Jamaica Officiants + Premarital Counseling

Marley Loves Drew

Handling your day with care

Jamaica, NY

Tri-State Area

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Staci-Jo Bruce

FOUNDER & WEDDING OFICIANT

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Staci is the passionate wedding officiant behind Marley Loves Drew, a Jamaica, NY-based company serving couples in the surrounding area. Named after Staci and her partner’s cats, who fell in love with one another, this company was built on love and aims to bring couples together on one of their most important days. Staci works hard to craft heartfelt ceremonies that reflect your love story in an authentic way. Her background as a non-profit volunteer director and experience in event planning led to a passion for connecting others to their dreams and helped her see the impact of celebrating life’s biggest moments. With the ability to work with weddings of all shapes and sizes, Staci welcomes couples of various faiths but can also offer non-religious ceremonies. As an officiant, Staci offers free consultations to ensure her style matches your unique needs. Whether you’re looking for wedding, elopement, commitment ceremony, or vow renewal services, Marley Loves Drew can cater to your specific needs. Choose from a range of packages, which can include anything from marriage license signing to personalized vows, meetings, and more. Marley Loves Drew offers officiant services for wedding ceremonies in Jamaica, NY.

Black-owned and Woman-owned Business

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Civil Union

Commitment Ceremony

Elopement

Interfaith Ceremony

Non-Religious Ceremony

Religious Ceremony

Second Wedding

Vow Renewal Ceremony

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Baha'i Faith

Buddhist

Christian

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Orthodox

Protestant

Quaker

Hindu

Interfaith

Jewish

Conservative

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Reform

Muslim

Pagan

Secular

Sikh

Spiritual

Unitarian

Wiccan

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Meet the team

Staci-Jo Bruce

Founder & Wedding Oficiant

Staci is driven by a passion for connecting people to their dreams and aspirations. Outside of officiating, Staci enjoys traveling to Jamaica to visit family and and fostering kittens from the ASPCA. In a past life, she was an American Ninja Warrior, author, or Hippy Farmer (take your pick!). She looks forward to hearing from you.

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The officiant provided personalized, heartfelt ceremonies that moved couples and guests and beautifully captured each couple’s story. She was professional, communicative, and flexible with vows and cultural needs, helping coordinate with vendors to reduce stress. Reviewers praised her warmth, preparedness, and seamless delivery.

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Ciara M

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4/10/2026

Staci was incredible. She took the time to really understand us as a couple and gave a service which was exactly what we would have dreamed of and more. She is the ultimate profes...

sional and her genuine joy of her job radiates through the ceremony - she was amazing at coordinating with our vendors to take as much stress out of the day as possible. Not only was the day made so memorable by Staci, all of our guests commented on how effortlessly it flowed and how much every word was enjoyed because of how bespoke it was. In the lead up to the ceremony, Staci was always available, marriage license questions, venue discussions, even the weather! Staci was always on hand to help, responsive, empathetic and supportive. The day itself was perfect and I couldn’t have pictured a more caring and genuine person to marry us. We’d love to do it all again, Staci thank you for being you!

Response from Marley Loves Drew on 04/12/2026

Thanks Ciara! Congratulations again to you and your expanding family! Hopefully I can see ...

you whenever you come back to visit.

Phoebe K

6/27/2026

Staci was amazing. She took time to meet with both of us to get a sense of who were are, how we met and what we both envisioned for our union. All of our friends and family shared ...

how moved they were with our ceremony, saying that they will never forget it, how personal and beautifully it represented the two of us. Staci we can't thank you enough for making our day so loving and meaningful!

Response from Marley Loves Drew on 06/27/2026

Thank you Phoebe, you have a beautiful extended family. Many blessings to you all!

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Pekun B

4/07/2026

Staci was just truly the best. Such a sweet lady who made our special moment that more special. She prepared such lovely remarks. She’s the best

Response from Marley Loves Drew on 04/12/2026

Thank you Pekun! Please send my love to Fafa.

Jenni C

2/22/2026

We are so so happy we chose Staci to be the officiant for our NYC wedding - she brought a real extra something to our elopement style event (to do the legal marriage) following our...

family wedding abroad. She took the time to get to know us and crafted a beautiful and poetic script. She was incredible professional and created just the right vibe at the event. And she suggested Grand Central when we were looking for an iconic NYC place out of the weather. It came together so incredibly and we are still floating... Highly recommend Staci's work to any couples out there!!

Response from Marley Loves Drew on 05/09/2026

Thank you Jenni! Please give Bob a hug for me.

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11/28/2025

We were married by Staci (from Marley Loves Drew) for our October wedding. We are so happy that we hired Staci to be our officiant! Her style is very creative, sweet, and humorous...

. Staci met with us over a video call well in advance of the wedding so that we could meet her and ask questions. She made us feel at ease in the weeks leading up to our wedding, providing us suggestions for the ceremony and for our written vows. Staci provided a customized script based on our relationship story and details we shared with her. Staci is very professional and friendly, and got along well with our entire wedding party. We'd love to hire Staci again, perhaps for vow renewals in the future! :) - Christopher and Ariel

Joseph S

11/05/2025

Staci was just lovely. From our over the phone meeting, through planning and all the way to the ceremony, Staci was wonderful to work with. At the ceremony, she gave clear but laid...

back directions to we knew what we had to do but weren’t stressed about anything. She was early for the event and came prepared. We didn’t ask for any specific dress code but she showed up looking very nice and fitting for the event so she looked great in our wedding photos. Just and all around great experience. Will be using her for our vowel renewals.

Response from Marley Loves Drew on 11/06/2025

Thanks Joseph. You both looks amazing in the pictures!!

Vincent M

10/30/2025

Extremely kind and communicative, Staci's speech really made the ceremony every ounce of special, intimate, and magical that we ever dreamed of. Also, when disaster hit before the ...

ceremony, she helped keep everything and us calm. We wouldn't have wanted anyone else because she really made it perfect.

Neil F

10/14/2025

As a DJ of over 30 yrs, I have seen several hundred ceremonies. Staci was very easy to work with, very responsive, and her delivery and flow during the ceremony, was spot on. I don...

t know how far she travels, but if you’re in NY, I highly recommend choosing her as your officiant.

Christa L

10/14/2025

Staci was wonderful. She captured our love story in a special way. We would highly recommend her!

Response from Marley Loves Drew on 10/15/2025

Thank you Christa! I loved meeting your beautiful daughters!

Dominique S

10/13/2025

Staci was God sent! She made things so much easier and the process went smoothly. She kept communication and made my husband and I feel like we’ve known her for years. I would reco...

mmend her a million times over and when we renew our vowels, she’s our go to.

Response from Marley Loves Drew on 01/02/2026

Thank you Dominique! Happy New Year!

Kim W

10/13/2025

Staci was amazing!! Professional throughout the entire process. Quick to respond, flexible and willing to accommodate our spiritual needs. Staci is both charming and witty. The ...

script she prepared for our ceremony encapsulated our feelings perfectly. Her spirit was light and we really enjoyed her. Thank you Staci!!!

Myles C

10/01/2025

Staci is a fantastic officiant . She is extremely professional and handled me and my now husband’s last minute requests for vow assistance. It’s also a plus that she’s beautiful (h...

elps with the pictures lol)

Darrell W

9/03/2025

We luckily found Staci 2-3 weeks before our ceremony. She conducted our ceremony with grace and tailored it to a variety of cultures. When planning the ceremony, Staci wrote out tw...

o thoughtful scripts about our love story and helped us honor two close family members who passed away. Staci officiated our ceremony exactly the way that we needed. She was communicative throughout the entire process from planning to advocating for us at the venue to ensure that our stage set up was everything we wanted. Staci even took a couple of behind the scene photos for us! She really made our ceremony unique and special. You should definitely book with her!

Response from Marley Loves Drew on 10/31/2025

Thank you!!

Nicole S

9/03/2025

Staci was wonderful to work with! She came prepared from our first conversation and made my ceremony feel personal but still traditional! I would recommend her to anyone getting ma...

rried 😊

Estevana I

8/22/2025

We loved our ceremony! Staci Bruce was excellent! She met with us regularly and communicated with us to ensure that we were able to review drafts and discuss ideas prior to the we...

dding! She made sure to incorporate both of our personalities in the ceremony and brought a unique and personal touch. We highly recommend her!

Response from Marley Loves Drew on 09/02/2025

Thank you Estevana! See you at the vow renewals! :)

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Jamaica, Jamaica, NY

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Tri-State Area
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(140) 466-80864

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