Donna Forsythe and the Lehigh Valley Celebrants

We worked with Kiera for our wedding, to say that she was incredible wouldn't even being to describe how we felt using her for our wedding. Not only was she kind and caring she was also easy to work with, and extremely helpful / accommodating. I would recommend her a million times over. Our ceremony was so thought out and personal, even our venue staff came p to us to tell us how incredible it was and how they were near tears (and they have seen a lot of weddings!). All of our guests were raving about us having the best ceremony they've seen, all thanks to Kiera!

Laura Eppler was an incredible officiant for our wedding ceremony! Throughout the planning process, she kept us organized, took time to get to know us, and wrote a beautiful, personal ceremony. She takes the time to really make the ceremony special and personalized for the couple. We received many compliments (even from those who would have preferred a religious ceremony) that she did a wonderful job. Highly recommend!!

We recently had the pleasure of having Laura officiate our wedding, and I couldn't be happier with our choice. Laura really took the time to get to know us as a couple, and it showed in the personalized and heartfelt words she spoke during the ceremony. Thank you, Laura, for making our wedding day absolutely perfect!

https://lehighvalleycelebrants.com/ I married my wife Friday, September 15th, 2023 (≈ 192 days ago). We wed one another in front of friends and family at BlueStone Country Club. Our officiant was Laura Eppler. We couldn’t have asked for anything else! We would begin constant and consistent communication with Laura Eppler on/around Monday, July 11th, 2022. An exchange of ideas was almost instantaneous. We had ≈ 430 days to come up with what was us. Our own love story – unlike anyone else’s. By Friday, September 29th, 2022, depositing ½ the amount owed we had in our email a Couple’s Questionnaire. Within it was eighteen open-ended questions. Questions which couldn’t be only answered yes/no. These questions carefully crafted in advance by Laura Eppler – and our answers – were to serve as the backbone of a 25–30-minute speech delivered at the altar. Fully Personalized Wedding Fee ≈ $975 Travel ≈ $125 1. How and when did you meet? What was your first date like? What did you first think about your partner? 2. What are some things you enjoy doing together? What is a typical weekend like? Are your interests and personalities very similar, or do they balance each other out? 3. Is there an event or activity that brought you together or furthered your relationship? Do you have any special hobbies and/or favorite travel locations, restaurants, musical artists, TV shows or movies, or other meaningful things that are specific and special to you and your relationship that you enjoy together or separately. 4. What obstacles have you overcome together? 5. How and when did you know your partner was the one? How did you decide that you would marry each other? 6. Please share your proposal story. 7. Describe some traits, behaviors, etc. that you admire and respect about your partner? 8. How would you describe your partner’s personality to someone who has never met him/her? 9. What do you move most about your partner? When you look at him/her, what do you see? How is your partner the love of your life? 10. What does your partner bring out in you? How do you compliment each other? What has he/she taught you? 11. How does your partner show his/her love and support for you? How does your partner make you feel loved? 12. Tell me about some moments that have brought you joy. What are you grateful for in your relationship and in your life? 13. What does marriage/being married mean to you, and how does it differ from a dating relationship? What kind of partner do you want to be? 14. What are some things that your partner says or does that make you laugh? What are some of the things that you joke about with each other? Tell me one or two of your inside jokes. 15. What are you looking forward to in your future together? 16. What type of work do you do? What about it is most fulfilling/meaningful to you? How does it impact your relationship? 17. What did your family contribute to you as a person? Do all family members get along well? Will any/all of them be at the ceremony? 18. What, other than family and friends, do you value most in life (e.g. principles, values, something else)? What are your core values? Delivered also on Friday, September 29th, 2022, were three additional emails. Like the other one, they too had attachments helping each of us prepare. • Ring Exchange Preludes • Vow Options • Special Ceremony Additions • Wedding Readings By February 2023 we had well in advance of our wedding, an outline. A 1st edition which wouldn’t only include our love but laid out our own assignments and the assignments of others involved. Groomsmen, Bridesmaids, Parents, etc. We would continue communicating through email – preferred both by us and by Laura – editing what we felt could and couldn’t be embellished. The 1st edition prepared in advance of any edits was a product needing not much. Two to three weeks in advance of our wedding, we would rehearse with our officiant. Laura Eppler scheduled an evening appointment (zoom) gracious in allowing us as much time as need be to finalize our address. At our venue, we would meet Laura Eppler about an hour in advance in our dressing rooms. Our Officiant worked seamlessly with our Event Coordinator, Entertainment, Videographer, and Photographer. Our day would’ve been less special without Laura Eppler as our officiant. As we would the evening of our wedding rummage through the envelopes provided by everyone in attendance, one envelope larger than any others was provided by our officiant. In the enlarged envelope was the Marriage Certificate signed by our officiant. Laura Eppler also as promised returned the (Duplicate) Certificate to the Marriage License Bureau. We were married! Thank You Laura For Everything! Two spaces between the end of each sentence and the beginning of each additional. ;)

We were absolutely delighted with the services of Donna of Lehigh Valley Celebrants for our wedding on the 14th of October last year in Hawley, Pennsylvania. She was very warm, friendly, professional, and wrote a beautiful ceremony for us taking into consideration our personal story - fully customized to us. She was respectful of our opinions and changing things when we felt something didn't quite feel like us, and worked in a number of touches very specific to our interests. We live overseas and she was always responsive, no problems communicating internationally - plus she took the time to meet with us in person when we were visiting in the states before the wedding. That proved to be very helpful for mastering our handfasting knot-tying! It was wonderful to hear our 'love story' come to life through her words. Thank you, Donna, for your thoughtful and beautifully written work!

We worked with Irene, who crafted a beautiful ceremony that made for a very touching day. We especially appreciated Irene's flexibility and dedication to crafting a ceremony that suited us as individuals.

Laura did an amazing job on our special day. We were recommended Laura through Lehigh Valley Celebrants and she definitely did not disappoint. Within two minutes of ending our initial meeting, my husband and I knew Laura was the officiant for us. We connected very well. She then took all the little details and created a personalized ceremony just for us. She took the time to get to know us and our relationship, and also gave us flexibility in what we wanted or didn’t want in the ceremony. She made us feel comfortable at the altar on the day of the wedding, and prepared us beforehand for what we could expect. From a complete stranger to someone who was able to beautifully portray us as a couple, our guests kept asking us if we had known her a long time. Anyone who is looking for a great celebrant for their big day, Laura is the woman for you!

Laura Eppler from the Lehigh Valley Celebrants was the officiant for our wedding. We wanted a non-religious ceremony bespoke to our personalities and interests since both of us are Atheists and from different cultures. We interviewed a few people before deciding on Laura because she seemed easy to talk to and not at all pushy. She wrote something that captured important details from our relationship. Laura gave us a lot of creative control over different aspects of the ceremony and even went along with some quirkier requests to incorporate Dax and Worf’s wedding ceremony from Star Trek into our own. Additionally, my husband is Chinese so we wanted to include a kowtow ceremony to respect his heritage. Laura seamlessly threaded everything together so all the different parts fit without awkwardness. For our personal vows, she provided feedback throughout and helped us write something meaningful for each other. We opted to not have her at the rehearsal so I was nervous about the ceremony, having not met her in person but she was just as kind and wonderful in person as she was in our zoom chats. Our ceremony had a technical malfunction where the microphone died but Laura simply proceeded and spoke louder. Everyone was still able to hear her, despite having to continue without amplification outdoors. Afterwards, my guests told me they found her warm and welcoming. One guest specifically said he falls asleep during ceremonies but stayed awake for ours because found Laura captivating and easy to follow.

Irene is ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL! From the first interaction we had with Irene, she was such a gem. She walked us through the entire ceremony process and made us feel like we were in such good hands with her. We got 1 million compliments after our ceremony about how incredible Irene did in telling our love story to our guests. I even had a guest approach her after the ceremony to ask if she could do their daughter's wedding!!! Irene sent multiple drafts of her ceremony ideas and was so open to feedback and ideas. She really makes you feel like a part of the writing process. I would recommend her to anyone!!!!

If you are looking for the most attentive and personal Officiant, Laura is the one! She planned multiple zoom meetings with us and updated us every step of the way on the progress of our ceremony. She provided a lot of material to choose from and really helped us make our ceremony really unique to us. We got so many compliments about our ceremony, people were blown away! Thank you Laura!

If you're looking for a personalized, intimate ceremony that will leave your guests wowed, hire this woman immediately. When my husband and I walked around at the reception and spoke to our 170 guests, almost every single one of them wanted to tell us that our ceremony was incredible. I'm not sure that there was a single dry eye in the whole place. Donna is kind, patient and overall just a wonderful person and anyone would be lucky to have her marry them. Donna really got to know us- we met with her several times over video chat and filled out surveys that allowed her to write a ceremony that truly embodied our love for one another. Our wonderful coordinator was so blown away by Donna that she said she'd be recommending her to all future clients! If Donna is available, thank your lucky stars and then book her. You will be so grateful that you did!

We are so incredibly happy that we were paired with Kiera to write and officiate our wedding ceremony. From the minute we met Kiera, we felt welcomed, comfortable and truly seen. Kiera was organized and explained each step of the process with us. We had a few elements to the ceremony we knew we wanted to include and Kiera incorporated them seamlessly to create what we can only describe as a dream ceremony script. We were then blown away a second time on our wedding day when Kiera delivered the ceremony - she was articulate, adaptable, so welcoming, and a comforting presence for us and our guests. We had countless guests approach us to let us know how much they loved our ceremony - both the words spoken and Kiera’s genuine delivery. Several guests mentioned they were engaged the entire ceremony thanks to Kiera. We sincerely cannot thank Kiera and Lehigh Valley Celebrants enough for providing us with the best experience and can’t recommend them enough!

Kiera Wilhelm from Lehigh Valley Celebrants is exceptional!! Her process is seamless in getting to know the couple, learning their love story and portraying their story so beautifully through her writing. We connected instantly with Kiera as she is personable and incredibly organized! She is such an eloquent speaker and truly made our wedding day so special. The ceremony was so memorable to us and our guests as they were actively engaged in Kiera's words. We cannot recommend Kiera and Lehigh Valley Celebrants enough! Amazing service!

Working with Irene from Lehigh Valley Celebrants was such a wonderful experience! We started off with a video call where Irene asked us questions and got to know us as a couple while also allowing us to get to know her. She was so kind and laid back and walked us through the general process of creating and carrying out a wedding ceremony. After the call she sent us so many amazing resources with different options for readings and wording for our vows, etc. Within this information were different ideas for the ceremony which we loved. We chose to have a ring warming ceremony where our parents and wedding party all passed and held our rings and warmed them with their well wishes for us as a couple. She also sent over a questionnaire that my husband and I answered separately. She used our answers to create such a beautiful ceremony script. She had us all in tears. Irene was very responsive over email when we had questions and was flexible as we decided on tweaks and edits. A couple of months before the wedding our close friends (both in our wedding parties) gifted us a shot ski with our last name written on it. We asked Irene if we could incorporate taking a “Unity shot” from it into our ceremony, and she immediately got to work! She gave a beautiful background on the shot ski and our favorite liquor and what memories were tied to it for us. She also gave a shout out to our friends who gifted it to us which was so special. After the ceremony before Irene left for the day she delivered a printed and bound booklet of our ceremony script with a sweet handwritten note. It was such a thoughtful touch. We loved working with Irene and are beyond pleased with the ceremony she delivered. We would recommend her a million times over!

We worked with Laura Eppler for our wedding. We found her to be personable, organized, and easy to work with. Although she typically does ceremonies with a lot of personal details, we are generally private people and she was very amenable to crafting a ceremony we were comfortable with. We did several rounds of editing and we were able to be as involved in the process as we wanted. Most importantly, we felt like her delivery on the day was great. The words we’d worked on together really came to life when she read them. It made for a personal, meaningful ceremony.

My husband and I had the pleasure of working with Irene to create the wedding ceremony of our dreams. After having an unfortunate cancellation with our original officiant, Irene and the team of celebrants were easy to get in contact with, quick to respond, extremely flexible, and did everything to ensure that we had a ceremony that was curated to our lives and our love story specifically. The ceremony was a purposeful and detailed reflection of my husband and I as we entered into marriage and left not a dry eye in the house.

Not only were we thrilled with our ceremony, but so many of our guests commented that it was one of the best ceremonies that they'd attended. Donna worked with us to craft a unique and personal ceremony without a lot of "formalities" (which is exactly what we had in mind). She also provided ample resources leading up to drafting the ceremony to help us think through what was important to us, examples, resources on how to get our marriage license, etc. Thank you, Donna!

Irene made me feel so at ease after our first meeting! She explained everything so thoroughly and answered all of our questions. I feel communication is an extremely important quality in a wedding vendor because let’s face it, every bride experiences some kind of stress during the wedding planning process. Irene made me feel so calm and would answer all of my questions so fast! Our guests continue to rave over how personable our ceremony was. Irene took the time to get to know us and the ceremony reflected that!

Laura did an absolutely fantastic job with our ceremony! From the very beginning she was so interested in getting to know us and make our ceremony personalized to us. Every time we met with her she was always incredibly helpful and even asked questions that I would never have thought of. Our ceremony was incredible and a perfect representation of my husband and I. All of my guests raved about how fantastic and beautiful the ceremony was, there was not a dry eye in the crowd. I can't recommend Laura enough! If you are looking for a perfect ceremony, she's the one for you.

We had the honor of having Laura Eppler perform our ceremony. When we first met Laura we expected about a 30 minute zoom call that turned out to be around 2 hours because we clicked so well. She is extremely funny, smart & has the gift of commanding a room. All of our guest could not stop talking about how intimate & personal our ceremony was - It felt like Laura knew us for years. I would truly recommend her in a heartbeat. The ceremony sets the tone of the rest of the day & It's their words you will hear in your wedding video for years to come. Laura is amazing at what she does!

Lehigh Valley Celebrants are absolutely amazing when it comes to officiating weddings. Laura was our perfect match and made our wedding feel special from the very first meeting with her. She communicated with us many times leading up to our wedding and was a very hands on officiant with wanting as much info about my husband and I as a couple and as individuals. Laura wrote the most perfect, beautiful and personalized ceremony that we could have asked for and made our wedding feel so special with ever word that she wrote. Thank you Laura for making our day so special!

Kiera Wilhelm officiated our wedding and we adored her. The whole process was very fluid. There were many options for different styles given to us that we could add to our ceremony. We met several times and communicated through email to fine tweak rough drafts to everybody’s comfort and liking. Ultimately it was the creative editing and overall presentation that we not only loved but that our guests specifically came up to us and commented on.

Lehigh Valley celebrants works with us to make our special day just as we wanted it to be. Kiera officiated the ceremony and helped us to create a ceremony that was tailored to us and our special relationship. I highly recommend!

Great experience with Kiera and the Lehigh Valley Celebrants. Kiera is a very talented writer who took our answers to simple questions and turned them into a beautiful ceremony. The ceremony was personalized to us as a couple and the vibe/feel we wanted to have on our day! Kiera was able to help ease our anxieties with rehearsal and reminding us why were there in the first place.

Celebrants go beyond just reading a script. Laura communicated with us many times in the months leading up to our wedding. She gave us guidance, homework, held us to timelines, and answered any questions we had. The result was a personalized ceremony that we couldn’t be happier with. It was very helpful to have someone organized who knows the ins and outs of weddings.

Donna was the perfect choice as the celebrant for our wedding. She was so helpful and informative during our introduction. She even helped us think up small things to add to our ceremony to make it a bit more meaningful, like including a ring warming done by our parents. Donna wrote a wonderful first draft for our ceremony and she let us provide our own input and feedback to create the perfect wedding script for us. She was open and accepting of any and all changes we wanted to make. She created a ceremony that was tailor-made to us, and she definitely made multiple guests cry. She also gave us a lovely copy of the ceremony script after the wedding and it is something we'll cherish forever. She was truly wonderful and I am so grateful she was able to perform our ceremony.

Laura was absolutely awesome to work with. She helped us create a beautiful ceremony that I think really captured who we are as a couple. Our guests thought it was original and memorable. Laura was extremely professional every step of the way and made this part of the wedding planning process very easy. Highly recommend!

We had the best experience with Irene Blough from Lehigh Velley Celebrants! She paid attention to every single detail of our story and truly brought it to life at our ceremony. Our guests and family loved how personal our ceremony was! Irene was a joy to meet with leading up to our wedding day. All our planning meeting were thought provoking and she really enjoyed hearing about our relationship/friendship. We are so thankful for Irene and the Lehigh Valley Celebrant team for making our day about US!

Irene did an incredible job with our ceremony! She was so sweet and her questionnaire (and follow up questions) were so detailed that people were asking us all night if we knew her beforehand! We got so many compliments - my husband’s grandmother even felt it was the best wedding ceremony she’s ever been to :) we had a secular wedding and Irene was very open to feedback (we made a few requests and alterations to what we wanted from the ceremony and she was wonderfully accommodating), although her first draft was pretty close to perfect!! She also provided us with TONS of materials to help customize our ceremony (vows, ring exchange prelude, how to walk down the aisle, tips for the rehearsal, unity ceremonies, options for readings, and lots more). She was a joy to work with, and spending the extra money for the personalized ceremony is 10,000% worth it - hire her!!

We feel blessed to have had Laura as our wedding officiant! The level of care and personalized attention she provided us exceeded our expectations. Laura is an engaging and happy individual with a big heart. She took the time to get to know us as a couple. We were always in a good mood after conversing with Laura. Along with her uplifting demeanor, Laura is highly professional. She was organized and prepared for all our meetings and responded quickly to emails. Because she was knowledgeable about the wedding planning process, she answered all our questions and understood our sentiments. Laura became our advocate, especially when coordinating with other vendors in the days before our wedding. On our wedding day, Laura delivered a beautiful ceremony! She was poised, spoke eloquently, and fully captured the essence of our love. Thank you, Laura! We highly recommend Laura to couples looking for a wedding officiant.

Irene Blough went above and beyond what we were looking for for a bespoke ceremony. She helped us edit vows and coordinate with other vendors to make our day memorable. After the wedding, she helped our family to create a keepsake for our new home with our vows handwritten. She really did an outstanding job, and would recommend.

We were so lucky to work with Donna during our wedding. The Lehigh Valley Celebrants were on the recommended vendor list for my venue and I knew from looking at their website that this would be a good fit. My husband and I are not religious and we wanted a couple-centered ceremony that was meaningful to us and to our guests. Donna delivered all this and more. From our first zoom call, we knew we wanted her to be a part of our wedding. She was supportive, patient, and knowledgeable as she guided us through the planning process. On the big day, she blew us away. People continue to ask if she was someone who knew us because of how personal and meaningful the ceremony was. I would wholeheartedly recommend Donna and the Lehigh Valley Celebrants to anyone who is looking. Thank you so much, Donna!!

We are so glad that we chose Jordan from Lehigh Valley Celebrants as our Wedding Celebrant! We both wanted something a little different than the standard Wedding Ceremony and something a little more personalized to us. When we found Lehigh Valley Celebrants, we knew that it was the right choice. Jordan took us on despite a very quick turnaround time and he definitely delivered. When we first met Jordan over Zoom, he was friendly, kind, and inquisitive. He asked us many questions about us, our story, and what kind of Wedding Ceremony we had in mind. He gave us a ton of examples of different readings, rituals, and ideas to really make it ours. He had us both fill out a lengthy questionnaire and encouraged us to not show each other our answers. This made it very fun and got him to hear both sides of our story. The questions were thoughtful and made us both reflect on so many good memories we have together. He also told us all about himself and his impressive background of writing, teaching, and drama, reassuring us of his ability to craft the perfect telling of our story. We met with Jordan a few more times and he sent us the entire ceremony script to edit to our liking. We worked with him to fine tune it, and he was both receptive and flexible to what we wanted. He even worked with us individually to help guide us in writing our own vows, and reviewed them to make sure they matched in length and flow. We felt confident on the day that Jordan would captivate our audience and give us our perfect ceremony, and he did just that. Everything went smoothly and felt very natural. Many tears were shed, and laughs were had, and Jordan came prepared with everything, including backup copies of both of our vows. He left us a folder containing copies of our whole ceremony to remember, and without any help from us, got us our Marriage Certificate mailed to our house promptly. We had a great experience working with Jordan and Lehigh Valley Celebrants, and would definitely recommend him for your Wedding!

Laura Eppler officiated my wedding in October and it was the most beautiful ceremony! We received so many compliments on how unique and special it was! From start to finish she was wonderful to work with! Would highly recommend!

We are so happy we found Irene and Lehigh Valley Celebrants! When we first met Irene, we weren't sure how to connect the various milestones of our relationship into a cohesive story. At our very first meeting it became clear that this is one of her talents. We were so impressed with the way she was able to weave things together so soon after meeting us, we knew we had to work with her! In addition to telling our story better than we could, Irene shared many helpful options for ceremony details and wording and answered every question that we had. The ceremony Irene put together was so "us" that many of our guests assumed that she was a family friend of ours! Irene was a pleasure to work with and she is a very calming, kind, and thoughtful person. We highly recommend working with her for your wedding!

We had such a wonderful experience with Laura - multiple wedding guests asked us after the ceremony whether the celebrant was a close family friend or family member!!

Lehigh Valley Celebrants’ Irene Blough officiated my August 13, 2022 wedding at Bally Spring Inn and designed a beautiful ceremony! Planning our ceremony was a daunting task to us, however, we always felt that Irene provided us with all the tools and support to create a ceremony that we never imagined we would have (in a good way!) Choosing an officiant was probably the most challenging wedding planning task, but we immediately knew we made the right choice with Lehigh Valley Celebrants. Through communicating and working with Irene, we found the task to become simpler and simpler because she provided us with the different ceremony pieces and options we could choose from to make sure that it was tailored to our needs/wants. It was a relief too in the planning process to know that we could count on her quick replies, thorough answers, patience with us, and how dependable she was on the day of the wedding. Her calm nature and attitude helped us feel more relaxed and like we could settle into each moment on the day of and through planning. Irene Blough and Lehigh Valley Celebrants were hands down our most organized, streamlined, and dependable vendor we had for our wedding. They have mastered the art of working with other people: zoom and in person meetings, email communication that was personable yet efficient, and a reasonable timeline for task completion (including friendly reminders for us, where needed, we really appreciated having reminders whether or not we needed them so we felt supported and not at risk for any ‘gotcha’ moments in planning). We had no idea before planning a wedding that you could have such a personalized ceremony; it was never something we had witnessed at a wedding before! We have heard so many compliments about you and our ceremony from our guests, too! Everyone, including us, loved Irene and everything she crafted for us. She is a fantastic public speaker and writer. Receiving the ceremony script in our card box was the most wonderful surprise, and I may have shed a few tears at the thoughtfulness of that small yet meaningful touch! It will be easy to remember every detail of our ceremony in the future with this script (especially since we did not opt for videography). Thank you, Irene!

We had Laura as our officiant and she was fantastic! We had a few virtual meetings and many email exchanges throughout the process. She gave us detailed guidelines and suggestions for what to include in our ceremony and was very open with the editing process. With our input, she wrote a beautiful ceremony that was perfect for us. She also helped us write our vows and gave feedback to ensure they read well and that each of our vows matched in length and tone. We had a great experience and I highly recommend Laura!

Donna was the perfect choice to be the celebrant at our wedding! She was professional and had great suggestions to keep our ceremony flowing smoothly. It's clear she has a great deal of experience with weddings and did a wonderful job. Our family and friends are still talking about how personal and full of love our ceremony was.

We are so happy to have found Lehigh Valley Celebrants. Irene was an absolute pleasure to work with, from our Zoom meetings to contacting her in regards to any questions that we thought of throughout the planning process. We read on online reviews that some guests have found the ceremony to be their favorite part of the wedding because of Lehigh Valley Celebrants - a statement we found to be bold! Well... Lo and behold, many of our guests have said the same thing. Irene told our story beautifully and authentically. Some guests have told us it was the most enjoyable, fun, and beautiful ceremony they've been to. We can't recommend Irene enough!

We had Katherine as our celebrant. She did an amazing job at our ceremony. Katherine did a great job spreading out our homework and drafts so we had a good amount of time to go over everything and be prepared. She also made sure to check in on the legal side reminding us upcoming dates. Our ceremony was beautiful and personalized. I still get teary eyed and giggle thinking about it. I would highly recommend her to any future bride.

I had Laura Eppler as our officiant and I wouldn’t have asked for anyone else. When we first met (via Zoom), Laura took the time to get to know us and asked us a lot of questions. She sent us wonderful and plentiful resources to help guide us for our ceremony. Laura wrote an amazing ceremony and I still read back on it. She truly captured who we are as a couple. When it was closer to the wedding date, we had another zoom meeting to talk about the rehearsal and day of event. She made us feel comfortable and took a lot of worrying off our minds. I highly recommend Laura to be your officiant. The only downside I would say is the price. The Leigh Valley Celebrants are pricy but Laura made us feel like family and you can’t put a price on that.

Donna did such a wonderful job as our celebrant. She took in everything we suggested and created a beautiful ceremony. She even gave us suggestions that we never thought of including and they became our favorite parts of the ceremony. The most important thing to us was making the ceremony feel intimate and centered around our love and Donna did that and then some! She also did a wonderful job of including Spanish pieces or translations into the ceremony because we are an interracial couple. I cannot recommend her services enough ❤️

Irene was our celebrant and she truly brought us so much peace leading up the the day of the wedding. Every time we had a meeting with her, we fell deeper and deeper in love, and grew more excited with the day. Irene make us very comfortable, and was very thorough in gathering information about us to create our ceremony. She was open to our ideas and suggested ways to make it more personal. On the day of, she was very organized and came ready to go. I’m so glad she was our officiant. It made a worlds different to have her calm and fun demeanor at our ceremony, and we felt like we were being married by someone who appreciated all that we grew to be.

Irene was wonderful for our wedding! She really took the time to get to know us, both individually and as a couple. Her effort and dedication were evident in the ceremony she wrote for us. We received so many compliments on the beautiful ceremony she wrote, specifically how personalized it was.

Laura was so awesome. She was on time, very helpful. Her smile radiant the whole room. She has such à calming energy. I would recommend her 100%.

My husband and I were so happy that we chose Lehigh Valley Celebrants for our wedding! Our officiant, Laura Eppler, did an absolutely amazing job with writing our ceremony! It was so beautiful and she got to know us as a couple by meeting with us over Zoom and having us fill out a questionnaire. She was able to beautifully incorporate how we felt about each other and details about us into our ceremony. She was very helpful throughout the entire planning process and responsive to all of our questions. We got so many compliments from our guests about how beautiful our ceremony was and they loved how personalized it was. It perfectly reflected us as a couple and we could not be any happier with it. We would highly recommend Laura to anyone looking for an officiant for their wedding!

We had such a lovely experience working with Laura! We wanted to have an officiant that gave our wedding an authentic feel, that felt like “us” as a couple. Laura took the time to meet us and get to know us, and wrote a beautiful ceremony that I know we will treasure forever.

I can't show enough praise for Keira and the Lehigh Valley Celebrants! Their approach to a ceremony is so unique and so heartfelt... It truly felt like she knew us. Their process was so easy too with fun questionnaires and an abundance of writing samples. And nothing is cookie-cutter! Our guests even raved about how special the ceremony and Kiera's delivery were 💕

We chose Lehigh Valley Celebrants for our simple marriage license signing, not wanting to go to the court house but also not wanting a traditional ceremony. We were put into contact with Laura, and she was amazing front start to finish. Very professional and super kind and down to earth which was exactly what we would want for our quick ceremony. Highly recommend to anyone getting married no matter which route you choose!

We had the privilege of having Laura officiate our wedding and she absolutely blew us aways with the most beautiful ceremony she created just for us! She was an absolute joy to work with. We knew from our first call that we could not only trust her but that she was going to create something that was unique and memorable to us. All of our guests could not have told us more how beautiful our ceremony was. We are forever grateful that Laura is a part of our story. We definitely recommend having Laura be a part of your special day.

Laura was so informative and helpful during our meetings. She made us feel so comfortable and we had some good laughs. She took her time with you and made sure to get every detail down. She is the reason why our ceremony was absolutely beautiful. Our guests thought she did such an amazing job! We are so happy we found her! We’ve even recommended her to another couple who’s getting married as she’s that amazing at her job. She brought tears to my husband, family, and friends with her beautiful words. It was perfect and we feel so lucky to have had her.

Irene was the absolute best officiant we could have ever hoped for. She is so sweet and friendly and has a great speaking presence in front of an audience. Even though we never met in person until the wedding it felt like we knew each other for a long time. She worked very hard to get to know me and my husband and to craft a ceremony that really depicted our relationship and captured our personality. She is very responsive to email and zoom as well. Would highly recommend!

One of our biggest stressors in wedding planning was finding a celebrant would be make our ceremony both memorable and personal. Not knowing any close family or friends who could officiate for us made me think that we would have a hard time keeping the ceremony personal but not long after meeting Irene from Lehigh Valley Celebrants we knew that she was the perfect person to make our ceremony everything we hoped it be. Our first meeting was via zoom and we spoke with Irene for over an hour talking about our story, our lives, and our relationship. Irene asked a ton of questions and made us feel like every detail of our story was so special. She asked how we would like our ceremony to be done and offered all of the information we needed and thought of all of the details we didn’t think to ask about. After our meeting she was so easy to get in contact with and led us in the right direction leading up until our wedding day. She not only sent us information on our ceremony itself but she sent great tips for rehearsal and obtaining our marriage license. After she had handwritten our ceremony she sent it to us for our approval and asked if we would like anything added, changed, or taken away. She made all of the decisions up to us while pointing us in the right direction. A week or so before the wedding we had another zoom meeting where we talked final details, pronouncing names, and timing for the wedding day. On the day of the wedding Irene arrived early and introduced herself to our bridal party and close family. She led our processional and entire ceremony with such ease and every single detail mentioned in our ceremony was so personal to us and exactly what we envisioned. We felt that every person at our wedding got an inside look at the growth of our relationship and felt the love between us blossom with Irene’s words. We even had a guest approach us afterwards and say that it was the best ceremony she had ever been to. Irene truly exceeded our expectations, and we wouldn’t change a thing about our ceremony. She even left the book she was reading from with our ceremony written for us to have as a keepsake which is so special to us. If you’re looking for a celebrant for your special day Irene is the perfect person, she not only is an absolute pleasure to work with but she made the most important part of our wedding day absolutely perfect.

We used Laura Eppler for our wedding, and we could not reccomend her enough. From crafting a beautifully personalised ceremony, to her clear and easy going communication throughout the process it was one of the best experiences we had with our wedding. We got so many rave reviews from guests that all loved the ceremony! Don’t look elsewhere !

We chose to work with Laura from the Lehigh Valley Celebrants to to create what turned out to be the perfect wedding ceremony for us. She took the time to not just get to know us personally, but also to craft a wedding ceremony that so completely and uniquely captured our values and styles. We knew we could trust her from the start with her strong speaking ability, her organizational skills, and most importantly, how her kindness made us feel so at ease. We had several meetings to talk about what we wanted our ceremony to feel like and got to be a part of the planning process. When we previewed what Laura wrote for us it felt as if she had been there throughout our entire relationship, and after the ceremony we had so many guests ask how we knew her and how she knew us so well. We are so truly grateful to have had her there to guide us, encourage us, and to articulate so well our story and the feelings we had for each other. She not only wrote our ceremony but helped us remember why we were getting married in the first place and helped us to bond over all we had been through as a couple. The ceremony is the most important part of the wedding day and choosing Laura to write and perform is what made it my favorite part.

My wife and I worked with Kiera Wilhelm of Lehigh Valley Celebrants for our wedding this past October, and truly cannot imagine a better officiant experience or ceremony than what we experienced with Kiera. She was not only warm and friendly and funny, but her ability to craft a meaningful, fun, and eloquent ceremony was beyond anything that we would have expected. Amid the chaos brought on by COVID-19, Kiera was communicative and understanding and provided a level of personal connection and professionalism that made us glad to be working with her. The vast majority of our communication was remote, as my wife and I live in Upstate NY, with Kiera down in Pennsylvania, but by the end of the process felt like we'd known her for years. At this point, we cannot count how many times our wedding guests have spoken to us and told us that our ceremony was the best and most unique that they had ever been to, and as beautiful as our site and decorations were, the humor, intimacy, and narrative that Kiera weaved into our ceremony is such a huge part of memories of that day. We would recommend Kiera to anyone who wants a new best friend to prepare a Best Wedding Day Ever-caliber ceremony. You and your guests will laugh and cry in all of the best ways.

We loved having Irene as our celebrant! She helped us understand the wedding process and all the technicalities of a typical wedding, then my husband and I picked the pieces that worked for us. My husband and I each completed a survey that helped Irene write the most beautiful ceremony. She was able to represent our relationship perfectly and encompassed every part of our love. My husband is Dominican, and many of his family members are primarily Spanish speakers. We wanted to have our ceremony in both languages so everyone could understand. Irene was able to translate nearly perfectly, and was open to suggestions on certain phrases that may have made more sense to the Spanish speakers with a Dominican dialect. Irene spoke with a perfect cadence, sweetly and with passion, in both languages. I could tell she was excited to celebrate our love, and she put a lot of effort into making the perfect ceremony. I'd recommend Irene and the Lehigh Valley Celebrants to any couple!

When choosing who you want to write and perform one of the most important ceremonies of your life, choose Kiera. You couldn't hope for a better experience. When my wife and I chose her, we were already confident she would do a wonderful job. She was a family friend already, so of course we trusted her. We still managed to underestimate just how lucky we were to have her be our celebrant. There are so many things that made working with Kiera a wonderful experience. I'll try to point out some of the highlights without writing a novel. To start off, Kiera as a person is a delight to work with. She is interested, and personable, and above all professional. From minute one you can tell that she loves what she does and takes pleasure in doing it well. Kiera understands how much this moment means for you, and joyfully does everything she can to make your wedding ceremony as special, personal, and individual as possible. Kiera is able to do this thanks in part to the process she follows. My wife and I were given questionnaires to fill out individually. My wife and I chose to keep our answers secret from each other so we could be surprised later. The questions included some of the obvious things. How we met, what we liked about the other person, what we enjoy doing together, but that was just the start. The questions became more specific and insightful beyond that. It was a little daunting at first, but once my wife and I dug in, we found ourselves really enjoying the memories it brought up, reliving some of the stories the questions asked for. By the end, Kiera got to know us and our story almost better than we did ourselves. This close knowledge of who we are and what matters to us informed the tone of our ceremony, and together Kiera helped us choose what beats to include, a union ceremony, and accommodated our own particular needs for the ceremony. We wanted to stream our wedding, so one of the things we asked for was a way to include our friends and family at home, and to make the ceremony engaging to watch. Kiera provided resources for example vows, different kinds of traditions and ceremonies, and was always quick to answer any questions we asked. Closer to the wedding, we were sent a draft of the ceremony. We walked through it with Kiera so we could tweak it to fit just perfect. She was willing to write 3 separate drafts of the ceremony for us, and I'm sure she would have done more if we wanted them. The actual ceremony was performed with such joy and care that you could hear it in her voice. She was engaging and clear in her delivery, and was perfectly comfortable being recorded for our stream. After the wedding, we received so many compliments on the beauty and fit of our ceremony. I'll say here what I told everyone that gave us that compliment. It's thanks to Kiera. Without her our ceremony wouldn't have been half as magical. Thank you, Kiera. From the bottom of our hearts.

Donna is a true professional from start to finish. She made our ceremony so special that all of our guests wouldn’t stop talking about how beautiful it was. We couldn’t be happier to have Donna guide us on our big day.

We asked for a short, personalized ceremony. It definitely had some nice personalized sections, but the initial draft was far from the short 15 minute ceremony we requested it be. We were asked to note anything we may want to change after looking over the draft. At this time I requested we cut NUMEROUS sections as a lot of it was repetitive or irrelevant to us as a couple (some of it coming off as an advertisement for the celebrant in hopes she’d book some of the guests). In making these requests, it was obvious the celebrate was annoyed. She constantly asked if we were sure we wanted to remove each section & attempted to assure us that the ceremony was only 15 minutes despite my telling her I read through it aloud (quickly might I add) and it took roughly 25 minutes to get through. On rehearsal day, the celebrant yelled at my young cousins (flower girls & ring security), telling them to go elsewhere because they were playing and talking (as kids do because they don't understand what is going on) while she was giving the rest of the wedding party information and instruction, much of which was irrelevant to the task at hand as it was just her talking about love in general. Long story short, my cousins were then crying because a random woman yelled at them. It was obvious she is not good around kids despite telling everyone after the ordeal that she was a kindergarten teacher at one point in her life…Needless to say I felt forced to keep my mouth shut and just deal with all of this along the way because we needed someone to marry us and we spent a lot of money to have her personalize the ceremony and perform it, but I would not recommend this specific celebrant to anyone. We had heard good things about this company, but was let down with the woman assigned to us.

Laura was fantastic to work with and really made our wedding ceremony so special and memorable. Leading up to our wedding, Laura was communicative and helpful. She provided us plenty of options and opportunities to provide input and she quickly responded to any questions we had. The result of her hard work was a powerful, personalized ceremony on which many guests positively remarked. The ceremony was reflective of our personalities and our relationship and evoked exactly what we were hoping to feel at such an important moment in our lives.

We decided to get re-married after a two year separation. We just wanted it to be us and an officiant and it was VERY short notice. I called and they sent Kiera Wilhelm our way!! She was amazing!!! She asked many questions about the story of us ahead of time and managed to put all of the beautiful craziness into our vows with her own special words... It made us both cry!! Many, many thanks to you, Kiera!! You are truly a beautiful soul!!

We loved working with Kiera! We met a few times over zoom and she was able to personalize our ceremony to include everything we wanted and represented our relationship so well! Our ceremony was perfect and we couldn't have asked for anything better for our wedding day.

We were so lucky to have Kiera Wilhelm as our celebrant for our wedding day. We can’t begin to count all the positive comments we’ve received about our ceremony. And most importantly, it was perfect for us. Kiera was great from our first zoom call, through creating the ceremony, to the day of. She made us feel comfortable and took the time to explain our options and the pros and cons of different decisions we could make. She offered up ideas we never would have thought of ourselves but that made our wedding ceremony that much more personal and special; it could not have been more perfect. Her delivery of the ceremony was stunning as well, it felt more like a close was friend marrying us than someone we had only met on zoom a few times! If you’re looking for a celebrant to make your ceremony feel like you, she’s it. Thank you, Kiera!

Laura was absolutely fantastic and I am so happy we didn't look any further. Talking to Laura was easy. She understood our relationship right off the bat and was flexible with all our needs. Not only did we LOVE her, all of our guests complimented how wonderful she was. She has a heart of gold and is the sweetest person. I can go on all day!!

Laura was beyond amazing, from the first meeting we had with her to our big day, she went above and beyond to get to know us & to make everything perfect. Laura kept us on track with everything that we needed to get done and was helpful every step of the way. Our ceremony was beyond amazing, our guests loved how heartfelt and personable Laura was. From the first time reading our ceremony I had butterflies in my stomach because it was absolutely perfect. I wouldn’t have wanted anyone else to officiate our wedding & I am so grateful we had Laura on our big day.

Donna made our ceremony the highlight of our wedding! Our guests were so moved by the ceremony, as Donna personalized it to our love story. It was the biggest compliment we received all night. She paid attention to every detail and crafted a beautiful message. Also, Donna is so sweet and incredible to work with! She made the process seamless with simple questionnaires and lots of examples and tips! We loved chatting with her on zoom leading up to the wedding and finally meeting her in person at the rehearsal. She was able to corral our wedding party to make sure the ceremony went flawlessly, and it did. I could not imagine our wedding with Donna, she was just perfect!

My husband and I highly recommend Cely and Lehigh Valley Celebrants! If hearing the phrase “And now a reading from the 1st Corinthians” makes you want to walk out of a wedding like it does for us, listen up. We attended a friend’s wedding where Donna was the celebrant, and we were so impressed with her storytelling, unique perspective, and enthusiasm, Lehigh Valley Celebrants was the first and only company we looked into when we got engaged soon after. We chose Cely (we wanted to choose someone different from our friends’ celebrant!) based on her thoughtful bio, and from the first meeting until day of, Cely was nothing but a true wedding professional—she was knowledgeable, warm, kind, and helpful. Cely walked us (more like held our hands) through every step of the process, from the outline of our wedding, to what we wanted the overall vibe to be, to how to speak, walk, and kiss during the ceremony, to how to obtain our marriage license. She gave us a detailed questionnaire that allowed her to build a personalized ceremony program for us catered to what we wanted to talk about. We felt like she really understood who we were as individuals—as well as as a couple—after just a couple of times meeting over zoom. She gave us tips and tricks only someone with the experience she has could give, and even calmed our nerves and checked in on us in the week prior to the wedding. She also made it easy to work through a pandemic reschedule.The process was easy, fun, and meaningful, and we are so grateful that we had Cely be a part of our team. Cely was incredibly prepared on the day of our ceremony, and coordinated effortlessly with the venue, the band, and our photographers—she knew we would be distracted, and handled everything on her own perfectly. Our wedding guests couldn’t get over how personal and unique our ceremony was, and we were so happy with what she came up with for us. Our friends also didn’t believe us when we said our wedding day was our first time meeting her in person! Working with Cely truly felt like working with a friend. If we ever have a vow renewal, we know who we are calling! 10/10 we would recommend, you will not be disappointed.

Laura Eppler with Lehigh Valley Celebrants was absolutely fantastic. The entire process working with Laura was one that was handled with care and professionalism as we prepared for our ceremony. Our planning with Laura began about a year prior to our Wedding with a video call where she was able to better meet us and learn about our relationship. From there, Laura put together a detailed 12 month plan involving personal questionnaires for us to complete to assist her in putting together her ceremony. As we came into the final few months and weeks with Laura she provided us with an edit of the ceremony for us to review, along with recommendations on preparing our vows. You can tell that Laura put the time and attention into every aspect of the ceremony and left no stone unturned with ensuring the ceremony met our expectations. On our Wedding Day, Laura really delivered. She did a phenomenal job in leading the ceremony and helping us as a couple feel in the moment. We received many compliments from our guests and were told it was one of the best ceremony's they have been a part of. We would absolutely recommend Laura to any couple who intends to really put deep thought into their ceremony and not afraid to go the extra step to make everything more than perfect. Thank you again, Laura!

Laura Eppler of Lehigh Valley Celebrants was an incredible wedding officiant! I really can’t say enough good things about her. We were supposed to get married in 2020, but unfortunately had to postpone due to the pandemic. From the start of planning to the end (a 2-and-a-half-year process), she was responsive, organized and helpful! She checked in with us often and was so kind and wonderful to work with. She was detail oriented and really crossed all t’s during the ceremony planning and prep process. Although prior to planning, we had never met Laura, she wrote a beautiful and personalized ceremony for us. She was able to get to know my husband and I and our relationship through phone conversations and a detailed questionnaire. The first draft she wrote of our ceremony blew me away! It only needed minor changes and was near flawless! She captured our relationship in her words so perfectly. We were able to fully personalize all the details of our ceremony — from the readings, the ring exchange, opening and closing remarks, etc. However, we never had to start from scratch — Laura gave us informed recommendations and offered great insight along the way. After our ceremony, on our wedding day, I had so many friends and family tell me how beautiful the ceremony was! I couldn’t believe it because I feel like now-a-days, the ceremony’s fly by and aren’t always super memorable, but truly so many guests couldn’t say enough how sweet it was! It really captured my husband and I and our story so well. Laura spoke well and made us feel so comfortable while we were standing up there in front of everyone. I can’t recommend Laura enough — if you’re looking for a short (25ish minutes), sweet, and beautifully written ceremony, look no further!

Donna Forsythe was our celebrant for our wedding ceremony. From the beginning, Donna was so prepared, organized, and efficient. Donna kept an opened line of communication with myself and my (then) fiance the entire time. She was incredibly professional, kind, and cheered us on during the entire process of writing our story. We absolutely loved how the ceremony turned out, somewhat like a storyline of our relationship. It was so intimate, personable, and customized to my husband and myself. I would have not changed a thing! Donna also took the time to lay out step-by-step how the ceremony would go, and she provided a rehearsal timeline for my wedding coordinator. She took the time to contact my other vendors so the day would go as smooth as possible. She went out of her way to make our day SO special! Myself, my husband, and my guests absolutely loved her and the ceremony. We cannot thank you enough!! The day was perfect. As a reviewer with any hesitations, this is your sign to book Lehigh Valley Celebrants!