Wedding Officiant in Estes Park, Colorado

Heartfelt, Personalized Ceremonies by Sarah Melissa Oswald - Lead Your Love Life

Photo by Melati Citrawireja, Coordination by Simply Eloped

Photo by Melati Citrawireja, Coordination by Simply Eloped

Estes Park is known for its sweeping mountain backdrops and quiet, breathtaking moments - the perfect setting to begin your journey as a couple. As the lead wedding officiant behind Lead Your Love Life, Sarah creates ceremonies that feel personal, grounded, and true to each couple’s story. She focuses on connection, ease, and fully customized wording that reflects who you are and how you say your I Dos.

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Compassionate & Customized Wedding Officiant Services

 

Abbi & Jami, 2024, Boulder, Colorado

 
 

Sarah believes your ceremony should feel like the best part of your day - natural, heartfelt, and stress-free. The support she provides includes everything couples need to feel cared for.

To help you feel completely at ease, Sarah offers:

  • A fully personalized ceremony script tailored to your relationship and the way you express your I Dos.

  • Clear guidance through all legal requirements so you never feel uncertain about the process.

  • A calm, grounding presence that helps you feel relaxed before and during the ceremony.

  • Thoughtful coordination to ensure your ceremony flows beautifully and on time.

Whether you’re planning an intimate elopement near Lake Estes or a full celebration with mountain views, Sarah ensures your ceremony feels authentic, meaningful, and beautifully aligned with your day.

The Couples Choice award recognizes the top 5% of wedding professionals nationwide for commitment to quality, service, responsiveness, and professionalism.

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Want a Friend or Family Member to Officiate Your Ceremony?

If you’ve chosen a friend or family member to officiate, Sarah can still craft your ceremony and then guide your officiant through the entire process - from understanding their role to helping them feel confident and prepared for your ceremony. This allows you to have someone you love at the front with you, while still ensuring your ceremony is meaningful, smooth, and legally sound.

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Why Do Couples Trust Sarah as Their Wedding Ceremony Officiant?

Sarah has earned the trust of couples across Colorado through her experience, reliability, and deeply personalized approach. Here’s what sets her apart:

Legally Ordained & Fully Authorized: Sarah is an ordained minister, legally empowered to perform wedding ceremonies and file all necessary paperwork to make your union official in most of the United States.

5.0 Rating Backed by Real Couples: Lead Your Love Life has maintained a 5.0 rating across 120+ weddings, with couples praising Sarah’s quality of service, responsiveness, professionalism, value, and flexibility.

9+ Years of Trusted Experience: With nearly a decade of officiating experience, she brings confidence, clarity, and a deep sense of compassion to every ceremony.

See What Couples Say
Sarah Oswald, Lead Your Love Life, Wedding Officiant
​We had so many compliments on our ceremony, everyone kept saying it was the most beautiful and unique ceremony they’ve ever been to!​
— Lea & Vijay
Unsolicited rave reviews of the ceremony poured in, many guests pronouncing genuinely that this was the best ceremony they had ever been a part of.​
— Jonathan & Sara
Guests from our wedding are still raving about the sweet, personal touches and how ​’​us​’​ everything was.
— Chelsea & Adam
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The ceremony was THE best part of the wedding. So many people came up to us, even a couple weeks later... asking about ​Sarah and the ceremony. To this day, they compliment us with our ceremony and how it was so “us”, and how they felt so connected, and felt the deep love because of Sarah. So many people complimented us on our wedding officiant - which is a rare thing to do!
— Kiyomi & Joel
Any couple who has been married by Sarah knows how incredibly lucky they are. People kept asking me after the ceremony, “Who was that INCREDIBLE friend of yours who officiated your wedding??? She was so lovely, personal, kind, touching, etc.” Everyone was always SHOCKED when I said we found her online!
— Stephanie & Peter
I was not expecting the ceremony to be so beautiful. Sarah blew us away!
— Simply Eloped Client
Such an amazing calm, soothing voice! Key on a stressful wedding day.
— Simply Eloped Client
So thoughtful with her ceremony script. Couldn’t have asked for anything better
— Simply Eloped Client
Very easy to work with. Her aura and energy were wonderful!
— Simply Eloped Client

Wedding Officiant Packages Designed for Your Day

 

Sarah offers three thoughtful officiant packages - each created to support couples with the essentials they need for a meaningful and beautifully delivered ceremony. All options include guidance for your I Dos writing, ceremony design support, and the key elements that help your day feel smooth, personal, and stress-free.

 
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 Ceremony Types Sarah Creates as Your Wedding Ceremony Officiant

  • Civil Union

  • Commitment Ceremony

  • Elopement

  • Spiritual Ceremony

  • Community-Centered Ceremony

  • Interfaith Ceremony

  • Non-Religious Ceremony

  • Second Wedding

  • Vow Renewal Ceremony

 

More Services Offered by Sarah

Beyond officiating meaningful ceremonies, she supports couples with services designed to strengthen connection, deepen understanding, and create a warm sense of community around your wedding experience.

1. Gestalt-Based Relational Life Therapy

A transformative, present-focused approach that helps individuals and couples understand patterns, improve communication, and build healthier relational dynamics. 

2. Pre-Marital Couples Coaching

Start your marriage with confidence and clarity. Sarah’s coaching sessions help you navigate expectations, communication styles, shared goals, and the emotional terrain of partnership. 

3. Wedding Community Connection

Weddings naturally bring together people from different parts of your life - often for the first time. She helps you create an atmosphere that feels inclusive, warm, and connected.

Contact Sarah now and find a wedding officiant who truly honors your love story.