Dear Bride or Groom to be, are you looking for a celebrant, a speaker, an officiant for your wedding in Germany?
What I offer is called in German ‚Freie Trauung‘. This is a kind of non-denominational or humanist wedding ceremony for you, your family and your friends. It does not substitute the legal marriage (you still have to go to the local magistrate’s office, the ‚Standesamt‘), but it’s an alternative for a wedding in church if you can’t have it or don’t want it.
The wedding speech can be held completely in English or part in German, part in English. I have studied English Literature at the university and I love to get in contact with English-speaking people from all over the world.
There are many beautiful and romantic locations in the south of Germany where a unique wedding ceremony can take place – castles, gardens, green houses, restaurants.
My wedding ceremonies are usually non-religious but if it is your wish we can add some religious elements like a prayer or a blessing. If you want to have a wedding with elements from buddhism or from another tradition, this is also possible.
I’ve been working as a celebrant for 20 years now and I am looking forward to getting to know you. Don’t hesitate to contact me: bettina.sorge@web.de
If you are preparing your wedding from abroad we can also communicate via E-Mail, Skype or Zoom.
TESTIMONIALS:
Hi Bettina, I am absolutely in awe at the amount of work you put into our ceremony. The rituals, the vows, the poetry were beyond my expectations – you did an amazing job and we will always be grateful for what we accomplished. Much love! Katie & Uli
Dear Bettina, thank you again for the wonderful ceremony! It was a beautiful way to frame our marriage and we both enjoyed it as much as our guests did. Everybody we spoke to was impressed by your ceremony. All the best, Justus and Johnny
Non-denominational wedding officiant Bettina Sorge
Bettina Sorge, Kutzerstr. 72, 90765 Fürth (near Nuremberg, Bavaria)
bettina.sorge@web.de
+ 49 911 97799 280
Book me for your wedding at Nuremberg, Munich, Wurzburg, Bayreuth…
About me: Bettina
I love how couples start to glow when they talk about how they fell in love. Talking about it brings back those deep feelings from the beginning.
I love touching people’s hearts with words and symbolic gestures.
I love the moment when the bride enters and everyone gets tears in their eyes.
I am particularly fond of wedding rituals, which I have adopted from old traditions and, in some cases, developed myself. Rituals speak to a level that can only be reached without words.
When the bride and groom and wedding guests laugh and cry with joy, I am happy. Big emotions are simply part of this day!
I love peonies, sunflowers, elderflowers, homemade raspberry jam, blueberry cake, freshly sharpened pencils, Kyoto, yuba and the colours of Japanese autumn, rainbows, candlelight and the first shiny chestnut of each year, dancing, singing, full moon, fire, incense, rose oil, shiny pebbles, warm summer nights and wild autumn storms and the blossoming of spring (I could do without winter), walking barefoot in the sand, hinking in the mountains… and my husband.