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About this vendor
First, let me congratulate you both on the beginning of the rest of your lives. Words cannot express how it feels when you find THE connection that brings together two lives to make one family!
I do Outer Banks weddings for couples who value originality and that extra special touch. As an ordained non-denominational minister, I officiate both civil and spiritual weddings, helping you to create a meaningful service that is dedicated to your specific needs.
With a customized ceremony, conducted where the ocean meets the sand, that magic “I DO!” moment will be remembered for a lifetime! It is an honor to serve as your wedding officiant on one of the most important days of your lives on the beautiful Outer Banks of North Carolina! Feel free to call 252-996-0309 or email me with any thoughts
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Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
- Christian
- Catholic
- Orthodox
Wedding Activities
- Wedding
- Ceremony
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Mary, Tony and the I Do OBX crew did everything they could to make our wedding weekend perfect! We stayed at their venue Diamond on the Sound for the week and it was absolutely bea...
utiful. My family raved about Tony’s ceremony and how personal he made it for us. The florals, the table setup and the service were amazing. We can’t say enough good things about our experience.
I Do OBX and Tony Joseph were incredible! From the first call to the big day, they made everything seamless—even with the weather challenges. Tony brought such amazing energy and s...
et the perfect tone for our ceremony, and our guests couldn’t stop talking about him. Rentals, flowers, and coordination were all flawless. Highly recommend for anything from elopements to full weddings!
By far the best vendor of our wedding. Their packages can include: arch, ceremony chair/decorations, florals, officiant, DJ, and lighting. It was nice to have so many of the big pu...
rchases all in one vendor. They did an amazing job. Everything was absolutely beautiful, communication was great the whole time, and they went above and beyond for us. Alec was our DJ and Jake was our officiant.
I Do OBX did a fantastic job with our wedding reception tent decor (lighting, tablescapes, florals) and ceremony rentals (chairs, florals, arbor). Tony and Kristin were both wonder...
ful to work with, and worked great with our lovely wedding planner Proper Setting. We had a MASSIVE tent rental at Whalehead, and I Do OBX did an incredible job making it look so so beautiful with lighting and greenery strewn across the top of the inside of the tent, over the dancefloor, and at each tent entrance and behind our head table. It was literally perfect. Kristin did a wonderful job selecting my white, greenery-filled bouquet for myself and my bridesmaids, and repurposed them at my request to be on our head table inside the tent. I got multiple remarks from guests about how much they loved the simplistic table settings with greenery and candles, which Kristin also helped bring to life. The ceremony setup was beautiful - it was on The Point at Whalehead and we picked a beautiful arbor with flowers that looked lovely and was precisely our vision. We didn't use I Do OBX for our officiant services, but I hear that they are great for those purposes as well. Highly recommend for an outdoor tent rental wedding on OBX! Thank you so much, I Do OBX.
The IDoOBX team was incredible from start to finish. Mary and Tony were responsive starting 2 years before our wedding when we were just trying to figure out if our dream day was e...
ven a possibility. As we continued to go through the planning process, they continued to help us make our visions come to life despite some of the complicated details of our Hindu-American fusion wedding ceremony. Our ceremony required a “mandap” or stage as the altar, which was very new and unique for weddings on the Outer Banks. Despite not being done before, Tony and Mary rose to the challenge and sourced EXACTLY what we needed. Not only did they do the research and purchase the stage, they went out of their way to test it ahead of time to ensure it met THEIR high standards.
The set-up team was thorough, efficient, and polite throughout the week and they really gave 100% effort setting up our ceremony in our gale force winds! The team was flexible and ultimately helped our day look fabulous.
Thank you so much for allowing us to be a part you your family during this process!
My now wife and I originally met in the Outer Banks of North Carolina while she was stationed there with the Coast Guard. We knew for our wedding we would have to bring it back to ...
where it all started.
Tony and IDoOBX's reviews absolutely speak for themselves - and paired with an introductory call, we quickly made our decision that we wanted to work with them.
It can be stressful planning a wedding in a location that you live half way across the country from, but Tony's organization and consistent communication kept us stress free - knowing that he was on top of things. We had several phone calls, an in-person meeting and a Zoom call where he really took the time to learn us and our story. It was clear he cared about our wedding as much as we did.
All of this time we spent talking was worth it when it came time for the ceremony as it was an absolute tear-jerker. He highlighted how we originally met, our first date, and even paid tribute to my wife's 7 year military service (he even shouted out our foster dog that made the trek from MS). Every single person in attendance for our wedding had nothing but positive things to say about everything that was said.
Neither me nor my wife ever really had a "dream wedding," but if we did, it would have been what the team at IDoOBX helped bring to life. The florals and decor from top to bottom were out of this world - words can't even do them justice (which is why we have pictures). Their entire crew is friendly, personable and was overall just happy to be a part of our special day.
Tony and team, we appreciate everything you did for us and we truly loved working with you. We are happy to think of you as family.
Everything ran so smoothly because of all the experience they have. We live 1800 miles away and met with Tony in person a few days before the wedding but the ceremony felt very per...
sonal.
Tony was amazing at officiating the ceremony and the setup for everything was beautiful. I forgot the grooms and groomsmen flowers and he remembered to have them get them on. The florals were so beautiful. All the guests really liked Tony and the way the ceremony went along with the little things he did like where he stood made a huge difference in certain parts of the ceremony.
Tony and Mary were great to work with! They were extremely helpfully thru the entire process. Tony did the most amazing job officiating our wedding and our guest have all complimen...
ted on how great he was as well. He was also very helpful when we had a slight hiccup with my florals but he and Kristin both came to the rescue and made the best of a stressful situation. I would highly recommend them to anyone interested in doing a wedding in the Outerbanks!!
I Do Obx Weddings really made my vision come to life. I felt like I was in a dream. Everything down to the decorations, lights, florals and decorating the arbor was absolutely stun...
ning!!! I cannot rave enough about this company. Their entire staff was was friendly and extremely helpful. Having Tony Joseph as the officiant was the icing on the cake! He is the most genuine, kind hearted person I have ever met. He made or beach ceremony unforgettable. Thank you all so much for making my dream wedding & vision come to life!
-Ashley Masterson Lamb
Tony was such a pleasure to work with! He is kind and such a joy and really took his time to get to know us as a couple! We had many compliments all night about his ceremony and I ...
am so thankful we had the opportunity to work with him! He really went above and beyond working with us and I can’t thank him enough! Not only did he officiate our wedding, he helped us with many other aspects of the wedding that without him, we wouldn’t have been able to pull everything off. I can’t recommend him and his team enough for all of the hard work and preparation they did for us!!
Where do I start with the I Do OBX crew? They made our day absolutely PERFECT! From the first initial contact to the wedding day, Tony, Mary and Gail by far exceeded our expectatio...
ns. Planning a wedding from out of state can be very stressful but Tony, Mary and Gail made it seamless, stress-free and easy.
At the first phone call meeting with Tony, we felt at ease and we automatically knew we found a vendor who truly cared for us and what we wanted for our wedding day. Tony listened to my vision for our wedding and literally made it come to life! I can’t tell you how many guests have told us how much they enjoyed Tony’s officiating services. Tony personalized our ceremony and that felt very special to us. We met twice in person with Tony due to being states away and we always felt welcomed and like family around him.
Gail is the florist and the flowers were beautiful and exactly like I envisioned them! We were blown away by the ceremony and reception set up. The arch, aisle/arch decor, florals, table decor, lighting... everything was just PERFECT. I’ve had multiple guests tell me that it was the most beautiful wedding they have been to. I cannot say enough good things about the I Do OBX crew. Even the guys who came before the ceremony for set up and the guys who came after the reception to break down were very professional and kind. We feel that we have a lifelong friends with the I Do OBX crew. Tony, thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, for giving us our dream wedding. To anyone who is reading this, PLEASE choose I Do OBX for all your ceremony/reception needs. I can guarantee you will NOT be disappointed! :) Love, The Peppers
Stop your search now, IDOOBX is your one-stop-shop and you won't be disappointed. As an out-of-state bride, trying to plan a wedding from 600 miles away, I relied heavily on review...
s and recommendations to choose my vendors. After searching through reviews for hours and hours I decided to give IDOOBX a call. From the first phone call with Tony, we immediately knew that this was the man we wanted to marry us. It was like we had known him for years, and he just understood us. That continued to be true with every conversation we had with Tony. When we finally met in person the week of our wedding, Tony had this calming presence that put us at ease. Our wedding ceremony was more meaningful than I ever could have imagined. Our ceremony wasn't the typical cookie-cutter ceremony that I had heard time and time again. Tony personalized our wedding by taking the time to get to know us, our stories, and our relationship, and that really showed when it came to our wedding day. Our family and friends are still talking about Tony and how our ceremony was one of the most meaningful and best ceremonies they had ever attended.
I used IDOOBX for rentals, flowers, lighting, and Officiant services. Having all of those services with one point of contact made it so much easier. Our vision flowed from ceremony, to decor, to flowers by having one cohesive team working together. Throughout the entire planning process, Mary and Tony made everything seem so easy. They were flexible and understanding with changes, and responded as quickly as possible to all of my millions of questions, even during an incredibly busy wedding season. Unlike other vendors I had spoken to, I felt like Mary and Tony were always working with me, trying to help at every turn to make this easier. During the planning process, Tony and his team took a few ideas and ran with them to help me create the wedding of my dreams. I could go on and on about this amazing hardworking team, I will never forget them.
Our wedding would not have been as incredible as it was if it weren’t for Tony, his wife Mary, and their entire I Do OBX Weddings & Events team! From start to finish, Tony was the ...
calm in our wedding planning storm (thanks covid for the unnecessary stress!) and always ready to help us and answer my many, MANY questions and inquiries with a steady, unwavering smile. Their entire process was SO easy, transparent, and budget friendly - the world would truly be a better place if all companies ran their businesses like them. I knew immediately that I wanted their arch/arbor services since they are second to none in my opinion - they are just that gorgeous and have so many to choose from. (One of the best/funniest testaments to me about this is that the original plan was for all of our family to go down by the beach after the ceremony to take the group photos. Well, once the ceremony was over and everyone had seen the arch in all of its beauty, everyone preferred to have the photos taken by the arch instead of the water!!) After our initial first meeting with Tony, we knew he was the officiant for us!!! His humor, kindness, communication, attention to detail, and understanding for all “walks of life” no matter who you are truly makes him one-of-a-kind and the only one we wanted to help join us together in marriage. We also booked their floral, decor, and lighting services to ensure the finishing touches on our special day were all incorporated the way we had envisioned - and Tony and his team made our dream become a reality. Tony and Mary took the time to know us and learn our love story, and we feel so blessed to have gained them as friends. April 23, 2021 was the best day of my life because of them, and I cannot thank them and the entire I Do OBX Weddings & Events crew enough for being a part of our special day! We love y’all!
I Do OBX was the BEST vendor I had the privilege of being able to work with for our wedding day. I mainly talked with Mary the most and she was super responsive to any questions or...
concerns I had. I was a COVID bride who had to reschedule and they made the process so seamless to be able to change my date. My husband and I were so impressed by all that they did for us. Their crew who showed up on the day before and on the day of to set up for the ceremony and reception were also so friendly and such hard workers!! It had poured down rain all day the day before our wedding and their crew kept reassuring this stressed out bride that we would get to have our beach wedding and if not, they would make sure they got things set up beautifully inside! The setup for both the ceremony and reception turned out exactly how I had envisioned that it would. They excited everything so perfectly and Gail did the florals and they were exactly what I imagined they would be! Everything was absolute perfection for our wedding because of I Do OBX :) Also, if your hesitant to get the lighting done, I highly advise that you get the lighting because it adds the perfect touch to make your night romantic and dreamy! I received so many compliments on the set up and decor and my family just loved the crew that came to set everything up! My aunt even called Tony the next day to make sure he knew how much we appreciated their team and how wonderful of a job they did! I could not recommend this company more! They take all the stress away and excite your vision as you dreamed it would be 🤍🤍
Working with I DO OBX was one of the best decisions we have made for our wedding. Tony was wonderful in communicating with us and was extremely detailed throughout the entire proce...
ss. Tony married us and we are so happy with our choice in officiants! The ceremony was beautiful, and I had several guests compliment how well they thought Tony did as the officiant. Tony took the time to get to know us and make the ceremony personable to us. I DO OBX was super flexible with rescheduling due to COVID and took away all of our stressors. Communication was excellent throughout the entire process. Gail did our florals, and they were gorgeous! She did exactly what I had visioned for our bouquets and ceremony arch. The ceremony décor was beautiful, and I am beyond happy with how it all turned out. We were able to have our dream wedding thanks to the crew at I DO OBX!
Working I DO OBX Weddings was absolutely wonderful. Tony was our officiant and I could not imagine having anybody else marry us. The whole process was made so simple! He took the t...
ime to get to know us and always answered our many many questions. He was also flexible with rescheduling due to COVID-19. We have received so many compliments on how wonderful our officiant was. Also, we used the driftwood arch and it was beautiful! It was great not having to worry about other ceremony decor since the arch was so perfect. We also got our bouquet flowers from I DO OBX Weddings. Gail was wonderful in helping us design the perfect bouquet. Mary was also a huge help. Originally, we had planned for I DO OBX to do our reception lighting however, due to COVID-19 we had to cancel our reception. They were understanding and willing to work with us to still make our day perfect. Our experience with Tony, Mary, and Gail was exceptional. I highly recommend them to anyone!
Tony is so amazing at his job. He takes the time to get to know people before doing their ceremony to make it so personalized. My guests thought he was someone I had known for year...
s the way that he talked about my husband and I. He is extremely organized, professional, LOVES his jobs and LOVES weddings, and has a great smile to be in the background of your ceremony photos. He provided us with the arch for our wedding with flowers on it, flowers for our cake, and the greatest officiating I ever could have dreamed of for our wedding. Don't even waste time considering anyone else!
I Do OBX Weddings and Events provided the lighting for our ceremony and reception space and it was absolutely STUNNING! Tony designed a gorgeous lighting pattern over the pool (whe...
re dinner was held) and inside the tent at our reception. It was truly beautiful, and everyone raved about how the lighting was perfect! Mary and Tony and their team were wonderful to work with--I would recommend them for all your wedding needs! They are responsive, professional, kind, caring, and efficient. I love I DO OBX!
Tony was fantastic to work with. He really took the time to get to know me and my groom. I have gotten SO many compliments about how nice our ceremony was and that we chose our off...
iciant well :) We were so happy to have him as part of our wedding day!
We were very fortunate to connect with Tony and Mary from “I Do OBX” very early on in our wedding planning process. To say that it was good fortune does not appropriately reflect ...
how grateful we were to have them be a part of it and to participate in the planning process. They very quickly became our go-to solution for any number of items that popped up during the planning process. Just so you understand what services they were able to provide for us:
1. Ceremony Seating, Arch and Setup
2. Officiant – Tony Joseph (Exceeded our expectations time after time)
3. Welcome Dinner and Reception Lighting
4. Coordination for Flowers of ALL types: table settings, boutonnieres, bracelets, crowns/headbands
As you can see, they had us covered in a number of different areas. The impression I want to leave you with in this review is that “I Do OBX” absolutely blew us away with every part of our event they participated in. The setup for the wedding was absolutely gorgeous and Tony took the time to ensure that our ceremony was exactly what we were hoping for. When it came time for the ceremony, he just absolutely NAILED what we were looking for…
We were absolutely blown away with how precise, professional and personal everything they touched turned out to be and in hindsight cannot imagine not having them as a part of our day/weekend. If you are considering them for your wedding, we absolutely have no reservation recommending them personally…
They have our contact information and should you want to talk to someone who has worked with them as a reference, we have given them permission to use us (just reference our wedding 5/24/2019). While a simple thank you to Tony, Mary and Team does not feel adequate, we will say it again and again and again because they were a BIG reason we walked away from the event blown away that not a single thing would we change in hindsight, including our decision to work with I Do OBX.
Bryan and Meredith
We met Tony, and his wife Mary at the OBX Bridal Expo and loved their good vibes and energy. After booking our venue and locking in our date Tony was the next vendor we booked and ...
we were glad we did! Tony was very personal and felt like a long time friend! He had great suggestions on incorporating family and special moments into the ceremony. We were also extremely happy with the ceremony set up, lighting, and arbor that we also rented from Tony and I Do OBX, our envisions came to life! We received SO many compliments about how beautiful the ceremony was and how Tony did a great job making it very "us". We had our fur babies as part of our ceremony and when they decided to participate in the celebration with barking Tony was able to bring that into his script as if it was planned. Thank you so much Tony you truly made our wedding wonderful!!!!
Coincidently growing up in the same hometown area of PA, it only seemed right for Tony to officiate our special day in the Outer Banks on June 21, 2019 at the Black Stallion. He to...
ok the time beforehand to get to know us, our styles, and make sure he captured our day as we wanted him to. Except he blew our expectations out of the water! Tony captured our stories and moments we shared with him into his ceremony that made everything that much more personal and special. We can’t even count how many wedding guests have said to us that it was the most beautiful/personal ceremony they had ever witnessed.
Thank you Tony for sharing in our special day, we wouldn’t have wanted it any other way!!
Love,
The Pandak’s
We don’t even know where to begin with explaining how happy we are for choosing Tony to officiate our wedding. From the first time we contacted him, he was so professional, friendl...
y, and fun to work with. He really takes the time to get to know his couples so that he can make their wedding personal and unique. We even had the opportunity to go to his home twice to meet with him and his wife (and dogs!), discuss our ideas, who we are as a couple, and get to know each other. Both of those visits felt like we were meeting up with an old friend and were so much fun! We had Tony present for our rehearsal the night before the wedding which went very smoothly and he made an effort to greet everyone there. Our actual wedding ceremony was more perfect than we could have imagined. He included so many little details about us that made it very personal and also is so mindful of keeping the focus on the couple and knowing exactly where to stand and when to step out of the couple’s space. We can’t even count how many guests told us how beautiful the ceremony was and how great Tony was. Several guests also told us they thought Tony was someone we had known for a long time from back home instead of someone we had only just recently met a few times. From the moment we met Tony, we would never recommend anyone else to perform a wedding ceremony!
What can I say. Tony was absolutely amazing! We planned a destination wedding in the OBX, and met Tony just 4 days before our day. He was PERFECT! He made my Husband and I feel so ...
at ease about everything. I would recommend him to anyone having a wedding in the area. We can’t wait to go back and have dinner with Mr Tony and his wife, who might I add was super friendly as well. She kept in touch about payments and things like that. The whole process was easy and smooth. Thank you so much Mr Tony for making our day absolutely perfect!
Tony was absolutely incredible. He was flexible with us because we did change the time of our ceremony. He met with us a few days before the ceremony and walked us through everythi...
ng and we felt so comfortable and at ease talking to him. The ceremony was absolutely beautiful and you can tell he truly takes pride in what he does and the people he works with. We had multiple people come to us after the wedding and say what a great job he did. We truly loved having him as our officiant and making our ceremony a fairytale come true.
There is no way that I can possibly put into words how amazing Tony and I Do OBX are. From start to finish the process was a breeze! Communication was great and everything turned o...
ut better than I expected. Tony is so hands on and personal. Our ceremony was definitely a moment of a lifetime. Thank you!
Wow. I CANNOT say enough! We unfortunately were a couple that were getting married the week of Hurricane Florence. Tony and Mary were so unbelievably flexible and accommodating to ...
our needs! We had to move our wedding not only once, but twice that week! Tony and Mary did everything in their power to get my (now) husband and I married. It was perfection! Tony was able to write the sweetest, kindest speech for our wedding in 6 hours time! As you can imagine, I was so stressed. But, they were God sent! I can’t imagine my wedding being more perfect! Thank you so much for everything that you did! Tony & Mary were undoubtingly meant to be a part of our big day!
Absolutely can not say enough about IDo OBX Weddings. Both Tony and Mary were phenomenal ! Everything was perfect from the setup of our beach wedding to the air BnB we booked thru ...
them, not one detail forgotten. Tony himself was one of the highlights of our wedding. The ceremony he was able build was so uniquely us ! Our guest were blown a way by how light yet personal it was. Truly something to remember not only for my husband and I but for our guest as well. Do yourself a favor and book this duo, I promise you’ll be blow away by there attention to detail, quick response and willingness to help!
We couldn't have chosen a more perfect Officiant for our wedding! Tony was amazing and helped us plan and create the perfect ceremony to fit both of our personalities. He walked us...
through each part of the ceremony at both of our in person meetings. Our guests could not stop talking about how great Tony did on our ceremony. We HIGHLY recommend Tony as an Officiant.
Not only was Tony our Officiant, his crew set up and broke down our ceremony site. He and his crew made sure the ceremony chairs were perfect and that every detail in the ceremony was perfect. Right after the ceremony, the chairs were broken down and we didn't even notice them being taken down. Flawless!!!
I am the father of the bride. Our planner steered us to Tony and we met for coffee. Within seconds, my daughter and son-in-law were sold.
Tony is super attentive, and you will...
be extremely comfortable with him in minutes.
Best of all, the ceremony itself was not only beautiful and touching, but Tony worked to get both bride and groom to design and write their own tailored words, process, and ceremony.
Truly one of a kind!
We used I Do OBX chairs for ceremony chairs and setup. They were able to creatively arrange all the chairs on a very narrow stretch of beach, and accommodated my request to add an ...
arbor and driftwood table towards the end of the planning process. Everything was seamless and I was so glad we decided to go with them for the ceremony rentals!
Mary Joseph is seriously the best!! I planned my wedding completely via email from the west coast and Mary was very prompt with her responses and easy to reach. I was able to send ...
her my ideas for the flowers and florals and the final product was beyond my expectations!! My bouquet was absolutely gorgeous!!!!! The guys that came to set up were very friendly and came and set up everything in a blink of an eye. The set up was so beautiful and perfect!!! Such a great company to work with and I would recommend I Do OBX Weddings to anyone and everyone!! Thank you Mary and everyone at I Do OBX Weddings!!!!
Let me just start by saying how amazing Tony and his wife did on our wedding decor and ceremony. We had never met tony before our rehearsal day but on the day of our wedding he was...
part of the family. It was like he knew us and knew exactly what to say. This company is absolutely amazing and if you’re nervous about having the perfect officiant for your wedding he is it and will take all of your worry away!!!! Not to mention how amazing my flowers and ceremony decor was. It was breath taking thanks to these awesome people
Tony was absolutely fantastic! He went out of his way to make sure that the wedding was exactly what we wanted. We did an initial FaceTime call with him and then met with him face-...
to-face the day before the wedding. It really allowed him to get a feel for us as a couple and allowed him to introduce personal elements into our wedding. After the ceremony, everyone was asking if he was a close personal friend of ours - that is how good he is at making the wedding ceremony about you as a couple! We couldn't be happier that Tony was our officiant!
We actually used I Do OBX for arch and sand ceremony rental. Mary also did my flowers. The flowers that were on the arch along with bouquets and boutonnieres were gorgeous. I absol...
utely loved my bouquet of fresh flowers.
Working with Mary and Tony was a great experience! We used I DO OBX Chairs to supply chairs for our wedding ceremony on the Kitty Hawk Pier. All communication was made through emai...
ls with Mary, who was very knowledgeable and helpful when answering questions and offering her advice about how to set-up the chairs on the pier for the ceremony. On the big day, Tony delivered and picked up the chairs. He was very respectful when removing the chairs from the pier since we were also taking pictures with our photographers on the pier. Everything went smoothly with our chair rentals and we can’t thank Mary and Tony enough for being a part of our wedding day vendor team!
I Do OBX Chairs did a wonderful job setting up for our wedding ceremony at the Currituck Beach. Up until they day before the wedding I was nervous that there was some beach erosio...
n and that due to the fact that we had a large group (140 people), it would be hard to fit everyone at the beach, but it came out perfect! Mary and Tony were a pleasure to work with, very professional and accomodating!! I would highly recommend them for any upcoming weddings or events!
Five stars are just not enough stars to give Mary & Tony! Not being from the OBX area, I relied on The Knot & Wedding Wire to help me find vendors for our destination wedding, all ...
of the reviews for I Do OBX Weddings are true. They are fantastic! We were hesitant to have a total stranger marry us, we were worried that we just wouldn't have that connection with one of the most important vendors in a wedding. From the first email and phone call, all of our concerns were gone! For starters, Mary and Tony are two of the nicest, most chill people ever! They we were always professional and very prompt to return emails, even those outlandish middle of the night ones! They helped refer/recommend other vendors. Then we met Tony for the first time, he came to our rental house and sat and talked with us about not just the wedding but golf and food and our families and everything. We felt like we were just sitting and shooting the breeze with an old friend. It was wonderful! He walked us through every moment of the rehearsal and ceremony, answered every question, addressed every concern and truly listened to what we had to say. The questionnaire your asked to fill out on the wedsite seems daunting at first but Tony and Mary took every single thing we wrote on there and used that information to get to know us better and help make the ceremony about us. They helped customize the entire ceremony, from the readings to the blessings to the chair placement! Even added funny tidbits to the readings to keep us laughing in between crying! Haha. We are so thankful to Tony and Mary and their equipment crews for all of their help from start to finish! Tony- thank you for getting us through that ceremony even though it was blazing hot and we were alternating between crying and laughing! Thank you for adding the Dear Darla bit! Mary-Thank you for the GORGEOUS flower arrangement on the arch! You're so talented!
We cannot thank you both enough! You helped make our most favorite day even more memorable and enjoyable! And we will be taking you up on the drink next time and maybe even that Air BnB! :o) <3
Sincerely,
Teara & Tony
We would give 10 stars if possible. We could not afford the whole beach set up and coordinating aspect and even while knowing this, Mary helped us for months setting us up with Ton...
y- her husband as our officiant. We got married on a public beach access and I had no idea where to start not being from the area. Mary spent so much time helping me make sure it was the best one. Tony himself was beyond awesome. He met us with our busy schedules the day prior to get our jitters out and that helped a ton! He knows how to make the crowd have a truly amazing time while showing so much compassion, love and happiness. Thank you so so much Tony & Mary- the day would not have been the same without you guys and your help!
Tony and Mary of I Do OBX Weddings were one of my favorite vendors. The two of them working together provided the most amazing ceremony for my husband and I. Their attention to det...
ails like, changing which way I would face due to wind direction the day of the ceremony to help with my hair, is what makes them so amazing. They were also so helpful in giving advice to make decisions and answered any questions I had whenever I had them. They even helped with connecting me with other vendors in the area. I would highly recommend them to anyone.
We used I DO OBX Weddings for our ceremony setup, flowers, and Tony was our officiant for our August 5th wedding. Everything far surpassed our expectations! From the first email ...
until the day of, both Tony and Mary were timely, detail oriented, and genuinely invested in making our "big day" special.
Tony and his crew from I DO OBX Chairs did a fantastic job with arranging all the decor for our ceremony. The whole layout was everything I had envisioned and more! It was a beautiful sight to behold on the beach and set a romantic tone for the ceremony.
The flowers that Mary put together for the bridesmaids and myself were unbelievably gorgeous! The colors complemented the dresses and decor perfectly!
Finally, I could not imagine having our wedding without Tony as the officiant. He was so helpful throughout the entire process of planning and preparing for the big day. He kept everything relaxed and fun which took all the stress away from both of us! The ceremony itself was beautiful and matched perfectly to who we are as a couple!
Thank you Tony and Mary for making our wedding truly magical!
-Katie and Will
My husband and I got married two weekends ago at Jennette's Pier and used Tony Joseph with I Do OBX as our officiant for the wedding. He was absolutely AMAZING!!! At first, my husb...
and and I were nervous about planning a wedding from a state away, but Tony immediately eased our worries and made the entire planning process stress-free. He always responded to our emails in a timely manner and was extremely helpful in answering our billions of questions that we had leading up to the event. When we finally met Tony in person, we knew right away that we had made the best choice! He is such a sweetheart and takes the time to truly know you as individuals and as a couple. When the day of the wedding finally arrived, our ceremony set-up was absolutely BEAUTIFUL and Tony's words were nothing short of perfect! Even when it started to rain during the ceremony, he kept everyone calm and continued on without missing a beat. After our wedding, all of our family members had glowing reviews about Tony and asked where we had found this minister with such a wonderful personality. I would highly recommend Tony Joseph as your wedding officiant! :)
We used I Do OBX for their chair and beach set up. They came down and set up our chairs, starfish aisle and driftwood arch on the beach, raked the beach clean and the came back aft...
er the ceremony to break everything down. They are amazing. They we quick, efficient, sweet guys. So worth it to have them do your set up and breakdown. Trust me... it's not worth your stress to worry about cleaning up the beach immediately after your wedding. Let someone else worry about it and these guys are your someone else. They're fantastic!
We worked with Tony as both our officiant and to supply chairs for our beach ceremony and my husband & I cannot find the words to accurately describe just how special Tony made our...
ceremony feel. We have received compliment after compliment about how special, personal, and full of love he made our ceremony feel. He was like an old friend that had known my husband and I for years - and, in fact, several of our guests thought he was a close, personal friend! It's clear Tony truly enjoys what he does and take great pride in making each couple's ceremony the best it can possibly be. There were even little things I never would have thought of, like making my husband & I take a few moments during the ceremony to look at all of our guests and let it all sink in. If he hadn't told us that, we never would've taken that moment, and it is one I cherish so much from that day.
Working with him up to the day of the ceremony was just SO EASY! He was incredibly professional and easygoing, accommodating everything that came up with some of our last minute guest count changes and putting my husband & I both at ease while our nerves were pretty jangled with the enormity of the upcoming event.
I can't imagine our ceremony any other way than with Tony at the helm. He captured the spirit of our relationship and the vibe we wanted to the day so well and left everyone, my husband & I, our families, and every single guest, with the feeling that love was all around them that day and it was a WONDERFUL, magical start to our lives together. Thank you so much Tony!
Thank you hardly seems adequate to express our gratitude for our beautiful wedding ceremony and making us husband and wife. All of our guests commented throughout the night on how ...
well you knew us, how perfectly you articulated our story and our feelings for each other and our loved ones, and how your words were the perfect balance – like us – between sentimental and humorous. It really couldn’t have been any better, and we will think of you fondly and often as we re-live our wedding day. You really are great at what you do.
Tony and Mary were wonderful to work with and the beach setup was beautiful. Mary did a fantastic job coordinating the flowers for my bouquet, boutonnieres, a corsage, and the beac...
h arch (part of our Salty Kisses package). All of the flowers were beautiful and exactly the style I wanted, plus we were able to take them up to our reception and use them on our cake table as well. Even though the weather was beautiful, it was a very windy day, so Tony's crew took the time to make sure everything was secure and wouldn't topple over during our ceremony.
And Tony, we cannot say enough about how kind, sincere, and amazing this man was as our officiant. Having only met him twice before the wedding we were amazed at how he put all the readings together for our ceremony. We told him family was most important, how we met, our blended families, and about the people we missed who couldn't be at the ceremony, he made sure everyone was included. And he even added some notes of humor just to keep things light and fun, he really understood who we are and what we wanted for our ceremony. Our only regret was he couldn't stay to enjoy some of the reception because he had to run to another wedding, we would have loved having both him and Mary as guests for the reception.
You cannot go wrong with having Tony, Mary, and the I Do OBX Weddings team as your vendor ... they will make sure your day is perfect!
Tony was AMAZING. I can't even begin to express how prefect he made our ceremony. Literally, everyone's VERY first comment was about the ceremony and how amazing it was... "the cer...
emony was the best one I've ever been to", "did you know that guy before", "how long have you known him", "where/how did you find him", "can I have his card"... To just name a few. Everyone had the highest praises for the ceremony and our Officiant. So many of our guests thought Tony was one of our friends because of how personable he made our ceremony. He made our ceremony like none other I had been to, One of a kind!
I could have never imagined our ceremony being so prefect and it had a whole lot to do with Tony, his words and delivery!
I can't recommend him enough for your ceremony!! He was beyond perfect!
Tony was awesome with everything. He really listened to us and we never felt pressured to conform to one way or another. He really made our wedding about us and everyone loved the...
little details that he works in throughout the ceremony.
He truly knows what he is doing!
Tony is very flexible with the set up and helping to plan your ceremony. He is a great person and I am honored to say he was my officant. He is an easy going, fun guy. If you're lo...
oking to have a beach wedding and don't want an old school minister judging you, go with Tony, he is the total oppisite but still has a great set of morals and is truely a kind soul.
My husband and I absolutely loved our ceremony given by Tony. Our guests kept coming up to us throughout our reception to compliment us on how the ceremony was so lovely. Tony met ...
with us before the wedding to get to know my husband and me better and this helped him add personal touches to our ceremony. In addition to being an amazing officiant, Tony put up a bamboo/linen arch on the beach that looked amazing! He set it up earlier in the day and broke it down after the ceremony. We highly suggest using Tony for your officiant in the outer banks, and if you need the ceremony set up as well his company I do OBX chairs would be able to do that too! Overall, we had a great experience with him!!
The cater also provided bartenders who weren't nice to the guest at all. At one point, one of the caterers said a rude comment to my husband, the groom of the event.
Overall, we were VERY unhappy with the service and attitude of the caters and we would not recommend them to any bride.
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