4.9
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Personalized Ceremonies
Chicago, DuPage, Waukegan, Aurora and Indiana
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Erika has a wonderful personality and is someone we would recommend. She is professional and patient - two important traits in a wedding officiant.
Scott M.
5.0
Erika was very professional and did an absolutely amazing job. She was very communicative and organized. She made all changes we needed in a timely matter and did a wonderful job. Thank you so much.
Leslie J.
5.0
AWARD WINNER
Thanks to recommendations from couples on The Knot
My name is Erika, and I have been officiating since 2015. I work with another officiant, Sylvia, who has been with me since 2017.
Between the both of us, we have been honored to unite over 700 beautiful couples. I concentrate on ceremonies that are in English, Spanish, and Bilingual. Sylvia concentrates on Spanish ceremonies. We are both fluent in Spanish, as it is our first language.
We are open to incorporating any traditions that couples have in mind for their wedding.
We travel to a wide range of locations, including Indiana.
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If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Erika the Officiant is a professional wedding officiant service in Chicago, IL.
Hispanic or Latinx-owned Business
11+ years in business
Speaks English, Spanish
Small team (2-10 members)
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Ceremony Types
Civil Union
Commitment Ceremony
Elopement
Interfaith Ceremony
Non-Religious Ceremony
Religious Ceremony
Second Wedding
Vow Renewal Ceremony
Planning
Se Habla Español
Religious Affiliations
Christian
Catholic
Orthodox
Protestant
Hindu
Interfaith
Jewish
Conservative
Orthodox
Secular
Spiritual
Wedding Activities
Wedding
Ceremony
Awards and Affiliations
2022 'Best of Weddings'
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Erika received glowing reviews for her excellent officiating services at weddings. Reviewers praised her professionalism, patience, and communication skills. Erika was described as easy to work with, providing guidance and flexibility in planning ceremonies. Her bilingual abilities made guests feel included, and she was adept at incorporating cultural traditions. Erika's warm and engaging presence during ceremonies was highly appreciated by couples and their families, making her highly recommended as an officiant.Review photos
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Scott M
5.0
12/21/2025
Erika has a wonderful personality and is someone we would recommend. She is professional and patient - two important traits in a wedding officiant.
Leslie J
5.0
9/10/2025
Erika was very professional and did an absolutely amazing job. She was very communicative and organized. She made all changes we needed in a timely matter and did a wonderful job. ...
Thank you so much.
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Mary D
5.0
5/01/2025
Great experience working with Erika and in particular, having her colleague Aida officiate our wedding. They were communicative throughout the process and flexible with our ideas o...
f what we imagined our day to be, and offered great suggestions and help to us to get our vows written (because we needed some help with that!). Also, we especially loved how warm and engaging Aida's presence was for our ceremony and that she was very familiar with our veil and cord ceremony and the range of different cultures involved in our ceremony. We highly recommend working with Erika and Aida!
Cecily M
5.0
11/24/2024
Erika was easy to work with, and helped us design the perfect ceremony. She received a ton of compliments from my guests!
Stephanie C
5.0
10/27/2024
Having Erika as our officiant was the best decision my husband and I made! My husband and I have a blended family, so finding a bilingual officiant was important to us. We found Er...
ika on “The Knot” with amazing reviews. From the very beginning, Erika was personable, professional, and guided my husband and I to planning the most beautiful ceremony. After the ceremony, our family expressed how beautiful the ceremony was and how much they appreciated that it was bilingual because it made everyone feel included. If I had to redo it all over again, I would contract Erika in a heartbeat! Thank you so much, Erika
Tracy D
4.0
9/15/2024
Erica answered all our questions and was very loud on our wedding day when speaking to our crowd, she did it bilingual and it was just perfect. She gave us directions on our rehear...
sal day very well which made me super happy because we were so lost.
Lizbeth H
5.0
7/10/2024
We found ourselves in a tight spot when our pastor wasn’t able to officiate our wedding. Erika was very communicative and available. She was quick to respond to my messages and que...
stions, and helped me with advice on changing my last name. She projected loudly and beautifully since we didn’t have a mic. The ceremony was very nice not too long or quick and she let us customize it. She accommodated my nephew to read a poem. Would not hesitate to recommend her!
Rachel P
5.0
6/23/2024
A wonderful officiant! So communicative and kind, everything was so personalized and exactly what we were hoping for. A pleasure to work with, we absolutely recommend working with ...
Erika!
Lexis P
5.0
12/21/2022
Erika was the most amazing officiant we could have ever hoped for. Our guests and family commented on how great she was!!! thanks for everything Erika! :)
Keshia S
5.0
11/15/2022
I would 1000 percent recommend Erika to any couple who is looking for an officiant on their special day. Erika was amazing to work with, very communicative, and a genuinely profess...
ional and kind individual. She was very responsive and helped us to incorporate what was most special to us on our special day! Thank you Erika!
Marcy S
5.0
6/16/2022
What a pleasure to work with Erika and have her officiant our day. She was great to work with and helped us with a some changes that we had leading up to the ceremony. It was a ver...
y memorable day and her services (we had a bilingual ceremony) definitely added a great touch for my Spanish speaking relatives. Can't recommend her enough.
Maribel A
5.0
11/22/2021
Erika was such a pleasure to work with! She created such a beautiful ceremony and I’m so grateful. She was so kind and checked on me before the ceremony started!
Jocelyn V
5.0
11/01/2021
My wife (thanks to Erika) and I had to marry a very last minute wedding something small and intimate in order to receive our daughter who we are in process of adopting. Erika reach...
ed out right away and made everything super easy for me especially when it comes to communication. I am a very busy person and she was very patient with me. My bestfriend of 10 years are married and forever grateful for Erika. To make it very simple she will make you and your partners moment extremely special. I promise. We have been planning a bigger wedding Spring 2022 which is our original date and we will be bringing her back!
Kayla L
5.0
10/28/2021
Erika did an amazing job with our wedding ceremony! My husband's family speaks Spanish and we wanted them to be included so Erika did a bilingual ceremony for us! It was beautiful!...
Erika was easy to communicate with and helped so much in putting together our ceremony! The day of rehearsal and the wedding day went amazing as well! I would highly recommend Erika!
Tayonon G
5.0
10/21/2021
Erika is Amazing! We highly recommend!
Cameron M
5.0
10/12/2021
Absolutely love our short time we had with Erika. Such a wonderful woman. Don't hesitate to contact her for your wedding needs.
Molly N
5.0
9/10/2021
Erika was an amazing officiant! We chose her back in 2019 when planning our wedding for 2020. Our wedding ended up being September of 2021 and she was flexible and helpful the whol...
e way. We just had our wedding this past weekend and loved how much she helped us and the bridal party know exactly what do to to make the ceremony perfect. She worked with us to create a beautiful bilingual ceremony that represented my husband and I beautifully. We are so happy she was the one who married us!
Cathy B
5.0
5/21/2021
Erika is amazing. We met her in 2019 when we were planning our wedding which was originally set for May 2020. Then Covid happened. We still wanted Erika to officiate our wedding de...
spite postponing for an entire year.
Erika is very professional, prompt, and so accomodating.
She finally officiated our wedding last weekend!
She helped create a wonderful, sweet ceremony for us and guided us throughout the process.
Highly recommended.
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Chicago, DuPage, Waukegan, Aurora and Indiana
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