Mary Maisey-Ireland

Mary did such an amazing job officiating our wedding. We highly recommend her!! She was so easy and nice to work with. I feel like she understood what we wanted and helped create a perfect ceremony for us that was unique and personal. She worked seamlessly with our photographer and videographer to make sure we captured all our special moments. She even went above and beyond by meeting up with us on a specific date to officially sign the paper. We appreciate her so much for making our wedding day very memorable and exactly what we wanted. Thank you!!

The difference a good officiant can make not just on your wedding day, but throughout the wedding planning experience is extraordinary. We had the pleasure of knowing Mary before we hired her, but our experience with her went far beyond a few emails and Google docs. Her communication is timely and professional, and her kindness shone through in her check-ins. She was one of the few people that truly asked us how we wanted our wedding day to feel, not just what we wanted to happen. We had a private elopement with only parents, grandparents, and siblings on Friday, and a full wedding day with extended family and friends on Saturday. We handed her a tall order: two different ceremonies for two different experiences, and some pretty significant family tension due to divorce and remarriage. Mary not only created two beautifully bespoke and thoughtfully arranged ceremonies for us, but braved an out-of-nowhere freezing rainstorm on Friday and some venue miscommunication chaos on Saturday. She handled my un-amicably divorced parents with graceful and diplomatic compassion, and helped me find a way to honor both of them with specific roles and acknowledgements. We can genuinely say our wedding day(s) would not have been the same without Mary's guidance and presence. She blended into our families perfectly, and gave us ceremonies more beautiful and heartfelt than we could have dreamed. When you're swamped in To-Dos and overwhelmed by vendor lists, "officiant" may feel like just another space you have to fill to get married. I can promise you Mary is not just an officiant, but an ally for your marriage, and a friendly face you feel relieved to see in the chaos.

When it came to planning our wedding, we envisioned something much different than any wedding we had attended before. It was wonderful to collaborate with Mary and create our perfect ceremony in one of our favorite places among nature with our closest family and friends. Each detail reflected our unique love story and personalities, highlighting our passions, values and beliefs. Having our dog carry our rings and get loving hugs and kisses during a ring warming before our exchange and then stamp his paw on our certificate was priceless. After the ceremony, our guests raved about the special touches and all the details considered in our readings, vows and unity ceremony. Mary’s experience shines through in the different ideas she presents and her support in navigating the most important part of our wedding day. Our ceremony could not have happened without her. Mother nature may have presented some challenges but it was all so beautiful, and we would not change a thing!

I am so glad we found Mary when my Fiancé and I decided to add a twist to our summer family vacation by getting married in Rapid City. We wanted our wedding to be small (my Fiancé, my 2 littles, and I and anyone willing to travel there to see it). Mary made recommendations for everything from the venue(a beautiful outdoor remote overlook that suited our style), photographer, hair stylist, dinner, and much more. Her suggestions were spot on. She officiated the wedding softly and confidently. She lent a helping hand before, during, and after the ceremony with so many fine details. I didn't have to worry about a thing. Her presents was calming and she just made the whole process easy.

What a kind soul Mary Maisey-Ireland is! We got the privilege to work with and be married by her. We can't say enough great things. We had great communication with her throughout the whole process. She performed a beautiful ceremony. Would definitely recommend!

Mary & Caitlyn are phenomenal. Mary took the lead on ceremony planning and Caitlyn was our officiant on our wedding day. I didn’t know what to expect from this process, but these two made everything so smooth and easy. I’m sure planning a ceremony can be overwhelming, but we never felt that way when working with Mary. As far as rehearsal and ceremony go, Caitlyn knocked it out of the park. At our rehearsal, she was able to kindly and firmly wrangle our wedding party and established boundaries to help make our day as stress-free as possible. She was so patient with us when we got excited during the ceremony and just wanted to have our first kiss, too! We had so many guests tell us that our ceremony was perfectly fit for us, and I give all the props to Mary & Caitlyn for that.

We absolutely loved working with Mary and Caitlyn for our intimate Badlands wedding in September! We really wanted it to be centered around nature, as we both work in environmental fields and our relationship has always been outdoorsy and adventurous. Mary gave us so many great options for the ceremony and was patient with us as we worked through figuring out what we wanted. Caitlyn officiated for us on the wedding day and was flexible with a last minute location change due to weather. And she stuck it out with us, unwavering despite the cold and wind! We could not have been happier with how it all came together. It was perfectly “us”! Thank you Mary and Caitlyn!

Mary was an absolute dream to work with, she was very communicative and made us feel extremely comfortable. We had booked Mary somewhat last minute, and she worked with us to get everything ready in time and get the details perfected. I am so glad that we chose Mary to be a part of our day!

We were coming from Texas and did not know anyone in the area to help with something as significant as finding a wedding officiant. Mary was recommended to us by the Host of our B&B whom we have know for years so we put our trust in that. From the very beginning, Mary was wonderful. She took care of everything from helping us with the perfect location, to accommodating our travel schedule, and learning about our journey to craft a very private and personal ceremony exclusively for us. It was a private ceremony for just the two of us, but Mary treated us like a group of 200. She was amazing. We were high school sweethearts separated by 35 years of life so finding each other after all that we had been through, was deeply personal and emotional for us. Mary was incredibly sensitive to our situation and the ceremony that she put together for us was so heartfelt and touching that you would have thought she had known us our whole lives. It was hard to keep the tears at bay. We could not have asked for more and everything was better than we imagined. We highly recommend Mary and know that anyone who trusts their special day to her will be incredibly pleased with the results. She truly is one of a kind. Tracy and Trey Reese

Mary is the best! She even better then we can dream about! I never aspect for such kind of flexibility and kindness.

We are so glad we found Mary to do our Ceremony in the Black Hills. She is professional, friendly, easy to work together with and responds to emails in a timely matter. She is also more than happy to provide any input, if needed, to help create the perfect ceremony. We would recommend Mary to anyone!

Mary is outstanding!!! She will keep you on track, your wedding/vow renewal will be special to you both. She’s knowledgeable and creates the most precious memories that are life long! Thank you Mary!

Mary was great and easy to work with and put us at ease with how she organized, scripted, and personalized our wedding day. Highly recommended.

Mary is the most incredible wedding officiant. She helped us to organize everything with different options and step by step. She has a very good communication, she explains even the smallest detail and made our wedding very special in one of the most beautiful places we have seen. We recommend her a 100%

Mary is amazing! Her planning process helped us to focus in on exactly what we wanted our ceremony to look like. We couldn't believe how perfect her wedding message was to us - she picked up on who we were as individuals and as a couple and interlaced our vows into the message. She made the ceremony about us and our family, which is exactly what we wanted. We highly recommend Mary and were grateful to have her be part of our wedding!!

My husband and I are so grateful that we chose Mary! She gave us the ceremony we both dreamed of, as well as offered lots of advice and recommendations. Im definitely a planner and the details I was afraid someone else would miss, Mary had already taken care of for us. Our friends and family were very impressed with our ceremony as well.

Mary is absolutely the best officiant out there. There are no words to describe how grateful I am that my husband and I found her. From the beginning process of just finding her, to planning the ceremony, to the ceremony weekend- Mary made the process seamless, easy, and most importantly intimately perfect. She has a very quick turn around time when it comes to answering questions, and believe me when I say I asked her a lot of questions. She went ABOVE and beyond. We had a destination wedding with iffy weather and when I needed her most for rehearsal reasons, she was immediately there. On our wedding day Mary knows how to properly center a bride and groom so that all you need to focus on is your future spouse. She is fantastic at giving cues so you never feel lost and makes ceremonies effortlessly seamless! If I could rate her 100 stars I would! Don’t sleep on hiring Mary! She is definitely a 10/10

We are so glad that we chose Mary to officiate our wedding! She took the time to get to know us and really worked to make sure our ceremony was "us". Our wedding was a destination wedding, but we were able to meet with her in-person to discuss everything (if we hadn't she would've done Zoom, very flexible!). Once she had met with us, she gave us so many ideas for how to personalize our ceremony, and we were even able to pick and choose pieces or find our own ideas, too. She listened to us and was patient as we worked through the planning stages. So many of our family and friends made comments to us about how awesome our wedding was, and how it was the best they had been to. We would highly recommend Mary for your wedding officiant! You will not regret it!!!

Mary was an absolute dream for my husband and I's wedding. Her calming and compassionate listening from day one made us feel like we were going to create the perfect ceremony together. My husband and I struggled when deciding church or no church for the ceremony and Mary took that into account. She sent so many options for different types of ceremonies with different feels and levels of religious comfort. We also knew we wanted to involve my husband’s college priest in the ceremony and Mary made sure to do that. It was an absolutely amazing process. The day of, her words and love for us and for our loved ones there was palpable by all. So many of our guests said they had never been to a wedding ceremony like ours and were teary the whole time. We can only attribute that level of emotional detail to Mary’s unwavering guidance. Would absolute recommend to all!

Second only to the bride and groom, Mary will be the absolute highlight of the ceremony. She is observant, delicate, crafty, funny, and best of all, genuine. She gives your ceremony her all. She can make it feel like you are the only two people on the planet; she crafted this moment just for you. Sit back and enjoy the magic.

Hire her! I was a little nervous since I am not from the area so I was going in blind and she blew it out of the water. She personalized the ceremony and it was perfect.

If you are planning a wedding in the Black Hills area, hire Mary Maisey-Ireland to officiate! She was amazing to work with on the whole process from start to finish. She made it so easy to customize our ceremony so it felt just right for us. She helped with every detail from the unity ceremony to readings. Her remarks during the ceremony were well said and reflected our relationship perfectly. We had so many compliments on how beautiful our ceremony was and how great of a job Mary did. She is also a great resource for other vendor recommendations and comes well respected from others in the area. If you get the chance to have Mary as part of your special day, hire her. You won’t regret it!!

Mary and Caitlyn thank you so much for your guidance and advice, without it we would have never known where to begin! We really appreciated your many options and suggestions throughout the planning process. Every moment of the ceremony was perfect and magical. Caitlyn performed an exceptional ceremony; one we will never forget. We received an abundant of compliments from our guests on how personal, heartwarming and special Caitlyn and the service was. Again, thank you so much for your assistance. Tina and Curtis

Mary and Caitlyn were absolutely wonderful to work with!! We eloped from Wisconsin so all communication was through email which was fast and professional. Mary put together a very personal and intimate ceremony for us and Caitlyn stepped in when Mary had a family emergency. The whole process was very intimate and more then we could have ever asked for. It was absolutely perfect!

Mary was great from beginning to end. She gives SO much information to help with planning the perfect ceremony no matter what your style. We had no idea how to construct our elopement ceremony and coming all the way from Illinois, I had nothing but confidence in her the entire time. Highly recommend her!

Mary was amazing. My husband and I wanted a low key, quick wedding that was more intimate and about spending time with family than throwing a big party. She helped to do more than that. She customized the ceremony completely for us. It felt so genuine, honest and true to who we are as individuals and a couple. She is definitely someone I would recommend to anyone looking for an efficient.

Mary played a big role in helping make our day special and seamless! Being full time students, Mary was very flexible with our schedules. We first met at a coffee shop and instantly knew that we wanted her to officiate our wedding. She eased so much stress regarding the ceremony because we had no clue where to start. We wanted to tie some religious aspects into the ceremony but did not want a full on Catholic wedding, and Mary knew exactly what to do. After the first meeting Mary shared an extensive document with us that included several options for each part of the ceremony so we could handcraft what we wanted. It worked perfectly! One of our favorite parts was brainstorming unique unity ceremony ideas with Mary. She had tons of ideas up her sleeve. We had plenty of time to chat back and forth before the wedding day, and Mary would check in every once in awhile. Mary even helped us find a venue (and provides recommendations for other vendors as well). The day of the wedding was snowy and very cold. Mary arrived early, and the ceremony was carried out perfectly. Mary, thanks for helping make our day one we will cherish forever! -Madilyn and Austin

Let me tell you about Mary. We hired Mary to marry us in the Black Hills and have no regrets whatsoever. She is incredibly thorough and pours her heart and soul into being a wedding officiant. She married my husband and I for our elopement that, in the planning stages, was a little rocky with regard to the venue. Mary was very helpful and dedicated to helping us problem-solve. At the moment of truth, Mary delivered. She was on time, was dressed professionally, and had the pages of our wedding ceremony inside of a very nice book with our ceremony printed out and inserted into document protectors. She took the time to help us with a second witness and took the time to help us write the perfect ceremony that was so very special and unique to our own story. It was so beautiful and so special. We are so appreciative of her services. If you are looking for an officiant in the Black Hills, Mary will not disappoint! Thank you, dear Mary, for making our special day one that we will never forget!! Susan and Jerad Groon

Mary Maisey Ireland: First Class Exceptional Specialized Service!! And here is why: When we decided to get Married on St.Patrick’s day we had only a couple weeks to plan. Wanting more than a courthouse ,we found Mary Maisey Ireland- how serendipitous! Communicating with Mary via email was effortless, accommodating and personalized. Our only requests were to have a simple sweet, and unique service hopefully outside in nature on St. Patrick’s Day (being a bit o’Irish). That’s about all the personal information we gave aside from selecting our vows. Then Mary really knocked it out of the park when she surprised us by opening our ceremony with a reading of Celtic Gaelic origin that was not only beautiful but so surprisingly an example of us and our relationship, producing tears of joy. -Add Intuitive to the list of Mary’a many talents! She has graciously provided the ceremonial prose for us and we look forward to framing it along side our wedding photos. Mary gave us everything we asked for and oh so much more. Thank you Ms. Mary for truly making our simple wedding so very special , stress free and Fun❣️ Ann &Sean

Mary was absolutely wonderful! She made Taylor and I’s day really special. It felt like she was one of the family. Everyone came up to us after the ceremony and said how beautiful the service was and how she really catered to us. I am incredibly grateful that we were able to have her officiate as no one else would have even come close.

My husband and I renew our wedding vows in a different state every year. This year Mary officiated our 29th state, South Dakota, via Zoom due to the pandemic. We are grateful for her beautiful personal touch in our ceremony. Mary made it meaningful and special for us and something we will always remember. We would HIGHLY recommend her! Derrick and Debi C

Mary went above and beyond during our time working with her. When our wedding got canceled at the last minute in 2020, Mary went out of her way to ensure that we could keep our original date. Then once the big day arrived she worked to put together an amazing ceremony and helped to make it an all in all perfect day. 10/10 recommend Mary for your big day!

I cannot express how amazing Mary is! Mary takes so much time to make sure you pick every detail of your ceremony and makes sure it is perfect. Not only does she make sure the ceremony is exactly what you want, but she executes it in a way to make you feel it is just you, your partner and Mary. I could not recommend Mary more! She is the real deal!

Mary was a joy to work with throughout our wedding planning process. My now husband and I live in Omaha, NE and planned our wedding for the Rapid City area. We heard about Mary through our photographer and some friends of my mother. She had a phone call with us to introduce herself and made sure she always pronounced my name correctly! We were able to meet up with her for coffee during our wedding planning process when we were in the Rapid area about a year prior to our wedding. She made planning our ceremony seamless with her large document of ideas and was so open to any additional ideas and touches that we had. We received endless compliments on our ceremony and how unique it was and personalized for us. We had a few helicopers fly over during the ceremony and Mary handled the situation seamlessly. She was worth every penny and we would recommend her to anyone getting married in the Black Hills!

My husband is a wedding videographer and has worked a couple weddings with her, and she came highly recommended when it was time for us to tie the knot! She was punctual to her appointments, listened closely to our story, and told our story in a way that shined through our ceremony. She was also very versatile and flexible when we had to change our wedding ceremony location shortly before the wedding due to the rain. She made everything leading up to the ceremony very comfortable. Highly recommend!

We hired Mary less 2 weeks before our wedding date after our friend who was originally going to officiate our wedding had a family emergency. She was recommended to us by several people as we scrambled for our plan B. We were so incredibly thankful for her help on such short notice. But on top of that, she did an absolutely amazing job at helping us craft our own unique ceremony and she conducted it so, so beautifully. She had such a calming presence at the altar that really put us at ease during such a significant moment in our lives. It felt casual yet professional and meaningful and momentous all at once. We received many compliments from our friends and family on our ceremony and our officiant in particular. Mary is absolutely top notch and I will forever recommend her to anyone that asks! Thank you Mary for being such a critical and beautiful part of our special day!!

Mary was such a pleasure to work with! She helped us craft and personalize a beautiful and unique ceremony. It was the ceremony of my dreams. She helps make the ceremony so personal and intimate, so much better than standard cookie-cutter vows.

Mary was very enjoyable to work. She responded right away when I emailed her. Together we set the date, worked on the ceremony and everything went flawlessly. The ceremony she performed was beautiful and caring. I highly recommend Mary.

Mary and Caitlyn were amazing to work with! They helped us personalize and create our one of a kind ceremony. They both really were involved in the process and made sure every detail was perfect down to the tone of voice. Our ceremony was in the middle of a blizzard outdoors and Caitlyn did outstanding at keeping the perfect pace and timing for our ceremony it never felt rushed. We received so many compliments about our ceremony and Officiant. If we had to do it again they would be on the top of the list to have again!

Mary was an absolute joy to work with. We decided to get married in SD (we are from WI) after our wedding had to be cancelled twice. We only had one month to plan and Mary was so easy to work with. She helped us plan a beautiful ceremony over just a few emails. She was open to any suggestions we had and wanted to get personal details about us and our relationship. On the day of the wedding she was professional and yet seemed as though she had known us for a long time. Our guests commented that the ceremony was so beautifully put together and delivered. They could not believe it was done with a few emails over just 3 weeks. I would absolutely recommend her!

Wow!! Mary and Caitlyn provided us with the BEST experience!! Mary put together the ceremony of our dreams, every detail catered to our personal preferences and desires. Caitlyn officiated our ceremony- she was so professional and a wonderful speaker! The entire ceremony flowed together so beautifully because of these wonderful two ladies! Cannot recommend them enough! Thank you so much, Mary and Caitlyn!!

Mary was the best, she made it beautiful and simple and it could not of been any easier to put this all together. We live 820 miles away. It was perfect just what we always wanted!!! Blue Bell was beautiful this time of year. Can't wait to go back to South Dakota!

I'm not exaggerating when I say it was like having an old friend officiate for us. Mary made the entire process special: from the crafting of the ceremony to the actual day. We exchanged many, many emails as she got to know us as a couple, and she used that information to help craft a ceremony that was exactly "us." But it was all a partnership from the beginning, and I really loved the freedom to add/subtract/suggest as we were crafting the script. She was also so patient and generous with her time, as COVID canceled two of our weddings and we finally opted for a COVID-friendly backyard event. It was no trouble to reschedule with her and then reschedule again. Thank you, Mary, for making our day so special.

I don't know where to begin. My husband and I are on our 2nd marriage and the last thing we wanted to do was draw so much attention to ourselves. We already had plans to vacation to SD for the motorcycle rally; so we thought why not get married there?! We got online and started looking for the right person to marry us. We read lots of reviews, and decided on Mary. This was the best choice; she really just got us, and really made our vows very personal to fit us. My husband was so nervous about having any attention drawn to us ; but Mary was able to make us both feel very comfortable. We return to Deadwood SD. We really hope to stay in contact. Mary made our wedding day a very special day...WE ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT IT.

It was a pleasure working with Mary for our Spearfish Falls Wedding. Mary made us both feel comfortable and relaxed during the wedding. Prior to that the time leading up to the wedding was all professionally discussed through emails back and forth. Couldn't have asked for a better and more pleasant experience.