If you are looking for the perfect officiant, hands down it's Dennis. To this day, we *still* receive compliments on how beautiful, funny, touching, personal our ceremony was. I swear our families bring it up at least once a month. Dennis was ...so so so wonderful.
For a more detailed overview, the process is seamless, painless, and actually pretty exciting. For us, we live a little further from Dennis, so our communication was via the Knot, email, and phone calls. The questionnaire he asks his couples to answer (which he crafts the ceremony from) is thorough, but thoughtful and not at all invasive. Thinking through your answers makes you fall in love with your partner all over again.
You think you have a pretty good idea of what the ceremony will be or sound like based on your answers, but the sentiment, bits of laugher, and good old fashioned magic that Dennis adds to it can never be expected. He himself elevates the whole story and moment.
Sure, family, friends, loved ones could read your answers and likely do a good job at performing a ceremony for you. But then you'd never experience this magic. Most people tend to remember the reception/party the most from their day. Not us, and apparently not our guests either. We remember the ceremony. Sure, we're biased, but we believe it was the most beautiful wedding ceremony ever.
A few more noteworthy details: Dennis is incredibly thoughtful and patient. He has suggestions for unique situations you may have with the processional, family, and even what to do with your hands during the ceremony (if you haven't thought about that, it's nice to chat through with your partner ahead of time! ;)). We have two dogs who were in our ceremony and he had great suggestions for how to incorporate them as well.
Thank you, Dennis! You were such a joy to work with and you truly did make our already special day even more magical. Thank you, thank you, thank you!