Herzensreden

Herzensreden is the celebrant service of Cassandra Ibes, a wedding officiant based in Germany’s Black Forest. She creates personal, emotional ceremonies shaped around each couple’s love story, with thoughtful attention to detail and words intended to make meaningful memories. Her services include free wedding ceremonies, anniversary celebrations and vow renewals, as well as help writing heartfelt personal vows and speeches for wedding guests.

The process begins with a personal, no-obligation meeting to see whether the couple and Cassandra are a good fit. After agreeing on arrangements and costs, she stays in contact and holds an in-depth conversation of around three hours to learn about the couple, their relationship and future plans. She then develops a tailored ceremony and wedding speech, helps plan elements such as music, rituals and the order of events, and coordinates with venues, musicians, photographers, other vendors and witnesses. A final check-in takes place about a week before the wedding. On the day, Cassandra supports the couple and guests so they can focus on celebrating together.