Wedding ceremonies take time to create. Olive Tree Officiating ensures that your ceremony planning will be perfect. How do I do this? By working with each client and offering my experience as an Officiant/Celebrant, working with you, your Planner/Coordinator, the Photographer and all other support professionals to ensure that your ceremony is exactly the way you want it to be. Contact:  Ric@OliveTreeOfficiating.com Like any creative, unique work of art, planning a wedding ceremony that reflects the values and beliefs of the couple requires time and attention. For each minute you invest in the planning of your wedding ceremony, you should expect to receive back, years of satisfaction. A bride and groom will ask all kinds of questions about their special day. Flowers, food and fabric are only part of the total picture you will hope to create for your guests. Ceremony planning should receive the same attention to detail as picking out colors, flowers and food. Those minutes, hours, days and months you spend creating the vision that will become your wedding day, must include specific attention to the details of the ceremony. Music, vows, rings, bridal parties, attendants, guests of honor and special ceremonies are just a few of the components that bring out the “special” in your special day. Wedding Ceremony Planning Most modern weddings include a Wedding Planner or Coordinator. At the very least, you’ll consult with a site or venue coordinator or manager, someone who ensures a basic level of support so that the important things aren’t forgotten. The same is true for your ceremony. Olive Tree Officiants provides Ceremony Planning. Now you have an OTO officiant and a wedding planner looking over and designing your ceremony. Wedding Ceremony Planning ensures your creative past and present are included into your unique, and customized wedding ceremony. The Ceremony Planner is an experienced Officiant, someone with years of knowledge in the wedding industry, specifically focused on the ceremony planning, design and execution you will need on your special day. This person is kind of like a planner, and they work in partnership with you, your fiancé, your Wedding Planner and all the other professionals present, to make sure your wedding ceremony happens without a problem. The Ceremony Planning Specialist is present to maximize your creativity as it shows up in the ceremony. Olive Tree Officiants have seen a few weddings. We live and breathe the wedding industry. That means we are ready to make suggestions for you, wording, ceremonies, inclusions and exclusions to your ceremony that will best embody your beliefs, values and history while painting a picture of the future you will lead with your fiancé. We are here to help you capture the joyful past...

Wedding ceremonies take time to create. Are you considering a traditional hand braiding ceremony to symbolize your entering into the bonds of marriage? In the history of some European traditions, weddings were celebrated by a simple ceremony in which two partners would join hands and their wrists would be tied with a cord, symbolizing the binding together of their individual lives. It is from this practice that we get the expression “tying the knot” Ric@OliveTreeOfficiating.com   Below are some after ceremony framing ideas. Not sure you what to do about creating or purchasing a ceremonial hand braiding cord or ribbon, well, I have you covered. At NO charge, I will provide the ribbon you need. The ribbons in stock are Vitalizart Chiffon Ribbons, in nine colors, and measuring 24” by 1.3/4”. Pick one color or mix and match. I am happy to provide these to maybe help lower your to-do list by a notch or two. If you would like to purchase a ceremonial hand braiding cord, I can provide a variety from $50 to $125...

Olive Tree Officiant, Reverend Ric Latendresse. As a Wedding Officiant / Minister / Celebrant of Olive Tree Officiating for many years, I have performed countless weddings, elopements, and directed rehearsals which ensure that my clients receive the highest level of service.  Priding myself on friendliness, joviality, and professionalism, I am confident and capable of rolling with the punches and solving any roadblocks to my client’s ultimate satisfaction. Traveling the CA Central Coast and beyond, I love performing weddings and attending to the needs of each couple. Every ceremony is custom written to suit their individualized needs, wishes, and desires of the wedding couple, for a perfect wedding ceremony. Featured Photo By,  Tim Latendresse Contact Olive Tree Officiating to book...