Once Upon A Wedding

ime and was very professional. The quality of sound and lights was perfect. I would highly recommend!!!!!!

lanning, he made sure we went through the day step by step not leaving any detail out. He is truly great at what he does, the whole day went so smoothly and it was such a blast! Many friends and family complimented him for an awesome day. His wife was good at knowing what photos to take, I can’t wait to see them. If you need any of his services, do it! Thank you Jon so much! It was a fantastic wedding all thanks to you!

e was no mention of a deposit or money being non-refundable or a “retainer”. After speaking to my wedding planner at the resort we were using we were refunded all of the money we paid for the resort, food, catering, ceremony setup, etc. Jon ignored multiple messages from me asking him to discuss a refund. Eventually he messaged me back Jon so “graciously offered” as he stated to move my retainer to a different date or let me transfer it to someone else. I explained again that this was a destination wedding and that we would not be rescheduling it especially with all of the unknown in the world. That is when he stated that I didn’t understand what a retainer fee was. He stated that I clearly didn’t understand how the wedding industry worked and that he was being more than gracious allowing us to transfer our retainer to a different day or a different service. Jon knew through our messages that my fiancé and I were both flying into Florida for this wedding and with us both being military members my unit has not given me the permission to travel due to the extreme amount of cases in Florida. I let him know that we were going to be able to have the wedding in September as we originally planned. This has been a beyond stressful time as it is and I all I expected was a little understanding from this small business owner. To say that I don’t understand how the wedding industry works is not an appropriate way to speak to your clients. The large resort in Cocoa beach has refunded the thousands of dollars that I paid them for the wedding but I’m the one apparently who doesn’t “understand how the wedding industry works.” I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND FINDING SOMEONE ELSE TO DJ/OFFICIATE/PHOTOGRAPH YOUR WEDDING! Also make sure it’s someone who actually has you sign a contract to protect yourself.

ow us and our musical tastes, and delivered a beautiful ceremony with our requested music and then provided a fun reception atmosphere afterwards! This despite being in the middle of a pandemic that caused most weddings to postpone or cancel. Jon kept with our original date and it turned out to be a magical day! Better than we could have even imagined! We highly recommend Jon and Once Upon a Wedding! John and Adrianna Holderman

ecially since we are an interfaith couple) and helped us with our wedding license (considering many of the license offices have been closed during this time). He put on a perfect special ceremony for us, incorporating words my husband and I both provided to him in a survey and also different traditions such as Wine box ceremony, breaking of the glass and us reading our own vows. We cannot wait for Jon to officiant our 2nd ceremony/vow renewal in September.

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ed my money during this time. He is the only one refusing to refund me. He even told me that I could have paid him day of, and since I am not using his services on said day, I should be entitled to a refund. DO NOT USE!

rfect. Jon even sent us a free video of our ceremony that we could watch the day after our wedding!! It was so nice having it since at the time of the wedding seemed like such a blur. He is wonderful!

g sure that we had what we needed and that the ceremony went as we wanted it to. After the wedding we have got many compliments about our officiant and I am extremely happy with his services. Recommend him to anyone!

d it never failed that Jon would respond right back! During the ceremony it felt like Jon had known us for years. All of our guests gave us compliments on his service. Stop looking and book Once Upon A Wedding to help on your day, you won’t be disappointed!

ho asks! Amazing experience!

e humor to the ceremony. It was wonderful and exactly what we wanted.

special day, I would definitely recommend him for any future couples! 😊

llows you to control all aspects of the ceremony, and has lots of other options as well. I highly recommend him for your wedding!

any our ceremony and he was even our Dj! He helped make our day a thing of our dreams!

d get prepared as perfect as he did. We did not have to go to the court before the ceremony because he was able to get our license for us in advance. At the ceremony all of my guests were super happy not only because everything was so beautiful, organized and perfect, he had so many ideas for the day, but because we had people English and Spanish speakers and he was able to do the ceremony in both languages, I am from Colombia and my family could not be happier about that!!!! John, we are more than happy we put everything in your hands and I will recommend you whenever I can!!!! Thanks so much for making our day so special! With Love, The Ruffs

detail, was very open to ceremony modifications along the way, and he may the whole process very smooth and enjoyable. He made a great presentation at the wedding ceremony and was very friendly. We would highly recommend Jon for wedding officiant. Johanna & Brett

Reverend Jon!

relaxing which is what my husband and I wanted. Everyone commented how much they loved the ceremony and especially Jon. Thank you Jon for making our weddding so memorable.

At the ceremony everyone was amazed at how beautiful it was. WAY beyond our expectations! Heather was our photographer and she was PHENOMENAL and a great price for her artistic abilities. Jon did the music for the reception and we were a bit skeptical at first because it was such a great price but he is amazing and really kept everyone dancing. And he had so many ideas for us to include that we had never thought about. I can't recommend Jon and his team any HIGHER! Thanks so much for making our day so special! With Love - The Johnsons

phone call, he was a consummate professional, putting us at ease with his friendly manner and reassuring us with his wealth of knowledge and expertise. He was able to incorporate traditions from my husband's Jewish heritage without issue and handled my own personal family issues with understanding and compassion. When we had questions and concerns he always got back to us in a timely manner, and his final call a few days before the wedding to go over the ceremony details made us confident that everything would go off without a hitch. The ceremony was beautiful, and we couldn't have done it without him.

ng day services for very reasonable prices. I decided about a month before our wedding day that I definitely could not handle coordinating all 12 of our vendors & day-of details myself, so I asked if he had any Day-of Coordinators available to help. Since no one else was available on our date, he took on the role for himself & did a fantastic job! He made sure that everything turned out to our liking & even exceeded our expectations. We are so happy to have found Once Upon A Wedding & would definitely recommend to all couples looking for an officiant and/or coordinator that will go above & beyond!

hly and promptly :) I will be using him and his team again for our vowel renewal for sure!!!

d I had even thought about it. Which was great. He made the whole process so easy. After the very first phone consultation we had our entire ceremony planned out. I'm so thankful he was able to be a part of our wedding. We recommend Rev. Jon with the highest regards!

g forward to my wedding day and unfortunately i had a lot of changes with our wedding. Date change, venue change, the whole 9. I understand that Jon has a ton of other clients and was unable to accommodate those changes. So, he had someone fill in for him. His fill in Earl was a little rough around the edges. Maybe he was on a tight schedule I'm not sure but at the rehearsal he was basically shouting orders at us. I spoke with our wedding planner as this made me uneasy and she spoke with Earl about the situation. The next day, my wedding day, Earl apologized. I give him credit for righting his wrongs and he stated he just wanted to make me happy. We all have our bad days and in the end- we had a beautiful ceremony. Only reason I gave 4 stars was because of that hiccup. Otherwise, I am very thankful for the services he provided and Jon for having everything fall into place. I would go with Once Upon A Wedding again in the future.

enough for everything! Definitely would recommend him to everyone!

ficiant and she was delightful. She is warm and caring and has a great smile. She showed compassion during the ceremony and was also gracious with our guests. We were very pleased with how it all turned out and would recommend both Jon and Catherine for your special day.

in and out of the ICU for over a month. His prognosis wasn't looking good for most of that time. Once he started to recover, however, we wanted to just have a small intimate ceremony at Leu Gardens so that he could attend. The day before our ceremony was supposed to occur though, his doctors realized that he wasn't ready to be discharged. Because it was important for us to have my dad there, his ICU nurses were kind enough to coordinate a small ceremony in their hospital chapel. Jon was incredibly flexible in allowing for a change of venue essentially the day of the wedding. Things were very hectic that day-- at one point, the groom's ring was lost! Jon stepped in though and offered a replacement silicone band for free! I even forgot our marriage license, but it wasn't a problem for Jon-- he allowed me to mail it to him, which he signed and sent right back out once he received it. The only small and minute issue that I had was in the customization of our vow ceremony. I had sent him many examples and quotes that I wanted to be included (which he did a wonderful job of). However, one of the examples was intended for a beach wedding so it included references of the water. I had asked for it to be modified to reference something else in nature, such as trees, but he missed a line or two and ended up making it sound like we were at the beach haha no harm, no foul though because apparently no one else noticed besides me. That is why I still rate him 5/5!

ghing. His tips were spot on, telling me what to practice and what would make for great pictures, things to think about, and how to handle situations. Thanks for making our big day great!

an officiant who truly cares.

now us so that our wedding represented our story.

ond what we thought he would do. He helped family while I was getting ready and was prepared, but didn't sound stiff or over prepared. I am so happy that we found him and he was able to make our wedding so memorable.

PERFECT! Details we never thought about you, came through for US! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! We had the time of our life that night and THANK YOU for the video to help us always remember!! Thank you 100x and MORE!!-Ashley & Nick Ramos

happier with how he made it special and gave it a personal touch. We HIGHLY recommend him.

the next day I believe. Before the wedding started I (the bride) started panicking over how the ballroom decorations looked and he sat by my side and talked me down. The ceremony itself was beautiful. We laughed, we almost cried, we smiled the whole time and forgot all our pre-wedding worries instantly. I highly recommend Rev. Jon; he helped make our ceremony a huge success :)

actually made me feel a tad calmer because I knew he would give us an amazing ceremony. It was great to have someone that tailors the ceremony to you- my husband and I are atheist but his mother is very Catholic and Jon made the ceremony perfect for all of us. He's great and would be an amazing addition to your wedding day!!

gs about us and making a ceremony that really reflected us. Was great.

uld highly recommend Jon to anyone.

He took to heart all of the traditions and made it a part of our special day. Thank you Rev. John!

ng was 12/27/2015 and I loved our flexible Jon was with our guests, bridal party, and parents, especially since many of our guest did not speak the best English. I honestly could not be more happy with the decision we made to go with Jon as our wedding officiant. The ceremony was the most important aspect of our wedding for me and he made sure that everything ran smoothly and that the ceremony was memorable, and most importantly meaningful. Jon, thank you very much for the service you provided. It was fantastic!

nted in our ceremony. Jon interviewed us during our consultation and asked us lots of questions to get a good impression of why we were together and who we were as a couple. From this, he was able to incorporate our answers and personalize our ceremony. It was beautiful and memorable for us and our guests! I would absolutely recommend Jon Arnold to any future brides!

uty to the ceremony which will remembered for a lifetime. . i would recommend Reverent Arnold to everyone as he was the one who made the ceremony so very special.

ut together a completely personalized ceremony for us. He thought of every single detail, was excellent with his communication, and as nice as can be!

many beautiful ideas for our ceremony and made our moment one we will never forget and always treasure! Love, love, love him!!!

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for great photos. Worry-free and thorough from start to end. Highly recommended!!