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Reverend Dave Hilburn is an ordained minister and wedding officiant in the greater Atlanta area. He works with couples of all kinds to turn a few simple words and the signing of papers into a true miracle. Reverend Dave is one of the most trusted wedding officiants, guaranteed to make your special day a day to remember.
Experience
Before becoming a minister, Reverend Hilburn was an Infantry officer in the United States Army, trained and commissioned at West Point. His life took many turns since September 11th, 2001 and while in search for himself he found that service to the precious souls around him was worth more than staying in the military or being a businessman 24/7. Of course that search took him into Human Resources, being a stand-up comic, a classically trained Improv performer and a Chef. Now he practices as both a minister and practitioner of Unity Principles and faith.
Services Offered
Reverend Hilburn has studied and is familiar with traditions and spiritual practices of many faiths. He welcomes all religions, interfaith and secular traditions in wedding ceremonies, and is happy to learn about your individual faiths and desires for the big day. Reverend Hilburn believes an organic “get to know you” process is the best for couples to decide how they want the ceremony performed, and will take in any special requests you may have.
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Veteran-owned Business
6+ years in business
Speaks English, Latin
Small team (2-10 members)
Details
Ceremony Types
Civil Union
Commitment Ceremony
Elopement
Interfaith Ceremony
Non-Religious Ceremony
Religious Ceremony
Second Wedding
Vow Renewal Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
Christian
Protestant
Interfaith
Pagan
Secular
Spiritual
Wiccan
Wedding Activities
After The Wedding
Newlywed Life
Getting Engaged
Premarital Counseling
Wedding
Ceremony
Awards and Affiliations
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Reviews
5.0
out of 5.041 reviews
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Multiple reviewers highly recommend Reverend Dave as a wedding officiant, praising his professionalism, personalization of ceremonies, and attentiveness throughout the planning process. He is described as going above and beyond to create intimate, meaningful, and unique ceremonies that reflect the couple's relationship. Reviewers appreciate his humor, flexibility, helpfulness with wedding scripts and marriage certificates, as well as his overall care and attention to detail in making their special day memorable and stress-free.Review photos
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Kimber L
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5.0
1/02/2025
Rev Dave is funny, kind, professional, and knowledgeable. He officiated our private elopement and a second, small family service and made the experience easy and fun! Highly recomm...
end!
Kamryn N
5.0
1/01/2026
We absolutely adored having Dave as our wedding officiant. We had the great pleasure of doing premarital counseling with Dave and are so thankful for the kind words and wisdom he b...
estowed upon us but also the many laughs and stories we’ll have for years to come. Dave was a great joy to have around on our wedding day and we can’t thank him enough for his ability to roll with punches and keep the people happy when there was need for it. I truly hope we have the ability to stay in touch with Dave for years to come. I cannot praise him enough and recommend him highly. Thank you Dave for everything!
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Hannah F
5.0
12/31/2025
Reverend Dave delivered an amazing wedding ceremony for us in mid-December. We initially met with Reverend Dave months ago to discuss our vision and get to know each other. He took...
his job VERY seriously and worked hard to ensure we had the ceremony we wanted. He is very professional and gives 100% to each wedding he officiates. We are so grateful for him and everything he did to make our day so special. Thank you Rev Dave!!
Mia H
5.0
12/29/2025
We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect person to officiate our elopement than Reverend Dave. It was just him and the two of us, secluded in the North Georgia mountain woods, and...
he somehow made the entire day feel incredibly intimate, magical, and deeply meaningful. From the very beginning, he went above and beyond, even willing to stand in a creek with us if that’s what we wanted (which says everything about his spirit and flexibility).
What truly set Reverend Dave apart was how personal everything felt. Nothing about our ceremony felt procedural or “textbook.” Every word he spoke was thoughtful, intentional, and clearly rooted in who we are as a couple. His reflections on our relationship were genuine and heartfelt, and the way he guided our vows made the moment feel sacred and unforgettable.
Meeting with him a few times before the big day meant so much to us. Those conversations added a layer of connection and care that made the ceremony even more special. We felt truly seen, understood, and celebrated. We are beyond grateful for the role he played in one of the most important days of our lives and cannot recommend Reverend Dave highly enough.
Samoaya M
5.0
11/05/2025
Really went above and beyond for us. Rev Dave is the absolute best hands down
Faizaan A
5.0
9/23/2025
Dave was incredible in officiating our wedding. He created a perfect script to match me and my fiancé’s life story and asked great question. He walked us through the entire process...
, including submission of our marriage license. More than all, he was a great addition to our special day with the care and attention he put into his craft.
Highly recommend!
Kelsi B
5.0
9/02/2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 10/10!!!! We could not have asked for a better officiant for our wedding! From the very beginning, he was incredibly accommodating to all of our special requests for our...
medieval fantasy themed ceremony, and he delivered exactly what we dreamed of. Every detail was handled with care, and he made the entire experience feel magical and completely “us.”
And the best part? After the ceremony, Cedric the Cleric himself made an appearance and it was absolutely amazing! It added the perfect touch of fun and fantasy to our day. If you’re looking for someone who truly listens, brings your vision to life, and goes above and beyond, look no further.
Daniela E
5.0
6/12/2025
Really enjoyed the help with perfecting the wedding script, and helping us account for a translator. It was also very helpful to have the process of the wedding certificate taken c...
are of.
Hannah P
5.0
6/02/2025
Rev. Dave was extremely professional and also very personable and made sure to stay in touch with us every step of the way. He made sure we had nothing to worry about which is the ...
greatest gift for any couple going through the wedding planning process!
Tia K
5.0
4/01/2025
David brings elements of humor and professionalism, which was perfect for my Husband and I. We wanted to feel relaxed and in good hands, and Dave was excellent at making us feel th...
at way. Our wedding was so beautiful and we couldn’t have accomplished that without him. he made sure the whole process was smooth and his communication with us was great.
Jennifer K
5.0
3/11/2025
Rev. Dave was absolutely wonderful. He took so much time before our wedding to get to know us, understand our story, and thoughtfully put together a heartfelt ceremony that made ou...
r special day even more meaningful. We’re so grateful for his kindness, attention to detail, and the genuine care he showed throughout the entire process. Without a doubt, we’ll be asking him to officiate when it’s time to renew our vows.
Brent & Jennifer Kinney
Andie H
5.0
12/30/2024
We couldn’t have asked for a better wedding officiant! Rev. Dave was professional, warm, and incredibly personable. From our first meeting, they took the time to get to know us as ...
a couple, ensuring that the ceremony felt personal and heartfelt.
He guided us through the process, provided sample vows, and even helped us craft a unique ceremony script that reflected our love story. On the big day, Rev. Dave was calm, organized, and eloquent, creating an atmosphere that was both romantic and relaxed. Our guests are still raving about how meaningful and engaging the ceremony was!
If you’re looking for someone who genuinely cares and will make your wedding unforgettable, we highly recommend Rev. Dave!
Jerry and Linda M
5.0
12/30/2024
Rev. Dave officiated at our wedding this past September. He actively participated in every aspect of our planning and encouraged our creativity. According to our guests, his humo...
r helped make our wedding one of the most amazing our friends have ever seen. We highly recommend Rev. Dave to help make your wedding the very best it can be.
Thank you Rev. Dave
Jerry and Linda M
Nick G
5.0
12/30/2024
Dave is excellent to work with and made us feel comfortable every step of the way! He knows his stuff and offers a ton of experience. He helped us create a one of a kind, authentic...
wedding script that reflects us as couple. Thank you!
Sara O
5.0
12/30/2024
Reverend Dave, was amazing as our officiant for our wedding!!! He took care of everything that we needed in a short amount of time in order to get married. He also helped us throug...
hout the entire process and answered all our questions whenever he found the time. If we had to recommend any officiant for a wedding it would definitely be Reverend Dave!!
Gabriella P
5.0
12/29/2024
Dave was great for our medieval wedding! We did handfasting and helped us all the way to our wedding day! Super flexible and easy to work with!
Emily H
5.0
12/28/2024
Dave was the best! He created a unique script for me and my husband that fit us really well. He was very personable and gave us all the resources we needed to make our ceremony exa...
ctly how we wanted it! 10/10 recommend Rev. Dave!
Alora P
5.0
12/27/2024
Dave is a lot of fun! He made sure to go over the big details with us, including how to change your name, where and how to get a copy of your marriage certificate, and so much more...
I can't even think of. We definitely appreciated how he prioritized our wishes too! Weddings can be overwhelming, especially when guests think it should be done a specific way, but Dave made sure we had a voice and choices for our ceremony.
Meredith H
5.0
11/26/2024
We got married a month ago and chose Rev D to be our officiant after meeting with many others. His sense of humor, organization, and professionalism is what led us to choose him. H...
e made the wedding ceremony process very easy as he curates a script and lets you personalize it. He also hand delivered our marriage license for us after our wedding day which was a huge plus! Rev D brought the laughs and fun to our ceremony and had our guests talking about it for weeks after. Thank you for everything!
Lauren G
5.0
9/18/2024
Rev D is a seasoned professional in the wedding biz who helped us through every step in the ceremony script building process (as well as marriage license details) and definitely br...
ought the laughs! He worked around busy schedules and was also extremely accommodating for changes in the rehearsal time. Thank you for making our ceremony unforgettable!
John L
5.0
8/13/2024
Great personality.
Great sense of humor.
Easy to work with.
Dave really gets to know his clients and Taylor's his services to his clients. Everyone at the wedding just loved him...
.
We could not imagine anyone else doing it.
Dave goes above and beyond for his clients.
Dave even came up with the perfect pome , based on our personality.
Alan G
5.0
8/11/2024
Rev. Dave is the Best! My wife and I got married in June 2024, and leading up to the Big Day, we had a hard time finding a Pastor that we felt comfortable with and trusted. Given t...
hat we were not "Members" of a traditional Church, we found it was not as easy as we thought to find an Officiant. My wife actually found him through The Knot. After doing alot of research on Rev. Dave, I found that he had officiated over 290 weddings, was a military West Point Academy graduate, and a true southern gentleman with a great personality. With me coming from the South and also from a military family, I decided to reach out to Dave. Within 10 mins of talking to him, I knew he was "our guy"! Dave went way far above and beyond for us. Being a very detailed oriented and demanding "client", Rev. Dave accommodated every single request that we had. Dave spent a lot of time with us leading up to the Day. He provided multiple Zoom meetings with us, his communication was precise and he even helped us with the entire plan and execution. He even came up with some great scripture, poems and ideas on how to provide the perfect experience for us on the most special day of our lives. Not only did he communicate with us daily for over a month before the wedding, he even spent 2 hours with us the day before the wedding perfecting the rehearsal with all of our wedding party. Dave was also very competitive and reasonable with the cost. I almost felt like he did us several "favors" and spent extra time with us, at No additional cost. I truly feel that he actually cared about us. Not only that, Rev. Dave has an amazing personality. He is very witty, funny and even made it enjoyable. He had our guests feeling comfortable and even laughing. Dave is an amazing person and a true Gem of a Pastor. He is very smart, knowledgeable and I feel that he really goes above and beyond to really get to know his clients and wants to do whatever it takes to make the Bride and Groom happy! If you want a Pastor that is reasonable, takes it to another level, and goes above and beyond with a great sense of humor....then Reverand Dave Hillburn is your guy!
Anesha M
5.0
7/22/2024
He was down to earth,professional and easy going.
He goes above and beyond.
5 stars for this guy❤️✨🤩
Jennipher c
5.0
7/20/2024
Reverend Dave was absolutely amazing. He helped us with everything, even our marriage certificate. He went the whole 9 yards and everyone loved him. 10 stars!!
John J
5.0
1/11/2024
We had a fantastic wedding and Dave was extremely helpful and easy to work with.
Joe M
5.0
12/30/2023
Great energy, super collaborative and was down for anything we wanted to do. Very helpful for getting us through the process!
Jason L
5.0
12/28/2023
David was very friendly, thorough, and professional from the moment we reached out to potentially hire him as our officiant. Dave went above and beyond on many occasions to ensure ...
we had the ceremony we wanted. Dave's attention to detail will make your ceremony all the easier. Most importantly Dave is kind and funny gentleman, and an absolute blast to work with. We highly recommend Rev Dave as a Wedding Officiant.
Lauren T
5.0
10/14/2023
We loved our experience with Rev. Dave he made our wedding very personal and we couldn’t have asked for anything better! We would definitely recommend Rev. Dave to anyone who is lo...
oking for an officiant for their wedding!
Alexander A
5.0
9/14/2023
Reverend “Uncle” Dave is absolutely incredible. He was great from start to finish and is with you every step of the way. He continued to make things easy for us during a busy time ...
trying to plan the wedding. We don’t usually write reviews but Rev D was definitely worth it. His experience, humor, and lightheartedness was perfect for the moment. We fully recommend you choose him for your wedding and he knows how to keep it short, sweet, and with a little bit of glitter.
Chris & Stephanie L
5.0
7/28/2023
Our guests were left in wide-eyed utter shock as Rev. Dave danced his way down the aisle dressed as Colonel Sanders of chicken fame. There were many double-entendre chicken referen...
ces made throughout the ceremony that elicited more than a few chuckles from the crowd. Everyone certainly left with the feeling of having just witnessed an event the likes of which they had never experienced. It was our goal to have an event that was a celebration of two people joining as one. We did not want a traditional wedding, but rather a FUN one. I think all in attendance would agree that the mark was hit.
kristyna V
5.0
5/17/2023
Rev. Dave is amazing, he accommodated our last minute wedding and made it so very original and special. Highly recommend for your special day.
Jessica and Mitch H
5.0
4/19/2023
Dave was great from start to finish. Responded to initial inquiry super quick, flexible with setting up a easy zoom call to speak with us, sent us everything we needed to choose wo...
rding for our ceremony (because we had no clue) and most importantly was perfect on our big day! He was great to address our guests, he made people laugh, he was loud enough for all to hear and spoke clearly and eloquently. In the beginning of our planning we had no idea what we needed or wanted. We had gotten married during COVID and weren’t sure about wording and so on. Dave made that part of our planning a breeze! And again, he was everything we hoped for on our day. Thank you so much Reverend Dave!
Mary G
5.0
1/25/2023
Rev. Dave was a success!!!!!!!!
Our family loved him. very easy going if you want something spiritual more than religious. he will take care of you (as a couple) and your needs!
Th...
ank you so much Rev. Dave. We recommend him 100000%.
tiffany L
5.0
11/28/2022
Reverend Dave was absolutely fabulous! I highly recommend him!
Camille M
5.0
11/12/2022
Dave took pictures of our Daughters wedding, November 20, 2021. The person that was to have the pictures developed let us all down.
These pictures have disappeared from internet ac...
cess.
I contacted Dave and asked if he could help me, my plan is to give them a picture for their Anniversary.
Dave was gracious and spent many hours working with me.
I now have the pictures and can choose the one to give them.
I truly appreciate Dave for his professionalism and caring enough to help the Mother of the Bride to have pictures of her Daughters Wedding.
Denita A
5.0
10/11/2022
Rev. Dave Hilburn was amazing! Leading up to our Oct. 1st wedding, he took the time to get to know us as a couple and helped make our vision of our unique ceremony come to life. We...
couldn't have asked for a better fit. I highly recommend Rev. Dave. If I could give him more than 5 stars I would!
Justina C
5.0
9/27/2022
Rev. Dave helped create a very personal experience for my husband ,and I. We wouldn’t change anything about how the ceremony went! It was perfect.
Olivia H
5.0
9/26/2022
Dave was absolutely wonderful and completely exceeded our expectations. My fiancé and I were in a time crunch and we reached out to Dave. He was available and responded immediatel...
y.
He is organized, polite, professional and has an enormous personality. 10/10 recommend if you need an officiant in or around the GA area!
Bailey C
5.0
7/14/2022
Dave is fantastic to work with, very easy going and he is able to write something for your wedding that fits your specific wants/needs. We were impressed with the initial intervie...
w building report with us and he had great energy. The follow-up calls were great being able to refine what Dave was able to write for our ceremony. Showed up to the ceremony early too which also made the lead up less stressful! Provided a nice presence and was a great orator during our actual ceremony. Made the entire process very simple and relaxed. Thank you Dave!
Loren P
5.0
7/01/2022
So blessed to have found Rev Hillburn! Witty, great sense of humor, and he was able to thoughtfully and creatively combine little items we wanted to include in our ceremony. My par...
ents and family/friends all loved him. I’d highly recommend
Katherine H
5.0
5/04/2022
Rev Dave was awesome he had such a great personality was really fun to work with. Going into this we really didn't have a good idea of what we were looking for. But he guided us th...
rough the process on how we wanted to phrase things and what was important to us. The marriage counseling was really helpful for us as a couple, but it also allowed us to get to know him better before the big day and visa versa. Highly recommend.
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