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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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Wow, what can I say. Rev. April is absolutely wonderful! She gave us the most personal, heartfelt and elegant wedding ceremony. Our guest couldn't stop raving about her. April guides the couple throughout the whole wedding process and is always there to help. An absolute delight!

Dearest April, I cannot begin to tell you how much EVERYONE just loved you! We're still getting compliments on the beautiful ceremony you performed. The special touches you added made it so special and when Erik asked, literally at the last minute, if you could add the Handfasting ceremony as a surprise for me, you eagerly ablidged and it was seamless! You had a wonderful take-charge attitude that put both Erik and I at ease. One of our guests attended a wedding you officiated the week before and he was just so delighted to see you again at ours - that's the kind of impression you make! Makes us want to do it all over just to see you again!!!! Thank you so, so much for everything! Sharron & Erik Lund

Working with Pastor April was truly a dream. Going into the experience I had no idea how in depth planning a ceremony could be. While at first it seemed daunting she broke everything down and worked with us step by step. April asked a lot of questions so that she was able to incorporate a lot of us into the ceremony. She gave us tons of options so the ceremony felt like us. There was no final draft until we were comfortable with the outcome. On the day of the ceremony we had a ton of people complimenting us on the ceremony and on April herself. They loved how she read and how it was not a dry ceremony and unlike any they had heard before. When the ceremony is over April’s work is not done. She sent a follow up email with the UPS information to track our marriage license application. She also pointed me in the right direction on how to do the whole name change thing. I cant say enough good things about April, she was such a pleasure to work with and an honor to have her perform our ceremony.

Dearest April, Thank you SOOO SO much for such a beautiful wedding ceremony! Both our families (including the two of us) still get teary-eyed when we think about it. Amy's boss said 'you know the ceremony is wonderful when my wife cries'. We all love you and love the care you put in to make our wedding day perfect (AND the help you're providing AFTER the wedding!) Thank you so much!! With Love, Amy and Victor

Pastor April is beyond amazing. Her way with words and capturing two peoples love and commitment to one another is beyond talented. She was on time, completely professional, and just a joy to have be a part of my day! It was an honor working with her!

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