Bill Proud: Married Catholic Priest Officiant/Celebrant

usband and I and our love. He gave great advice to combine a traditional ceremony with a contemporary mix. Bill was determined to make sure that we catered the ceremony to what we wanted. It was exactly what we were looking for and many guest commented on how lovely the ceremony was, filled with love and laughter. Definitely recommend!

ense of humor. We are so glad he was a part of our special day and grateful for the time and effort he put in to make our ceremony exactly what we hoped it would be.

would be, whether religious-based or otherwise. Our wedding had to be pushed due to COVID, and Bill was kind enough to marry us twice: once in our parents' living room on our original date, and again on our rescheduled date at our original venue. Bill has such a lovely speaking voice and a relaxing presence, which removed any stresses we had for the weddings, even with the pressures of COVID. All of our guests highly praised Bill for the beautiful way he delivered our ceremony. We highly, highly recommend Bill for your wedding!

are both Christian, but raised through different sects of Christianity. Being a married Catholic priest made Bill the most natural choice for us, as he was able to incorporate our wishes to still have our faith be an important aspect of our day even though we weren't getting married in a church. Bill gave us such wonderful examples of different ceremonies, and we had the blessing of being able to take parts we like and blend them with our own ideas in order to have the perfect ceremony. The planning was fun and easy; Bill was incredibly responsive and helpful. He was so happy every step of the way; we could tell he truly loves being around people in love. He is an absolute joy to work with. Even though we'll only get married once, we would work with Bill over and over again if given the opportunity. Thank you so much Bill! We are truly blessed to have had you as the celebrant in our wedding! We're still smiling!

flexible and responsive to our needs. We feel so lucky to have had Bill as part of our special day!

s to understand everything about how the ceremony COULD go. That’s another thing, Bill was willing to change/modify/add anything we wanted. The amount of times I emailed him and his constant, thorough responses were so helpful. This guy knows what he is doing! I appreciated his opinion and feedback each time I asked for it. I was able to get my catholic feel ceremony with a contemporary mix. Perfect for us. We are so glad Bill was apart of our day.

ion, but also our own flair. He gives you little print outs when you meet which was so nice to plan our ceremony exactly how we wanted + info on getting the marriage license. He was early to the rehearsal and stuck out the cold/drizzle on the wedding day.

perfect ceremony. What is great is that he provides many different ceremony options to you, and then gives you a guide telling you what you need to pick out so you can basically create your own ceremony. It was neat to know that our ceremony was different from everyone else's! He is also very responsive and punctual. He was always where he needed to be. We truly loved working with him!

re to practice with us unfil we had found perfection. during the ceremony we were nervous and forgot somethings but all we had to do was look at him and he offered help. Bill played a huge part in making the fairytale I dreamt of as a little girl a reality❤ Make youe wedding magical by makeing him apart of it!

us and I would highly recommend him!

d everything that we dreamed it would be. He was, by far, our favorite person to work with throughout the planning process. Thank you, Bill, for everything!!! We truly appreciate you! -Kerri and Sean

d several ceremony outlines for different types of weddings. We took them home and picked what we liked from the different outlines so that our wedding was customized to our liking. He included a "Parents' Blessing" in the ceremony that was so touching for our families. Everyone commented on how much they loved our ceremony. Bill has a very nice speaking voice, and he speaks very clearly into the microphone. He has a very warm and cheerful personality that makes you love him instantly. We are so happy we booked him for our wedding. Thank you Bill!

He kept the ceremony moving and was very professional. I would recommend his to anyone!!

amiliar with it that you couldn't even tell it was in front of him. I could not be happier with our choice. Bill truly made our wedding ceremony perfect and I will be forever grateful for that. Thank you Bill, so very much.

usband and I love each other. Advice that future couples would find helpful? If you want a professional and personal ceremony Bill is the right choice. He cares and it shows.

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wanted in our ceremony. Would recommend to anyone!

ceremony and really interacts with your guests on the day of the celebration.

a couple catholic traditions in there while having a wedding outside of the church. I could not have asked for anything better.

remony was exactly what we wanted it to be. And he held true to that promise. My husband and I aren't very religious and we aren't comfortable with a lot of talk about God and Jesus, etc. As a result, we didn't have any religious elements in our ceremony. Bill performed our ceremony exactly like we wanted it and he did an amazing job. Whenever a wedding vendor would ask who was marrying us, they would say "You are in great hands!" Bill filed our paperwork promptly and we received our certified marriage license a week after our wedding! I would highly recommend Bill, especially if you don't already have a reverend or pastor that you are close with or if you don't want to get married in a physical church. Bill was amazing and I am so glad we chose him to marry us!

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