Reverend Joy Burke

I would recommend her to anyone looking to get married.

her couples and really strives to tell their story. The wedding ceremony Joy wrote for us was absolutely beautiful. We wrote our own vows but Joy was able encompass how special a wedding ceremony is while also thanking us for having her be a part of it. Joy always encouraged us to reach out to her with any questions we had leading up to the wedding. She was always on time for sending items and showing up to meetings and rehearsals. She is clearly so passionate about what she does. We love Joy Burke and can't thank her enough for making our ceremony perfect!!

and Joy guided us and made it all so easy but most importantly, so meaningful. I wish I could tell her in person again how much her vision for wedding helped to make the day one of the most important days in my life. She is an absolutely lovely person, and was more patient than we probably deserved! Thank you Joy for being so wonderful!!

essional, personal, and has a wealth of information. The thought of planning our our ceremony was a bit intimidating-- we did not know exactly what we wanted and were unsure where to start. Working with Joy made it incredibly easy. She guided us through picking readings, vows, and creating a very intimate, emotional, and personal event that captured our relationship perfectly. I highly recommend choosing Rev. Joy Burke for your wedding!

ut how wonderful she was. Joy has our highest recommendation!!!

eat person. Very helpful and thoughtful. I was the bride dressed in a Japanese kimono and my husband wore the kilt on our wedding day. Rev. Joy made our wedding memorable.

our wedding date. She was so helpful along the way, providing information and suggestions pertaining to vow ideas, readings, rituals, etc. She also offered her assistance and recommendations for other aspects of the wedding as well. Many guests commented how beautiful our ceremony was. We would highly recommend Reverend Joy Burke!

all you envisioned. She is organized and full of ideas and tips if you need any guidance with anything, even something unrelated to ceremony. We were so happy with everything Joy did for us, and forever grateful!

couple and captured the essence of our love for one another and created the most beautiful and poignant ceremony. As two very spiritual people, my husband and I really wanted God and our spirituality to be the basis for our wedding ceremony. Rev Joy brought God to the forefront of our ceremony. She also gave us creative options to bring to the ceremony in terms of readings and a Celtic hand fasting component! Our ceremony had us and all of our guests crying one moment and laughing the next. My husband and I were so beyond happy with our wedding ceremony! Rev Joy surpassed everything we hoped for and all of our family and friends that day and throughout the Summer have commented on what a beautiful, unique and moving wedding ceremony it was! In fact, so many of our guests said it was the best ceremony and wedding they had been to! This only allows us to give 5 stars but we’d give Rev Joy 10 stars! She is lovely and will give you the most magnificent wedding ceremony. We highly recommend her! Thank you Rev Joy!

rfect ceremony for us. Several guest commented to me at the reception how wonderful the ceremony was. We asked for some humor in our ceremony, and Joy did a great job. Just the right mix of beauty and humor. Thank you so much Joy for a wonderful wedding day memory.

exceeded our expectations.

dding questionnaires were such a wonderful idea to help her in making our ceremony so personalized! And we were so grateful for all the samples of vows, ceremony ideas/rituals, etc. that she gave us! Her personality and calming presence, vast knowledge of dos and don’ts were so welcomed! We would recommend her to anyone and everyone. We are grateful to call her a friend!

emony for us. Our guests continually came up to us during our reception to tell us that the ceremony was their favorite part of our wedding because they were so touched. It was our favorite part of the day too! Her thoughtfully crafted words allowed our guests to truly see inside our hearts and be an active participant in our wedding day. She has unique and personalized ideas on traditions, readings, and vows that allow you to make your ceremony your own. Joy’s personalized ceremony exceeded our expectations and allowed us to create a beautiful start to our marriage. If a highly personalized, thoughtful, and heartfelt ceremony is important to you, you must contact Joy.

so afraid that our rushed planning would lead to us not finding the perfect person. BUT when we first talked to Joy over the phone all of our worry disappeared. Joy is everything we always wanted in an officiant; kind, relaxed, confident, reassuring, organized, knowledgeable. The whole ceremony planning process was wonderfully easy on our end, and the end result was an absolutely lovely ceremony. Joy made sure to accommodate for all of our needs and requests, making the ceremony personal and perfect. Our family and friends are still reaching out to us about how beautiful it was. We highly recommend Joy to anyone in search of an officiant! Thank you Joy! Love, Mara & Erik & Future Baby Boy :)

eel relaxed, comfortable, and confident in her knowledge and ability to bring added meaning to our ceremony. We would absolutely recommend her to any of our friends and family seeking a thoughtful, thorough officiant for their ceremony.

because she writes every word from scratch and tailors the ceremony completely to the couple she is marrying. It was anything but formulaic. All I can say, is DO NOT ask a friend or family member to officiate your wedding. Joy completely knows how to officiate a ceremony and is highly skilled at understanding the important elements of a marriage ceremony. There were so many things we wouldn't have known to do on our own and she is the perfect balance of taking charge and helpfully directing us on each element of the ceremony and also the pragmatics of the license, with being completely open to how we want to ceremony to go. I actually found it difficult to work with other vendors who would say things like "it's whatever youuuuu want, as the bride." That is a nice sentiment, but I had no idea how to do a wedding! That is why I'm hiring a professional :) So I found it so helpful and honestly a relief when Joy took charge of certain elements, such as the order of the ceremony. Small and thoughtful things like printing our vows and readings was also so appreciated so we didn't have to scramble. She knows everyone in Saratoga and they love her, so it was also awesome how she was able to coordinate with other vendors. WE LOVE JOY and my wedding would not have been the same without her.

o work with and always took everything we said into consideration. You can tell that she loves her job and cares about you as a couple. Everyone loved our ceremony; it fit out personalities perfectly as we did not want anything too serious or traditional and we were able to incorporate some nontraditional readings that we loved. We received so many compliments throughout the night about the ceremony and Joy and I would highly recommend her regardless of what type of ceremony you are looking for.

y nailed it! She mentioned our background as a couple, included some entertaining anecdotes about our relationship, mentioned our parents and their respective marriages, and made our ceremony truly enjoyable! It was honestly my favorite part of the entire day. Joy was also a wealth of information regarding all aspects of our wedding day - we took all of her advice to heart and we're so glad we did. Our day was so special to us and she was a huge part of that. Thank you, Joy! Aly & Kyle

sure the day went perfectly according to plan. She is the best!

emony to look like. We didn’t even agree on how to say our vows! Joy had many great ideas, was very responsive when I emailed questions, and she created our dream ceremony! She flawlessly weaved scripture, stories about my husband and I, and blessings into our ceremony. I had many guests comment about how unique and meaningful the ceremony was. Thank you Joy!

professional. Since meeting Joy at our initial meeting I think I have thanked him every day for his decision and persistence. I even thanked him and said "YOU WERE SO RIGHT" while walking up the aisle immediately after getting married, while our wedding party was still standing up there. That's how good she is. Truly... Worth every penny, and then some. Her sense of professionalism and knowledge of just the way things should go was truly priceless. I felt as though at the beginning of our rehearsal, between my family, my husband's family and all of our (bossy) friends plus our wedding planner, it was like herding cats. Joy immediately stepped up with much appreciated authority and knowledge and provided us with the guidance and direction we needed. My father and i learn by doing, therefore we asked 100 questions and requested to keep rehearsing and practicing even the smallest things. She was never frustrated with us and always reassured us through an emotional (and stressful at times) process! And don't even get me started on the ceremony she wrote us! I tear up just thinking about it. She puts so much thought, emotion, care and attention into everything she does. Your ceremony is so uniquely yours, it's such a gift! Joy Burke is the real deal. She is such a gem, and I am truly so beyond grateful that she was there to provide her love, guidance and support on our special day.

perfectly with no fuss at all. It was a truly magical experience and we are forever grateful for the wonderful words you had written for us.

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l cherish forever! Even the moments leading up to it she was checking in with us to see if we needed anything and was always able to give us great suggestions and support! Our pictures came out beautiful! We may have a bigger celebration in the future and plan on asking her to carry out the ceremony! I highly recommend her!!

too other weddings where the officiant was ill-prepared and caused the bride and groom more stress. This was NOT the case with Joy! She had printed the readings and vows, delegated our very large wedding party, and had a very calming sense of experience about her. Through out the wedding planning process she was readily available to answer any and all questions. I can't explain how helpful she was. We had a lot of requests(i.e. non-religious with Catholic elements, musical interlude) and she appeased all of them. I highly recommend Joy Burke to be your officiant!

). The minute we walked out of our first meeting with Joy we knew she was the one. She was kind, professional, and so excited to learn about us as individuals and as a couple. She worked with us to make our wedding ceremony so unique and personal to us. She was able to incorporate the most important and meaningful aspects of our relationship into it. She had people laughing, crying, and enjoying every second (and how often does that happen?!). Our ceremony turned out to be the most beautiful and most memorable part of our entire wedding day, as it should be! So, if you want a Reverend who is dedicated to making your wedding ceremony beautiful, unique and special to you as a couple, there is no one better! Thank you Joy for being a part of the most beautiful moment on the best day of our lives!

did such an amazing job of making our wedding ceremony so personal to us, we truly felt like we were the only two people there in a sea of over 100 people. Beyond writing the most beautiful piece, Joy was a huge help to both of us during the entire wedding planning process. From the second we met Joy we knew she was the perfect person to make our special day extra special! I would absolutely recommend Joy to anyone looking for the perfect, personal ceremony! Joy, Becky and I can't thank you enough for everything!

ony. All of our guests were in awe (and tears) of her words and we get compliments all the time. I am forever grateful to her for making our ceremony as memorable as it was.

ok the time getting to know my husband and I, both individually and as a couple, then composed a ceremony unique to us. Joy made us laugh and cry tears of joy. So moved, our guests are still talking of her magically ceremony!

oy wrote an absolutely beautiful and touching ceremony for us. So many of my guests are still talking about it. Joy was so supportive throughout the entire time. The ceremony was perfect and exactly what we wanted. I can not thank Joy enough for making our special day, even more memorable and perfect! XOXO

mmented on how intimate and amazing the ceremony was and thought she was a mutual friend or family member we had asked to marry us. I give her 6 stars all around! Thank you, Joy, for making our special day so memorable!

out religion but more about love. Joy surely delivered. She wrote the most beautiful ceremony that was personal to US as a couple, but included traditions from both sides (tying of the knot and glass smash). Joy had us answer a lot of questions about ourselves separately and wrote her script based of that. We also had meetings with her beforehand. Before our wedding day (about a month before), Joy sent us the script for our wedding for approval. We were really blown away. Needless to say, guests were blown away and we kept getting compliments about how beautiful and personal our ceremony was. The ceremony was the perfect length, it lasted no more than a half hour, and again, it was all about the love that we had for each other. Many people said that they wanted to get married again just to have Joy do their ceremony, ha! Joy also gave us the idea of "tying the knot" during our ceremony. I've never seen it done before, and neither did our guests, and they loved it. The most important part of the wedding is the ceremony and Joy is worth it. Thank you so much Joy for your attention to detail and making our wedding day so special. And now we have a new friend of it. I surely hope to keep in touch.

portant day in our lives. I spoke with Joy the day after I contacted her and she immediately put my mind at ease. She scripted the perfect ceremony for us and organized everyone on the day of our wedding so we could just focus on ourselves and each other and be in the moment. She made everything so easy for us and we can't thank her enough! We would highly recommend Joy to anyone!

ch a questionnaire about ourselves and the evolution of our relationship in advance. On the day, she used our answers to create a personalized, touching ceremony, adding a little humor at just the right moments. She planned out every detail so we had absolutely nothing to worry about when the day finally came. She made sure that that the important people felt important and knew where they needed to be. The day after the wedding, she went above and beyond and met us early in the morning so that we could pick up our marriage certificate. It was snowing and she still made the 40+ minute drive so that we could go home, certificate in hand. Joy gave us a memorable, beautiful ceremony, full of the character that defines us and our life together. We absolutely made the right choice and would recommend her to anyone who wants a personalized, inclusive and stress-free wedding day.

ion that made our day special. She is very flexible and molds the ceremony to each individual couple. We are so thankful for her! Recommended HIGHLY.

th her. She made our ceremony so memorable and special. What she wrote was so beautifully written. We highly recommend Joy.

passion for making our day special was evident from the first conversation we had! It made for a beautiful day, and memories that will last a lifetime!

eather outside, she kept it all together and truly made us and our guests feel special in the moment. She's a true professional and I cannot say enough good things about her!

and my wife Catholic and we had a general blank canvas for how we wanted to approach our wedding ceremony. But we knew we wanted it to incorporate some of our religious traditions, without the ceremony being religious and also have our dog take part. Joy helped us craft the perfect ceremony, incorporating a psalm from the Bible that had importance to my wife's family as well breaking the glass and speaking about the meaning of the Chuppah from Jewish traditions. She even helped us discover new traditions from other cultures to involve in the ceremony, like hand fasting from Celtic traditions. She has a ton of good ideas to vet with her. Joy was warm, passionate, kind, and fun to work with. She invited us into her beautiful home several times to get to know us better and discuss the ceremony. She also got to meet our dog and we met hers. She treated Cooper as one of her own and made sure he was going to be comfortable and a star in the ceremony. Our ceremony was wonderful, flawless and memorable. We will never forget how special Joy made our wedding ceremony and our guests are still raving about it! We highly recommend Joy to any and all!

nd plans for our future together and she put it together to create the most amazing ceremony for us. We wanted a way to remember our loved ones who passed away during our ceremony as well and Joy made it happen in the most beautiful way. All of our guests loved the knot tying, the had never seen anything like it before. The entire ceremony was a dream come true, it was everything my husband and I could have ever dreamed of. Our guests loved the ceremony and so did we. Joy was the best and I would recommend her to anyone looking for a wedding officiant!

e for each other and how lucky we are to have the people in our lives that we do. She took the time to get to know us and the special people in our lives. Thank you, Joy!

e their special day was special. I receive many compliments from guests about Reverend Burke, they were impressed. I highly recommend Reverend Joy Burke.