Modern & Unique Ceremony Scripts for Your Friend or Family Officiant
Owl & Rose Ceremonies offers a collection of modern, unique, and inclusive ceremony scripts—designed specifically for couples who are having a friend or relative officiate on their special day.
Visit Owl & Rose Ceremonies on Etsy to explore a thoughtfully crafted collection of ceremonies, tutorials and guides, co-written by me and my officiant colleague, Jen Garone. You'll find:
Wedding and elopement scripts
Bilingual ceremony scripts
A self-solemnization planning guide
Our best-selling vow writing tutorial
Instant download for ease and convenience
Low-cost, budget-friendly options with bundle discounts available
Our scripts are non-generic, non-gimmicky, and refreshingly free from the usual insincere, tacky, or cliché wedding language. Instead, they offer a modern, meaningful take on marriage. Perfect for non-religious and civil ceremonies, each script can be used as-is or adapted with personal vows, readings, and rituals.
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Who Are These Scripts For?
Our scripts are designed for couples who want a meaningful ceremony without the overwhelm — whether you’re having a close friend or family member officiate, or planning your own self-solemnization ceremony.
They’re perfect if you:
Want a polished, professional script without spending hours digging through online templates
Value ease, affordability, and high quality — all for $30 or less, with bundle discounts available
Are non-local but drawn to our warm, authentic orientation and approach
Are Spanish speaking or bilingual
Desire to elevate your courthouse, elopement, or intimate wedding into a real sense of occasion
Prefer a ceremony free from religious dogma — thoughtful, mindful, civil, boho, or nature-inspired
Identify as LGBTQIA+ and want scripts that honor your identity without rigid gender roles or pronoun assumptions
Want to write authentic, heartfelt vows with professional guidance
Our scripts serve weddings large and micro, urban and coastal, simple and sophisticated.
What Makes Owl & Rose Scripts Different?
Wedding ceremonies can feel formulaic and stiff. Our scripts break the mold.
They are:
Modern and deeply adaptable — general enough to personalize, never generic or tired
Written in a warm, grounded, thoughtful tone that feels alive when read aloud
Carefully crafted to avoid cliché, patriarchal, or cheesy language
Packaged with customization tips and resources so your officiant can show up confident
Designed by two award-winning officiants who have been in the trenches, hearing what couples truly want
When you download an Owl & Rose script, you get more than words — you get ceremony with depth and intention.
The Voice and Vibe — What Does It Feel Like?
Our scripts sound like a trusted friend speaking from the heart — poetic but accessible, grounded in nature and relationship wisdom for the long haul.
Here’s a taste:
“But the magic of falling in love is different from the magic of maintaining it. In essence, falling in love is magical, but staying in love is intentional. And intentional love is primarily what this ceremony and their commitment is all about.” [From Intentional Magic]
Or this, inspired by Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass:
“From this perspective, perhaps what you actually promise when you commit yourself to another is to give them ample room to thrive and shine and become fully self-realized. Perhaps marriage, at its very best, is about helping bring out the other person’s brightest and most brilliant colors…” [From Blossoming in Marriage]
What Couples Are Saying
“We are having our dear friend marry us, and we downloaded your wonderful scripts to help guide us. They totally knocked my socks off and I say this with high praise. We are both professional writers, and they are just so special!”
“We really wanted a unique and modern ceremony script and we’re so happy. We found Owl & Rose Ceremonies! Such a beautiful and grounding ceremony, can’t wait to use it for a wedding!”
Beyond the Script — How We Support You
We want you to feel confident and supported every step of the way:
Help choosing the right script: Email us your story, and we’ll guide you to the perfect script
Customization Tips & Additional Resources Document: Filled with practical advice and creative ideas for making the ceremony your own
How to personalize each section
How and where add meaningful readings (with links to some of our favorite non-cheesy wedding poems)
Officiating tips — from rehearsal to delivery
Guidance on legalities, ordination, and ceremony protocols
Optional Customization Services: We can help tailor your ceremony for a fee
What you get…
Our scripts take the stress and guesswork out of creating a unique ceremony. You’ll have a:
Non-cookie-cutter, deeply authentic script
Thoughtful delivery tips to make the moment truly yours
A more confident officiant who can relax and be present, not scrambling or stressed out
Why Owl & Rose? Our Story
We are Naomi and Jen — two ceremony enthusiasts who met through our ministerial community and quickly discovered a shared passion for creating one of a kind wedding ceremonies.
With over 20 years combined officiating experience and multiple wedding awards between us, we saw too many generic, lifeless ceremonies and knew couples deserved better. We created Owl & Rose Ceremonies to provide beautiful, modern, warm scripts that honor intimacy, love and commitment, and the power of ceremony to connect us to nature, community, and each other.
Jen says:
“I love helping folks pause through ceremony: to celebrate what connects us, to say thank you for all the goodness, and highlight the magic and mystery of life on planet earth. In ceremony, we weave stories together that not only unite us, but that give us a good dose of beauty and joy to take with us when the ceremony is complete. That's my inspiration for Owl and Rose Ceremonies as well... to empower folks to create their own soulful ceremonial moment. To help folks find the words to celebrate interconnectedness, to help them luxuriate in kinship and love and beauty.”
Get planning!
Browse our collection, pick the script that calls to you, download it instantly and let your loved one officiate with confidence and grace — all without the stress.