About our Rocky Mountain Wedding Officiants
Get to Know Our Rocky Mountain Wedding Officiants
Irreverent (adjective) ir·rev·er·ent Having a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner"
Irreverent (adjective) ir·rev·er·ent Having a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner"
Laughingly dubbed the "Irreverent Reverends" by Lyssabeth's owner, Maureen Thomson, due to our propensity to institute creativity, warmth and even a bit of humor into wedding ceremonies, our officiants pride themselves on their "irreverent gaiety and ease of manner" when developing and performing your wedding service.
We share a passion for helping couples tell their unique love story and we are absolutely grounded in the philosophy that all expressions of love are valid. To that end, we create your ceremony based on your expressed values. You may want to mention God in your ceremony, or you may prefer something totally secular. You may desire that your ceremony reflects the glory of nature, a Universal Spirit, or you may have some more traditional religious or cultural customs you'd like to include. The choice is yours.
We share a passion for helping couples tell their unique love story and we are absolutely grounded in the philosophy that all expressions of love are valid. To that end, we create your ceremony based on your expressed values. You may want to mention God in your ceremony, or you may prefer something totally secular. You may desire that your ceremony reflects the glory of nature, a Universal Spirit, or you may have some more traditional religious or cultural customs you'd like to include. The choice is yours.
It's your day. It's all about you. It's also incredibly important that you "click" with your wedding officiant to insure a comfortable and special wedding ceremony experience. We are all talented and creative writers, polished public speakers, and we're experts at handling wedding-day glitches. We know all of the ceremony etiquette and we're just as quick to reassure you that you don't have to do anything by a prescribed set of rules. Mostly, we love what we do, and it shows.
Please enjoy reading a bit more about us below...
Please enjoy reading a bit more about us below...
Serving Eagle, Summit, Pitkin & Chaffee Counties
(Aspen, Leadville, Nathrop, Buena Vista, Breckenridge, Vail, Keystone)
Chris Turner
After visiting Colorado as a kid I always dreamed of living in the Mountains. In the summer of 2001, I followed my heart and made the cross country trek from Dublin, Ohio to Red Cliff, Colorado, and it was the best decision I ever made!...click here to learn more about Chris
Serving Summit, Larimer & Grand Counties
(Granby, Grand Lake, Winter Park, Tabernash, RMNP)
Matt Raynak
I am a California native who grew up in the Pacific Northwest, and have lived in quite a few places before coming to rest in the beautiful mountains of Colorado....click here to learn more about Matt
Serving Eagle, Summit, Pitkin, & Garfield Counties
(Vail, Avon, Eagle, Aspen, Snowmass, Glenwood Springs)
Heather Rawlings
I was not born in Vail, because there wasn't a hospital here when I was born. I have, however, lived in the Vail Valley for most of my life. There is just something about the mountains here that feeds my soul...click here to learn more about Heather.
Katia Bhagatram Jackson
I have always been and will always be a mountain girl. Raised in Anchorage, Alaska, I had the unique opportunity to live in a true mountain community, where the city logo is "Big Wild Life". I have a great appreciation for all things nature and outdoors.,,click here to learn more about Katia
Grant Jackson
I grew up in upstate New York and an early exposure to the beautiful scenery of the Adirondacks lead me to pursue a lifelong dream of moving to Alaska. I lived in Alaska for six years before moving to Colorado and my family and I now live in the Vail Valley...click here to learn more about Grant
Sunshine Knight
Weddings have been my life and my passion for the past ten years--twelve if you count my own. I started out in 1999 as a wedding coordinator and the magic of the wedding day never faded...click here to learn more about Sunshine
And Overseeing it All...
Maureen Thomson
When my daughter was in kindergarten, she completed a project that was entitled "The Most Important Thing About Me". It was a great idea, because... click here to learn more about Maureen
Jeremy Myers
I love the atmosphere instilled by a perfectly executed wedding ceremony. Opening words to let everyone present know your intentions to marry, statement of intention and vows as promises to each other and the exchange of rings to complete the compact. It has a cadence and rhythm that is timeless and elegantly structured...click here to learn more about Jeremy
(Aspen, Leadville, Nathrop, Buena Vista, Breckenridge, Vail, Keystone)
Chris Turner
After visiting Colorado as a kid I always dreamed of living in the Mountains. In the summer of 2001, I followed my heart and made the cross country trek from Dublin, Ohio to Red Cliff, Colorado, and it was the best decision I ever made!...click here to learn more about Chris
Serving Summit, Larimer & Grand Counties
(Granby, Grand Lake, Winter Park, Tabernash, RMNP)
Matt Raynak
I am a California native who grew up in the Pacific Northwest, and have lived in quite a few places before coming to rest in the beautiful mountains of Colorado....click here to learn more about Matt
Serving Eagle, Summit, Pitkin, & Garfield Counties
(Vail, Avon, Eagle, Aspen, Snowmass, Glenwood Springs)
Heather Rawlings
I was not born in Vail, because there wasn't a hospital here when I was born. I have, however, lived in the Vail Valley for most of my life. There is just something about the mountains here that feeds my soul...click here to learn more about Heather.
Katia Bhagatram Jackson
I have always been and will always be a mountain girl. Raised in Anchorage, Alaska, I had the unique opportunity to live in a true mountain community, where the city logo is "Big Wild Life". I have a great appreciation for all things nature and outdoors.,,click here to learn more about Katia
Grant Jackson
I grew up in upstate New York and an early exposure to the beautiful scenery of the Adirondacks lead me to pursue a lifelong dream of moving to Alaska. I lived in Alaska for six years before moving to Colorado and my family and I now live in the Vail Valley...click here to learn more about Grant
Sunshine Knight
Weddings have been my life and my passion for the past ten years--twelve if you count my own. I started out in 1999 as a wedding coordinator and the magic of the wedding day never faded...click here to learn more about Sunshine
And Overseeing it All...
Maureen Thomson
When my daughter was in kindergarten, she completed a project that was entitled "The Most Important Thing About Me". It was a great idea, because... click here to learn more about Maureen
Jeremy Myers
I love the atmosphere instilled by a perfectly executed wedding ceremony. Opening words to let everyone present know your intentions to marry, statement of intention and vows as promises to each other and the exchange of rings to complete the compact. It has a cadence and rhythm that is timeless and elegantly structured...click here to learn more about Jeremy
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Everything was simply wonderful. Many people were very touched by (Chris') delivery of our vows. She did a spectacular and very personal job. We appreciate it so much and will remember her and the day for the rest of our lives!
Jessica Wilden and Adam Smith
Sept 25, 2010
Jessica Wilden and Adam Smith
Sept 25, 2010
Thank you for performing such a beautiful ceremony for us. The way that you took your time and were so attentive to us really put me at ease, and I have to say, although I thought I would dread the ceremony the most, it was my FAVORITE part of the wedding day. Thank you for making it so memorable and lovely.
Lucy and Justin Griesinger
August 8, 2010
Lucy and Justin Griesinger
August 8, 2010
Katia was delightful and the ceremony was just what we wanted we couldn't have wished for anything better. Many, many thanks for all your help and information which ensured all went without a hitch and making our day so special
Julie & Tony Brown, Feb 20 2010
Julie & Tony Brown, Feb 20 2010
We can't thank you enough for how our ceremony turned out. Everything was so relaxed and fun!
Melissa and Carl Patnaude
June 25, 2009
Melissa and Carl Patnaude
June 25, 2009
Thank you for a marvelous wedding ceremony. We've received so many compliments about how heartfelt and lovely the ceremony was--and you're definitely one of the main reasons.
Rick and Leslie Durant Jul 21, 2007
Rick and Leslie Durant Jul 21, 2007
We were so pleased with how our wedding ceremony turned out. It was just as we talked about during our meetings! We love how Sunshine worked with us to personalize our ceremony to our relationship. We were both a nervous wreck on our wedding day & she made everything move so smoothly.
Antoinette & Rudy June 26, 2010
Antoinette & Rudy June 26, 2010
