Hudson Valley Ceremonies
About This Vendor
Civil, Religious, Interfaith Ceremonies
Operating out of Rhinebeck, NY, and providing to the rest of the tri-state area, Hudson Valley Ceremonies offers unique, personalized wedding officiant services. For over two decades, their wedding officiants have witnessed and celebrated with couples on their special days. Hudson Valley Ceremonies prides themselves on working with each individual couple and incorporating their ideas and needs into the service. Couples will have the final say on what does and doesn't go into the ceremony, and can even decide on the attire of the celebrant. They will also receive a draft before the big day to ensure the words are exactly right. Hudson Valley Ceremonies is experienced in a range of ceremony types, including interfaith celebrations and eco-friendly weddings, to name a few. Their officiant packages cover a range of price points and ceremony sizes. Their Elopement package is perfect for a more intimate affair of 25 people and will cover a location of your choice. Hudson Valley Ceremonies even has a list of recommended venues for this offering. Their most extensive service, the Garden package, includes a consultation, a rehearsal, the filing of the marriage license, and a final copy of the custom ceremony emailed to the client. Whether you are planning a virtual ceremony or a grand in-person celebration, the Hudson Valley Ceremonies team will help ensure your wedding reflects you.
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Business Attributes
Woman-owned Business
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
Baha'i Faith, Buddhist, Christian, Catholic, Mormon, Orthodox, Protestant, Quaker, Hindu, Interfaith, Jewish, Conservative, Reform, Muslim, Pagan, Secular, Sikh, Spiritual, Unitarian, Wiccan
Wedding Activities
After The Wedding, Newlywed Life, Getting Engaged, Wedding, Ceremony
Awards and Affiliations
Hudson Valley Ceremonies Reviews
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My husband and I loved working with Sage from HVC! We had big ideas, a completely raw venue, and no idea what an undertaking like the event we wanted to throw would be when we began working with her. Luckily, we were in the best of hands! With ...
her expertise and guidance, we chose the best vendors, made the smartest decisions for our budget, and saved anywhere and everywhere we could. We were also able to truly enjoy our day! She handled every last detail masterfully. We arrived and enjoyed the day with the people we love the most while she and her team dealt with every other detail and need — from setup to wrangling (and correcting!) vendors, to family requests, to perfectly packing up our boxes, so we had nothing to do the next day. We truly appreciate her and her team's work in ensuring we didn't worry about a thing!
It was one of the best days of my life, and it could not have happened without her! Be smart and hire her!
When we hired Sage, we didn’t expect the relationship to amount to anything more than ‘please get us McDonalds at 2am’ and boy were we so wrong. My husband has even stated to this day that Sage was like a second mother to us. It’s been difficul...
t to write this review because it’s hard to describe into words how valuable it is to hire Sage. She handled all the intangibles. You don’t realize you need someone like her and we are beyond grateful to have had her for our special day. Our venue was vast and to walk from one end to another could take upwards of 20 minutes. Somehow it felt like Sage was in multiple places at once. She hopped from the groom’s getting ready house, to the bride’s, back to the groom’s MULTIPLE times because we just weren’t organized with little things like, the tips, pocket square etc. I do NOT know how she coordinated this but she is an EXCELLENT cue-er of music for walking down the aisle during the ceremony. We were behind the bushes with Sage and she timed everything SO well without even seeing us walk down. How did she do that? For the rehearsal she was LOUD AND IN CHARGE – and wrangled the hooligans (groomsmen). I believe that if you give her instructions and show her your vision, she will execute. You didn’t need to tell her twice. She is honest and you are able to trust her with anything, including money. We entrusted her with our wad of cash for tips, and she easily delivered them to us on the dance floor of our reception (and she gave back the leftover, which was substantial). My bridesmaids, who have had weddings of their own, even stated that Sage was by FAR better than their wedding planners. She was on top of everything, accommodating, sweet, and supportive. Aside from her just being an excellent day of coordinator, Sage just was ALWAYS there. Also, she’s actually really cool – you’ll want to hang out with her for a full day. This is the part that I don’t think you can compare with anyone else. She’s the best mom-anger and we miss her and think about her often. Such an easy choice – hire this woman!
We worked with Sage from HVC, who was our month-of coordinator; and from our first call with her, we knew we were in good hands. She provided guidance and support well before the month leading up to our wedding; and as a couple planning a weddi...
ng not from the Kingston area, her familiarity and knowledge of the town was a huge help all throughout the planning process. During the rehearsal and day of the wedding, she and her assistant kept everything running smoothly and ensured that each and every detail went as planned. We are so appreciative for all of her help and hard work to make sure our wedding day was all that we wanted it to be!
We hired Sage from Hudson Valley Ceremonies to be our month-of coordinator and she was a lifesaver! She helped us organize our day-of timeline and was invaluable day-of when it came to setting up and packing up all of our decor and details. She...
was great at keeping the day running smoothly. I would hire her again in a heartbeat—definitely would recommend her for your coordination needs!
We used Hudson Valley Ceremonies to hire an officiant and a day of coordinator for our wedding and they did not disappoint! Both our Officiant, Debra and our Day of Coordinator, Victoria, were so wonderful to work with. Hudson Valley Ceremonies...
is great as they allow for unlimited communication leading uptimes to the wedding. I appreciated being able to ask as many questions as I needed and felt prepared for the day. Debra and Victoria were so sincere and helpful on the day of our wedding and made us feel very special and taken care of all day.
Hudson Valley Ceremonies was so great! Every 3 months or so, they would send a list of the things that we should be doing that we used to inform our checklist. Sage, our coordinator, was an incredible help leading up to and on the wedding day. ...
She and her assistant helped set up the ceremony, reception and Ketubah signing, and took down the decorations at the end of the night. She also ran the rehearsal, helped make sure everything ran smoothly . She was there for us for the entire day -- I cannot recommend her enough!
Carrie from Hudson Valley Ceremonies officiated our wedding. She did a great job and was able to incorporate aspects of a Hindu ceremony and a Christian ceremony into one. She took time to get to know us to design a ceremony that reflected our ...
personalities and our vision for the day. She was wonderful to work with and created a beautiful ceremony!
I just wanted to take a moment and leave a stellar review for HVC Ceremonies, and in particular, our amazing planner Amanda O'Leary. We started planning in late 2020 for our wedding in 2021 nervous about the unknowns of the coming year. Amand...
a consistently kept updated us on covid policies, how many people we were allowed to have, etc. We were so so so excited our wedding in late Oct 2021 was coming up. Amanda had every detail completed and perfect. Unfortunately, we had to change our date VERY last minute (like the Monday the week of our Friday wedding) due to covid. Amanda went above and beyond to help us find a new date, take care of every single vendor, and support both me and my husband when we were so upset we needed to change our date. We finally got our PERFECT day in early April 2022, 100% thanks to Amanda. She took care of everything and made sure both me and my husband had the most perfect day. Our guests had the very best time and I felt at ease knowing Amanda had our backs. I cannot say enough good things about her. We are forever grateful for ALL of her hard work and dedication to her job, but also grateful for her friendship and support when we really need it. We love Amanda and would recommend her to anyone a thousand times over!
This company was amazing! Our officiant, Reverend Stuart, was awesome and I would recommend him to anyone! Our ceremony was beautiful, and overall my husband and I are so glad we went with Hudson Valley Ceremonies!!
Jeanne is the best and went above and beyond for us for our wedding. We had Jeanie for day of services, but she did so much more! She made us feel so comfortable leading up to the wedding and on our wedding day.
We had Reverend Stuart Chernoff officiate our wedding on 6/17/21.
From the bottom of our hearts, we would like to thank you for helping to make our ceremony special. From the first day we met virtually, to the wedding day, you were very friend...
ly, easy to connect with, and delivered a great service. You were a hit at the wedding with our guests and us. We were incredibly happy that we chose you as our wedding officiant. That day was the most memorable day of our lives, thank you for making it possible.
With Love,
Kristel and Jorge
I cannot say enough about Amanda and her staff! They made our day and the weeks leading up to it a real dream, she took care of all the small and large details on the day of and made our vision come to life. She felt like a close friend at the ...
end of it all and we will for sure keep in touch!! Highly recommend!!
Hudson Valley Ceremonies were easy to work with, professional and responsive. We were able to write our own vows, choose our readings and make our ceremony our own. Our Marriage License was filed afterwards for us. Highly recommend!
We worked with Rev. Lawrence McCauley and have to say it was one of the smoothest, most casual ceremonies we've experienced. He listened to us and was flexible so that we could read our own vows and have our sisters do readings during the cere...
mony. He kept it lighthearted, funny, and made everything very comfortable. Would absolutely recommend!
Hudson Valley Ceremonies was a pleasure to work with! Being a covid bride had it's challenges, but working with HVC was not one of them. Amanda was really helpful and accommodating when we needed to change our date from early June to end of Sep...
tember. Reverend Lawrence officiated our wedding. He took the time to chat with us and get a sense of our personalities. He then sent us a prototype of the ceremony before we officially booked HVC. It was exactly the type of ceremony we were looking for. Thank you HVC for helping us have the perfect day!
My husband and I had plan to marry at Basilica in Hudson, NY on August 22, 2020. We put our deposit down for the venue in December 2019. By February, we had confirmed our wedding planner, Jeanne, and caterer, Josephine from Local 111. When COVI...
D struck NYC in March, we had no idea what to do. Working with Jeanne and family, we eventually decided to move forward with a smaller wedding in parents' backyard in Westchester with 40 guests. It wasn't what we had originally thought, but it was wonderful! Jeanne was a SUPERSTAR helping us through every decision and staying on top of health regulations. She introduced us to every vendor and the day was absolutely perfect, given the constraints from COVID. We feel so fortunate that Jeanne was working with us and guiding us through these major decisions as a complete professional. My family loved working with her and everyone loved all of the staff and vendors at the wedding. It was a very special day!
My husband and I had the great honor of having Reverend Louis of Hudson Valley Officiants marry us! We got married in June at the beautiful Red Maple Vineyard. My husband and I wanted the whole day to be personal, fun, intimate, with special li...
ttle touches here and there. Rev. Louis helped us create those aspects in our ceremony! We came across HVO on our venue's recommended vendors list. From the very first call with Rev. Louis, we instantly knew we had to look no more for an officiant! He was incredibly friendly and kind to speak to on the phone and took the time to talk about and plan the most perfect wedding ceremony that was tailored specifically to my husband and I! Our ceremony was a beautiful reflection of my husband and I as a couple. Rev Louis incorporated special tidbits about us as a couple, religious elements, and of course, humor! Our guests loved him!! Rev Louis made this whole process seamless and enjoyable. It was the most beautiful and memorable ceremony! I would recommend Rev Louis from Hudson Valley Officiants to everyone and anyone getting married in the Hudson Valley and surrounding areas!
My Wife and I worked with Amanda O'Leary and she was an absolute life saver. We were drowning in details and falling behind in our planning. Amanda not only streamlined our vendor search with solid recommendations, she structured the remaining ...
months leading up to our wedding with milestones to ensure we knew what to focus on and when.
We had a very specific vision and she helped us achieve it on our relatively limited budget. Her creative approach to getting things done more than paid for itself. We can't recommend her and HVC more highly.
Thanks Amanda!!!
Matt & Katie
Rev. Lawrence married us on 7/5/19 and did an awesome job!! He was easy to communicate with leading up to our big day, as well as on our wedding day. We were able to customize our ceremony to fit our personalities and Rev. Lawrence did a beauti...
ful job carrying it out. He read the reading with intent and the ceremony flowed beautifully. Overall, Hudson Valley Ceremonies was easy to work with and we are so thankful we were connected with Rev. Lawrence!!
Reverend Stuart is the best!
When my husband and I were looking for a wedding officiant we didn’t know where to start to who to trust with this important task. We found Hudson Valley Ceremonies on the Knot. We read through some reviews and lik...
ed how responsive the company was with our inquires. We read several of the biographies of the officiants they provide and really liked Rev Stuarts. We facetimed with him a few times and we really liked his personality and his sense of humor. We discussed everything that was important to us as a couple and really wanted the ceremony to fit us. Rev Stuart did a fantastic job writing our ceremony. He really listened to what we wanted and it was perfect! My husband and I are not religious and we wanted the ceremony to be more about us as a couple and the love and friendship we share. The ceremony was sentimental, sweet, personal, and at times funny! It was exactly what we wanted. He even did a more unique Celtic ring ceremony that our guests loved! Reverend Stuart was professional and made our ceremony feel so personal to who we are. We cannot express how happy we were with our ceremony and our choice to go with Reverend Stuart.
My husband and I contact Hudson valley Ceremonies. I immediately fell in love with Rev. Lawrence R. McCauley. Our phone interview was great. We laughed and talked the whole time. He is really a pleasant man and very funny. I hung up the phone ...
knowing that he was our right choice. The day of the wedding was incredible. Rev. Lawrence McCauley was on time and professional. He wrote us the most beautiful vows. We had a few laughs during the ceremony. He said our wedding was one of his funniest and most favorite experiences. I highly recommend him! Thank you so much Rev. Lawrence for everything. Love Scott and Kristen and our puppies :)
There are not enough ways to begin to say how amazing Lauren Brown was for our wedding. Our day went incredibly smooth and it was all thanks to her. From making sure everyone was where they needed to be and making sure the timing of everything ...
was just right. She was incredibly easy to work with and considered all our needs.
We were married at Locust Grove Estate in Poughkeepsie and live in VA. Lauren met with us each time we were in NY to work on something for the wedding. About a month before the wedding we came up to get our marriage license and tie up some last-minute details, Lauren met with us and the vendors to go over details. She saved us when the caterer tried to say we had to pay extra for something that our contract had already covered. Lauren came the day before the wedding to help with rehearsal and to take all the decorations which she then set up the morning of and took down after the wedding. Lauren answered our emails in a timely manner through out the whole process. If there was a misunderstanding of our vision, she was fine having a phone call to figure it out. I could not recommend Lauren more!
Jeanne Stark is the BEST!! When my partner and I found the Basilica in Hudson we loved the space but were so overwhelmed by what it would take to have our wedding there. Then we met Jeanne. From the very beginning she was calm, cool, and confid...
ent - shedding light on all the aspects that needed to be taken care of and providing all the resources to achieve them. Jeanne's recommendations were on point, from caterers to flowers to photographers, and she always had options and ideas for all the minute details. She is a true captain who will steer your event to greatness. If you are looking for a wedding planner in the Hudson Valley, do yourself (and your sanity) a favor and choose Jeanne Stark!
Sage, Jeanne, & the whole HVC staff are EXPERTs when it comes to wedding coordinating. We hired Sage for day-of wedding coordinating at Basilica Hudson and she was always on her game, and had answers to even the craziest of questions i had. She...
was quick to respond to emails, and made time for my crazy late night calls, helping talk me off a ledge! :) Then during the wedding, she handled every issue with ease and without hesitation. If you are debating whether or not you need a day-of coordinator, the answer is yes. Peace of mind is worth every penny. Best use of money i spent on the whole wedding, seriously. They are truly good at what they do, and i will be recommending to all.
We had Lawrence McCauley for our officiant, who we found through Hudson Valley Ceremonies. We hired him for both a rehearsal and for the ceremony for our wedding, and it was easy and delightful. He was great about communicating when we needed a...
nd answered all of our questions. I basically wrote a ceremony from scratch and he recited it exactly and beautifully without question. I thoroughly enjoyed working with Lawrence and am glad we went through Hudson Valley Ceremonies to find him!
Rev. Elizabeth spoke to me ahead of time to answer all questions, arrived on time, made us feel comfortable, and provided the county clerk with the required paperwork to ensure that we were legally married when my cousin performed our ceremony....
We couldn't have asked for more - the whole process went very smoothly (and was vey affordable). As an added bonus, Hudson Valley Ceremonies was great about sending out monthly reminders of wedding to-dos!
My husband and I had the privilege of working with wedding coordinator Lauren Pasternak and we couldn’t be happier!! She was always professional and efficient, while also being so incredibly sweet, thoughtful, and helpful with every aspect of o...
ur wedding rehearsal and ceremony! Lauren was able to take a day that could definitely bring upon some anxiety and remove that stress because we knew she was there to make sure that everything was going to run smoothly. She’s the best and I would recommend her services to anyone!
We also worked with reverend Lawrence McCauley who made our ceremony perfect for us. It was like we had known him forever! He was able to create a ceremony that worked perfectly for my husband and I and we couldn’t have been happier with how everything turned out! Everyone couldn’t stop talking about what a beautiful ceremony it was.
Wedding Planner Lauren Brown was the best. We can't imagine pulling off the wedding without her (or her husband who gave up his Saturday to assist)! We would recommend her to anyone looking for some help with planning and handling the logistics...
of their big day.
Carrie was so sweet and helpful and truly made our ceremony so personal. She asked us questions about ourselves and all of our guests commented on how personalized and sweet the ceremony was. We really appreciated her and the work.
Elizabeth Roth blessed my baby at a small ceremony and it was perfect. We did it at a local restaurant, I even had to change the venue 10 mins before and she was super great about it. We had such a great time it was truly exactly what I wanted....
Very grateful and I would highly recommend rev. Elizabeth
Jeanne from Hudson Valley Ceremonies was actually a literal DREAM wedding planner. I cannot say enough good about this woman and her company. She went above and beyond to make our entire wedding weekend everything we wanted and dreamed of. T...
hroughout the entire process she was always there to guide me through any and everything. I had a vision but really didn’t know anything about wedding planning and how to pull it off. Jeanne and her team made it happen! Do not hesitate to book her- she is incredible! I cannot say enough good things.
My Husband (YEY!) and I worked with Rev. Elizabeth Roth, who was BEYOND AMAZING!
We had a 2 year engagement, and Rev. Elizabeth was with us for most of that journey. From the start she really took the time to speak with us, hear our story and...
just get to know us. Many of the other officiants we interviewed were just business.
She was wonderfully responsive assisting us with our entire ceremony. She also had perfect recommendations for when we needed a professional opinion.
We chose Hudson Valley Ceremonies based on reviews from the Knot, but we were blown away by the ceremony program our officiant created for us. Naomi's poetry and readings had all of our guests both in tears and laughing, which is exactly what w...
e wanted for our special day. We had several guests ask if Naomi was a friend of ours because of her meaningful speech, but we had actually only spoke on the phone and through email. We can't recommend Hudson Valley Ceremonies enough, they were absolutely fantastic to work with.
Working with Sage from Hudson Valley Ceremonies was one of the best decisions. She was super knowledgeable and recommended great vendors. On the day, she totally executed with precision. Thank you so much!
One thing I'd recommend to all brides...
is to prepare to hand everything over to the HVC team on the day. I didn't actually get enough organized ahead (we all probably feel this way) and somehow expected that I'd be available to direct some things... This is NOT the case. Organize and communicate all things to the HVC team ahead of time and then relax on the day. Enjoy!
Hudson Valley Ceremonies were so easy to work with. Rev Elizabeth Roth was absolutely wonderful. We ended up doing the Friend Officiates package and Rev Elizabeth came out to sign all the paper work. She was so nice and accommodating and even m...
ailed in our marriage license. Highly recommended!
Rev. Lawrence McCauley was absolutely the best!! We are not religious so we chose a ceremony that didn't include religion and Rev. Lawrence made it perfect! He instantly clicked with our bridal party and with us the night before at our rehearsa...
l. We had so much fun with him and he made us laugh during the ceremony which lightened it up so much. Thank you Rev. Lawrence! We can't thank you enough for our beautiful ceremony!
Couldn't have done it without Sage. We trusted her completely with a lot of decision and it really turned out to be a perfect day! We started communicating a few months in advance, Sage helped us find vendors, took charge of all the rentals, p...
rovided some of her own decorations. The day of, Sage coordinated all the set up and timing for the day. She was also a calming presence reminding me and my fiance to enjoy ourselves. I can not be more grateful! Thank you thank you thank you!
Rev Stu was an absolutely wonderful part of our wedding day. He created a beautiful, intimate, and personalized ceremony and made sure that we were happy every step of the way. He'll work with you to make the exact type of ceremony you're looki...
ng for and make you feel comfortable and welcomed while doing so. We got so many compliments about our ceremony and Rev Stu specifically from our friends and family. You'll be so glad if you choose him!
We highly recommend Reverend Stu to be the officiant for your big day! Rev. Stu was professional while at the same time being down to earth, easy to talk to, and full of great ideas to make our vows personable and elegant. We met with Rev. St...
u prior to the wedding and went over all the different options for how to customize our ceremony. Rev. Stu worked with us to incorporate all the details in the ceremony that were important to us and create a base that we could build from. We received a detailed document going over all aspects of the ceremony and a first draft of the vows. We then customized our vows and Stu worked all of our adjustments into the final draft. Rev. Stu performed the ceremony beautifully, spoke clearly, and added some cheerful humor to lighten the mood and make our wedding memorable. You will not be disappointed with Reverend Stu! Book him!!!
Early on, we decided we wanted to write our own ceremony and have it performed by a friend. It was so wonderful to be able to use Hudson Valley Ceremonies not only to make sure the legal aspects of the wedding we covered, but also for their bea...
utiful assortment of ceremony components on their website. Jeanne was response and informative. We loved that HVC sent helpful reminder emails for when it was time to get our wedding license. We purchased the “Friends Officiate” package and Reverend Elizabeth came exactly on time and was warm, friendly, and professional. It took so much pressure off us to know that everything would be filed in accordance to NY law.
Jeanne Stark was so wonderful! We couldn't believe how willing and able she was to help us at every step. She replied to emails, spoke by phone whenever we requested, took over projects like putting together all our welcome bags and favors, pic...
ked up items we needed from vendors, dealt with other vendors for us, and provided us with items she had at her shop. She made us feel relaxed and comfortable leading up to the wedding, and during the entire wedding (even though it rained all day). We literally could not have had our wedding without her!!
We worked with Rev. Debra Ann Romano and she was amazing! We are so glad that she officiated our wedding. The ceremony script that she came up with was perfect for us and she was very willing to work with us to edit it in any way we wanted to. ...
The ceremony was very heartfelt and touching. Debra made it just right for us. Debra is extremely easy to work with, she is even great with the other vendors. We highly, highly recommend working with Debra for your wedding ceremony!
My husband and I used Hudson Valley Ceremonies to help us the day of our wedding day. Sandra O'Connell was assigned to us and she did a great job! You don't always think about all of the things that need to be gathered and brought back to you ...
room with you at the end of the ceremony as well as all the initial prep before hand!
I have to say that Sandra nailed every detail. I didn't not need to worry about a think and when I arrived at my hotel room at the end of the night everything from wedding gifts to champagne glasses were accounted for. There was not a think that was overlooked. Sandra was super nice and pleasant to work with, very responsive and I know we were in good hands.
If you want piece of mind during your day, I wouldn't look anywhere else. They were great!
Plain and simple: Book Jeanne. We were not seeking a wedding coordinating as we were very much in the mind set that we can handle this and don't need someone else involved. But as we were checking references for other vendors (not wedding coord...
inators) at our wedding location, we kept hearing, "YOU NEED TO GET JEANNE." Finally, we decided we need to see who this Jeanne was, and she was more than we thought she could be. Jeanne was our breath of fresh air in the wedding planning madness. She always had it together and had our backs to make sure everything was what we wanted. She knew our concerns and she knows EVERY VENDOR. Instead of spending hours checking references for caterers or djs, or trying to figure out where to rent tables, she directed us in all the right directions and connected us to amazing vendors. Our day was filled with great people with great attitudes making sure we were happy, not stressed, having the time of our lives, and that we were not lifting a finger. It all came together with amazing bonuses. For instance, we wanted to figure out how to rent a karaoke machine and a photo booth as well. Of course, Jeanne had both. We wanted extra boxes for wedding favors: Jeanne. Flip Flops for guests at the reception that we hadn't even thought of: Jeanne. The brunch the next morning: Jeanne. No caterers, just her amazing coordination and her great ideas (like having a bloody mary bar). It was all so easy, creative and beautiful. So many aspects of your wedding feel like you are pouring wayyy to much money into different places, but Jeanne was worth every penny (she is also extremely reasonably priced and we felt like we were getting a deal considering how much she did for us). She goes above and beyond and no task or request is too much. And she's a wealth of knowledge for every aspect of your wedding. For peace and mind, hire Jeanne. No regrets, only one incredible seamless day.
My husband and I were married by Debra Romano and we could not be more overjoyed with what a beautiful, meaningful and personal ceremony she gave. We spoke with Debra multiple times over the phone over the course of the year prior to getting m...
arried. She took the time to really get to know us as people and as a couple - our history and interests and delivered a very personable and unique ceremony for us. She was always available and arrived an hour early to our wedding just for ease of mind and to help everyone get organized. I would absolutely recommend her through Hudson Value Ceremonies!
We couldn't have done it without Jeanne Stark! From the hundreds of emails, to her ability to solve every problem almost instantaneously, to her cool, calm, and collected demeanor throughout our whole wedding she was invaluable and absolutely p...
erfect in every way. If you are considering working with Jeanne don't look any further and sign that contract. You won't regret it!
Reverend Stuart is phenomenal! From the initial phone call, I knew he was perfect for us. Why? He's very smart, funny, savvy and sensitive to each person's wishes. He worked closely with us - a same-sex, inter-racial and interfaith couple - to ...
create a ceremony that was unique, moving and memorable. We loved it, as did our families and guests. He also gave us a beautifully printed copy of the service for our wedding album. Without reservation, I recommend him. PS - he is also very organized and calm - valuable and essential traits when both grooms are a tad nervous!
Reverand Elizabeth was amazing! She was kind, accomodating and felt like an old family friend from our first meeting. So glad we used Hudson Valley Ceremonies!
Hudson Valley Ceremonies was hired for day of wedding planning services -- LAUREN BROWN was absolutely amazing and went far beyond the call of duty. She was always available via email and phone to help with questions. We hired her to put tog...
ether the gift bags for our guests with a Hudson Valley theme -- her ideas were awesome -- we used almost all of them. We also hired her to arrange transportation for our guests and she saved us hundreds of dollars in transportation costs. My only regret was not hiring her for the full wedding planning. She had discounts and knowledge that I am sure would have easily covered the cost of the service. Lesson Learned! The day of the event, she was highly visible and managing all those details -- flawlessly. Things just always looked professional -- for example, when the "comfort" table flip flops ran out, the bin was removed and items on the table rearranged so it look nice again. Simple touches like that all evening allowed me to enjoy my daughters wedding night. Highly recommend Lauren to anyone needing wedding planning. She is so competent, organized and on top of things. She provides honest kind feedback on all items and helps make what you are planning far better than you imagined.
We hired Jeanne Stark to be our Day of Coordinator for our wedding weekend and she was absolutely amazing. Not only was Jeanne essential and extremely helpful the day of, she was available throughout the 6 months-year leading up to our wedding ...
to provide vendor recommendations and answer any questions we had. She connected with all our vendors prior to the wedding to iron out all of the details. The day before the wedding, she did a walkthrough with my husband and I and our photographer, led the ceremony walkthrough with our bridal party and ironed out final details with us. The day of my wedding, I woke up to an unfortunate e-mail that my hair and makeup woman's family was in a tragic car accident and she was unable to make it and could not find a backup for hair at such short notice. By 7:30am, Jeanne had already found someone else to come and handle hair for myself and my bridesmaids. I didn't even have chance to worry about it since she already handled it! The rest of the wedding day went just that way. While I was sitting back and enjoying time with my bridesmaids, Jeanne was handling all of the vendors and set-up. She constantly checked in to make sure myself and my husband didn't need anything, she was so attentive to us and our families throughout the entire night. Jeanne is calm, helpful, organized and so easy to work with. It's so important on your wedding day to be able to sit back and enjoy every moment and with Jeanne's help our day was absolutely perfect.
My husband and I worked with Rev. Debra Romano. She is absolutely incredible!! If you are looking for a top notch officiant, choose Debra!! Thank you for making our ceremony amazing and unforgettable!!
I booked Hudson Valley Ceremonies for the service of signing off on a friend conducting our ceremony. We ended up going in a different direction, and I ended up wanting to cancel the service. It took five emails, an unreturned phone call/voicem...
ail, and about 2 months in order to get any response from anyone at the company. I was livid. I finally got a response and it looked like a form email. What a ridiculous way to treat your customer. I at least expected to hear back from someone saying they were busy, out of the office, etc. I got absolutely no response. Terrible experience for me. Absolutely terrible.
Response from the Vendor on 08/01/2016
Hello, I did send back the additional payment but not the deposit. The signed contract stated that the deposit was non-refundable. The first two emails basically state that you were changing your mind and that you were cancelling your contrac...
t. I did not respond I made a note on your account. A month later you asked for a refund and I did respond stating only the additional payment that you made. And I have sent that by check to you. I am sorry that you were disappointed in the the service.
We used Hudson Valley Ceremonies to find our wedding officiant, and were very pleased with the entire process. Rev. Kevin Cook was very professional and accommodating, and provided ceremony samples to help us figure out exactly how we wanted to...
structure our own. He worked with us to create the perfect ceremony. We were very happy with both it and him! We would absolutely recommend using HVC and Rev. Cook for your big day.
Hudson Valley Ceremonies was incredibly helpful in finding an officiant for our wedding. The process was very easy and they matched us with a wonderful officiant.
Reverend Stuart planned the perfect wedding ceremony for my husband & I. He wa...
s very flexible throughout the process. He was willing to discuss plans via phone calls and Skype, as we were planning from halfway across the country. We had a stress-free ceremony, he even printed out our personal statements for each of us. In the end, he put together a beautifully customized, short and sweet ceremony - just like we wanted. We would recommend Reverend Stuart and Hudson Valley Ceremonies to anyone!
My husband and I worked with Rev. Debra Romano. We couldn't be more pleased. Our first meeting with her lasted 2 hours, and by the time we were done, we felt like she was part of the family. She took the time to get to know both of us and wo...
rked with us for several weeks to make sure the ceremony was the way we wanted it. She also made herself available to chat anytime to help calm our nerves of the big day. I highly recommend working with Debra.
Rev Kevin Cook was great! We were able to pull together the ceremony in a word doc and make any adjustments that were necessary. Very easy to work with and personable. It was exactly how I envisioned the ceremony. I would definitely recommend h...
im!
We have only the absolute best to say about Jeanne Stark. Jeanne was incredible! After one short phone conversation we knew she was the perfect fit. She understood exactly what we wanted in our ceremony and it was as if we had known her for yea...
rs. She made the effort to really get to know us in a short period of time. Her calming presence and kind smile made our day. Thank you for everything Jeanne!!
My husband I were recently married by Rev. Stuart Chernoff from Hudson Valley Ceremonies. As soon as I met him I knew we had made the right choice. He was kind, funny, understanding, patient, and exactly what we were looking for in a wedding...
officiant. His words were so appropriate and meaningful he brought tears of joy to our eyes and smiles and laughter to our faces. What a wonderful and memorable experience.....something we will remember for the rest of lives. Thank you Rev. Chernoff for making our day so special !
It was an absolute joy to work with Hudson Valley Ceremonies and specifically Reverend Stuart Chernoff. We can not envision anyone else marrying us. Working with Reverend Stu was a breeze and he really got to know us and tailored our ceremony ...
specifically for us. We had so many people compliment the ceremony and Reverend Stu specifically. It really helped calm our nerves to have someone experienced and down to earth guiding us through this big moment.
Rev. Barbara Wyso was a pleasure to work with. My husband and I really loved and appreciated how she catered the ceremony to our personal preferences. She put so much thought and care into it, and didn't ever make it feel like we were asking to...
o much of her. Other officiants I spoke with were not as open or flexible as her. We spoke several times over skype and the phone, which was convenient. She let us review and make changes to her ceremony (though only minor ones were needed). She also printed out a nice copy of our ceremony for us. During the ceremony, she spoke beautifully and our guests seemed to love it. It was not too long or short, we were very happy with everything. Thank you Barbara!
You would be foolish not to use Jeanne and her staff to help plan our wedding. Jeanne was incredible! Went above and beyond to help make sure our wedding was seamless (and she was only our day-of coordinator). Whenever we had a question or conc...
ern during planning, Jeanne was there to help us out and offer solutions. She was a lifesaver!
Plus, Sandra at HVC planned our 4 country European honeymoon perfectly down to the "t" with flights and trains.
In short, they are amazing, incredibly talented, detail-oriented and absolutely worth hiring.
We used Hudson Valley Ceremonies for both officiant and wedding planning services and are so glad we did!
Reverend Stuart was a fantastic choice for us as our officiant. He made a point to really listen to what was important to us and tai...
lored his personalized draft to what we had discussed. He even gave us almost 50 pages of alternative passages to choose from--and let us piece together the exact wording we wanted.
Jeanne is...Jeanne. She was literally a lifesaver. We hired her for day-of services but she went way beyond just day-of. She contacted all of our vendors to confirm bookings, prepared our escort cards, and even bought supplies for and created our welcome bags! I couldn't believe how much she offered to do--and delivered on. On the day of the wedding, she worked with our venue coordinator to make sure everything went smoothly and took a load of stress off of us. She even carted ALL of our stuff, including all of our centerpieces, back to the hotel in her car. She really goes the extra mile--the extra 100 miles, in fact! And her prices seriously couldn't be beat. I couldn't believe what a bargain Hudson Valley Ceremonies was!
Couldn't be happier with Hudson valley ceremonies! They made ceremony designing really easy and our officiant Kevin was punctual and charismatic. Would recommend their services to anyone getting married
Hudson Valley Ceremonies were amazing right from the start! They were recommended to me by the photographer we chose, and I am so happy we chose HVC! From the very beginning they were very responsive and helpful. Stu was by far the coolest, do...
wn to earth person - we could not have asked for a better officiant to marry us. My husband and I live in Chicago, so Stu made sure to FaceTime with us every few months to get to know us. I highly recommend Hudson Valley Ceremonies!
Hudson Valley Ceremonies brought me MELODIE - she was the best and so understanding, flexible, great sense of humor and really made a point to know us and love us!!! We adored her and the day of the wedding my entire family did too! I highly ...
recommend her services!
We chose Hudson Valley Ceremonies for our outdoor wedding in the Catskills. The entire process was easy and fun. I changed the time of my ceremony a few times and Hudson Valley Ceremonies were always quick to respond. They sent email reminder...
s about the payment schedule and obtaining a marriage license, which is extremely helpful when you have so much to do.
After a telephone converstation, I immediately wanted Rev. Stu to be our officiant. We really wanted our ceremony to feel intimate and romantic and Rev Stu really helped us make that happen!
Our ceremony felt tailored to our personalities, our relationship and our culture. Our families are from Puerto Rico and he suggested a beautiful saying in Spanish that my mom loved! His humor helped relaxed everyone. All of our family and friends loved him!
I was expecting some hassle and run around when it came to finding an officiant because we booked it 4 months in advance but when we contacted Hudson Valley Ceremonies they had no problems with the short notice and we had our contract emailed w...
ithin an hour. They also accommodated us changing the time of the ceremony 2 months before. When we met with Lawrence the day of we were completely comfortable and it was great! I would recommend them to anyone!
Rev. Stuart Chernoff was easy to work with and made our ceremony beautiful and memorable. He helped us tailor our ceremony to who we are. We really liked working with him!
I was married this past July and was assigned Barbara Wyso as my officiant. As chance would have it, she had also officiated at my best friend's wedding the prior year, so I was already somewhat familiar with her. Needless to say, even if I h...
adn't already known what I was getting, I would have been ecstatic with the services she provided. She was attentive, interested, and beyond helpful. I was coming from a place where I wasn't really sure how to go about "designing" a ceremony and she guided me every step of the way. She listened to my concerns and even seemed excited about helping me incorporate some unusual elements into my ceremony (I had a Harry Potter-themed wedding, and she came up with the idea of having me and my then-fiance make the "Unbreakable Vow" and even printed our ceremony program in Slytherin green!). In short, I can't recommend Barbara and Hudson Valley Ceremonies enough. In the midst of a lot of wedding-planning confusion, they were a stress-free no-brainer!
Where do I even start? Jeanne wears a lot of hats expertly, and in my case she was my day-of coordinator (with her lovely assistant Sage), my decorator, my invitation planner/printer, and florist! She did each flawlessly and even helped cut/sew...
/hem my dress during an emergency breaking of the bustle and need for hemming (once barefoot) during cocktail hour, which almost felt like a cliche, but she was armed with the right tools and fixed everything within minutes!
I could go on and on and on about her many talents, but first I want to comment on her personality. She is so warm, genuinely invested in your wedding, creative, experienced, flexible, and professional. Even the priest at our church told us in all the years he's been doing this (a long time!) he has never met a kinder wedding coordinator than Jeanne, and I think that says it all. She's respectful to you and everyone around her, kind and funny, and just an overall wonderful person.
She's also an amazing florist! I was shocked when she told me she could do my flowers and I admit I was a bit skeptical at first. Well I had no reason to be, because she clearly knew her stuff (even finding more affordable alternatives if needed) and she produced the most beautiful flowers for the bridal party and venue. We've received so many compliments on our flowers and that's all due to Jeanne's vision and artistry.
Furthermore, she worked miracles in getting our invitations printed and mailed out (a friend designed our invites and it was surprisingly more difficult than expected to have them printed the right way), she provided all of the vases, candle holders, baskets, and lights to decorate our venue (which was beautiful!), she managed our vendors day-of, as well as payment/tipping at our request, and she provided a sense of calm which is much needed throughout the planning process and day-of. I've already recommended her to a friend and highly suggest you work with Jeanne! It'll be your best decision yet!
Rev. Stu was a great officiant who made the planning of the vows and the actually ceremony stress-free. Rev. Stu customizes all his ceremonies to fit the personalities of the bride and groom. We received multiple comments as to how the ceremo...
ny fit our personalities and was an enjoyable ceremony.
We used HVC for our officiant, Jeanne Stark. She was fantastic! She was professional, kind and timely in all of our correspondence throughout our wedding planning. She was open to our somewhat unorthodox approach to our wedding ceremony and ...
was enthusiastic to be apart of our special day. I would highly recommend Hudson Valley Ceremonies in anyone's wedding planning! Jeanne made our day!
The first communication I had with the company is the personnel in their office. Their associates are very responsive, caring, and friendly. They sent friendly reminders of upcoming bills, and sent holiday and congratulatory emails. After worki...
ng with their office, I communicated very frequently with my wedding officiant, Brother Mike Lopez. He was by far the most qualified person to officiate our wedding. He was very flexible and always arrived half hour before our meeting times so we would never have to wait on him. He sent us routine text messages in the weeks before the wedding just to check up on us and reassure us that everything would turn out perfect. We custom built our ceremony with Mike so that it was everything that we could every dream of. Whenever I was feeling nervous about our big day, I could just shoot Mike a text and he would put those feelings at east. At the reception, he fit right in with my family, and everyone loved him.
I definitely would recommend Hudson Valley Ceremonies to any other bride to be, and especially Brother Mike Lopez.
Oh, and by the way, for a wedding in New York City on New Year's day, the price was a STEAL.
As a bride I know every wedding is unique and I wanted my ceremony to reflect my husband and I. When searching for a wedding officiant I wanted to find someone who knew this as well. Not only did Jeanne conduct my ceremony but she wrote a cer...
emony that truely reflected my husband and I.
We got in touch with Hudson Valley Ceremonies for an officiant and we were out in contact with Rev. Stuart. We spoke on the phone and we sent him our invitation and a few photos of us so he could peek into our personalities. He said the perfect...
s words, it really couldn't have been more perfect! It was a little expensive since we had a wedding party, but he did his job 100%! Thank you!
I obtained the services of the wonderful Reverend Debra Romano as the officiant for my wedding. Hudson Valley Ceremonies arranged everything and was so easy to work with, and Reverend Debra was outstanding. She was very responsive to my email...
s and was truly helpful in coordinating/creating the ceremony that my fiance and I wanted. I would highly recommend to all of my friends!
We used Reverend Tom Hickey from Hudson Valley Ceremonies as our wedding officiant and could not be happier with his services. We were able to meet Rev Tom in person first and he was always available via e-mail and by phone to answer any quest...
ions we had or offer up suggestions for how to create the perfect ceremony for the two of us. For our rehearsal and the day of he was very punctual, professional, calming and had such a warm smile and presence...something we'll always remember about our special day. We'd highly recommend Rev Tom and Hudson Valley Ceremonies for your wedding day.
We were married by Naomi Fey(found through Hudson Valley Ceremonies). She was amazing! She wrote us a beautiful ceremony and met with before the wedding to review the ceremony. She was very kind and had a very relaxing presence.
I found this site browsing the web and couldn't have been happier! My now husband and I had moved up our wedding date by 6 months and planned our "surprise" wedding in 5 weeks. Melodie was so relaxed and funny ; she put my mind at ease and my ...
guests loved her attitude. We had a civil ceremony in Millbrook and the weather was perfect. Nothing else mattered but the vows and the rings which were temporarily "misplaced" for a few minutes..... LOL
Rev Debra was excellent!! She was professional, easy to talk to(even late night chats!), friendly, and very accommodating. She put together a beautiful and personal ceremony for us. I was grateful when she waited patiently while someone went to...
pick up our wedding license.. we left it in the hotel room (small nightmare!) Could not have picked a better person.. and I would recommend her to anyone!
He was absolutely wonderful. He wrote such a beautiful ceremony for us and it fit with who we are. He helped to relax us by making us laugh during our ceremony. He arrived at the ceremony early and stayed during cocktail hour to mingle with ...
guests and whatnot.
We loved our officiant Stu Chernoff, he added just enough humor to our beautiful outdoor ceremony. After the ceremony at least 5 people at the reception asked us where we found him- everyone enjoyed him so much!
My husband and I recently got married and we had the most memorable ceremony thanks to Debra Romano from Hudson Valley Ceremonies. We had actually a different officiant a year before our wedding, but when we started getting closer to the weddin...
g, the other officiant was not willing to work with us and accommodate our needs. This is when I went to Debra to see if she was still able to do our wedding and rehearsal. With only 2 months til the wedding, Debra agreed to do it and met with us immediately to get to know us. She wrote an amazing ceremony that brought together both religious and spiritual aspects. Debra was also there for me during the week leading up to the wedding when a family emergency came up. We made some last minute changes and she' accommodated everything for us! We would definitely recommend her to anyone looking for an officiant! :)
Lisa did an amazing job for us at our wedding. We had a non-religious ceremony and we wanted it to be about US..she made it lighthearted and funny...She had the patience of a saint with an extremely large, rowdy bridal party. Thank you times ...
a million, Lisa.
We are so grateful to have Rev. Stuart Chernoff officiate our ceremony. He was very considerate and helpful throughout the whole process, and we couldn't have asked for a better ceremony!
Rev Stuart Chernoff officiated our wedding and I would definitely recommend him and Hudson Valley Ceremonies services to anyone. We met with him and clicked right away, knowing he would be the perfect person to marry us. We really appreciated t...
he time and effort he took to create a personalized ceremony that was uniquely "us." He was a great vendor to work with!
Hudson Valley Ceremonies were recommended to me by another bride and I can not begin to thank her enough for doing so! I had the best experience with them, especially our wedding coordinator, Jeanne. My husband and I could not have had a more...
enjoyable day. Jeanne allowed us to relax and take in every moment of our wedding and we are so grateful for that. She is especially efficient, responsive, and best of all - calming and reassuring. We always felt like we were in good hands with Jeanne and never once worried about anything going array. Because of Jeanne, our wedding was everything (and so much more) that we ever imagined. Thank you so, so very much for going above and beyond and we will most definitely recommend you to everyone we know.
Thanks again!!
Morgan and Philip
Rev. Tom Hickey from Hudson Valley Ceremonies was an absolute pleasure to work with when planning our ceremony. He listened to what we wanted to do, provided his input and thoughts, and in the end we had a perfect ceremony (the rain holding off...
helped too).
I would wholeheartedly recommend Rev. Tom if you need an officiant for an upcoming wedding.
Professional and personable.
I used HVC as my officiant service, as well as for my invitations. My husband and I first met Rev. Stuart at a bridal show, and we just knew he was the Right Reverend to marry us. We liked him right away. We are so happy we chose him, because d...
uring our ceremony, he made people laugh and cry! He gave an excellent ceremony. My friends and family were not only speaking of my wedding, but about Rev. Stu and the ceremony. They've said it was "like no other they've ever been to!" I met with Jeanne Starks as well. She is FABULOUS! We met at TGIF's to talk about my wedding, and she helped me decide on what kind of wedding I really wanted. We were there for 2-3 hours just laughing and talking, as if we've known each other for such a long time! When it came time to pick out invitations, I went to Jeanne's office. I was there for HOURS! She was so patient with me. She didn't seem irritated that I was indecisive. She wasn't frustrated that I was there for so long. She just kept showing me book after book after book! Together we found the perfect invitation, and came up with the perfect words to got with them! I absolutely was so proud of my invites. And, because we were using Rev. Stu as our officiant, we received 50% off another service (invitations). So, I got gorgeous invitations for a fraction of the cost!!!!!! I would always recommend and speak highly of Hudson Valley Ceremonies! Its by far the nicest, most professional, "best-money spent" business out there! I cannot thank them enough!
Hudson Valley Ceremonies was a complete package. First the positives:
Because it was such a short period of time that my wife and I had to plan, using HVC&E was extremely helpful and precise. Our Reverend, Jim Rooney, was a welcoming and warm...
spirit. He was our saving grace when it came to choosing how the ceremony would proceed. He gave us much variety to choose from and allowed us to draft our own idea of what to say and when. He was very easy to contact and left the line of communication open and inviting. And he has such a chipper puppy that she just makes you smile.
We worked with Kim and Barry for our photos (www.kimberlycoccagnia.com) and both photographers were cheerful, honestly excited to be a part of our day and they worked with my wife and I to make it rememorable, stress-free, beautiful and fun. They were the only two we had taking photos of our event and they deserve all the praise there is to offer. From day one they were more than generous with their services; offering to pull strings with their friends of Beacon to add that special pizazz we were looking for. Beacon Cycles (www.beaconcycles.com) rode us around town in their old fashioned "Just Married" pedicab and Chill Wine Bar (www.myspace.com/chillwinebar) catered our after ceremony drinks&snacks, guest signing and cake cutting. Everyone we worked with was cheerful and flexible which made the short time we had to plan as easy as saying "I do".
The one Negative that I have to say is that out of all the people we worked with from HVC&E, the owner Jeanne Stark, was the most difficult to get ahold of. From phone calls to emails we would have to leave 3 messages for every 1 response.
That aside, everything turned out wonderful and perfect. I would definitely recommend this Wedding Service and planning group to my friends.
Sincerely Yours,
Michelle and Nicole ES-Cranker
We worked with Rev. Naomi Fay and could not have asked for a more flexible, easy-going, or open-hearted spirit to officiate our ceremony. Throughout the process Naomi worked with us to ensure that we were fully satisfied with our ceremony and v...
ows. She was a pleasure to work with and truly made our day that much more special! Thank you so much!
I worked with Officiant Stu Chernoff for our ceremony, and we had some specific needs which he understood and followed through with effortlessly. He was completely flexible and easy to work with, and most importantly for me, not too corny in hi...
s delivery. We were a little alternative in our approach to a ceremony, so we didn't want the standard "god is with thee" stuff (not that there's anything wrong with that) and I couldn't deal with the hokie-ness of these new agey types, so Rev Stu was perfect. My only suggestion is to work with him (or anyone) ahead of time if there are any special name pronounciations. Not that that should be a negative reflection on him at all, but rather just a suggestion for anyone who may have names in their programs (you'll want to go over that with the DJ, band, or MC as well).
If you're considering hiring Rev Stu, definitely do so. He was really, really great.
Hudson Valley Ceremonies was so great with making my wedding so personal and special. They helped me order the save the date magnets and also the invitations. Both came out how i wanted them and was delivered to me very quickly. Jeanne Stark wa...
s my officiant and she did an amazing job. The ceremony was beautiful. she was such a big help with the rehearsal of the ceremony and on my wedding day! I would definitely use Hudson Valley Ceremonies again and recommend them to other weddings!
HVC and Rev. Hickey in particular were great! I used Rev. Hickey as our officiant, and he was amazing! Not to mention that he had to perform a half Persian-half western, non-denominational wedding! All in all, a very professional service. I...
highly recommend it!
We were so glad to find HVC and Jeanne Stark . We wanted to work with an organization that was as thrilled as we were with the passage of marriage equality in NY. They are wonderful to work with. We were very pleased with everyone’s profession...
alism and enthusiasm. The Reverend Jim Rooney did a wonderful job of quickly meeting us and giving us exactly the ceremony we wanted. They also have a really helpful list of gay friendly wedding related vendors.
As non-religious couple coming from mixed faith families we wanted something heartfelt with some traditional aspects. Rev Stu delivered big time! It was hard for us to put into words what we were looking for and with only a couple emails and o...
ne phone meeting he managed to read our minds and gave us a beautiful and memorable ceremony. Thanks Rev!
i got married on june 18th at harvest on hudson in hastings-on-hudson, ny. neither my husband nor i are very religious and were having a tough time deciding who would marry us. we decided that we wanted someone close to us but didn't know any...
ministers, priests, etc. So we decided to work with my uncle and had him conduct our ceremony. but since he isn't legally allowed to marry, we called hudson valley ceremonies. i told them exactly what i wanted and they referred me to Rev. Naomi Fay. Naomi was awesome - we spoke on the phone for well over an hour and discussed how i really only wanted her to do the "legal part" of the wedding but that my uncle would do the rest. she was TOTALLY cool with that and only charged us the 'eloping fee' which was very cheap. she was very professional and by the time we got back from our honeymoon, the marriage certificate was waiting in the mail for us! she must have mailed it that very day! thanks naomi! we would recommend hudson valley ceremonies to anyone!!
Tom Hicky of Hudson Valley Ceremonies was the officiant at my best friends wedding and performed a beautiful ceremony. So i booked him and he was just as good at our wedding! He was wonderful and so helpful in planning the ceremony! I would hig...
hly recommend this company and even more Tom!!!
Hudson Valley ceremonies recommended Naomi Fay to officate my wedding. I'm so glad they did. She is amazing! Naomi is so warm hearted and personable. She has such a calmness about her that made any of my wedding jitters melt away. She wrote us ...
such a beautiful ceremony!!! Naomi is very highly recommended.
Rev. Stu is the man! He wrote a beautiful ceremony for my husband and I. We loved the special touches he added in for us. The wording was filled with such love, it was perfect. Hudson Valley Ceremonies was always willing to help, and they also ...
sell wedding essentials as well. They are a great choice!
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Jeanne Stark
Owner
My name is Jeanne and I have been a ordained minister for 17 years. I was ordained as a non-denominational minister. My goal was always to make sure that couples felt that they had choices and the freedom to have the wedding that they wanted and not to be restricted. My philosophy is to broaden a couples exposure to what they can have at their wedding, not what they can't have at their wedding.
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