April Beer, Celebrant and Modern Interfaith Minister

pictured our ceremony. A couple months out from the wedding, she provided us with a draft of the ceremony and we had some back and forth revisions until it was perfect. She frequently reminded us that we had 100% veto rights and she would not say anything we didn’t want her to say. At our ceremony April told our story, did a knot tying ritual that we requested, and kept the focus on us instead of her. Our guests both laughed and cried. Would highly recommend April to anyone getting married!

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-denominational, light & fun, yet a beautiful display of the love we have for each other. She designed our ceremony based on our love story, and boy did she do it justice! April sent over a draft of the ceremony a month or so before our wedding and we were able to make edits to tailor it exactly how we wanted. The final product was absolutely beautiful and so many of our wedding guests came up to us to tell us how great the ceremony was and how well she depicted our love for each other and our story. We couldn't be happier that we were able to work with April throughout this process and I can't recommend her enough!

e her perform our ceremony!! It was beautiful, thank you again!!

essed us most was her willingness to design and craft our ceremony in a way that represented exactly who we are as a couple and family. We received so many compliments from friends and family about how genuine and wonderful our ceremony was and we owe it all to April. If you are looking for an officiant April is the best option!

always super understanding and accommodating -- especially when we had to postpone etc for COVID. The ceremony was so beautiful and she really captured our love story well :) Loved editing the script beforehand with her and helping us pick our vows. We received soo many compliments after the ceremony - everybody loved how personal and unique it was (including us, duh!) THANK YOU APRIL!! We love you! xx

how we met into the script. The "behind the scenes" work was one of our favorite parts of the process. We had to reflect on who we are as individuals and as a couple by responding to various questions. When we shared our responses with one another, it was difficult to hold a tear back. That goes for the ceremony as well- guests claimed that they felt our love through the words that were spoken. It felt like OUR ceremony... not every other one taken from the books. If you want something more personal, April is a fabulous choice!

and loving way. She was amazing to work with, such a genuine and sweet soul. She takes so much time and effort writing a ceremony from scratch and she really listens to everything you want and don't want. I highly recommend her for your future wedding.

nal ceremony that will make anyone laugh, cry, or both. If you're looking for some basic, cookie-cutter officiant, then move along. But if you're a couple who wants to have an experience, a true celebration of your union that also includes all of your loved ones and friends, then April Beer should be your go-to. From the very beginning, she was super personable and fun - took the time to get to know us and made sure we were a good fit to work together. From there, we went back and forth so she could learn more about us and what we were looking for in a ceremony. She was an absolute delight throughout the whole process, and funny to boot. (April also helped reign it in when needed during the practice run and day of - she was on point and a big help!) April even asked if I wanted her to match the theme of the wedding (including nail polish, too. I didn't even know that was a thing? Also, what kind of bride dictates their wedding officiant's nails?!) Our wedding ceremony was nothing short of awesome - it was funny and personal, filled with love, and a little bit of beer too. (Ayyyeee!) We couldn't have done it without her. Thank you so much for making our day special and weird.

estions and always stressed that the ceremony is about what we want and no one else. We incorporated parts from both Hebrew and Catholic ceremonies and April included a wonderful segment about our lives and our story. It was a beautiful ceremony and I cant thank April enough.

hed out to April close to our wedding date, but that was no problem for her! She was able to draft a really special ceremony for us in a short amount of time. She was so accommodating and easy to work with that it was stress-free! Her calm demeanor and comforting personality was a breathe of fresh air during the wedding planning process. April truly enjoys getting to know you both as a couple and enjoys sharing your love story at the ceremony. She also guided us through the ceremony step by step while offering several great recommendations which only someone with experience could deliver. We received so many kind words and compliments from our family and friends after the wedding. We would definitely recommend April! :)

the entire ceremony, not only between my husband and I, but our guests as well. April was very interactive with us throughout the whole planning process and even after. She gets to know her couples before agreeing on anything which I really liked. She was so helpful and calming the day of the wedding as well. We had many guests coming up to us during the reception and after the wedding to tell us how great of a job she did. Would recommend her to anyone!

y; absolutely no problems getting that. :) April wanted to make sure we were more than 100% happy with the ceremony wording. After 2 or 3 drafts, we were! Even though we read over the ceremony multiple times, the words still meant a lot when April read them on our special night. Couldn't ask for a better officiant. <3

h and so helpful and informative about the whole process. I had SO many people come up to me at the wedding to say our ceremony was the best they’ve ever been to. For us, April made the ceremony unique and fun, exactly how we envisioned it. April sends you the reading a few weeks before the wedding so you are able to get familiar with it and change anything if needed. That really helped me feel less anxious on the day of the wedding. April is full of great ideas and is sure to make your ceremony a memorable one, trust me! It’s been almost 2 months from my wedding and I still have people talking to me about how great April was. April, thank you for everything, Blake and I could not have been happier with how everything went!

pril puts a lot of effort into making sure that she understands who the people are who are getting married, and what their love is like, so as to best create a wedding ceremony. The wedding ceremony is created through active dialogue and interaction, with multiple emails and meetings to refine the details. April is in tune to what each person wants out of the wedding ceremony, and is able to individualize each part to fit. April created a ceremony that was exactly what we wanted, and we received many compliments from attendees. We would recommend her to anyone!

meet and go over a ceremony to create one that was perfect for us. I highly recommend April!

d my husband's personalities perfectly. We got many comments from guests during the reception and after the wedding about how impressed and touched they were by our ceremony. April was great to work with a was extremely helpful throughout our entire wedding process and you can tell she has a real passion for what she does.

ious. April told our story with humor and incorporated a unity candle ceremony, ring ceremony, and presentation to my stepdaughter - all in under 30 minutes. We got a lot of compliments on how special it was.

process. She had great suggestions, presented options, and kept us focused. We cannot recommend her highly enough!

signs, April learned about us and our relationship to make our ceremony personalized. She had our guests laughing through the whole ceremony. April also takes into account the pictures being taken through the ceremony and steps aside at certain points to make sure the photographers gets photos of just the two of you without her in it. April also helps you with the marriage license and also give you cheat sheets on things like a day of emergency kit and changing your name.

Our favorite part of April is that she had so many hints and tips that it was like having a wedding planner and officiant all in one. My fiancee and I smiled and held hands the whole way back after meeting April. We knew that she was the person we wanted to marry us. She also provides all the legal advice for the license as well as tips. Thank you April for making our ceremony special!

or our wedding. We knew we wanted to mix tradition with personalized touches, and from the very first time we met, she was there to listen and pick up on our personalities and love story. Thank you, April!

was all because of April. After a phone call and one in person meeting, she was able to understand and execute our vision for the day perfectly! Not only did she take the time to speak with both of us separately but she went above and beyond by reaching out to close family and friends to get to know us even more! This really made the ceremony feel personal and special. Throughout the planning process, April was there with suggestions and ways to make the ceremony unique. Nothing about it was generic or “cookie cutter”. Many people commented that it was the best ceremony they’ve ever seen and it really was thanks to April.

e time to get to know us as a couple and by the end of the ceremony we felt we gained a friend in April . She guided us through the wedding preparation and made us feel at ease . She truly is a breath of fresh air ! Thank you so much April . We will remember our day forever.

passion for telling the love stories of others and upon meeting her, we knew that she was the perfect celebrant for us. She made the process easy and was patient with us when we could not decide on certain pieces to include. We met with her a couple of times throughout the year leading up to our wedding, and worked with her over phone and email. We felt that through these meetings and conversations, she really took the time to dive deep and get to know us to craft the perfect ceremony. The “homework” she provides to help learn more about your love story is simple and fun to complete. The ceremony itself was absolutely magical. April’s delivery and timing for telling our story and performing the beautiful ceremony was flawless. She kept our family and friends engaged the entire time and allowed our love story to shine. She made our family and friends laugh, cry and just enjoy the beautiful moment. After the ceremony, we received so many touching comments on how special and different the ceremony. Many of our guests have reached out as they want April information to do their ceremony as well! We highly highly recommend April Beer and cannot express enough on how absolutely wonderful she is!

r recommendations and guidance. Her ceremony was truly amazing. She took the time To get to know us and made it personal. Every single guest raved about her. April, we love you! Xoxox

017, but we were planning the whole wedding from our home in Washington, DC which really complicated the whole process of wedding planning. I found April's website online, and I could tell from the first moment that she seemed like exactly what I was looking for. We got in touch via email and met via Skype. My husband and I loved April immediately; she made us feel so comfortable and she clearly is doing what she loves which meant a lot to us. April gave us some real homework to do so she could get acquainted with each of us as individuals and as a couple, asking about our lives and how we came together, what challenges we had overcome and milestones we celebrated. She advised us through the entire process, answering our questions and providing guidance without ever being overbearing or bossy. She was open to all our weirdness (of which there was a bunch!) and listened really carefully when we told her what we were hoping for from our ceremony. April made sure there were no surprises with the ceremony, giving us full control of the final product. The day of the wedding was the first time we all met in person, and it felt like I knew her forever. She made me feel just as comfortable in person, running us through the rehearsal and making sure everyone knew what was going on. I cannot recommend working with April enough. She is one of a kind!

to finish, she was with us every step of the way, guiding us, and making us feel as though we were the only couple she was working with. Every couple is unique and that is what April specializes in. She listens to your story, asks questions to further understand you, and then builds a ceremony that is personal to you! After our ceremony, the guests even said, “I feel like I know you and Tommy even more now. April was a fantastic speaker and really understood the two of you. Best ceremony I have been a witness to.” Thank you, April!

always made sure it was convenient for us to meet with her. We are an interfaith couple and April totally GETS US! The ceremony was personalized and included many special touches including mixing our two cultures/faiths and honoring our loved ones who passed. Our guests have all been raving about our ceremony and we still receive so many compliments. April truly encompassed what our love is all about.

n a ceremony that honored & delighted our Jewish and Christian families. She took the time to get to know us and really listened and honored our vision for our ceremony. April had everyone smiling, laughing & crying. Our guests were saying it was the best ceremony they ever attended.

tion of the couple. She guides you the whole way, so there is no need to stress. April, thank you again for making our day so special!

ersonal and truly told the story of "us". We received a ton of complements from our guests after the ceremony and would highly recommend April to friends and family. If you are looking for a ceremony that is very personal and tells the story of you as a couple, definitely go with April. 5 stars and more.

day April was great! She was always available, accomodating with last minute changes, and really helped us with the entire process. I can't thank her enough! Her attention to detail and the time she took to learn about us as a couple really made for a beautiful unique ceremony. Everyone was commenting about how much they enjoyed it! So again look NO further and say "I DO" to April Beer!

boring routine that everyone else does. She met with us numerous times and truly got to know us as individuals and as a couple. She was able to work with my husbands unfiltered sense of humor and turn it into something absolutely beautiful. Guests at our wedding still discuss our wedding ceremony and how truly incredible and special it was! Hands down, you should pick April as your officiant. She truly is the best!!!!!

odate her availability. She did such an amazing job customizing a perfect ceremony, and I wanted the same for our wedding! We were married on 8/11/2017, and once again April did such an incredible job! Our ceremony was very different than my sister's because it was perfectly customized for the two of us. She is an amazing writer and told our love story beautifully. All of our guests were laughing and crying throughout our ceremony and we are constantly hearing about how much they all enjoyed it. Thank you April!

that the ceremony was one of the most (if not THE most) beautiful and romantic ceremonies they had ever seen. The ceremony was very personalized, which we really appreciated over the cookie-cutter scripts we had seen from some other officiants who we spoke with before deciding on April. In retrospect, we would not have changed a single thing about the ceremony. I highly recommend booking her as your officiant. She is fantastic and she will make your ceremony beautiful and memorable.

phone for a long while and after that I knew she was the one ;) ! She has great energy and truly loves what she does. April made us both feel so comfortable throughout the whole process and she is a wonderful speaker and writer. She really cares about her couples, is detail oriented and very responsive and reliable. She makes sure that the finished ceremony is exactly what you want. Our custom ceremony was perfect for us and we received a lot of compliments on it from family and guests. We didn't want a standard cookie cutter ceremony, we wanted something personal, sweet and also fun and she definitely delivered. Hire April, you will be so glad you did!

d create a ceremony that would be true to who we are are individually and as a couple, but who would also make our families happy. April did this and so much more. It's very rare that people compliment a ceremony as part of your wedding, but we had so many people tell us how heartfelt and sincere our ceremony was. April did an amazing job telling the story of our relationship and we are forever grateful!

for us. April was able to help us create a ceramony that was light hearted yet sentimental. We had some unconventional ideas & she was flexible with incorporating them into the ceremony. We made people laugh & cry and April had such an amazing way of delivering our story that it felt like she was our long lost aunt. We highly recommend her for your wedding ceremony you won't be disappointed.

he process. She made the process painless and really accommodated our crazy work schedules. She helped us in every way possible and even shared information with us that we wouldn't have even thought about. Everyone in attendance loved her and she even helped to take charge when the person from the venue had a differing opinion.

o our home and created a beautiful and warm baby welcoming ceremony. It was without question that when our daughter was Born in February that she would come back. She is warm, approachable, easy to work with, calm, and FUN! The interfaith "stuff" can be daunting but she made it easy and well to work with. April also knows how to include everyone and personalize each and every ceremony. She works hard and is very good at what she does. She gives guidance throughout the planning and is very helpful. I would highly recommend her.

ERATING! From the start, she really took the time to get to know us, our story, and how we wanted our ceremony to flow. She sat down with us several times to go over every detail, from how we wanted our story to be told, to the make up of our wedding party, to suggestions for ceremony add-ons and even sample vows (we decided to write our own). What's more, she gave us full license as to the exact content of our ceremony, so we knew well ahead of time how it was going to go. Having been to about a trillion weddings, we know that sometimes the bride and groom are surprised by what's said during their ceremony; April's approach put our minds at ease. She is warm, funny, and a delight to work with, you would be lucky to have her officiate your wedding!

utiful speaking voice and a very calming and positive presence. While writing our ceremony she really went out of her way to get to know us and make our ceremony personal. She was also always available for questions. Cut to the day of ( well the day before ) she was so helpful with the rehearsal and let everyone know exactly what they will be doing. The day of - not many weddings do people say the ceremony was the best part but i think mine was. I received so many compliments on mine ! It was personal without being cheesy. It even included some humor which I love. Also importantly she really takes all the stress out of getting your marriage license and even gives you a step by step instructions on how to change your last name if you choose to. My wedding would not have been the same without April that's for sure !!

, which was such an important factor since, no pressure, she'd be the one marrying us! From the first phone call to the face-to-face meetings to the email communication, April was a joy to work with. It wasn't really work after all. In essence, April was the narrator of our marriage and wrote a beautiful love story that fit us so well. She writes the story based on your story and you have the ability to add, edit or change anything you'd like. Since we didn't write our own vows, she gave us so many examples and options of vows that worked beautifully. We could not have been happier with how everything turned out. We love you April! 

ure the spirit of our relationship - this was done by being genuinely interested in learning about us and making sure all of the details were correct. She takes no liberties on her wording and always checked for our approval. As a couple who was somewhat unsure of what elements we wanted to have in our ceremony, we could not have been more thrilled that April was fully prepared with ideas and suggestions and explained her interpretation of the meaning of each piece. She really helped us craft the perfect ceremony; spirited, warm and loving. April was also able to walk us through the administrative pieces of getting the license, certificate, etc. Highly highly recommended!