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For couples who want their wedding ceremony to be as memorable and meaningful as the rest of their special day. Together, we will create a ceremony that expresses your personalities, reflects your relationship, and wraps in your most important people.
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- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
- Second Wedding
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- Christian
- Interfaith
- Pagan
- Secular
- Spiritual
- Unitarian
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- Ceremony
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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.
My husband, Dan and I were married during the Pandemic this past May, in the Black Hills. That sentence right there has quite the story attached to it! We reside in Wisconsin and were looking to be married, having an intimate ceremony of 10 of us in Badlands National Park. We were looking for an Officiant who was spiritual and creative in nature, as we wanted to craft our own ceremony to fit who my husband and I are at a more spiritual level. We found Mary through a simple google search and instantly knew she would be the one for us! I could tell right away that there was this profound caring nature about her and not to mention also highly organized and detail-oriented, which I loved! Being that we were hundreds of miles away, it was important for us to have an Officiant keep us focused and keep us on track with deadlines and what not; and Mary did just that! We spent roughly 5 months working with Mary via Email crafting our lovely ceremony down to the letter. Then, April comes and the Pandemic is in full swing. My husband and I had to make the tough decision to turn our intimate ceremony into an elopement as it was no longer safe for our families to travel across the country. Mary was already ahead of us, letting us know she was still committed 100% to making our ceremony perfect for the now 'two of us'. As our ceremony arrives, we find out as we are driving to Badlands National Park, that we are no longer able to have our ceremony there due to the Pandemic and limited ranger services. Fortunately, we had a beautiful property tucked away in the Black Hills that was perfect for our elopement. We informed Mary of the change of plans and time. She was so accommodating and understanding towards these changes, that it allowed my husband and I to remain peaceful, calm, and excited! With all that went on to create our ceremony, Mary remained our constant; keeping us focused and reminded us frequently that its a day of love and that is all that matters. Let the details of the day fall where they may and let love guide your steps into each moment. Mary; you have a wonderful, kind energy about you, we could not have asked for a better person to help us along this journey to marriage and are forever grateful to you and all you do!
Mary was the best choice my husband and I made when it came to planning the wedding. We waited longer than you probably should to pick an officiant, but Mary was so extremely wonderful! She created a ceremony better than I ever imagined! If you do not have an officiant I would HIGHLY recommend Mary!
My wife and I were married at the end of October in 2019. We chose Mary to be our minister for the big day. When planning the wedding and looking at venues in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Mary was quickly recommended by all that we visited (Spearfish Canyon, Custer, K-Bar-S, etc…). Reaching out and working with Mary was easy and timely. Mary was very well organized and made for a stress-free experience when working through the ceremony preparations.
Mary helped us set up a ceremony personalized to fit our needs and desires. She presented us many good options and recommendations to make our ceremony one of a kind. With the wedding scheduled for late October, the weather forecast was not consistent. Mary led the wedding party through two separate rehearsals in the event we would need to change our previously planned outdoor wedding to an inside location.
The ceremony itself was beautiful. Mary did a fantastic job in leading the wedding. She provided and masterfully delivered a message that very well represented my wife and I as a couple. If you are looking for a quality officiant for your wedding, we would highly recommended Mary.
Working with Mary and Caitlyn was so wonderful! Mary is great about keeping in touch, answering questions, and making sure your ceremony is perfect. Caitlyn was so sweet, she put us and our bridal party at ease, and she did an incredible job! We got so many compliments about how beautiful our ceremony was. If you are planning your wedding, I highly recommend calling Mary and Caitlyn. They will do everything in their power to make sure your special day is everything you want and more!
If you are in the process of looking for a wedding officiant, then this review is for you. If you are looking at getting married in the Black Hills area, then Mary Maisey-Ireland is for you; we are SO happy we chose her to officiate our special day! She made the whole process smooth and easy. Easy communication either over phone call or via email. She is very organized and knows the process well. Flash forward to the big day. First and foremost, a rehearsal is a must especially if you are nervous nellys like ourselves and need a run through to ease the anxiety and nervousness. Second, the wedding day was an absolute breeze with Marry as our officiant. She prepared our message that was tailored to us. It was absolutely beautiful. Mary is very easy going, organized, and actually pretty funny if you enjoy humor :). You will not be disappointed with choosing Mary.
Thanks Mary for all your help, and making our day so special and personal. We couldn't be happier with the service you provided us.
As we were planning our wedding remotely, Mary made it very easy for us to get to grips with all the possible options for the ceremony. We were able to communicate with her both by email and over the phone, and she was very quick to respond to any questions we had.
She helped by working with us, providing useful suggestions, but was not at all over bearing. She was very open to all sorts of ideas to make our ceremony unique to us.
We would definitely recommend her to others.
Mary was phenomenal on our wedding day and every day leading up to it. She is one of the most genuine and kind people I’ve had the pleasure of meeting. Mary knows how to handle the smallest and largest hiccups and I can’t imagine our day without her!
If you're thinking of getting married in the Rapid City, SD area, I couldn't recommend Mary enough. We wanted to have a small (two people) ceremony and I asked Mary about suggestions for a small outdoor ceremony. She suggested Falling Rock (google this if you haven't heard of it; Gorgeous!). We loved the idea. We met Mary at her office and took care of the paperwork. Next, we took the short trip to Falling Rock. Combined with Mary's sincere ceremony and the beautiful landscape, we were both fighting to hold back tears. It was wonderful! Mary was easy to work with and always responded promptly to my multiple emails and questions. She also provided us with options for readings, ring readings, and vows for the ceremony. We had some things we wanted to use and chose some of her options as well. She even helped us out with suggestions for dining and recreation as we are not from the area. Five Stars!!!!!
Mary helped us create a ceremony that was tailored made just for us. We were able to work together ahead to customize the ceremony to include everything that was meaningful to us. She was able to put our minds at ease so that we could relax and enjoy our special day. We highly recommend.
Mary did an amazing job officiating our wedding! We couldn’t have asked for a better person to perform the ceremony. She had so many ideas to share during the planning process, and when it came to the wedding day, the message she gave was absolutely beautiful. Mary was so easy and fun to work with! She made our wedding visions come to life!
We were so pleased with Mary and all she did for our wedding. She was amazing to work with. I never once felt lost in what to do for my ceremony. She really cared about making it just right for us. She communicated with us very well and we felt that she was there with us every step of the way. She was definitely an integral part of making our day perfect! We would highly recommend her!
We contacted Mary after our original pastor could not do our wedding and that was probably the best thing that could have happened! Mary is the best! She is very detailed and professional. She takes pride in making each ceremony special and ours was no exception! Mary gave us great ideas for the ceremony (she has a lot!), we decided what we wanted and she was able to incorporate it into our big day. Her message was wonderful and everyone loved the wedding! She knows what she is doing and kept things running smoothly and in a timely manner. If you have the opportunity to get Mary to be your officiant, don't think twice, just do it! Not only is see a great wedding officiant but a great person!!
We had the luck of coming across Mary on the TheKnot website and we could not have been more fortunate. She made the planning of the ceremony effortless. It was personalized, intimate and lovely. Mary is professional, knowledgeable and dependable and I cannot recommend her enough.
Mary was a true pleasure to work with. The process of creating our perfect ceremony was a breeze even though we don't live in the Black Hills. Numerous friends and family members commented that our wedding was the best wedding they've ever attended and asked how we knew Mary. Everyone thought she was a relative or close friend of ours. She made our ceremony truly special and unique. We were able to customize the ceremony to what we wanted with Mary's input as needed. She also surprised even us with an added message in the ceremony that sounded like she had known us both for years. We would highly recommend her to anyone who asks!
Mary was absolutely wonderful to work with. She made my husband and I very confident that our ceremony was going to go exactly how we dreamed it would be. She walked us through the prep work and during the ceremony, she made it seem like a piece of cake. The one thing I remember that she said in the very beginning was that she had our backs through the planning process and that definitely put us at ease. She is such a sweet person and we highly recommend her. Thanks again Mary for everything!!!
Mary is absolutely amazing! My husband and I recently eloped at Sylvan Lake in the Black Hills. We are from Minnesota, so we had a lot of questions for Mary about the process of getting married in another state. She was so helpful throughout the entire process. She provided several ideas for our ceremony and also helped us pick the perfect spot at Sylvan Lake. Thanks again so much Mary for making our wedding day so memorable!
Five stars are simply not enough to give Mary Maisey-Ireland! She is the most marvelous officiant and human being! Mary worked with us for our Sylvan Lake destination wedding over the course of nine months. She is highly communicative, responsive, and very open to creativity and ideas. We found Mary's knowledge and experience extremely helpful, and her calming nature put us at ease instantly. She even invited us to meet at her home when we were visiting the area so we could talk face-to-face! During the planning process, Mary provided us with many excellent ideas and suggestions of elements we could include, such as the memorial bell we incorporated into our ceremony in honor of my late mother. On the day of our wedding, Mary delivered the most beautiful, meaningful message that really captured who we are as a couple. Her personal touch and cadence is unrivaled. As we were saying our vows, we both felt that we could truly take in the moment and enjoy the special words of commitment we were pledging to each other thanks to her gentle guidance and pacing. The ceremony also resonated with our parents and guests. Several individuals remarked that it was the nicest wedding ceremony they had ever attended. Thank you so much, Mary, for helping to make our day significant and extraordinary!
Mary is the ultimate ceremony officiant. When she says her ceremonies are customized and personal, she really means it. Every reading, every poem, and every detail of our wedding was thoughtfully tailored to us- even her wedding message to us reflected our personalities and our relationship with each other and with our children. She goes above and beyond the title 'officiant'- she coaches couples through the process of discovering who they are individually and as partners- and helps them find exactly the right words, which really does provide a ceremony with meaning and love. Even our teenage boys were moved to tears; two of my 4 new stepsons pulled me aside after the ceremony and told me how much the ceremony meant to them and that it exceeded anything they could imagine. If I could give her more than 5 stars I would.
Mary was AWESOME to work with. We live out of state, and she really guided us through the process of our wedding. It was really amazing at how many options she gives you for parts of the ceremony, and you really get the chance to make it your own. Not only did she help with planning the ceremony, but she also gave us great ideas on what locations would work well for the type of wedding we wanted. You also have the option for a rehearsal, which makes you feel confident going into your big day! Everybody that came to our ceremony continued to tell us how awesome of a job She did and how beautiful the ceremony was. We had a great experience and would recommend her to anybody who is looking to get married!
Mary was wonderful to work with and helped us every step of the way. She definitely took care of us and paid close attention to all of our wants and needs. I would definitely recommend her to anyone.
There aren't enough stars in the world to rate how wonderful Mary is! After our first email, I knew I had made the right choice in picking her. She is such a sweet, lovely woman who makes you feel like she has known you for a hundred years. She walked us through every step, letting us create our own wedding ceremony, making it the most special by adding her own touches. I could go on and on and on forever and never run out of good things to say !!
It was a pleasure having Mary officiate our wedding. She was incredibly easy to work with from the time we chose her to after the ceremony, especially since we were 1500 miles away. She gives you so many different ideas about the wording and how the ceremony is arranged, so you can truly customize your own special day. We received compliments from our wedding party about how easy she made the rehearsal. On the day of the wedding she delivered a beautiful ceremony that was absolutely perfect. I recommend her to anyone planning a wedding. You will not regret your choice.
Mary was an absolute life saver. The first officiant we had hired backed out on us with only 2 months to go before the ceremony. We contacted Mary and were lucky enough that she still had our date available to officiate our wedding. Through Mary’s hard work and dedication she provided us with one of the most beautiful ceremonies that was filled with our personal touches. It’s safe to say that there wasn’t a person present at the wedding that wasn’t moved by her message. She also played a huge role the day of by helping to keep things organized and helped everyone to be in the right place at the right time. One of our biggest reliefs was that we didn’t have to worry about getting the signed marriage license back to the courthouse afterwards, she handled that too. Mary went above and beyond our expectations and we would highly recommend her for any couple seeking an officiant who will go the extra distance to provide you with cherished memories on your special day.
Mary is absolutely amazing! She is very professional, prompt, and had amazing ideas to offer during our planning process . Our ceremony was stress-free, beautiful, and one to remember forever. It was truly perfect! I would suggest her to anyone who really wants their wedding to be customized to fit your personality! Thank you so much Mary, we are so blessed to have met you!
We got married at Custer State Park at the State Game Lodge! The ceremony went great thanks to Mary and Kelly! Mary helped us with planning during our engagement. She was always on top of everything which was incredibly helpful and it took a lot of the stress off of us! An emergency came up so she was unable to be there the day of.. but she had Kelly (her good friend) marry us and she did great! Mary was able to print off everything and fill Kelly in! The day was amazing we I would recommend her to anyone!
Mary was great to work with, supportive of our wants and needs, and an all-around class act. The ceremony was beautiful and we are so glad we found Mary.
We had a destination wedding at Sylvan Lake. Mary made our ceremony process effortless. She walked me through every step to make the ceremony our own. I love that she added her own special message.. it really showed she cares! Every guest complimented on our ceremony and thought Mary did such a wonderful job.
Mary was wonderful to work with. She really understood who we were as a couple and listened to what we wanted to make the ceremony personal. Guests that we have heard from have said how touching the ceremony was and that it so much reflected our personalities. I would highly recommend Mary to any bride-to-be! Thank you Mary for giving us a beautiful ceremony.
Mary was absolutely wonderful to work with. She took the time to get to know my fiance and I even though we were in Chicago while planning our elopement. She always answered my questions regarding many aspects of our wedding throughout the process, and she provided me with the needed information. It was a breeze to work with Mary because of her knowledge and experience. In addition to the planning process, Mary was an absolute pleasure to have at our ceremony. Our ceremony was special, intimate, and personal because of her words. She truly did a beautiful job. I would recommend Mary to any couple wanting a personal, beautiful, and magical ceremony.
We had a destination wedding at Spearfish Canyon Lodge - Mary was so easy to work with, thorough, and very quick to respond as we did most of our communication via email. She made our wedding super special and tailored specifically to us from verbiage spoken to sequence and special effects. I would definitely recommend Mary for any weddings!! Thank you millions!!
Mary was a fantastic wedding officiant. She was thoughtful, professional, and organized.
Mary and Kelly did a fantastic job! We had no idea what went into a ceremony. Mary gave us a list and we went through and picked exactly what we wanted! Kelly did wonderfully at the rehearsal and ceremony. She even added a last minute change and nailed it. Thank you both so much!
Mary as fabulous!! Our wedding was so beautiful and unforgettable!! She helped make the process as stress-free as possible and it was so enjoyable. Providing numerous ideas and suggestions, Mary made it easy to create a ceremony that was "us" and unique. We had so many compliments on how amazing she was and how touching our ceremony was.
I'd recommend Mary to anyone looking to make their special day the most memorable as possible! I'll never be able to thank her enough for how perfect everything went!! (*even with a little storm sprinkling some luck on us ;)!!!!)
Mary was absolutely amazing to work with! We went back and forth with what we wanted for our ceremony and she was fantastic in understanding what we really wanted! Kelly was awesome in preforming our ceremony on the day of! They both exceeded our expectations of what we wanted for our special day!
Perfect ceremony!
Very professional and kind!
Mary was so awesome! We are from Indiana and she knew the perfect place for us to say "I do". Even though a last minute change had to be made because of pouring down rain, she took us to a beautiful dry park for our ceremony! And she explained why a rainy day is good luck for a bride and groom. Thank you to her husband David for taking our pictures! The entire planning was so easy with Mary! Can't wait to have her renew our vows in the future!!!
Awesome experience! From start to finish Mary did a fabulous job helping us plan the entire ceremony including special touches I have never heard of before. She even had ideas to location of the ceremony; which was helpful considering we live out of state.
I first met Mary when she married my mother in law and fell in love with her style and way with words that I knew I had to have her for my own wedding. Mary happened to be scheduled for another wedding on my day so Kelly was our officiant on the day of and was absolutely perfect! During the months leading up to our wedding day, Mary always answered our emails within 24 hours or less and was always thorough with her explanations. I will always highly recommend to go through Mary Maisey-Ireland because those women are great at what they do!
We were so happy to find Mary. She did a wonderful job and made our 20th Anniversary something we will always remember. The planning was extremely easy and communication was great. You won't be disappointed!!