Judge Tom Armstrong - Wedding Officiant - Retired Judge

We are so happy that we went with Judge Tom to officiate our wedding! Not only is Judge Tom a well respected and well known figure in the community - he has extensive experience officiating weddings. I knew as soon as we talked with Judge Tom that there were multiple things that I wouldn’t have to worry about if we were able to book his services. I knew we wouldn’t have to worry about his punctuality or presence, we wouldn’t have to worry about him speaking too loudly or quietly, we wouldn’t have to worry about our marriage license being signed or submitted incorrectly, and we wouldn’t have to worry about him forgetting pieces of the ceremony, improvising, or going off script. Judge Tom is a true professional and he has got the officiating gig down like no one else. He also has a fantastic speaking voice and is very charismatic. I have seen so many people stumble over vows that are longer but Judge Tom does an awesome job of speaking the vows to each of us clearly, directly, and concisely so we had no issue tripping over words. Judge Tom also has a very helpful library of content for the ceremony so we had a lot of options to choose from and could make the ceremony extra personalized and exactly how we wanted it. The main thing is just try to book Judge Tom ahead of time - we got lucky enough to book one of his last available weekends in September and booked 9 months ahead of time. Thank you Judge Tom!!

Tom is great. No complaints. Good communication, professional, pleasant, and so much more. His online library is great. Best officiant ever!!!

Judge Armstrong is an amazing officiant! He was so helpful, kind and easy to work with! Absolutely, will recommend him to others in the future.

We had such a wonderful experience with Tom as our wedding officient. We loved the ability to select from Tom’s website resource to really curate our perfect wedding ceremony. He is an excellent communicator and worked with us until we had developed the exact ceremony components, wording, and order that we wanted. We wrote our vows and they fit in perfectly with the readings that we selected from his website. You are really able to tailor the ceremony to be exactly what you want it to be. He is professional and does an excellent job with weddings. We would highly recommend his services.

We are so thankful that we decided to have Tom be our Officiant. Tom was there for us since the very beginning, providing thorough, yet simple instructions and directions that alleviated so much of our stress leading up to our wedding day. On our wedding day, Tom was extremely helpful and efficient, exactly what we asked of him. If you are a newly engaged couple looking to start your wedding planning, including finding an Officiant, we couldn’t suggest Tom enough!

Tom was amazing! Tom arrived early, worked with all the vendors he needed to without me having to ask, and was able to effectively get everything done under a very tight schedule. He is SUCH a pro!

Tom was very easy to work with. He was very responsive to emails and he knows a lot about the wedding industry. Someone at my wedding was a retired lawyer and he said "Wow! How did you get Tom to do your wedding?! That's so cool!" Tom also has a lot of resources about getting your marriage license and changing your name which I know a lot of people struggle with.

Judge Tom Armstrong is exceptionally knowledgeable, and very easy to work with. We absolutely loved his website and all the resources he provides on there. Would definitely recommend him 10/10 amazing & very affordable.

We had an incredible experience with Tom. He was fantastic at communicating and was extremely organized. Not only was he personal and friendly, but he also provided valuable suggestions and advice throughout the entire process. His online ceremony library was very vast and helped us write our entire ceremony. I highly recommend Tom for anyone looking for a memorable and heartfelt ceremony. He truly made our special day even more magical!

Tom did a great job officiating our non-religious ceremony! He helped us put together everything so it was exactly what we wanted, and did a great job the day of. Very easy to work with!

Tom was great! He made things so efficient and easy. We’d recommend him for anyone looking to do a non-faith based ceremony.

Tom Armstrong was a fantastic wedding officiant! His communication was top-notch, coordinating with the venue staff was seamless, and his clear and heartfelt delivery during the ceremony left a lasting impression. Tom went above and beyond to make our day special, and we couldn't be happier. Highly recommended!

Judge Armstrong did a fabulous job as officiant for our wedding! He was professional and organized AND warm and friendly -- both in the planning stages and on our wedding day. He gave us many options for what our ceremony could be -- and let us craft it to be exactly what we wanted. And, he was very understanding when we forgot the marriage certificate at home on the day. We highly recommend him.

Judge Tom is the most kind, and funniest person! He helped so much with our multi-cultural wedding and made us feel so comfortable. We loved that he was able to adjust our ceremony to make it feel more like us and we couldn't be more grateful for him. 10/10 recommend.

Tom was absolutely wonderful to work with! Our ceremony was perfect and he kept us at ease with sweet little comments throughout. I truly felt like I won the lottery in regards to finding his contact information.

We are so happy that we had Tom as our officiant on our wedding day! The entire process was seamless and his wealth of online resources and experience made the process so straightforward and easy! We only had a MOH and BM, but he handled all the coordination with us in lieu of a rehearsal and we were very pleased with how smooth everything went. He did a wonderful job and we couldn't be happier!

Tom was amazing to work with. His web site was so helpful to us. It answered so many questions and made the ceremony planning so easy and personal to us. He was prompt with answering our emails and offered personal phone conversations if needed. He was on time, has a great sense of humor and is very kind. We would highly recommend him as an officiant.

Judge Tom is the best! He was at our venue on time and the ceremony went as planned. Highly recommend!

Tom was an absolute dream to work with. He was so kind, professional, punctual, funny, and helpful. From the very start, he helped inform us of the selections of his wide variety of excerpts to use for our ceremony which made things much easier for us and less overwhelming. We also had multiple phone calls with him to make sure that everything was correct word by word. He even was kind enough to give advice regarding wedding etiquette for when to pass the bouquet over, who should carry which ring, etc.. We were very anxious regarding the rain plan, and he even helped us out to figure out a rain plan for that. He did a short rehearsal with us prior to the ceremony, which certainly calmed our nerves to know that he would be there to guide us through the ceremony. The speech that Tom had put together with us was absolutely beautiful and guests had complimented us left and right. I highly recommend Judge Tom as an officiant!!

We are so grateful for Tom and his passion for performing wedding ceremonies. He is kind and communicable, as well as hilarious. The materials provided on his website gave us the ability to make our wedding ceremony exactly what we wanted. Working with Tom was a great experience!

Tom was so great to work with. He was highly responsive and made it so easy to write our ceremony. Highly recommend!

Tom did an outstanding job! we worked a little bit back and forth with the ceremony outline and he arrived on time and did outstanding! He made it super easy having outlines to go off of and if I could rate him 10 stars I would!! thanks again Tom!

Tom was so great to work with! He answered all my questions and emails in a timely manner. His website is FULL of great material for your wedding ceremony and me and my husband has a nice time together building our own perfect and unique ceremony. Tom was super responsive and met with me and my wedding planner to make sure the day was going to be amazing! Tom executed our ceremony perfectly! We had many comments from guests expressing how great Tom was and my husband and I agree! We are so thankful for Tom. You can tell he loves his job and he will not disappoint!! Thank you SO much!!

Tom was recommended to us by both a friend and our venue, and he did not disappoint! His website had so much helpful information, he responded quickly to questions and ideas, and did a wonderful job presenting our ceremony.

Tom's website makes planning your ceremony so easy. the day of the wedding, he was early and very kind and professional. our ceremony had a couple hiccups on our end and Tom kept things moving smoothly and did a fantastic job working with my wild family!

We had a fantastic experience working with Judge Armstrong. He was organized and communicative throughout the planning process. His website has so many examples of pieces of the ceremony - we didn't have to do any more research! He allows total customization of the ceremony script and will not deviate from that - no surprises. He was a warm and charismatic presence on the day of the wedding. You can truly feel how much he enjoys doing weddings. We could not have asked for a better officiant!

Judge Armstrong was amazing. He made the ceremony simple and easy. Very friendly. Took care of everything afterwards with the marriage license. If I had questions he always had answers!! Thank you Judge Armstrong!

Judge Armstrong is fantastic! He is a wonderful person and very organized. His website has everything you need and he is there every step of the way to ensure that your ceremony is tailored to your needs and perfect! We really enjoyed working with Judge Armstrong!

Judge Armstrong was great to work with, especially with us being remotely in South Dakota. It was very no-pressure and his extensive library of ceremony content made it easy for my wife and I to incorporate certain passages that reflected our own personal challenges in life leading up to our wedding together. He's great with selections and ideas and will script your service with detail matching a movie script complete with actions and movements of wedding party members. Well worth your time to place a call or email and let Tom's knowledge work for you!

Judge Tom has a website he has curated to help you write your own ceremony. This spoke to my type A personality so well. I was able to create a ceremony with my fiancé that made us both feel like it reflected us. Tom performed our ceremony just as we asked and did an excellent job of this! Big Thank you to him for all he did, I truly appreciate it!

When my wife and I got engaged and it came time to find an officiant, we both agreed that it would be fun to have a friend be the officiant, but it’s such a huge part of the ceremony that it would be great to have someone experienced to do it. Someone who’s comfortable in front of a crowd who can be charming and charismatic can really make a ceremony memorable for everyone. And for the bride and groom, an experienced officiant can be great to ensure there’s a steady hand guiding the most important part of the day. Tom was all of that and more. He was easy to work with and gave great advice. The library of ceremony ideas he has online gives you plenty of ideas and inspiration for your own ceremony. He was quick to respond to emails and made the overall experience as stress free and easy as possible. When the wedding day came, he was easy to coordinate with, one time, and well prepared. During the ceremony he reflected the mood of the moment; lighthearted and entertaining at times, serious and respectful at others. Above all, he made sure that the focus was on us and the commitment we were making to each other. We highly recommend Tom to any couple looking for an officiant.

Couldn't have asked for a better officiant! Tom was quick to respond when we had questions or changes to make to our script. His website is full of very useful information, which is worth checking out even if you decide to go with someone else. He had a great attitude and an even better speaking style. Highly recommend!

Tom was really great to work with. His website has extensive detail on everything you'll need to know for a ceremony. He is very flexible and happy to help make sure your ceremony is exactly what you're looking for. We are only giving four stars because...while he said he could attend the rehearsal (it would cost more) he usually doesn't because it's not necessary. However, we had some last minute changes (which he made) and wish we would have been able to have him at the rehearsal dinner so we were comfortable with the wording of it.

Judge Tom was a pleasure to work with. The way he does things is by having a ceremony library where you can pick and choose different sections that feel most personal to you, and he will make them flow and will make any changes you request. I liked that system a lot especially since we did our personal vows to each other outside of the ceremony and just did repeat after me ones for the ceremony itself. It just helped to keep it feeling personal to us even though we did not really say much. He was charismatic and very easy to work with. Would happily recommend to anyone.

Tom was fantastic and very easy to work with! Everyone loved him! He answered all of our questions and made sure the wedding was the way WE wanted it.

Tom was great to work with! We knew he'd be great because of the 100+ 5 star reviews he has, and he didn't let us down. He's very easy to communicate with and very knowledgeable on the entire wedding ceremony & marriage certificate process. It took so much stress out of this part! The ceremony was flawless since he is a pro!

Tom was incredibly professional, and was more than helpful in helping my husband and I prepare our ceremony. His website was very thorough, with lots of examples and layouts! We really appreciated getting to have a phone call with him early on, and he was able to explain a lot of nuances that we never would have known to prepare for! We highly recommend Tom, as he is very well prepared and knows what he is doing!

Tom was such a wonderful officiant. From the beginning Tom was extremely responsive and so easy to work with. We enjoyed how personable and professional he was. He made planning our wedding ceremony fun!

Tom! Hire Tom if you want a relaxed (and funny) wedding ceremony! He had our guests laughing the entire time! He was so easy to work with and the online library helped us out a bunch! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! We were the most nervous about the ceremony because my husband and I do not like being the center of attention but Tom made it so fun we wished we could go back and live it again!

Tom was great to work with. We were planning the ceremony during the height of COVID, but despite the fact that we didn't meet him until our wedding day, we felt like we knew him from our frequent communications over email and phone. He was incredibly helpful with putting the ceremony together and his delivery of it was hilarious - we got so many comments from guests on what a great officiant he was. We can't say enough good things about him and are so glad we chose him to do our wedding!

Tom was absolutely wonderful! He was incredibly professional and helpful. During our planning process his communications were timely, he gave excellent recommendations, and he has wonderful resources to help us develop our ceremony and vows. Additionally, he files your marriage license after the wedding which is incredibly helpful! We had a wonderful experience with Tom and I would recommend him to other couples!

Tom's website was INCREDIBLY HELPFUL. Tom was full of real life helpful advice and made the legalities of the event a breeze. His passion for officiating weddings is clear in all of his communications and execution of the ceremony.

Judge Tom Armstrong is THE BEST. From day one he is extremely responsive and communicates clearly. He helped my husband and I out tremendously with creating the perfect wedding ceremony - he provided everything we needed, gave us plenty of examples, and helped us make it make the day ours. He is so friendly and outgoing and has a great sense of humor and he made the process easy and fun. He definitely took a lot of the stress off of our shoulders early on. I highly recommend reaching out to him!

Where do we even start.... Tom you made our wedding so magical. I had numerous guests come up and say how great of an officiant you were at our wedding. We had a minor microphone issue (from the DJ Vendor) and all the guests said they could still hear Tom. He completed our wedding with so much love, fun, and laughter. Words cannot express out thanks for your service. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

Tom was the perfect officiant for our small wedding ceremony. He helped us to compose our vows and was extremely flexible when COVID-19 caused us to postpone our wedding. He was on time and friendly and kept the waiting family members entertained. We are so happy we chose him to officiate our wedding and HIGHLY recommend him! Plus his website has amazing resources for couples who need a little direction when planning their special day. Thank you so much, Tom!

Tom was fantastic! He was so quick to respond to all of my emails and he helped get the best ceremony set up for us. It was an absolutely perfect wedding and we are so pleased to have found Tom to perform it! We realized after he left he was the one to officiate my cousins years and years ago too!

Tom did a wonderful job officiating our wedding. The ceremony was beautiful. Thank you!

Tom was fantastic and extremely helpful! His website has so many resources to help you plan the perfect ceremony and guide you with the planning. He was easy to work with, professional, available for questions and all around amazing! Highly recommend Tom for your officiant, we couldn't say enough positive things about him!

Tom was great and we highly recommend him! He was always willing to help out during the planning process and has a ton of resources available on his website which made drafting our ceremony so much easier. On our wedding day, Tom showed up early, thoroughly explained everything to us and did a great job! We’re so happy we picked Tom to be our officiant.

Judge Tom was amazing to work with. When our wedding date changed, twice, due to COVID he was totally understanding and helped walk us through changing our ceremony details to better fit our smaller options. He is funny, super helpful, and very supportive, which is exactly what I needed most during this crazy & hectic time. Judge Tom is the best!

After searching the list of preferred vendors from our venue, I came across Tom's website. I was impressed by his ceremony selections and got in contact with him. He was always prompt with his replies, which was comforting during such a stressful time. His rates were perfect so we were more than happy there! He was very flexible and patient. During COVID planning was a nightmare, but he worked with us as we moved our location to our backyard. He emailed the night before the wedding to touch-base and let me know when he would be arriving. On the day of the wedding, he was prompt. He walked us through how the pieces of the ceremony would go so my self, my husband and our matron of honor and best man were on the same page during the giving of the rings. He did great during the ceremony as he spoke loudly and at the perfect pace. I can't say enough good things about him. He was great to work with and we are so glad we chose him. We'd highly recommend him to anyone!

After researching a few different officiants in the St. Paul/Stillwater, MN area, we knew immediately after reading through the information on Tom's website that he would be the perfect choice for us.  His witty, humorous (yet professional) personality shines, making you feel as if you know him, while you read through what would typically be a whirlwind of information.  His website is organized so clearly and takes the stress out of trying to figure out where to even start planning.   I contacted Tom in the spring of 2020 for our August wedding.  As you can imagine, planning a wedding during a pandemic was stressful as nothing was certain.  I felt like I was changing the plans every time we communicated and he showed nothing but the utmost flexibility. It was comforting to know that he was accomodating and adaptable.  He always responded within a very short time, too.  That is reassuring for a bride-to-be! When our venue canceled on us, Tom suggested a beautiful park that was still in the same area that we wanted to be. Due to the circumstances brought on by the pandemic, I was changing details right up until the day of the ceremony.  We will always appreciate how gracious and kind he was during the planning. On the day of the wedding, he arrived on time, looked sharp (despite the oppressive 70+ dew point!), and was extremely accomodating to us, as we were still taking some photos.  He visited with our guests before the ceremony and shared a few funny stories as our nervous, young adult children signed the important paperwork. He was very personable and our guests (and us!) loved his wedding delivery.   Tom sent us a copy of our marriage license and we received it just 3 days after our wedding and received the certified copy within 1 week.  Details and follow-through are his things! I cannot say enough wonderful words about Tom; I highly recommend using him to officiate your wedding.  He takes the stress out of trying to figure out how to even begin planning the ceremony. Thank you, Tom, for creating a stress-free day for us!

Tom was referred to us by a friend. From the moment we contacted Tom he was wonderful to work with. His website is full of ideas and sample ceremonies that were so helpful. Any questions we had were answered promptly. Tom was flexible with our plans as they changed due to Covid. With his help the ceremony was exactly what we hoped it would be. I highly recommend Tom!

Tom was amazing! He was very easy to work with, quick with responses, punctual and professional! He did a great job and would recommend him to anyone!