Celebrations by Shari

Shari was our wedding officiant and was more than we could ever have imagined. She was always very responsive and has tons of wording options which she shared with us to choose for her to use during the ceremony. Shari handled the rehearsal and took charge in the most professional and fun way which left us more than confident the ceremony would be perfect. It was the most important part of the day and the part we felt most at ease about because of Shari. We highly recommend!

Amazing group here!!! They gave us such a variety of ceremony specials and wording to plan with and create something that was us and unique! Kristen did our ceremony and she was excellent!!!! She was able to handle the on-the-fly interruptions and keep things flowing smooth. Plus, she was so nice and a really great person to work with. Communication was excellent prior to the ceremony since we were unable to do a true rehearsal beforehand. They filed everything for the marriage license afterwards for us too! Thanks so much!

Shari is one of the sweetest people you'll ever meet. I had a great feeling about her from the moment I met her. She takes the time to send you a great assortment of readings with different wordings, religious and non-religious, and makes it really easy to customize to exactly what you want. She is very easy to contact through email and responds quickly. I can't say enough about her!!

Shari is AMAZING! We knew the moment we met her that we wanted her to marry us. She is so warm and funny! She walked us through the entire process and was always there for questions. We were pretty nervous about reciting our vows and Shari helped us through and made us feel very comfortable. We also had her help with our rehearsal which I originally thought we didn’t need but I am so so thankful we did because it made our day go smoothly and our wedding party was more confident with what they were supposed to do. Shari is a true professional and we’re so grateful to have part of our day. She also added a personal touch for us and that made our ceremony even more special. After the wedding I received guidance on next steps for name change and how to get a copy of our marriage certificate. I highly recommend Shari for your wedding, she made the ceremony absolutely perfect! Thank you Shari! Big hug! Jenelle and Kevin

Five stars! Shari is a professional! She is organized, responsive and so kind. So trilled we had her for both rehearsal and ceremony. Definitely a calming force for myself and the groom. We were able to personalize the ceremony to exactly what we wanted. Thank you Shari!

I can't say enough about Shari. She is such a sweet person and instantly makes you feel at ease. She makes the process of planning your ceremony wording so easy, and yet it felt so personalized. Our ceremony started right on time and without a hitch because of her. She coordinated with our photographers and the string musicians before the start of the ceremony. I can't explain what a relief it was to have her take charge because I felt so overwhelmed in the days leading up to the big day due to all the planning. I got compliments from guests at the reception on the ceremony. I would highly recommend Shari. She is a total professional and you can tell she loves doing what she does.

Shari was the perfect officiant! She arrived early and helped with everything from the guy's boutonnieres to sharing her aisle walking tips! Our marriage documents were filed right away and Shari sent us details on next steps, even name change info (all before we had woken up the next day!). Overall she went above and beyond to make sure everything was exactly right. We highly recommend Shari for your special day!

Shari made our wedding ceremony so perfect and beautiful and had so much material to help us create the perfect ceremony we’d always hoped for! Def worth every penny! She absolutely cares about all of the people she does weddings for and makes them feel so special! Highly recommend!

Shari was wonderful. From the rehearsal through to the ceremony, she was delightful to work with. We had no worries that the ceremony would go smoothly and we were right. Our ceremony truly felt like us...one of a kind. Thank you, Shari!!

Shari Caruso did such a wonderful job with our wedding ceremony, as our officiant. Several of our guests commented on how well she did, and how lovely the ceremony was. Shari put us at ease from the moment we met her. Thank you so much!

We are very grateful for Celebrations by Shari and Alan who performed a wonderful ceremony for my daughter's wedding. Alan fit right into our "style" of wedding and with humor, was able to gracefully smooth over the fact that the groom was already wearing his wedding ring. The couple loved being able to pick their own wording making it very special. Thank you!

Shari was truly the best wedding officiant we could have asked for, she made our ceremony absolutely perfect! She gives you so many options to put together your ceremony so that it's specifically designed just for you. She is also great at helping with the rehearsal and making dour everything goes absolutely perfectly! I really couldn't recommend a better person for your special day.

Shari was my husbands teacher in school and so it was awesome having her be able to marry us. She really got to know us, mainly me because my husband had spent many hours in her classroom. She then included our personal stories into the ceremony, which made it very special and unique. Shari worked with us to make the wedding what we wanted. During the rehearsal she was very helpful not only for my husband and I, but also the bridal party. She has done enough weddings that she knows what works and what usually goes wrong. I cannot say enough about how amazing Shari is. I would highly recommend her and you will not be disappointed.

We love Shari! Super personable, and professional! So good at what she does! Highly recommended!

My husband and I could not have asked for anyone better to marry us! From day one Shari was a huge help and we knew right away she was the one for us. She even rushed to our ceremony after she had one earlier that day. The day was perfect and she helped everything run smoothly. I love our personalized ceremony and couldn't have imagined it any other way. Fantastic!

Shari was wonderful to work with when planning our ceremony. She's very responsive and will work with you until your ceremony is exactly what you want. I highly recommend!

We met with Shari and she was energetic and enthusiastic and I look forward to working with her!

I cannot say enough wonderful things about Shari. She truly made our ceremony personal and wonderful - we will never forget it. We had so many guests come up to us throughout the evening and tell us how beautiful the ceremony was and how they liked how applicable the wording was to our relationship. Shari helped both of us feel more at ease in front of all our guests and she went above and beyond to make us truly take in the moment. I am so grateful we found her!

Shari was so confident, organized, professional, timely and really got to know us as a couple to add personal touches to the ceremony. She offered so many options and had really great ideas. Amazing!

We had thought for months we were going to have a family member get ordained and perform the ceremony and then about 2 months before it all fell through. I found Shari online and she responded to me immediately. She was booked for our day but set us up with her associate Brian Gibbons. Shari still handled all the correspondence until the day of. She sent us probably over 100 choices of wordings to pick and choose from and we ended up with a very personalized ceremony. Brian came to our rehearsal and was very easygoing. He looked and sounded very professional at our ceremony and we received a lot of compliments on it. Having only met Brian the day before, I felt very comfortable with him performing our ceremony. I feel very lucky that he was available so last minute. I felt the price was reasonable even with a small travel fee and fee to attend the rehearsal. He filed all of our paperwork for us.

My husband and I could not be happier with the officiant services Shari provided for our wedding. We originally selected a family friend to perform the ceremony - however this fell through unexpectedly. We contacted Shari and she immediately calmed our nerves with finding a suitable replacement. She was extremely flexible throughout the entire pre-wedding process - including setting up an initial face-to-face consultation and responding to my many questions ranging from marriage license info to ceremony wording via email from myself and my husband. I should also note that she is very prompt with her responses! Shari was absolutely AWESOME at the ceremony rehearsal. She was able to keep all of the rowdy bridal party and family members engaged enough to keep the rehearsal under 45 minutes, which included practicing the whole ceremony a few times. We were so impressed with her knowledge and confidence. The wedding day went perfectly. We received numerous compliments from our guests on how much they loved her delivery and personality during the ceremony. When I was searching for officiants myself, I found it necessary to understand the personality of the individual - they are going to be a part of the biggest day of your life! I so appreciated Shari's willingness to meet with us before we committed to signing a contract. I would agree with all of the other reviewers that Shari is the absolute best. We have been to many other weddings in the Cleveland area - none of the officiants have lived up to the job that Shari has done for our wedding. I would recommend her to any couple!

My husband and I just got married on September 19 and Shari performed our wedding ceremony. She was beyond helpful during all of the wedding process and made our rehearsal go smoothly before the big day. She would email us in a timely matter and she provided EVERY ounce of wording you could imagine. We chose every single part of our ceremony which I loved because we got to make it our own. I have received nothing but great things about our ceremony. I would recommend Shari to anyone who wants a true professional. Thank you Shari for making our day so wonderful!

Shari made our ceremony so special and memorable. She is very easy to work with and super sweet. I would highly recommend her to anyone who wants a seamless ceremony done exactly how they want it.

Shari was amazing and great to work with. She helped make our ceremony unique and beautiful. We received so many compliments from everyone who attended. Thank you again for bringing your professionalism, and warmth to my wedding day.

Shari was amazing to work with. We live in Kansas but got married near our home town of Elyria, OH. We wanted someone who was comfortable with including no religion in our ceremony. Shari was very flexible at working with us and communicating via email. She also provided us so many options for different wording for our ceremony. On the day of our wedding, Shari showed up even though she was ill and preformed our ceremony for us. That truly meant the world to us. As an added bonus, we received a beautiful scrapbook with our wording as a gift from Shari.