Please recommend an officiant for non religious ceremony?

melonhead Posted: Nov 25, 2007 02:31 PM

Please recommend an officiant for non religious ceremony?

Hi,
can anyone recommend an officiant?
our ceremony will be outside, at the RH.
It will be 100% non-religious.
we plan to write our own vows.

TIA.

NYMetsBride Posted: Nov 25, 2007 02:32 PM

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I heard Pastor April is good.

davenjess Posted: Nov 25, 2007 02:36 PM

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Posted by NYMetsBride

I heard Pastor April is good.

she's fantastic...she personalizes your ceremony for whatever you want!!! she writes it all out for you - so if you want to tweak something - she actually appreciates it!!!

one of our fave vendors!!!!!! The minute we met her - we just knew!

melonhead Posted: Nov 25, 2007 02:40 PM

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i heard she was great, and i want to meet with her....

the thing is, FH thinks we should have a male officiant.
:(

maybe he will change his mind if i can talk him into just MEETING with her.

more suggestions please? i need options if i'm gonna convince him to meet with april.

davenjess Posted: Nov 25, 2007 02:57 PM

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ahhhh - another friend of mine had the same situation. You lose nothing from meeting with her - and she's a wonderful person to talk to!

I don't know of any male officiants - i apologize - after our meeting with Pastor April - we were giddy!

BoxOfRocks Posted: Nov 25, 2007 03:52 PM

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We used Hon. William J. Corbett, a retired judge out of Florham Park. FM me if you want info.

FTR, Pastor April is highly regarded on this board.

jeanne08 Posted: Nov 25, 2007 04:01 PM

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We are having Fr. DeVincenzo, he will do any kind of ceremony. FM me for his contact info!

HamptonPrincess Posted: Nov 25, 2007 04:40 PM

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We used Captain Arnold from Nautical Wedding Bells and HE WAS AWESOME!!! He personalized our ceremony and it was AMAZING!

We received SO MANY COMPLIMENTS about our ceremony- people even said it was better than a church ceremony!!

missexcited Posted: Nov 25, 2007 04:43 PM

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Any officiant should be able to design your ceremony the way you want to.
I booked Rev. Corbett. He is a retired judge.

melissas28 Posted: Nov 25, 2007 07:21 PM

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I used rev. Nick and he was awesome. He will be involved as much as you need him to be and was super helpful in planning the ceremony. Our guests loved him at our wedding, he kept it serious but interesting and light at the right moments.

website Reverend Nick

Good Luck!

Marly Posted: Nov 25, 2007 08:50 PM

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Pastor Mike Cassara is Awesome, he married DH & I. Mike is a vendor here on LIW!!!!

melonhead Posted: Jan 05, 2008 04:12 PM

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bump

i really wanted Captain Arnold but he is booked for my date :(

and I won't use Rev Nick because he (or his wife) was on here posting raves as a fake bride.

thanks for your previous suggestions. i will be making appointments this week, so i'm looking for last minute add ons.

Thanks!

mathteach Posted: Jan 05, 2008 04:16 PM

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I love, love Pastor April. FH thought it should be a male, talked about it as we pulled up to her house. In the end, our favorite vendor. She has so many different ways of putting together your wedding!

Every time I read through our vows she is helping us put together I bawl like a baby. She is amazing!