About this vendor
Officiant Danny is a non-denominational minister, officiant, and life-cycle celebrant located in Asheville, NC. This affable and warm professional loves to bring people and families together under the banner of love. Danny specializes in creating customized ceremonies that flawlessly showcase his clients’ one-of-a-kind love stories. His ceremonies are highly personalized, bringing forth the laughter and the tears, balancing light-hearted moments with traditional elements.
Officiant Danny received formal college-standard training from the Celebrant Foundation and Institute. During his time studying, this minister immersed himself with the art of rituals, ceremonies, and story-telling. Furthermore, Danny's training as a ceremony specialist is supported by his degree in psychology which has helped him connect and empathize with others. With over two decades of experience in training and the industry, this officiant aims to create spectacular ceremonies that are like no other.
Officiant Danny offers his services for couples from all walks of life. Whether you’re envisioning a religious, non-religious, or interfaith ceremony, this minister is happy to lend his expertise. Through consultation and working with you, Danny can ensure that your ceremony includes everything you desire. This can include specific readings, funny anecdotes, personalized vows, heart-warming wedding rituals and much more. When working with this officiant, you will always have the final say on every fine detail. Danny believes this is your big day and you should be able to shape your unforgettable celebration to match your style and tastes.
Details
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
- Buddhist
- Christian
- Catholic
- Protestant
- Interfaith
- Jewish
Wedding Activities
- After The Wedding
- Wedding
- Ceremony
Awards and Affiliations
3-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2024.2023.2022.
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Danny made our wedding so incredibly special and memorable. Our guests have commented how sincere and moving our ceremony was. We loved getting to know Danny and enjoyed his proces...
s of creating the perfect ceremony for us.
Danny puts on a great ceremony! He was helpful through the whole process, helping us decided which ceremony elements we wanted and giving us plenty of examples of each to we could ...
make informed decisions. He sent us a survey about our love story and crafted the ceremony around that, making a very personal ceremony. Overall, it was wonderful and I recommend him to couples that want a personalized and entertaining ceremony!
Danny did an amazing job with our wedding ceremony. All of our guests raved about the story he told. We talked to him a few times before the wedding and he had us each fill out qu...
estionnaires where we told him our story (How we met, things we do together, funny stories, etc.). He then combined them into one story that we got to hear together with our guests for the first time at our wedding. It was so magical and we loved hearing it. He has such a friendly personality and he set the perfect tone and mood for our wedding. Everyone we talked to afterwards raved about him and said how amazing it was and they loved the little details of our story that they didn’t know. After our wedding, he handled dropping off all the paperwork so we didn’t have to stress or worry about anything.
Danny is fantastic!! He was incredibly helpful throughout the whole process, from walking us through all of the logistical steps of getting married to putting together our ceremony...
and helping us write our vows. We wanted a balanced ceremony with humor but also some sweet and meaningful portions as well and Danny definitely delivered. He really takes the time to get to know the couple and makes a unique personalized ceremony based on you as a couple and your preferences. He is also a very kind person and you can tell he genuinely enjoys what he does. Could not recommend enough!!
Danny was a delight to work with, and he gave us our dream ceremony. He beautifully painted a picture of the journey my husband and I have been on together. Throughout the entire r...
eception, every guest came up to me and said it was the most beautiful ceremony they had ever attended. I credit all of that to Danny. We told him exactly what we wanted, and he exceeded every expectation. I couldn’t recommend him more—he’s truly meant to marry people.
Every single part of our ceremony was perfect because of Danny! From the very beginning, Danny made a point to connect with us, plan with us, walked through the entire wedding proc...
ess, and even reached out to us to learn our love story to customize our ceremony to fit our own love story. He helped us write love letters, created perfect vows, found ways to add humor and keep everything relevant to us throughout our process. He used amazing questionnaires to get to know us better and even met with us to make sure we could get any questions we had answered! Danny created a wonderful book of our ceremony so we could keep it for our memories and always look back on our perfect day. Even our wedding guests were raving about how much they loved his ceremony!
Danny created the most beautiful, heartfelt, and personalized ceremony for our wedding. He kept the audience engaged throughout our entire ceremony, and was so professional and poi...
sed. We are so happy with the ceremony and recommend Danny to anyone looking for an officiant for their wedding!
We really loved working with Danny for our wedding ceremony! He created a beautiful ceremony that really captured who we are as a couple. We loved that Danny was immediately so war...
m and personable when we were introducing ourselves and searching for an officiant. He spent over an hour with us before we committed to anything to really get to know us and make sure that he was a good fit for what we were looking for. He incorporated so many things unique to us as a couple and made us laugh throughout the ceremony when we weren't crying.
Danny is so personable, and his process for creating a personalized ceremony is wonderful! He is extremely well-organized and his resources are very helpful. The questionnaire al...
so allowed us reflect on all the wonderful things about our relationship, which was fun. Our ceremony was exactly what we wanted -- it could not have been more perfect!!! Highly recommend!
Danny was an amazing officiant for our wedding! He provided a unique, customized ceremony package that was exactly what we wanted. He went over all of the details beforehand and ma...
de sure that our story was captured the way we wanted. I would recommend his services to anyone looking for an officiant, especially if you are looking for a customized ceremony!
Danny definitely takes pride and is passionate about his job and the services he provides. We needed an officiant for our wedding, and wanted something that was religious but didn’...
t favor any particular religion. Danny was very accommodating and made the moment special. We wanted a short wedding and just wanted something like 10 minutes long. Danny was honest and upfront and said he doesn’t do 10 minute ceremonies given how he prefers to officiate. While not what we wanted he said the best he can do was about 30 minutes. His honesty, knowledge about handling a license, personality, and uplifting mentality is what sold us on him officiating our wedding. He did a great job. He definitely did what he said, and that was tell a love story about me and my wife. I will say the only thing we would have preferred differently was my wife’s brother’s wife was in our wedding as a bridesmaid and had a newborn, and he did begin to cry during the ceremony. Danny suggested the baby be taken outside. We would have preferred her to stay and to just continue on with the ceremony. I believe it came from a place of concern for us as we didn’t want kids at our wedding, and mentioned that to him, with the exception of direct family. In the moment hard to say anything and what to do. If anything I would just have thought of mentioning ahead of time of that possibility (child crying), and make sure what your wishes are. I highly recommend Danny for any officiating that you may need whatever your occasion be!
Danny was amazing to work with! He really took the time to make our wedding ceremony feel like one of a kind. Our guests raved about how beautiful the ceremony was and how it felt ...
so unique to us as a couple. If you have the opportunity to work with Danny, I 1000% recommend him.
Danny was the officiant for our wedding and we would recommend him 10x over! He is extremely experienced and knows exactly how to craft the perfect ceremony. We originally wanted J...
amie's uncle PJ to be our officiant, but the laws in North Carolina made that a little tricky. We found Danny through his website and he did an incredible job bringing our vision to life, including a wonderful speaking part allowing PJ to still be part of it. He had a great list of ceremony elements for us to pick from and we ended up choosing multiple we wouldn't have thought of on our own, including a wedding time capsule that exemplifies our shared love of travel and a "warming of the rings" portion that was perfect for our intimate ceremony. We were able to meet with him in person on our first trip to Asheville and it felt like we already knew him by the time the wedding came around. Through the detailed questionnaires he has the couple fill out independently, he wrote a beautiful ceremony that told our love story so well. He even gave us a keepsake binder with the full transcript of our ceremony, which will be so nice to look back on. We really can't thank him enough! If you're in need of a wedding officiant, Danny is your guy!
We couldn’t have asked for a better officiant for our wedding. At every step of the way, Danny was professional, responsive, and truly took the time and effort to get to know our s...
tory as a couple. His thoughtfulness and dedication led to a heartfelt, personalized ceremony that perfectly represented us and is something that we and our loved ones will forever cherish. He also left us with the written version of our ceremony as a keepsake that allows us to continuously relive our special day. If you’re in Asheville or the surrounding areas, we highly, highly recommend booking Danny as your officiant!
Danny is a special and dear person. He made our wedding ceremony truly special.
Danny was so professional and puts a lot of work into making your day perfect! We had a beautiful heartfelt ceremony because of him. He takes the time to learn both of you and then...
turns it into a magical ceremony. We had so many people compliment on how wonderful the words he was. Thank you Danny for making our special day wonderful!
Officiant Danny was the perfect choice for our wedding in August of 2023. Danny worked with us to create a personalized ceremony that felt like he knew us for years, and included ...
many specific details of our relationship. Danny was able to work in an appropriate amount of humor and light hearted comments to keep the ceremony fun as well. After the ceremony we had around a dozen guests make a point to tell us that Danny gave the best wedding ceremony they have ever heard!
If you're looking for a personalized love story to make your ceremony unforgettable and one of a kind, look no further!
Danny goes above and beyond to really make the day about t...
he bride and groom.
He makes sure to ask all the right questions to make sure you're getting the experience of a Lifetime and exactly what you want.
We could not be happier that we chose Danny to officiate our wedding! He definitely succeeded in his promise to us, which was to tell our love story (how we met, how he proposed, e...
tc) in a sweet, intimate, and engaging way. He perfectly captured our personalities and described what drew us to one another and what we love about each other. Several family and friends asked us after the ceremony how we found such an excellent officiant! Behind the scenes, Danny helped us with our personal vows, and designed a beautiful tree unity ritual that we had requested. We highly recommend Danny to anyone getting married in the Asheville area!
Danny officiated our wedding on March 25th 2023 at Laurel Falls in Asheville NC. Over the course of several zoom calls and a survey package, he sought to really understand us as a ...
couple and gave us a beautiful and very unique custom ceremony! It felt casual yet intimate which was exactly what we were going for. He engaged our guests and we got so many compliments about the ceremony! Many had never heard an officiant go into a “love story” and absolutely loved it!! He also gave us a keepsake booklet after that we will cherish. Thank you Danny for helping to make our day so special!
Danny was AMAZING to work with. He helped make our big day everything we dreamed it would be! He customized our ceremony to fit our preferences and personalities...our faith mixed...
with love and laughter. He was easy to work with, friendly, and a great listener. We highly recommend Officiant Danny!
Danny is a wonderful officiant, who brought joy, sincerity and laughter to our ceremony. My wife and I wanted an elopement ceremony - something short and sweet. We were so overjoye...
d by the experience with Danny, from the initial consultation to the ceremony itself. His warmth and sincerity shone through to us both, making it so easy to trust in him and what he created for us. He balanced so masterfully the gravity of a ceremony like marriage with the playfulness and lightheartedness that helped put us at ease. Highly highly recommend for any couple seeking an authentic and intentionally created nuptial process.
Danny officiated our wedding in Asheville on 12/10/22, and he did an amazing job! He knocked it out of the park. The ceremony was beautiful, heartwarming and humorous. Many people ...
have told us it was the best wedding ceremony they have ever attended!
Danny was so easy to work with, he covered all of the details and walked us through every step of the ceremony so we knew exactly what to expect and what to do. He took time to get to know us via meetings, and he had us each complete a thorough questionnaire so during the ceremony it seemed like Danny has known us well for years.
We very highly recommend Officiant Danny - you won't find anyone better!! He made our wedding ceremony absolutely perfect.
Thank you, Danny!!
Danny officiated our wedding last Saturday and we don’t have enough good things to say. He went above and beyond to create a ceremony that was reflective of who we are as a couple ...
and to tell our love story. It was beautiful! Many of our guests even told us that it was the most beautiful ceremony they had ever witnessed. This is your sign to book Danny as your officiant!
Danny was the perfect officiant for us. He really got to know both of us and was able to put together a ceremony that was exactly what we wanted. He took what he learned about us a...
nd presented our love story to our guests. After our ceremony, the guests kept asking where we found Danny and repeatedly told us how much they loved the way he told our story. Danny was very responsive and put us at ease by telling us step-by-step what we needed to do for the ceremony. It was evident from our first email that Danny is a professional and only wanted to help make our day perfect. We couldn't have asked for a better officiant and we are thankful we found Officiant Danny!
Danny is truly the best and made our wedding ceremony so incredibly special! My husband and I are not from the area and didn't know where to look for an officiant to marry us. Afte...
r reaching out to Danny and having our initial meeting with him we were sold. Danny is very thorough when getting to know his clients and that resulted in us having an amazing and personalized ceremony that we have received numerous compliments on. Danny was able to tell 'our story to our guests and create a one-of-a-kind experience that we will always remember. Thank you so munch Danny!
Danny was such a pleasure to work with. He really puts all he can into making a ceremony personal, and perfect. He did better than I could expect, and I’ll never forget it. He real...
ly does go beyond. 100% could t recommend enough 10/10
Danny truly made our wedding day one we will remember forever. The words he spoke were moving yet lighthearted and sweet just like we had hoped! He beyond exceeded our expectations...
. I didn’t think I was going to cry as much as I did until he started talking and he literally summed up our entire relationship together perfectly. I can not recommend him enough. He’s enthusiastic, vibrant and super well spoken. Thank you for everything Danny!!!
We can't say enough great things about Danny. He incorporated multiple great traditions, entertained the wedding, and made it as personal as if he knew us for years. He's a great s...
peaker and our guest complemented him much as well.
If you’re searching for an officiant, you can stop now. Rest assured, you have found the one. Danny is a first class act. He is extremely easy to work with, passionate, professiona...
l, responsive, and walks you through the entire process from start to finish. Our wedding ceremony was amazing with Danny at the helm. He involved the perfect balance of seriousness, humor, warmth, and love in our ceremony that truly made it second to none. Many of our guests commented how they had never heard a ceremony as meaningful or as moving as ours. So thank you Danny, you made our wedding day an extremely memorable and special one!
Danny is such a great officiant. His attention to detail and personalized wedding sermons set him apart from the rest. We were really happy to have found someone who was able to cr...
aft a unique message for our wedding day. We highly recommend him!
I don’t know where to start! Danny Lewis is amazing! He made our ceremony so personal to us and told our love story in such a beautiful way. He gave us our ceremony booklet as a ke...
ep sake which is just so nice and special! If you are looking for an officiant don’t hesitate to hire him. You will not regret it! He really loves what he does and it shows!
Danny was everything we could have wanted in an officiant, and then some! From our first consultation to the moment we said I do, Danny made everything about our wedding celebratio...
n so smooth and effortless. He really took the time to get to know us, our personalities, and our relationship dynamics. The ceremony captured who we were as people so well, it was as if Danny had known us for years. His diligence and attention to detail made us feel so special. Danny help us both to write our vows, ensuring that our love was in full focus and immortalized for all time. Our wedding would not have been as perfect as it was if we hadn't picked Danny to lead our ceremony.
Incredible job. Personal touch with humor, love, friendship. Hit it out of the park. All friends and family loved the ceremony.
Danny was awesome! He's very professional, but also super friendly and kind. He personalized our ceremony, which made our wedding very special.
I highly recommend Danny because of his attention to detail in preparing us for the ceremony, and his wonderful oratory skills in the delivery of the service. 10/10.
Danny did a wonderful job tailoring the ceremony to fit our wants and needs. He made the ceremony fun, romantic and special and received tons of praise from our friends and family....
His questionnaire about our story made the ceremony so unique to us and had the audience laughing and awing. If you want a personalized ceremony with a wonderful officiant, Danny is the man.
We feel so lucky that we chose Danny to officiate out wedding. He took the time to get to know us and wrote a beautiful ceremony that was completely unique to us. He made us feel l...
ike we were being married by a friend. My guests all commented how amazing he was!
Danny was absolutely amazing throughout our recent elopement. We planned everything ourselves and found Danny last minute when our original officiant fell through. We met over Zoom...
for our initial meeting to get to know each other. We wanted something non secular and also with added humor. He sent us both emails with a questionnaire to answer separately and was able to create our custom vows for us and give him more info to use about us during the ceremony. He also performed our hand fasting ceremony. All of our guests loved him and it all worked so smoothly. We had a vacation rental elopement and Danny traveled to perform our ceremony on site. Highly recommended for wedding and all other life events.
Everyone enjoyed The ceremony. My guests and family cannot stop talking about how they learned for the first time our true love story. Danny got to know us and wrote a personal cer...
emony just for us. we chose the fully customized ceremony. because short and sweet wasn't going to be enough. And I'm glad we did. everyone has told me they've been to other weddings and nothing compares to our ceremony. they were impressed and very entertained. the photographer said everyone participated they laughed, cried and celebrated a wedding that was different than the "same ol- same ol" yadda- yadda.. that's why Danny stood out from the rest. Great at communicating and most importantly HE HAS AN AWESOME VOICE.
he gives a gift at the end in which he took the time to type out our own personal alized ceremony. our love story to keep and we appreciated that. we appreciated him. Thank you for making our wedding day the most Amazing experience.
Do not look further. Danny is the officiant you want on your special day. He personalized our ceremony so intricately to capture our love story, personalities, and relationship dyn...
amic. He was responsive, professional, warm, and so genuinely excited for us. His words echoed what we couldn't put into words. Not to mention he hiked up a mountain with us for our ceremony! He was organized, timely, and flexible with us. Thank YOU Danny, for creating such a beautiful day for us and being there with us along the way.
With a small, elopement-style wedding, my wife and I sort of figured our ceremony would be short and maybe slightly transactional. We didn't realize the profound impact a top-notch...
, thorough officiant like Danny Lewis could have on our wedding. Danny's methods of getting to know his clients are clearly tried and true. In a couple short meetings leading up to the big day, it felt like he had experienced the prior 5 years of our relationship right there with us. This allowed him to share stories from our time together and enabled him to create a beautiful ceremony that did far more than simply marry us. If you are interested in an officiant who leads a meaningful, thoughtful and entertaining (if requested) ceremony, Danny is your guy! If this isn't the style of ceremony you want, Danny's process will clarify that and he will build exactly the ceremony you wished for on your wedding day. Go ahead and make the second best decision you can for your wedding day and book Danny if he's available! (The best decision being marrying your person, of course!)
Danny was an absolutely amazing officiant and we feel so lucky to have found him! He spent much time prior to the wedding doing zoom meetings with us and getting to know us so that...
everything went smoothly on the day of! His process in creating a ceremony that will highlight the couple and their life together was both comprehensive and gave us a good idea of what the day would look like. This was especially helpful as we did not live in Asheville and he was happy to meet with us multiple times over zoom! In order to create a ceremony that was specific to us, Danny gave us a questionnaire that he created that allowed us to not only let Danny get to know us but gave us the chance to reflect and focus on the most important part of the day- actually getting married! It was nice to have such a reflective tool in the midst of so much stress of wedding panning. On the day of, Danny was a calming force that visited both the bride and groom prior to the ceremony and did a great job in joining the celebratory mood that was in the air! We could not recommend him more!
All the kind and awesome words written in prior reviews are 100% true! Danny really made our big day very special! Our ceremony was personal and beautiful...we could not have wis...
hed for a more wonderful memory! Thank you again Danny! ---Heather & Michael O'Brien
Absolutely wonderful. We eloped and Danny helped us with everything. He helped us pick a wonderful spot and told us everything we needed to do. He even provided us 2 witnesses sinc...
e we didn’t have anyone with us! The ceremony was personalized and amazing. Absolutely loved it all. 10/10 would book again :)
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210 Clear Vista Circle, Asheville, NC | Asheville, NC Area
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