Marriages by Mary Rita is a wedding officiant service operating out of Philadelphia, PA. Covering weddings throughout the Philadelphia and all its suburbs, as well as Lehigh County and the Pocono Mountains. This business has everything you need to say "I do" in a heartfelt way.
Mary Rita is a certified celebrant who began officiating weddings in 2019. In addition to her career as a private chef, she discovered her passion for the wedding industry while working as an event assistant. This newfound interest inspired her to obtain an officiant license and forge a new path as a wedding celebrant. Today, Mary Rita loves working with couples to deliver professional and personal services.
Several officiant services are available at Marriages by Mary Rita. Before you walk down the aisle, you can chat with Mary Rita to find the perfect option for your wedding. Three wedding scripts are available, including spiritual, semi-religious, and non-denominational. The spiritual script will include emotional details about you and your partner, as well as a special marriage poem. If you want to incorporate your faith into the service, the semi-religious option allows you to include readings and prayers. For a ceremony that is short and sweet, the non-denominational wedding script covers all the essentials to make your union official. However, all three scripts can be customized to define the most special day in your life.
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Mary Rita received glowing reviews for her officiating services at weddings and commitment ceremonies. Reviewers appreciated her professionalism, responsiveness, and customization of ceremony scripts to suit their preferences, whether religious or non-religious. Many mentioned her kindness, accommodation of last-minute changes, and prompt communication throughout the process. Several couples praised her ability to make the ceremonies personal, seamless, and memorable, with a special mention of her flexibility and support on the wedding day. Highly recommended for anyone seeking a warm, professional officiant for their special event.
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10/01/2024 • Morgan M
Mary Rita was amazing! She was a pleasure to work with and made the whole process nice and smooth! We couldn’t have asked for anyone better!
7/07/2024 • Devon G
We are so happy that we hired Mary Rita to officiate our wedding! She put together a great script with a personal twist and the ceremony was the perfect length. We got so many compliments from our guests about her officiating.
We had several zoom calls before the wedding to review the script, ask questions, and to explain the process of getting our marriage license. The whole time, Mary Rita was kind and quick to respond. She made the whole process really easy!
6/22/2024 • Millie H
Mary Rita officiated our elopement ceremony in May 2024. She responds quickly to questions and was very accommodating. We had planned to get married outdoors and it rained so we had to improvised (which we had planned for). She was very flexible, even on a rainy day. My only recommendation to Mary Rita would be to start using adobe eSign to execute agreements as it's a quicker and easier way to sign a contract. Other than this she was great to work with.
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5/03/2024 • Toree S
My new husband and I had the pleasure of working with Mary Rita as our officiant. The entire process was seamless from start to finish.
We first made our introduction with a phone call, where we were able to ask all and any questions we had. She explained everything to us about the whole process and answered our questions.
About a month out from our wedding, we met with her via zoom. She went over necessary details, and answered more questions that we came up with.
My husband and I are not religious and one of our concerns was that we were not going to be able to find a wedding script that was religion-free. Mary Rita offers different scripts to match exactly what you're looking for. We opted for the non-religious civil ceremony and she customized it perfectly to fit us and our needs.
The entire time, from the first phone call, to the actual ceremony, Mary Rita was nothing but incredibly professional, kind, and accommodating. Not to mention, she answered my billions of questions, hah! If you're on the fence about hiring her, this is your sign to get that first meeting and you will see what me and all the other reviewers here are talking about.
5/01/2024 • Michael Y
My wife and I worked with Mary Rita for our recent wedding and really enjoyed working with her! She was incredibly professional, responsive, and honestly made our lives a lot easier by answering all our questions and guiding us through the process. She did a great job tailoring the ceremony to our specific relationship and was really respectful and great to work with. Would highly recommend working with her!
10/10/2023 • Amanda M
Mary Rita was amazing to work with for our wedding day. We ended up going with the semi-religious option for my now husband and she worked with all of my tweaks. She was very prompt to emails/text messages. She explained everything about the marriage license process. Funny thing, I totally forgot about it on the wedding day. Luckily, Mary Rita was so prompt on the wedding day that I had time to have someone run to pick it up for me. Her ceremony she delivered us was beautiful. She also laughed with us when my husband was looking at her sheet to know what to say/was coming next. We cannot thank you enough for all of your hard work and making our ceremony magical!
1/27/2023 • Christina S
Mary Rita was a pleasure to work with for our commitment ceremony. She was readily available for virtual meetings and took a genuine interest in getting to know us as a couple. Mary Rita was immediately responsive to all email correspondence and didn't miss a beat when we needed some last minute changes to the script. The day of the ceremony she was prompt and professional, warm and kind. Highly recommend!
6/20/2022 • Rachael W
Mary Rita was the best to work with! My husband and I loved chatting with her before the ceremony during the planning process. We felt so comfortable having her lead our ceremony. We only received compliments from our guests on how beautiful the ceremony was. She was extremely easy and flexible, especially when I brought the wrong paperwork for her to sign off on. I am so happy that we had Mary Rita part of our day!
I made the decision to become a wedding officiant a couple of years ago and it was the best decision I could have made since I absolutely love that I can bring two people together in marriage. Meeting new couples and playing such an important role in their lives brings great joy for me. I want to make your wedding day as memorable and happy as I possibly can. I would be honored to create a meaningful and special wedding ceremony that you will cherish always.
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