Moonstone: Meaningful Marriage Ceremonies

he was compassionate, attentive, and also incredibly fun. It was important to my wife and I to have a non-cookie-cutter ceremony that would be tailored to the two of us. Working with Terri allowed us to creatively share our journey to our friends and family for our most special moment. We cannot thank Moonstone enough for being a vital part in our wedding. We love you Terri!

ove languages prior to the wedding. This was a great reminder to keep your partner happy and loved! While we only met a handful of times, it seemed like she knew us for years. Terri really made our ceremony unique and meaningful by incorporating thoughts from a few of our close family and friends. While planning a wedding can be stressful, Terri and her sister Beth made the process fun and stress free. You cannot go wrong working with them!

her Day-Of Coordinating services, which were a lifesaver! Everything went flawlessly, and she and her team were a huge factor in that! Terri is extremely knowledgeable about the wedding industry and I cannot recommend her enough!

d to go with her. I promise you will not regret it! As a couple we learned a lot from the stuff she had us too. She helped us get to the best version of ourselves. We could not be any happier! We are so blessed that God brought Terri into our lives and marry us.❤️❤️❤️

s about them when writing a marriage ceremony. Terri was so organized and bubbly every time we met with her. She was genuinely interested and excited about us as a couple and our story! Terri was extremely helpful and full of ideas that we used in our wedding planning. At our rehearsal dinner, she was a take charge leader and organized where everyone was supposed to be. Terri provided very useful suggestions for additions to our wedding. She gave me the idea of doing a mother-daughter dance to the song, "Mom" by Meghan Trainor, and to have the DJ announce that all the mothers and daughters get up to join us dancing! It was a big hit! I also struggled with how to incorporate my father-daughter dance song in the wedding, since I had lost my dad a few months prior to our wedding. Based on Terri's suggestion, we ended up playing the song as our recessional song back down the aisle after our ceremony. We also included a glass frits unity ceremony per her recommendation. Jackie officiated our wedding and was also present for the rehearsal dinner. She was very professional and engaged in providing us with a memorial ceremonial experience. Our wedding day was a beautiful success because Terri and Jackie were part of it!

verything moving in order to comply with that requirement. She has an easy going demeanor but is firm trying to get 20 people where they needed to be on time. We really appreciated her getting to know the couple and sharing stories provided by several friends and family for the ceremony. Her ease in expressing those stories made for a joyful and endearing moment we will treasure for the rest of our lives.

ring and unpersonal but not hers. Truly every detail was catered towards us. She included as many people as possible to make it so special. She also really helps you know how to place everyone and have the whole ceremony go smoothly. . I would recommend her to everyone I know who is getting married.

erri exceeded our expectations. It was personal, customized to us, and included family and close friends. I would definitely recommend her. We made the right choice going with Moonstone.

pliments from guests on what a personal experience it was. Highly recommend

ork which helped both my now wife and myself understand how each of us communicate. She also helped keep our wishes as top priorty for the ceremony and recpetion. Her advice was invaluable when guilding us on details we hadn't even considered. We are so Happy to have had her in our wedding, she helped start our year and this new chapter in our lives off strong. We love and thank you so much Terri. THANK YOU!!!!

rri to be our officiant which after meeting decided to also use her for day of coordination. Meeting with Terri and the prep work was so beneficial to us, we laughed and cried and knew we found the right person to marry us. We had a smaller intimate 40 person wedding so the ceremony part was very important to us. Having Terri has our officiant made me feel like we actually got married....as opposed to people who use a friend ordained online etc. Terri made it so personalized our guests thought she was a long time friend of ours and said it was truly the best part of the day! For day of coordination her sister Beth and her both took control of everything and anything I hadn't thought of. The room at the Ritz was STUNNING and they knew exactly how I wanted it to be set up. They made the day so much easier for me (the bride) and for my new husband that I wasn't more stressed the entire day :) Thank you Terri, Beth and Moonstone! We love you for making our day so special.

nd I instantly knew she'd be perfect. She went above and beyond my standards, we had great conversations leading up to the wedding and the ceremony was amazing. I got so many compliments on how special and touching our ceremony was. She also helped tremendously during the rehearsal. She took control and got everybody where they needed to be which relieved me of so much stress. I would choose her a million times over. 🩷

ony and said that it was the best wedding that they'd ever been to; I definitely agree with my guests! They even have an option to include a surprise moment for the mothers of the wedding party which we opted for and our moms loved it. Not to mention, the option for the wonderful Day Of Services that is available made our wedding go off without a hitch.

dvance. It ended up being a blessing in disguise because Terri made our ceremony so much more personal and memorable for us! She also helped us to discover our love languages, which is lifelong knowledge that we will be able to use in our marriage for the rest of our lives. Thank you Terri!

do you know your spouse" piece to her service was an unexpected and fantastic bonus.

le ceremony thanks to Terri & Jackie!

ke catching up with a close friend! She listened to us and our story, and did an amazing job at making our ceremony unique and personalized to us. She is so wonderful, you will not regret reaching out to her!

husband was one of the best ever. She took time to interview people close to the couple as well as interview them and incorporated everyone's responses in her ceremony. I actually had people come up to me and ask if she was a friend of the family. Her preparation was second to none! Terri had excellent communication skills with the families on rehearsal date and the day of the wedding. Everything was PERFECT! i can't recommend her enough.

t ease. She took notes and listened to the small yet important ideas we wanted to include. Had a few great ideas of ways to make my now bonus daughter feel included in the wedding. She guided us through exactly what she needed from us and when. We finally got to meet for lunch to go over things and she pulled our daughter aside to ask her a few questions which she included in the ceremony. Her personal touches throughout the whole thing were amazing. She even helped me write my vows, I sent her an outline of thoughts and what I came up with on my own then she added her magic!!! Her ceremony isn’t a cookie cutter one size fits all type of wedding. Terri really takes the time to get to know the couple and makes everything custom to the couple. Our family and friends weren’t sure why we paid what we did at first, afterwards people came back and said I understand why you chose her to do it and honestly I feel like we got a steal for how much time energy and work she put into making our day perfect. Terri thank you so much for helping make our day a fairytale wedding for us

al to us. It was a great mix of serious and funny and really showcased our personalities! We received so many compliments from our guest over the ceremony - they loved how personal it was. It was the perfect length and we really appreciated their help at the rehearsal as well, making sure everyone knew where they would be sitting or standing during the ceremony, and even helped perfect small details such as the bride/dad/groom handoff!

ut them. The ceremony was so moving that even my very stoic brother shed a tear! She was very personable and fun. I would highly recommend !! Mother of the groom

g married yet! Fast forward a few years and my now husband and I reached out to Moonstone as soon as we had our venue and date booked. Terri started with meeting us and asking various questions about our relationship and what was meaningful to us. From there she took us on as clients and based on our personalities, she was already figuring out what to add to our completely customized ceremony that best suited how we felt about each other. Terri also reaches out to multiple family members and friends of both the bride and groom to have personalized stories of us from various viewpoints. Closer to our wedding date, Terri had us read The Five Love Languages book with a discussion of the three of us. It was really neat to read and understand further how my husband and I feel that we are loved versus how to make sure we show each other love. From there we were tasked with leaving little love post it notes daily till the wedding, it was so fun to randomly come across sweet notes from each other to express our love for each other. Terri was at our rehearsal and organized the procession and made sure it was perfect. She kept our guest organized and our timeline on time. The ceremony was perfectly us. From the reading we wanted included, our special mother rose ceremony, a nod to lost loved ones, personal vows, and being non denominational. It was perfect and better than we could have hoped for. We also had a lot of compliments about how well our love story was shared and that we were also both represented as individuals who came together. Time and time again, I would pick Terri to marry us every time and recommend her services to anyone.

readings to pick from. She was extremely helpful especially as we had no idea what a nondenominational wedding ceremony would consistent of. Many of our guest commented on how sweet and personal our ceremony was. My friends said there wasn't a dry eye in the house. My only regret is we didn't also hire her for her day of coordination, she would have been wonderful to have around all day!

onduct the ceremony flawlessly, but she also added personal touches that made it truly special. Her attention to detail and genuine warmth created an atmosphere of love and celebration. We highly recommend Terri for anyone seeking a dedicated and thoughtful officiant.

ny was, thanks to Terri. She was super flexible when we made some small changes to our wedding party and to our ceremony and helped us with some suggestions to make the ceremony truly special. We cannot recommend her enough as an officiant, she helped make our wedding day beautiful and memorable for all of our guests.

es really made the time leading up to our ceremony special. Terri contacted our closest friends and family and included their views of our relationship and us as individuals. She helped us refine our personalized vows as well. Her execution of the ceremony itself was flawless. Terri added inflection and flare that made it anything but bland. So many of our guests made a point to tell us how great they thought Terri was. We can’t imagine our memory of this special day without thinking of Terri.

ith precision. She is a firehouse power personality complemented by compassion and empathy; a rare and special combination. She fully engages everyone from flower girls, to grandparents, parents and most importantly the Bride and Groom. Everyone is immediately put at ease and comfortable instantly. Something I found very unique that was pivotal for making the ceremony special, is the input requested from Family members about the couple. She incorporates it into the ceremony and speaks those words throughout the ceremony. She helps the Bride and Groom streamline their vows and prepares them to speak loudly and clearly, so everyone can clearly hear what they say. The level of "feeling known" ... for the bride and groom in particular...is no short of magical. She ranges from humours to beyond touching in her ceremony officiating, while shining all light on the special couple. Her words (which are compiled from family, friends, and the couple) wrap around you during the ceremony and touch your intellect and soul. We had some unusual circumstances as the rehearsal dinner was at a restaurant without access to the wedding venue. The venue was a sprawling farm and not a simple easy walk up and down the church aisle. Rehearsal was important and necessary. She took control of that restaurant room, had us physically practice in that space (didn't just talk through it), and not one person left wondering what to do the next day...including ring bearer and flower girl. She is organized, focused, and while extremely fun (you will feel like you have known her forever), she is professional beyond measure. The facility did not have "servers" per say. So late into the night, Terri and her team were picking up plates, cleaning up as much as they could without being obtrusive, and went above and beyond in every single way. These extra things were done because they unabashedly care about the day/experience for the Bride and Groom and ensure the most special day without having to deal with minutia. Terry handles those things without saying a word. I can't say enough positive things about the entire day. Terri and team were also in charge of managing the photographers. This was important to the couple that they not see each other prior, and that was organized with military precision. The venue required such! They had brides quarters in one location, Grooms quarters in another, and it was not at all intuitive. There was zero concern that the Bride and Groom would bump into one another in what I considered a somewhat confusing (lovely, but atypical) layout for the venue with numerous places for phenomenal pictures. Had the photo taking strategy (and it was a strategy!) been less precise, it would have been easy for a mistaken "sighting" to occur. It didn't and it was really important to our children they not see each other in their wedding clothes prior. Brides, Grooms, and families, your search is over! If you want organization, follow through, going the extra mile, kindness, humor, empathy, and some of the most amazingly tailored words poured over you and your guests during your wedding, you have found your officiant.

authentic to my husband and I. From reading the love languages to talking about our grandparents who have passed, she made every aspect of our ceremony about us and our loved ones. We have heard nonstop from our guests that this was the most beautiful ceremony they have ever been to. We are so eternally grateful for all the work and love that Terri put into our wedding. To any future couples out there…I PROMISE you that you will not regret hiring her for your wedding!!

esented intimately, without feeling cheesy. The ceremony brought tears and laughter, while perfectly reflecting our love and family, exactly what we had hoped! Terry was professional, yet personal. She had a way of quickly making us all (including our children) comfortable, which allowed her to gain the details needed to craft her customized ceremony. By our wedding day, she felt like an invested family friend. I highly recommend Terri to anyone who wants someone who will prioritize getting to know the couple leading their wedding ceremony.

wer questions and give me all of the peace of mind that I needed about my ceremony. She checked all of the boxes for me and my husband for what we wanted in an officiant! If you’re looking for an officiant who will actively listen to your wants & needs for your ceremony - Terri is your gal! I was so happy with what she wrote and how she presented our ceremony on our wedding day. It was absolutely perfect and included everything I wanted! My husband also decided we should hire Terri and her team to coordinate everything for us and I’m so glad we did. Terri was amazing at keeping everyone on track and on time from the rehearsal dinner to the wedding day! She got us through rehearsal dinner quickly and efficiently so we didn’t have to waste any time. My family and my wedding party were really happy with the fact that she kept everything moving so quickly so that we could enjoy the rest of our evening and not have to redo the rehearsal multiple times! It definitely helped set the tone for the next day and we had a lot of fun running through it together with Terri’s guidance! I couldn’t be more happy with the day of coordination as well. The weather caused a major change of plans for the ceremony location, but Terri & her team made sure I got the perfect alternative that was as close to my initial plan as possible. I can’t thank them enough!

ur relationship and our upcoming wedding. During this time, Terri got to know us, and that allowed her to write a phenomenal ceremony for us. It had the perfect amount of humor and sweetness, was heartfelt, and was personal. We enjoyed keeping parts of the ceremony a surprise for both ourselves and our guests. Everyone gushed over how special our ceremony was, and Terri’s process allowed it to feel like a celebration of me and my spouse, but also of our family, friends, and the greater community. Terri kept in touch in the months leading up to the wedding, which reassured us we were on the right track. During the ceremony rehearsal with our families, Terri kept everyone’s time focused yet fun. She made sure our family was comfortable with the choreography. She ran us through a refresher practice run before the ceremony just to make sure everyone felt confident. And sure enough, the ceremony coordination was flawless. She did a great job organizing the line-up before the wedding. While we were lining up, everyone felt low-stress. Terri prepared us well, because everyone knew what they needed to do. (As a sidenote, if you’re a bit introverted like me, don’t be intimidated by Terri’s high energy. She’s the real deal; she’s a good listener, she's an excellent coordinator, and she’ll make your ceremony shine. Trust in her process. You’re in good hands.)

like family! During our initial meeting, Terri instantly won us over! Terri conducted the meeting with a very welcoming attitude, she gave us the why behind her becoming an officiant, the process, etc. but it was delivered in a way that made it seem as if we were only clients. She made sure to understand us separately and also together as a couple. We had looked into other officiants but they didn’t compare to her, it seemed too scripted. The meetings leading up to the big day were extremely helpful as newlyweds and helped take the edge off when the big day came. Our ceremony was flawless from beginning to end and it was all because we had Terri to get us through! Our guests are still raving about how fun, sweet, and sincere Terri was! She made our ceremony completely about us! From the love language book, help with vows, special tributes, & the hand fastening, EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT!!! If you are looking for an officiant to carry out a ceremony that is tailored exclusively towards you and your spouse without the textbook/overly scripted ceremony, I highly recommend Terri W. ❤️

ily. Prior to the wedding and at the rehearsal she was very demanding and it was honestly stressful.

e even reached out to friends/family to include some sweet words from them in her ceremony for us. She ended up helping us set up parts of our day and offered suggestions to make things run more smooth. We would never have made it down the aisle without Terri’s help!

nd family, including their input in the ceremony. Terri truly made our wedding a very meaningful and memorable experience. I had to hold back my tears multiple times. The ceremony in the Missouri Botanical Garden went perfectly, in large part due to Terri being so caring and involved. If you get to work with her, you are lucky.

eyond just the basics, and really truly works to understand you as individuals and as a couple. We wanted a ceremony that really helped our friends and family see us for who we are and allow everyone in attendance to get to know the two of us as a unit. Terri did all of that and more. My husband's family is very traditional and are very involved with the Catholic Church, and we heard nothing but compliments about our ceremony and about how much closer they felt to us because of the way Terri runs her ceremonies. All throughout the night and days after we were receiving compliment on top of compliment about Terri and our ceremony as a whole. We also chose to add on the Day of Services that Moonstone offers - and let me just simply say that it was the BEST decision we could have made. If anything went wrong on the day of, I have no clue and probably will never know - which is how it should be! The Moonstone team was absolutely wonderful all the way through, and really exceeded all expectations my husband and I had. They genuinely made our day magical. We will recommend this company to any and all of our friends who have a wedding coming up - we feel that strongly about the quality of work they all do!

thing but amazing things to say about our experience. Terri made our special day amazing.

were so many details with the ceremony that I was nervous trying to figure out, but Terri made that part for us so easy! We especially enjoyed the “love language” assignment she gave us, that taught us something new about each other and how to communicate and bond even more. Thanks again Terri for marrying us!!!

id. We also hired her for our day of coordination services and thank god we did. Our day ran so smoothly and was so organized. I don’t know what we would’ve done without Terri and I would 100% reccomend her.