Father Lenny Nelson - Reformed Catholic Priest

Father Lenny is the best! He took the time to get to know us and it showed... the ceremony he wrote really reflected who we are as a couple. He pays attention to detail and has an ear for any concerns or questions that arise during the wedding planning process. Fr. Lenny helped make our wedding ceremony "ours". If you're looking for an officiant who will capture what is important to you on your big day, Father Lenny is your guy.

Father Lenny was fantastic! He made our ceremony so personal and really understood what we were looking for. Througout the whole process he was so easy to talk to and always responded so quickly to our emails. I would highly reccommed him to any couple looking for an officiant who is kind, flexible, and trustworthy.

Father Lenny is one of the best officiants there is in Massachusetts. He is very personable and takes his time focusing on ensuring your ceremony fits you both, as well as getting to you know you and your partner. He is a fresh of breath air and will go over and beyond for you, if needed. And has a great sense of humor and will definitely entertain your guests! :) I would definitely recommend him as you won't be disappointed.

Father Lenny was absolutely perfect. His attention to detail was superb and he made sure our interest was part of the ceremony. He was very communicative and also provide guidance and advise. Father Lenny also interacted with the guest and wedding party. Father Lenny was the best choice we made and are very happy to been able to share our special day with him. ps: Our actual wedding date was July 6, 2019

Fr. Lenny was recommended by our wedding venue, and it was a pleasure having him as our officiant for our outdoor ceremony. He was a great fit for us. I recommend him if your starting out on our journey, are of interfaith, or don't belonging to a specific church or denomination. We had a few consultations with him and his lovely wife to get acquainted, go through the process, and personalize our ceremony. He is also there for you every step of the way for guidance or counseling. He is funny, witty and has allot of insight and experience. When the unexpected happens, he can make adjustments, be spontaneous, and deliver a wonderful ceremony. With Fr. Lenny on your team, you are in loving hands.

Father Lenny took the time to get to know us as a couple for our ceremony. We loved how personal our ceremony was and that it was “us” from beginning to end. Our family and friends raved about Father Lenny and how funny and sentimental he was, they said it was as if he had known us for years!

Father Lenny was AMAZING!!! My husband and I got married on June 21, 2019 and till this day family and friends rave about our ceremony. His email response time, communication, and his ability to keep our nerves at bay was exactly what I had pictured for our wedding! Do yourself a favor and look no further, contact Father Lenny!!!!!!! You will not be disappointed :)

Father Lenny was loved by all of the guests, he performed the ceremony expertly and helped us along when we were nervous. Father Lenny has great energy, even before your wedding day and is a pleasure to work with. We highly recommend working with him, our guests continue to compliment our ceremony.

Father Lenny did an AMAZING job and helped us have the best day ever! He was very accommodating, knowledgeable and kind. I would highly recommend him to anyone for their special day!

This past weekend I had the honor of Father Lenny officiating my wedding ceremony. At this point in time I can not imagine any other individual to fill that roll. Father Lenny made both my husband and I relaxed and guided us through the entire ceremony. Our guests raved about the ceremony and how Father Lenny explained everything that was happening. From our first contact with Father Lenny he made us feel comfortable. He gave us clear choices and timelines to meet everything. We could not have asked for a better individual to officiate our wedding!

Father Lenny officiated our wedding in January of 2019. He did an excellent job and everyone raved about the ceremony. On the day of our wedding we had an ice storm and severe weather. That didn't stop Father Lenny from making the 2+ hour trip (and getting there early). The ceremony was the perfect balance of seriousness with some lighthearted comments mixed in. Overall Father Lenny was everything that we had hoped for as an officiant. We had an excellent experience and could not recommend him more.

Father Lenny was so wonderful to work with! I am Catholic however my husband is not, so we wanted someone who could give us a ceremony with Catholic roots but contemporary elements as well, which is exactly what Father Lenny was able to achieve. He made it easy for us to design the ceremony we wanted, was very professional and organized, and just has a warm personality that helped us feel at ease. He also has a great sense of humor and brought some laughter to the ceremony along with our happy tears. He is available no matter what you need and it felt like we had known him our whole life. He was an absolute joy and truly made our day special. Highly recommended!

Look no further than Fr. Lenny! My husband and I both grew up Catholic - him attending church growing up and I went to Catholic school. However, we did not want to be married in a church. Partially as a convenience for guests to not have to travel to two locations. After finding Fr. Lenny he seemed like a good fit. We could still have a spiritual ceremony outside the Catholic Church. He met with us twice to really get to know us, which was great so I didn’t feel like a complete stranger was marrying us. Day of this really helped us both feel so comfortable. I cannot tell you how many compliments our guests gave us on the ceremony. They loved how unique and special it was, and it was US. We cannot thank Fr. Lenny enough for making our wedding so special.

Father Lenny made our wedding so special. He wrote the most beautiful ceremony and helped us feel very calm and relaxed the day of the wedding. My husband and I live in Florida and got married in MA. He invited us to meet for dinner before our wedding so we could meet before the day of which was so sweet and made us feel very comfortable. He went above and beyond and we couldn’t have been happier!

We absolutely loved Father Lenny! He has such a kind heart and truly cares about his couples that he is marrying. It rained our whole ceremony and it was too late to move it indoors so we rolled with it. He put some humor in the situation and made me feel so much better. Thanks Father Lenny for being so amazing!

I would definitely recommend Father Lenny. One of the best things about him is that he takes the time to get to know you as a couple. He let my husband and I have complete control over what we wanted our ceremony to feel like. The readings, the vows... he worked hard to make sure it all fit the feeling and theme of our day. In the week leading up to our wedding, we had to put our dog down, and so we ran late with getting some last minute details confirmed. Father Lenny was incredibly understanding and flexible, which made a very stressful time so much easier on us. And then on the day of the wedding, he did an amazing job! He adds such a lighthearted ease to the ceremony. It really helped to relax everyone and make our day everything we wanted. Afterwards, we got a lot of compliments about how sweet and romantic and refreshing our ceremony was. Overall, I think he did an amazing job and I can't imagine anyone else could have done it better!

Father Lenny was amazing! We met with him and his wife and the moment we got to their home, they made us feel warm and comfortable. He thoroughly went over the entire ceremony with us and really walked us through all of the details. He built a beautiful ceremony that was touching with just the right amount of humor. Our guests absolutely loved him!

We struggled to find a retired priest that was available to perform our ceremony. Father Lenny was willing to travel to NH from MA and even squeezed us in despite having another wedding in NH the same day! He worked with us up until our wedding to personalize our ceremony and he memorized it, which was amazing. We had many guests comment on how special and funny the ceremony was. He is a great choice for your special day!

Father Lenny did an incredible job of crafting together a touching, unique ceremony for us at the Lyman Estate in Waltham. We burned some sage, literally tied the knot, and put love letters in a box for our 10th anniversary. He couldn't have been more helpful or responsive. Mark and I are so grateful we got to tie the knot with Father Lenny! (Also, Lenny and his wife Kathy are the sweetest and we had such a fun time when we got to meet with them in person at their house! Nice personal touch)

Father Lenny is thoughtful, caring and creative when it comes to planning your ceremony for your special day. My husband and I immediately connected with Father Lenny because he and his wife were also long time sweethearts, and all of us knew what our perfect ceremony would be like. Even months later my family still compliments how he was able to bring a traditional feeling to our wedding, yet make it modern and beautiful. He also makes a mean homemade pizza! We'd highly recommend Father Lenny!

Father Lenny is the best! He was just what we were looking for - a priest who would allow us to say the traditional catholic vows outside of the four walls of a church. All we had was a relatively brief meeting with him and he wrote a beautifully personalized ceremony for us, that was everything we hoped for. We cannot recommend Father Lenny enough - he is funny, articulate, caring, compassionate, and helpful throughout this sometimes painful wedding planning process. You can't go wrong with him!

Fr Lenny was an answer to my prayers! Coming from a Catholic family, my mother wanted me to be married in the church but my husband is not religious. Fr Lenny was able to blend the two together and make a service that catered to our Catholic side and non-religious husband. Fr Lenny and his wife Cathy are always so welcoming and helpful, making sure they understand us as a couple and offer any assistance along the way. My guests really enjoyed the ceremony (short and sweet) and thought Fr Lenny was humorous and well-spoken. Thanks for making our day so special!

If you are looking for an officiant, look no more! Fr. Lenny Nelson is simply wonderful. His experience and professionalism is unmatched. I enjoyed how Lenny made us feel comfortable all the way up to, and especially on, the day of our wedding. He had us and our family and friends laughing and smiling throughout the ceremony, but still made sure to keep the importance of why we were all there. My husband and I couldn't be happier with our decision!

Father Lenny was awesome! Our guests commented how much they loved how our ceremony was just like us and had some humor in it! It was absolutely perfect and just what we wanted! We would highly recommend!

Father Lenny was our wedding officiant for our June wedding. He was amazing to work with. He took the time to meet us and get to know us before the wedding. He personalized the entire ceremony and even chatted with our families after. We are so happy we went with Father Lenny, our ceremony is one we will never forget, he helped us feel calm through all the nerves of the day and even made us laugh. Our guests didn't believe us when we told them we had only met him once because the ceremony was so tailored to us.

Father Lenny was our officiant for our ceremony on January 20th, 2018. He was amazing to work with. He takes the time to get to know you very well and he writes a custom ceremony for you. The first time we met him, we sat down with Father Lenny and his wife Kathy for about 3 hours just talking and getting to know each other. It probably would have been much longer if there wasn’t a snow storm starting. Father Lenny was so helpful throughout the entire planning process. He responds to emails and texts so quickly and at all hours of the night whenever you have questions. We feel so lucky to have been able to have Father Lenny officiate our wedding ceremony. Our guests loved him! I highly recommend him to everyone for their wedding!

Our experience with Father Lenny was amazing! We had first met him and his wife and they were so kind. We could truly trust that the advice they were giving us was credible as they have been together for many beautiful years since they were kids! Father Lenny’s sense of humor was perfect for our family environment. The ceremony was beautiful but also very laid back which was perfect because I had a lot of anxiety standing up there in front of people but the quick jokes and comments were very effective in calming my nerves! From the first day we met Father Lenny we knew he was invested in our wedding and making sure we had an amazing one! My nerves were settled so that I could focus on my loving husband standing in front of me. Father Lenny even gave us some great ideas for the sand ceremony and letter for the future in a locked box. I am catholic and my husband was raised Catholic but not currently very religious so Father Lenny designed a ceremony that would suit our needs. I was extremely happy to be married by a priest in a catholic styled ceremony. I would 100% recommend Father Lenny for weddings and other religious ceremonies! He truly dedicated his time and attention to making our day beautiful!

Father Lenny was the best! Such a wonderful, kind, funny, down to earth human being. I couldn’t have asked for anyone better to perform our ceremony. He was so easy to contact and was there WHENEVER we needed him and I know he still is. When we first met up with him we connected immediately and made us feel very comfortable and went over all his different types of ceremonies that he had. We were there to meet him maybe for an hour and the time just flew by and 2 1/2 hrs had gone by, it was like we were meeting up with an old friend we hadn’t seen in a long time. He helped us with whatever we needed. I chose Fr. Lenny because it was important for me because I am Catholic and not many priests will perform the ceremony if they are not in a church. We spoke in depth with Father and knew he would be perfect and he was! Then the day came!!!! I remember my mom shouting to me “the police are here!!!” And I’m like huh? Father Lenny is the Chaplin for the police department and he came in with his coat and badge. I chuckled and said “Mom!!! That’s our Priest!!!” Before I knew it I was sobbing walking down the isle. I am so happy Father Lenny was there with us to share such a special moment in our life.

Father Lenny was a joy to work with, from start to finish. He invested time in getting to know us, and he was able to craft a beautiful ceremony that so perfectly captured us as a couple (blending traditions and incorporating elements that spoke to each of us). We enjoyed getting to know him, too, and he opened his home to us on more than one occasion. We are so grateful that we chose Father Lenny. The day would not have been the same without his words, wit, and HUGS! He's truly one of a kind. Thank you, Father Lenny!

I cannot begin to say enough wonderful things about Father Lenny. From the very start, he made us feel like we were his #1 priority (even though we were his 290th wedding!). He ensured us that every aspect of our ceremony was personal and unique to us. He met with us multiple times before the wedding to go get to know us and to go over the ceremony details. He gave us wonderful suggestions to include in the ceremony to make it really special (we added in the Celtic handfasting ceremony) and he was open to us tweaking some of the more traditional parts of the ceremony (in lieu of the Unity Candle, we used beer!). To us, it was important to find an officiant who respected our religious views, but who also appreciated the importance of incorporating our family's Catholic heritage into our wedding. He was able to achieve all of that and more. On the day of our wedding, he was the calming presence we all needed (me, my husband, and our parents!). He reassured us that we had nothing to worry about and that he had to do all the work from thereon out. He had the entire room roaring with laughter throughout our ceremony; both our moms remarked that they never cried once because they were just so happy! So many of our guests told us that it was the best wedding ceremony they'd ever seen. Our ceremony was absolutely perfect and it was due in large part to Father Lenny being there. Please contact him - you won't be disappointed! He will make your wedding memorable for both you and your guests. He is the best!

Needs 5.5 stars. Father Lenny is the absolute best. Not only was he a great wedding officiant but he is also a wonderful person was and priest and got to know us very well as a couple. We meet with him a few times before the wedding and spent hours talking about our relationship, our families, and backgrounds, and he even provided us with a little premarital counseling. I grew up Catholic, but was lead away but all the rigidity and controversy surrounding the church. I was delighted to discover a whole different dimension based on the religion I grew up with but without all the rules and guilt. Father Lenny wrote us a unique and beautiful ceremony that was more than we could have ever imagined. Our families commented on how intimate and beautiful the ceremony was and a few of my husbands very masculine friends even shed a tear. He also incorporated a few mini ceremonies including the hourglass sand ceremony and fisherman knot ceremony which we had never heard of but are so happy we had. It kept our families engaged and entertained and created wonderful keepsakes. He made the process so seamless for us and even provided us with a full written copy of our ceremony on nice paper. He arrived about an hour before the wedding and talked to us both, putting us at ease. Even after we have tied the knot, he remains a great friend and we continue to keep in touch to help counsel and guide us through tough times in our marriage. Can't say enough great things about him.

Fr. Lenny was amazing! He worked with us through our entire engagement and really got to know us as individuals and as a couple which was extremely important to us! We decided to go through pre-cane which ended up helping our relationship for the better! I would recommend Fr. Lenny for any couple getting married! He was 100% open and accommodating with making our wedding ceremony personal by incorporating what we wanted with our families traditional beliefs. Our family still rants and raves about how intimate our wedding was!

Thank you Father Lenny for making our special day even more extraordinary! So many guests came up to us and raved about the ceremony and how funny and engaging he was. We love that he inserted humor and a personal touch into our wedding. Even though we only met a few times, Father Lenny has a very special talent of really getting to know people and making them feel like we're all old friends.  If the ceremony is any indication of how our marriage will be, we can't wait to see what the future holds!

Father Lenny was incredible and such a great person overall to work with. He tailored our ceremony to match our personalities and was so happy to be involved in our wedding. He is so sweet and friendly, and made us feel like we had known him for years. Working with Lenny required very little work on our parts and he is a true professional. Our ceremony was lighthearted and he knew how to perfectly place small jokes to keep the mood happy and exciting. Father Lenny was a pleasure to work with and we are so thankful we were able to have him as the officiant of our wedding. Thank you Lenny!

Our wedding was on 10/21/17, and Father Lenny made our ceremony perfect! After meeting with him twice, he crafted a personalized ceremony, which he edited at our request to make it the exact ceremony we wished for! He was great to work with, very responsive to emails, and all of our wedding guests were very impressed with his ceremony. We highly recommend him and couldn't be happier!

Our Wedding Day was August 26th 2017, we had the best wedding ever. Lenny really helped our day go off with out a hitch and he made us smile from ear to ear from cracking small little jokes to just being serious and making sure we are happy. through out the whole process he made sure that we are "friends" and makes sure that you are happy and comfortable with him he is all around great person. our ceremony went really well and no mistakes he got everything the way we wanted and made sure everything was perfect. all my guest complimented him and said he was fun,funny and good humored and not to long or drawn out. my husband and i are not religious but he added a nice spin to our ceremony to make sure that it was religious but not to over the top for us. if you are considering someone to marry you for your wedding look no further lenny is THE MAN!! even with how busy he is he always makes time for even your stupid anxious bride questions. i always have alot of question and no point did he ever make me feel anxious or worried at all :) thanks lenny for all you do and continue to help me to this day your a great person and NEVER loose touch :)

Father Lenny is THE best! We were married on August 5th, and there is not enough space to describe how wonderful of an experience it was having Fr. Lenny preside over our ceremony. He brought professionalism, class, experience, and a great overall vibe to our special day. He kept it light but never cheesy, and he made everyone feel comfortable and at ease. So many of our guests came to us after the ceremony and told us how special it was and how great of a job Fr. Lenny did. He helped customize the type of ceremony we wanted, from the readings to the handfasting ritual, and he made us feel so confident it would go well. We met with him several times before the rehearsal, and it has been great to build a relationship with him and his wonderful wife Kathy. We plan on staying in touch with them for many years to come.

Father Lenny made our wedding ceremony so memorable. The time and thought he put into writing our ceremony was so evident, it was simply beautiful. He took the time to meet with us prior to the wedding to begin to design a ceremony unique to us as a couple. In the months leading up to the wedding he was so patient and wrote several different drafts of our ceremony as we thought of new ideas. He was always so prompt in responding to emails! Many of our family and friends have already asked for his information for their own weddings as they were also so impressed!

As we arrived for our first meeting/consultation with Father Lenny, another couple was leaving and remarked that we were “going to love him!”…and they were definitely right! Father Lenny is warm and caring, and has a great sense of humor, which was important to us. We did not want our ceremony to feel too “stuffy”…we hoped for something lighthearted, yet very personal and meaningful. When we sat down to discuss our ceremony with Father Lenny, it was quickly evident that it was going to be everything we wanted. He took a true interest in us as individuals and as a couple, and used our conversations to inform the content our ceremony. He designed it to reflect our personalities and everything we had been through together to make it truly meaningful to us. Everything from the blessings and prayers to the unity wine ceremony to the readings were perfectly “us”. He did a lovely (and memorable!) dinner blessing for us, as well. Even though our wedding is over, we still see and get together with Father Lenny (and his wonderful wife, Kathy) regularly. They are really wonderful people. We can’t recommend Father Lenny highly enough!

Father Lenny, we wouldn't have wanted or could have imagined another person officiating our ceremony! You were amazing and made our wedding so special and fun. Since our first meeting with Father Lenny, my husband and I instantly fell in love him and his wife, Kathy. We spent three hours just sitting in their home talking and getting to know them, however it felt like we knew them for years! They were the most down to earth, kind couple we had ever met. It was a no-brainer that we have Father Lenny perform our wedding ceremony. He made our ceremony special to us and our relationship. When it came time to the day of our wedding, Father Lenny came into the bridal suite and introduced himself to my mother before the ceremony, and went to find my father as well. He even went and introduced himself to my husband's parents and say hi to all of our guests, welcoming everyone before the festivities began. During the ceremony, he made a time that there would be so many nerves and high emotions going on be fun and light hearted. He had all of the guests, and the entire wedding party laughing and crying tears of joy. All of our guests couldn't stop mentioning how beautiful of a ceremony it was and we have Father Lenny to thank for that. You made our wedding such a beautiful and memorable night. We are so happy to have had you as a part of our big day and will always remember you Lenny!!!! You are incredible and such a genuine and warm hearted soul. Thank you Father Lenny. Tyler and I are so appreciative of you and your beautiful wife, Kathy.

We used Father Nelson for our wedding in 7/22/17 and he did an amazing job. We had met with him several times before and really enjoyed is personality. He wrote our wedding and vows and it was unique and beautiful. I highly recommend him!!!!

Father Lenny was wonderful! We are so grateful he was available for our wedding date. 5 Stars! Thank You Father Lenny for an amazing ceremony!

I don't have words to describe how happy I'm with Father Lenny ceremony. he was a God send. me and my husband are Catholic but I was divorced before and for my very Catholic family it was a big deal get married in the church. I told my mother that father Lenny was from Reformed Catholic but she was OK with it. She said you need God's blessing this time I don't care if is a reformed priest or pastor. Our first meeting with father Lenny was set up for one hour but the conversation was so relaxing that when we notice, three hours had passed by. My ceremony had one hour delay and father Lenny waited gracefully and patiently. All my guest loved him and how funny he is and because of that the ceremony was relaxing and less stressful. Thank so much Father Lenny.

Fr Lenny immediately made us feel comfortable from the very first email communication. He is so incredibly warm and giving, it oozes out of everything he does. We really got along with him very well and completely enjoyed his involvement with our wedding, from early prep dinners to having fun at our reception. We were looking to have a combined interfaith Catholic/Jewish wedding. In the hunt for a rabbi who could accommodate that, Fr Lenny suggested Rabbi Richard Messing with whom he has worked several interfaith ceremonies. Fr Lenny was also incredibly prompt with his communication and work, much more so than most vendors we worked with, so that was lovely. Also, he and his wife Kathy were such a joy to include in our rehearsal dinner and wedding reception, our families loved them! Fr Lenny really listened to us regarding what we wanted to incorporate into our ceremony – and there was a lot! He went above and beyond to write/construct a beautifully integrated wedding ceremony for him and the rabbi to perform together that reflected both of our backgrounds along with including exactly how we wanted to represent the handling our combined faiths moving forward. He also guided us through the marriage license process, as well as how to properly execute various Catholic and Jewish traditions during the ceremony. Our guests were bowled over by how beautiful and special our wedding ceremony was. Most comments included something like “That was so unique and amazing, I’ve never seen anything like that before!”. My ONLY issue with Father Lenny was that a lot of guests sitting starting halfway back of the Boston Museum of Science's Pavillion (ceremony location) were unable to hear quite a bit of what he was saying during the ceremony. This was definitely due in part to the museum’s microphone system not working properly, but also part of that seemed to have come from a bit of performance nervousness by him where some bits were slightly rushed or quiet. However, we could hear every word and were able to easily follow his lead. Fr Lenny’s overwhelmingly kind nature and unique knowledge of navigating the matrimonial waters made the decision to hire him so incredibly easy. He is extremely professional, sincere, eager, thoughtful, funny, caring, and always positive! Given his special affiliation with the Reformed Catholic Church International, we were very lucky to find in him a Catholic priest who is fully ordained and incardinated yet unencumbered by the Roman Catholic Church’s strict rules about marriage partners and ceremony locations.

Fr. Lenny was Awesome He made us feel comfortable from the first time we met with him. He and his wife (Kathy) were easy to talk to, and He made sure to get to know us on a personal level before writing the ceremony. Father Lenny was also easy to get in touch with via (Phone call, Text, eMial, Facebook, Twitter and even Instagram). He also made us feel comfortable in knowing that it was okay to change anything in the ceremony, at any time, to fit our needs the best. He then made sure to have us review the ceremony for any comments and was open to adding or taking things out to meet our needs. Our guests really enjoyed the ceremony. We got a lot of compliments about Father Lenny being able to break the ice and read the crowd to ensure that people enjoyed a quick, personal, yet funny ceremony. He was serious when apropriate and yet added some funny one-liners at teh perfect moments. Because we did not get married in a church, we were looking for someone who could provide a Catholic ceremony outside of the church. Upon meeting him, Father Lenny was open and friendly and we knew he would be a great fit for what we were looking for. And he Was!