Minnesota Reverend - Rev. Derek Kiewatt

ith my choice. He made the process so easy for us, providing an example outline with options for each phase. He easily worked in a couple special requests we had and the ceremony was amazing and tailored to be so special for us. His guidance during the rehearsal was also invaluable. He brought a great mix of wit and wisdom to our special day and really connected with us and our family & friends. A+

eally takes time to make the ceremony perfect for each couple!

e for the day of. Our candles didn't light, so he jumped right in with "virtual flame". Rev. Derek is very responsive and has a great sense of humor. Highly recommend!

elf the time and hassle of looking any further and connect with him! I don't think it would be possible to be anything less than thrilled with his services. He is prompt, cordial, professional, extremely helpful, super organized and detail oriented, all of the above! He will help you piece together a ceremony that fits your visions and beliefs, and perform it perfectly. There is an obvious reason for all of the great reviews he has received and you will not be disappointed in your decision. He has a genuine desire to meet your hopes and expectations and goes above and beyond to make this part of your day as stressless as possible. We simply cannot recommend him highly enough. We received many compliments on his role in our day!

us and he made sure to work through all the details and refine what we deemed acceptable. Fortunately Derek's experience showed he helped us to build our ceremony into perfection and everything he suggested was fantastic. I would 100% recommend working with Rev. Derek Kiewatt.

xactly how you want it to be while using his experience to help guide you in areas of the wedding you need help with. I highly recommend him!

hes and did an amazing job! Definitely recommend.

essional suggestions, and guidance calmed us from the months before through the day of our wedding. We are not aligned with a structured religious affiliation and were please to find an officiant that worked with us to make our ceremony unique to us. Rev. Derek offered many great suggestions and truly made our ceremony unique to our story and personalities. I am so thankful to have found him for our special day.

on us and also provided lots of humor at a very stressful time as planning a wedding is not easy. He took time to talk to us on the phone and walk through the whole process. Day of he showed up early was a calm in a storm of chaos and provided us with some amazing advice and a great ceremony. He was able to combine my Jewish traditions with Zachs faith and write a ceremony that merged us seamlessly. 1000% this guy is who you want there on your special day. He is ready to wrangle a rogue/ rough mom or dad for you as well.

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t sense of humor and genuinely cares about his clients and providing the best experience possible. We highly recommend him to everyone.

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ur plan. Rev. Kiewatt was nothing but amazing! We had such prompt emails discussing our plan immediately. He guided us through the whole wedding ceremony process and gave us lots of tips. On the day of the wedding, Rev. Kiewatt came an hour early to meet everyone and gave us a chance to rehearse the ceremony twice before the guests started arriving. Thanks to Rev. Kiewatt, the ceremony was very professional and organized!!!! So for all the brides looking for an officiant, Rev. Kiewatt has all my votes!

n and coaching. Derek is personable, funny, and understanding. He listens, offers advice, and will go above and beyond to make your day exactly how you imagine it. If you hire Rev. Derek you will not regret your decision!

D, but he was there to help. He is flexible, great with communication, and very kind. Thanks Reverend Derek for all that you do!

e a priority, and we knew our big day was important to him. We met with him a few times several months before our wedding for premarital coaching and it was super beneficial to build a relationship with him ahead of time, along with learn a few things about my husband and our relationship. Rev. Derek was extremely professional and always very responsive. I emailed him numerous times with ceremony questions and got thoughtful responses usually within a few hours. He stayed for part of our reception and fit right in with our family and friends. Numerous people came to us afterwards and complimented him and the ceremony. Rev. Derek is an amazing officiant, and we would definitely recommend him to anyone planning their wedding!

less stressed about that part of planning! Thank you Reverend Derek!!

s and build a stronger connection. He helped us to craft the perfect wedding ceremony and added a very special, personalized message that referenced some of the things we had discussed in our coaching sessions. We've gotten so many compliments from guests! I feel confident that our relationship with Rev. Derek won't end with our wedding day, and I feel grateful to have built a lasting connection. Thank you Rev Derek!

ne and funny guy. So glad we chose him for our wedding.

wedding in 2021. He was so understanding and easy to work with. He was willing to help us in anyway we needed. We are very excited to have him for our second wedding as well! We also did premarital counseling with him and it was very help for us as a couple and to have him get to know us before the big day. He is great at making the ceremony special, personal to the couple and engaging your guests. Our families commented on how great he was as well. He is a great person to get to know, very genuine and many great stories. We can't thank him enough for being a part of our wedding day (both wedding days)!

and charmed us with his witty humor that he was able to incorporate into our ceremony. We chose to complete the pre-marriage counseling with him as well and couldn't recommend that experience more. Not only were we able to figure out more about how we communicate as a couple, Reverend Derek was able to learn more about us to truly create a ceremony that was personal and perfect for us. If you are looking for an officiant that will listen to your needs, charm your pants off, and make you and your guests smile, look no further!

d be lucky to have him on their journey.

He had material for us to choose from, or was happy to have us use our own. He was able to guide and direct without a lot of opportunity to practice. He was fun and added a romantic intimate feel to our event that was heart felt. His humor was appropriate and perfectly timed. He was absolutely the best choice and really helped set the tone for a very beautiful day for my family.

mony, and that's what we got! The ceremony went off without a hitch, which is the most important part; perhaps our favorite piece, though, was the premarital coaching. Rev. Derek came over to our apartment for a couple sessions, and it was so fun to see how my fiance and I responded to questions, different assessments, etc. And more than fun, it was meaningful. Rev. Derek was a great facilitator through it all and we are so happy we chose him!

erious to humorous at your request. Based on these qualities, we booked him as our wedding officiant. He had great communication throughout the process and was always available for questions. Following our ceremony, many of our guests asked if Rev. Derek was a family friend, which we had felt like he had been. I definitely recommend Rev. Derek!

has many options, both religious and secular so we had no problem finding ceremony elements that worked for us. Throughout the entire process, he was incredibly responsive and flexible which helped relieve stress rather than add more. Any time we had any questions or concerns, he immediately responded to our emails and offered to meet in person if needed. Overall, Reverend Derek was a huge reason our wedding so smoothly.

that he was the right choice. He is a wonderful blend of humor, experience, calm, and confidence as an officiant. He is comfortable with a variety of wedding ceremony styles (we did a combination of traditional, with some Jewish elements, but overall not a strongly religious ceremony) and was receptive to everything we asked of him, and if we were not sure how to approach a topic, Derek provided us wonderful options and selections of vows and other readings and elements for the ceremony. The premarital education was also very insightful and he helped us discover many unique elements about us as individuals, how we related to each other, how we saw ourselves, and how we viewed each other, that we will be able to take with us in our married life. We enjoyed our time planning and learning with Derek, and are so grateful he was a part of our ceremony.

ief on our wedding day. My husband and I chose him primarily because we felt comfortable around him, but also because he was affordable and was willing to work with us for our custom ceremony needs. Jokes were an added bonus!

eally help guide us in our journey to our big day and get to know him. Derek you will forever be a part of our life and we couldn't have anything better to say about you! He guided us and let us customize what we wanted in our special day. Quickly got back to us with answers to any and all questions we through at him! Customized the ceremony to our religious beliefs and was open to our needs. We would highly recommend him to anyone looking for a great officiant!

be on the day of our wedding. Can't recommend him enough.

emony and had full confidence that Rev. Derek would be able to artfully craft a narrative to go along with it. He didn’t disappoint, it was perfect. We also did our pre-marital counseling with Rev. Derek which was great. He helped guide us through tough conversations that will help us ensure our marriage is strong for all the days ahead. He was quick to respond to emails and provide suggestions for our ceremony. He genuinely cares about making your wedding day perfect. We are so grateful that he was part of our wedding! We highly recommended him!

we wanted. I'm so glad we found him while researching officiants!

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