A Perfect Moment ~ Rev. Connie A. Anast

845 Whitemaple Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
(801) 604-0341

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Rated 5.0 in 7 Reviews

- Rated 5 stars by Michelle

Reverend Connie went out of her way to make not just the bride and groom, but myself as mother of the bride and all of the family throughout the planning, the ceremony, and party afterwards. She is so naturally warm and welcoming, she had a 'calming' effect during those crucial moments just before the ceremony. Reverend Connie reached out to all of us, making everyone feel included, listening carefully to our ideas and thoughts and adding her experience and insight as needed. She came to the event early, stayed throughout the afternoon, spent some extra time looking over the venue, helping us to organize some last minute details and then, when everything was ready she was very much, the 'officiant', by the way she carries herself, speaks, and prepares, she let everyone know that it was now time to quiet down, focus on the couple and help make this 'their' moment. She also acknowledged my new son-in-laws service to his country, recognizing that he had just returned from active duty and offering a discount in honor of his service! No one else offered this, and she did so ith such a generous and genuine way. Reverend Connie met with the bride and groom and spent two hours talking to them, getting to know them, learning about the courtship, the uniquiness of how their relationship had developed and what they were interested in, not just for the wedding, but for their lives together going forward. She is very interested in making the ceremony personalized, special, and meaningful, and ultimately that is exactly what she did. I really appreciated how she began the ceremony as she acknowledged the presence of those loved ones who re present and those who were not, and most importantly, those who were with us in spirit only. It was a tender moment. She drew everyone into the moment, with her words and with her presence. There were many comments on the ceremony, particularly the way in which it was performed, Rev. Connies' professionalism, preparation, and creativity were all commented on. The way she brought a lightness and humor at moments was something I heard about several times. Making the nervousness of the Groom and the shaking voice of the Bride something not to be ignored or embarrassed about, but something warm, real, spontaneous and a good place for a little giggle shared by everyone there became something that will always be a happy memory Perfect timing, great speaking voice, so very kind and professional.

- Rated 5 stars by Sharla

My fiance (now husband) and I are from out of town, but I grew up in Utah, so I wanted to have the ceremony there. I put off finding a wedding officiant for the last thing because I wasn't really sure how to go about doing it, and that's when I stumbled across Connie's listing. I'm very glad I did. She was so accommodating to our needs! We were able to do absolutely everything over the internet, which was a big help to me. She wrote the most beautiful ceremony for us and then emailed a copy of it to me for my fiance and I to review. I thought that was such a great idea, because it listed everything for the ceremony out in detail, and also gave us a chance to make any little tweeks or changes, to help the ceremony fit us as a couple. She also gave us a lovely "keepsake" wedding license to display in our home. Connie asked us a variety of questions about us as a couple, and she wrote up a beautiful ceremony around the responses we had given. But then, about a week before the wedding, after she had already finalized the ceremony, I found a poem that really touched both my fiance and me, and we really wanted to include in the ceremony. I emailed it to Connie and she was able to change the ceremony for us, to make room for it. We were so happy! Everyone who commented to me thought the ceremony was amazing! By the end, both our parents (even our dads) were having a hard time keeping from crying. Her words touched all of us.

- Rated 5 stars by Laurie P

Connie is absolutely wonderful!!! From the very first email I sent her to the day of our wedding, Connie was a joy to work with. She is extremely friendly and down to earth. I am eternally grateful we chose her to officiate our wedding. When so many people in your life (family and friends) have an opinion on what your wedding should be like, she listened to what we wanted. Never once trying to push her ideas onto us. We gave her general ideas about what we wanted and she would ask probing questions so that she may understand us better and give us the ceremony we wanted. She also gave me a lot of ideas since I had no idea what I was doing in the beginning. I have been to weddings where the couple end up complaining that the officiant threw in something that they hadn't asked for. Connie's ONLY agenda is to ensure that the bride and groom are happy and getting exactly what they want. Our wedding was perfect and we have Connie to thank for it. We wanted a light hearted ceremony. Something that was sweet but also incorporated humor. We are a couple who loves to laugh and our guests expected nothing less from us. There were a few small jokes written into the ceremony and well as a touching moment where Connie read a poem I had found. It was just what we had imagined. Everyone loved that our ceremony had laughter and tears. It was exactly what everyone expected of us. Connie helped make that happen.

- Rated 5 stars by Sarah D

Connie was amazing, she did everything she could to make sure everyone felt comfortable at our wedding. She was friendly, warm and welcoming to everyone! We had accidentally told Connie the wrong time for our ceremony. Thankfully she showed up early which ended up being right on time! The ceremony was completely personalized from beginning to end, she custom wrote everything for us. My husband's grandmother said it was the loveliest ceremony she had ever attended. That means a lot from someone who has probably been to hundreds of weddings in her time! Thanks so much Connie for an amazing wedding!

- Rated 5 stars by Christeena Satterfield

Rev. Connie was very sweet and made both of us feel extremely comfortable and confident. She was present at the rehearsal, which allowed us to get an idea of how the wedding day would be. Rev. Connie personalized our ceremony to how we wanted it. We wanted short, sweet and simple. She did exactly that, but at the same time it was very intimate. In every picture we have of the ceremony, she is always smiling and looks excited to be there and excited to perform the service.

- Rated 5 stars by Sheraya Brown

Connie met with us in advance to try to get to know us as a couple. She wanted to know the details of how we met and our story. She is very personable and easy to get along with. She customized our ceremony to be exactly what we wanted. At the end of our ceremony she let us do our "secret handshake". We added readings, vows, memorial candle and several other aspects that were just for us. Our guests LOVED the handfasting!

- Rated 5 stars by Melissa W

We called her with less than 48 hours notice, not only was she able to accommodate our request, she still managed to create a personal and beautiful ceremony. The entire ceremony was incredible. Connie suggested an additional piece that I was previously unfamiliar with. It ended up being one of the most touching moments of our service. My husband and I both had children from previous relationships. Including them in our ceremony was vital. Connie was quick to capture the love we had both for each other and the mutual respect and love that we had for each other�s family.