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Based in Rochester Hills, MI, Maria Makes It Official officiates weddings throughout Michigan and across the United States. Maria Christina is the business’ owner and lead celebrant, she has a team of experienced professionals who loves presiding over unforgettable ceremonies. Guided by your preferences, she will help you create a personalized celebration that pays homage to your unique romantic connection.
Maria aims to complement your wedding with a joyous ceremony that you and your loved ones will never forget. She has been overseeing “I do” moments for years, taking delight in providing clients with fun and care-free experiences. Eager to join you and your partner together in a celebration of life and love, she will work with you to craft vows that speak to you.
Please visit her sister's IG page as she is an officiant with Maria Makes It Official as well: @cathleengrace.weddings. Collaboratively, they devote their time to ensuring your big day runs smoothly and reflects the vision you have envision.
Maria Makes It Official serves all manner of ceremony types, including civil unions, elopements, vow renewals, and religious and secular celebrations. Maria and her team are committed to taking the stress out of the planning process, offering guidance and support wherever she can. You and your beloved are sure to be delighted by her calm delivery, compassionate outlook, and passion for all things marriage.
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Maria Christina
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My name is Maria and as a Wedding Officiant, I look forward to performing your beautiful ceremony. Whether you need me last minute or we have months to plan, I am excited to bring joy and happiness to your special day.
For six years now, I have committed to developing ceremonies that are unique and personalized to express the love my couples have. We have so much fun throughout the process with humor, laughter, and elegance.
My job is to make the experience fun and memorable while alleviating as much stress as I can.
I absolutely look forward to working with you!
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4.8
out of 5.049 reviews
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Maria receives glowing reviews as an officiant for weddings, with multiple couples expressing gratitude for her personalized and professional approach. She is praised for her attention to detail, friendly demeanor, and ability to create customized ceremony scripts that reflect the couples' love stories. From communication and planning to the actual ceremony, Maria's services are highly recommended for couples seeking a special, heartfelt, and stress-free wedding experience.Review photos
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Kara L
5.0
10/20/2024
Maria was excellent to work with. We had numerous guests ask if we knew her after our ceremony- she just has an in depth questionnaire and phone calls to make sure she covers everything you are wanting in your ceremony. It was the perfect day, thank you Maria!
PJ D
5.0
9/24/2024
Maria is a phenomenal officiant and we can’t thank her enough for making our wedding ceremony perfect! From start to finish, Maria was professional, authentic and charming. She worked with us to write a custom ceremony script that was unique to our love story. I can’t recommend her enough! Thanks Maria!
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Silvia D
1.0
11/17/2023
So, I paid for a pretty penny of a officiant package. Maria was awesome and I don’t at all blame her for getting COVID before my wedding. However, she was a waste of money. Her back up was AWFUL. By the end of the ceremony I was sobbing. The officiant was so awkward and tense. Everyone was talking about how horrible she was. Nearly $800 down the drain. Disappointing beyond belief. No, I would not recommend María.
Alexis R
5.0
9/29/2023
We knew that we had to have Maria officiate our wedding ceremony after watching her perform two of our other friend's weddings. Her personalization and attention to details made it sound like she was someone who really knew us. We had received numerous compliments from friends and family after the ceremony telling us how special and personalized it felt.
In terms of the process, we booked Maria about a year prior to the wedding date. She had set up an initial meeting to discuss packages and options. Maria also sent us a lengthy (in a good way!) questionnaire for us to fill out so that our details could be incorporated into the ceremony. Maria stayed in communication with us and answered all of our questions promptly up until the day of. We also received a draft about a week before the wedding. We knew in advance that she would not be attending the rehearsal due to the lengthy drive to our venue (we also had a rehearsal coordinator with the venue as well), however, that was communicated up front and Maria did tell us that she would be on stand-by near her phone if we needed anything. Maria came several hours early the day of the ceremony and walked through our items with us. Lastly, Maria offered to mail in our marriage license for us- which was huge as we were honeymooning right away and took one less item off of our plate.
If you want a touching and personalized ceremony, we cannot recommend Maria enough. She has been such a pleasure to work with and really made our wedding day something special.
Jade K
5.0
9/19/2023
Maria was extremely easy to contact and communicate with. She made the planning process very easy and answered every question we had along the way. She did an excellent job putting our story together through the questionnaire she sent us, and made our ceremony personal and perfect. We highly recommend her!
Keely S
5.0
8/29/2023
Maria is amazing!!!! She made our ceremony unique, flawless, heartfelt and funny. You will not regret leaving your special day to Maria!
kyle o
5.0
8/27/2023
Maria was awesome! She became part of the party , energetic and fun!
Her Husband Lorelle did our photography and carried the same energy. If we could rate them 6 stars we would! Thanks again Maria and Lorelle! You helped make an already wonderful day even better!
Kyle & Katherine
Matthew B
1.0
8/26/2023
We were very disappointed by our experience with Maria. Would not recommend anyone use her. She is likely to take your money and not deliver on the provided services. When we first met her, she gave off a lot of positive vibes, and talked about personalizing the ceremony experience. That was something we were very excited for. However, this was clearly more of a sales pitch. Our first disappointment came with the “personalized” ceremony script she promised. While we spent a ton of time each individually filling out the questionnaire with core moments from our 4 years together, her script barely touched on these. Instead, it was filled primarily with poems and words from famous people. My wife and I ended up having to rewrite large sections to make it feel more personalized.
The real issue with our experience comes at around noon on our actual wedding day. Around noon, my wife gets a text from Maria that says she can’t make it because she lost her voice. Little disappointing that she couldn’t have given us a heads up before noon that day. Maria said she could try to send a friend in her place, but caveats the statement with the person has a different presentation and delivery style. Something kind of important for someone who has a major speaking role. This obviously increased the stress of my wife and I. I ended up having to handle it and had a friend who was recently had been ordained do the wedding.
Overall just disappointed with the lack of communication and experience provided by Maria. Wish we would have paid more attention to several of the reviews that said Maria had to cancel last minute. Obviously this is a common problem from her. To make matters worse, she refused to issue any sort of refund, even a partial one and because she has to be paid via Venmo, there was nothing we could do to try to get our money back. I strongly recommend that anyone reconsider choosing Maria as their officiant. It will save you and your spouse a lot of wedding day stress and wasted money.
Crystal B
4.0
8/18/2023
So I'll start by saying we were a little nervous reading other reviews about Maria not making it herself to rehearsals/events and sending her sister or a friend. Maria was super nice talking to her, and we worked with her through the whole process of planning our ceremony, so we were nervous we'd get a switch we didn't like. So we were not totally surprised and a little nervous when a few hours before our rehearsal we got a call that she would be sending her sister.
That being said, Cathleen was great! Super nice, professional, and did a great job. She took some cute pictures/video content too. The process of writing the ceremony with Maria was actually super awesome - my then-fiance and I really liked getting in our feelings answering the deep, thoughtful survey questions and sharing our answers in advance of the wedding. The first draft was nearly perfect, and with a small tweak or two we felt really good about it reflecting what we wanted out of our ceremony. Our guests had positive things to say about the ceremony, and even thought Cathleen might have been our friend given the ceremony's personal touches.
Overall, our experience was completely positive, I just think Maria could be transparent that the person who will show up to the rehearsal/wedding could be either her or her sister.
Sara K
5.0
7/08/2023
Looking for the right officiant was important for my private wedding. I needed someone who was comfortable breaking from tradition and flexible with their schedule since we planned to get married in the woods which required the right weather. Maria made sure to adjust her schedule to be there. She also took some beautiful photos with her phone so while we wait for our wedding photos to come back, we still have some to look at which was a really happy surprise. She was also extremely friendly and helped keep the bugs off me during the ceremony haha. Thank you, Maria!
Tara M
5.0
2/03/2023
We could not have asked for a better officiant than Maria- I doubt there is one. Meeting her for the first time was like hanging out with an old friend. She’s easy to work with and a lot of fun. She makes it as easy as possible for you to have a ceremony that’s personalized to you as a couple, without the stress of you writing your own vows. My husband wanted me to write our vows, I did not want to (so many other things to do!), and in the end we were both happy that we chose to let Maria handle that instead. We also had her run our rehearsal and were very happy with that choice as well, it made us feel much more confident on our wedding day. I had always thought of the ceremony as more of a formality to get over before the party, and dreaded standing up in front of so many people. But largely because of Maria, I really enjoyed the ceremony, as did my husband- it felt personal and emotional, not formal and stiff. Our guests truly enjoyed it too, as Maria kept it short and made them laugh, just like we wanted. She really made a special day even more special. Thank you Maria, for making it official!
Alexis R
5.0
1/21/2023
Maria was very down-to-earth and friendly, and she did a great job officiating our wedding! The outline she wrote was perfect!
Jaclyn Y
5.0
11/15/2022
We had the privilege of working with Maria and her sister for our wedding this year, with Cathleen writing and officiating our ceremony. It’s pretty incredible the process they’ve created to ensure your ceremony feels so much like you and your partner. I cried the second I read it, and all of our guests loved how they got know us a little more by experiencing it. On top of that, both reached out several times (wedding day included) to see if we needed anything or just to help me laugh off the stress. I couldn’t recommend Maria Makes it Official enough. Cathleen, you are such a gem!
Megan S
5.0
10/12/2022
Maria helped us customize our wedding ceremony to make it fit to us perfectly. She gave us inspiration on how to write our own vows and proofread them to make sure they sounded alright. Sadly, Maria lost her voice the weekend of our wedding but she was sincere and very bummed about it (as was I). But she had a backup plan and sent a friend, Candy, to officiant our wedding and she nailed it.
Tiffany P
2.0
9/16/2022
We hired Maria and her sister for our rehearsal and ceremony. We were very excited to hire a woman-owned business, as we didn't see many in our area. The planning process went alright, we didn't know if Maria or her sister would be our officiant until a couple weeks ahead of time, but we didn't mind waiting to find out. During the waiting period, we answered a fun questionnaire so they could get to know us better and incorporate the answers into the script. While the first draft wasn't perfect, they took our feedback really well and we are very happy with the final. The reason for our low rating is because of the stress we experienced just days before our wedding. I had checked in with Maria three days ahead to make sure everything was all set for our rehearsal and got some bad news. Neither she nor her sister could make it to the rehearsal because of work and family conflicts, which was very disappointing because my husband and I haven't been to many weddings and really wanted the support. The options we were given were 1) that her sister could try to make it, but would assumingly bring her young son and have to leave within minutes, 2) she could come to our dinner later in the evening, which was at a different location and would take time away from our families and enjoyment 3) she could try to find a friend to run it, or 4) not attend the rehearsal. I wasn't satisfied with any of these options as my family and friends had taken the day off work to attend, and we specifically had this service added to our contract. It took a couple of days of not knowing, and at 8:30pm the night before my rehearsal it was decided that they would not attend. This left me anxious for days, knowing too much about their personal lives, worried they would resent me for wanting them to do the job I hired them to do, and ultimately not confident that they would perform the rest of the work (the ceremony). We went as far has having a back up officiant on call because we did not feel comfortable. Everything did end up going well though. Once on site, Cathleen was very professional and kind. It was a huge relief once I saw her in person. She took care of everything from there, and while there were some slip ups that were distracting during the ceremony, I was very pleased with how things went. She did a great job walking us through the signing, and was very sweet.
Vendor response 09/17/2022
Hi Tiffany!
Thank you so much for allowing us to work with you both. My deepest apologies...
again for all the stress it caused you both. It happened to be the first time I had ever experienced this and I wish it was handled in a manner that would've been less stressful. I am very happy that you two ultimately had a wonderful day. I wish you both years of happiness and best wishes always!!!
Sydney S
5.0
8/29/2022
It was such a blessing to have found Maria ❤️ Our wedding ceremony was written and presented beautifully. We received so many compliments from our guests about how much they enjoyed her & many thought we knew her for years. It was so personal and touching. Thank you for everything ☺️
Rachel Z
5.0
6/09/2022
Maria was amazing to work with. We ended up doing premarital counseling with her, which we highly recommend. We felt like not only did the premarital counseling help us but it also helped Maria to better understand our relationship and us as individuals. Maria did a great job writing our ceremony, personalizing it to us and our life together and making sure it was not the same old ceremony you hear at every wedding. We had decided to write our own vows and Maria was there to read over them to make sure we didn’t ramble on during our vows. Everything about Maria was amazing and we are glad that we came out of this with a new friend. We were disappointed that she was not the one to officiate our wedding due to a family commitment that arose about 2 months before the wedding. Luckily she did have a back up plan and had her friend Stephanie take her place. While Stephanie was great we wish Maria could have been there for our day.
Amanda G
5.0
3/21/2022
Maria was wonderful to work with! From our first meeting, I immediately felt at ease working with her. She got to know us as people and wrote us a wonderful customized ceremony. All of our guests loved our ceremony! She also prepped our bridal party at our rehearsal and even was kind enough to stick around for the dinner party to get to know us and our friends and families even better. Working with her was fantastic and I wouldn't have chosen any other officiant! Thank you Maria!! Love, Amanda & Lucas
Vendor response 03/22/2022
Amanda & Lucas,
It was so great to work with you both. I love that you two were involved ...
in the creative process and I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to spend time with your friends and family. You were all so kind and welcoming throughout the weekend; it was a pleasure getting to know you all.
I wish you both many years of happiness. Thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of your day!!
Best Wishes Always, Maria
Alyssa M
5.0
1/19/2022
Maria was an absolutely amazing officiant, literally the best. I highly recommend her! She did an amazing job planning our ceremony. She absolutely nailed it and I was so impressed. I appreciate her professionalism, knowledge and communication. She was extremely helpful and answered so many questions. I can’t say enough great things about her. 10/10 recommend Maria!
Pamela M
5.0
1/02/2022
All night I kept hearing about how amazing our officiant is. How lovely and how friendly. Where did we find her. She was singlehandedly the best decision we made in our entire wedding. We didn't have a DJ or a wedding planner, so we opted for the most of Maria's time to help us with announcing and introducing us. She orchestrated our reception announcements and kept us informed and prepared about the days timeline. I love all the pictures of our wedding where she shows up because she always looks like she is having a great time and feels truly happy for us. We worked together to create the most personal ceremony and she even gave us a few ideas for our own vows. I definitely recommend Maria as an officiant, as a guest at your wedding and as a friend.
Vendor response 01/09/2022
Pamela,
Thank you so much for this wonderful review. Working with you both was absolutely ...
amazing! I am so happy to hear that you two had a stress free evening and were able to enjoy the company of your loved ones. Thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of your big day! It was a pleasure to work with you both and to have met your wonderful friends and family while I was there. Best Wishes Always!!
~Maria
Patricia C
5.0
11/09/2021
We absolutely loved Maria! I did not even realize when we booked her that she was half-Filipino and this just made our day even more special. We made so many changes throughout the planning process and Maria was so accommodating. We had so many family members come up to us and tell us how beautiful the ceremony was and actually wanted us to send them the actual script. The ceremony was absolutely perfect and everything we ever wanted!!
Vendor response 11/16/2021
Patricia,
Thank you both for allowing me to put your ceremony together; the whole process ...
was great and with you two helping me make it more personal was so much fun. Your family and friends are so kind and welcoming. Your mom was so sweet- please tell her my mom and sister were so grateful for the lechon :)
I wish you both the best and hope to catch up with you two later :)
~Maria
Theresa J
5.0
11/04/2021
Maria is the definition of a perfect wedding vendor/officiant!! We had major issues with our officiant and needed to find a new one when we were within the 2 months window of wedding day. After reaching out and receiving >10 "no's" because everyone was booked, Maria called me right away, found our what was happening, and made it work. I needed her to travel across the state, and all she asked was that I pay for a place for her to sleep. Which was a no brainer! Working with her to create the perfect reading/vows/ ceremony for us was easy, because she is so good at what she does. When she traveled, we had to pay for her highest package, but that turned out to be a blessing in disguise because she was soooooo incredibly helpful as a second "coordinator" (I had already hired a wedding planner). Not only was she helpful and sweet, but we could tell the moment we met her that she cares about making our day perfect and special. Any request we had, she obliged. She danced the night away with us, listened to me vent at one point, and fixed any problem we needed her too! If we lived near her, I would want to be her best friend!! We will never forget how special and fun she helped make our wedding day. We couldn't have imagined any one else officiating our wedding! Highly recommend Maria, anytime, anywhere!!
Vendor response 11/05/2021
Theresa! You both are so sweet and kind. It was an absolute pleasure working with you both...
. Being a part of your day was an honor and the opportunity to celebrate with your friends and family was icing on the cake ;)
I absolutely consider you both friends and would love to visit or meet up with you if/when you're in MI. I hope you are both doing amazing!
Talk to you soon!! xo
Ryan C
5.0
10/13/2021
Maria did such an amazing job officiating our wedding. We only did the semi-personal package and we had guests coming up to ask asking how did the officiant know us so well, how long we knew her, and just raving about how personal the ceremony was. Maria is just that good at her job. She came up with an amazing ceremony, was so warm and personable, and was so helpful throughout the whole process. We truly enjoyed working with her and would wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone.
Vendor response 10/14/2021
Thank you so much Ryan! I had so much fun working with you and John. Your friends and fami...
ly were so kind; I am so happy I was able to celebrate you both!
It was a pleasure being a part of your big day!
Best Wishes Always!!
Maria
Marissa M
5.0
7/22/2021
We enjoyed working with Maria and Cathleen for our wedding day very much! They are down-to-earth people and easy to open up to from the start. Most of our communication was through email, text, and video chat, and all of our details were handled flawlessly! They're very responsive, supportive, and knowledgeable, which took a lot of stress off of us. We had so much fun filling out the questionnaire, and when we saw our first draft of the ceremony I was in tears. The way it was crafted and inspired from our answers was beautiful and a perfect fit for us! We appreciated the amount of personalization and thought that went into our ceremony. All couples need a team of vendors who stand behind them and their decisions, and Maria and Cathleen were perfect for our team!
Carly B
5.0
6/02/2021
I cannot say enough positive things about Maria Makes It Official. From start to end Maria was so wonderful to work with. She was professional, honest, fun, helpful and above all else helped create the most perfect wedding ceremony I could've ever imagined! With the package we chose, Maria had us fill out a questionnaire about our relationship, and from there she created our ceremony. Filling out the questionnaire was so much fun and it allowed us to ensure we had specifics listed. We wanted to keep ours light, airy and fun and Maria delivered! Maria was always prompt with her responses, and was happy to add things in and take things out! We had people coming up to us ALL NIGHT raving about how awesome our ceremony was. We even had engaged couples asking her for her business cards! Maria was so much fun to work with and I am SO happy she was our officiant. I could not recommend her enough!
Vendor response 06/03/2021
It was such a fun experience working with you both! Thank you for helping me edit your cer...
emony to make it perfect for you two; the last minute vow addition was great :) Thank you for the opportunity to be a part of your day and to celebrate you two with your friends and family! Hopefully I'll see you both again soon!
Angela F
5.0
4/25/2021
Maria is an amazing Officiant! She is personable and professional! She was always accessible and made the process so easy for us. We highly recommend her and her services. She is also now our friend!
Vendor response 06/03/2021
Thank you so much for having me! It was so great meeting you and your family; having the o...
pportunity to work with you both was so much fun!
I am so glad we've met and are now friends...coffee soon :)
Kim D
5.0
8/17/2020
Our ceremony this past weekend went perfectly because of Maria! She makes the ceremony so personable and was an absolute joy to work with. The questionnaire she has the bride and groom fill out separately is genius, she then creates the ceremony template from our own answers! She is so friendly and really brought so much warmth and light to our wedding day. Thank you Maria!
Vendor response 08/17/2020
Kim,
It was a pleasure to work with you and Jon. Putting your ceremony together and addin...
g your personalities was so much fun. Working through COVID hasn't been easy and you two rolled with it beautifully! Congratulations and thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of your day!
Abbey W
5.0
8/10/2020
Maria was wonderful, a million times over. The ceremony was so beautiful, and personal. The questionnaire she has you fill out to really get to know you, works wonders in making a non-cookie cutter ceremony. Besides that she is just a beautiful soul. Fun to be around, and great at helping relieve planning stress and ay of stress. Some of our guests asked if she was a friend we asked to do our ceremony. It really does feel like she became our friend. Couldn't have asked for a better person to marry us.
Vendor response 08/11/2020
Abbey, it was so wonderful working with both you and Matt. Creating your ceremony with you...
two was so much fun and I am glad to have gotten to know you both. It would be absolutely great to remain friends and stay in touch. I hope you both are having so much fun on your Corona-moon ;)
~Maria
Michaela S
5.0
7/27/2020
Working with Maria was so awesome! She's so easy to talk to and so helpful through the entire planning process AND on the day of, and even after! Maria is so great at what she does and you can tell she really enjoys working with her couples!
Vendor response 08/11/2020
Michaela,
It was an honor to work with you both in creating your ceremony! Our mask pic ke...
eps popping up on my feed and its a reminder of how great the day was and how Corona won't stop happiness!!
Thank you for allowing me to be there!!
Maria :)
Cheyenne F
5.0
1/22/2020
Maria was amazing to work with! She was easy to keep in contact with when putting together our ceremony and the overall end result exceeded our expectations! Many of our guests took the time to compliment just how special our ceremony was. Everyone said it truly spoke to who my husband and I are as a couple!
Vendor response 08/11/2020
Cheyenne, It was so great working with you both and so special to keep your same date trad...
itions :) Thank you both for giving me the opportunity to share your story through your ceremony!
I hope you're both doing well and I love the pics of your fur baby!!
~Maria
Kristin L
5.0
1/08/2020
We had such a wonderful experience with Maria. From our first meeting, we knew we were in good hands. The process of putting together our wedding ceremony was flexible and collaborative. The end result was a lovely and unique ceremony that felt personal and perfect to us. Maria was easy to get in touch with, very responsive to communication, and made the entire experience of getting married WAY less stressful. We are so grateful and happy that she was a part of this big moment!
Mike M
5.0
12/15/2019
She is everything that we wanted in an officiant! She has a great personality, super professional, and made our ceremony very personal and memorable!
Alyssa W
5.0
9/20/2019
We had an amazing experience working with Maria! She was very helpful in planning our ceremony, and always offered to assist with whatever else we needed. Our ceremony was perfect, and we absolutely loved it. Received so many compliments from our guests about the ceremony and all were shocked to learn that she had not known us for years. We also had a lovely time celebrating with her and her sister during our reception. Can't thank Maria enough!! Would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a thoughtful, creative, and personalized ceremony.
Kylie W
5.0
8/17/2019
Maria did an amazing job officiating our wedding! She was professional and helped us with so many aspects of the technical side of getting married; like completing our marriage license and even turning it in for us after the wedding while we were on our honeymoon. The ceremony she wrote up for us was beautiful and we received so many compliments on her officiating. What a beautiful wedding! Thank you so much, Maria, for helping our special day run so smoothly/perfectly
Katie G
5.0
8/12/2019
Do yourself a favor and hire Maria NOW. We were looking for someone who could pull off a short and lighthearted ceremony and Maria nailed it. We had people laughing the whole time and couldn't have been happier about it! People were seriously asking how long we had known her because we seemed like old friends. Maria is easy to communicate with, honest, and very knowledgeable. We couldn't have asked for a better person to make us official!
Vendor response 08/12/2019
Katie, I had so much fun! Getting to know you and Rob in the process was great! Your fami...
ly and friends are so generous and kind. I am so happy that your day was amazing and that I was able to be a part of it being so special! Thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of your day!!
Katie H
5.0
8/03/2019
Maria is so amazing! She was very quick to respond and made us feel very comfortable with one of the most important parts of a wedding - the ceremony! We had planned to do custom vows and my husband needed help on writing his. Maria met up with him to help him write them and give him ideas and overall support. Once he wrote his, she reviewed them and gave him great feedback. Maria also handled a few "to-dos" for us the day of the wedding and it was really nice to just have an extra set of hands around the ceremony when we were trying to not be seen, etc. Maria showed us a draft of the ceremony after we gave her some input and it was an absolute reflection of us as a couple. The couple of poems that she suggested blended very well with us too!
She also sent in our marriage certification without a hitch.
Vendor response 08/12/2019
Katie, It was so great working with you both on your ceremony; being a part of your big da...
y was so much fun and an honor. I was so glad to have been able to help with Jeremy's vows :) they were beautiful!!
Thank you for allowing me to put your ceremony together and to celebrate with you and your family! We'll have to catch up sometime-Id love to hear about the honeymoon :)
Erica W
5.0
6/25/2019
My husband and I used Maria as our officiant for our wedding this past month (June 2019). And the ceremony went really well. She was great, professional and really helped with the pace and fluidity of the ceremony even at the rehearsal. We are so grateful, we have gotten so many compliments on the ceremony being wonderful. Thanks Maria!
Vendor response 08/12/2019
Erica, It was my pleasure to be a part of your day. Finally meeting you both was fun afte...
r getting to know you through putting your ceremony together, it was great! Your family was so kind and the day was beautiful. I am so happy to have been a part of your big day!! Thank you :)
Frank Y
5.0
5/01/2019
Thank you Maria for being our officiant!! We can't say enough good things. She was easy to work with from day one and was focused completely on US. She made sure that every cultural, religious, and ethnic detail was covered so nothing was overlooked. She wrote up our ceremony script and made sure we added our own personal details as we saw fit. We had a Vietnamese interpreter at our ceremony as well, and Maria worked closely with her to make sure everything made sense and the timing of everything on the day of was appropriate. She is not only a cool person, but professional. She personally took care of filing our wedding certificate the day after our wedding (big relief). I would definitely recommend her for ANYONE who is in search of an officiant. P.S. she takes a selfie with everyone :) which was awesome haha
Vendor response 08/12/2019
Frank, It was my pleasure working with all of the vendors to make sure the day went beauti...
fully. I am so glad that we were able to get timing accurate for the interpreter and queues for the DJ as well. Thank you both so much for taking the selfie with me too :)
Laurien A
5.0
4/28/2019
Maria performed our ceremony just a couple weeks ago and did a really wonderful job! Our wedding was very chill and relaxed, and Maria fits in well with that type of vibe. She's super pleasant to work with, responds quickly to messages, and listens to what you want. When my husband and I first met with her, we made it clear that we didn't want our ceremony to be about how difficult marriage is, or how much hardship the two of us have been through to get to this point, etc. We wanted a ceremony about our love and Maria gave us exactly that. My aunt told me afterwards that she had expected to be crying through the whole ceremony because both my parents have passed away, and instead she was completely captivated by how beautiful and full of love our ceremony was. That was exactly what we wanted, and I'm so glad Maria was able to deliver that for us.
Vendor response 08/12/2019
Laurien, It was an absolute pleasure putting your ceremony together. Thank you both for in...
viting me to celebrate with you and your families at dinner. It makes me so happy to hear about your aunt and that your ceremony reflected love and happiness.
I hope you are both doing amazing! Thank you again for allowing me to be such a big part of your day!
Katie D
5.0
12/15/2018
Maria helped to make our ceremony the best it could ever be. Her process helps to make your ceremony so personal and beautiful. There was not a dry eye in the house from both tears of joy and laughter. Our family and friends loved her and so did we!
Vendor response 12/15/2018
❤️ It was so fun creating the ceremony with you Austin. Your families are so welcoming we...
had a great time celebrating with you all!! ❤️
Dave A
5.0
10/27/2018
Maria married us last Saturday (20th October 2018) and conducted a ceremony that was just right for what we wanted - even with the added challenge of our 15 month and 2 1/2 year old getting upset at the start - and me jumping in early to say I Do!Lol
Maria kindly joined us for our reception and speeches and was welcomed by all our guests with open arms as she is lovely! :-)
We can't recommend Maria highly enough - she is lovely and works with you to fit to you requirements - by the way, did I mention she had the added challenge of communicating with us in the UK with a 5 hour time difference as we are from England and were getting married in Ray Township approximately 4000 miles from our home?!
Thanks again Maria!
Dave & Hev xx
Vendor response 12/15/2018
Thank you so much Dave and Hev!! It was great to be a part of your day and traditions!! ❤️...
Hopefully I’ll one day get to visit 😉😃
Gloria T
5.0
8/11/2018
Maria was absolutely delightful! We can't imagine anyone else making our ceremony exactly how we wanted it to be. She took the time to get to know us, and to learn what mattered most in our relationship. She added all the elements that we were looking for, and we have heard nothing but positive feedback from our family and friends. If you get the opportunity to have her as part of your special day then by all means take it!
Vendor response 09/09/2018
It was an honor to be a part of your big day- it was beautiful and working with you to mak...
e the ceremony perfect was my pleasure. ❤️
We’re due for some coffee soon ;)
Krista H
5.0
8/01/2018
Maria is extraordinary. The ceremony was the item that created the most tension for me while planning my wedding and she crafted something that was so perfect for us, I could not have imagined anything better. Thank you Maria!!
Vendor response 09/09/2018
It was so great to be there and to be such a big part of the day. I am happy I was able to...
ease the day for you both and create a ceremony that is all your own. ❤️
Kali G
5.0
7/26/2018
If you hire Maria, you will NOT be disappointed!! I can’t even say how amazing Maria is! We met Maria to discuss our vision and right from the start she felt like a friend and we knew she was perfect for us! She was the first person we met, but were so confident and knew we didn’t need to look any further so we hired her right on the spot! She wrote us a personal ceremony that was more beautiful than I can explain, it was absolutely perfect! We received so many compliments about how special the ceremony was and the best people have seen! We were happy she was able to stay and celebrate our day with us too! Maria, I can’t thank you enough...you are amazing and we’re glad we found you!!
Devin C
5.0
7/05/2018
We searched for quite a bit to find someone to officiate our wedding. When we met with Maria, we shared a look because we instantly knew we wanted her to be the one. Her personality shines. We felt so comfortable with her. Like shes a friend we had known for years. With us having a intimate wedding, that was very important to us.
She was then always available. She gave us her email and number to call of text whenever needed. She customized our vows so perfectly. Then let us tweak anything needed, but there wasn't much. She did a beautiful job. They brought happy tears and laughter.
You would be making a wonderful decision to hire Maria. You will know it within first meeting her. She takes her passion and professionalism for her job seriously. Thank you, Maria. You made our day PERFECT!
Holly R
5.0
6/21/2018
Maria was the perfect officiant for our ceremony in Detroit. She was communicative from the start and made us feel very comfortable with her. We felt that she really took the time to craft the perfect, most personalized ceremony for us, and was receptive to all of quirky edits :). Thank you, Maria - you were such a wonderful addition to our big day!
Vendor response 09/09/2018
❤️Thank you so much for allowing me to put your ceremony together. It was great to be a pa...
rt of your big day!!
Meredith H
5.0
1/30/2018
We first met with Maria at a Starbucks - if you knew us personally, you would know Starbucks is important. She was patient and kind. We knew she was perfect.
Maria is very open and great at communication. She offered an email and phone number (for text and calls). We also utilized Google Drive so we could write our own vows!
On the day of - Maria is your go-to woman. She's a total pro since weddings are her job (and she's totally passionate about it). When my fiance and I were getting ready she made sure to ask if we needed anything. My fiance asked for Starbucks and Maria provided!
If you're looking for a pro officiant who can also assist with things on the wedding day book Maria!
kari G
5.0
11/01/2017
I found Maria through theknot.com and she was one of the only vendors I went into completely blind. I didn't have a personal recommendation, and was just going off of reviews I read online. My husband and I met with Maria over coffee one day and were completely amazed by how personal of a hangout it was. When meeting her, we instantly felt like we were grabbing coffee with a friend. After figuring out her process and picking her brain a little about her officiating style, we decided to go with her. She gave us a questionnaire to fill out that allowed her to get to know both of us and our relationship. She picked up on our vibe right away and wrote up an impressive ceremony that was free-spirited, and light-hearted because that's what we were going for. I can't tell you enough how well she read us, our story, and the mood of our day. She made something so special to present to everyone, my friends and family commented on how awesome she was. The whole experience of working with her was amazing, not stressful at all , and now we couldn't imagine our day with anyone else telling our story. Maria came to our rehearsal dinner and even stayed at the wedding for a while. I feel like I have left this whole experience with a friend. If you are at all entertaining Maria as your officiant, DO IT! You will be so happy you did. =)
Audrey M
5.0
9/02/2017
Thank you so much to Maria at Maria Makes it Official! Maria was absolutely perfect! She is super sweet and kind. She created a ceremony that was exactly what I was wanting and everyone loved it! Maria is an amazing person and made me feel so comfortable, I did not have to worry about my ceremony at all. Highly recommend!!
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