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CATALINA OFFICIANT
MEMORABLE CEREMONIES
ABOUT ME
Hi, I'm Allyn Bryan. This beautiful couple started it all! When my island friends Tim and Michelle asked if I would "Marry Them" at their gorgeous forest wedding in Lake Tahoe, I took the honor seriously.
Ordained by the internet as a non-denominational Minister of the Universal Life Church, I started researching what elements make a fun, meaningful and engaging wedding ceremony. I noticed traditional ceremonies often miss an opportunity to celebrate and share the essence of the couple as individuals, who are now even better together. My goal was to create a ceremony for my friends that truly honored their unique love story.
How did they meet and decide to spend their lives together? That's the love story everyone enjoys hearing. I love writing and telling the true love stories of happy couples in beautiful island settings in front of friends and family, and then - pronouncing them married!
My reward is seeing the faces of the couple and their guests, united in the shared experience of a meaningful celebration of their love. Best. Thing. Ever.
OUR ISLAND WEDDING
Catalina is a truly magical place to get married. Scott and I were married on Catalina Island in 2004 (the same year we moved here). It was a quick ceremony with a few loved ones on a Wednesday (which was the first day of Fall, because I knew he'd remember it)! My wedding dress was the the first dress I tried on at a local shop. It was $99.
Our wonderful officiant, Anni Marshall, is now the Mayor of Avalon! We chose Buena Vista Point, a beautiful ocean view location under eucalyptus trees, just below the historic Mt Ada. It was informal and as stress-free as possible for my Aspergian ("on the spectrum") husband.
Our restaurant "reception" was for a party of seven. Scott's wedding dinner was an order of deep-fried mozzarella sticks. His unique perspective about food (and almost everything else) still keeps me entertained to this day.
Scott & Allyn Bryan | Fall 1st, 2004
