by Marie Wallace | Oct 17, 2022 | Marriage, Rituals, Uncategorized, Weddings / Renew Vows
A wedding trend in Idaho the last two years has been elopements. What I have been told is that big weddings are stressful and expensive and generally tends to be not about the couple. Sneaking away for a private moment in an elopement, allows the couple privacy and...
by Marie Wallace | Aug 13, 2022 | Rituals, tradition, Uncategorized, Weddings / Renew Vows
An Old Tradition Coming Back As an officiant, we get to see what is trending in the wedding ceremony; and sometimes, an older tradition makes a comeback, like community vows. What is a community vow? It was when the audience of family and friends attending the wedding...
by Marie Wallace | May 16, 2022 | Grief, Rituals, Uncategorized
It’s Normal to Grieve Grief is something that can be gut wrenching, especially when dealing with the passing of a loved one. We miss them terribly because their absence from our daily lives and activities is greatly noticed, reminding us how much of our lives...
by Marie Wallace | Apr 25, 2022 | Rituals, tradition, Weddings / Renew Vows
Abundance & Good Fortune If you have a wedding coming up, you might add a gold flair, which bring abundance and good fortune, with this lovely tradition from Spain – 13 coins “arras”. As a wedding officiant, I love bringing in elements to make a...
by Marie Wallace | Apr 20, 2022 | Rituals, Weddings / Renew Vows
My family and friends all know how much I LOVE WEDDINGS! My favorite part is to hear the couple’s love story and to hear why they love each other. It melts my heart every time. As we cocreate the ceremony together, I always like incorporate something meaningful...
by Marie Wallace | Apr 15, 2022 | Connection, Invest In Relationships, Rituals
These days we live in now seem to be lacking those extra special momentous occasions. We long for weddings that are truly celebrated as a rite of passage and as a way to focus on the love the happy couple brings. In the past, when babies were to arrive, it was a...
Marie invites people to play, dance and love more actively in their relationships so they can experience more JOY, PEACE and INTIMACY. Marie is a relationship coach with over 25 years of experience in Boise, Idaho. 