Reverend Mary E. Powers

Rev Mary was our officiant for our small covid wedding in 2020 and for our larger wedding/vow renewal on our 1 year anniversary! She's the best!

My friend was planning to marry us and backed out relatively last minute. Mary married my sister 8 years ago and we asked her if she was available. She literally flew to marry us and I couldn’t have asked for a better officiant. Mary makes you feel very comfortable and the entire process less overwhelming. I highly recommend her!

From our very first meeting with Rev. Mary, we were impressed with her thoroughness. She considered contingencies that until then were far from our minds, as well as matters tangentially related to her role but crucial to the overall success of the ceremony. We were also impressed by Mary’s approachable but direct manner. She made what can be an intimidating process straightforward, and, even fun — a walkthrough of the more intricate parts of the ceremony in our own living room made us giggle, and definitely eased nerves at the rehersal and actual ceremony. To help us build our ideal ceremony, Mary offered a process that fit well with how we're used to doing work in our professions. She emailed us a packet with a range of different texts for all the different parts, along with links to other resources, allowing us to mix and match our favorites, as well as customized vows, onto an outline she also provided, and offering to help via email, phone or a meeting when we needed it. To use a food analogy, basically, we just picked from a menu, and Mary was the chef who made it all go together. On the big day, Mary did great with the ceremony, not missing a beat when some ambient noise from a neighboring property briefly interrupted us, and, again filling many roles, had tissues at the ready for when the bride needed them, and, even in the middle of a cousin’s reading, discretely stage managed the groom so he was standing in the right place.

Rev. Mary E. Powers Perry Hall, Maryland 21128 See All Reviews Services Used: Officiant 5.0 out of 5.0 Quality of Service: 5.0 out of 5.0 (5.0/5.0) Responsiveness: 5.0 out of 5.0 (5.0/5.0) Professionalism: 5.0 out of 5.0 (5.0/5.0) Value For Cost: 5.0 out of 5.0 (5.0/5.0) Flexibility: 5.0 out of 5.0 (5.0/5.0) Edit Review We absolutely loved Reverend Powers! She is warm and friendly and completely understood our sense of humor. Her ceremonies can be as personalized as you'd like and she will help you to incorporate traditions, songs and special readings into your ceremony so that it feels very unique. Many of our guests commented that it felt like she knew us for a long time, and I truly believe that's because she listens to her clients and makes the effort to get to know them. She's also very responsive and her rates are quite reasonable. We couldn't have been happier with her services and highly recommend her to other couples!