Circles and Ceremonies is a licensed wedding officiant service operating out of Leduc, Alberta. Joanne Van Beek is the owner and lead celebrant behind this venture. She is committed to helping to-be-weds tell their stories, encouraging them to share individual journeys and contextualize experiences. Most important of all is her mission to guide couples in their journey towards celebrating the love that exists between them.
Services Offered
Boasting several years’ worth of experience, Joanne has the know-how to weave a narrative into each occasion that she presides over. Lending an open ear to the couples with whom she works allows her to get to know them better and fully understand each vision. Harnessing creativity, devotion, and compassion, Circles and Ceremonies incorporates your personality, preferences, and wishes to create a memorable experience. Whether you are saying “I do” for the first time, renewing vows, or devoting your life to your partner in a distinctive ceremony, Joanne can oblige. She can craft romantic and charming ceremonies through her prowess for the written word, carry out rehearsals, communicate regularly, and provide a heartfelt memento. Other available features include:
Officiant Services
Licensed, allow couple' own vows, premarital counseling
Religious Affiliations
Agnostic, anglican, baptist, episcopalian, lutheran, methodist, no denomination, presbyterian,…View more evangelical, jewish, unitarian
Due to COVID-19, we had to make the difficult decision to change our wedding celebration. We chose to do a small, intimate gathering and include everyone else via live stream - with little time to do so.
Joanne was so positive and encouraging right from the start, despite the time constraints that we put upon her.
Within a week, she created a beautiful and personal ceremony, just for us. She sent us a detailed questionnaire that allowed us to really reflect as a couple on what we wanted our ceremony to look like.
Joanne even suggested aspects of the ceremony that we would never have considered, and made it that much more special.
Although we were unable to meet in person until the wedding rehearsal, Joanne's communication was impeccable - making sure that we were comfortable with our ceremony and so understanding when it came to our changes and last minute additions.
She was incredible to work with from the start and I will be recommending her services to everyone in the future.
Sent on 30/04/2020
Circles and Ceremonies's reply:
Thank you Shelby and Kody!! What a great picture you shared - it demonstrates beautifully what a perfect day it was and what a perfect couple you are! I wish you the very best forever!
Marie Saunders
· Married on 29/05/2020
5.0
Quality of service:
5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0
Value:
5.0
Flexibility:
5.0
Professionalism:
5.0
Amazing, flexible, easy and fast.
she included everyone if our families, and children.. she definitely made the wedding extra special and she accommodated so well she definitely answered and helped so many questions and worries. Very charismatic and such an amazing person. highly recommend 👌
Sent on 30/05/2020
Circles and Ceremonies's reply:
Thank you sincerely Marie and Deken for your kind words. It was such a joy to work with you, and I wish you the very best in all your future plans together!
Kaylee Park
· Married on 20/05/2020
5.0
Quality of service:
5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0
Value:
5.0
Flexibility:
5.0
Professionalism:
5.0
Beyond perfect
It's hard to keep this review short and sweet but without a doubt Joanne made our wedding day a once-in-a-lifetime experience. We fell Joanne went above and beyond for us and helped us through the process step by step which was extremely comforting as this it was our first time haha
Sent on 02/06/2020
Heather Leddy
· Married on 22/08/2015
5.0
Quality of service:
5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0
Value:
5.0
Flexibility:
5.0
Professionalism:
5.0
Absolutely wonderful!!!
In short, Joanne was perfect. As our wedding officiant, she was the perfect balance of personal and professional. In our first meeting she provided us with many ideas about how wedding ceremonies might be conducted. We were able to make meaningful decisions about what we wanted that aligned with our values. Although weddings can be stressful we knew the ceremony would go off beautifully with Joanne in charge. I highly recommend her - she took the time to get to know us in order to curate a beautiful and personal wedding ceremony, just for us. Thank you again Joanne!
-Heather and Aaron
Photo credit to Smith and Smith photography
Sent on 23/03/2020
Circles and Ceremonies's reply:
Thank you Heather and Aaron. It was such a joy to officiate at your wedding, and I thank you for your trust in me. All the best, Joanne
Katy E
· Married on 04/07/2009
5.0
Quality of service:
5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0
Value:
5.0
Flexibility:
5.0
Professionalism:
5.0
Fantastic to work with, highly recommend.
Joanne was a pure joy to work with when we were planning our wedding day. She is insightful, easy to talk to and very personable. She worked with us to ensure the ceremony was exactly what we wanted. As well, she had many great suggestions and ideas to help guide us. I highly recommend her!
Sent on 24/03/2020
Circles and Ceremonies's reply:
Hi Katy and Kris, I remember your wedding with great fondness. It was a joy and a privilege to officiate at your wedding. Thank you!!
As a Certified Life-Cycle Celebrant with specialization in officiating at Wedding Ceremonies, I help couples to create a wedding ceremony which tells their love story and reflects their personal values, beliefs and personality. My Certified Life-Cycle Celebrant training comes from the Celebrant... Read more
