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The Wedding | A Podcast by National Award Winning Officiant Sonita M. Leak

The Wedding | A Podcast by National Award Winning Officiant Sonita M. Leak

By Sonita M. Leak

Wedding Stories - Wedding Professional Interviews - Wedding Information - Hints and Tips
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Stepping into the Unknown

The Wedding | A Podcast by National Award Winning Officiant Sonita M. LeakFeb 03, 2019

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The Wedding | Officiant vs. Celebrant: What's the Difference?

The Wedding | Officiant vs. Celebrant: What's the Difference?

Listen in to hear the answer to this question asked of me often...

You can also listen to this podcast by visiting my Weddings website at http://www.weddingsbysonita.com

Apr 29, 202102:24
The Wedding: The Back End of 'I Do'

The Wedding: The Back End of 'I Do'

Listen in to hear about your Back End as a Wedding Officiant.

"...As you are connecting with your audience, giving queues and performing your service, you also have to be aware that you are giving the RIGHT queues and not making movements nor giving non-verbal queues that would..."

Apr 19, 202102:54
The Wedding | How to 'Marry' Your Media

The Wedding | How to 'Marry' Your Media

The more you research Weddings, the more you can add to your content, to the Weddings themselves and bring it all together and disperse it through your Social Media...

Feb 06, 202103:31
Advertising Your Notary and Officiant Business for Valentine's Day

Advertising Your Notary and Officiant Business for Valentine's Day

Helpful tips on advertising your Officiant business for Valentine’s Day (or any other holiday)
Jan 19, 202105:41
The Wedding Vlog & Podcast | How to Broadcast your Ceremony Using LoveCast®

The Wedding Vlog & Podcast | How to Broadcast your Ceremony Using LoveCast®

Wedding Couples and Officiants, hear the benefits of having a LoveCast® (or live streamed ceremony).  You capture your precious moments, family and friends get to see NO MATTER WHERE IN THE WORLD!

Visit www.WeddingsbySonita.com/LoveCastLiveStream for examples of a LoveCast
®  Wedding LiveStream.

Jan 12, 202103:20
The Wedding | Officiant Scheduling 101
Jan 10, 202103:37
The Wedding | Add Wedding Officiant to your Notary Resume

The Wedding | Add Wedding Officiant to your Notary Resume

Do you want to learn what it takes to officiate Wedding Ceremonies? It's not all about standing in front of a crowd. Hear directly from me on HOW to effectively add Wedding Officiant to your Notary Business.
Nov 18, 202001:06
The Wedding: Now Offering Wedding Officiant Consultations ONLINE

The Wedding: Now Offering Wedding Officiant Consultations ONLINE

Are you looking at the option of becoming a Wedding Officiant? Are you currently an Officiant or member of Clergy already performing ceremonies and want to brush up on your Officiant skills? I now offer One-on-One ONLINE Wedding Officiant consultation sessions.

These hourly sessions are tailored to your experience level. For those new to the industry, the one hour consultation includes an introduction into the Wedding Officiant world. The consultation includes handy guides on ‘officially’ starting your business, from Marketing and Advertising, Budgeting, Staging, Self-Care, Vendor Networking and Ceremony Set-up.

For seasoned Wedding Officiants, the one hour consultation will include an Officiant business analysis. During the consultation, I will also give you hints and tips on how to make your business more efficient, honing in on time management, scheduling, oration and vow writing.

Nov 16, 202002:21
The Wedding: Marriage Behind a Mask - Part 2

The Wedding: Marriage Behind a Mask - Part 2

With Coronavirus raging, how do you get married? Without family and friends being present?  Can they be present, and HOW?

Oct 20, 202003:13
The Wedding: Bells Rings for Devan and D'Nazia Helm
May 17, 202000:23
Applying for and Obtaining your Certified Copies of Your Marriage License in GVL (Follow Along - Link in Description)

Applying for and Obtaining your Certified Copies of Your Marriage License in GVL (Follow Along - Link in Description)

This past few weeks, multiple couples have inquired about how to apply for their marriage license. You can visit the tutorial videos that coincide on Weddings by Sonita by CLICKING HERE.

You can visit the Greenville County Marriage License Division and apply
HERE.

After you’ve visited and have begun the process, come back to visit me on WeddingsbySonita.com to get married!
~Sonita


*Please keep in mind that the marriage license division may begin reducing the number of applications based on administrator workforce availability.

May 04, 202001:56
NOTARIZING in a COVID Culture

NOTARIZING in a COVID Culture

How our positions as Notaries Public are now more complicated than ever.
Mar 30, 202003:38
Marriage Behind a Mask | A Briefing of Coronavirus' Effect on Our Industry

Marriage Behind a Mask | A Briefing of Coronavirus' Effect on Our Industry

The World, the Weddings Industry and our Way of Life has changed… FOREVER.

As a Wedding and Marriage Officiant, I get to see couples at one of their optimal points in life. Now, with COVID-19, there has been a shift. The entire world is learning how to re-adjust; not just in business, but in also in hygiene, values and morals.

Mar 25, 202007:52
The Wedding: Celebrating the Marriage of Ioannis & His Bride Terri

The Wedding: Celebrating the Marriage of Ioannis & His Bride Terri

Photography by Shana Pyburn of Piece of Py Photography

Married at the Spur of the Moment

February 24, 2020 – “A couple called me at 6:34pm on last night and inquired about getting married today. Given their schedule and the weather, we weighed several options. My suggestion, “Why don’t you get married tonight?”

Feb 25, 202000:30
A Complete TakeOVER | Introducing the New Owner of Complete Weddings + Events, Tia McAlister

A Complete TakeOVER | Introducing the New Owner of Complete Weddings + Events, Tia McAlister

Your Marriage Notary Sonita M. Leak had the honor of being called to notarize the finalized signatures for paperwork.  Listen in for more information!

Photography by That Girl Amy Mack

Jul 06, 201901:15
Married Among the High Waves of the Raging Reedy River

Married Among the High Waves of the Raging Reedy River

Congratulations are in order for a couple married along our favorite local body of water.

Mar 03, 201900:39
Private Marriage Ceremony without Kate's Knowledge | The Village Grind

Private Marriage Ceremony without Kate's Knowledge | The Village Grind

I marry couples for a living.  Here's what happened the day I tried to pass a nuptials ceremony past a local barista.

Mar 03, 201900:58
Bobby and LaKeya Smith | November 19, 2015

Bobby and LaKeya Smith | November 19, 2015

Completed with all of the ceremonial pomp and circumstance, this couple was married 'Falls Park on the  Reedy' style.

Mar 03, 201901:03
Eloy and Adamaris Williams | December 29, 2015

Eloy and Adamaris Williams | December 29, 2015

Congratulations are in order for this pair married in a quiet wooded area of Falls Park on the Reedy River.

Mar 03, 201900:39
Congratulations to the New Mr. & Mrs. Aaron & Quatina Lee

Congratulations to the New Mr. & Mrs. Aaron & Quatina Lee

Married September 12, 2014
Listen in to hear about the nuptials of the couple.

Feb 25, 201900:50
It's Random Acts of Kindness Week | Pay it Forward

It's Random Acts of Kindness Week | Pay it Forward

 Have you ever thought to yourself when seeing a panhandler on the side of the road, “I’m not giving any money to them, they might buy alcohol or spirits with the money I give.” Some would argue that, if you … 

Feb 12, 201901:24
Stepping into the Unknown

Stepping into the Unknown

Podcast Feature of the Week - Owner and Host Sonita M. Leak - Adventures in Matrimony

"When you think about the position you hold as a Notary Public marrying a couple, there may be some doubt. What will people think? I am not a man or woman of the cloth. I am not a Minister. I am not a Pastor. I am not a Rabbi. I am merely a Notary Public." 

Feb 03, 201902:40