Love Story Ceremonies
BC Wedding Officiant serving Kelowna, West Kelowna, Lake Country, Vernon BC and surrounding areas of the Okanagan Valley
With passion and authenticity
I tell your true love story, capturing the depth, the humour, the romance and the meaning.
I vow to bring great energy, to be easy to get along with, flexible, patient, entertaining and to keep everyone listening with their full attention!
I tell your true love story with a goal to keep your audience listening and captivated. This is always a beautiful and interesting way to draw your audience close and set a personal tone for the rest of the day, not to mention launch you off for the rest of your lives...
But wait!.. back to getting to know about me...
Hello my name is
Valerie Maria Maltese
I come from a long line of artists,
actors, romantics and writers.
I could tell you a story or two..
However
it is me who really wants to know about
your true love story!
Go ahead and tell it to me
and we will write it into
your wedding ceremony and it will
become a piece of family heirloom
a timeless and epic love story !
My goal is for your ceremony to draw your audience close, help you to honour and blend families and friends.
Encourage and Inspire them to believe in Love!
I will make them feel so welcome. I will captivate them heart and soul and keep them on the edge of their seats, interested and paying attention.
I vow to you that I will make your wedding ceremony intimate, personal, meaningful, entertaining, and a true reflection of you and your loved one.
I deliver an alive and entertaining love filled ceremony because I am a total romantic and a professional performer. A fun fact is that I began my acting career in the company of none other than the infamous Tony the Tiger. We ate cereal together on a Kellog's Frosted Flakes commercial and he told me I was grrrreat!
Ok so guess what! The tiger was right about that, I am grreaat, you should see my reviews! !
It still feels a lot like play to me. I think things come easier when you were simply born to do it! I have always enjoyed celebrating love.
Gathering in celebration and ceremony to mark transitions keeps us inspired, uplifted and gives meaning to our lives!
Ok fun fact, I was born to do this! As a teenager, I was like a "Cyrano Debergerac." I composed love letters and poems for my girlfriends to give to their romantic interests. It was thrilling, except I had to keep it secret so I couldn't even take the credit for those awesome teenage love letters.
Becoming a wedding celebrant felt like answering a calling—one that brings together my lifelong love of romance, storytelling and meaningful human connection. It is a role that feels completely natural to me, and those who know me best often say I was made for it. Honestly, I feel it in my bones too! I have been creating one-of-a-kind wedding ceremonies since 2016. I began my journey with All Seasons Weddings, an agency representing Canadian wedding officiants, before establishing Love Story Ceremonies and developing a more personalized approach of my own.
As a professional actor and member of UBCP/ACTRA, I bring years of performance and storytelling experience to every ceremony. I have also continued my training in storytelling, ceremony writing and performance—all of which help me bring your story to life with warmth, confidence and heart.Your ceremony can be as simple or as personal as you wish. You may use one of my thoughtfully written ceremony scripts as it is, customize it to reflect your personalities and beliefs, or keep things short and sweet for an intimate elopement. For an unforgettable experience, we can weave your own love story into the ceremony. Guests absolutely adore hearing the moments, memories and little details that make your relationship uniquely yours. It creates laughter, happy tears and a ceremony that feels like no one else’s. As a certified Life-Cycle Celebrant, I specialize in personal and meaningful ceremonies that honour who you truly are. You are never expected to follow someone else’s traditions or belief system. You have the freedom to say it your way, celebrate it your way and make the moment completely your own. So, are you a romantic, a free thinker—or perhaps a little of both? A Love Story Ceremony may be just your cup of tea so go ahead and choose me!!!
I love this job. Creating your ceremonies allows me to celebrate my own calling to love and romance. I combine many skills acquired over a lifetime...and I am honoured to be the one to help you!
Tree Planting, Blending of Wine, Hand Fasting, Blending of the Sands and any other Custom Created ideas or elements you would like can be integrated. I guarantee the words chosen for you will reflect you and your ideas, beliefs, backgrounds, and personalities. I adapt my writing and delivery style for each unique client and this is a co creation.
You have the freedom to be you and not adhere to anyone’ else’s belief system. You have the freedom to do it all your way!
Meaningful, personal, entertaining and heart felt while you stay true to yourself and uplift your friends and family in love!
On a hiking trail, on a boat, on a golf course, a beach or a winter's slope, I meet you there and I facilitate your personal beliefs in your way.
Click here to hear a clip from one of Valerie's custom written Love Story Ceremonies below including a blending of wines ritual !
