Celebrations by Shari

ormer school teacher, I could see it in the way she took charge and helped guide us through the entire process. I won't lie, we were a little overwhelmed at first when we were sent an extensive Word document to help us decide on the wording for our ceremony. But in the end, it worked out perfectly. We were able to easily exclude the wording we didn't want and she had no objections (and actually encouraged) us to edit the wording and make it more "us." In the end, we had such a beautiful ceremony that was a blend of secular and religious and were able to include our personal portion where my parents said a prayer of blessing over us. I would HIGHLY recommend Shari to anyone looking to get married in Cleveland (or other areas she covers). Thank you again, Shari!

he big day. Everyone loved her! We would recommend her to any couple.

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!

cellent!!!! 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!

h 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!!

s. 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

groom. We were able to personalize the ceremony to exactly what we wanted. Thank you Shari!

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.

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!

y cares about all of the people she does weddings for and makes them feel so special! Highly recommend!

ony truly felt like us...one of a kind. Thank you, Shari!!

s at ease from the moment we met her. Thank you so much!

as 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!

'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.

lassroom. 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.

ny 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!

vening 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!

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he 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.

ll 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!

hly 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!

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g your professionalism, and warmth to my wedding day.

. 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.