Reverend by Request

Reverend David was amazing! I cannot begin to describe how beautiful the ceremony was. I could never have imagined something as beautiful as what Reverend David did. He spent time chatting with us virtually to get to know us as a couple and made us feel incredibly special and important prior to our wedding and on our big day he helped us both feel at ease. Reverend David created the perfect balance in our ceremony, and I found it surprising that certain parts of the ceremony could feel so intimate between my fiancé and I, even though we had so many friends and family staring at us. Reverend David, kept in touch us as the wedding day was closing nearer, confirming times, and collecting further information for the wedding script. He sent us a copy of our script 2 weeks before the ceremony asking if I would like to alter anything. I did not, the Script was PERFECT. He said that he would be at the chapel 30 to 45 minutes before, and he was there an hour before to make sure everything was set up for our wedding. Reverend David is not just the BEST Minister, but he is truly a wonderful and good-hearted person, and we are so lucky and blessed to have had him officiate our marriage. You really cannot go wrong in choosing him for your wedding day.

Reverend David is the absolute best! During our initial meeting he made my husband and I feel welcomed and truly listened to what we wanted in our ceremony. Our ceremony script was written beautifully and incorporated the right amount of religion without it being too much. He made our ceremony light and fun but was serious in the right moments. Seriously the best! Do not look at anyone else!

Reverend David is one of the best officiants you could find! I am not a super religious person, but I know it meant something to my husband and his family, so Reverend David was able to incorporate just enough God to make it perfect without being overkill. He wrote a beautiful script for our wedding as well. Our ceremony was outside in a tent in 93* heat, so we appreciate how smoothly and quickly he had the ceremony go so our guests could get back inside. We had him come to rehearsal as well which I think was good for our parents to see how the day was going to go. Reverend David sent us a copy of our marriage certificate within two days of our ceremony, so hopefully we will get our license quickly. Thank you for being a part of our day!

Reverend David was fantastic -- easily one of the best decisions we could have made for our wedding day. He made us feel comfortable from the very start, and we knew we could count on him. Reverend David feels passionate about what he does, and this is something that was apparent throughout the entire process. Reverend David is professional, organized, timely, and extremely generous! If you make the decision to go with him, you will absolutely have no regrets -- I promise!

Rev. Gary was a pleasure to work with! Communication between he and Rev David and i was so smooth , clear and fast ! All my questions were answer immediately, they clued us in on things we didn’t even think about! They truly made it so easy of a process! We were able to personalize our ceremony to fit us and be meaningful to who we are and our story ! Rev Gary was on time my wedding day , he was able to come and speak with the bridal party and relax before show time ! He even helped to calm my nerves and remind everyone where to go ! During the ceremony he spoke Loud and Clear so my guests knew exactly what he was saying ! He brought alittle humor and personality ! I couldn’t imagine our day with him! Than you so much for all you did ! Thank you !

Reverend David was the best! We planned our wedding in a very short time frame. He was amazing! Very easy to communicate with. He assisted us with exactly what we wanted for our ceremony. He is such a wonderful man! The service was perfect! We can’t say enough about Reverend David!

Let me start by saying I am not a big reviewer. However, with the importance of this special day in our lives it would be terrible not to celebrate Reverend by Request and notably Reverend David. He always responded promptly and my new bride and I felt comfortable from the beginning. We were pretty uneducated in our needs when we began. We felt in over our heads. We had a great phone interview and Reverend David sent us some scripts and outlines for us to review and modify as we saw fit. He then made some suggestions based on his expertise. We made more adjustments with his guidance. He then reviewed again and added some of his own modifications to which we agreed. Please know this was a second wedding for each of us occurring near 30 years from the previous. We are very faithful yet not religious. We wanted an intimate Christian wedding without huge frills. We didn't have a rehearsal and finally met Reverend David exactly as we planned the day of the wedding. Personally feeling unprepared as the ceremony was about to begin Reverend David guided us both perfectly in movement and action throughout the ceremony. Our no frills wedding ended up being beyond compare. It's hard to explain what reverend David did for us. The one word I would choose for our personal experience would be "Spectacular!" Minor but noteworthy. Reverend David drove over an hour to our venue and was right on time. The cost was on the going rate, but we definitely got much more than expected. My last concern was that the Marriage Certificate was completed quickly as so much depends on name changes etc. I did not voice this concern to the good Reverend. I'm sure he is aware as he forwarded the copies on the Monday following our wedding and we received our certified copies from the county in 10 days from the actual date of the wedding. Of course, there's no way to guarantee this with a county court house involved, but Reverend David definitely expedited his part. For my wedding I know there is no chance I could have chosen a better Officiant. If you've read this far I hope your experience is a special as mine. Thank you Reverend David!

Reverend David was the perfect choice for our wedding. From the very beginning, he was kind, flexible, and displayed his great sense of humor. We made quite a few changes in the month that we planned the wedding, and Reverend David rolled with all of them. In the moments leading up to the ceremony, as well as during the ceremony, he put my husband, myself, and our families at ease with his great sense of humor. I couldn't have asked for a better officiant!

The duo that make up Reverend by Request, David and Gary, were simply the best to work with. From our first meeting with them we felt comforted in their eagnerness to get to know us as a couple and how accommodating they were to our needs for our ceremony. The ceremony was just perfect and we couldn't have done it without their help. We were so pleased to have had Reverend Gary officiate our wedding and our guests were highly impressed as well. Look no further in your officiant search!

My husband and I have only GREAT things to say about Reverend David. He was perfect for our special day and spoke very clearly. He was detailed and extremely helpful before, during and after the wedding! What I LOVED was that he sent us a copy of the script in advance which let me know exactly what was going to be said. It was perfect. I could not have asked for a more organized, prepared and professional Reverend. LOVE HIM!!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!

Wow! Being married by Reverends Gary and David was the single greatest choice we made in planning our wedding. From our first conversation and subsequent meeting, we knew we would look no further. They are professional, AND warm and welcoming. They worked closely with us to plan the perfect ceremony...personalized to us. And their attendance at our rehearsal luncheon was the icing on the cake. Our families absolutely loved them. They even took time to bless our new home. And since the big day (July 29), each guest I have talked to has gone out of his/her way to mention how outstanding the Reverends and ceremony were. Make sure you meet with the Reverends before you book your wedding officiants. Thanks, Reverends!

We just got married this past weekend and had a great experience with Reverend David. He was easy to work with from the beginning to end!

We had Reverend David as our officiant and we think he did an overall good job. He was timely when it came to meetings/emails and arrived nice and early the day of the wedding. A week before the wedding he did a great job walking us through the ceremony and answering any questions that came to mind. We only experienced a couple hiccups the day of the wedding. He changed up the breaks in our vows without notifying us, so we ended up repeating two words at a time instead of the sentence breaks that were previously discussed and practiced. Also, we did not have a receiving line and asked him to make the announcement at the end of the ceremony and instead he announced that we were having a receiving line so we had to correct him. Besides those minor issues, we think he did a good job.

We are so glad that we hired Reverend Dave as our officiant! He was so easy to work with, and responded to any questions that we had right away. We knew that we were in good hands with him immediately. He showed up in plenty of time the day of the ceremony and he helped to calm our nerves right before the ceremony started. The wedding went smoothly and perfectly. It was so heart felt and Reverend Dave helped to make it just perfect for us. We had several people come up to us afterwards and tell us how great our officiate was. We HIGHLY recommend booking Reverend Dave as your officiant... you will not be disappointed!!

We mistakenly chose another officiant/wedding planner. Less than two weeks before the wedding, the plans still were incomplete. So, we called Reverend David. Within two days, the script was complete and we were all set. We planned an outdoor wedding at our home. As luck would have it, the rain and snow were coming down. As we sat waiting for our guests to arrive, the power went out. Reverend David put our minds at ease and performed a most beautiful ceremony in our family room. As this was a same-sex marriage, we truly appreciated that Reverend David stressed the importance of embracing our beliefs, even if they differ from others'. He also told the guests that they are part of our family, either by birth or by choice. My mother is 83 years old and read "the Love Chapter" from 1 Corinthians. Of course, I had planned to print it out for her, but there was no electricity. So, Reverend David gave her his copy, then complimented her on the fine job she had done. Following the ceremony, the guests commented on the beautiful ceremony. I would highly recommend Reverend by Request. Reverend David is truly awesome.

Reverend David was very professional and accommodating. He created a personalized ceremony that was beautiful. I couldn't have asked for anything better!

Reverend David made our wedding ceremony beautiful, stress free, and customized specifically to our needs. His flexibility and kind hearted nature made it so easy to create the ceremony that was perfect for us. Our family and friends loved it and we couldn't be happier with the way things turned out! We highly recommend Reverend by Request!

Considering my husband and I didn't have a church that we went to regularly but we are both Catholic we had a problem with who to marry us. We also choose to get married at an outside venue. After looking up and talking to many "rent a reverends" I finally found Reverend David. He is amazing! He completely specialized our ceremony and made it exactly what we wanted: traditional, with romantic and religious aspects. It was perfect! It didn't have a "story" and Reverend David did not make it about himself, he focused on us, love, God, and marraige. He is great! Completely customizes the ceremony to what you want. AND a great value! He should probably actually be charging more :-)

I agree with one of the previous reviewers. We also didn’t want a Circus or as they put it “Night Club Act” atmosphere! The first time I emailed them, Reverend David responded immediately. I had made a request to 3 Officiants to email me back with their prices. Only Reverend David emailed me back as requested. The other two called me; I didn’t ask to be called… Reverend David’s first email was full of the information I was looking for, and this helped us decide to go with them. Reverend Gary actually performed our wedding, Reverend David was already booked. Rev. Gary did a wonderful job! The ceremony was all about us, and it was just like we had discussed. Reverend Gary showed up to the rehearsal and wedding early. He has so much experience with weddings and it showed, especially at the rehearsal. We have a couple of friends that are planning their weddings, and have ask for our recommendation; we only have 3 words “Reverend by Request”! We will also keep their card for any future Baptisms. Thank you both!!!

We would like to thank you, Reverends Gary and David, for all your hard work and effort you did to make our wedding ceremony intimate and memorable. You were very accommodating and responsive to our needs. We were able to enjoy ourselves because we knew we were both in good hands. Some of our guest thought they were a family members or family friend because they helped everyone feel so comfortable as well as we did! We hope to be able to refer their services to all of our friends and loved ones!!! Good luck in all you do and thank you again!!

Reverend Gary Phillip is a SUPERSTAR! What a wonderful human being and an incredible Officiant. I found Reverend Gary Phillip literally about 2 weeks before our long planned interfaith wedding. Our original Rabbi seemingly double booked himself and there we were with everything all set and no one to marry us! Although not a Rabbi, Reverend Gary Phillip handled EVERYTHING with grace, honor and dignity. We were still able to have parts of the Jewish Ceremony, like the breaking of the glass, so my husband’s Jewish family members didn’t feel left out. While our wedding was perfect in every way from weather to food to entertainment, Reverend Gary made it heartfelt, special and unique. We had so many compliments about him from our guests and family and I would highly recommend him for weddings or any other needs. You won't be disappointed!!!

Reverend David did and amazing job at our wedding. He incorporated everything that we wanted in our ceremony, and if we weren't sure what else we wanted he was able to suggest amazing ideas. So many people complimented us on how beautiful the ceremony was and what a wonderful job Reverend David did!

We chose Reverend Dave! From the beginning to the end he was fast to respond back to emails, listened to what we wanted, took the time to answer questions, and get to know us. He has really good packages and the price is right. He was punctual and never did we feel rushed. I would highly recommend him!

Great job! Followed through with our unique and personal wishes.

Reverend David Andrew performed our ceremony. He was ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL to work with. He was caring, detailed and above all just a wonderful person. They were recommended to us by our wedding venue, and when I first called him on the phone, I felt so comfortable speaking to him. And when we met in person, I knew we had picked the riight Reverend to perform our ceremony. During that first visit, we also had the pleasure of meeting the other reverend - Reverend Gary Mazzio. He too was as warm as a person. Love......love.....love.....everything that Reverend David did for us. Will DEFINITELY use him again for any future family events. He is now part of our family. If I could give him more than 5 stars, I would.

Rev. Gary & Rev. David were great. From the initial planning, to the rehearsal and finally the ceremony, they did an excellent job. Rev. Gary performed a beautiful non-denominational Christian ceremony. We received many positive remarks from our guest about the ceremony. We were very happy with their service. I would highly recommend Rev. Gary to be your wedding officiant.

I would like to thank Rev. Gary for the wonderful wedding that he performed at our dream wedding. He made it all come true. His performance, every detail and arrangements were chosen so carefully that everything looked and sounded so beautiful and with a touch of romance that every bride dreams about. His punctuality and flexibility is also worth mentioning. The ceremony was performed with so much elegance, that every guest was able to follow the complete ceremony. My wedding experience was one of greatness and total satisfaction. Every task was performed with excellence and total professionalism. My husband and I are very pleased and we will recommend him to everyone we come in contact with that are seeking the services of him performing their wedding. Thanks very much for a job well done.

Reverends Gary and David are simply the best! We met them at a friend’s wedding, and they came very highly recommended. They are heartwarming and made us feel like we were their only couple getting married. We believed that the ceremony is the most crucial part of planning a wedding because it sets the tone of what you want people to know about us. Reverend David beautifully customized our ceremony and was always available to discuss any concerns. Initially we thought that Package 4 was a little pricey for us but after our ceremony we knew that it was worth every penny! We love Reverends Gary and David who officiated together for us. We highly recommend them, and if you really want a Catholic type ceremony, choose the “Christian Ceremony Package”! Your family and friends will be blown away by their reverence! Thank you both for making our day the BEST!!! We love you both!

We couldn’t do any better than Reverend By Request!!! We wanted to have an Inter-Faith Ceremony, but we didn’t want to include a Rabbi. We looked around and spoke with several Ministers before we found Reverend David. He was so enthusiastic about Officiating for us and he created the perfect Script for our wedding. We had the best of both worlds in our wedding with him. He wove such a beautiful ceremony combining the Christian parts for me as well as several Jewish parts for my now husband. We wanted to include the Seven Wedding Blessings, but since Reverend David didn’t speak Hebrew, he suggested that we have our Uncle Canter with him. It was so beautiful the way Rev. David and Uncle Ira took turns reciting the Blessing. My husband’s family was so excited to have a Minister that respected their traditions. We LOVE Reverend David and you will too!!!

Being a bride planning a wedding out of state, it was nice to know that I did not have to worry about my wedding officiant on my wedding day. Reverend David was a pleasure to work with through the entire planning process and helped us create an interfaith ceremony that all of our guests really enjoyed. I would highly recommend Reverend David!

You cannot go wrong with Reverend David. He made our day so special and he is so organized. He helped us through everything!! I would definitely use him again. We were thinking about doing this every year.

I don't even know where to begin with praising Reverend David. We found him originally through a search online, and scheduled a meeting with him about a year before our wedding. We knew right away that he was the right one for us. His voice, his demeanor, the way he made us both feel comfortable, and was open to any type of ceremony we wanted. We worked with him throughout our 15 month engagement, but really had most of our interaction the last few months. These months, as most brides know is the most stressful time of your wedding planning. It's easy to lose focus and concentrate on things that aren't as important in the overall picture. Reverend David helped me stay focused and had a few conversations with me to remind me once again, what the day was really all about. We worked together for days, and over multiple emails to perfect our ceremony. Up until the last week I was making small changes, and he was totally open to any idea that came up. Our wedding guests could not stop praising our Officiant after the ceremony. Even our DJ who has done countless ceremonies said that was one of the best he had ever seen. Its funny how on your wedding day, you really miss a lot. You are floating on clouds, and sometimes spinning from the excitement and nerves. Reverend David was a constant voice of calm, and someone I could look at during the ceremony to stay focused. My fiancé and I shed a few tears, and he was so thoughtful to have tissues ready for us. He led us through the ceremony like a true profesional, but with so much passion, I was really blown away. I was sad that the wedding was over, because we loved working with him so much. I know after we have our children, he will be a part of any blessing ceremonies that we plan for them.

Reverend Gary Phillip did a fantastic job from the planning stage all the way up to the wedding day. He is the most professional and genuine person my husband and I have ever met. He provided us with great ideas for our unique ceremony and incorporated our suggestions to our liking. He was also upfront with us if there were parts of our ceremony that were out of place or didn't flow properly. We have had so many compliments on our ceremony. You can't go wrong with his services!

Working with Reverend by Request was a wonderful experience and we are so happy that we chose to use their services on our wedding day! We knew that we wanted an officiant that was professional and that truly cared about our ceremony, since to us it was the most important part of our day. When we first met with Reverend David, we knew we had found just that! He was extremely helpful with orchestrating the ceremony and thanks to him everything went smoothly. The ceremony was beautiful and we are still receiving compliments on how personal and romantic it was!

We had over a year to plan our wedding and we had decided to meet with 10 of the top ministers before we chose which one would be the best for us. We met with 5 of the 10 before we met with Reverend Gary. By the time we were done with the meeting we decided on the spot to have Reverend Gary officiate our wedding. No need to go further; we canceled the rest of our appointments. A couple of the others weren’t even ministers; they were just wedding Officiants. And the others were pushing us too hard to choose a wedding package that wasn’t for us. We just wanted a normal wedding; NOT a Night Club Act! We didn’t want our story told again, we didn’t want everyone laughing during the service; we didn’t want to stand down the stairs and face the “Audience”. We wanted a formal wedding where everyone enjoyed the wedding as it was intended to be. Reverend Gary hit the bull’s-eye for us. He listened to what we wanted and helped us in choosing the right package that was right for us; not for him. The wedding was as we had dreamed it to be, we all giggled a bit, we cried a bit, but mostly we felt the presence of a higher being, and knew that we had made the right decision. Thank you Reverend Gary for giving us the best wedding, EVER!

We had Rev David conduct our wedding and he truly did a wonderful job. We wanted a non traditional with some lovely readings, but I had no idea where to start. I wanted our wedding to be special and show how much we loved each other. David gave suggestions, and really worked with everything we presented to him. I was so touched by all the little added things, I was tearing up. I would recommend him to anyone I know, they really are the best. The communication is prompt, and there rates are very reasonable, dnt trust your wedding to just anyone, use the best.

This is the second marriage for both of us and we wanted a personal, intimate ceremony with our closest friends and family. With that decision made and having found the venue the question became who would perform the ceremony, neither of us belongs to a church. After a thorough search, phone interviews and reviewing pricing, we met with both Reverends David and Gary. They immediately made us feel comfortable, offered flexibility in the ceremony and services they could provide. Reverend David was very accommodating when a week prior to the ceremony we added a rehearsal; he organized everyone and the details of the ceremony. Through our conversations, e-mails, our ceremony choices and our vows, Reverend Gary was able to personalize the ceremony and add just enough religious undertones. We were very happy in our choice of Reverend by Request and recommend them.

About a week before our wedding I was unable to get in touch with the minister that I had initially booked for our wedding. I started calling around to find someone to fill that spot. I spoke with a few that were too expensive or wouldn't perform because they wanted to have at least 3 sit down sessions prior to the wedding. Thankfully I got in touch with Reverend David at Rev by Request. Within a few days we had the entire ceremony planned out and all set to got. Even though they had a previous engagement that night, they were able to perform the ceremony for our wedding and I couldn't have been happier. Everything went perfectly and exactly how we had planned. I can't thank them enough for swooping in at the last minute and saving our ceremony. I cannot recommend them highly enough. Choose them and you will not be sorry!