About this vendor
I love weddings, and I love giving my couples a wedding experience they will treasure for the rest of their lives. Your wedding should be as wonderful and unique as you are. It should celebrate your love with cherished family and friends, and fill you with happy memories when you think back on how you began your journey together as one. The ceremonies I write celebrate love, marriage, partnership, and connection.
I have been ordained since 2014 and I am currently licensed to perform marriage ceremonies in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, and Maryland. I am very happy to marry any loving, consenting couple who wants to tie the knot. As a former wedding photographer I won The Knot's "Best of Weddings" award ten times before retiring in 2020.
I'm engaging and energetic, light-hearted and elegant, and my voice is somehow both powerful and soothing at the same time. Decades of singing opera, narrating audiobooks, and being a public orator has given me the perfect combination of presence and voice to deliver an unforgettable wedding ceremony. I would love to share those gifts with you on your wedding day.
Details
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
- Christian
- Catholic
- Orthodox
- Protestant
- Interfaith
- Pagan
Wedding Activities
- Premarital Counseling
- Wedding
- Ceremony
Awards and Affiliations
2025 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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Mr. Chadwick went above and beyond to make our wedding day special. He is creative and if there are any changes he is quick to adapt which is just what you need on a day like this ...
to know youre good hands!
We are so grateful to Michael for officiating our wedding ceremony. It was short, beautiful, and heartfelt—exactly what we hoped for. Thank you for being there for us in the 100°F ...
heat and making our special day so meaningful. We truly appreciate your kindness and dedication. Highly recommended!
Thank you so much for making our wedding ceremony so special. We truly appreciate your kindness, professionalism, and the positive energy you brought to such an important moment in...
our lives. You made us feel comfortable from start to finish, and everything was perfect. We couldn’t have asked for a better officiant. Thank you for being part of our special day—we will always remember it with gratitude.
Michael was absolutely amazing! Everything was perfect. He was patient, kind, answered all of our questions- trust me we had a lot! The process was so easy with Chadwick weddings. ...
I would recommend this company to everyone. I’m so glad that we found Michael!
He went above and beyond!
Michael has such a fun and friendly energy and we're so glad he did our ceremony. He was so great during the planning process and extremely quick at responding to emails and making...
adjustments to our ceremony script. Guests told us how beautiful the ceremony was and noted how vast his vocabulary was. Our ceremony will be such a special memory to look back on because of Michael's beautiful words and thoughtful delivery. I would definitely recommend him to anyone!
Chadwick was an amazing Officiant. He was professional, kind, and reduced my stress on my big day. Unfortunately, he was my only vendor that I did not have an issue with. I have n...
ot a single criticism or complaint about him. When he arrived he came to find me to confirm he details before the ceremony, the only vendor to do so. He read my ceremony script the exact way I wrote it. My ceremony could not have gone better. I cannot thank Michael enough for the amazing job he did. I would absolutely recommend him to anyone looking to get married. Truly a top tier officiant that clearly loves what he does.
He was amazing! And incredibly nice, helpful. Answered any and all questions. He went above and beyond and if I ever get married again, he's officiating! lol. He's just one of...
those people that exudes kindness and he made me feel super important on my special day! Thank you!
Michael was the perfect officiant for our wedding ceremony! He made this entire process so smooth and easy for us, even from our first phone call months prior to the big day. Micha...
el is incredibly kind and supportive, but what we loved most was his ability to share wedding knowledge and expertise with us as we navigated this journey. From start to finish, Michael answered all of our questions and made sure understood our vision. The ceremony was absolutely perfect, and exactly what we wanted. We attribute all of that to Michael! Our family and friends loved meeting Michael, and it was a genuine pleasure to have him at our wedding!
Where do I even begin??? My husband and I recently got married on 9.19.25 and Michael was our officiant. From the very first zoom call with Michael, I instantly knew he was the one...
I wanted to marry us. Funny story... I had 3 more appointments with officiants after my appointment with Michael and immediately canceled them all. From his professionalism, to his ability to connect with you on a personal level, Michael did it all. My biggest worry with hiring an officiant was "I didn't want a stranger that I never met to handle the most important part of our day." That fear immediately went away when I met Michael, it was as if he's been a friend of ours for a long period of time. Michael was extremely informational and answered/ helped with any questions we had, and even gave some recommendations that I ended up using on our day! Clearly his time doing this has helped and shown tremendously. He sent us over a draft of his speech for the ceremony so we could read it and make adjustments as we saw fit, but there wasn't much to adjust! He nailed every detail on the head of how I envisioned our ceremony to be! Lighthearted, a little comical and personal all in one. I couldn't recommend Michael enough for your wedding, he was simply just extraordinary. If you were worrisome about hiring an officiant, let this be your sign to hire Michael! Thank you Michael!!!
I highly recommend Michael! From start to finish, it was clear that he was a perfect fit. He made the process feel effortless and stress-free. He was professional, prompt and quick...
ly responded to any questions. If you’re looking for an officiant to make your wedding day unforgettable, Michael is your man.
We’re so happy we chose Michael as our wedding officiant. He was kind, professional, and made the whole process easy and stress-free. The ceremony was personal and heartfelt — exac...
tly what we wanted. Highly recommend him to any couple!
Throughout life, we experience several life-changing events, but once you find your person, your wedding day is quite possibly one of the most memorable and important ones. Even if...
the celebration is small and intimate, we still try our best to make it as perfect as it can be and, in my opinion, the person you choose to officiate that marriage is, by far, one of the most essential details.
I got married to my best friend just a few days ago, and I am leaving this review because I am beyond grateful to have had the chance to meet Michael and have him officiate our ceremony. My husband and I aren't the most typical; we are both nerds, both introverts, and both neurodivergent. We aimed for our wedding to represent us in every possible way, and to be totally honest, before we met Michael, we struggled to find an officiant who understood us and gave us the feeling we were in good hands. Michael not only took the time to get to know us as individuals and as a couple, but he also went above and beyond to tailor his speech to perfection. He found the exact words to make us feel seen, amused, understood, and absolutely happy. He even researched the videogame I met my husband in and used a few of the beautiful phrases our favorite characters say.
As if that weren’t impressive enough, he was the very first person to arrive at the ceremony, looking sharp in his suit, ready for anything that came our way. Did you forget a ring box? No worries, he had one. Would your makeup get ruined with all the tears? Fear not. He had Q-tips and tissues in every pocket. For those who get the reference, his suit was like Mary Poppins bag. He also made sure we were calm, relaxed, and happy before stepping outside the bridal room and helped us with all introductions and announcements. Throughout the entire event, and even before that, communication was smooth, prompt, and transparent. I could keep going about how impressed and grateful we are to have hired him, but I believe this review says we absolutely recommend him clearly enough.
Michael, you are wonderful! We enjoyed every bit of our wedding day and a lot of that had to do with having you as our photographer. Arriving early to multiple locations the day of...
…the relief I felt when I saw you pull up I knew we were going to have a fantastic day. You are incredibly organized, thoughtful, calm and fun!! When our hand fasting cord got left behind, you went running mid ceremony to find it even tho you didn’t have to..only taking maybe 2 min to find it amongst all the craziness of wedding decor, boxes, bridesmaids bags and who only knows what else!!…then running it out to our outdoor ceremony (those longs legs help!) I believe you knew where more things were than any of us did the day of!! My husband, so grateful for your humor and professionalism was beyond thankful when you would fix his boutonnière and in the moment tell him things to help keep everything going smoothly…like not to hug people wearing makeup the way he was bc he’s so tall too, that they were smearing all over his suit but you pulled out a shout wipe, cleaned him up and kept it moving. Communication from our first phone call all the way through after the wedding was impeccable. We had a blast doing all of our photos, you keep it light and fun so everyone can relax and you can get the shots we wanted, to have our wedding day story told so beautifully. Really we couldn’t be happier and more amazed by you! Thank you for so much and for helping to give us a FANTASTIC day. Would love to work with you again, even hang out with you as friends, you felt like family 🤍
Michael Chadwick was the perfect choice as the officiant for our Harry Potter-themed ceremony. We wanted the ceremony to be short yet elegant, with a few Harry Potter quotes, and M...
ichael delivered. He provided a mock-up of the ceremony that included our vows (which we didn’t write ourselves) and even added some jokes to keep things light. Michael was a joy to interact with, both for us and our family and guests. He also guided us through the process of filing the marriage license. We would 100% recommend him!"
Everything was perfect, beautiful day, thank you. I highly recommend it
Michael was phenomenal officiating our wedding in Philadelphia. He was consistently responsive and made the process seamless to help customize our wedding ceremony prior. On our we...
dding day, he arrived ahead of time to go over the final details. He was sharp with his delivery and kept everything smooth for my wife and me during our ceremony. Later in the night, my married friends were especially complimentary of our officiant selection!
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We had the absolute honor and pleasure of having Michael officiate our wedding. Our ceremony was truly unique and one of a kind. Michael ...
collaborated seamlessly with our Hindu priest to create a personalized interfaith ceremony that resonated deeply with us and touched all of our guests. The love in the room was palpable, and our guests still can't stop talking about how special the ceremony was.
Thank you, Michael, for making our wedding ceremony extra special and surpassing our wildest dreams.
With heartfelt thanks,
Louis & Surinder
My wife and I chose Michael as our wedding officiant in New Jersey and we were both delighted on how smooth the process was between the initial preparation and ceremony. Michael is...
very professional, sociable, easy-going, and kept an open line of communication with us from the beginning. The delivery of the announcement, speech, and vows during our ceremony was well articulated and something that we will always remember. We also had the perfect timing for our ceremony and nearly avoided the terrible weather that arrived about an hour later. Thank you so much, Michael! We will highly recommend you in the future to our friends and family.
Michael did a perfect job officiating our wedding. The entire process was so easy. From our initial calls, to working on the script he put together, to helping my now wife with her...
vows on the wedding day - Michael was so helpful and easy to work with every step of the way. We had an idea of what we wanted in a ceremony, and Michael took our loose ideas and absolutely nailed it. The ceremony he put together for us was absolutely perfect. It felt like he had known us our entire lives. We had several guests ask where we found such a great officiant and comment on what a great job he did. We weren't putting a huge emphasis on our ceremony, as we had always wanted a ceremony on the shorter side, but it ended up being one of the highlights of the day. We'll treasure those moments for the rest of our lives, and Michael is to thank for that. We're absolutely thrilled with our ceremony and we would recommend Michael to anyone without a doubt!!
Great person and great personality. Highly recommend to anything
I could not have been happier with our choice to use Michael Chadwick for our wedding. He helped make our wedding as stress-free as possible, and there were certainly a few unexpec...
ted moments during our wedding day that tried to raise our stress levels. He was professional, helpful, and working with him was sincerely a pleasure. I was amazed at how flexible he was and how he really worked with my wife and I to give us the best possible day for our wedding. Our guests are still talking about how wonderful he was and I can’t imagine having anyone else work with us for our wedding.
Michael did a great job officiating our wedding! He made the whole process so easy and did an amazing job writing out our ceremony. It was short and sweet, just the way we wanted i...
t. He also improvised when our unity candles kept blowing out with the wind! We are so glad we choose Chadwick Weddings!
Wonderful service. Short and sweet and very heartfelt. We went with an elopement and it was beautiful.
Great communications, made us feel comfortable and relaxed. Performed a beautiful ceremony for us. We are very happy with Michael Chadwick and highly recommend him.
There were plenty of things to stress out about over rainy weather for our garden wedding, but Michael was not one of them. He was amazing. From the beginning, Michael was kind, re...
sponsive, and communicative. He was clearly very experienced with weddings because he also offered some excellent advice about planning as well. He sent over the initial draft and it was perfect on the first try. We didn't change a thing! He incorporated our cultural traditions seamlessly and even put a few LOTR references at our request.
Due to scheduling issues, we didn't do a rehearsal, but Michael didn't need one! During our actual ceremony, he was insightful, funny, and eloquent. We had so many people coming up to us saying how beautiful our ceremony was. Thank you Michael for make it easy for us! We would recommend Michael to anyone looking for an officiant!
My ceremony was my favorite part of my entire wedding day and it is all thanks to Michael Chadwick! I wish that I had a reason to use him again because he was so charismatic, carin...
g, and fun to talk to and he is great at what he does. I will ABSOLUTELY be recommending him to anyone I can. My ceremony in my husband and my eyes could not have been anymore perfect. When he emailed us the ceremony script he wrote we didn’t change a thing, he nailed it the first time around. We sent him bullet points of tv shows we liked, movies we liked, details about our relationship and I was amazed at how beautifully he incorporated everything. He really got to know us as a couple and our ceremony was a perfect representation of us and our love. Thank you Michael for making our wedding day so special and truly a day I will never forget. 10/10 would recommend!!!
Michael was a great officiant. Communication prior to the event was easy and his response time was impeccable. We decided last minute that we were going to elope and gave him a cal...
l. He answered, we found a date that worked and he sent over the information and scripts that night. Everything was so easy and stress free. Day of the ceremony, he showed up early, was very kind and helpful, and read the scripts exactly as planned. Easy to talk to, punctual, helpful and informative. Overall great experience and would highly recommend Michael Chadwick.
He is an amazing help to the process of everything! Has so much knowledge and even helped incorporate some favorite movie lines into the wedding!! Could not have asked for better r...
esults.
Michael was not only punctual and professional but had a great personality! He was so patient and kind and had a great sense of humor which made us both feel extremely comfortable!...
We really felt like we had known him a long time! I just know that any couple that chooses him for their ceremony would not be disappointed! He is truly the best!
Mike was fantastic! He was really able to capture our big day and provided some excellent comic relief throughout it all. He remembered everyone's name in our families PLUS a 22-...
person bridal party!! (Which included a set of twins). A big thank you to Mike for helping to make our day so special and memorable!
Michael Chadwick was by far my favorite vendor and the best vendor we had for our wedding. He made it a point to learn every single persons name in our families and bridal party. ...
He just made everything so natural and fun, and our pictures came out perfect.
I picked Michael solely based on the rave reviews he receives on the Knot, and we were not disappointed. Michael was punctual, on top of all details, offered great advice, leading ...
up to the big day. On the day, he kept me calm throughout, was prepared with items for any wedding day catastrophe even though they may have nothing to do with photos. He was as fun to have at the hair salon, surrounded by women, as he was throughout our ceremony and reception, everyone commented on his awesome personality. He coaxed some beautiful shots out of my grumpy 7-yr old niece, the flower girl. And despite howling wind on the beach, timed so many beautiful shots of the ceremony and our families. Thank you so much, Michael!
Phenomenal! Michael was a true pleasure to work with. He handled a large wedding party with ease, got to know everyone's name, and literally had a fix for anything that came my way...
as the bride. More than anything, Michael balances professionalism and warmth perfectly. He made us feel so comfortable with him and our photos came out terrific. Thank you Michael!
Michael is awesome!! Very professional, easy to work with and he does an amazing job. I knew that he really cared about us and our wedding. He is willing to try new things if we ha...
d any ideas. Overall, Michael and his assistant were amazing and I would hire him again!!!
he was great to work with, was in touch about planning before the wedding day (surprisingly uncommon when comparing notes with other friends who have recently gotten married). he g...
ot an immediate sense of the tone of our wedding, and went with it. a great overall experience!
I was very impressed and happy with both Michael's talent and personality. He is very easy going and everyone at my wedding loved him, and so did I. He is extremely professional,...
and you can count on him for prompt responses to all of your questions. I recommended using him for your event, I couldn't have found someone better!
Thanks Michael for everything!
Viola Perez
New York
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