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Married by a Sea Captain

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The Palm Beaches to Miami-Dade

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Married by a Sea Captain

Married by A Sea Captain is an officiant with 40 Five-Star Reviews (@ www.MarriedbyaSeaCaptain.com) serving the Palm Beaches to Miami Gold Coast of South Florida. This officiant is an ordained active U.S. Merchant Marine Ship Captain who also holds a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree. Captain Ray Goad uses his background to provide couples with the best wedding experience they could imagine. He is dedicated to helping couples create beautiful, meaningful ceremonies with personal vows that properly illustrate how much each individual means to the other. He uses his laidback attitude and humor to make couples and guests feel comfortable and promises to help couples however and whenever he can.

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Ceremony Types
Civil Union, Commitment Ceremony, Elopement, Interfaith Ceremony, Non-Religious Ceremony, Religious Ceremony, Same Sex Ceremony, Second Wedding , Vow Renewal Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
Christian, Catholic, Mormon, Orthodox, Protestant, Interfaith, Secular, Spiritual, Unitarian
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Getting Engaged, Premarital Counseling, Wedding, Ceremony

Married by a Sea Captain Reviews

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Reviewed On 2/19/2020 by Sarah N
From the moment you meet Captain Ray you know you are in good hands! There is a sense of care and attention that must go into the creation and reading of the wedding vows. Captain Ray has this and truly puts his love into the ceremony. Not only...
did he share meaningful excerpts and readings, but he customized it to my husband and I. He even went as far to meet up with us, at a local brewery of all places. This allowed for him to get familiar with us and understand our relationship further. He was calm, cool, and collected as he took charge of the ceremony. If you are looking for a full service officiant that will care about one of the most important days of your life Captain Ray is your guy! If you aren't sold yet, just talk to him and you'll quickly be reassured.
Reviewed On 2/06/2019 by Shaun W
At some point in the process of planning our wedding, we eventually realized we needed an officiant. Who could it be? A family member or a close friend? Our wedding took place on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean in Miami Beach, and we needed so...
meone who could command the wild and unpredictable nature of the ocean; someone who could guide us through unfamiliar territory. We were so happy and lucky to have found Captain Ray, he was the perfect person for the task at hand. We found him online, and a couple months before the wedding, we met up with him because he wanted to get to know us. We talked for awhile, he asked us various questions and he learned how we met each other, what we have in common, our interests, etc... A short time later, he sent us his ideas and outlines for our ceremony. We were able to work together to customize and make adjustments, he came up with a beautiful and personal script that was unique to our lives, filled with love, humor and poetry. Our friends and family were complimenting the ceremony and Captain Ray for days and weeks after, they keep asking us questions on how did we come up with all that. Captain Ray's pacing and choice of words and timing, all feels perfect. It was wonderful to collaborate with him. We felt like he was one of the family or one of our close friends. It was a truly special and unique experience. We highly recommend Captain Ray to officiate your wedding. He will do his research and go the extra mile to make your wedding a personal, unique and memorable one. Thank you Captain Ray! From Shaun and Cristy with love!
Response from the Vendor on 02/06/2019
Dear Cristy and Shaun, Thank you so very much for your kind words. Your wedding was a wonderful experience or in words from Craig Silvey’s novel Jasper Jones you ask me to read: "One of those freak collisions of fizzing meteors and looming cele...
stial bodies and floating debris and one single beautiful red ball that bursts into your life and through your body like an enormous firework. Where things shift into focus for a moment, and everything makes sense." However, what pleases me most about your review is your statement “We felt like he was one of the family or one of our close friends. It was a truly special and unique experience.” Please know the feelings are mutual.
Reviewed On 1/30/2019 by Bridget Y
Captain Ray was extremely responsive & professional! He met us prior to our wedding to gain an understanding of our story & personalities. Within days of meeting Captain Ray had a beautiful sermon that took into account our venue & our story. W...
eeks before our wedding we had to change our venue & Captain Ray had an updated sermon turned around in a day. At the ceremony Captain Ray was on point, professional, caring & loved by all! We will definitely use his services every year we renew our vows & is highly recommended.
Response from the Vendor on 01/30/2019
Dear Bridget, that is so much appreciated. However, your and Travis's vows written and read from the heart is what made your Wedding so very exceptional. You only needed me to say by the authority vested in me by the State of Florida I hereby d...
eclare... Nevertheless, it's a date. Next year, same time, same place!
Reviewed On 1/28/2019 by Matthew D
My wife and I knew from the moment we meet Captain Ray that he was the right person to perform our wedding. Captain Ray took time to get to know us and created the most perfect ceremony anyone could have asked for. He held our hand every step o...
f the process and helped us stay focused despite all of the craziness that was going on. He was incredible to work with. In addition, Captain Ray was extremely detailed, asked all of the appropriate questions and most importantly listened to our desires for our ceremony. Captain Rays calming demeanor helped calm my last minute wedding jitters and kept the environment light with laughter. Im not sure that Captain would admit to this but he was so vested in our wedding that he even had tears in his eyes by the time our ceremony ended (Sorry Capt!). Had we need to plan our wedding all over again, you better believe we would be working with him. I highly recommend Captain Ray to my friends or family!
Response from the Vendor on 02/01/2019
Thank you very much, Matthew; and, yes there was a tear of happiness.
Reviewed On 1/28/2019 by Aldo D
Capitan Ray Is simply the best !! Made an unforgettable special life changing event... Charismatic deep and spiritual Thank you Capitan Ray Definitely we recommend you I salute you Best moment of my life Aldo Duenas
Response from the Vendor on 01/28/2019
Aldo, Thank you for your kind sentiments, and the opportunity to be a part of your magical Family wedding. The Bride and Groom's charismatic style was exceeded only by the grace of Karolina's Mother and the charm of your beautiful children. It ...
felt as if we were viewing in real time an exclusive event through the lens of the paparazzi on the pages of a lifestyle magazine. I have a feeling that your life together will continue to be the same and filled with much happiness.
Reviewed On 1/27/2019 by Tony K
From the moment we met Captain Ray, we knew he was the man for the job. He was so personable, easy to talk to, and genuinely interested in getting to know us. We met for coffee and he asked questions of how we met and what made ours a unique lo...
ve story. He talked about the ceremony and what we wanted to include or exclude, but he also asked about our families and our individual histories and really got to know who we are. By the next day, he had already composed a basic script for the ceremony that showed he was really listening to what we said and humorously recounted how our story evolved to the point of marriage. The best part of Captain Ray presiding over your wedding is that he creates a ceremony that is about you. He tells your story to your guests, which makes them feel like they are a part of the ceremony as well. He allows you input into what you want him to say, what rituals to include, and even the wording of your vows so that it is a truly personalized day. Captain Ray graciously worked with us to insure there was a space in our ceremony where my father could give his own blessing. It meant the world to us to have that time for my dad to take part in our day as well, and it speaks to how important it is to Captain Ray to make sure you have everything you want in your wedding. Genuinely a nice man we were very happy with him.
Response from the Vendor on 01/28/2019
Dear Karin and Tony, Thank you for such kind words for doing something that was so enjoyable. Your creative magical wedding in the gardens of the historic Sundy House was magical. You both and your Father's prayer will be long remembered.
Reviewed On 1/27/2019 by Rochele L
Captain Ray was a thoughtful choice for my fiancé and I. Of course, my description of Ray, in uniform, officiating our wedding, made my fiancé a little uneasy. We both agree that the ceremony is the most important part of the day and had to dis...
cuss "does a stand out officiant diminish that scared part? " Needless to say we agreed to move forward in asking Ray to marry us. Upon meeting Ray in person (at no additional charge), any apprehension flew out the door. We talked easily, like family friends, he has a way of making you comfortable and want to open up about your history. The first draft of our ceremony was jaw dropping. He 'got us'. His words were so beautiful, so personal, our final draft had only minor adjustments from the first. The day of ceremony Ray was incredible. He looked great, sounded great, it was a beautiful day. We are so happy that we chose with book with Married by A Sea Captain, it was both memorable and emotional.
Response from the Vendor on 01/27/2019
Dear Rochele, You kind words identify all of the things that are so important to me as an Officiant and also represent why this undertaking is so personally rewarding. I am very inspired by your and Ryan's beautiful relationship.

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