Dave Norris, Charlottesville-Area Wedding Officiant

e really wanted in our big day. So many people came up to me to comment how wonderful Dave was and how perfect the ceremony was. What we loved the most about Dave (beyond the fact that he’s a very kind person) is that he works with you to create the ceremony for you. So if you’d like a 20 min ceremony (which is what we wanted) he will work with you to tailor everything to fit your needs. And if you want something longer with more elements or a certain religious tone, Dave will work with you to create the perfect ceremony and script. Dave is professional with a commanding presence that is still soft and kind. You’d be making a mistake not to hire him!

r liking. Dave did an excellent job of making our special day as amazing as it was!

we would like to have, and he emailed us a few templates to tailor of ceremony too. Between our phone call and wedding day, he walked us through the process of obtaining our marriage license and what we could expect. We had a small (less than 20) family only ceremony and everyone remarked at how beautiful the ceremony was because of Dave's presentation. Dave left us a beautiful note, wishing us a lifetime of happiness and included a nice keepsake wedding certificate. He filed our marriage license the next business day and told us to follow up if we had any questions. I would highly recommend Dave to anyone getting married in the Charlottesville area. His kindness and professionalism made our wedding day as stress free as possible.

was easy to work with and he's a great public speaker. Highly recommend!

our "story" and and he did such a great job using that information. It was almost as if he knew us personally! He was recommended by our day-of-coordinator, and it was a perfect suggestion! Would recommend to anyone!

n our ceremony and he also helped advise us on writing our own vows. He led us through a rehearsal that was efficient but spent plenty of time ensuring we had all our questions answered and felt comfortable and ready to go on the day of. We had guests comment after the ceremony that Dave was just radiating positivity the whole time--we felt it too!

th coming up to sign the papers and even submitted the papers for us! Dave is amazing and we even gave him a shout out at the end of the ceremony!

ted to book him after meeting him once and reading all of the incredible reviews. Dave was really helpful with choosing readings for our ceremony and planning out the order of the ceremony. He offered us a rehearsal the night before and arrived at our venue early on our wedding day. He has a great speaking voice and a wonderful, positive energy about him. He was integral in making our wedding ceremony so incredible. We were lucky to work with him and I’d recommend him to everyone!

d Dave went right along with it. Having Dave as our Officiant made our ceremony definitely one of a kind. Thank you Dave!!!

cerely great to work with, and I'm very glad he was the one to marry us!

ng. He has a great, soft speaking voice and he worked with use to tailor our wedding to exactly how we wanted it. Would highly recommend him if you are getting married in the Charlottesville area!

nded him to our friends that live in the area.

did a great job and it all worked out perfectly. He helped us figure out what we wanted to include in our ceremony ahead of time and took the lead on organizing the rehearsal vary naturally and with good humor. My fiance and I are both generally familiar with Charlottesville, but we lived in another state and I was worried about figuring out the logistical details of the cermeoney - who should stand where, how to signal the musician, etc. Dave had it all under control - He is very familiar with the area and knew our venue (the UVA Chapel) very well. He was able to lead the rehearsal with ease and his suggestions on logistical questions were on point. Also important, he has a pleasing speaking voice and a pleasant, non-pretentious manner - perfect for a wedding officiant! I highly recommend him.

c speaker. He did a great job and completely accommodated any and all ideas we had for the ceremony! I definitely recommend Dave as someone who will really listen to you and your fiance and make sure to personalize your ceremony the way you want!

will not disappoint.

trust that he would carry it out for us. He made out guests very comfortable and his voice carried for us despite a windy, cold outdoor setting. He also traveled a bit out of his way to come and lead the rehearsal for no extra charge. We loved working with Dave.