Reverend Red was AMAZING at our wedding!! From her beautiful speech and dinner/bar blessings (with some great humor mixed in!) to her outfit and hair, she totally killed it! Everyone at our wedding loved her, she was so sweet, and leading up to our wedding she sent over what she had written to far to be said at our ceremony, and made it a priority to customize it to include things that related to us in mine and my husband’s relationship. I cannot speak greater about her, she is definitely the officiant you want for your wedding!!
samantha p.
5.0
Words cannot explain how much we appreciate Dr. Reverend Red. She got to know us personally. She knew how nervous I was and gave me words of encouragement. Reverend Red was the ONLY Reverend who would marry us and I appreciate her kindness her authenticity. I truly recommend her as your officiant. She took time to know our families. We enjoyed her spirit. She is all around awesome human being who wears cool shoes! We appreciate you soooo much!
SPENSER B.
5.0
About this vendor
AWARD WINNER
Thanks to recommendations from couples on The Knot
Dr. Reverend Red is a wedding officiant operating out of Channahon, IL. This consummate professional is thrilled to preside over magical occasions, helping couples join together in matrimonial harmony.
An experienced and devoted wedding expert, Dr. Reverend Red has been presiding over ceremonies since 2013. She loves weddings, and she loves getting to craft personalized moments that reflect couples' wishes and personalities. If you want the occasion to pan out a certain way, she will do her utmost to make it happen, while putting a smile on your face.
Dr. Reverend Red is an ordained minister who has lots of experience celebrating weddings with amazing couples. What’s more, she is also an expert at planning weddings, so she knows a lot about turning distinctive visions into meaningful realities. This woman-owned business can breathe life into civil unions, commitment ceremonies, interfaith ceremonies, second weddings, and so many other occasions. Dr. Reverend Red can also provide premarital counseling for those who would like some guidance before starting married life. No matter the theme or type of ceremony, she will do her utmost to help create memories to last a lifetime.
Woman-owned Business
12+ years in business
Speaks English
Just me
Details
Ceremony Types
Civil Union
Commitment Ceremony
Elopement
Interfaith Ceremony
Non-Religious Ceremony
Religious Ceremony
Second Wedding
Vow Renewal Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
Christian
Interfaith
Pagan
Wedding Activities
After The Wedding
Newlywed Life
Getting Engaged
Premarital Counseling
Wedding
Ceremony
Awards and Affiliations
2023 'Best of Weddings'
Why were they selected?
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5.0
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Reverend Red is an enthusiastic, creative officiant who crafts personalized, meaningful ceremonies with humor and thoughtful touches. She communicates clearly, welcomes feedback, and guides couples through planning. Reviewers praised her warmth, originality, and prompt filing of paperwork. Highly recommended.
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samantha p
5.0
11/19/2024
Reverend Red was AMAZING at our wedding!! From her beautiful speech and dinner/bar blessings (with some great humor mixed in!) to her outfit and hair, she totally killed it! Everyo...
ne at our wedding loved her, she was so sweet, and leading up to our wedding she sent over what she had written to far to be said at our ceremony, and made it a priority to customize it to include things that related to us in mine and my husband’s relationship. I cannot speak greater about her, she is definitely the officiant you want for your wedding!!
SPENSER B
5.0
11/18/2024
Words cannot explain how much we appreciate Dr. Reverend Red. She got to know us personally. She knew how nervous I was and gave me words of encouragement. Reverend Red was the ONL...
Y Reverend who would marry us and I appreciate her kindness her authenticity. I truly recommend her as your officiant. She took time to know our families. We enjoyed her spirit. She is all around awesome human being who wears cool shoes! We appreciate you soooo much!
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LAURA W
5.0
9/15/2024
I was very drawn to Reverend Red's apparent enthusiasm for creative and unique weddings based on her Knot reviews and photos. She orchestrated a beautiful secular ceremony filled ...
with so much love and originality for us. She understood our vision, peppered in the perfect amount of subtle nods to thematic elements, and gave us great advice on marriage, the wedding day and our lives together as a whole. We loved having her and I would recommend her to anyone else.
Ellie L
5.0
8/17/2024
Reverend Red was a joy to work with. We weren’t sure what we wanted in an officiant, but she seemed happy to get to know us, answer our questions, and guide us in shaping our weddi...
ng ceremony. She wrote a beautiful message and was very open to feedback and revisions before the big day. Additionally, she created a hilarious “pizza prayer” to bless the food at our reception. After the wedding, she promptly filed the paperwork and sent us a copy. If you’re looking for an officiant, I highly recommend her -- she’s incredible.
Almira F
5.0
9/24/2023
We really enjoyed working with Reverend Red. She was able to bring a lot of extra life and character to our ceremony. She's very easy to work with and took our thoughts into consid...
eration when creating our personalized ceremony.
Response from Dr. Reverend Red on 09/25/2023
Thank you for your kind words
Emma S
5.0
9/20/2023
Absolutely amazing! She made a wonderfully personalized ceremony, and was fantastic at communicating! Would 100% recommend.
Response from Dr. Reverend Red on 09/25/2023
Thank you for your kind words.
Meaghan C
5.0
7/10/2023
Reverend Red was absolutely amazing! She made our dream wedding come true. We had her officiate our wedding without meeting in person (We live in Texas, got married in Indiana back...
home) and had no problems! She stayed in communication the entire time and helped walk us through everything. If you are looking for a funny, witty, and all around amazing speaker, this is your officiant!
Kaitlyn B
5.0
11/04/2022
Reverend Red was amazing. I first heard about her from a client and knew she was the one. From the very first phone call I knew it was all going to work out. She made the day run s...
moothly and managed to wrangle a bunch of us to get through our rehearsal. Multiple people said it was one of the best ceremonies they’ve been to. It was filled with laughs and happy tears. All I can say is, thanks Reverend red you were amazing!
Response from Dr. Reverend Red on 11/04/2022
My pleasure
Lindsay W
5.0
10/13/2022
She was absolutely wonderful from first phone call. She had a way with words just enough in the ceremony that everyone could connect with us and know us but at the same time keep i...
t intimate and personal for us as well. We couldn’t have asked for anything more. Reverend Red truly wants to get to know you to help make your day simply perfect.
Megan S
5.0
9/04/2022
Reverend Red was amazing!! She added so much to our special day and we could not have had a better officiant. She is so vivacious and was a blast!! It is so amazing that she handle...
s all of the paperwork regarding the marriage license after the wedding. Could not have had a better officiant.
Lexi G
5.0
8/30/2022
Loved her and she did a fantastic job with everything and made everything go smoothly. :) ❤️ wouldn’t have wanted anyone better
Response from Dr. Reverend Red on 08/30/2022
Thank you
Skyler L
5.0
6/06/2022
Red was the savior of our wedding. Not only did she write the most personal and beautiful ceremony for us, she sat down a couple weeks prior to discuss and map out all of our reque...
sts for it. There is absolutely no one else we would want marrying us. There were tears, giggles, comfort and more giggles at our ceremony, all thanks to Red. You could not as for a better officiant!
Nicky S
5.0
12/06/2021
Rev Red was everything we could have asked for in an officiant. I would recommend her to anyone in a heartbeat! She did everything that she possibly could to make our ceremony auth...
entic and perfect. We will definitely be reaching out to her in the future to renew our vows! 🖤
Deanna M
5.0
12/06/2021
Rev Red was absolutely amazing to work with. Not only did she make my wedding so special for me and my husband, she also did a beautiful vow renewal for my parents 40th anniversary...
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Margaret M
5.0
11/04/2021
She was amazing. She made our ceremony very personal & our friends loved it & still talk about it. She even colored her hair to match the Bridal party. Our ceremony will definitely...
be memorable & I highly recommend her!
Response from Dr. Reverend Red on 11/05/2021
Thank you for you kind words. And again congratulations.
Lexie R
5.0
7/04/2021
Reverend red was amazing. She helped us with every detail of the ceremony. Super kind. Very reasonably priced. I have recommended her to all of my friends who are getting married!
Response from Dr. Reverend Red on 07/05/2021
Again Congratulations. Thank you for your kind words
Paige R
5.0
10/17/2020
Reverend Red was amazing! Our day was very rushed and we were late getting to the venue to set up but she was able to make adjustments for us last minute when my maid of honor didn...
't show up and she helped us remain calm even though I wanted to freak out. She was also very responsive to messages and put together an amazing personalized ceremony for us
Response from Dr. Reverend Red on 10/18/2020
Congratulations and Thank you.
Stephanie M
5.0
8/24/2020
She did an amazing job! We were so pleased our ceremony! Casey is friendly, passionate, professional and easy to work with. Like so many in this crazy COVID world, we had to pos...
tpone our wedding to next year. We decided to at least have a small ceremony in our backyard in front of immediate family to keep our original date and will have our large celebration next year. Casey was able to accommodate everything we asked for and customized the ceremony for us! She made our day so special. We highly recommend her and may use her for our reception date next year!
Aga D
5.0
7/07/2020
I mean look at her! She’s one of a kind and will certainly be a memorable part of your wedding. She’s organized, thoughtful and on point. I got to marry my best friend right before...
the world shut down and we couldn’t have done it without this amazing lady. Casey thank you for marrying us. It was the best day of our lives.
Response from Dr. Reverend Red on 07/07/2020
I was one of the best days of my life as well. What a beautiful and loving couple. Thank y...
