Reverend Jay Howell

Reverend Howell worked with us in a private session prior to even writing our vows or picking any readings. He gave us great material to look over and truly great advice on writing our vows. He helped make our moment the best it could be and the ceremony was an unforgettable, beautiful experience together with Reverend Howell.

I am so pleased with my choice to have Jay officiate my wedding ceremony. He responded quickly to my initial email and right off the bat I felt good about him. My fiance (now husband! :)) and I met with him at Panera to get to know each other a bit and for him to explain his process of creating the ceremony. He started with a general outline, then asked us for our opinions and we tweaked it to get it exactly how we wanted. After that meeting, he emailed us examples of wedding readings and vows. We each selected one piece to be read, then created our own vows. He offered to help/guide us as much as we needed. At the rehearsal, he took the lead and made sure everyone knew exactly what do to/where to be. He was so reassuring and comforting, I was not worried about the ceremony itself at all. The next day, the ceremony went perfectly, it was exactly what we wanted and we felt so much joy and love in the room! Jay's attitude/style/personality fit very well with us, he spoke clearly, and it didn't feel like a stranger was marrying us. If you are looking to create a wedding ceremony that is uniquely you, I would highly recommend reaching out to Reverend Jay Howell!

Reverend Howell was a pleasure to work with in planning and conducting our wedding ceremony. Prior to the wedding date, he presented us with many examples and ideas for vows and readings that were different than the usual wedding ceremony/vows. This inspired both of us to write our own vows rather than using the traditional ones. We loved that our wedding ceremony was a true reflection of us. We would highly recommend him to those looking for someone to officiate their wedding.

I found Rev Jay from the Knot.com and was in a pinch because of how close we let it get to the wedding before finding an officiant. We originally asked for someone’s help in this area and that didn’t work out so we were scrambling. I called and left a message which he returned promptly and met later in the week and felt so very comfortable with him that we knew we didn’t need to keep looking. I was so wrapped up in other areas of the wedding that I never took the time to think about how I wanted the ceremony to go but what he presented to us was absolutely perfect since it didn’t sound boring! He provided us with samples of reading and vows which helped tremendously. I found a reading that was so perfect my husband was jealous because he wanted it. He could find anything else and asked Jay if he has anymore which of course he did and provided very quickly. My husband ended up going and finding a reading of his own but that didn’t happen until the day of our rehearsal. So we definitely pushed the envelope on this one with our timing but it all went off without a hitch and was so wonderful I couldn’t have asked for it to be better!