About this vendor
Personal Ceremonies of NC exists for only one reason - to help you create a wedding ceremony that reflects your own unique style and personality as a couple. I am fully ordained (by a real, “brick and mortar” church since online ordination is not legal in NC) and will spend whatever time it takes to get to know you, learn your story, and craft the perfect ceremony for you. My services include complete planning, personalization, and customization of your ceremony, coordinating and running your rehearsal, working closely with all of your vendors (wedding planner, musicians, DJ, photographer, etc.) and handling of all your legal paperwork. I am at your service and will stand with you every step of the way. I am your friend, your mentor, and your champion as we celebrate YOU!
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Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
- Baha'i Faith
- Buddhist
- Christian
- Protestant
- Quaker
- Interfaith
Wedding Activities
- Wedding
- Ceremony
Awards and Affiliations
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Rev. Holland was a fabulous officiant. Our church only allows ministers to perform weddings if they take place at the church, but we did not want to have a venue change from ceremo...
ny to reception. Therefore, we cared a lot about finding an officiant who was an ordained minister with experience working in the church. Rev. Holland was just the right fit! He was super helpful guiding us in putting the ceremony together, blending two Protestant denominations, while making the ceremony accessible for all of our guests, regardless of religious beliefs. He also made sure it had some "surprise" elements for us as we filled out a questionnaire beforehand, where we shared our story and the things we love most about each other for Rev. Holland to incorporate into the ceremony. We felt like we had known him so much longer than we truly had. It is so clear that he cares about the couples he weds. Everyone thought the ceremony was beautiful, and we got so many compliments on how lovely Rev. Holland was from the ceremony and folks who talked to him during the reception!
We truly cannot recommend Rev Kevin Holland enough! From the very beginning, he was so thoughtful, kind, and helpful throughout the entire process, and we are so incredibly happy w...
e chose to work with him for our wedding.
Our ceremony was so personal, unique, and meaningful to us as a couple, and that was entirely because of the care and attention he put into getting to know us and sharing our story so beautifully. The blessings, kind words, and delivery throughout the ceremony were absolutely perfect and made the moment feel so special and genuine.
We received countless compliments from our guests all night long (and even afterwards!) about how much they loved the ceremony and how heartfelt and authentic it felt. So many people told us it was one of the most personal and memorable ceremonies they had attended.
Thank you again for helping make such an important part of our wedding day so meaningful. We are beyond grateful!
We were delighted to have Becky as our officiant! She was great in every step of the process. Becky was incredibly detail oriented in our planning process and created the perfect c...
eremony for us. Our ceremony was wonderful and captured us very well. After our wedding, we received our marriage license very quickly as well. We are very grateful for Becky!
Our experience with Personal Ceremonies, specifically Rev. Kevin and Rev. Doug, was nothing short of phenomenal. Our initial consultation started with Rev. Kevin, and we were very ...
impressed with how thorough and professional he was in ensuring that their service was the right fit for us. Rev. Doug was our officiant, and he exceeded our expectations exponentially. Through their ceremony planning process, which included a personal questionnaire and a planning meeting, Rev. Doug created a beautiful ceremony that was thoughtful, personal, intentional, and meaningful to us and our family and friends. Not only was the ceremony beautifully written, but it was performed flawlessly on our wedding day. We received the most compliments on our ceremony and Rev. Doug than anything else on our wedding day, he was that amazing! Over two weeks later, I am still receiving compliments on how fantastic he was. My husband and I were very nervous trying to find an officiant, as it is such an important role on your wedding day, and we are so thankful to have received a recommendation to reach out to Personal Ceremonies and Rev. Doug. I cannot recommend them enough and truly wish I could give them more than a 5-star review because they absolutely deserve it. Thank you again Rev. Doug and Rev. Kevin!!
Highly recommend Personal Ceremonies if you’re looking for a wedding officiant. Since this was both of our first time getting married, Kevin provided a lot of structure and guidanc...
e, which we really appreciated throughout the planning process.
We were also planning our wedding from Oklahoma and knew nothing about North Carolina’s stricter marriage requirements, so having that level of expertise made a huge difference and took a lot of stress off our plate.
Due to health reasons, Doug stepped in—and everything still went just as smoothly. We truly felt taken care of every step of the way.
We received so many compliments on how beautiful and meaningful our ceremony was, which says a lot about their work.
Overall, we felt we were in great hands and are really glad we chose Personal Ceremonies for our wedding.
Personal Ceremonies was absolutely phenomenal to work with. We worked with both Kevin & Doug, and both were extremely kind, thoughtful, and intentional about making our ceremony fl...
awless. All of our guests shared how it seemed like we’ve known Doug for years; it was a true testament to his commitment and intention in creating our ceremony and telling our story. He made us feel at ease, and tailored the ceremony to us, weaving in humor, emotion, and tradition where requested. We highly recommend booking Personal Ceremonies for your wedding - they are a phenomenal company and group of professionals.
We couldn't have asked for a better experience working with Personal Ceremonies of North Carolina. Doug was responsive and professional from our first zoom call, and he genuinely w...
anted to understand our story so he could make the ceremony truly ours. He included our parents in meaningful ways by having them warm the rings and say a silent prayer, which added so much heart to the moment. Even though we only met over video, Doug made us feel like we were old friends, and you could tell he was truly happy for us. Our guests couldn't stop talking about how wonderful he was and how perfectly he captured what we wanted. We felt completely at ease on our wedding day knowing Doug had everything handled, and we'd recommend him in a heartbeat.
We were in a bind (and getting close to the wedding date) when we discovered our original officiant was cancelling on us. I got Kevin's number from a friend who highly recommended ...
their services. I reached out to Kevin and he was able to provide me with not one, but TWO officiants to choose from for our ceremony. We met with Rev. Becky Sansbury and knew she was the perfect officiant for our wedding. Both She and Kevin met with us or communicated with us on several occasions. Becky made sure to have enough zoom meetings to make sure our ceremony was exactly like we wanted it. I couldn't wait to hear her rendition of our love story and her words of wisdom to us as we move forward as a married couple.... When the day finally came, I couldn't have been more pleased. She captured our relationship perfectly and her words beautifully described each of us. I can't tell you enough just how thankful we are to Kevin & Becky for helping us when we were so worried our wedding would be ruined with no officiant for our ceremony. I recommend reaching out to Kevin and his team. They genuinely care, as was made obvious by our many in-depth conversations. Becky guided our entire ceremony and it went very smooth. It isn't always easy to find someone who is willing to perform a same sex wedding and the care and compassion they showed was above and beyond. LOVE YOU BECKY & KEVIN!!!
Stephen was truly the perfect officiant for our wedding. From our very first Zoom meeting, he made us feel comfortable, supported, and completely understood. He was incredibly acco...
mmodating throughout the planning process, always listening to what we wanted and helping us shape a ceremony that felt personal and meaningful.
The speech he gave during our ceremony was absolutely beautiful — full of thoughtful details, funny stories, and heartfelt moments that captured our relationship perfectly. It genuinely felt like someone who knew us well was standing up there with us.
We couldn’t have asked for a better person to marry us. Stephen brought warmth, joy, and authenticity to our day, and we are so grateful for him. Highly, highly recommend!
Kevin and Steve were a breeze to work with. Kevin made sure we always had the most up to date info and was very thorough. And Steve delivered the ceremony of our dreams! He took th...
e time to get to know us and our preferences and clearly listened to us. It could not have gone better. It was perfectly tailored to us and was so funny and heartfelt. We got nothing but compliments from friends and family. We even had a married couple tell us they’d get married again just to have Steve officiate! He was THAT good! Highly recommend.
Kevin did an amazing job as the officiant of our wedding. He cared about every little detail and wanted to make sure that it was exactly how we wanted it. He gave us a bunch of dif...
ferent options and worked with us so well that everyone at the wedding thought that we had known each other prior and that’s why we asked him. He made time to meet with us even when it wasn’t convenient for him and it seemed like he had known us forever whenever he was off officiating our wedding.
We were so lucky to have Kevin officiate our ceremony in Raleigh. He was thoughtful and professional throughout the planning process, including making special accommodations for ou...
r family's different faith traditions. Also made the rehearsal, wedding license, and other things along the way super easy. Highly recommend Personal Weddings to anyone looking for an officiant!
What a great experience with Nikki. She listened so closely to what was important to us and incorporated so beautifully. Family was very important to us. To our surprise she had ou...
r son in law to do a reading. In the prayers our daughter, son in law and grandson were included. I highly recommend Nikki, she will most definitely make it the ceremony of your dreams
Working with Kevin and then with Becky specifically was wonderful. Becky took so much care in learning about my now husband, our daughter, and me. She truly gave such a beautiful r...
ecounting of our story and helped us make it even more memorable by including bits for our daughter. The Personal Weddings of NC team is nothing but professional and they handled submitting our wedding license on our behalf - one less thing to do! I highly recommend them and specifically Becky for her kind and caring demeanor.
Becky was the most amazing officiant! She was so thoughtful in everything she did and put together our love story is such a beautiful and fun way! Both her and Kevin were so great ...
with communicating what they needed from us and what we should expect. We loved how inclusive we got to be in terms of picking the different sections to our ceremony and even our vows as we didn’t write our own. Loved the questionnaire for us to give insight into our love story for Becky to then compile together. Highly recommend!
Becky did an amazing job. She went above and beyond to create a perfect ceremony for my husband and I!
Forever we will be grateful to Kevin Holland for his kindness, generosity, and insight. He took the time to get to know us and to understand what we were looking for in crafting ou...
r ceremony.
He had the genius to match us with the incomparable Becky Sansbury. She took the opportunity and effort to understand us, and our personal journey, and created a ceremony that was unique and special to us. She made our ceremony touching and inspiring and so very personal to who we are as a couple. She helped us say what we wanted to say. And as proof of her towering ability, there was not a dry eye, so moved was everyone by her retelling of our love story. Make sure to ask her about the difference between “I Do” and “I Will”! Forever we will be honored that we were married by Becky Sansbury.
Kevin told our story absolutely beautifully. We got so many compliments throughout the day about how personable our ceremony was and how our personalities were evident in the story...
Kevin spoke about. Everyone said it seemed like he had known us for YEARS, and we would say the same. Kevin was absolutely wonderful to work with, and I would highly recommend him to anyone who’s planning a wedding!!!!
Kevin told our story beautifully. Everyone laughed, everyone cried, and everyone will remember how personal and sweet the ceremony was. We met with Kevin and knew he would be the p...
erfect person to officiate our wedding. He guided us through the entire process of getting married, sent us several script options, and gave us advice we will hold close to our hearts forever. He also took care of sending off our marriage license for us. We highly recommend Personal Ceremonies and Kevin!
Kevin Holland was our officiant and he is truly the best. He took his time to get to know us and crafted a personalized, special ceremony that matched our preferences. He is very p...
rofessional and guides you seamlessly through the process, including details like obtaining a marriage license. Would highly recommend his services!
We are so grateful to have had Steve as our officiant. He truly made our ceremony unforgettable. From the very beginning, it was clear that he genuinely wanted to get to know us, a...
nd he took the time to understand our story. He struck the perfect balance between heartfelt and humorous, making us and our guests laugh, tear up, and feel so connected to the moment. It felt like he had known us for years, and the way he spoke about our love story was incredibly thoughtful and personal. We’re also so thankful for Kevin, who helped make the process seamless and supported us along the way. His involvement and care meant so much and played a big part in helping everything come together so beautifully. So many of our guests told us how much they loved the ceremony, and that’s all thanks to Steve. We couldn’t have asked for a better person to lead such an important part of our day.
We are so thankful to have found Doug with Personal Weddings of North Carolina. His ceremony was beautifully written and artfully delivered. But most importantly, it showcased our ...
story, our loved ones, and our promises to each other in such a unique way. We have received endless compliments about the ceremony since the wedding! The way they get to know their couples really works and allows for a truly personalized wedding ceremony. Doug made us feel comfortable with the process every step of the way with his organization and consistent communication. We could not have been happier with the experience!
We had Doug perform our ceremony and he did absolutely FANTASTIC! We had so many people compliment our ceremony saying it was one of the best they have been to and that's all thank...
s to Doug! He made us feel comfortable and told our story so well!
We loved Kevin & Doug!! Doug preformed our ceremony and I cannot think of anyone who can have done better! We were so touched by his words and taking our story and making it into s...
uch a fabulous reading in front of our family & guests. He touched our hearts, he really did. We had several people come up to us after the ceremony singing his praises & telling us it was the best officiant they’d ever heard. We whole heartedly agree!! He took the time to listen to us, read our comments, we had several meetings to get things perfect and he blew it out of the water! Doug seemed like an uncle, a sweet, cool uncle that we’d known forever. 12 out of 10!!
We reached out to Personal Weddings NC based on other reviews and we are so glad that we did! Doug was our officiant but Kevin was there all along the way to ensure everything went...
smoothly. Both Doug and Kevin were timely in all responses and made us feel comfortable in planning our big day. I am not exaggerating when I say that the most compliments I have received about our wedding have been about Doug and the ceremony. People said it was one of the best they have ever been to and that is was personal and engaging. We loved being able to have input into the ceremony and the questionnaire we filled out ahead of time really allowed Doug to create a really special ceremony based on our responses. We incorporated some "audience participation" and Doug was 100% on board - it went amazingly on the day of! I am truly so so thankful that we chose Personal Weddings NC and would recommend them (and Doug specifically) without hesitation to anyone planning their wedding.
Kevin was a dream to work with. I never knew the ceremony could be so intimate and lovely. He perfectly shared our story and captured the joy we wanted for our special day. I know ...
this is ridiculous to say, but until we talked with Kevin I didn’t understand how special and meaningful the actual ceremony could be for our wedding day. Once we talked with Kevin we immediately realized the thoughtfulness, humor, joy, and connection he would bring to our day. It was such a perfect experience, and the joy and love was apparent on our faces and the faces of our guests that day. It was perfect. Thank you!
Kevin was a delight to work with! He guided us throughout the process and was very thorough in his communication.
The ceremony was truly touching, conveying our love story so wel...
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I highly recommend Kevin and you will not be disappointed!
From our first call with Kevin, we knew that he would be the best choice for us for our officiant. He was friendly, thorough, and was super helpful and quick to respond to us if we...
had any questions. A couple weeks before our wedding, Andrea was needed to step in to perform our ceremony. So many people came up to us afterwards and still, 3 weeks later, saying how much they loved the ceremony and how personal it was. We were very happy start to finish with Personal Weddings NC and would highly recommend them for your wedding.
Kevin was the perfect officiant for our wedding! From the very beginning, he was incredibly helpful in preparing us and making sure we had everything we needed for our big day. Des...
pite only knowing Kevin for a short time, he made our ceremony feel deeply personal and tailored specifically to us. Thanks to his exceptional work, there wasn't a dry eye in the crowd. We couldn't have asked for a more perfect ceremony.
We couldn't recommend Kevin at Personal Weddings NC enough. Kevin took care of me and my husband when we were in a bind 2 weeks before our wedding. After our first meeting, we knew...
we wanted him to marry us and he was even willing to send us questions and prompts before signing our contract (technical issues :P).
Throughout the process of learning about us, Kevin felt genuinely interested in our story and ceremony ideas. One of my favorite parts about this process was the examples of readings, blessings, and outlines that Kevin brought to the table. He helped me find segments of our ceremony that are so special to me now that I would not have considered otherwise.
On the actual wedding week, Kevin rehearsed with me and my husband early to accommodate a Friday wedding and coordinated with our wedding planner prior to our next rehearsal so no one missed a beat. On the day of, many guests said our ceremony was the best they had ever heard and they walked away learning so much about our love story because of the way it was presented. Thank you all!
Of all the choices you have to make for your wedding, choosing Personal Weddings of NC should be the easiest. We started off working with Kevin and ended up having Andrea perform o...
ur ceremony and we cannot recommend them enough! Every detail was thought through and the entire ceremony was very unique to us. I never had to worry or stress about the ceremony because I knew it was taken care of! Thank you Kevin and Andrea!
Kevin was a dream to work with. He made sure everything was in order with plenty of time - and really encouraged and helped us craft vows that truly reflected us as a couple. He ma...
de sure our ceremony ran smoothly - and we are so happy we chose him as our officiant!
We got so many compliments from our wedding guests about how sweet and special our wedding ceremony was! Kevin did such a great job of listening to what we wanted our ceremony to b...
e like, learning about us as a couple, and respecting the different family dynamics we needed to be mindful of. He really made our ceremony so unique to us and personal…it had all of our guests crying! Thank you Kevin! We are so lucky you were able to marry us and make this day really feel like ours!
Kevin and Andrea were incredibly responsive, helpful, proactive and professional. They completely customized our ceremony. The thought and effort that went into it on wedding day t...
ruly came through. We never felt judged for wanting to include or exclude anything from our ceremony. They were both very open-minded and forward-thinking.
Andrea was nothing short of fantastic. Her presence was incredibly calm, clear and composed. Following our rehearsal everyone felt confident going into the ceremony, and following the ceremony everyone commented on how unique and personal it was. It was honor to have Andrea officiate.
Kevin is extremely easy to work with and will accomplish what you and your partner want to experience during your wedding ceremony. I am so glad that we chose him to conduct ours....
He taught me so much about the process and made it easy for us to make the ceremony personal to us. Multiple guests told us that it was the best ceremony they had ever been a part of!
Kevin was awesome! He made everything easy and took the pressure off of the moment. His personality and experience helped make our wedding special. Kevin is very professional and h...
elped with anything we needed. We would highly recommend Kevin to anyone.
Kevin did an incredible job with our ceremony! At first we weren't sure if we even wanted a ceremony, but after seeing him do a friend's wedding, we were sold. Kevin was so easy to...
work with- very friendly and caring, and every step of the way was so customizable. You can tell that he genuinely wants to help you and your partner find a way to celebrate your love that feels true to you! And of course we got compliments from our friends and family all night on how genuine and sweet the ceremony was. 10/10, A+, would absolutely recommend! Kevin made the day one to remember!
Kevin was a fantastic officiant and we felt he really went above and beyond! He meets with you as a couple, gets to know you, and this is really reflected in the quality of his wor...
k. Kevin was able to create a personalized telling of our love story. We received compliments throughout the night about what a genuine ceremony we had, and we credit much of that to Kevin. Thank you for your patience, flexibility, and a beautiful finished product!
Kevin was wonderful to have at our wedding and helped to keep everyone sane as it monsooned and rained out the entire venue, including the indoor barn necessitating staff to have t...
o sweep the water out! Despite being delayed by an hour and not having planned for the intensity of the rain that we experienced, Kevin provided a wonderful service with a personal story that he created and adapted from our talks with him as well as information that we provided him through questions he asked about our relationship. Everyone loved it and even though our first time meeting him in person was the day before at the rehearsal, it seemed like he had known us for the past several years. Kevin was great throughout the entire experience and I would recommend him to anyone!
Kevin and Billy truly helped us create the most perfect ceremony we imagined. We had multiple guests share with us how personal and special our ceremony was. The people at Personal...
Weddings were the EASIEST to work with, so professional and made my life as the bride so much easier. They added the most special touch of including mine and my husband’s personal words to the ceremony and it was just perfect. Thank you Kevin and Billy!
If you are looking to stun your guests with the most amazing ceremony, look no further! Our experience with Kevin was so enjoyable and seamless. We really enjoyed our conversations...
with Kevin as we made our way through our wedding year. He took the time to get to know us as a couple so he could really capture our story in the ceremony. We received SO many compliments from wedding guests on his execution and most thought he was a close friend in the way he spoke and delivered (he is now, wink wink). Kevin, thank you so much for making our day a dream.
We were concerned about finding an officiant who would make our wedding structured but personal. Kevin provided guidance and delivered what we wanted and more. If you're looking fo...
r someone to help make your day amazing look no further.
Kevin was the greatest officiant we could’ve asked for! His ceremony was so personal, we had several guests ask if he was our own pastor when we had never met him in person before ...
that day. He met with us multiple times throughout the planning process and gave us detailed instructions for processes like obtaining our marriage license so we never felt lost or confused. He cared so deeply about getting to know us and building a ceremony with just enough humor, ritual/religion, and storytelling to make it feel like us. It was one of my favorite parts of the day, I seriously can’t recommend Kevin enough!!
Kevin was phenomenal from the very beginning of our wedding process - easy to talk to and very understanding of our goals for the ceremony. Since we were having a multicultural cer...
emony, he was very thoughtful and polite about being one of two officiants and seamlessly blended our family's wants and desires into a beautiful ceremony script. He was also helpful in helping us figure out how to get our legal marriage license, etc especially since we were coming from out of state. He melded the Hindu and Catholic traditions into one and we really appreciated how kind and thoughtful he was throughout the process. Many of our guests told us afterwards it was one of the most beautiful ceremonies they've ever attended, which I have to agree!
Kevin was so wonderful to work with, he truly made our wedding ceremony so special and personable. He made the process so easy and walked us through every step of the way to creati...
ng the perfect ceremony for us. We are so grateful to have met Kevin!
Kevin was great! Super nice, super professional and gave us the ceremony of our dreams!! We are so thankful to choose Kevin to marry us!
We are so happy we chose Kevin as our officiant for our wedding! We had met with a few other officiants and they all seemed like they would do a good job but just didn’t feel like ...
exactly what we were looking for. After our first meeting with Kevin, we both knew he was a perfect fit! We knew we wanted to include God and prayer into our ceremony without it being a full traditional religious ceremony that might not feel personal. Kevin made it soo easy to make our ceremony exactly what we wanted. He gave us lots of options for each part of the ceremony that we could choose from or alter to be what we wanted. Our ceremony felt so personal to us and our story with some laughs and tears, but still honored the importance and commitment of marriage. We got so many comments from our guests on how wonderful Kevin was and we couldn’t agree more!
My husband and I participated in the Matthews House Pride event; and Kevin and everyone involved made the experience so much better than I could have imagined. Kevin made us both f...
eel so comfortable and cared for on a day that was special. I’ve never been one for sentimental events, but everything from what was said, to demeanor was lovely and put me at ease. He even was very quick to respond when I had a hiccup with contacting the photographer, and I appreciated so much how he went truly above and beyond. I highly recommend!
Kevin hosted a pride wedding day in June of 2023 with a collection of other vendors. My wife and I saw the Instagram post advertising the event one week before and jumped on board ...
and I am so thrilled we did! The moment was magical, Kevin and his team made everything so simple and streamlined from start to finish. I really felt like we didn't have to worry about anything but showing up. We did not know the vows before we arrived, but they were so heartfelt, and there was not a dry eye in sight! Kevin and his wife were so kind, and committed to making the day special. I cannot thank them and the other vendors enough for their time and attention. We really felt the love!
Kevin was incredible! He is so kind, patient, knowledgeable, and sincere. He made the entire process simple and wrote the perfect ceremony for us because he put in the time to get ...
to know us. Not only was his delivery smooth and professionally done, but he also had genuine emotion for us and for our story. I would recommend Kevin without hesitation to anyone. Your wedding ceremony may be a small portion of your day, but it sets the tone for the entire thing. You can't go wrong choosing Kevin.
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