Rev. Cory Newell and Associates, Wedding Officiant

From the start of planning all the way to after the wedding, Cory was PERFECT. He really took the time to get to know my husband and I as a couple and took a genuine interest in our story. He made our ceremony so exciting, funny, and interactive. After the ceremony, all of our guests commented on how much they loved our officiant. The prices of his services are more than reasonable and we are more than glad that we chose him for our special day. Book him for your wedding!!!! You won’t regret it!

Rev. Cory Newell made our wedding day extraordinary. His word choice, tone, and blessings made us laugh and brought us to tears with joy. We could not have asked for a more wonderful officiant. Our friends and family continued to talk about his ceremony and professionalism for weeks after our wedding.

Pastor Cory was so good to work with--high energy and fun, but also reverent to the occasion. We wanted a "little religious, little bit of fun" ceremony--nothing stuffy. He delivered! We appreciated his way to connect with us and with our guests in a memorable and meaningful way. He's top notch!

To say Pastor Cory did an amazing job would be an understatement. He blew us away and our guests were floored at how amazing the ceremony was. He took the time to hear our story and to know us before the wedding. During the ceremony he was so lively and brought our love story to life which made us have a sense of relief and relaxation at the altar. He has a passion for what he does and it shines through with every word! I would recommend Cory without hesitation!!!

We had the best experience with Pastor Cory! From our first visit with him, we knew we found the perfect person to officiate our wedding. He immediately made us feel comfortable with him as well as the whole process. We love his sense of humor and the fact that he is open-minded and inclusive. Where we would get hung up on our ceremony vision, he would offer suggestions that we just loved. Our family is still raving about our ceremony and how they too felt included. We highly recommend Pastor Cory to help you with your ceremony. You won't regret it!

Pastor Cory was an absolute blessing! Our guests raved over our ceremony. He delivered a ceremony that perfectly captured our love story that had our guests laughing and also tearing up with words of love. Highly recommend for a memorable and thoughtful ceremony!

Pastor Cory was so amazing and so professional. He was so genuine and so kind to myself and my now wife. We were denied by others due to being same sex, however, Pastor Cory did not. He apologized for them and told me it would be an honor to marry my wife and I. During the ceremony, he made everything so comfortable. Laughs, and smiles! No awkward moments. He is quick to respond and was very prepared for our ceremony. 2 thumbs up.

My husband and I just got married yesterday by the wonderful Chuck Daniels! He was super friendly, relaxed, and overall a pleasure to work with. He helped both my husband and I relax during the ceremony so we weren't so tense. He gave a great ceremony that we both will remember for a lifetime. It was great working with him and with Cory. I couldn't be any happier with the services! If you're searching for officiants definitely look no further because Cory, Chuck, and his whole team are amazing and they definitely won't disappoint! Thank you Cory & Chuck, everything was perfect! P.S I really appreciated the text from Cory and Chuck the day after our ceremony! They definitely love and care about what they do! ♡

Reverend Charles was phenomenal and exactly what we were looking for! He kept it light and fun! We highly recommend him for your ceremony!!

Cory was our officiant at our wedding that had been postponed due to Covid. He kept in touch with us throughout our (very long) engagement and was always professional and responsive. Cory has a unique style and made the ceremony fun, heartfelt and memorable. Several of our guests came up to us telling us they loved the ceremony asking about who the officiant was! Highly recommend Cory!! Thank you for a beautiful ceremony!!

Pastor Corey made sure that our wedding ceremony went smooth, he was flexible and accommodating. Originally, we were not planning on having a rehearsal but the week of the wedding we realized we really needed one. Pastor Corey was able to make it happen. The ceremony was amazing, and everyone commented out how they loved his level of enthusiasm. He's married 100's of people but he still brings the energy that yours is just as special as the first. Would highly recommend!

I knew from the first time I witnessed Rev Cory marry a couple at a wedding I attended that I couldn’t imagine hiring anyone else. The story he is able to tell through his words and enthusiasm is unbelievable.

Pastor Cory was awesome!! He made our day very special. The ceremony was romantic and funny. Couldn't have asked for a better person to share our day. You are the best Pastor Cory!! :)

Cory is a wonderful person who remembers everything you say and really puts his heart into his ceremonies. All of our guests loved him as well! They couldn’t get over how great (and funny) our ceremony was. He really captures you as a couple and provided the best ceremony we could have ever had!

Pastor Cory legally married my husband and I at the very beginning of the pandemic last year with the 10 person limit. We had various movements and frustrations, but Pastor Cory made sure to make every change along the way with us! We pushed the wedding ceremony and reception as originally planned back an entire year...with yet again another push back due to continued restrictions...but once again Pastor Cory worked with us and was FINALLY able to remarry us with all of our family and friends this past weekend! He was fun, energetic, spirited, but most importantly understanding and thoughtful through it all!! He helped turn the bad situation of the pandemic into two beautiful ceremonies!!! You are now part of our family, Pastor Cory!!! Xoxo!!

Rev Cory did an amazing Job at our wedding. Words can not express how our day turned out because of the kind words and humor of our wedding! Most importantly our wedding was very unique to us and he made sure he incorporated every part of us! Thank you so much for making our wedding an absolute memory we will never forget!!! “We will chat soon”

Cory was amazing! We are so happy with how everything went. Cory is incredibly professional, kind, caring, and detail oriented. He will make sure you have the ceremony that YOU want, which is so important! Cory walked us through every single step of the way. We felt so comfortable and relaxed with him. If I could give 5++ stars, I would!!

Pastor Cory was wonderful to work with throughout our wedding planning process. He organized meetings where he got to know us as a couple and gave us great suggestions to make our ceremony special and unique to us. He was always on time for meetings, got back to us quickly through email, and made sure to chat with us on wedding day prior to the ceremony. We had multiple compliments from our guests about Pastor Cory's enthusiasm and how well he knew my husband and I as he told our love story. Thank you Pastor Cory! We loved having you as a huge part of our special day! We can't wait to relive the day through video soon!

Rev Cory provided excellent service for us the guests were entertained while still providing us with what we wanted during the ceremony.

Rev. Cory was absolutely amazing! My husband and I were hesitant at first to have a total stranger marry us, but Rev. Cory took the time to get to know us and our story to the point that we felt like a friend was marrying us. Our guests even said that they had never laughed and cried so much in the same 30 minute period; we're still getting compliments about the way he ran the ceremony! There was a little mix-up the day after the wedding when we realized we had been given the wrong marriage license to file - but Rev. Cory stepped up and dropped everything while he was on vacation to make sure the problem was fixed! We would give him five stars and more if we could!

Rev. Cory is amazing. We asked for an inclusive ceremony (my family is Jewish my husbands is catholic) and for it to be humorous. And boy did he deliver! The ceremony was fun, energetic, inclusive, while also being thoughtful, romantic and personalized. It was everything we could have asked for and more. I never thought I’d say my favorite part of my wedding would be the ceremony, but it honestly was.

Pastor Newell was amazing for me and wife! We did a ceremony as wife and wife due to Covid! However it was so awesome and he was so amazing and very down to earth but professional! I’m told my wife on our honeymoon that I want to do it all over again❤️ When we renew our vows we will definitely contact Pastor Newell:

Cory was absolutely amazing! He was well organized and thoughtful throughout our whole process. He really personalized our wedding for us and got to know us. I definitely recommend his services.

Rev. Cory was amazing in helping my husband and I navigate getting married during the pandemic! We opted to get married privately since our wedding needed to be postponed, and Cory made it so easy and special. I would give more than five stars if I could! Brides, in looking for your officiant, look no further than rev. Cory!

Pastor Cory was amazing at our wedding and felt like one of the family. The way he took our love story and incorporated it with his sermon was incredible! Some family members said it was something you’d hear or see in a romantic comedy movie. Pastor Cory was very easy to talk to when we spoke with him for the first time. My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know and work with Pastor Cory and highly recommend his services to everyone. He will not disappoint. He was the true MVP on our wedding day.

If you are looking for a personalized ceremony for your wedding, book pastor Cory! He is great and spent time getting to know my husband and I. He really does care about each of his couples. He even incorporated our favorite show into our ceremony. He was professional, timely and responsive. This was one wedding vendor we did not have to stress about.

The whole process from starting with Rev. Cory's website and forms to deciding on our officiant to the big day was seamless. Chaplain Will was amazing in including just the right amount of religious notations to our ceremony while still keeping it light hearted and fun. He helped keep us relaxed during the ceremony and made it perfect!

Pastor Cory was perfect for our elopement! He was flexible, communicative, and fun. I was not familiar with the area and he offered a lot of great advice. We had a beautiful ceremony and despite horrible weather, traffic, and a slew of other events he had to do that day, he wasn’t rushed and instantly made us feel more comfortable. Couldn’t have asked for anyone better.

Rev. Cory was excellent! We met once via zoom before and messaged several times. Was always prompt to respond to questions. The ceremony felt really personal. There was some jet noise and few rain drops during the ceremony but he made that feel like a blessing. He was able to put us at ease and made the wedding enjoyable! Definitely recommend to all.

Cory was AMAZING! He kept our ceremony fun and my family and friends approached me afterwards and had nothing but great things to say. Very easy to work with, very professional and highly recommend.

Pastor Cory was absolutely amazing! I loved how he personalized our ceremony to us and our blended family! He kept us and our guests laughing! Everyone was talking about how awesome our ceremony was. He was super supportive and flexible when we had to move our first wedding date due to COVID. We definitely recommend him to make your wedding memorable!

He was wonderful especially with just two days notice. He had a great sense of humor.

Cory made our day! He personalized our elopement and selected such wonderful scripture readings to make it a special day for us. We cannot thank him enough for his kindness, professionalism and care. He even took photos for us! He made our day absolutely what we wanted...perfect!

Pastor Cory is amazing! He was very energetic, professional, timely, and has a great sense of humor! He went above and beyond for us. Our wedding date kept changing due to covid-19. Last minute we decided to cancel our big wedding and just have a 10 person ceremony. Pastor Cory was more than happy to adjust the plans and was kind enough to allow us to Facebook live for our family and we are forever thankful that he made it possible for us to get married on our original date and our family could be part of it.

Pastor Cory was extremely helpful. He made everything feel natural. It was an easy process and we didn't feel awkward or stressed about this portion of our wedding. We had to change some things. He was very responsive. The coronavirus caused us to push the formal ceremony and reception back, but he still worked with us and we got married on the day we planned. I am looking forward to working with him again in the near future.

Rev. Cory is amazing! The ceremony was very personal, and all of our guests raved about it. Would recommend to anyone!

Pastor Newell was a pleasure to work with!! Impressive communication and vision!! Great personality and positive energy. I highly recommend him to officiate your ceremony!

Pastor Cory was on point! We had one Skype meeting with him prior to the wedding where we told him our story of how we met and he took down notes furiously. He asked us lots of questions and he took everything we told him and incorporated it all perfectly into our ceremony, including every single detail! The ceremony was not boring, quite the opposite! He even gets the guests to participate at one point. Afterward, everyone was raving about how our ceremony was the best wedding ceremony they ever saw. Thank you so much Pastor Cory for making our ceremony so special!

Absolutely a pleasure working with Rev. Cory for our ceremony. We had a great introductory call with him where he got to know more about us and our story. The enthusiasm he brought to our ceremony was infectious and every guest we talked to mentioned how much they loved his storytelling and passion for what he was doing. He was very animated the entire time, involved the guests, and made our ceremony more memorable than we would have ever thought it could be.

Cory is one of the most energetic, yet professional and appropriate wedding officiants I have ever experienced. He builds and extremely personalized wedding ceremony, along w/ his energy, he has tons of fun tools and tricks to keep your guests engaged, and he helps you with any wedding advice you need beyond just the ceremony. Having seen him once before, he was the only choice in my mind for my wedding.

Cory was great! He came from out of town to Richmond to have the service in my dream location. He always answered emails quickly and planned my whole ceremony perfectly when I did not know what I really wanted. It was perfect!

Mr. Newell made the best day of my life and my wife’s even better with his words, demeanor, and professionalism. He was on time and very polite. He made sure everything was as how we wanted, asking questions I never even thought to, and gave everyone a calm feeling on a day where we may have otherwise been anxious. I can’t recommend him enough!

Guests are still telling us how much they loved Pastor Cory and his message. He made our wedding experience fun and took away all of our anxiousness as we stood before our large crowd. I love that he personalizes his message and was able to share our love story with guests. I would recommend him 1000x over. One of the best investments we made for our wedding!

Pastor Cory is as energetic as you may imagine him to be! He definitely knows how to get the crowd going and keeps a smile on your face (you barely even remember how nervous you are!) I appreciated his ability to communicate well in advance through the planning process, and at no point in time did I worry that my ceremony would not come together nicely. Pastor Cory is a great combination of traditional and non-traditional. He told me he usually runs a more non-traditionally religious ceremony, but he still kept the ceremony solemn at the right moments, and accommodated any traditions and bible verses that we wished to include in the ceremony. He is very personable and willing to work with you to make your ceremony perfect. I am very grateful to have had him as our celebrant for our special day!

Awesome! He did a wonderful job. He kept the ceremony light-hearted and funny, which is exactly what we asked for. He had the guests laughing multiple times. I highly recommend Rev. Cory Newell.

I can’t say enough great things about Cory and what an amazing job he did for our wedding. He personalized everything we wanted and was creative in his delivery. Many People who attended the wedding wanted his information to do their weddings. He was a hit with the crowd!

Pastor Cory is full of energy and makes your ceremony so personal! From the first meeting to the day of the ceremony, Pastor Cory was punctual answering questions and emails. He made the ceremony about us but also included our guests to let them know how much we love each of them. His ceremony was animated and fun! Our guests were laughing and he kept us smiling the entire ceremony. I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect ceremony! Thank you Pastor Cory!

We had such a fun time with Cory! He really took the time to get to know us as a couple, and he made some great suggestions to fit the ceremony to our requests perfectly! We are very lucky to have had him as one of our vendors, but also as a lifelong friend!

Simply the Best Pastor Cory went above and beyond to give us the ceremony of our dreams. We were looking for a non-traditional, fun, yet meaningful ceremony that would be remembered. Pastor Cory exceeded these expectations. He met sent us surveys to get an idea of what we wanted. We met him a few months prior where he asked about our story. He wanted to get to know us as well as our family and friends. He didn't ask just the basic questions (how did you meet?, first date?, etc.). He asked why we loved a certain body part, what makes the other so special. He understood that it was important for our daughter to be included in the ceremony. He wrote special vows for my husband to say to her. He quoted Disney movies which the kids at the wedding loved, but had a significant meaning to marriage. Our guests all commented on how our wedding was unique and unforgettable. Pastor Cory has no cookie-cutter ceremony. He cares about what you want and do not want. He makes you feel comfortable from the first interaction to the final good-bye. He was on time for our rehearsal and made everyone feel at ease with the timeline. My husband is introverted, but Pastor Cory helped him feel comfortable which is an accomplishment very few people can achieve. He was very fairly priced for all of his services. We would choose him again and again without hesitation. Thank you Pastor Cory for giving us a wedding that surpassed our dreams.

Cory made our ceremony so fun and engaging. He kept the audience engaged and laughing while also sharing our love story perfectly! So many people were complimenting how unique and fun our ceremony was, and that’s all thanks to Cory! It was a special ceremony that we will remember for a lifetime.

Cory was the perfect Pastor for our wedding! The entire night was absolutely magical! Cory brought an energy that is second to none and delivered a ceremony that had everyone fully engaged on us as a couple and the importance of this moment. We felt as if we were the only couple he had to marry all year! We will always treasure the pre-marital sessions we had with him and consider Cory a lifelong friend!

If you and your significant other are considering hiring Rev. Cory to officiate your wedding, DO IT! As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, part of my search to find an officiant included finding someone who wouldn’t bat an eye at marrying a lesbian couple. Not only did Rev. Cory not bat an eye, he also welcomed us with open arms. Before the big day, he works with his couples to find a meeting time either in person or on Skype where he can learn about the couple and discuss what they desire to have in the ceremony. Although Rev. Cory has a religious background, what I love so much about him is that he’s adamantly devoted to respecting the views and desires of the couple. Rev. Cory guided me and my wife to create a ceremony personal to us that incorporated our loved ones. Rev. Cory gave a beautiful ceremony that kept my guests captivated with many of them coming up to us to rave about him after! Without a doubt, Rev. Cory was worth every penny.

Cory stunned everyone at our wedding! He absolutely stole the show while still making it about us! Our guests talked about him the entire night! Nothing but the best service with Cory!

Cory was by far one of the best choices that we could have made for our wedding. People at our wedding commented multiple times about how they loved the ceremony when normally would have expected it to be a snooze fest, and we had a longer ceremony than most I feel. Lots of our guests even thought he was an old friend from our schooling days! 100% would highly recommend to anyone looking to book his services!

Cory has our highest recommendation. We loved the way he carried the ceremony, and the tone he set was light, funny, personal, and charismatic while simultaneously underlining the profoundness of two people getting married. He showed genuine interest and fascination in our love story and our love of one another, and it made us feel very special. He is a great story teller and made the ceremony flow nicely, keeping the guests attentive, engaged, and entertained. He was so relaxed and happy both before and during the ceremony, and it really helped put us at ease during the ceremony. We met with Cory over Skype for him to get to know us better and to discuss our wishes for the ceremony. It was a really nice and intimate session where my fiancé and I opened up to one another and where even some tears of joy were shed. Cory is really easy to talk to, and he asked well thought-out questions to find out exactly how we wanted the details of the ceremony to be. He carefully listened to all of our preferences, which were really easy to voice because he made us feel comfortable and trust that he would not judge them. Cory even helped us out greatly last minute before the ceremony, making us feel well taken care of in a moment when we both were nervous and just wanted everything to turn out well. He even checked in with us the day after, and we really appreciated it! We would not have wanted any other than Cory to be our officiant. Professional, heartfelt, communicative, and caring; we’d highly recommend him to anyone!