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Congratulations on your decision to marry! Your wedding day will be one of the most significant and joyous days of your life and the journey leading up to it is filled with excitement as well as challenges. It would be my honor to guide you through this inner journey - the journey of the heart so
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Ceremony Types
Civil Union, Interfaith Ceremony, Non-Religious Ceremony, Religious Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
Buddhist, Christian, Catholic, Interfaith, Jewish, Muslim
Wedding Activities
Wedding
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Reviewed On 9/23/2018 by Ashley M
From the moment we spoke with Jeddah, we knew we were the lucky ones in finding her. She just has this calming energy that immediately envelopes you, even via a Skype introduction phone call. My now husband and I were most looking forward to ex...
Reviewed On 8/21/2018 by Julianna T
Thank you so much for taking the time to get to know us in order to write a beautiful ceremony that really spoke to us, made us laugh and brought all of our loved ones together. We were so happy with how it all turned out, and all of our guest...
Reviewed On 10/27/2018 by Chelsea H
Jeddah delivered our dream ceremony! We had the most amazing experience with her from start to finish. She put in so much time and effort to get to know us and our relationship, and she made our vision of a simple heartfelt ceremony come to lif...
Reviewed On 10/24/2018 by Sarah A
I am a wedding photographer and I met Jeddah at a client's wedding at Foxfire Mountain House, where we would be getting married a month later. My husband and I had decided to do a self-uniting, after we found out our original officiant was preg...
Reviewed On 10/13/2018 by Jonathan O
We organised our wedding from another country and had to make all the choices over the phone and internet. Choosing an officiant was especially difficult as we felt this would be the heart and soul of our wedding. We interviewed several officia...
Reviewed On 9/23/2018 by Chris G
Jeddah worked with us in a very creative and personal manner. She was an integral part of making our ceremony uniquely our own, which will give us a lifetime of special memories. So many of our guests mentioned that they wished Jeddah had marri...
Reviewed On 9/04/2018 by M&S H
Working with Jeddah was a terrific experience. From our first meeting with her, we felt that she understood what we were looking for, and this carried through until the end. She was very helpful in guiding us through the process from start to f...
Reviewed On 8/12/2018 by Julianna T
Working with Jeddah was the most wonderful experience. We knew that our ceremony would not be traditional, but after getting to know us and learning our story, Jeddah created a beautiful, personalized ceremony that made us laugh and cry and be...
Reviewed On 8/01/2018 by Laura W
Our experience with Jeddah performing our magical fairy tale ceremony in the Pine grove of Roxbury barn NY.
Her wisdom...grace..sensitivity and love was felt by all ..
we are so deeply greatful
A ten star experience
Reviewed On 6/24/2018 by Julia R
Jeddah was fantastic and we would give her more than 5 stars if we could! Working with her leading up to the wedding was great and she provided us tons of resources and options for me and my husband to go through to help us customize our ceremo...
Reviewed On 6/23/2018 by Mike F
Jeddah was great! We appreciated her thoroughness in preparing readings based off our responses to her questionnaire. Our ceremony was great as a result.
Reviewed On 6/15/2018 by a member
Jeddah Vailakis is absolutely incredible. She put together the perfect ceremony for us. Jackie and I weren't 100% sure what we wanted in our ceremony. We joked that we wanted it to be 15 seconds... you do, I do, we do... let's start cocktail...
Reviewed On 6/03/2018 by Sarah S
Jeddah was incredible! My family and friends just adored her, and she was excellent in creating a fabulous ceremony that was SO US! We laughed, cried, and were blown away by how personal and fabulous it was. We couldn't recommend her more!
Reviewed On 4/30/2018 by Stephanie M
Rick & I could not have chosen a better person to guide our ceremony on our special day. She was always accessible to us in times of need and made us feel like a million bucks! My family and friends are still raving about her and the beautiful ...
Reviewed On 4/26/2018 by coral t
Jeddah was extremely thoughtful and helpful in the planning and execution of our wedding ceremony.
Reviewed On 3/19/2018 by Meredith M
My husband and I just got married February 2018 and Jeddah truly gave us the ceremony of our dreams. We wanted something personal, intimate, loving— about the two of us as a couple... and she did just that! Our friends and family keep raving ...
Reviewed On 3/02/2018 by Amanda P
We had a wonderful experience working with Jeddah for our recent wedding! She was extremely thoughtful and professional, and spent the time to get to know us so that our ceremony was intimate and authentic to us and our guests. My husband and I...
Reviewed On 2/26/2018 by Ala B
From the initial moment that we were able to connect with Reverend Jeddah we knew we had found the person to officiate our wedding. She was tremendously patient throughout the planning process and makes you feel at ease especially with all th...
Reviewed On 2/24/2018 by Tori S
Jeddah Vailakis exceeded our every expectation on our wedding day! We immediately felt a connection with Jeddah when we met at Tribeca's Kitchen back in January.
When our original venue closed abruptly in, Jeddah was in touch with 3-4 venues wi...
Reviewed On 12/19/2017 by Stefania C
I seriously cannot say enough about Jeddah. She is one of those people that immediate makes you feel calm and safe. It’s rare to find someone that truly loves their job, but Jeddah really does. She has a glimmer in her eye when she talks abo...
Reviewed On 11/01/2017 by Andrew A
A wonderful personalized ceremony. Jeddah was patient and acommodating. She really took the time to understand our relationship and even bring my wife and I to a deeper level of love and commitment.
Reviewed On 10/30/2017 by Brett C
Jeddah was a dream to work with for our recent NYC wedding. She truly captured the romantic and genuine tone we were striving for in our wedding ceremony, eloquently telling our love story and helping us through the wedding process. She took th...
Reviewed On 10/29/2017 by Joe S
Jeddah was a pleasure to work with throughout our entire wedding planning (and having) experience! She was kind, had a wonderful personality, and took the time to get to know my wife and I. She was responsive to emails, provided materials that ...
Reviewed On 10/16/2017 by Catherine H
Jeddah is the best!!! She has such a warm and friendly personality that calms us down during our wedding preparation process. She went above and beyond to understand our love story and incorporate them into our wedding ceremony. She added so ma...
Reviewed On 10/15/2017 by Lisa T
Stop looking for your minister, Jeddah is your one!
For any couple interested in a ceremony routed in spiritual and love, Jeddah is the perfect match. Jeddah was a dream to work with from the initial meeting to giving specific guidance on how ...
Contact Info for Jeddah Vailakis, Elegant & Heartfelt Ceremonies
Serving the NY Metro Area, New York, NY | Serving the NY Metro Area(917) 319-9303
Meet the Team
Jeddah Vailakis
Owner
Hello and congratulations! Thank you so much for finding me! What an exciting time in your lives! I am a New York City and Hudson Valley wedding officiant ordained in 2002 and registered in the state of New York. I have been featured twice in Martha Stewart Weddings offering expert advise on the ceremony process and am the recipient of The Knot Best of Weddings every year since 2011 and Wedding Wire Couples Choice Awards since 2012 representing the top 5% of couples choice awards in New York. I would love to speak with you! Please fill out the contact form from my website link. Thank you!