About this vendor
Rev. Mercy - Bilingual Wedding Officiant is a wedding officiant based in Los Angeles, California. Mercedes Ibarra, a.k.a., Rev. Mercy, is a bilingual Interfaith/Interspiritual Minister who speaks and writes fluently in both English and Spanish. She was ordained by One Spirit Interfaith Seminary in 2016. Rev. Mercy crafts beautiful and unique ceremonies for a variety of couples--those looking to have a multi-faith ceremony, those who consider themselves to be spiritual, but not religious, or even those who want a completely secular wedding. Regardless of what type of wedding, Rev. Mercy believes every ceremony deserves to be treated with a sense of reverence and beauty, that gives couples the feeling of the sacred milestone that is marriage. Rev. Mercy also believes that Love is Love and Black Lives Matter.
Services Provided:
-COVID-Safe Weddings
-Bilingual Ceremonies in both English and Spanish
-Interfaith Ceremonies
-Single-faith Ceremonies
-Non-religious Ceremonies
-Spiritual but not religious Ceremonies
-Vow Renewals
-Civil Unions
-Ceremony Rehearsal
-Pre-marital and Spiritual Counseling
-Assistance in writing vows
Details
Business Attributes
- Hispanic or Latinx-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Planning
- Se Habla Español
Religious Affiliations
- Baha'i Faith
- Buddhist
- Christian
- Catholic
- Protestant
- Hindu
Wedding Activities
- Premarital Counseling
- Wedding
- Ceremony
Awards and Affiliations
Reviews
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I couldn’t have ever envisioned a more perfect ceremony than the one that Rev. Mercy crafted for us! Our family and friends are still talking about how it was one of the best cerem...
onies they’ve ever attended. From the initial contact and throughout the entire process Rev. Mercy was attentive and highly professional. We felt comfortable with her from the very first meeting and were touched how she really captured the essence of our relationship and presented it in such a beautiful and memorable way. We had a bilingual ceremony that blended both Jewish and Mexican cultural traditions in such a way that both of our families felt seen and honored. Even the little details from having attire that matched with our color scheme were not overlooked. She is truly the best! Thank you Rev. Mercy for creating the magic that set the tone for our entire wedding!
Mercy was the best part of planning and execution of my wedding. We hire her last year with the plan of getting married that year but we had to reschedule and she was extremely fle...
xible. Meeting her was an amazing time and went thru all of the ceremony planing. I would highly recommend her for any type of ceremony. And would most likely hire her for our vow renewal.
The ceremony was amazing and would of not wanted any other way. She talked to us about important key points and let us work on the ceremony outlined with her.
She helped us out with turning in our marriage license and let us know when it was accepted.
Mercedes provided such a wonderful service for our wedding—truly one of a kind. From the very beginning, she took the time to meet with us and genuinely get to know my husband and ...
me. She asked thoughtful, detailed questions about our lives, our journey together, and what truly mattered to us.
She beautifully incorporated our individual preferences, values, and beliefs into the ceremony, making it feel deeply personal and authentic. The entire service felt like a true reflection of who we are as a couple, rather than something generic or scripted.
So many of our guests commented on how meaningful, emotional, and unique the ceremony was. Mercedes made us feel seen, understood, and completely at ease on such an important day. She played such a special role in making our wedding unforgettable, and we are incredibly grateful for her. We would wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone looking for a truly personalized and heartfelt ceremony.
We couldn’t have asked for a more amazing officiant for our wedding! She went above and beyond, driving all the way to Santa Barbara and taking the time to meet with us through vid...
eo calls to carefully plan our ceremony. From start to finish, she was professional, warm, and attentive, making our special day feel personal and truly unforgettable. Highly recommend her to anyone looking for an officiant who genuinely cares and delivers an incredible experience!
Rev Mercy was the best bilingual officiant we could’ve asked for at our wedding! She was very interpersonal, professional, kind, and open minded! She made a huge impact on our wedd...
ing by including our story, a beautiful reading, and family and friends into our ceremony. She also met up with us to get to know us and our story, in order to make the ceremony even more meaningful. I would 100% recommend Mercedes!
I simply do not have the words to express the gratitude and appreciation towards Mercy and her amazing work! My wedding was a small, intimate gathering of family and a few friends ...
and very informal. We forgot a few things and had to make changes and Mercy pivoted and went with the flow. She performed the ceremony in English AND Spanish and if you speak two languages, you can appreciate the challenge to switch between languages! She did an excellent job and my guests wanted to know who my “friend” was that officiated the wedding lol It was nice to know she was confused as a close friend because she showed up with kindness, genuine presence and an open heart. If you’re looking for someone to officiate your wedding, look no further because she truly is the best! Thank you Mercy for being part of our forever journey!
Rev. Mercy provided us with a fantastic wedding experience. She made us feel comfortable right from our first meeting, and really took the time to ask great questions and get to kn...
ow us before drafting the ceremony. Since many of our relatives speak Spanish, it was essential for us to find an officiant who was bilingual and sensitive to the cultural expectations of traditional Latino wedding customs.
The day of the wedding went perfectly, and we couldn't have asked for more.
Rev. Mercy was so great. Came on time, dressed for the theme (Victorian steampunk) and made this feel like our day. My only wish is that she stayed for the reception she was so del...
ightful
Mercy made our ceremony one of a kind. We had many questions, she was always available to answer them and guide us through the process. She got to know us in a personal way and was...
able to tell our love story. Our day was made more special and we have her to thank for!
Mercy was the perfect match for us. She has a relaxed energy that (when you're standing up there, heart pounding, in front of everyone you love) really calms you down and lets you ...
be present. Thank you, Mercy!
Reverend Mercy did an incredible job officiating my wedding. As a person with high social anxiety, I never thought I would be able to have a traditional wedding, standing in front ...
of all of our family and friends, but Reverend Mercy accommodated me in so many ways. Because of how comfortable she made me I was able to experience my special day with my wife, and have a ceremony full of class, tradition and practicality. I am so thankful to have found her.
Everything was perfect! Rev. Mercy really took the time to get to know us and wrote a beautiful ceremony. She made everything we talked about come to life and made our ceremony spe...
cifically for us. Family members who were a bit saddened that we did not do the wedding ceremony in the church were also very pleased by the ceremony Rev. Mercy put together and appreciated everything she mentioned. It was more than what we expected and wouldn’t have asked for anyone else to marry us. Thank you Rev. Mercy for making our ceremony special and unforgettable.
All we can say is Wow. Working with Rev Mercy was a true privilege. She took the time and effort to really get to know us. She put together a ceremony that felt so unique and speci...
al to who we are as a couple and family that included our 5 year old. She really engaged our family and friends throughout the ceremony, incorporating traditions from the combination of our Filipino and Mexican/Puerto Rican backgrounds. She even would step aside at key moments in the ceremony to ensure the photographer captured special moments between us at the alter during the ceremony. Cant say enough about her. She truly made our ceremony. We’re so glad we found her! Don’t hesitate to use her for yours!
It was such a pleasure working with Reverend Mercy! She was very thorough during our first meeting, getting to know us and our story. She was willing to adjust the ceremony to fit ...
our preferences and even dressed in the perfect color to match our colors! The final result was intimate, spiritual, and emotional. She received a ton of compliments from our guests saying it was beautifully led by her!
Rev. Mercy is a wonderful person and we are so happy to have worked with her for our wedding. My wife and I had been looking for someone who could officiate a bilingual (English an...
d Spanish) wedding that would feel sacred and spiritual, without being overly religious. She was the perfect fit for us. Not only was she able to fulfill our needs, she went above our expectations and really got to know us and personalize our ceremony. Thanks to her, our wedding ceremony felt so special. We are so grateful to have had her as our wedding officiator and we highly recommend her!
Mercy was such a delight throughout the entire process. She immediately made us feel comfortable during our initial video call. Since she has done countless weddings she was able t...
o explain us how everything works and what to expect, which we appreciated as we had no idea about any of the paperwork and the timeline of it all. She provided us with a rough draft of the ceremony in advanced so we could make any edits and approve it all. She even assisted us with our vows on a one-on-one basis. I really appreciated just how smooth and reliable she was throughout the process.
Mercy was very helpful during the planning phase, walking us through what will happen and how best to structure our vows. And she was great during the ceremony, a lot of the guests...
commented positively about her.
When looking for a wedding officiant, we were looking for someone who would handle our story with love and trust and express the way that Joel and I love each other to our loved on...
es and friends. In Reverand Mercy, we found that and so much more. In the first meeting we had to introduce ourselves and share our stories, Rev. Mercy listened to our stories and treated it with care, asking questions to get a better understanding of who we are and incorporated that into our ceremony and I knew from then on that we would be handled with care and love. I remember reading the first draft that Mercy typed out and feeling like our story was incredibly encapsulated in those drafts. Moving onto the wedding rehearsal and ceremony, I had no doubts that I would be in good hands. If you have the opportunity to have Reverand Mercy officiate your ceremony, I would not hesitate. You will have your story so beautifully told and the ceremony will be so personable and magnificent that you may cry tears of joy while it happens, like we did. We couldn't have asked for a better officiant for our wedding.
Rev. Mercy is a must-hire! She really took the time to get to know my wife and I and brought our love story to life for our guests.
We received so many compliments from our guest...
s about how much our ceremony embodied who we are as a couple and we owe it all to Rev. Mercy.
We deeply appreciated that she took the time to meet with us for a long conversation about our expectations, wants, needs, and story.
I wish we could experience it all for the first time again!
Rev. Mercy was absolutely amazing to work with! She met with us months prior to our wedding and got to know us through a meeting. She wrote the ceremony and collaborated with us to...
ensure we were happy with it. My husband wanted a more modern ceremony, and I wanted something more traditional. She did a great job meshing both our styles and curated a lovely ceremony that told our story and honored our love. We still get so many compliments about how beautiful our ceremony was! Rev. Mercy is professional, kind, and truly cares about making a unique ceremony and experience for the couples she marries. I would recommend Rev. Mercy for anyone that is getting married.
Reverend Mercy was a wonderful officiant. She spent time with us to help navigate a multi-cultural and interfaith ceremony that incorporated a mixture of elements. The ceremony was...
beautifully done and we greatly enjoyed working with Reverend Mercy.
First, I want to thank Rev. Mercedes for being our officiant on our wedding day, 9-21-2024! Mercedes made my wedding day feel extra special by providing a beautiful bilingual Inte...
rspiritual ceremony. My husband and I are so grateful for finding her and sharing our special day with her. Mercy, you are defaintly an amazing person 🩷
Our wedding ceremony was absolutely perfect thanks to Mercy! From our initial consultation to the day of the wedding, Mercy was very nice and attentive to our needs. She kept commu...
nication with us throughout the entire planning process and made sure we were on time with getting the legal process taken care of. She guided us every step of the way, which we appreciated because wedding planning is stressful and there are many little things that can be easily forgotten or missed, but she had our back lol. She was so organized and took the time to truly understand our love story. We wanted a bilingual ceremony and she was able to craft a GREAT ceremony speech. Unfortunately, our wedding day landed in the middle of a heatwave so we had to make a lot of edits so that our guests wouldn’t be sitting in the sun for too long and she was open to making any changes needed. Despite having to shorten the ceremony speech, all of our guests raved about how beautiful and special the ceremony was. She was also able to make our guests laugh a few times. We cannot thank Mercy enough. If you are in need of an officiant for your special day, book Mercy! You will not be disappointed!
Rev. Mercy was great and great at helping us figure out how we wanted our ceremony! She was extremely easy to communicate with from the very beginning and was always available to a...
nswer any questions or help. She made sure to walk us through how the ceremony would be laid out and gave us a lot of different options when it came to creating our script for the ceremony. We were so excited to have someone figure everything out for us and deliver it perfectly for our families in both English and Spanish. You will be in great hands if you hire Rev. Mercy to officiate your wedding!
Reverend Mercy was an absolute pleasure to work with. We have gotten so many compliments on our ceremony and how lovely it was. She started off with a couples meeting to get to kno...
w each of us personally and together to be able to curate the perfect ceremony that embodies who we are as individuals but also as a couple. She listened to key things we wanted to incorporate and it really reflected on the day of the wedding. she is bilingual and spoke half our ceremony in Spanish so my family could understand, which was so essential to me. Her spanish was perfect and my family really appreciated it. We are beyond grateful and honored to have worked with her and for her to do our wedding. Look no further than Rev Mercy for your special day
Mercedes made our wedding ceremony a beautiful! She included our family and love story!! My husband and I watch the video and both get emotional over how beautiful that day was.
Rev. Mercy was exactly who we were looking for! She delivered such a beautiful bilingual ceremony. From beginning to end she was there for us via email or text. During our weddin...
g process unfortunately my partner lost her grandmother and Rev. Mercy would check in with her to make sure she was okay and offered to give her a free spiritual counseling session. Super sweet of her! Both families complimented Rev. Mercy for such a beautiful ceremony that was delivered. Thank you so much Rev. Mercy!!!!
On the day of the wedding, Reverend Mercy delivered the ceremony with grace and warmth. Her words were heartfelt and meaningful, resonating not only with us but also with our guest...
s. Many of our family members commented on how beautiful and moving the ceremony was. We couldn’t have asked for a better officiant for our wedding. Reverend Mercy went above and beyond to make our ceremony special and memorable. If you’re looking for someone who will bring warmth, professionalism, and a personal touch to your wedding, we highly recommend Reverend Mercy.
Thank you, Reverend Mercy, for making our day so extraordinary!
Mercy was a delight to work with. She was very communicative and understanding. She has a naturally warming demeanor and a great listener. There was no moment where we felt like we...
couldn’t ask her questions. She was very thorough and helpful. At our ceremony Mercy was amazing. She officiated our bilingual ceremony and that was a success. Everyone was able to be part of our celebration and understand everything. I honestly don’t know how it would have workout with anyone else but her. Thank you so much again for being part of our special day and making every bit specially curated to us.
I first met Rev Mercy at the LA Bridal Convention and I knew right away that she was offering unique services that set her apart from others. I am Catholic and my husband grew up b...
oth Catholic and Jewish so we wanted a ceremony that celebrated our story more than our spirituality. Mercy perfectly summed up our relationship and was able to include just a couple key traditions from our religions. It was perfect! We got so many compliments on our ceremony… all written by Mercy herself!
Rev Mercy was very professional and supportive. We really enjoyed getting to know her and feel very lucky that she married us. I would absolutely recommend hiring her! The main thi...
ngs that we were looking for was someone to create a ceremony that celebrated my Catholic upbringing and my partners Hindu upbringing (within an hour or so). Not only did Rev Mercy do this but she also told our story AND did it in English and Spanish!
Reverend Mercy was absolutely incredible. She helped to make my husband and I’s wedding the best day of our lives. From the beginning of the ceremony planning process to the end, s...
he made sure every detail was covered, and made us feel comfortable and at ease along the way. She was always easily accessible via email, text and zoom. She helped us each edit our vows, and provided suggestions to make them more clear and concise. She was always onboard to include whatever we wanted in the ceremony to make our wedding the most “us”. She is bilingual, so she did a portion of our ceremony in Spanish for some of our guests, and she also helped us with a unique unity ritual where we took tequila shots at the altar! She also coordinated her ceremonial garbs to match the colors of our wedding, above and beyond!
In addition to working with her on our wedding ceremony, we also participated in her milestone preparation sessions, which were similar to couples counseling. These were incredibly helpful, and helped my husband and I to align on things that were important to the both of us moving forward in marriage. We truly believed these session helped bring us closer together as a couple and better prepared us for marriage.
We can’t recommend her enough, any couple that uses her services will not be disappointed. Thank you Reverend Mercy!
Rev. Mercy was everything we hoped for and more. Coming from outside of the state we were nervous on choosing our officiant without having met her in person but with the profession...
alism and friendliness of Rev. Mercy we didn’t need to meet her in person to know she was the one! We had several instances where we connected through video calls, phone calls and messages and she was always so willing to answer our questions and put forth so much effort to get to know us to personalize our ceremony. Our ceremony was beautifully written and emotive just like we had asked. Our entire family loved it! Furthermore she went the extra mile to Mail us a copy of it and a warm holiday card from all the way in Cali. 10/10 would recommend to anyone looking to get married in state and out of state!!
Rev. Mercy was truly the best officiant we could have imagined for our wedding. From the initial zoom session to the actual day of the wedding she was very attentive to how we imag...
ined our big day. Our venue was in the mountains, but the drive up was not an issue for her, neither was a 30-minute delay on our end. The ceremony itself was beautiful and included everything that was important to us. We did not end up needing the bilingual ceremony but it would not have been an issue. We could not recommend Rev. Mercy enough if you want an officiant that will make your day truly special.
Mercedes Ibarra did an amazing and outstanding job marrying us. We have known Mercedes since high school, I believe her and I graduated same year. lol 😂 It was an honor to have a ...
long time friend officer our wedding. 💒 I have recommended her to one of my friends, that’s how amazing she is at what she does!!! Thank you!!! 😊 💜💚
Absolutely perfect and professional! She made sure to incorporate everything that was us and did the exact type of ceremony we wanted. Highly recommend!
She conducted a lovely ceremony after listening to us and understanding what we wanted.
WOW. Just WOW. We were married on 09/23/2023 in Escondido, CA and choosing Rev. Mercy to share our love story was one of the best decisions we made. She customized a bilingual Eng...
lish/Spanish ceremony after meeting and getting to know us via a couple of Zoom calls and she made sure to ask what type of feeling we wanted to convey for our ceremony - we wanted it to be silly, funny, and sweet just like how we describe our relationship. We also wanted to include a religious aspect to our wedding and the opening prayer was perfect. She did an amazing job of capturing our personalities and we loved how she shared our proposal story! Thank you so much Rev Mercy! We continue to receive compliments on our ceremony every time we see friends and family that attended our wedding and credit you with your amazing work!
She gave us many great ideas and options but ultimately performed the ceremony as we envisioned. Friendly and personable professional!
Reverend Mercy was an absolute godsend, no pun intended! My wife and I come from two different ethnic and religious backgrounds, not to mention my family primarily speaks Spanish w...
hereas hers speaks English. What should have been a stressful situation with choosing an officiant was resolved the moment we found Reverend Mercy. My wife and I imagined an officiant that could incorporate both of our cultures and religious views seamlessly without favoring one or the other, while laying out the common ground between our faiths, while centering it on our love story in both English and Spanish. Sounds too good to be true, right? Well that was exactly what Reverend Mercy brought to our wedding and exceeded our expectations. I highly recommend her to anyone who may be facing similar situations and can attest to her professionalism, her attention to detail, and her extraordinary ability to speak about a couple as if she has known them her whole life! Thank you Reverend Mercy!
If you’re looking for one of THEE best officiant out there it’s Mercy! She was so incredibly kind and attentive. My husband and I are not religious whatsoever but we did have relig...
ious family attend our ceremony and we were a bit nervous about that. She made us feel confident in having the ceremony we wanted but respectful to those who attended. She took care of everything! She took the time to get to know us and our relationship as a whole. She was absolutely incredible! We love you Mercy!
I found Mercedes while searching google and I’m so happy I did. My husband and I loved the how she crafted our bilingual ceremony. Mercedes shared a google doc of everything that w...
ould be said before hand and gave us access to change any wording to our liking. 10/10 recommend!
My Husband and I are so happy we hired Rev. Mercy to be our officiant. We had a great first meeting with her where we described our love story to her. She was able to illustrate th...
at wonderfully to our guests during our ceremony. She translated everything in Spanish as well. We chose to be married during a full moon and to include a hand fasting ceremony. Rev. Mercy is very knowledgeable on these traditions and rituals, we highly recommend her. We received many compliments on our beautiful and unique ceremony.
Thank you Rev. Mercy! 💜
We could not have asked for a more perfect wedding Officiant. Rev. Mercy was able to convey the love and joy of the event. We loved that the ceremony was conducted in English and S...
panish. She even helped us format our vows and included a sage cleansing. Our Uncle said it was the best wedding he had ever been to :)
Do you want to have a ceremony to remember and all the guidance you need and more? Mercy was caring, professional, and took initiative from the first moment we met with her. She wa...
s utterly amazing! These are some of the highlights for us: 1) She provided us with advice every step of the way. 2) Mercy had a timeline and her communication, whether for reminders or questions, was on point. 3) We were very particular about having someone who was bilingual and whose ceremonies inspired love and joy. After tons of research, not only did she go above and beyond but, with her guidance, guests were in tears and we received several comments that the ceremony was the best they had ever attended. In short, Mercy helped make our day that much more special and made the ceremony a highlight, not just another part of the wedding.
As we reflect back on our intimate backyard wedding we realize how pivotal Rev. Mercy was to its success. We pivoted from courthouse to backyard amidst COVID impacted scheduling di...
fficulties. Finding an officiant who was bilingual in Spanish and English, well-versed in diverse faith traditions, and a helpful guide in crafting our ceremony was our top priority. We found rave reviews for Rev. Mercy and they are all true representations of her collaborative, generous, thoughtful, honest, respectful and embracing approach. We know she lies at the center of making our wedding so special. Due to budget we went with her most accessible package and it was so much more valuable than what we paid! Every interaction in planning our ceremony was incredibly personalized. Rev. Mercy was able to ask what might be tough questions for family outsiders to broach, on topics such as generational changes in faith traditions, any inherited or persisting differences in opinions or approaches that may pop up on the ceremony day, etc. As first generation US born children of Mexican immigrants it was incredibly helpful to be able to shorthand troubleshooting areas of additional care or emphasis in our ceremony. Rev. Mercy crafted a beautiful ceremony based on all the conversations she had with us, and was able to execute it in primarily Spanish for our parents. We are still floored at just how she was able to capture our personalities and essence as individuals and a couple in our ceremony. Her positive and open energy came through in every email exchange or Google doc note. I could not imagine our ceremony any other way than what Rev. Mercy created for us. Details we did not know to think about are incorporated into her checklist of items to check in with every couple about. I truly enjoyed our conversations with Rev. Mercy before, during, and after our wedding. She genuinely cared to get to really know us and be able to transfer that knowledge into the ceremony. We definitely felt that the stars aligned all along the way to make our wedding happen and finding Rev. Mercy was the first success that ensured our wedding was exactly what we hoped it would be in spirit and experience. We have recommended Rev. Mercy to every couple we know that are engaged, and will continue to do so because she is simply a treasure.
Rev. Mercy was fantastic. She listened to all our wants and worked with us to perfect our ceremony and vows. We received many compliments after the wedding on our service and were ...
asked where we found Rev. Mercy. Of course we directed them to the knot. We highly recommend Rev. Mercy!
Rev Mercy was amazing to work with. She truly took the time to get to know us and blended our stories beautifully during her speech. She introduced us to the Sand ceremony, which a...
dded a special touch to our ceremony. We are so happy that we chose Rev Mercy to be our officiant.
Mercedes was more than we could have ever imagine to find in an Officiant. The connection was instant and we loved her since the first video chat. She created a unique and absolute...
ly beautiful ceremony for us. She listened to our every detail - even the ones we thought were minor, and she designed our Ceremony with every single one of them involved. We honestly learned to appreciate her beyond the role of an Officiant. Thank you for making our day so special and for joining us in celebrating our love. I recommend her 1000% . The absolute best!
A year (and a few days later) and we are still in love with our ceremony. Rev Mercy did an amazing job telling our story both in English and Spanish to our friends & family. She to...
ok the time to get to know us and made us feel special before and on the day of the wedding!
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