Sondra Richardson - Okanagan Celebrant & Marriage Officiant

In our first conversation together, I explained to Sondra that to me, the wedding ceremony is the most important part of the day, it is the thing you can look back on when you're going through harder times to remind you of who you are as a couple. Everything after is just a party. If you feel the importance of a meaningful ceremony as well then you NEED to book Sondra to officiate your wedding.Sondra is one of the most vibrant, caring, talented and engaging people I have ever met. Her energy fills up the room. She makes you feel like you've known each other forever which makes it so easy to be up there sharing that moment with her. She has the most amazing ability to weave together both of the couples voices into the most amazing ceremony script full of a laughs, love and happy tears.She made so many amazing suggestions to make our ceremony feel like uniquely us and incorporated our guests to make them feel like they weren't just spectators but truly part of our mariage.Sondra, you made our day so incredibly meaningful and we will never be able to thank you enough for the special gift you gave us by leading our ceremony. Thank you!

Want to thank Sondra for all her work she put into our wedding. All I can say is WOW. Absoulutley amazing. So much more than Teri and I had invisoned . Not only did Sondra nail our love story , but to have our girls involved in so much of it was just the icing on the cake . We had never heard of a celebrant before this , and now we can not stop talking about our amazing experience. Thank you again Sondra for making our special day perfect.Dave and Teri Balzer

Sondra! It's difficult to put into words how grateful and blessed I am that you came into my life when you did, but I will try.For me, the story of 2022 starts off in a very dark place and without a doubt one of the most challenging and scariest years of my life. The very sudden and tragic loss of my wife (Candace) in January sent me into a space of fear, confusion, loneliness and grief that I never knew could exist. After the initial shock had subsided, it was time to start picking up the pieces and taking the steps forward to healing, recovery and putting my life back together.I knew that I want to celebrate and honor my beautiful wife's life but had no clue where to start or how I was going to go about doing so? Nervous and anxious, I opened the computer one day and googled events planners". Sondra's web page opened up first and as I browsed through her sight and testimonials

Where do I even begin! From the first time my (now) husband and I met Sondra, we were absolutely positive we needed her at our wedding. She exudes empathy, confidence, and makes-you-feel-like-family-ness, all with a side of funk and red lipstick.Sondra created the perfect ceremony for our wedding, and we would not change it one bit. We laughed, cried, did a shout out to our dog, shared our love story and even did a team cheer. Whenever anyone discusses our wedding with us, they always comment on how personal, sentimental and hilarious it was because of our super cool officiant".Through questionnaires

We are SO happy we chose Sondra to be our celebrant! She made our wedding ceremony so memorable and was lovely to work with leading up to, and on our big day! During the planning process she was always responsive, attentive to our requests, and she spent the time to work with us to ensure our ceremony was exactly what we wanted it to be. Sondra is warm, personable, articulate, SO positive and has a great sense of humour. So many of our guests commented on what a spectacular job she did on our wedding day. We can't thank her enough for being a HUGE part of our day!

Sondra was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding day. From the moment we started planning, Sondra was fully engaged, excited, and had so many great ideas to share with us. During the planning process, her communication was incredible, and we had full confidence that Sondra was going to deliver something amazing. On our wedding day, she was absolutely perfect. Our ceremony was heartwarming, funny, and sincere. Many of our guests commented that it was the best wedding ceremony they had ever seen. Thank you Sondra for making our wedding perfect!

Sondra was absolutely incredible to work with. Having a very personal ceremony was one of the most important things for us - and we couldn't have been happier about the end result with Sondra. We loved working together with her!! The entire ceremony vibe that she set was so calm and caring :)

As a photographer, I have had the opportunity of working alongside Sondra at a number of weddings. Each ceremony I have witnessed has been unique, personal and full of life. Sondra is not only a fantastic story-teller, who regularly has me teary-eyed, but it is clear she values connection and her involvement goes far beyond the ceremony. I highly recommend Sondra for anyone getting married throughout the Okanagan.

Choosing Sondra to officiate our wedding this summer was easily the best decision we made for our special day. She was so attentive and flexible...just went with the flow regardless of storms in the forecast and 38 degree heat waves. We are so grateful to Sondra for taking so much care with our blanket ceremony and making every moment of our ceremony so personalized and romantic. Without a doubt, we will be coming to Sondra again and again to help us celebrate all life events in our future. If you want your wedding to be uniquely yours and all about love, choose Sondra <3

After witnessing and being invited to be a part of our ceremony, so many of our wedding guests came up to ask how we found such an incredible celebrant. I can't imagine a better guide in this process or person to speak for and to us during our ceremony. Sondra has so much heart, and her interest in really knowing us was evident in every element of the day. I can't recommend her enough as an authentic, warm, thoughtful, and tremendously caring person to lead you through life's big moments.