Love Story Ceremonies
Everyone Loves a Love Story - let's tell them yours!
Love Story Ceremonies is a highly regarded wedding officiant service based in Kelowna, British Columbia, serving couples throughout Kelowna, West Kelowna, Lake Country, Vernon, and the Okanagan Valley. The business is owned and operated by Valerie Maria Maltese, a certified Life Cycle Celebrant with a background in acting and public speaking, specializing in personalized, story-driven wedding ceremonies.
Services Offered
Love Story Ceremonies provides officiant services for:
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Traditional weddings
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Elopements
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Intimate ceremonies
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Large wedding celebrations
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Vow renewals
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Customized ceremonies incorporating cultural or family traditions
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Unity ceremonies such as handfasting, sand ceremonies, wine blending, tree planting, and personalized vows.
What Makes Them Different
Valerie's approach is focused on storytelling rather than delivering a standard ceremony. Couples complete a questionnaire about their relationship, and she creates a custom ceremony that tells their love story with warmth, humour, and romance.
Some of the features couples appreciate include:
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A completely personalized ceremony script.
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The opportunity to review and edit the ceremony before the wedding day.
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Flexibility to include religious, spiritual, secular, or family traditions.
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An engaging speaking style designed to keep guests attentive throughout the ceremony.
Service Areas
Love Story Ceremonies serves weddings throughout:
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Kelowna
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West Kelowna
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Lake Country
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Vernon
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Peachland
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Summerland
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Penticton
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The Okanagan Valley and surrounding communities.
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Kind Words from Lovely Folks
Valerie was an absolute pleasure to work with. She was friendly, professional and communicated clearly throughout the entire process, always taking the time to answer our questions and make us feel comfortable.
She guided us through our rehearsal, helping everything feel organized and ensuring the wedding day went smoothly. Valarie was accommodating, punctual, well-spoken and brought such a joyful presence to our ceremony. Her warmth and confidence helped make our day feel relaxed and special. We are so grateful for her support and would highly recommend her to any couple looking for an officiant. Phebe
We just wanted to say thank you so much for making our wedding ceremony so perfect. You are one of the top officiants I have come across based on personality and delivery of the wedding ceremony. She was able to convey the important religious meaning to my family and friends without making the ceremony feel boring or drag on. Thank you so much for being a part of our wedding day - we truly couldn’t have asked for a better officiant. Jatin
Our guests loved the ceremony and absolutely loved the job Valerie did. The way she was able to add personal touches to the ceremony made it very special for us. And the help she provided us with our personal vows took a lot of stress off us. We needed to schedule the wedding on very short notice (less than a week) due to my father’s health. We really appreciate that Valerie was able to pull our wedding together in such short notice. Aaron
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