Officially Oaks

Luke did an absolutely incredible job officiating our wedding in Punta Cana last month. He is professional, organized, he took the time to make the script extremely personable, and his delivery was perfect! He takes the time to meet with you and let you see the script first. He also was present for and helped with our rehearsal run through to make sure everything went smoothly and we all felt confident the next day. Not only is he very well spoken, but Luke and Caren are the most kind, genuine, and humble people! We are so grateful to have had them be a huge part of our wedding day and make it so special.

Luke officiated our vow renewal ceremony at our home. Luke and Caren are wonderful business owners: They are efficient, organized, and communicative. Luke’s presentation was so thoughtful. We appreciated the opportunity to meet with him and also complete questionnaires regarding our relationship, so the ceremony would feel uniquely us. We had a complete understanding of what would be said, and my husband and I had the opportunity to edit those important words together, on our own time. I felt comfortable knowing that we had an experienced official at the helm of our somewhat non-traditional ceremony. Luke rolled with our going off-script in our vows, and thinks on his feet! When you have so many other things to worry about, I highly recommend working with Officially Oaks to check one thing off your list.

Luke and Caren are the absolute best and were saviors to our wedding. We texted them in a panic a couple of weeks before our wedding and they were so eager to help! They respected our concerns, due to some family dynamic issues, and the ceremony was all that we ever wanted and more. They are wonderful people and so extremely passionate about their job. If you’re looking for a personal, customized wedding and just want it to be special, please go with Officially Oaks. You won’t regret it. We love you Luke and Caren!

Officially Oaks was great to work with and helped us feel so relieved about having one less stressful thing to have on our planning list. Luke and Caren are a dream team to work with! Luke did an amazing job for our ceremony, telling our story with a great tone and presence that made us feel welcome up at the altar. The ceremony went off flawlessly where people thought he had know us for years! Caren was great in explaining the process and timelines and made the process easy. Luke arrived promptly before the ceremony and gave us another run of the speech and easily handled the marriage license process for us. The questionnaires themselves designed to craft you and your partner's love story were really thoughtfully designed. They allowed my wife and I to reminisce and reflect on our time together that was crafted into a great story of our love! Highly recommend Officially Oaks if you're looking for experienced, professional and overall really great people that help make our special day go off without a hitch!

Luke and Caren exceeded our expectations as wedding officiants, delivering a truly exceptional and personalized ceremony. From the outset, their professionalism stood out. They went the extra mile by sending us individual surveys, demonstrating a commitment to tailoring the script to our unique story. This attention to detail made our ceremony feel incredibly intimate and special. Meeting with us a few days before the wedding, Luke ensured that every detail was in place, providing a reassuring touch that added to the overall smoothness of the event. Their dedication and thoughtful approach made our wedding ceremony an unforgettable and joyous occasion. We wholeheartedly recommend Luke and Caren to any couple seeking officiants who truly care about making your special day extraordinary.

Luke was phenomenal and our guests loved him. Luke and Caren made the process of preparing for our wedding ceremony seamless from start to finish. Their team went the extra mile for my wife and I in every capacity, truly above and beyond. Being active duty military handling things for the wedding was not always easy and convenient, however Luke made things so easy and was very accommodating. Definitely worth every penny!

Looking for a wedding officiant? Great. I have strong opinions. I know you’re busy and I’ll try to be as brief as possible. On the topic of saving time, just hire Officially Oaks to be your officiant right now. Tick it off your to-do list. Rest comfortably in the knowledge you have hired a thoughtful, sensitive, professional, charismatic, funny, good-natured officiant who will absolutely nail your ceremony and be a guide for you on what will undoubtedly be a whirlwind of a wedding day. If you’re ready to book Luke and Caren, that’s beautiful. You’re welcome. If you need some more information before you inevitably book them, I’ll lay out some bullet points. - Luke’s ceremony was funny, thoughtful, insightful, and touching. I had at least two dozen people out of 100 of our guests say some variation of the following: “Who was your officiant? Is he your friend from childhood? He was so good.” His writing and message and delivery of the ceremony felt so true to me and my wife, people assumed he was a friend we had known for decades. The process through which he got to know us and write our ceremony script was very personal and thorough. And it had the knock on benefit of reminding my wife and I how much we love each other and got us even more excited to get married. - Caren and Luke are very, very organized and skilled at communication. They gently kept us on schedule, were very clear and concise about what they needed from us to have the ceremony be a success, and were extremely buttoned up about all the details. - I promised this would be brief and I am failing at that. Very sorry. Just trying to make it clear what absolute pros Luke and Caren are. - Luke was a rock, a harbor in the storm, pick your favorite metaphor for someone who’s solid and there for you when you need them. Weird, unexpected things will arise on your wedding day. Luke will step in and guide you when these things come up. He’s seen it all go down hundreds of times. Small example, my ear hair grows rapidly and aggressively. I have to shave it down to be presentable. And wouldn’t you know it, on my wedding day, I cut my ear with my razor pretty bad. Luke stepped in with some light first aid advice. And then reassured me that my profusely bleeding ear would be hidden from the audience. This is a small thing. But just to have someone say, “Hey, I’ve got you. We’ll get it taken care of and also, I know it sucks, but it isn’t a big deal,” is massive in that moment. He stepped in with crucial guidance at least six times on our wedding day. - Luke and Caren are wonderful people. They were so kind to my wife and me. I don’t want to put them on the hook for this every time, but they met my wife and I for drinks two nights before the ceremony. We had a great time getting to know each other for a couple hours. They’re just good folks. They’re exactly the type of people you’d like to play a big role on your wedding day. Alright, well, I failed at this being short. Sorry. Luke and Caren are that good. Oh, and go in for the Exclusive Collection. I’m sure Luke and Caren will nail it if you go for the Essentials Collection. But it’s a little bit like signing Lebron James to your team, but not on a contract that allows him to dunk. If it’s remotely in budget, give Luke and Caren the resources to run the floor and dunk. You won’t be disappointed you did.

Officially Oaks was everything we had hoped for! The preparation was great leading up to the ceremony. We quickly became familiar with each other, so much so that our guests thought we were old friends. Luke was very professional during the ceremony and executed with ease. The whole experience was smooth and we highly recommend them for your ceremony!

Luke was great to work with. He’s a really nice guy, and his wife Caren is very sweet as well! He’s very thorough, and has good options/tiers to choose from. He did a great job at our ceremony - literally 2 of our guests thought he was one of our friends that how personal and amazing the ceremony was!!

Luke was great! We had a “get to know you” phone call, filled out a questionnaire beforehand, and during the ceremony you would’ve never known he was a stranger to us. You are 1000% paying for the professionalism, politeness, promptness, everything, when you book with Officially Oaks. I’ll always suggest them to anyone getting married!

I cannot overstate how happy we are to have chosen Officially Oaks for our wedding day. So often the ceremony is overlooked in the craziness of wedding planning, but Luke and his team provided a heartfelt, moving ceremony that reminded us all why we were there - to celebrate love and a lifetime of happiness. Luke provided incredible service from the moment we inquired, to wedding day and beyond (ever patient with our many marriage license questions!) We had a beautiful wedding day thanks to Officially Oaks, and we HIGHLY recommend!

You will not regret hiring Luke, he is absolutely amazing! He made our day so special.

HIGHLY recommended if you would like to complement a beautiful location with a beautiful ceremony and vows!

Extremely flexible and accommodating! They were super easy to work with and helped us fully handcraft the experience we wanted for our ceremony!

Luke and Caren provided us with an incredible experience! They were very responsive, professional, and very considerate of our needs and preferences. Luke did an awesome job on our big day, making it the most amazing day of our lives! Our wedding was in Houston and a few months before, they had moved to NYC, but Luke still flew down for us just to honor their commitment. We also went with the exclusive collection script (which was more personalized for us) and we’re so glad we did. Thanks for everything, Luke and Caren!

Officially Oaks was the perfect officiant! I am so happy that we hired them to perform our ceremony. They were extremely professional & easy to work with. They did such a great job!! I highly recommend them.

Luke was our officiant at our wedding and we couldn't have been happier! The process to getting our script and vows was super easy and we really felt at ease the entire time, knowing we were in good hands. Luke 100% captured the nature and feel we wanted to convey during our ceremony and it was exactly what we were hoping for. We had a few laughs, a few emotional moments and everything in between. He was SO easy to work with and was super nice the entire time. Caren was also such an amazing help from the beginning to the end. We genuinely enjoyed working with Luke and Caren and would recommend them to anyone. Out of all our vendors, they were definitely one of the best!

Luke was amazing! He was some of the best money spent during our wedding planning. Our ceremony remains one of the most special things about our wedding day. The ceremony that Luke wrote was so special and told our story so well. I’ve been to so many weddings since that were beautiful, but none that really told the story of the couple and what the day really meant to them. Because of Luke, so many people told us our ceremony was amazing. I’ll be reading the words he wrote for many years throughout my husband and I’s marriage. He was responsive, professional, and so kind. I would 100% reccomend hiring Luke. So often the ceremony is forgotten but it’s the whole purpose of the day and getting an officiant like Luke will be some of the best money you’ll ever spend!

We absolutely LOVED having Officially Oaks officiate our wedding. Luke and his wife Caren were extremely helpful in preparing our ceremony script and making us feel comforted throughout the whole process. Personally, out of all the vendors we used for our wedding day (florist, makeup artist, photography etc.) Officially Oaks was the most professional and on top of everything. On the day of our wedding, Luke was very professional, interactive and funny! Our guest loved how he told the story of our lives together leading up to our marriage. We received multiple compliments the night of our wedding about Luke's job as an officiant as well as after the wedding. We would strongly recommend Official Oaks as your wedding officiant! They are AMAZING :)

Luke and his team are super experienced, organized, fast to reply, and professional. He was also more than accommodating in helping us shape our ceremony into exactly what we wanted. Very grateful!

Luke officiated our wedding on 10/22/22 and we could not be happier! From our initial conversations, getting to know each other on zoom, all the way through to the ceremony, Luke and the team absolutely nailed it. Luke made us feel so comfortable and gave such amazing suggestions while preparing for our ceremony. He is totally professional and customizes everything to be exactly how you want it based on your personalities. The team went through extensive questionnaires getting to know us, and our guests even thought he was a good friend of ours! He is so personable and truly just made us feel so comfortable during such a high pressure moment being in front of a crowd. We are so grateful to have worked with him and Caren and can't recommend them enough. Hire Officially Oaks immediately!!

Luke and Caren were absolutely incredible. We had a very non traditional wedding on a boat, and both Luke and Caren attended. They were kind and helpful, giving us both advice along the way on everything from organizing the timeline to writing our vows. And during the wedding, the most useful piece of advice we received was from Luke when he reminded us to spend a few minutes alone with each other. I will remember those moments forever, because everything else felt like it happened so quickly, so THANK YOU for that reminder! We could not have chosen a better officiant and we truly appreciate everything.

I honestly can't say enough good things about Luke. He was truly incredible. My officiant cancelled the night before my wedding and he showed up the next day early and prepared! It literally felt like we had been working with him the whole time and truthfully, I actually felt like we had a better connection with him than our original officiant. He fit right in with my family, so friendly and patient through all of the post nuptial chaos. I am so grateful for his patience, professionalism and skill. He made what could have been a terrible experience into one we won't forget. Thank you, Luke!

f I could give them more then 5 stars I would!! Caren and Luke were so polite, friendly, and professional through the entire experience! No stress what so ever. Very easy to communicate with and get a hold of whenever we had questions! When you are debating of who to marry you, I would highly recommend to give them a chance. Luke will have a phone consult with you first so that way you can kind of see how well y’all mesh together and he’ll go over the different packages to see what best suits you and the feel you are trying to go for during your ceremony. We ended up picking the one where we could customize the vows (10/10 recommend) I feel like there is nothing more sweet then really showing your relationship off on your big day! The package we picked also came with custom vow books, something so small but so nice at the same time. Can you just imagine a few years from now sitting together looking back and re-reading what you wrote to each other? Such a nice touch! They sent us a questionnaire to fill out and from there they wrote a rough draft of how the ceremony would go, from there they are more then welcome to take any feedback and editing to ensure it’s exactly what you want! The day of, Luke was on time and dressed professionally (you can also have the option of picking out what he wears so it goes with the feel of your wedding) how nifty! The ceremony went VERY smooth! Couldn’t have asked for better wedding officiant! They even took care of our marriage license for us, so one less thing we had to worry about! Caren and Luke are a dynamic duo who truly love what they do and care and appreciate every couple they get the chance of helping. In my opinion, they are the only option you need. Simple, easy, friendly, no stress, what more could you ask for on your wedding day? What are you waiting for? Pick OfficiallyOaks for your special day and you won’t regret it!

We hired this organization we like it so much

Luke made the entire process simple yet special for my husband and me.

They were very flexible on the scheduling and timing of our ceremony as well as being a perfect fit for our non-traditional ceremony.

Luke and Caren are the best! They are so easy to work with, super responsive, professional and just lovely people! My husband and I met with several officiants and just couldn't find the right fit, we were about to ask a family member and then we met with Luke and hired him ASAP. He carries himself very well and was the perfect choice for our Hamptons wedding! We loved the custom ceremony Luke wrote for us - he did an amazing job capturing our story and we are so happy we chose him as our Officiant! 10/10

Amazing experience, thanks so much for your kindness and professionalism.

Luke was absolutely amazing! He was very professional and poised when reading his ceremony to all of our loved ones. He made it personal yet legitimate! After I saw my friends and family after they kept telling us "our friend" did amazing and it was one of the most beautiful ceremonies they have ever been to! Officially Oaks is the best wedding officiant to hire! We also had a few zoom calls leading up that calms your nerves and makes you feel prepared. No ifs and or buts, I would recommend to anyone!