LeCole Barnes, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker, premarital counselor, and ordained wedding officiant with Marryland Therapy & Consultation. She helps couples strengthen communication, clarify values, and build a solid foundation for marriage — not just the wedding day. Having planned her own wedding in just six months, LeCole understands the stress and significance of the journey to “I do.” She offers thoughtful premarital counseling and personalized ceremonies that reflect each couple’s unique story, values, and vision for their future together.

Vowed and Clear is a team of online wedding officiants built on fostering spirit of accessibility and inclusion that marriage deserves. Based in Utah, Vowed and Clear helps couples legally marry online from anywhere in the world, ensuring that love, and not logistics, guides the ceremony. Vowed and Clear’s officiants have proudly helped couples across the globe celebrate their commitment. Whether joining from different cities or different continents, we help couples create a moment that’s both deeply personal and fully legal, all while honoring the belief that everyone deserves the right to marry the person they love.

In 2019, my daughter’s best friend was getting married. We showed up to rehearsal to assist with preparations only to be met with panic. Her mother & sisters were frantically looking for an officiant. Why? The pastor overbooked himself and backed out… right before the rehearsal! I jumped into the search but we all came up empty-handed. The rest is history! Beyond booking concerns of having limited officiants available to perform services during the busy seasons, there seems to be a great amount of judgement at play when your traditional officiants won’t perform a marriage ceremony. This is not something you have to worry about with me.