Leesburg Officiants + Premarital Counseling

Alternative Weddings - FL

Any couples, anywhere, any way you want!

Florida. Any couples, anywhere, any way you want!

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Dr Renae took what was going to be a small no frill’s wedding and made it so awesome, thoughtful and beautiful. Can’t thank her enough 🥰🤗

Marylee S.

5.0

Renee exceeded our expectations when it came to the ceremony she prepared and her incredible service as our officiant for our recent fall ceremony. Incredibly gracious, kind, warm & professional. She returned my initial contact within a few minutes and we knew we had found our officiant within our first conversation! Clearly possessing a great intuition & skill for reading couples, she captured my husband & I perfectly. She adopted all our ideas and input. We could barely even get through the initial draft read-through without tearing up! Our guests were all incredibly complimentary of her warm demeanor & delivery- she has a wonderful vocal cadence! She will definitely be an integral part of your ceremony & someone you would soon not forget! Thank you again Renee!

Daniella K.

5.0

Rev. Dr. Renee DeSocio Ph.D.

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Rev. Dr. Renee DeSocio, Ph.D., offers professional officiant services based in Leesburg, Florida 34788, and covering beyond! Any couples, anywhere, any way you want!. I welcome all couples regardless of sex, race or religion. I am willing to perform your ceremony anywhere you wish! I can put your ceremony together for you based on a series of questions, and of course you are always welcome to write any or all parts of your ceremony! Last minute weddings are welcome! My goal is for you to have your ceremony the way you want!

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Ceremony Types

Civil Union

Commitment Ceremony

Elopement

Interfaith Ceremony

Non-Religious Ceremony

Religious Ceremony

Second Wedding

Vow Renewal Ceremony

Religious Affiliations

Christian

Spiritual

Wedding Activities

Wedding

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Awards and Affiliations

2-Time 'Best of Weddings'

2022.2021.

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Rev. Dr. Renee DeSocio Ph.D.

Owner

I am passionate about my wedding business because I truly enjoy officiating! It's a happy occasion when people are excited! I believe in love, and that everybody deserves the partner of their dreams! I have performed over 200 weddings {starting only after friends MADE me marry them!.} I am professional, punctual, flexible and easy to work with! I have written many wedding sections, and I can incorporate any thing you wish into your ceremony. I am well spoken and sociable, greeting your family and guests. I am happy and I smile!

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Marylee S

12/01/2023

Dr Renae took what was going to be a small no frill’s wedding and made it so awesome, thoughtful and beautiful. Can’t thank her enough 🥰🤗

Daniella K

11/28/2023

Renee exceeded our expectations when it came to the ceremony she prepared and her incredible service as our officiant for our recent fall ceremony. Incredibly gracious, kind, warm ...

& professional. She returned my initial contact within a few minutes and we knew we had found our officiant within our first conversation! Clearly possessing a great intuition & skill for reading couples, she captured my husband & I perfectly. She adopted all our ideas and input. We could barely even get through the initial draft read-through without tearing up! Our guests were all incredibly complimentary of her warm demeanor & delivery- she has a wonderful vocal cadence! She will definitely be an integral part of your ceremony & someone you would soon not forget! Thank you again Renee!

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Jeff S

6/06/2023

Renee was absolutely perfect to officiate our wedding! Her communication leading up to the wedding put us at ease and was a fun process all the way through. The ceremony was exactl...

y what we wanted and we couldn't be happier with Renee's talent and skill. All our guests loved her as well and kept saying it was like she really knew us. Best of all, Renee wasn't scared off by our strange gothic & punk rock wedding complete with pyrotechnics, a live alligator and a swarm of tenacious gnats.

Katie H

4/06/2023

Renee was AMAZING! We found her with pretty short notice, and I am so happy we did! She wrote the most beautiful ceremony for us that all of our guests raved about. She communicate...

d with us multiple times leading up to our wedding and gave us lots of suggestions for what we could do. She wrote in a section dedicated to our Moms, which was so unique and special and one of our favorite parts of the ceremony. She totally exceeded our expectations and I will always remember her beautiful words! Don't hesitate to have Renee be such an important part of your special day!

Whitney B

1/20/2023

Renee was absolutely amazing!!! She checked in with me multiple times, she gave me options to choose from, she was patience when I changed it multiple times. The day off she was pr...

ofessional, caring, beautiful soul! Highly recommended!!!!!

Cindy B

12/15/2022

Renee was fantastic! We were able to handle everything over the phone and she gave us the personal vow exchange that we wanted. She arrived early at the ceremony site, completel...

y prepared. We had an outdoor evening wedding, which was delayed because of lighting and microphone issues and Renee handled it all with a smile and waited patiently while it was worked out. I would absolutely recommend Renee!!

Jennifer B

12/06/2021

Renee is amazing! She wrote our ceremony herself and presented it beautifully! She felt like part of the family from day one and now has become a new friend! Thank you so much Rene...

e for making our day perfect!!!

Julie M

10/18/2021

I loved Renee! I was a bridesmaid for my best friend's wedding where she was the minister and she did amazing. You could see how excited she was and she was so sweet and passionate...

. She also had a warm smile the entire time!

Sandy M

10/08/2021

Renee was awesome! We spoke over the phone, and within a day or two she already had our entire ceremony written out (minus a few personal details). Immediately we knew we had to go...

with her. She arrived an hour early to meet with us individually and my wife even told me that she was so sweet and gave her some advice (my wife was so nervous before our ceremony). The actual ceremony was beautiful. Renee has such a calming presence and when she started speaking everything just felt right. She was so good at making our ceremony personal to us while being very confident in her dictation. We wanted to do a ring warming ceremony which she was previously not familiar with, and she took the time to do her research to make sure everything was perfect for us. We couldn't have asked for anyone better. Thank you!

Britt K

10/07/2021

As an industry professional for over 10 years, I've come across many officiants in my career. I hired Renee for my personal wedding in September and she was perfect! She really enc...

ompassed who we were in the ceremony, even though she hardly knew us. She listened to our wants and needs and even navigated through a rambunctious toddler at our feet furring ceremony. Dr. Renee is truly amazing!

Veronica M

8/20/2021

Renee was outstanding! She was actually recommended to me by my mother, and as soon as I spoke with Renee I didn’t hesitate, I knew she was exactly what we needed for our big day. ...

I can not thank her enough for her beautiful work. One of my favorite things about working with Renee, is that she would set up meetings via phone call, to go over her wedding script for our special day. She was extremely accommodating and would always ask if there was anything I wanted to keep or change in the script. This allowed me to be a little less stressed because I knew exactly what to expect on the day of our wedding :). Renee is a sweet heart and she was such a special touch to our wedding. She was always available if we had any questions or wanted to update anything as well. I’m so grateful that we found her!

Andrew W

2/01/2021

Renee was amazing! We had a situation where we needed our ceremony to be performed on a moments notice, and Renee took our call, helped us come up with a ceremony and was there the...

next day. She is extremely nice, helpful and made our moment even more special. We highly recommend Renee!

Sara H

11/01/2020

Renee was warm and caring. The ceremony was perfect for the outdoor, casual setting of our wedding. Rene and her presentation of the vows exceeded our expectations.

Brad B

10/28/2020

Renee was amazing! She exceeded our expectations. She was more than amazing. So glad we had the opportunity to meet her and have her be part of our special day!

Alice B

10/28/2020

Our officiant cancelled on us last minute and no one was available to/wouldn’t marry us with such short notice! We found Renee! She was truly a blessing in disguise! She put a BEAU...

TIFUL ceremony together in just a day and it left our entire wedding guests in tears through the entire thing! She is such an amazing person and really takes the time to make it special for you!

Marissa S

10/28/2020

Me and my husband recently got married and Renee was simply amazing! You could just feel her passion and excitement during the entire ceremony! Reasonably priced, so professional, ...

and just all around amazing! It was truly a blessing to have her as an officiant!

Carrie L

10/16/2020

Renee has a great personality, perfect for a wedding minister! I am so glad that I was able to find someone like her to officiate our wedding! We weren't sure how we wanted to do...

our wedding, so she gave us lots of really cool ideas that we could do! She was outstanding!!

Sara P

10/16/2020

Renee was amazing! She was professional, punctual, and had great communication. I loved that she really allowed us to make the wedding the way we wanted to. She did a phenomenal...

job!

Daniela P

1/25/2019

Renee was beyond wonderful! We got married yesterday and she did an amazing job. I recommend her to everyone! She's professional, yet, her passion is what really makes her great...

; she makes you feel 'at-home' and her wanting to help give you one of the best days of your life really shows! She is the absolute best! Renee is always on time, always has a smile on her face and creates the wedding with what you want said, not said or any activities included. We had her help us perform the candle ceremony where we lit 2 candles separately and we both light a 3rd candle together with our 2 candles to signify our love is now one. I can't say enough about Renee! She really was perfect!!

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