About this vendor
Wedding Officiant-Celebrant Richard Aptekar writes and performs personalized wedding ceremonies for discriminating couples seeking especially memorable vows for the single most important occasion in their lives. Richard has the unique ability to put brides and grooms and their families and friends at ease with his calm, controlled and good-natured demeanor. His 18 years (480 weddings) of experience and seasoned presentation skills are regularly noted by very happy couples and delighted wedding guests.
Details
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
- Christian
- Catholic
- Interfaith
Wedding Activities
- Wedding
- Ceremony
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Richard Aptekar was our wonderful officiant! He conducted such a beautiful wedding ceremony! We didn't want to write our own vows, we wanted traditional vows. Richard asked us many...
questions about us and our relationship and created such a beautiful well-thought ceremony. So many people came up to us afterwards and told us how beautiful it was and loved how personal it was and how it gave them insight into us as a couple and our love for one another. My mother, my boss, even our photographer, were all impressed and raved about it all night! Thank you so much! Richard even mailed in our marriage license! The wedding day was pretty hectic so it was such a relief to know he had taken care of that for us! I can't say enough good things. Book Richard!!
We are writing a review for Richard Aptekar who was our officiant for our wedding on July 29, 2016. From beginning to end Richard was so kind, helpful and worked with us on everyth...
ing step by step. We first set up a skype meeting for us to see if he was a good fit for us. After talking to him we hired him on the spot. The next step was that he gave us the options for what we wanted to include in our ceremony. He sent us examples and when we finally met in person (we were planning the wedding 3,000 miles away), he helped in even more in depth.
Once we ironed out the details after a few revisions we were ready to go. Richard was also available to do the rehearsal run through which was important to us. He did a step by step process of what he would be doing on the actual wedding day which is perfect for us to make last minute revisions and changes if needed.
On the day of the wedding he met with both of us at separate times to calm the nerves and go through any questions we had. Everything was great, top to bottom, we absolutely recommend Richard!
We used Sealed with a Kiss for our wedding, specifically Richard Aptekar. He was great! We met with him before deciding and had mini "interview" and he gave us examples of the type...
s of ceremonies he has done before. We immediately hit it off with him. He has a great sense of humor and a passion for what he does. Leading up to the wedding, we answered a brief survey and Richard used our answers to draft the ceremony. We were able to completely review and customize it how we wanted and send it back to him. On the big day, everything went smoothly. Richard entertained our audience and lead a heart felt ceremony. It was light-hearted and sincere. My husband and I were very happy with the results. He was very sweet and even offered me a hanky during the ceremony when I got teary-eyed. He spoke clearly and did a great job. I highly recommend working with Richard!!
We had Brian officiate our non-religious wedding. Two months out from the wedding, he sent us a questionnaire to complete. Our responses were used in the ceremony, which made it pe...
rsonal and unique. He also sent us drafts of the ceremony to review and edit starting a month out from our day. In the end, the ceremony was performed exactly as written and there were no surprises. After having gone to other weddings, I am happy that our ceremony was not cookie-cutter and we had the liberty to adapt it. To add, Brian has a great speaking voice and a very friendly demeanor. He was well-received by all.
We had Rev. Richard as our officiant. I live out of town so I didn't get to meet him until the rehearsal but he did an amazing job. He did an amazing job with the ceremony and ma...
de it very personal to our relationship. All of our guest commented on how beautiful and perfect it was, not too long but not too short. Some guest even wanted his contact info for their own wedding.
Sealed with a Kiss was great - my husband and I met with the photographer and officiant together with only a month or so to go before the wedding, and they instantly made us feel c...
omfortable and confident in being able to plan our ceremony. We were initially a little worried about having a Reverend perform our ceremony, as we are both non-religious, but Reverend Richard performs civil ceremonies, and there was absolutely no pressure to conform to any religious or spiritual traditions. He worked with us to create our own ceremony, and was still fine with it when my husband and I decided to re-write the whole thing the way we liked it. He also helped us include my new step-daughter in the ceremony. Many guests commented on how great he was - he has a wonderful voice and a sense of timing, rhythm, and drama. Overall, we were really happy with our experience with Sealed with a Kiss
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P. O. Box 117477, Burlingame, CA | Northern California
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