LGBTQ+ owned, Woman-owned, Disabled-owned, Neurodivergent-owned
Prismatic Ceremonies
Brittany Wasson (she/they)
Prismatic Ceremonies is queer owned and often nontraditional. I create nonreligous ceremonies where you can celebrate who you actually are.
Youngstown, Ohio
Can travel to anywhere within Ohio & Pennsylvania
About Prismatic Ceremonies
Years in the industry:
1-3 years
I'm Brittany (she/they), the queer officiant behind Prismatic Ceremonies, serving Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. I'm a little sassy, pretty outspoken, friendly, and fiercely protective of couples expressing who they are in their ceremony and not who tradition, family, or society tells them to be.
My approach starts with questioning the rules. Who made them? Why do we follow them? And do they actually serve you? I believe in informed choices, enthusiastic consent, and your right to decide what marriage and ceremony mean to you.
I know that being welcome and being fully seen aren't always the same thing. You shouldn't have to defend or explain your identity, your relationship, your family, your beliefs, or the words you want used to celebrate your marriage.
Our first call isn't a high-pressure sales pitch where I push you to make a decision by the end. Mostly I thoroughly answer your questions and just hope to win you over with my personality. I want you to look back and feel you were listened to, respected, and free to be yourselves through the entire process of working with me.
What does queer-affirming mean to my business?
Pricing and packages
Prismatic Ceremonies is queer-affirming by design, not by accident. Your identity and relationship isn't something that I accommodate; I respect it from the start.
I don't start with assumptions and I don't treat heterosexual traditions as the default you have to opt-out of. You won't need to explain yourself or defend your choices here. I recognize that some wedding traditions carry expectations and history that don't serve everyone and is often just gross. We question those things together so you can make informed choices about what belongs in your ceremony and what doesn't.
My business is not meant to feel comfortable for people who would debate your existence, identity, or relationship. This is a space to show up as yourself and know that your marriage will be celebrated without compromises or apologies.
Packages
Custom Ceremonies are $375
Add-on Rehearsal for $100
Add-on (NEW) Extra Hour Service $100
Elopements $225
Marriage License Signing Appointments $125
80 miles round trip from my address in Youngstown to the address of your venue are included in the above prices. Travel beyond that is $1/mile. Travel beyond 100 miles one-way might include overnight stay. Any travel fees will always be discussed and appear on your quote before you ever sign or pay anything and there are never surprise fees later.
I offer payment plans
My retainer is $75 when booking me for custom ceremonies and elopements and the remainder of your balance is split into even payments at 90 days and 30 days before your wedding date. These dates can be flexible and I'm always willing to work with clients that communicate.
I don't like that money could be the reason someone can't get married, which is why if someone emails me with the ask, I do offer a few Marriage License Signings (sign & go's) for FREE each month.
More information
Packages range from
$125
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$475
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Trained and certified queer-affirming wedding vendor
This business is a trained and certified queer-affirming wedding vendor and an active member of the Affirming Business Institute.
This means they completed a course taught by a queer expert in their field, passed an assessment on queer-affirming business practices, and have committed to putting those practices into action with every couple they work with.
Portfolio
Reviews
Absolutely would recommend! From helping us write our vows to guiding us in saying them during our ceremony, she was there to ensure our special day was that much more special! Brittany and all her prep work helped ensure we had such a personalized and perfect wedding day. We had a small error with our hand fasting day of (error with the cord not due to anything with Brittany), yet she seamlessly transitioned us to the next part of the ceremony not drawing any attention to it and ensuring the rest of the ceremony went perfectly. Also the speech created personally for us with information gathered from Brittany's questionnaire was beyond beautiful. If I hadn't already been crying I would have been after Brittany's speech. Truly if you ever plan on booking an officiant, Brittany is the perfect one!
Sydney (she/they) & Winter (she/they)
Cleveland, OH
They were absolutely amazing!! They were extremely thorough with our love story and integrated it all into our ceremony. Sooooooo helpful with everything from reviewing our vows to helping come up with a way to involve our boys. I don't plan on getting married again but I'll definitely recommend to anyone that I can!!
Cassie (she/her) & Zach (he/him)
Hermitage, PA
Brittany does it all! At an incredibly reasonable cost, Brittany worked with us to create the perfect wedding ceremony. It was personal, inclusive of our and our families' beliefs, and exceeded our expectations! Brittany worked with us, offering flexible zoom meetings prior to our wedding for planning and was always willing to answer my frantic, sometimes panicky, questions. She helped us to create the ideal ceremony, including our family and custom rituals, and last-minute adjustments with ease, and even sent us an amazing vow-writing guide that we used for our pre-ceremony private vows. I would recommend Brittany to any couple anywhere on the spectrum!
Emily (she/her) & Jordan (he/him)
Niles, OH
Brittany is amazing!! She’s so personable and sweet. We’re so thankful to have had her at our rehearsal to help figure out the ceremony walk thru and of course to marry us on our big day!! (We didn’t even have to talk about having her step out of the way for the big kiss photo, she was already on top of it!) She answered all of my questions from the day we booked with her and even after the big day. She truly helped us create a ceremony that didn’t just speak to us but spoke to all of our guests as well and really listened to what we wanted our ceremony to be and feel like. We couldn’t recommend a better person to officiate your wedding!
Taylor (she/her) & Brandon (he/him)
Carrollton, OH
Our experience with Brittany was nothing short of incredible. Brittany blew me away with her professionalism, kindness, sensitivity, patience, and attention to detail. She made our ceremony feel personal and intimate, and she captured our love perfectly. If you're looking for someone who makes you feel like the only people in the room, then Brittany is your person. I could not recommend her enough, and I'm so grateful she helped make our day as special as it was.
Sami (she/her) & Andrew (he/him)
Niles, OH