5 out of 5 stars and 188 reviews
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(188)Best of Weddings (6x).Within two 2 hours from Tacoma; beyond requires a travel fee
About this vendor
Best Day Ever Officiant is a service based out of Tacoma, WA, that delights in celebrating wedding ceremonies. Marrying couples in and around the City of Destiny, this officiant service is dedicated to uniting their clients through matrimony. As the lead celebrant, ordained minister John Candler has performed over 100 ceremonies for couples all over the world. With a heartfelt approach that is sure to charm your guests, John will endeavor to preside over your vows in a compassionate manner.
Since attaining his Pastoral License in 2011, John has a renowned name among the Evergreen State’s wedding celebrant community. While working as a pastor in Burbank, he would often interact with couples and counsel them on matters relating to marriage. In 2014, he went on to pastor his own church; an experience that allowed him to sharpen his officiant skills methods. He eventually shifted his career focus from the non-profit sector to professional celebrant and has been serving happy couples ever since.
Renowned for his calm delivery and affable personality, John takes pride in playing a part in his clients’ special occasions. Adept at easing couples into their vow exchange, he strives to make every ceremony a truly unique celebration. His friendly nature is sure to endear you and your partner, and he will likely make you laugh before you say ‘I do’. Considering client-involvement to be crucial, he is happy to adapt his methods to suit your wishes.
Best Day Ever Officiant offers a variety of services designed to ensure you wed in the way you have always envisaged. Though he specializes in Christian ceremonies, John also has experience in officiating for secular and unitarian weddings. He can perform a host of other ceremony types, such as vow renewal, elopement, and interfaith celebrations. In addition to officiating, he can also provide counseling both before and after your special day.
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Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
- Christian
- Protestant
- Secular
- Unitarian
Wedding Activities
- After The Wedding
- Newlywed Life
- Getting Engaged
- Premarital Counseling
- Wedding
- Ceremony
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I would definitely recommend John for your officiant needs. He was our officiant in October for our wedding and he did a great job. He was very helpful and professional during the whole process. He sent us drafts of his speech and even sent us vows templates so we could use that as references for writing our own vows. He was extremely flexible when we wanted to change something in the speech and he was always available when we had questions. He was on time and prepared the day of the wedding as well. I would highly recommend him to anyone.
John was a wonderful officiant. He met with us prior to our wedding day and went over a questionnaire, getting to know our love story, and sent us a detailed script for us to edit. He included multiple different vow options as we did not want to write our own. He made us feel comfortable and helped design our dream wedding ceremony. John was punctual and did a great job during the ceremony. He kept everything light hearted and got the crowd to laugh. Everyone kept asking us how we knew him because he seemed to know so much about us since he makes the script so personalized. Highly recommend John.
John was a wonderful and skilled officiant. He met with us multiple times prior to our wedding day, and sent us a detailed script for us to edit. He made us feel comfortable and helped design our dream wedding ceremony.
Everyone raved about our officiant and we couldn’t be happier with how everything went. Highly recommend John.
We had the pleasure of having John Candler as our marriage officiant, and he truly made our special day unforgettable! From the very beginning, John personalized our ceremony in a way that made it uniquely ours. His thoughtful approach and attention to detail ensured that every moment reflected our personalities and love story.
John's kindness and warmth shone through in every interaction. He was incredibly fun to talk to, and we even bonded over our shared love for The Beatles, which added a special touch to our ceremony. His ability to make us feel at ease while adding a personal and joyful element to our vows was something we will always treasure.
If you’re looking for an officiant who goes above and beyond to make your wedding day memorable and full of personal touches, John Candler is the perfect choice. We couldn’t have asked for a better person to guide us through such an important moment in our lives!
John is fantastic! Very flexible and accommodating. He really listened to what we wanted in a ceremony. He is professional in appearance and behavior. Dependable and prompt. Excellent communication. Best of all, John is kind, caring and seems to truly love life. What more could you ask for on your wedding day. Thank you, John!!
We are so grateful for John's officiant services. Most officiants charge extra to create a custom ceremony script, but we had a unique multicultural ceremony and wanted several personal touches. We had our first call with John and he wrote us a beautiful ceremony script in a Google Doc that only needed minimal tweaks, and he got it to us within a couple of days! John was also extremely chill, he didn't require an initial deposit and it was very easy to pay for his services, and the price was very reasonable. He took care of everything smoothly and efficiently and he made our ceremony just perfect. Thank you John for being our officiant!
Working with John was a dream, very seamless and no headaches at all. He's easygoing, calming, and has an amazing speaking presence! So many people came up to my husband and I throughout our wedding raving about how awesome John and his remarks were. He really takes the time to get to know you and your love story, and I can't recommend him enough!
John helped make our ceremony so personal and special. His experience and joy in officiating weddings is apparent. My husband and I felt an instant relief and comfort on our first meeting with him and knew he was the right person for the job. He gave us great templates of how the ceremony could go and free range to change things. He also took time to get to know our story to make the ceremony truly ours. His presence at the wedding was calming, joyful, and professional. We got so many compliments about our wonderful minister! Afterwards he also sent in our paperwork for us and ordered our official copies. He was a joy to work with and I would highly recommend him!
John Candler is FANTASTIC! He was very helpful with all of the legal paperwork. He was very professional and entertaining for our guests. He did an excellent job getting things ready for the big day.
John performed our ceremony in our backyard in front of a small group of friends and family. It was magical and much of it was because of him. He set up a call with us prior to the event to learn more about my husband and I. Then he customized the ceremony with some of what he learned about us. It was personal and really lovely. The best compliment I can give is I hope we see John again. He became a fast friend through this process and we feel lucky to have found him!
My wife and I were seriously BLOWN AWAY by how amazing John was.
Not only did he meet with us beforehand to discuss the wedding, but he got to know us personally to create a beautiful and memorable ceremony that was personalized to us! He was friendly and enthusiastic about our wedding as well as us as a couple.
On the day of the event, he was also extremely patient and quick to help guide us through it!
If we ever decide to renew our vows years down the road, John will absolutely be our pick to officiate again!
John was amazing! We had the best experience. We hired John about 6 months before our wedding. He scheduled a call before to understand what we were looking for, and we hired him on the spot after the call! He was extremely responsive, kind and respectful of what we hoped our ceremony to be. I always though it a bit strange to have a stranger marry you, but John really felt like a friend in the process and day of. Once we discussed our wishes and details, he created a custom ceremony script for us. We then had many opportunities to update it. I am glad he was so on top of it, and it was great to get that started to avoid last minute rushing. He was so easy going and flexible - just the best experience. Friends asked if we knew him as that's how seamlessly he fit into the wedding. I would highly recommend John!
John is so nice and professional. Ceremony went awesome. Big thank you to John!
Working with John was an amazing experience! Not only did he officiate our wedding, but my husband and I also worked closely with him for our pre-marital counseling and I know that is something we will cherish for the rest of our lives. John is very friendly, experienced, helpful, and you can really tell he cares about the couples he works with and their stories and is fully supportive of each and every one.
He crafted a beautiful script for our ceremony that factored in all of the qualities we had discussed with him, including some humor which our guests loved.
During the wedding planning process, I lost my dad to cancer. We knew this would be coming at some point but were unsure when so we planned a small elopement ahead of our big wedding so my dad could be there. John was so kind during this process and offered to officiate our elopement free of charge as he'd also officiate our big wedding.
It was always a fun time connecting with John for pre-marital counseling and discussing ceremony details. All of this to say, I highly recommend working with John for your wedding - he's the best!
John was amazing. He takes the time to get to know you and crafts a ceremony that fits exactly what you envision. He captured our story, added humor, and honored us with his professionalism and poise. We can't thank him enough for making our wedding stress free, relaxed, and fun.
Wow! John's your new friend you haven't met yet! John was so helpful and efficient from the moment we sent him an enquiry. John was not only quick to respond to emails and phone calls, but also so friendly and easy to get along with. My husband and I eloped with only John, a photographer, and a videographer, so it was really important that we had an awesome team supporting us for our big day. John was really flexible with organising phone calls (we were living on the other side of the world with a huge time difference). We were married on a trail at Mount Rainier, and despite the snow, John was there with a huge smile on his face! John wrote a beautiful ceremony script, and when we were feeling a little stuck where to start with our personal vows, he facetimed us straight away and provided us some warm and friendly advice. We consider John a great friend of ours, and it's felt like that since the first call! Highly recommend :)
John was stellar throughout the entire process. He knows exactly the questions to ask during the first meeting to create a wonderful script for your ceremony. He was communicative, personable, and easy to get ahold of at all times. He did everything he said he would do promptly.
On the wedding day, John showed up exactly when he said he would. He took care of everything in his realm without issue which made our day so much easier for us.
The ceremony went off without a hitch and we had many guests compliment how great of a job he did. John was super quick to send in the license and communicate the details to us.
Highly recommend John to anyone needing an officiant!
John was an excellent officiant, he communicated well & was very flexible when it came to changes! He made us feel very comfortable, made our guest laugh & overall ensured to make our ceremony special!
John Candler was more than just an AMAZING officiant for our wedding- he made our special day even more special and memorable. He took the time to get to know us as a couple and crafted a ceremony that perfectly captured our love story. We were unsure of what vows we wanted and he was able to give us 8 options right off the bat! Vows were actually something we were stressing about, so just being able to guide us through how to craft the ceremony was incredible. He was an absolute professional! On the big day, he delivered the ceremony flawlessly, keeping the mood light and joyful. John was an invaluable person to work with, and we couldn't have asked for a better officiant for our ceremony. After the ceremony, John helped us with our marriage license and made the entire process run so smooth and efficiently. We would recommend him to anyone getting married in the PNW.
John was simply AMAZING! He made our day so special and intimate. He listened and understood our story. I would recommend him to anyone looking for an officiant for a small elopement or large wedding!
John was absolutely amazing! He was so helpful with adding everything we wanted into our ceremony and made everything so easy for us! It was such a pleasure working with him!
John was absolutely amazing and so professional yet friendly! I would chose him A MILLION times again for my wedding, he made everything so easy and stress free. He was very respectful and got to know me and my husbands story to make everything perfect and personal. I would recommend him to everyone, if you’re looking for an officiant, John is definitely the guy!
Nothing but amazing things to say about John- we really did have the best day ever!!! John officiated my friend’s wedding a few years before ours and when it came time to plan ours, I was still thinking about how great her ceremony was and she highly recommended him. John was a joy to work with every step of the way. From the first Zoom call getting to know us, giving us vow options (we wanted a play on traditional vows), helping us craft a ceremony script (that made me cry every time I read through it), to the wedding day! The ceremony was perfect. Beautiful, heartwarming, and funny! Everything we wanted. Hire John to officiate your wedding- you will be happy you did!!!
Travis and I had such an awesome experience with John as our officiant. He wrote out a very thoughtful, personal & well written ceremony script that incorporated everything we were hoping for! He made sure our ceremony was perfect, directed guests where to go afterwards & made the whole marriage license process so easy! We highly recommend John as an officiant, he truly made our wedding the best day ever!!
John was absolutely wonderful! Very friendly, helpful and such a great person. I had found John via The Knot while searching for an officiant and little did I know he had officiated a friend's wedding a year earlier and came highly recommended. He set up a couple FaceTime calls to get to know us and get a feel of what we were looking for in the ceremony. He provided us helpful resources and what we needed to prepare for when getting married. I would 1000% recommend John to anyone looking for an officiant. He customized our ceremony to fit us and didn't just use blanket/standard readings. Thank you so much John!!
We are so grateful for our experience with John. Working with him was incredibly easy, fun, and calm. Our wedding day was the first day of meeting him in person although we did have quite a few conversations beforehand. However, you would've never guessed that this was our first time meeting as we felt that we had a beautiful connection with him. We had several friends mention how wonderful the length, the words, and experience the ceremony was. We give all the credit to John. He did a wonderful job guiding us, making. suggestions, and being our "yes" person.
I found him via a wedding website like this and saw all the reviews and I can say that my experienced matched all the experiences of others! Just truly wonderful and highly recommend.
John was amazing to work with starting on day one! He really helped my wife and I navigate and plan our ceremony while also listening to all of our wants and ideas. Additionally, John was always so quick to respond and jump on a call if needed which is such a valuable thing while trying tot plan a wedding. After our ceremony, many of our family and friends even asked who our officiant was due to him doing such a great job! Finally, I would highly recommend John to anyone who is looking for a fun yet professional officiant.
He made our ceremony so perfectly catered to us as a couple and our story. We loved the little last minute details he put in there after finding out we were pregnant. Little touches like that went a long way. Not only was the ceremonial script perfect but John was very flexible with us with some last minute changes and has such a great personality to boot. We couldn’t have picked a better officiant for us.
Incredible! Best person ever! Pre meeting to go over everything! Best at communicating and letting us pick what we want. On time and ready! Held my mic for me to read my vows! He is the best! Pick him!
John was hands down the absolute best!!! He was so smooth with his words, he was extremely kind and was there every step of the way. He covered all the bases and offered amazing advice to the both of us. Our family is very religious and he was able to ensure that everyone was very happy by the end of the ceremony. 10/10 I would very much recommend to all my loved ones.
John officiated our wedding and we met him via Zoom for premarital counseling leading up until the wedding. John is a wonderful and kind person whom we enjoyed getting to know over the last year or so. He customized the ceremony to all of our wishes (we had a Christian ceremony with nods to my husband’s Jewish family as well). We had many of our guests comment that the ceremony was so perfect. He did an amazing job and I highly recommend him as both an officiant and for his counseling!
We were so very lucky to have found John to officiate our wedding. He was diligent, thorough and personable at every stage of the process. We could not have hoped for a better experience, and cannot give high enough regards for the amazing job, thank you so much!
John, The best officiant ever made our best day ever! We flew all the way from NY to Washington for our dream wedding and he was constantly in communication via email and video chat to get to know us over the course of a year!
John made sure to make our special day feel so US! The way he asked our love story and little details about our relationship made the ceremony so special.
Anyone would be so blessed to have him marry them.
Thank you again! Love Cory & Kaylee S
John was such an amazingly caring and attentive officiant. I am from Washington but my husband and I currently live in Colorado. John was so patient with us and scheduled online meetings with us to get our ceremony planned out. Despite being no stranger to the issues that can occur when logistics aren’t planned face to face, meeting up with John on our wedding day was so easy and everything went so smoothly. He also did a wonderful job making sure our paperwork was in order and he was extraordinarily responsive to questions the entire process. Our families also hail from two different religious backgrounds, Orthodox and Lutheran, and John did a great job making sure our ceremony suited both sides of the family and our combined backgrounds. I would definitely recommend John as a wonderful officiant to those looking to get married!
I really wanted a non-religious wedding ceremony that was quick and to the point (both my husband and I are shy). Everything went exactly as I'd hoped! John was super friendly and listened so well to all of our requests and concerns. I could not recommend him more highly.
From the moment my husband and I met John we knew he was the officiant for us! John was incredibly personable from the get go and took the time to listen to our story while getting to know us as individuals and as a couple. When it came to our ceremony, John listened to our vision, offered suggestions, and was open to feedback and changes. He was so easy to work with and communication was always open. John is passionate about bringing couples together and that comes through in his work. The day of our ceremony, his read was perfect. He is so charismatic and easy to listen to! Our ceremony was the perfect blend of faith, storytelling, and our vows. If you are looking for an officiant who will bring your vision to life, John is your guy! We cannot thank him enough for his time and dedication to making our wedding ceremony better than we could have even imagined!
John was fantastic to work with! He officiated our small elopement and made the process so easy. John was flexible, professional, and efficient in communication and preparing the materials. We reached out on short notice and he was still able to personalize our ceremony which was just lovely and so well written. John has the best attitude and our families loved him. We would absolutely recommend him to anyone!
John was a spectacular officiant. He was easy to communicate with during the planning process and crafted the most perfect ceremony for us. My family could not stop raving about our ceremony. I would absolutely recommend choosing John for your best day ever!
John was an absolute pleasure to work with! He made the process of finding an Officiant and creating our Ceremony not only easy, but also enjoyable. John was quick to respond to my inquiry of his services and availability, and he outlined what the process of what working with him would look like. During our initial call, my Spouse and I spent about two hours skyping with John talking about our relationship and our expectations for our Ceremony. The call was very natural and flowed well since John was attentive, asked questions, and added his own humor into everything which allowed us get to know him better and feel comfortable with him. After the initial call, John created our ceremony in a google doc which allowed us to view it and change the wording if needed. The day of the wedding, John was punctual and well prepared. He even took the time to ask my Spouse and I if we wanted to change a portion in our ceremony that spoke about our dog that recently passed away. I truly appreciated his thoughtfulness and foresight to ask us rather than blindly keeping it in the script. Throughout the night I got many compliments on our ceremony, and many guests asked if we were friends with John due to how personalized the ceremony was. I think that speaks volumes about how great of an Officiant John is and how individualized his ceremonies are! I highly recommend working with him if possible because he truly goes above and beyond, and I am so thrilled he officiated our wedding!
John was simply perfect! He was instrumental in making our wedding day just the best ever. His entertaining style and customized, personal ceremony were just perfect. Exactly what we both wanted.
-JenniferandCayne
John was a great officiant! He was very easy to work with and planned a ceremony that was perfect for our personalities as a couple.
We found John via The Knot and from our first video meeting with we knew that he is the right officiant for our wedding. We had a great time at our wedding. The ceremony was perfect and he did exactly what we had agreed in our meeting.
John did absolutely amazing as our officiant. I didn’t know much about the whole process works and he helped through each step of the way! He is so kind, friendly and deeply passionate and invested in his work. He personalizes it as your vision to make your wedding ceremony beautiful. He offers pre-marital counseling as well! He has the right package for everyone. I contacted him over a year in advance (because I’m that bride) but he locked my date down. He’s amazing. Definitely highly recommend!!!!
The reviews are spot on! John Candler is an incredible officiant. He made our wedding ceremony so special. From our initial introduction he was charming, engaging and genuine. He truly wanted to know our story which was presented in a beautiful way during our ceremony. When we finally met in person at the trailhead at our creek side wedding, we knew we made the best choice. Thank you, John! It was truly our Best Day EVER! With love, M & J
Our officiant, John Candler, was exceptional! He was wonderful to work with, listened to and implemented our requests, and tailored the ceremony to be representative of us as a couple and family. My favorite moment from the entire wedding was the ceremony, and John was a huge part of that. Thank you, John, for helping to make our day extra special!!!
John made our day so personalized and special. He really captured our relationship and spoke our story so eloquent and smooth. We received many compliments on our ceremony and how he performed it, so many people were captivated by his charm.
He has a special way of telling a story and bringing it to life.
He was exactly what we were looking for in our wedding, we had wanted a bit more laid back but yet still significant event vibe and non religious. He did just that - he made the vibe and made the ceremony perfect.
Highly recommend to everyone considering him!
Thank you John!
The Klinkos
You. Must. Hire. John.
Easily the quickest part of the day, but undeniably the most important, our ceremony was perfect thanks to John from Best Day Ever Officiant. He came to our rescue late in the game when the family member we had planned to be our officiant had to withdrawal a couple months before the big day. It was a big disappointment, but John's extreme kindness made the emotional transition to 'plan B' one that we couldn't help but feel good about. Even though time was not on our side, he jumped in straight away giving us all of his attention as if he had no other couples to think about. He was always available to us, and worked with us on revisions until the script was just right and reflected us as a couple perfectly. He was so friendly and every interaction with him left us feeling like at the end of the day, having him there with us was how it was meant to be.
If you are looking for an experienced professional who feels like a friend, hire John! You won't regret having him be a part of your day.
John was so great to work with! He is such a genuine and sincere person, it was apparent in the way he communicated with us as well as his script during our ceremony. He truly is the best officiant ever! Thank you so much for making our day extra special.
John was amazing to work with and our ceremony went off without a hitch! He was flexible with us wanting to do a quick ceremony and also helped incorporate special pieces within the ceremony that our families wanted. I would hire him again without question and will be recommending him to all our friends/family!
John does a great job personalizing the ceremony for the couple he is working with! He took the time to learn about our love story and incorporated it into the ceremony. He's a great officiant and I definitely recommend him! :)
John was very helpful with advice about our elopement location, and also stepped in as our photographer during the ceremony with his phone. He took the time to get to know us and personalized the ceremony for us. My husband and I were very grateful he made the early morning drive to Mount Rainier for a beautiful, perfect sunrise ceremony. I highly recommend him!
John was absolutely fantastic!! He was so easy to work with - we felt comfortable with him right away and he was able to put together a draft of our ceremony from our first conversation (which we loved and then were able to review!) He was so personable and responded to any and all of my questions extremely quickly. And he absolutely rocked it on the wedding day as well, making all of my guests laugh (and tear up a little) and keeping the ceremony exactly as we wanted it and envisioned it. You absolutely need to book him for your ceremony, I cannot say enough great things about how he handled our day! Thank you so much, John!!
So kind and joyful! It felt like a dear friend wedded us. From our initial meeting to the day of John was communicative, thorough, and supportive. He was genuinely invested in us and our big day. Best officiant ever!
When we first booked John we had a feeling he was going to be the perfect fit for our wedding! This past Saturday proved that to be most definitely true! John kept our ceremony light hearted and happy throughout the entire ceremony. I will always refer John to future engaged friends!
John was amazing to work with! He made our ceremony perfect for us and really took the time to get to know us. He included such fun details from our initial conversation into the ceremony and it was amazing having him officiate our wedding.
Everyone said that he was amazing and seemed like he had known us for a long time. We have nothing but positive things to say about John and we highly recommend him!
Upon meeting John over zoom, my wife and I immediately knew we wanted him to officiate our wedding. John is someone that you can trust immediately. He's so genuine and easy to get along with. His personality is incredibly well suited for being an officiant.
Despite just recently having a newborn child, John took the time out of his busy life to marry us, and that meant the world. He showed up early, he engaged the crowd, he performed the ceremony flawlessly, and he wasn't rigid or boring. John takes the traditional ceremony into the modern day and he makes everyone feel welcome and included.
We will remember our special day forever thanks forever thanks to him. Can't say enough good things nor recommend him highly enough!
John was the perfect officiant for my best day ever! He is a great communicator, speaker, and talented at creating personalized ceremonies tailored for you and your spouse. He is also super funny! Cannot recommend him enough for this service--thank you, John!
John was punctual, professional, and coordinated everything exactly on point. The ceremony was the most memorable part of our wedding because it's the only thing that went super smooth!
What can we say, John really is the best wedding day ever officiant! John was wonderful from our initial get to know you meeting to the day of our wedding. Our ceremony went exactly how we dreamed it, and that is thanks to John! Many of our guests assumed John was actually a close friend. A wonderful person and wonderful officiant! Would highly recommend John if you are getting married!! Thank you again John!
John was amazing to work with. My husband and I were new to the area and I was nervous about finding an officiant that would meet our needs. John took time to get to know us and exactly what we wanted on our special day and helped guide us through the ceremony process. He was communicative, quickly responded to questions, and prepared for our day. Our guests were all surprised that he was not a close friend that had know us for years with the attention to detail he brought to our ceremony.
We are so happy to have found John! He was friendly and communicative, and he made our ceremony personal and special. He also took care of the wedding license process after the ceremony so we didn't have to worry about it. He felt like an old friend from the first time we met him, and we look forward to keeping in touch!
John was a wonderful officiant. From our first meeting, we loved his energy. He asked us questions to learn about our story, and from our conversation was able to create the perfect speech for our ceremony, detailing the highlights of our relationship from day one to our wedding day. We told him how long we wanted our ceremony to last and he created the perfect schedule. He was available to answer any questions we had during the planning process and made the entire process so easy. We would highly recommend John for your wedding ceremony!
We planned our wedding in less than 2 weeks. We were thrilled to find John and hear that he was available on such a short notice. We're Christians and we really cared about having our wedding officiated by a Christian officiant, so John definitely came as a blessing to us. John scheduled an hour-long call with us and asked about our story and many other details about us as a couple. We were amazed by how he truly listened to us and captured the most important parts of everything we told him. After our call, he shared a document with us detailing how the ceremony would proceed. It was personalized to us, and highlighted the important moments of our journey together. We didn't ask him to change anything - it was perfect. The ceremony itself went exactly as described in the document. John is super energetic and upbeat and gave our guests and us an unforgettable wedding. His words and his delivery were beautiful and he gave us what we most hoped for: connection to each other as we stood on the altar. We couldn't have hoped for anything more special and highly recommend John as a wedding officiant.
We feel honored to have had John perform our ceremony. From the original meeting, through all the planning, and during the big day, John was great. John is a calm, friendly, and professional. The first meeting we had with John, we clicked and knew his officiating style was for us. Due to covid times we never met beforehand but had a few video chats and email exchanges. John made us feel comfortable and confident in our ceremony. And on the day of it was perfect. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you John!
John was incredibly personable and planning our ceremony with him over video felt immediately comfortable. He was flexible, willing to hike up a muddy mountain with us and braved pouring rain in 40 degree weather with a huge smile on his face the entire time.! He wasn't just willing to officiate, he went above and beyond to make our day as special and as comfortable for us as possible. For example, when he saw me picking out twigs and leaves from my dress, he quickly jumped in to help without even being asked -- super sweet of him! John easily accommodated our radically different perspectives on faith and was able to craft a ceremony that was authentic to both of us. Without a doubt, we wholeheartedly recommend John as the perfect wedding officiant.
Absolutely amazing!!! Would definitely recommend!!
He truly cares about his couples and is very attentive.
He has an amazing memory for details too!!
He performs all different types of ceremonies.
We chose short, funny, and slightly religious and it was perfect!!!
You need to hire this officiant!!
John made our small wedding so very special and meaningful. He really took the time and put in the effort to get to know us as a couple, to know our story and to know what we value. The way he was able to make our ceremony so tailored to us was beyond what we expected!! If you are wanting to have someone who will make your wedding even more special I highly recommend john. He really makes it the best day ever!!
We feel so lucky to have found John (Best Day Ever Officiant) on the knot to officiate our wedding. We met with a couple officiants virtually, but we immediately clicked with John and were drawn in by his kindness, funny jokes, and genuine passion for what he does. He was communicative the whole time and not only did he give the sweetest personalized speech for our ceremony, he did so freezing in the pouring rain. We are endlessly grateful for John and he truly made our elopement ceremony so special. Please let John be apart of your special day, because he will make it the best day ever.
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My husband and I flew to Washington from Nevada to get married. We only had one zoom meeting with John and then didn't actually meet him until our wedding. After the wedding the number one question was, 'is the officiant a friend of yours?' He was able to personalize our ceremony and make it special and unique for us to the point that everyone thought we were long time friends! We had a few hiccups that day and I'm thankful that John was able to keep the happiness and humor in our day which is exactly what we wanted and needed. My husband and I look forward to staying in contact in the future!
just a really great officiant. John has a great sense of humor a great voice,he's patient, and he knows what to say to at the altar. My husband started tearing up at the altar because of the things John was saying. It was cute and only I could tell. John had video call with us months before the wedding and spent a decent amount of time getting to know us and taking notes. DONT HESITATE AND BOOK JOHN!
John was an amazing officiant! We are so happy that we decided to go with him for our wedding. John is so personable and responsive. He really takes an interest in the couples that he marries. We booked him in the beginning of 2020 and had a FaceTime meeting with him where we got to know each other and discussed our relationship so that the ceremony he prepared would have personal touches throughout. We had to postpone from November 2020 to November 2021 and John made the process so effortless. We loved that John truly seemed to love marrying us. John was also very knowledgeable about the wedding license process and takes care of everything after the ceremony so that you don't have to worry about it. We highly recommend John for anyone looking for an officiant.
John is amazing! We were so impressed from the very first call to the ceremony. He took the time to get to know us and didn't make us feel like another job. He was there for any questions we had and was understanding and patient when issues with the mail service came up. All around he helped to make our day the most memorable and I couldn't have asked for better.
My now wife and I got engaged in late December of 2019, and immediately went into wedding planning. After a couple of referred officiants either fell through or weren't a great match, we turned to The Knot. That is where we came across amazing reviews about John. We reached out to John and scheduled an hour Zoom meeting to get to know each other. After talking with John for ten minutes or less, we knew he was the perfect fit to officiate our wedding. He was thoughtful, diligent, compassionate, and had a true curiosity about our love. Our initial wedding date was supposed to be 8/29/2020; however, we all know what hit in March of 2020. John worked with us through not one, but two postponements and finally officiated our wedding on 11/05/2021! John tailored the ceremony to meet religious aspects, while still focusing on the story of us. John did such an amazing job detailing our love, that after the ceremony we had people asking how he was related to us. We couldn't have dreamed of a better officiant!
John was absolutely awesome! When we first spoke with him back in 2019 we were both instantly comfortable and knew we had found the right officiant for us. Through three wedding dates (yay Covid) John was nothing but great to work with and checked in with us to see how we were doing and how the planning went. We loved his ability to create a ceremony that worked for us and made it fun and personable. Could not have asked for a better officiant! Thank you, John!!!
John was our officiant for our wedding recently and completely blew it out of the water! From our very first virtual meeting (which felt like we were just having a conversation with a good friend) to the day of, he exceeded our expectations. There is so much thought and detail put into his service and the way he was able to capture our story had our guests asking us if he was a member of the family! If you are looking for an AWESOME officiant look no further, you will not regret it!
John did an awesome job with our ceremony. He is not only awesome at his job but he is so kind and becomes more of an instant friend. He took a real effort to get to know us as a couple and has been so supportive throughout the whole wedding process. He’s seriously the best!
I would give 6 stars if I could. John is the most thoughtful and and caring officiant. He takes the time to get to know you as a couple, and customizes the ceremony to be unique for your special day. He is so kind, hilarious, and awesome. He does a fantastic job. I could not be happier. So many people asked me after the wedding about the officiant and said what a lovely job he did. My husband and I also did premarital coaching with him, which was great. It also allowed him to get to know us really well before the ceremony. I cannot say enough great things about John!
John was nothing but kind and courteous every step of the way. He took the time to get to know us as a couple and really listened to what we wanted our wedding ceremony to be like. He provided guidance, offered suggestions, and incorporated our ideas into what turned out to be the perfect ceremony for us as a couple. He really stayed true to his name by helping make our wedding the best day ever. Thank you, John!
We found John on The Knot and he did not disappoint! From the moment we exchanged messages he was so fun and relatable to talk to which made it easy for him to get to know us as a couple for the ceremony. Leading up to the big day I emailed him a handful of times with questions and concerns and he responded quickly! For our ceremony, we wrote our own vows. I didn't want to read mine out loud because I'm a messy cry baby to the point where I knew I wouldn't be able to finish my vows so I asked John to read them for me. John not only got my voice across but it sounded so organic. He was friendly and full of smiles throughout the ceremony. We had multiple guests come up to us after to say how well he did leading us through the ceremony. Thank you John for being a part of such a memorable day!
John was such an amazing officiant and truly made our big day so special! I will recommend him to everyone getting married and couldn’t be happier with the thoughtfulness he had for us.
John was hands down the best ever to work with! Months out from our wedding he spent quality time getting to know us (via Skype calls) with thoughtful questions and listened to our personal story. We knew we would be in good hands on the day of! And it went off without a hitch, it felt like we'd known each other for years. Family and friends afterwards said that he did and exceptional job and really made our day extra special. He even traveled to the top of Crystal Mountain to be there for us, handled all of the details and paperwork. We literally just had to say "I Do"!! You won't regret hiring John, he truly is the Best Ever!
John was so incredibly easy to work with. We had a quick video call to introduce ourselves and before we knew it, John had already crafted the outline of our perfect ceremony. A couple emails, and one tennis game with him and his wife later, we had everything worked out. When it came to wedding day, John was on time checked in with us and made sure we were ready to go. It was really write comforting knowing he was right there at the ready. For the ceremony itself, John completely nailed it. He speaks well, earnestly and passionately, and it truly felt like his ceremony was meant specifically for us. He hit all the things that were important to us and kept the attention of our guests. If you're looking for a top class officiant who is passionate about making your day special, you cannot go wrong with John.
John is the officiant you need on the day! He will take note of minute details about you and your fiance' and incorporate them in his write-up for the ceremony. Both of our families belong to Non- English speaking communities and he went over and beyond in even learning the salutations in both languages! We can't thank John enough in making our ceremony so special. I would recommend him to anyone without a second thought!
Sanjeev And Elisa
We can’t even begin to describe how wonderful of a human being John is! He not only made our wedding day extra special as our officiant, but he went above and beyond by taking the time to know us prior to our wedding and sharing our love story on the day of. He even greeted our friends and families from near and far using our families’ dialect - “Mabuhay” & “Hafa Adai”! We can’t recommend John enough. He is genuinely an amazing person and is a joy to work with❤️ We’d give him 10 stars out of 5 if we could, lol!
We got in the car to drive back to our cabin as newlyweds... My new husband and I both agreed that John (Best Day Ever) knocked it out of the park. In a million years, I wouldn't think that would be the first topic of conversation but it was! I don't leave reviews unless the person or product is either so terrible that I'm mad enough to want to vent (and warn others) or so terrific that I want to sing out the praises and spread the word. What John delivered for us falls into that latter category... His tone and demeanor are as genuine as it gets. He's meant to do this. Plus, he's totally the kind of person who you would want to spend time with. People get married seemingly every second of the day... He made us and our love feel special.
John was a great officiant, we highly recommend him for your wedding!
John is so amazing! He took the time to chat with us and personalized the speech with our background and love story. The whole process was so easy with very clear explanations of the ceremony flow. Definitely a plus for couples like us who don't know much! John was very punctual and took care of our marriage certificate as well. John would officiate any kind of ceremony, religious, non-religious etc. 100% recommending to all couples!!
John is such an amazing person and officiant. We were so lucky to have found him. Right from the beginning he gave all of the information we needed up front. There was no guess work. He scheduled a video call with us and was very attentive trying to get to know my (now) husband and me. He was early to our meeting place the day of our wedding... We eloped at sunrise at Mt. Rainier! John has a great sense of humor and we were all laughing the entire time. The ceremony he wrote for us was beautiful ❤️. He really captured our love story. I definitely recommend John to anyone who is looking for an officiant. He is very passionate about his job and it shows! Again, so pleased with his service.
My husband and I could not have imagined anyone else officiating our wedding. John was so kind and easy to talk to from day one. When we spoke over the phone for the first time he listened to what we wanted our ceremony to be like and his suggestions for how it could go were so thoughtful. Even during COVID (we had to postpone our wedding from 2020 to 2021) he was always making sure to follow up with us and stay on top of everything. The vows he suggested to us were just perfect and the way he described my and my husband's relationship was beautiful. It was clear he'd listened to what we said and crafted it into a touching story. John was also full of smiles the whole time he was at the wedding. It was so easy to be up there with him officiating and there were the perfect amount of laughter and tears.
I could not recommend John enough!!
John tailored the ceremony to exactly suite our needs. He's one of those guys where you talk to him for an hour and feel like you've known him for years. Very personable and great to talk to. He injected personal stories about our relationship throughout the ceremony and made it very special. He also helped me with my vows and did all the paperwork for the marriage certificate. He made the experience very easy and stress free. I highly recommend John for your wedding.
John is absolutely the best! Due to covid we had to reschedule our wedding twice and he was so accommodating. My husband and I wanted a short and sweet ceremony and John created the perfect ceremony for us! It was beautiful and represented us in the best ways. John made our wedding day perfect and I am so beyond grateful we booked with him! Best Officiant Ever!!
We booked John as our officiant and he was the perfect addition to our ceremony! John was very easy to work with, and took time to get to know my husband and I as a couple to make sure the vision we had for our ceremony came to life, all while adding personal touches catered to us. I received a lot of positive comments from my wedding guests about John. You won't regret booking John as your officiant!
John is a saint. I think he might be. He made us cry and laugh and got to know us personally and was so professional and led the most beautiful ceremony I've ever seen. Book him, you'll be so happy you did.
Me and my husband just got married this weekend and John was a true highlight of the wedding. To start, this is our third time re-planning our wedding because of Covid. Along the way John has been nothing short of helpful, understanding, and accommodating with all of our changes. He was so thorough and took the time to get to know us witch really showed in the ceremony. Over 15 guests came up to us and asked how we knew him and how long we have been friends with him because he did such an amazing job telling our story. When we got emotional in front of our loved ones he had a handkerchief ready. Then, when the kiss came, he moved out of the way so quickly and swiftly that I did not notice until we got our photos back (sneak peaks) and realized he was not in the shot. His professionalism, attention to detail, true adornment for love, and clear enjoyment speaking publicly is unmatched. When I initially started planning our wedding I reached out to multiple officiant’s, no one was quite like John and I am so grateful that we were able to work together. I would recommend him 10 times over. Once you meet with him for even 5 minutes you will see how awesome he is. I am confident he could work with a traditional bride, or someone like me who may be a less traditional and a bit more progressive. He is genuine through and through, you can’t go wrong!
John is so kind and professional and also so much fun! He helped us write the perfect ceremony and really made it personal and beautiful.