Romance in New Orleans Weddings, Rev. Samantha McGovern

My now husband and I got married on Halloween in New Orleans this year and let me tell you it was not an easy task to find somebody just four months before our wedding day. I immediately clicked with Samantha after finding her on Google and we had great conversation. She knows all about the French Quarter, and exactly where to go and what to do. She listened to us completely about our desire for a nondenominational vowel exchange and executed it perfectly. She also did photographs for us after the wedding and went above and beyond. We ran all over the French Quarter to take photos at every photo op opportunity! Thank you again, Samantha

Samantha did a wonderful job for our wedding in NOLA! She was very professional, worked with everything we asked, and did great pictures!!! Would highly recommend!

Samantha married us Aug 2021!! Would highly recommend her! Very knowledgeable about NOLA! Knows all the great spots for pictures and does magic with her camera!

Samantha was so easy to work with and helped deliver a beautiful ceremony for our dream wedding in New Orleans. We put together all the parts of our ceremony ourselves so that it was special to us and she performed it so well. We had to make a slight change with the location of our outdoor ceremony and she was responsive and on time. Thank you so much, Samantha, we are so happy to have you as part of our New Orleans love story for life!

Jadah Booker, Brashard Booker AMAZING SERVICE. Samantha was the most sweet, patient, and professional person ever. Our wedding location didn’t go as planned and she helped brainstorm with us and our family on the spot. She even included a lovely poem. We really appreciated that. 10 out of 10💓💓💓

Samantha McGovern is heaven sent! She delivered a sweet and memorable ceremony with perfectly picked poetry and passages. I am so please with her officiating. Her warmth was evident.

I have worked with Samantha on many occasions. She is always professional friendly and accommodating. She goes above and beyond for her clients making sure they have the best possible experience. I would highly recommend her to anyone!

Samantha made our wedding day absolutely perfect, she was very professional but made us feel completely at ease all at the same time. Samantha also took lots of beautiful photographs of us, was very patient and took her time. It was a very relaxed and enjoyable experience.

When it rained on our balcony wedding, Samantha secured a new location for our ceremony & saved the day! She was so kind & extremely patient with us & our guests, taking the time to get to know us & taylor the experience for us. We will definitely recommend her to others!

Samantha made our day so special! She was wonderful to work with, prompt and responsive to communication. She read our ceremony perfectly and was so kind and full of grace and laughter, which put our nerves at ease!

Samantha helped make sure our wedding day was a truly memorable one. We were getting married on a budget and I truly believe you can’t tell that at all! She is such a professional officiant and photographer! We have so many incredible photos to choose from and she guided us through it in an amazing way. Even though we didn’t have a lot of time together her personality really shines through. You won’t be disappointed at all! She’s worth way more than she charges!

Samantha made our day so special and unique from the vows and prayer to the photo locations. She was wonderful and fun to work with, we would recommend her to anyone!

Samantha is very fun and personable, and she goes out of her way to make your day how you want it. She is very responsive with emails and texts and is very accommodating, especially with last minute requests. We would recommend her to anyone, especially if you're on a budget.

Ms Samantha was awesome she knew the answers to all the questions you will have and will respond to one within a working time frames! She made our day much less stressful!!!!

Samantha was everything we needed her to be. She was a great communicator, had ideas for venues and poses, effortlessly guided us through the process, and made the experience easy, relaxing, and fun. She took amazing photos that we will treasure forever. We are so happy with the experience!

Samantha was absolutely wonderful! I couldn’t have imagined a better ceremony! It was exactly what my husband and I were wanting, short and sweet but still covered all the traditional bases and added in a couple unique parts too! She was always prompt with communication, and super professional and very friendly!

We highly recommend using Samantha and her services! We had our elopement in New Orleans and were so happy we found Samantha. She was a great communicator, she helped answer all our questions and was very flexible with what we were needing. Not only those things but she was a pleasure to be around and made sure our day was perfect. The pricing for the services were very reasonable as well! 5 stars!

Would highly recommend. Samantha is great!

Samantha was great! She officiated our ceremony and we couldn't have asked for a better person to do so. Both friendly and humorous, we were extremely happy with the outcome. Thanks, Samantha!

Samantha did an amazing job helping us set up our elopement ceremony. She was punctual, extremely friendly and easy to talk to. Samantha answered all my questions and was very helpful setting up our dated and times. She was also our photographer after the ceremony. The pictures turned out beautifully. I couldn't recommend her more!

Everything about Samantha was amazing. Neither of us would have changed anything about our ceremony or our pictures!

Rev. Samantha was a godsend! Our marriage license was about to expire and we needed to find someone to officiate our wedding right away. Her website has an online booking feature that made it very easy to say exactly where I wanted to have our little ceremony. She emailed me back right away to confirm and 2 days later we were married! She was easy to work with, knowledgeable, and still made our ceremony feel special. We are very thankful to have found her and for her to perform our ceremony.

We loved her service. The pictures and ceremony were perfect. We highly recommend her!

Samantha created a beautiful ceremony for us. She was considerate of our wishes, paid attention to details, and made the whole process a lot smoother. She was a lovely presence at our wedding.

Samantha was absolutely the Best!!! She was so accommodating and just made everything so perfect. It was absolutely just what we wanted! I definitely would recommend her. Very professional but very personal!!!!

Mrs. Samantha was absolutely wonderful for our wedding. We had a small elopement type ceremony and she was amazing. Super sweet and beautiful experience all thanks to her. I would recommend her to any and everyone❤️ She was on time and helped us find the perfect spot in the park to tie the knot!

Samantha was so wonderful and very professional. She was so easy going it made it so easy to be comfortable with all our photos! Our wedding ceremony was magical!

Any couples out there want to get married in New Orleans before March 27th 2021? Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the declared national emergency, and my history of lung related illness, my fiancee are unable to make the trip to New Orleans to be wed as planned. Airbnb, American Airlines, the restaurant we booked for the post wedding meal, and the hairstylist that was booked have been very understanding and have refunded us in full. The officiant we scheduled, Samantha McGovern at “Romance in New Orleans” is unwilling to meet our request to meet in the middle and have the photography portion of our package refunded. Well, our loss could be someone’s gain! Please share with as many people as possible. I will donate the entire package (includes one and one half hours for photography and ceremony plus paperwork a $395.00 value!) to a couple that is looking to have a beautiful New Orleans wedding with such a caring and understanding company as www.RomanceInNewOrleans.com and Samantha McGovern.

I purchased Samantha's Eloper's Special on her website RomanceinNewOrleans.com a month before our elopement date and Samantha was incredibly helpful, informative and communicative all the way to the big day. We chose to meet her in City Park on an admittedly grey and freezing day but the photos she took were bright, whimsical and absolutely gorgeous. She captured the pure happiness and excitement we felt and still feel about the day. I absolutely recommend using her incredibly convenient and affordable services for a small wedding!!

This was exactly what we were hoping for. Samantha was amazing and made us feel comfortable. She came right to our hotel and we were able to have the quick and easy wedding that we were looking for. As promised, it was less than 20 min. which allowed us the time we wanted to view the city on our vacation. The vows were amazing and incorporated God in the way we had hoped it would. She had given great suggestions as to where to eat and must see places. Couldn't have asked for a better experience or a better person to share our day with. A million Thank you's!!

Samantha was absolutely amazing from the first moment we reached out to her to the day of our wedding! From being a NOLA expert to officiating our special day to amazing photography - she is the perfect fit for anyone wanting to marry in New Orleans! Did I mention the photos?! Wish y’all could see them! They are so memorable & captures us so well!!

Booking Samantha as our officiant was very easy on her website and she responded immediately. She also provided some relevant details about our stay in New Orleans to help us out. She communicated with me through text to confirm our plans a couple of days before the ceremony, and was super accommodating when we had a last minute change of itinerary. Our photos turned out beautifully, and the ceremony was exactly what we wanted. She also provided lots of cool details about City Park as we were walking around taking the pictures. Samantha was amazing and I would absolutely recommend her officiant and photography services!

She was completely awesome. Very professional, punctual, and responsive. The ceremony was exactly what we were wanting. I highly recommend.

Samantha was patient, she was kind, she was very professional, flexible and efficient. We were very comfortable with her and had a lot of fun taking pictures. Samantha's photos came out great, and because it was a private elopement, it was the most intimate and liberating experience two people could capture on video and in photography. The vows that Samantha read were nicely individualized. We couldn't be more pleased.

Samantha was amazing! Our wedding day was absolutely perfect!

Samantha gave us a beautiful ceremony. We asked her to where her clergy robe and it was perfect. We had a cermony that was combined with God, love and commitmetment, and our own vows. She is kind and helpful and highly recommend!

Samantha was the cherry on top of our wedding day. She contacted us early on the morning of our ceremony with a lovely Happy Wedding Day text and reached out to us several times throughout the day in response to my last minute confusions. I am extremely thankful for her patience...we had decided to take the trolley from the Bourbon Street area up to City Park where we would elope under the Singing Oak (which couldn’t have been more perfect). As it turned out RTA service is NOT as on time as they claim to be and it took us over an hour to make a 31 minute trip...not to mention a mid trip transfer to a bus which actually took us to our final destination. Alas...Samantha was there waiting, with a calming smile, when we finally arrived. Her civil ceremony and Apache blessing were perfect for us. I highly recommend Samantha and am confident she will meet (if not exceed) the expectations of couples looking for marriage officiant services. THANK YOU Samantha!! Jody and Danny S.

We really didn’t know what we were doing — about the ceremony AND picture taking — and Samantha made us feel confident and comfortable. She is friendly, extremely accommodating and flexible. Couldn’t recommend her enough 🙂

Samantha McGovern is the ever-consummate professional. I found her via her consistent 5 star reviews on The Knot, and solidified my decision following my search and satisfaction of her Google reviews. I knew she was the one for me when she reached back out to me while on her vacation. I didn't know she was on vacation nor did I expect a returned call; but the fact that her bride and groom held some priority, as she explained that she was always within reach, was a win for me. Our wedding day went off without a hitch in New Orleans' City Park. As New Jerseyans, I expected issues. But with her guidance and kind, understanding demeanor, it was a stress-free, romantic and fun experience. One that we will cherish forever. Thanks Samantha.

Samantha was beyond wonderful. Hey knowledge of our location gave us a beautiful experience we'll never forget! We contacted her on short notice, but she pulled out all the stops. The ceremony was so touching, I cried even though I told myself I wasn't going to mess up my makeup. I couldn't help myself because the vows and the park were just breathtaking. It was beyond anything I could've imagined and I'm forever grateful I found her. Samantha will ensure your day is everything you could've dreamed of, PLUS SOME! We originally planned to be married in a different part of City Park, but due to unforeseen circumstances, we changed locations. The reason I pick City Park is because it was a filming location for American Horror Story: Coven. Since we changed locations, the filming location made it into the pictures. The change was her suggestion and it was the best thing that could've happened. Please give yourself the fairytale wedding you've always dreamed of with Samantha ❤️

More than excited that I found her on a random website search. She was very professional in her suggestions for our wedding brunch and I was very satisfied with the restaurant we chose. See suggested the flowers and the cake was absolutely delicious. She was very timely in responding back to me each time I text 'd or emailed her with concerns. She arrived at the. City Park in a very timely manner and all of the services she offered were completed within the 90 minutes. We did not feel rushed or unappreciated but highly regarded. My day of love and unity in my eyes will always be a perfect and stressless day and I hope to live my life the same way.

I wanted to get elope and decided on New Orleans as the location so i researched the idea and came across five wedding companies....(www.romanceinneworleans.com) Samantha was one of those i came across that caught my eye due to the value in price and also the services offered so i decided on the eloper's special package and was very impressed and amazed on the services i received. It was an honor to have Samatha conduct and handle the most important day of our lives. She was very pleasant and thoughtful did not rush us, made me and my wife feel like as if we were family so comfortable and relaxed felt at ease Samantha took care of everything for our big day. The pictures she took came out exceptional, she has such a beautiful soul definitely heaven sent the Scott's thank you so much Samantha we appreciate you

When we decided to do a quick destination wedding to New Orleans, Samantha was the first person I contacted. She was prompt in all her communications and was super helpful! I emailed her a few photos I saw online to give her an idea of what I was looking for and she nailed it. All of our pics were perfect!

Samantha was perfect for our elopement in New Orleans! She helped us with identifying a ceremony location and planning our stay. Without her help, we'd have been overwhelmed with all of the choices to consider! Her packages are flexible, she's responsive (within 12 hours or less, every time), and the photo shoot was perfect. Thanks for making our wedding a wonderful New Orleans experience, Samantha!

I am recommending Samantha McGovern to everyone I know! She was so patient and flexible with us. We had to change our wedding date due to a family emergency and she was very accommodating. She even included our Irish hand binding ceremony into our wedding ceremony. She knows the New Orleans area well and made wonderful suggestions for venues. Thank you Samantha for making our day so special. Samantha was very professional. She not only officiated the wedding but took beautiful photographs of us as well. Her rates were very reasonable.

My husband and I were looking for a quick, simple ceremony in New Orleans (followed by a fun evening on Bourbon Street!) I considered going to the French Quarter Wedding Chapel, but I had a hard time connecting with the reverend there. I looked a little more, and found Samantha. She was fine with meeting us in Exchange Alley (in the rain!) for a quick ceremony. I loved the wedding vows that she wrote up. It was everything we hoped for, and we will cherish the day forever.

My fiancé and I wanted to elope in New Orleans. We chose an officiant and hoped for the best. We found her! Our wedding was relaxed, intimate and lovely because of Samantha’s charming and warm personality. She had a professionalism beyond compare but also made us feel at ease. Her photography skills and artistic eye gave us pictures we will cherish for a lifetime. Her kindness and easy nature truly made our day that much more special.

Did an excellent job with our wedding and handle things in a very professional matter. She helped keep my bride calm and made this special day a fun experience. I definitely recommend Samantha for those couples thinking about eloping.

Samantha is an amazing and fun person to have officiate your day! She was so helpful when we had a few problems and was a tremendously big help calming me down. Our photos turned out beautiful. She helped make our special day fun and perfect. The package we purchased fit into our budget. If you want to elope in New Orleans I definitely suggest using her! Thank you Samantha!!

Samantha made our small simple New Orleans Ceremony perfect. She was flexible and very informative from the very first email. She gave us some great ideas for the location. My husband and I feel very grateful we found Samantha.

I would recommend Romance in New Orleans to anyone wanting to tie the knot in New Orleans. Samantha was amazing from start to finish and made our wedding so special and perfect for us.

Samantha was awesome. She was able to get the hotel we stayed at to use one of their smaller ballrooms so we didn't have to be married on our balcony in the rain. She also help emensley with just getting married in new orleans. She's a fun, down to earth and super friendly gal. I would highly recommend Samantha. She's also a talented photographer our pictures turned out great.

Our wedding went as our plan. Samantha makes my wish like fairy godmother ❤️ Me and my husband really likes the Chapel at St Charles. The Decorations and Space is awesome. As what you can see in the photos. I had 14 guests with me and Samantha really makes everyone feel comfortable. I did not expect the other stuffs in the ceremony but I really loved it. Thank you Samantha!

Samantha was quick to respond and very helpful throughout the process. She is funny, and gave us good tips on things to do after our elopement. Again thanks for all the great energy you brought along with you.

Reverend Samantha McGovern was amazing to work with! She did a great job helping us pick a location in New Orleans, officiating a small ceremony, and capturing our special day with over 300 photos! We would highly recommend Reverend Samantha McGovern to be a part of your special day!

Samantha did the most amazing job with our ceremony and our pictures. She made the day perfect! We can't recommend her enough.

We were so blessed to be joined together by Samantha. She has such a kind, helpful, and up lifting personality. On top of that she was very understanding and patient when I was running late. Her little chapel is sooo cute and the ceremony was very sweet. We are beyond happy we found Samantha!

Samantha was amazing. Very professional and prompt. She arrived at my venue on time and ready to work. She was very easy to work with and gave good advice pre-wedding and post wedding. She was always available to answer questions and answered the phone every time I called her. She thought of all the things I forgot about for a outdoor park wedding. We actually changed our location and time due to her recommendation which were spot on. I forgot about restrooms and evening showers but Samantha was right there to guide me alone the way. Our pictures, ceremony, and video were all amazing and very personal to us. She had a Bunch of great ideas for pictures and beautiful locations all around city park. Viewing our pictures brought tears to my eyes they were so beautiful and unique. She captured everything Just as I pictured them. I highly recommend Samantha services to any bride looking to receive a great product at an amazing value. Can't thank her enough. My day was perfect!!

Samantha was amazing! She made our day absolutely perfect, and she was able to adjust to our very unique personalities! Everything was just wonderful! I highly recommend her and am so very grateful for her services!

Samantha was wonderful from beginning to end for our wedding June 16, 2018 in her St.Charles Ave Chapel! Her response to any questions I had was answered very quickly and in a timely matter. We choose to have the ceremony & photography session which was wonderful as well with beautiful shoots with the St. Charles streetcar. We also had family at the ceremony which they enjoyed and was surprised with the Chapel. We thank Samantha so much for everything and her hospitality and personality! Glad we didn't go to the courthouse it wouldn't have been as memorable! I would recommend Romance In New Orleans highly.

Danielle R. I am so happy we chose to elope with you! You seemed to have an answer and solution to everything I was worried about. My pictures turn out wonderful and I would do it again the same exact way!! Thank you for making our day special.

I highly recommend Samantha! She was extremely easy to work with. Everything was done through her website and email. Which was a big plus for me. She emailed me several examples of ceremony scripts so I could come up with one that was perfect for us. She showed up on time for both my rehearsal and my wedding day. She made some some very helpful suggestions and I was extremely satisfied with the ceremony. You won’t find anyone nicer and more professional than her!

We loved Samantha, her professionalism, promptness and kindness was everything I wanted for our special day. We felt comfortable and joyous in her presence and she put us at ease. I liked that we communicated a number of times before the event and she always answered my questions. We highly recommend Samantha.

The perfect wedding without the hassle or stress. Samantha was very professional, and went about expectations to make my ceremony memorable!

From the moment we spoke with Samantha we knew she was the right person to officiate our wedding. We just wanted something small and intimant for my husband and I and our parents. We decided on the new wedding chapel in the Capital One building. It was more beautiful then we could have imagined and Samantha did not miss any details. Words cannot describe how elated we were. The experience that she provided has created memories of our special day that will last a lifetime. Thank you Samantha, you will always have a special place in our hearts.

Samantha McGovern was an absolute joy to work with. I could not be happier with her professionalism, excitement, knowledge, suggestions, and flexibility. She was so incredibly thoughtful and kind throughout the entire experience. Samantha was so quick to answer our many questions, and there were many as we were planning the ceremony from another state! Her knowledge of the history of the location added such a wonderful element to our ceremony that I would have never expected. I will forever be so eternally thankful to Samantha for making my wedding more than I could ever dream.

Samantha was so great and made us feel so comfortable on the most emotional day of our lives. She was like a good friend. We highly recommend her!!!

Samantha was professional and friendly and provided great value for the money!!

Samantha was on time, professional, personal, and extremely helpful! She was great!

Rev. Samantha McGovern was an amazing officiant and I am so glad we were able to work with her for our non-denominational wedding ceremony. She was extremely helpful in guiding us through the process of developing our ceremony and was so kind to us the day of our wedding! I highly recommend her services!!!!

Samantha was an absolutely amazing person to work with! She went above and beyond to help us with both the legal and ceremonial side of our wedding. I 100% recommend any searching couple to use Samantha as their officiant. Your wedding day is not just another day to her, it is as special to her as it is to you. Her communication and support are outstanding!

Me and my husband got married December 30 2017 in New Orleans City Park. Samantha was very professional&fun to work with. We highly recommend her if she's amazing.

I cannot say enough great things about Samantha! She helped out from the very beginning with ideas and suggestions to help me plan our destination wedding in New Orleans. Always accessible. The small wedding we planned on grew larger than planned and Samantha rolled with all of it and when we saw the pictures we were thrilled. The ceremony was lovely. Recommend highly!

We loved working with Samantha. She made our day so much fun and the wedding, video and photography were amazing. Our venue could not have been more perfect.

Samantha was wonderful. I reached out to 10 officiants and all of them either didn't respond or were booked. We ended up booking Samantha about 10 days from the date. Even though we never met in person or spoke on the phone. She knew exactly what to say during our ceremony. I ran out of time and didn't have the chance to give her any guidance but it was a lovely ceremony and we are so thankful she was there. Thank you, thank you!

If you are looking for an officiant, I highly recommend Rev. Samantha McGovern. She officiated my wedding ceremony on 5/20/2017. I reached out to her only 3 weeks before my wedding date. I assumed in error that the venue would provide the officiant only to find out that it was our responsibility. I contacted her in a panic and she was so accommodating and luckily she was available. Being from out of town, she oriented my fiancée and I on the laws governing Louisiana regarding marriages, document requirements, etc. She was so responsive, so helpful and so nice. The wording of the ceremony was absolutely beautiful. She also gave us a transcript of the ceremony which we were able to fully appreciate after the wedding. I wholeheartedly recommend her. Thank you Samantha.

Samantha was great to work with! She made our wedding day just the way we wanted it. We absolutely love the pictures she took of us. They were perfect!

Samantha was amazing. The ceremony was romantic and cute, how we wanted it. The photos she took were fantastic-very professional. My husband and I were very happy with how our wedding was handled-from the original setting of the appointment, her knowledge on romantic areas of New Orleans, to the big day! She was very professional and friendly. We felt at ease and very comfortable. I brought my little dog, who can be a little handful, and she was able to incorporate her into a lot of the photos. My dog was quite fond of her, too! Our expectations of our wedding day were far exceeded. We are super happy with how the day went and highly recommend Samantha. I have recommended her to my friend who is getting married, also.

We had a very basic civil ceremony for our elopement and Samantha was very helpful. She's very quick to response to any inquiries and was very accommodating to what we were looking for in our ceremony.