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Church of Ancient Ways

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The ceremony shouldn`t be the thing that you and your guests have to suffer through to get to the good part. I promise you a meaningful, enjoyable, ceremony that everyone will remember for years to come. We offer 21st Century wordsmithing for all of life`s most important moments. We specialize in what we like to call Couple Centered Cerem...

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The ceremony shouldn`t be the thing that you and your guests have to suffer through to get to the good part. I promise you a meaningful, enjoyable, ceremony that everyone will remember for years to come. We offer 21st Century wordsmithing for all of life`s most important moments. We specialize in what we like to call Couple Centered Ceremonies. These are ceremonies that speak your hearts, and can include all the traditional aspects that are important to you while leaving out anything that has no connection to your unique and beautiful relationship. Tell me your vision of your day and together we will bring it to life! All meetings are done at no obligation and you will have your first draft within 24 hours. Only after your approval do I ask for a commitment. Do you see yourselves as more traditional or perhaps more private people? Ask about discounts for using my prewritten samples! Beautiful Civil & Justice of the Peace Style Ceremonies Spiritual, Religious, Interfaith Traditional, Alternative, Multicultural Quality Service, Reasonable Rates Recommended and Trusted by Top Locations No Premarital Counseling Required Writing Services Available (516) 785-4191 Serving the New York City, Long Island and Tri-State area

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We can not say enough about Pastor April! She is so wonderful. Our ceremony was so personal and heartfelt. She really takes the time to get to know a couple and you can feel her sincerity through the whole service. My guests are still asking me about her. Thank you so much Pastor April for making our day so memorable!

We can't say enough about Pastor April, she is the sweetest woman and completely personalized the ceremony for us… 1 meeting with her we knew she was doing our ceremony…. When we were looking around my husband didn’t even want t o consider a woman doing the ceremony but once he met with her his tune changed, he fell in love with her as much as everyone else did who attended our ceremony…. She made everyone at the ceremony cry (in a good way of course)…. Very great , highly recommend!

All my vendors were great on the wedding day but I have say Pastor April is my favorite. I absolutely LOVE Pastor April. She’s the most amazing woman – great sense of humor, great orator, great personality and exceptional officiant! I can’t praise this woman highly enough. From day one I had a hunch she’s the one officiant we’re looking for. Even DH who’s usually critical about anyone who sounds too good to be true was won over! Pastor April doesn’t just have a great personality, she’s also very professional. She is always prompt in responding to emails and phone calls. On the wedding day she arrived an hour early so she can help us calm our nerves and make any other ceremony preparations. Our wedding guests were all blown away by how beautifully she performed the ceremony. She really made each couple she marry feel special by composing truly unique vows that reflect who they are. DH and I highly recommend her!

It was very important to us that our ceremony be the most important part of our day, and that it provided our families and friends with an insight into our love and into our hearts. As soon as we met with Pastor April and felt her warmth, kindness, professionalism, and heard her speak – we knew that she would be the perfect person to do this for us! From our initial meeting that was like a huge brainstorming session, through each time we met with her to fine-tune our ceremony, we felt as if we were visiting with an old friend – she makes you so comfortable and gets to know you so well! She perfected everything and anything we said and wrote, and turned into fire any tiny flicker of an idea that we presented to her. She is a gifted wordsmith, by far! Every single one of our guests told us that our ceremony was the best they have ever seen, and many said they wished that April could have performed their weddings! If you see my pictures from my ceremony, you can see the warmth radiating from her – her smile totally encouraged us and soothed us throughout the whole morning. April obviously loves what she does and it shows. She genuinely wants to make her couples happy - and she definitely made us happy. We were so honored to have her perform our marriage ceremony, and will be forever grateful to her for being part of our day.

My husband and I wanted a simple private yet intimate ceremony. Pastor April exceeded our expectations. She is a caring, thoughtful, loving professional. The ceremony was incredibly beautiful, memorable and meaningful with Pastor April. Her voice is so beautiful, it is a pleasure to listen to. She really touched our hearts. We highly recommend her.

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