you ideas and allow you and your significant other to create your perfect ceremony. I would definitely recommend Marry Me In The Northland.
Skyler K
5.0
Annette was the BEST! Working with her was SOOO easy and she was very understanding.
She was always quick to respond and she made it easy to customize our ceremony in whatever way ...
we wanted.
She really took the time to understand us and what we represented!!!
Her team (Annette and her husband) handled, or at least had all necessary answers for all details regarding our ceremony. They were prepared for anything and everything and they really put our minds at ease during our rehearsal. They walked us through every step and made sure WE were comfortable before moving on.
Our day would not have been as successful and special without them!!!
Kristen S
5.0
Annette and her team did a fantastic job officiating my wedding. She was very well organized and made the whole process as easy and seamless as possible. She has a whole host of ce...
remony scripts to choose from and will tailor the ceremony to meet the wishes of the couple. I would highly recommend, Marry Me in the Northland, to anyone looking for an officiant.
Jackie J
5.0
Prior to my daughter finding Marry Me In the Northland, we were getting a little frantic about finding an officiant for an outdoor wedding in the Minocqua, WI area. It wasn't my da...
ughter's vision to have an overly religious ceremony, and non-clergy wedding officiants were proving hard to locate. Thankfully, she found Marry Me In the Northland, and Jean Larson officiated. The ceremony was beautiful. Jean worked with my daughter and son-in-law, and helped them craft a ceremony that was touching, meaningful, and uniquely theirs. Jean was a delight to meet and work with, and we had a wonderful time chatting with her before and after the ceremony. We highly recommend their services!
Megan M
5.0
We originally started working with Annette for our wedding officiant services and she was a joy to talk to and work with! The attention to getting to know you and your partner was...
great! Through the COVID pandemic, we endured many changes to our original plan. When we changed our date for the third time, Annette was more than willing to make it work. Although she was not available for the date, she assured us she would pair us with another wonderful officiant - Jean Larson. We are SO thankful for Jean, as she was so easy to work with and was very pleasant to be around. Her speaking/officiating was so genuine & heartfelt.
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