5 out of 5 stars and 178 reviews
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(178)Hudson Valley; Northern NJ; Westchester, NY; Connecticut
About this vendor
At Personalized Ceremonies by Rev. Zaro, we design your ceremony to reflect your wishes. It will be a moment in time that you and your guests will remember as both romantic and personal. Your ceremony will be put together with the focus on the two of you, romance, your family and friends, spiritual elements (optional), and other special moments. You can write your own vows or we can do that for you. You may choose to have readings, which can be from movies, music, books, poetry, spiritual resources, original works, etc. If you wish to have a sand, candle, time capsule, wine sharing, glass breaking, ketubah signing, stone formation, or other special section of your wedding, that is included in most of our packages. You just supply the items. We don't charge extra to include the wording. We don't supply the items though because we know how much thought goes into picking color schemes and themes. We would be happy to recommend local pros and suppliers to help find what you need.
If you are looking for an elopement, mini or microwedding location in the Hudson Valley, we have great news! We have partnered with several venues in the area to offer you package rates, with our fee, the site fee, and other elements included, such as flowers, catering, photography and/or music. For couples seeking marriage preparation, we offer the additional option of customized Prepare/Enrich relationship assessments and sessions leading up to your wedding day.
We would love to find out more about your plans and answer any questions you have. Please reach out to us via the Knot, our website revzaro.com or call/text Rev. Lisa directly at 845-222-5146.
Rev. Lisa & Rev. Joe Zaro, Ordained Ministers / Owners
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
- Baha'i Faith
- Buddhist
- Christian
- Catholic
- Mormon
- Orthodox
Wedding Activities
- After The Wedding
- Newlywed Life
- Getting Engaged
- Premarital Counseling
- Wedding
- Ceremony
Awards and Affiliations
12-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2024.2023.2022.+9 more.
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Lisa was amazing to work with. She truly made our ceremony so special and personalized. She included all the traditions we wanted and really helped our guests understand the tradit...
ions and what made us special as a couple. We are still getting guests saying how special the ceremony was. Thank you Lisa! Highly recommend!
Lisa and Joe Zaro were absolutely amazing officiants for our wedding! I found them through The Knot, and from the very beginning they were incredibly professional, organized, and t...
horough throughout the entire process. I communicated mostly with Lisa leading up to the wedding, and she was so accommodating and flexible, she even took a late night phone call to go over all the details in order to work around my needs which is very appreciated with my busy schedule.
They truly listened to everything we wanted for our ceremony and made sure every detail was included. The ceremony itself was absolutely perfect, personal, and exactly what we envisioned. Joe delivered the ceremony beautifully and made us feel so comfortable and present in the moment. As soon as he arrived to the venue he made sure all was in order for us before the ceremony began. We seriously couldn’t have asked for a better officiant team for our special day! Highly recommend them to any couple looking for a seamless and meaningful wedding ceremony!
Lisa was a pleasure to work with! She spent time with us to go over all the details for our ceremony and always checked in/offered help on any part of wedding planning. She created...
a beautiful ceremony reading, incorporating some personal pieces that were meaningful to us. She was so responsive throughout the process and helped make our ceremony special. We really enjoyed working with her. Highly recommend!
Zaro Celebrations was absolutely phenomenal to work with and if your as lost as we were when choosing an officiant for our wedding, we highly recommend reaching out to them! From d...
ay one Rev. Lisa was so responsive, kind and made us laugh on every phone call! She is extremely knowledgeable, professional and genuinely listened to us every step of the way! Our wedding ceremony was absolutely perfect thanks to Rev. Lisa as she guided us through each decision throughout the planning process! Each part of our ceremony was customized perfectly to us and represented our personalities so well! We can’t recommend Zaro Celebrations enough!
Such a beautiful and personal ceremony. Lisa stayed on the phone with me to learn about our first date, what made us laugh, what made us cry. Everything! It was like a mini therapy...
session! Boy did it pay off! She wrote such a beautiful piece that even my extended family asked if I personally wrote it! Joe delivered the service and he was perfect. Spoke with such fluency and heart. The ceremony was perfect from start to end. Highly recommend!!
Prompt, professional, personal, I love her sense of humor. I will definitely promote all I can.
Lisa was a great officiant for our small wedding. We were working with a short timeline due to a few snafus, and she was able to work with us to put together a meaningful, personal...
ized ceremony. She was easy to communicate with, walked us through all parts of the process, provided good suggestions and ideas, and did so with warmth and enthusiasm.
Working with Rev. Lisa Zaro was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. Our first phone conversation was like talking to an old friend, and that showed in our ceremony a...
s she did a wonderful job incorporating our personalities & relationship history into it. Rev. Lisa was responsive, knowledgeable, and made the most important part of wedding incredibly special. Thank you again!
For all your ceremony needs please contact Zaro celebrations..Our experience with Rev. Lisa was nothing but top notch! She is so kind and has such dedication in what she does. She ...
made our ceremony so memorable with the personalized touch she put into it. It just brought tears to our eyes and everyones. We are so grateful to her for the way she made it so special. Thank you Lisa for a ceremony we will always remember!
Lisa communicated well with us and took the time to understand our love story. The ceremony she conducted was heartfelt and beautifully worded. Her thoughtful approach made the eve...
nt meaningful and memorable both for us and for our guests. After a month, we review the ceremony writing, it continues offer us valuable insights about love and commitment.
Rev Zaro was a pleasure to work with. She made us feel very comfortable talking to her and expressing what we wanted from our ceremony. She wrote a beautiful ceremony script that w...
as personalized to our story and faith. We highly recommend her!
Lisa officiated our outdoor wedding ceremony in June 2024. She did amazing! She personalized our ceremony to best fit our goofy fun-loving personalities. I also added a last minute...
change to the ceremony and she had no issue accommodating. Her words were thoughtful and heartfelt. I'd recommend Lisa to anyone looking for an officiant!
Rev. Zaro was absolutely wonderful. She performed our elopement ceremony in April. Lisa answered all my questions and during the ceremony she incorporated special moments from my h...
usband and I lives. I would highly recommend Lisa Zaro to perform your wedding/elopement ceremony. ❤️
Lisa was wonderful to work with. She took the time to get to know us, and used stories we told in our ceremony. We had a short 15 minute ceremony but even so, Lisa made it war...
m and heartfelt. She even helped us with our vows. I highly recommend using Lisa!
Lisa did an amazing job officiating our wedding. The ceremony was such a special moment for us to experience and share with family and friends. Lisa ran with the responses from our...
conversations and emails and breathed spirit and feeling into a wonderful and memorable marriage address. Highly recommended!
Lisa helped us so much with our wedding ceremony. She made us feel special and our ceremony was so individualized .She also knows how to pick the best things to relate to for the s...
peeches and how to work with the couple .
Everyone said how well spoken she was as well !
Lisa was a joy to work with throughout the entire planning process. She was very helpful and communicative every step of the way, including writing our vows and the marriage licens...
e. She made sure we were fully prepared for our big day, and I could tell she was genuinely happy for us! Sadly, the day before our wedding, Lisa had told us that her father passed away suddenly. Although she was happy to still provide the service for us, she did not want anything to distract us from our special day. Lisa quickly came up with a plan for her husband Joe, who is also an officiant, to officiate our ceremony. We met Joe the day of our wedding and he exceeded all of our expectations, and was kind and professional! He did exactly what we had discussed with Lisa and the whole process was perfect from start to finish. They are a great pair who truly love what they do! We highly recommend Zaro Celebrations for your big day!
Lisa is one of the best officiants we’ve seen! She is warm, helpful, and has a great sense of humor. She turned the unexpected surprises of our ceremony into something humorous and...
really special. She incorporated the themes, readings, and quotes that we’d requested, and she wove it all together beautifully. My husband and I are glad that we chose Lisa as our officiant! She gave us so much information and support leading up to, and including, the day of our wedding.
Lisa was absolutely amazing to work with! She was so kind, helpful and thorough when it came to getting to know us in order to personalize our ceremony! My husband and I love to la...
ugh and have fun and she made sure our ceremony echoed that! She incorporated our children as well and had a family vow which was such a special touch! Would highly recommend Liza Zaro!
Joe and Lisa were a pleasure to work with! From the first phone call to the day of the wedding they were nothing but incredible. The detailed questions to help with the personalize...
d ceremony were so helpful when trying to give helpful information. I would highly recommend picking Joe and Lisa for your ceremony if you are looking for a easy process and something personalized to you and your partner!
Well I can say this, if you forget your rings and have no idea what the heck is going on Lisa will make sure you don’t freak out 😂 she was one of the nicest people I’ve met. She m...
ade sure everything went smooth for the ceremony, which was beautiful. She did exactly what we asked for (which for us was short and sweet)
Lisa was a wonderful officiant. We wanted a very personal ceremony and Lisa gave us just that. She had us fill out a detailed questionnaire including how we met, first date, & more...
. Lisa provided us with a flexible structure and offered to send us recommendations for readings if we wanted them. She is a very kind, personable, and down to earth. She get’s to know her couples on a personal level so she can give them the most beautiful ceremony they can imagine. It is clear that she loves what she does.
We hired Lisa as our officiant and she did a great job guiding us through the process to design a wedding ceremony that felt just right for us. She asks the right questions to ensu...
re she strikes the right tone and incorporates the personal details you want, and has processes in place to ensure it all runs smoothly on the day. Day-of, we had some technical hiccups with the PA system which she handled with humor and grace.
Reverend Lisa was perfect for our occasion. She was very intent on identifying what our ideal ceremony would look like, and was able to match her delivery exactly to our tastes. ...
The ceremony itself was personable and eloquent.
Lisa helped us so much with our wedding ceremony. She made us feel special and not rushed .She also knows how to pick the best things to relate to for the speeches. Thank you so mu...
ch again for being our officiant it was perfect .
Rev. Lisa was wonderful. She's super nice, upbeat, knowledgable, and just an absolute delight. As people in our late 30s/early 40s who never planned to get officially married but h...
ave long known we would spend the rest of our lives together, we needed a quick, non-traditional elopement and she made it short, sweet, and absolutely lovely! Thank you, Lisa! We couldn't be more thrilled.
Lisa Zaro was amazing and we would highly recommend her for your wedding or other personalized ceremonies! Lisa worked very closely with us to be sure that our ceremony was exactl...
y what we wanted. She had great advice and ideas once she learned a bit about us and what was most important to us. We picked some readings together and we also wrote our own vows which she reviewed and printed for us prior to our special day. Lisa was a major contribution to making our wedding unforgettable!
Very professional, and were able to work with us long distance. Easy to work with and made our day very special!
I can’t thank Rev. Zaro enough. They were an absolutely joy to work with. From planning our vows and readings to the day of the wedding!
Couldn’t have picked a better Rev. for ou...
r ceremony. They did an amazing job!!!
Highly recommend them!
I must say that we are so glad we chose Rev. Zaro for our wedding. I wanted to mention that Lisa is fantastic and not only as an officiant, but also as a person. She made our most ...
stressful and frustrating day so easy, and her speech was very touch-full. Additionally, Lisa is very attentive and will help you on whatever situation you might be, and make everything smooth and easy. Many thanks to Rev. Zaro.
Lisa was friendly, helpful, punctual and professional. She even suggested a new location for our outdoor ceremony so if it rained we would be protected. I highly recommend them! ...
Responsive, attentive, and easy to work with!
Lisa was the best! Our ceremony was beautiful and we got a ton of compliments on how well she performed the ceremony
Lisa was the best choice we could have made for our ceremony! She did a fantastic job of incorporating our personalities into the ceremony and helped us to refine our vows. She wa...
s so professional and responsive throughout the entire process. Cannot recommend enough!
We could not have been happier to have Rev Lisa Zaro as the officiant for our wedding.
She is fantastic to work with - listens to your thoughts and needs and guides you through a ...
process that can seem so overwhelming at times. She is very responsive and focused on you and what you are looking for in a ceremony. Lisa offers many different services and additions to truly make your ceremony everything you could ask.
We highly recommend you check out Rev Lisa Zaro if you are looking for a wedding officiant. We could not have been happier to work with her and would like to send an additional thanks for making our special day one that we will never forget!
what can I say Lisa and Joe were professional ,very courteous punctual helped us through the whole process Even gave us ideas on our wedding vows . I would say that useing them ma...
de the process very smooth. Thank you so much for your service on making our special day beautiful.
Joe and Lisa did a great job on our ceremony. The amount of follow up was great and their level of organization kept us on target. Joe was on time, friendly, and very flexible abou...
t executing our microwedding the way we envisioned. Thank yo u for all your help!
Our wedding was 10/30/21. We had the BEST time ever. Lisa was awesome to work with and answered any questions we had in a timely manner. She wrote a beautiful ceremony for us and o...
ur guests loved the engagement story she told about us!
Lisa somehow pulled our lovestruck ramblings prior to the ceremony into a coherent story of our engagement and wedding vows that suited us perfectly. She was flexible and made it f...
un with special personal touches tailored to our interests and personalities. She rolled with our humor and didn’t miss a beat when she got an unexpected answer and humorous answer of ‘No’ mid ceremony. This allowed us to feel more relaxed and really enjoy the moment of joining together in marriage. When it started to drizzle during the ceremony, Lisa was able to keep things moving without us feeling rushed. Lisa was incredibly personable and was key in really putting us in the frame of mind to appreciate the event as a meaningful part of our new life together. Outside of being our officiant, my overall impression of Lisa is that she is a wonderful, caring, and empathetic person. She would be an exceptional addition to any wedding both for her skills and her personality.
You NEED to book them for your wedding day! Rev. Zaro was super involved since day 1. We scheduled our meetings and she would explain in further detail what was needed and how she ...
can help facilitate anything for your day. Rev Lisa was very helpful in customizing our ceremony for us. And her delivery was exceptional!
Rev Lisa was amazing from day one. She walked us through everything up until the day of the event. We are forever grateful she performed out ceremony.
I booked Lisa for our intimate wedding in Hoboken. She is the absolute sweetest, so accommodating, and wonderful to work with. She offered us advice on readings and our marriage li...
cense and sent us a script to review. HIGHLY recommend working with Lisa!
If I could give them more then 5 stars I would❣ We were lucky enough to find them rather close to our wedding date, and all I can say is it was Destiny. The ceremony was perfecti...
on. They are so thoughtful, wonderful, and caring. I'll be recommending them to anyone who needs an officiant in the future! Thank you both for everything❤
Amazing! Rev. Zaro took the time to chat with us before the wedding to get to know us. With that information, she was able to personalize our wedding ceremony which meant a lot. It...
will be a day we never forget.
Rev. Lisa is it! We had a great time doing the prepare/enrich program she offers her couples, which allowed her to get to know us a little better. She was knowledgeable, punctual ...
and delivered a wonderful ceremony for us that we and our guests greatly enjoyed.
Rev Lisa was the absolute best and made our special day even more special. We had a vitural wedding and she helped us through every step of the way. She knew exactly how to word ev...
erything and made our small wedding feel bigger then what it was. I would highly recommend her to be part of your wedding!! Thank you Lisa!!
Rev. Zaro was fantastic! She met with us and knew exactly what we were looking for in our ceremony. We were able to look the ceremony over and make any changes if needed. Thank you...
so much for a great ceremony!
Rev. Zaro was wonderful to work with! She did a beautiful personalized ceremony for us, many guests came up to us afterwards complimenting her and the job she did. She was profess...
ional, answered any and all questions we had, and made us feel at ease from day one of speaking with her!
Rev. Lisa was outstanding from the very beginning! I was well informed of the process and given support with the ceremony and with the steps we should be taking from beginning unt...
il the end. Rev. Lisa also did an amazing job on our actual ceremony. She was caring, professional and had such beautiful and personal words for us on our wedding day! We feel so blessed to have found her and to have chosen Zaro Celebrations for our nuptials.
We had a great experience working with Lisa as our officiant. We decided to plan our wedding on short notice and were referred to Zaro ceremonies by another local vendor. After we ...
spoke with Lisa we felt good about working with her to plan our ceremony. Even though we didn't have much time to put things together she was always responsive, helpful and patient and managed to make time to speak with us in advance so that we could develop a ceremony that met our preferences. It turned out to be truly lovely and very personal and special.
Our wedding got cancelled due to the pandemic rev Lisa took this news with ease. She was calm and so wonderful about finding us a new date within her schedule. We decided to still ...
get married this year and have our party next year. Rev Lisa socially distanced during our ceremony but was very warm and kept our elopement style service beautiful with funny and loving touches. Please brides use them for all of your services and did I mention her loving husband and her do photo booths! Bonus for your wedding needs. Much love Lisa we can’t wait for our big party next year with you!
Xoxo Alex and jimmy
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