About this vendor
Your wedding day is the first day of this new, incredible chapter in your lives. You deserve a ceremony that captures the essence of who you are as a couple. There is no idea that is too outside of the box. There should be no barriers for your special day. Using pieces from literature, song lyrics, letters and poetry, Stephanie constructs meaningful ceremonies that you and your betrothed will remember for the rest of your lives.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Second Wedding
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Wedding
- Ceremony
Awards and Affiliations
2019 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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5
out of 5.027 reviews
Words aren't enough to describe how amazing Stephanie is! When I tell you EVERYONE sobbed during our ceremony, I'm not kidding. So many guests told me after that is was the most ro...
mantic, heartfelt, sentimental wedding ceremony they had ever seen. My husband and I talked to soooo many different officiants but Stephanie stood out to us and honestly, it was the best wedding decision we could have made. Prior to the actual ceremony, unforeseen circumstances came up and we decided to get legally married in advance. Stephanie was able to make that happen last minute and took care of all of the paperwork. For our "real" ceremony, Stephanie crafted up the most beautiful speech based on our questionnaire responses. Many of the guests assumed she was a family member or friend because she seemed to know us so well. My husband and I figured that the ceremony wouldn't be super emotional for us since we had already been legally married and did a first-look before the wedding. Oh, how wrong we were! She added in perfectly timed moments of levity and delivered it in such a sincere way, it was magical. The happiest and most emotional moment of my life. After the reception, guests couldn't stop talking about the ceremony. It was incredibly memorable and the highlight of the night. Thank you Stephanie!!!
Finding an officiant was the toughest part of our vendor search! Our vision was a unique secular wedding ceremony: something that was profound, but not too serious. Upbeat and swee...
t, but not overly saccharine. And we wanted it to feel personal and true to our story as a couple who has been together for 10+ years. It was a tough balance to strike, but when we met with Stephanie at Unfiltered Weddings, we knew she could do it. And she seriously knocked it out of the park!
My husband and I both write professionally, so we went a little over-the-top on our vows. We also finished them at the last minute. Stephanie was able to modify the ceremony at the last minute to accommodate our long vows, and she did it seamlessly.
Our guests are still talking about how much they loved the ceremony. Many of them thought Stephanie was a personal friend of ours based on how well the ceremony captured our personalities and unique quirks as people – they were shocked to find out that we hired her!
Stephanie’s ceremony meant so much to us, especially considering how long we had waited for the big day after multiple pandemic delays. We’re looking into printing parts of the ceremony and framing them around our home, because her words touched our hearts so deeply. We cannot recommend Unfiltered Weddings highly enough for any wedding ceremony.
During COVID, the court system in NYC made it next impossible to get married. We found Stephanie online and she was incredible! In just 3 weeks she was able to meet with us as a c...
ouple and gather information from us individually to create an amazing, uniquely catered ceremony in Central Park. She was extremely professionally and her words even made the the groom tear up. Highly recommend her for any occasion.
The highlight of our wedding day for me was definitely the ceremony all thanks to Stephanie. Working with her was incredibly easy and the ceremony script perfectly captured who my ...
husband and I are as a couple. We even had multiple guests ask if we knew Stephanie personally because the ceremony was so tailored to us and she sounded like she knew us for years! I would absolutely recommend you hire her as your officiant as we had such an incredible experience!
My husband, I met with Stephanie, and from her infectious energy, we knew that she was a wonderful fit for us. Together, we spoke about what we envisioned our service to look like....
She has such a wonderful way with words and I loved hearing about what she was envisioning. We filled out a survey (which was a lot of fun!) and she was able to tell more of our love story. Our wedding was scheduled for April 2020, at the height of covid and it was canceled. Luckily for us, Stephanie's support and flexibility helped us tie the knot during this time. My husband, I got married on the Greenpoint pier with Stephanie and she blew us away. It was spot on. Lucky for us, in Sept of 2021, my husband and I were able to gather family and friends for a wedding dinner and Stephanie came to "renew" our vows. She adjusted our ceremony to fit in all of the things that have happened to us in the past year. Our family and friends were raving about her and It was extremely special. Stephanie will work to understand you as a couple as well as your family dynamic. We highly recommend!
We are SO happy we hired Stephanie for our ceremony. From the beginning, she sent us a detailed survey to fill out and then met with us. Then, she put together a draft of a ceremon...
y and had us review it. We were floored with how she was able to capture us and capture our personalities and relationship based on brief interactions. Stephanie was well spoken, eloquent and warm throughout the ceremony. People came up to us afterwards and asked how we knew her, because she seemed to know us so well based on the ceremony. Everyone said it was one of the most beautiful ceremonies they’d heard. In fact, one of our guests already looked into hiring her for their wedding! It’s easy to get into planning the aesthetics of a wedding and forget about the ceremony, but with Stephanie you won’t have to worry about it being an afterthought. She will create and provide a beautiful ceremony tailored to your individual needs.
Stephanie did SUCH an incredible job officiating our wedding!! The service was the absolute highlight of our day - Stephanie's words were so personal and moving. She really took ...
the time to get to know us before putting together our ceremony, which really shined through in the service - we had a number of people approach us at our reception to let us know that it was the best ceremony they'd ever been to. In fact, the ceremony was so personal, that my husband's father thought Stephanie was my roommate from college! I cannot recommend Stephanie enough - she absolutely made our wedding and we are so grateful we found her.
Stephanie was absolutely amazing for our wedding back in June. She worked with us to put together the perfect customized ceremony. We wanted to include readings and music done by o...
ur family members and Stephanie incorporated these ideas so beautifully. It was a pleasure working with her. She is fun and professional. We would highly recommend hiring her for your wedding ceremony. You won't be disappointed. She's the best!
Stephanie was great! I was nervous that our ceremony was going to be impersonal since we didn’t actually know Stephanie, but it was the exact opposite :) Her ceremony speech was so...
oooo Matt and I, from her funny jokes, to movie quotes, to the tear jerking moments, it was absolutely perfect. Everything we wanted in our in our ceremony happened, it was personal & fit the kind of couple Matt and I are...we laughed, and cried a few tears of happiness.
I highly recommend Stephanie/Unfiltered Weddings!
Stephanie planned a beautiful ceremony for us. I was incredibly touched by her spoken and written words. She was very respectful of our different preferences and also very generous...
ly helped connect us to other resources like musicians. She was on time to the ceremony and was very warm towards all of our guests. She also helped us with the marriage license paperwork after the wedding. I would definitely recommend Stephanie to officiate your wedding.
Steph did an amazing job at our wedding, we are so happy to have worked with her! She did her best to accommodate all our ideas, even going the extra length to understand tradition...
s from both our faiths to incorporate them seamlessly into the ceremony. We could not be happier with how it went. Thanks so much Steph!!!
I cannot recommend Stephanie enough. If you want someone who will personalize and tailor a ceremony exactly as you requested, who will travel or keep local, learn new languages for...
your ceremony, and who is capable of making even the burliest of men shed a handful of tears - then she is your person. Stephanie goes above and beyond to help manifest the wedding ceremony you dreamed of - and she does it perfectly.
For our wedding, Stephanie traveled to Kansas City to deliver a beautiful ceremony that brought happy tears to the burly best man, the wedding party and our guests. She was able to perfectly tailor a speech that was personalized and showcased why we loved each other and wanted to take this next step. Furthermore, she did a second ceremony in New Jersey in Spanish (which she learned and practiced solely for this ceremony)- for my husband's grandmother who was unable to attend due to health.
Stephanie is absolutely amazing. Thank you! <3
Steph is one of those people who care for her line of work and it shows with every wedding she officiates. Her ceremonies are personal, touching, and filled with care. She takes th...
at extra bit of time to know the couple in her exchanges and is very easy to work with.
She is flexible to meet the theme of your special day and works to make it even more special by bringing the beauty of love into her work.
Unfiltered Weddings is the best! Stephanie is absolutely incredible. She truly speaks from the heart!
When Diane and I tied the knot it couldn't have been a better day. Stephanie was unbelievable and helped to make our day really special. She was highly recommended and came all t...
he way to Maryland to do this for us; which I felt was above and beyond. I highly recommend her to all new couples looking to start their lives together. Thank you so much again Stephanie you were fantastic!
I’ve had the pleasure of attending two weddings that were officiated by Unfiltered Weddings. The officiant managed to incorporate light hearted jokes that were personal to the coup...
les, while also telling their love stories in a very unique way. They even spoke a lengthy amount in another language! Very impressive
I've been a guest at a few weddings that Steph has officiated. She does an amazing job. Each wedding is unique and personalized to both the bride and groom's specifications. The gu...
ests are engaged in what she has to say and are often left laughing and crying with tears of joy. I cannot recommend her enough!
Stephanie is the perfect addition to your big day! She works with each bride and groom to ensure a completely custom wedding experience. She’ll even go the extra mile and do a part...
of your ceremony in your language of choice! Extremely articulate, easy to coordinate with, and goes the extra mile for you! Do not hesitate...hire Steph!
Stephanie put together the nicest, sweetest, witty and funny wedding ceremony! I've been to a couple of weddings now that she has officiated. I can't wait to use her for my wedding...
. She really gets to know the couple and makes it unique to them. (Like do half of the vows in French to surprise the groom and his family)
As a wedding photographer, I've seen a lot of events that could've gone better due to a better officiant. Stephanie's personality and passion for incredible customer service before...
, during, and after their special day go a long way in making sure everything goes off without a hitch. Trust your ceremony with Stephanie- you will be so thankful!
Steph did an absolutely phenomenal job as our officiant. She personalized our ceremony and as requested kept it short and sweet. She had most of our groomsmen in tears. I cannot re...
commend her enough. If you want a unique and memorable wedding ceremony you MUST hire Steph!
As a planner, I work with many officiants. Stephanie was one of the BEST I have ever encountered. She was prepared, personable, genuine, and fun!
Both the couple and the guests e...
njoyed themselves through the ceremony.
Book her and you will love it!
Stephanie did the “couple story” at our wedding since my godmother officiated. She was absolutely perfect. We gave her complete freedom to say whatever she wanted about us as we ha...
ve been friends with her for over 3 years. The only add in we did was incorporate lines from one of my favorite love poems, which she said so beautifully at the end of her speech. She talked about Andrew and I as a couple and about each of us as our own person. She made us and everyone laugh and cry and overall just feel good about ourselves. I have never heard sweeter or more true words said about myself and Andrew before. I am so glad we asked Stephanie to be apart of our ceremony even if she couldn’t actually marry us. I would highly recommend Stephanie as an officiant for your wedding!
Stephanie was so amazing at a wedding we went to last year that we didn't have to think twice about who we were going to hire to help plan and officiate our wedding! She has been s...
o accommodating and helpful throughout the whole process that we can't even begin to imagine what it would be like without her guidance. Her attention to detail and thoughtfulness ensures that your ceremony is fully catered to the two of you. We absolutely can't wait to have Stephanie be part of our special day. Thank you Steph!
We had the privilege of having Stephanie officiate our wedding. The ceremony was customized to fit us as a couple with quotes and stories from our lives. She met with us to get t...
o know us and reached out to friends and family for information and stories. We received so many compliments from our guests on the ceremony! Stephanie incorporated a ribbon from my great grandmother in with an Irish rope tradition that was very meaningful and creative. Stephanie was very professional but also warm and welcoming. It was an amazing day! Thank you Stephanie!
Stephanie not only customized our entire ceremony based on our personalities but she also went above and beyond to officiate half the ceremony in French, so I could surprise my hus...
band. A language neither of us spoke. She worked with French speakers to craft the wedding vows as well as worked tirelessly on practicing the pronunciation which was very much appreciated as I was following her lead ;). She basically ran the stage on the best day of my life and did better then I could have ever imagined.
Stephanie did an amazing job with our wedding. She tailored the entire ceremony to our tastes & incorporated all the things we wanted. She even went to my mom to find something spe...
cial to say at the ceremony that my Nonno used to say & surprised us with it. It made for a very emotional & meaningful surprise end to our ceremony. 5 stars isn't enough to express how special she made our day! She didn't leave a single detail out & was in constant contact with us in the weeks leading up to the wedding. If you don't hire her, you're missing out!
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