Ann McKenzie

Raleigh Wedding Officiant

About Ann

Meet Ann McKenzie, Raleigh Wedding Officiant

I am a Raleigh, NC native. I have been involved in the Spiritual Community in this area since 1987 when I began studying the Course in Miracles and became a Reiki I practitioner. My life changed suddenly a few years ago when I lost my husband of 17 years. I knew my seven-year-old son and I needed a new direction in our lives. Before coming out of the spiritual closet, I worked in biochemistry and public health labs. After a 35 year career, I knew I was longing to do more and serve my Raleigh community further.

I became a Trinity Energy Progression Practitioner, Reiki Master, and an Ordained Minister several years ago. I found that officiating weddings was a true joy to me and it became my passion. I enjoy working with all types of couples and all types of ceremonies – one of my favourites was being a Medieval Friar officiating a Medieval Wedding in a castle!

My goal is for the couple to have a stress-free wedding that is truly joyful and fun, something they will always remember. I will help any couple create the wedding ceremony of their dreams. To ask a specific question about the ceremony you desire, get in touch!

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Testimonials

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Chris and Kevin

Kevin Cook , married on 04/27/2019
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Highly recommend! Ann was perfect!

We met Ann at a wedding expo. To be perfectly honest, I was a bit worried about choosing someone we didn’t know previously, especially since our wedding was LGBT, but based on our short interaction with her and her Wedding Wire reviews, we decided to take a leap of faith. Boy am I glad we did!

Ann officiated our wedding and she was spectacular. She took a lot of time to write a ceremony that was exactly what we wanted. We wanted to keep scripture out of the service, but still bring in elements of religion/spirituality from our two separate religion. Ann was able to accomplish this perfectly and write/deliver a really powerful ceremony that everyone loved! I think every single person attending our wedding came up and told us that the ceremony was the best they’d ever been to. Ann stayed for a bit after the ceremony and she had a line of people who were waiting to talk to her – everyone really enjoyed her. We couldn’t have asked for anyone better and wouldn’t have changed a single thing!

Sent on 05/20/2019

Robin and Saar

Highly Recommend

We highly recommend Ann as a wedding officiant. From the first time we met her and throughout the entire process she made my husband and I feel very comfortable and was easy to open up to. She customized the entire wedding ceremony to fit our personal love story. Despite some unexpected harsh weather that threw a wrench into our plans, Ann kept things calm and light, kept the ceremony flowing, and ensured everyone remembered what the day was all about. We had a fantastic wedding and Ann was a big part of it.

SENT ON 06/30/2019

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Courtney and Ryan

Courtney H. , married on 09/07/2021
5.0
Perfect personalized love story and ceremony

Ann was an amazing officiant from start to finish! She was super easy going while still giving us specific timelines and questionnaires to help us plan out the ceremony with her and to make it as personalized as we wanted. She crafted a beautiful, heartfelt ceremony that made everyone in the audience feel intimately involved in our love story and marriage. She was supportive, great at communicating with us what she needed, and was very responsive to our sudden “cutting down” of the ceremony due to it being a HOT day ! So many guests came up afterwards to tell us how much they loved the ceremony and especially the story Ann shared about our dating, proposal, and admiration of each other! I would recommend Ann to any bride wanting something personal that will make guests feel a part of their big day!

Sent on 09/09/2021
REPLY:

Courtney,
I truly enjoyed writing you and Ryan’s love story. Padme, your pitbull, was such a part of the story. It was perfect for her to bring the rings to Ryan in the ceremony. It was obvious how much your friends and family love you by the way they truly listened to the story and the ceremony. It was a beautiful ceremony and you were gorgeous in your wedding dress!

Sent on 09/10/2021 Validated