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(37)Brooklyn | NYC | Tri-State Area & Beyond!
About this vendor
Based in Brooklyn, NY, Simply Weddings NYC is a seasoned wedding officiant and pre-marital coach. Specializing in religious and non-religious ceremonies, this officiant is thrilled to create a wedding that you’ve always wanted. You can enjoy a seamless, tailored ceremony from the comfort of your home, across the Tri-state area, and beyond.
Simply Weddings NYC is owned and operated by licensed Celebrant/Officiant Lauren Hill. Lauren has a passion for bringing couples together in a beautiful and personalized way. Whether you’re having a second wedding or a vow renewal, Lauren is ready to make your day feel like a once-in-a-lifetime event.
Simply Weddings NYC offers a variety of ceremonies, including civil unions, commitment ceremonies, elopements, and interfaith ceremonies. Officiant Lauren Hill provides services for religious affiliations, such as Wiccan, Secular, Pagan, Jewish, Christian, and many more. This professional also offers private coaching sessions before saying “I do.”
Details
Business Attributes
- Black-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
- Buddhist
- Christian
- Catholic
- Mormon
- Orthodox
- Protestant
Wedding Activities
- After The Wedding
- Getting Engaged
- Premarital Counseling
- Wedding
- Ceremony
Awards and Affiliations
3-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2023.2022.2021.
Best of Weddings
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Finding Lauren was a blessing. From the planning process to our big day, she supported and guided us, asking important questions to help us figure out the kind of ceremony we wante...
d to have. On the day of our wedding, I was running late (even though I’m always early!) and she had to adjust our ceremony on the fly. She seamlessly guided us through an adapted/shortened version and none of our guests knew that the version they witnessed wasn’t what we originally planned. Since our wedding day she has checked up on our family regularly. We’re so lucky to have found her.
Lauren was truly one of a kind and made our ceremony unforgettable. She didn’t just tell our love story—she brought it to life with so much joy, warmth, and genuine connection that...
every single guest felt like they were a part of our journey.
The ceremony was the perfect balance of heartfelt emotion and laughter. Lauren created a dynamic atmosphere where everyone felt included and uplifted.
We couldn’t have imagined a more perfect person to guide us through one of the most important moments of our lives. If you’re looking for someone who will go above and beyond to create a personalized, love-filled, and joyous experience, this is your person. We highly recommend her to any couple looking for an officiant who truly makes magic happen!
We had the absolute pleasure of having Lauren as our wedding officiant, and we cannot express how grateful we are for the beautiful ceremony she crafted for us. From the initial co...
nsultation to the final "I do," Lauren demonstrated the utmost professionalism, warmth, and expertise.
Her attention to detail and willingness to personalize our ceremony truly set her apart. She took the time to understand our story, values, and preferences, ensuring that our ceremony was a true reflection of our love and commitment. The words she spoke were heartfelt, eloquent, and perfectly captured the essence of our relationship.
Lauren has a calming presence that immediately put us at ease during the entire process. She guided us through the legal aspects with ease, leaving us confident and stress-free. On the big day, her delivery was flawless, and she brought a sense of joy and solemnity to the ceremony that resonated with us and our guests.
Our friends and family were equally impressed, many noting that it was one of the most memorable and personalized wedding ceremonies they had ever attended. We truly believe that Lauren played a significant role in making our wedding day incredibly special.
If you're searching for a wedding officiant who is not only professional and experienced but also passionate about creating a ceremony tailored to you, look no further than Lauren. We wholeheartedly give her a glowing 5-star recommendation and are so grateful to have had her as a part of our special day.
Thank you, Lauren, for making our wedding ceremony a cherished memory that will last a lifetime!
We loved working with Lauren she took all our ideas and really listened to give us the ceremony we always dreamed of! She went above and beyond to incorporate our unique asks. We w...
anted to find a way to incorporate Dnd into our ceremony and Lauren came up with the idea of rolling for initiative to determine the order of our vows, initially she had been unfamiliar with the specific atound Dnd but she really went the extra mile to add that extra spark to our day. Lauren clearly cares very deeply about the couples she works with and takes the time to get to know her clients well so that she can deliver a heartfelt and meaningful ceremony. She was punctual and answered emails in timely manner. Lauren also helped make us feel very comfortable. During our ceremony she made everyone feel at ease with her calm and collected presence. We are so happy we were married by Lauren!
A great wedding officiant is someone who not only has a deep understanding of the legal requirements and bureaucratic processes involved in getting married in their state, but who ...
also has a true passion for helping couples create a ceremony that is both meaningful and memorable.
Lauren defenitly excelled in both of these areas. Her knowledge and expertise made it possible for us to navigate the bureaucracy of getting married in New York State, while her compassion and support helped to create an unforgettable ceremony that truly reflected the love and commitment we share.
If you're looking for a wedding officiant who can help you navigate the bureaucratic process of getting married in New York State, while also providing personalized and heartfelt support throughout the entire process, I would highly recommend Lauren Hill. She truly went above and beyond in making our special day everything we hoped it would be.
Thank you Lauren for an amazing and unforgettable ceremony!
Simply weddings - Lauren
Planning our wedding ceremony with Lauren was exactly what we needed to make our day special.
She helped us set out the ceremony and guided us through th...
e process when we didn't know what to expect.
Lauren helped us plan out the ceremony and spent time getting to know us to understand our relationship and what we wanted.
This all came across in her officiating which was personable, poignant and relaxed. And her delivery was perfect despite the strong winds!
She was great to work with and many of our guests mentioned how good she was and how beautiful she made the ceremony.
Thank you Lauren for helping shape our perfect day.
I have always believed in the saying “Everything happens for a reason!” and this couldn’t’ be any truer in our attempt to figure out how to get married in NYC on a short notice. My...
partner & I decided to elope, and we were so clueless on how to go about organizing the logistics involved in two foreigners getting married in New York. We stumbled upon Lauren during our attempts to contact the City Clerk of NYC and we never had to worry about a single thing once we signed up with her. From explaining each step of the process, getting to know us to make the ceremony more personalized and to organizing the photographers, the logistics around the venue etc., Lauren was there for it all. She is amazing, super-organized and knew exactly what we needed to make our day super-special! Even after our wedding day, she supported us in getting our documents and is just a call/message away if we need help. I must also mention the wonderful photographer (Gregory) who took brilliant photos of our wedding. For any one looking to get hitched in NYC or even outside of, I would definitely say Lauren is the best officiant to consider!
Lauren was an amazing officiant who I would recommend to anyone getting married. She has a way of focusing in on the special parts of a relationship and crafting a heartfelt ceremo...
ny for your special day. She made us feel really cared for and even took care of the marriage license for us.
Lauren is an amazing officiant. From the first phone call consultation, she was warm, bubbly and really upbeat. She was very helpful with the whole process of how to get our marria...
ge license, which in our case was a bit more complicated due to Covid. She walked us through step by step and gave us pointers on how to secure an appointment to get our marriage license in time. We reached out to her two months before our planned wedding date. Despite the quick turnaround, she was very helpful and patient. Our ceremony was small, simple and intimate, however, she helped to make it special by including details from the relationship questionnaire she had us fill out. The questionnaire was very detailed and thorough and shows how much Lauren goes above and beyond to give her clients a personalized experience and also how passionate she is about her craft. She made our Juneteenth wedding very special. We highly recommend her!
We absolutely loved working with Lauren. Her process is very thorough, and she takes the time to get to know you, both as individuals and as a couple. Our family absolutely LOVED h...
er, and they were convinced that she was a very close friend of ours. We appreciated that her speech was fun, light hearted, filled with love and joy, and reflected who we are as a couple.
Lauren helped us proofread our vows and pick readings for our guests of honor. She’s guided us through the entire process including obtaining our marriage license, mailing it to the clerks office, and guiding us through the name change process.
Most importantly, she reminded us to soak in the day, enjoy time together, and gave us extra love and support on our wedding day. (Thank you for reminding us aka me, Aidan, to relax and let the rest of the wedding staff work the day, and to focus on enjoying it).
We would recommend Lauren to literally anyone.
Lauren was so easy to work with and made our little ceremony intimate, special and unforgettable. She is truly a gem.
My husband and I got married in June 2021 with Lauren as our officiant & we could not have been happier with her!! She was with us every single step of the way making sure we got e...
verything done and felt comfortable, always there to answer any questions we had. She took the time to get to know each of us and what we wanted. She went above & beyond on the day of the ceremony as well. The ceremony itself was so personal and intimate. She even stayed after the ceremony to help with other things just to make sure the day continued to go as perfect as we all hoped. Our families couldn't stop saying great things about her. She was just amazing & I would absolutely recommend her to anyone getting married!
If you need an officiant or premarital counseling say no more, Lauren Hill has is who you need. She gave us so many tools to help us prepare our vows and enter into our Union. She ...
definitely gives you homework but in the end everything makes sense. Every question she asks to get to know you better just makes her sermon more personal so fill out those worksheets. Both I and my husband did separate Zoom meetings with her and we both came out of it feeling like we were talking to a friend. On the day of our wedding she called and checked in to see how we were doing/feeling or needed anything. We decided we wanted to jump the broom and Lauren had to great idea to get my mom involved. She had my mother sweep the aisle for us and laid down the broom. It made my mom feel so special. We Lauren to stay for our reception. Even tho she was off the clock she still making sure our guest were okay, took tons of videos & pictures of the vendor crew & of the evening. I can't imagine anyone else officiating our ceremony. If we renew our vows in 25 years I know exactly who to call.
Lauren is a thoughtful and considerate officiant. She's professional and helpful. Her rate is so affordable for all she's willing to do as far as sharing her wisdom from being part...
of so much wedding planning any even advocating for the couple to other vendors. Sadly, we got married via zoom due to covid on 5/27/20 but Lauren helped us to maintain perspective and it was a beautiful, touching and personal ceremony. I'm so thankful for Lauren and will happily rehire her for my vow renewal.
My husband and I were Lauren’s first virtual wedding when the pandemic hit! April 22nd, 2020. We weren’t going to let Covid stop us from getting married on our anniversary and we f...
rantically searched for an officiant just days before the wedding date. It was a nightmare coordinating with the people I reached out to but, when we met Lauren, it was smooth sailing after that. She was a pro at the legality of doing a virtual wedding and she made the ceremony SO personal and fun. She honestly is the reason we loved our wedding so much. To this day, we talk to her all the time. She is a friend, joy, and light to this world and you NEED her for your wedding. We plan to renew vows someday and have an in person ceremony and we can’t wait to have her there!
Lauren was completely flawless! From the first conversation, I was sold & was 100% on-board with the ceremony she helped curate for us. My Fiance and I were not big on traditional ...
ceremony practices; if it weren't for Lauren and her vast knowledge & experience with various ceremony types, we would've hit some unwarranted setbacks in wedding planning.
Needless to say, we didn't have those problems! Lauren took out individual desires and curated the perfect mesh of ideas that were essential to US.
Get you somebody like Lauren, who will officiate your wedding, the way YOU want to get married!
Lauren is a fantastic Officiant! She guided us through the process and was tremendously supportive of our needs.
Call it faith, call it divine synchronicity, call it a match made in heaven. Lauren from Simply Weddings NYC was absolutely phenomenal!
During the process of working we were like "...
Why is Lauren asking us all of these questions!?" and "what's up with all of these guiding vow prompts...??" It wasn't until we heard your sermon/speech, that we were like WOW! You nailed it, and all of our family and friends thought you were part of the tribe, a long time friend who knew us for years. You impressed us and blew us away, you touched on everything we could have ever wanted and more! You brought humor, joy, storytelling, and your words complimented our vows just perfectly. Thank you for being a high quality officiant.
Lauren Hill was an excellent officiant at our wedding. Her approach is to really get to know her couples in the weeks leading up to your wedding so that she can deliver a personali...
zed ceremony with the right tone and structure for you. She will also guide you through the entire process: from wedding vows to marriage licence, Lauren has you covered. She has a great personality and a warm heart. You can really tell she cares. As for the ceremony, she hit all the right notes at all the right times and we had many guests tell us that the whole thing was beautiful, touching and entertaining. The best compliments we heard were along the lines of: "How do you know Lauren Hill. She was fantastic! It's like she's known you guys for years!" What else can you say? Lauren's got it where it counts.
Lauren is a phenomenal officiant. She walks and guides couples every step of the way before, during and after the ceremony. She is warm hearted and truly cares about the success of...
the couples she works with.
Thank you Lauren! You made an otherwise stressful process, easy and seamless. Thank you for your kind words and warming personality. Lauren Hill is the best! Definitely recommend.
Lauren was an amazing Officiant! My wedding was planned within a month, and we were so lucky to find Lauren in such short notice. From the moment we spoke on the phone, I knew I wa...
nted her to officiate our wedding. And later when we met through Zoom, my husband was sure as well. She made us feel super comfortable! She wrote us some beautiful vows and she included a beautiful welcome to our families, including the dogs, mentioned our unborn son, who I am currently pregnant with, and even made a beautiful mention of my husband's father, who unfortunately isn't with us anymore. Please give Lauren a chance, you won't regret it!
Lauren was incredible! Not only did she write and deliver a beautiful ceremony for us, she was so helpful throughout the entire process leading up to our special day. As the first...
officiant we spoke with, Lauren was super resourceful -- both informative and HONEST. She educated us on the many logistical aspects of marriage, as well as what different ceremony options entail. She helped guide our decision as we contemplated our options around type of ceremony, vows, etc., sharing her opinions but never pushing us in one direction over the other.
Lauren also went out of her way to get in touch with the marriage bureau to help us sort out a shift in mailing address for our marriage certificate, which we received only 10 days after we said our do's!
As soon as I spoke with Lauren, I knew we didn't have to consider anyone else. You can tell how much she genuinely loves celebrating the love of others and it shows through the beautiful ceremonies that she writes, as well as the kindness that she exhibits to her clients. I could not suggest working with Lauren more!
Lauren was absolutely amazing! She helped guide us to make our wedding more personal and was so knowledgeable in the legal processes as well. She's so sociable which made the entir...
e experience very comfortable and intimate. Extremely professional, I would recommend her services to anybody, you can tell she what she does.
Lauren is amazing she made this whole process enjoyable and she was our shoulder to lean on. Lauren made herself available to answer the many questions that we had and she was very...
responsive to our emails and calls. She comes with wonderful ideas and is very creative and kind. Please go with Lauren she is the absolute top-tier wedding officiant. She goes above and beyond. to ensure that the wedding day is perfect.
got eloped in central park in oct and lauren was simply amazing. took our notes to heart and had a great personality without overshadowing the occasion.
Lauren Hill is a wonderful officiant she is very reliable. She gave me lots of suggestions and even continue to assist even after the wedding unit I got my marriage license.
Lauren is an awesome Officiant! We were beyond satisfied with her facilitation of our beautiful wedding! Lauren brings her utmost professionalism through being attentive, thorough ...
and pleasant.
If you are looking for someone who understands your needs, she is your choice!
Lauren was amazing! She made our last minute, at-home ceremony feel really special. She was so patient with all of our changes and questions. We wanted a quick, easy ceremony and s...
he made sure to personalize it and make it exactly what we wanted. We are so grateful for her!
Let me tell you guys about Lauren!!!
She is one of the most professional and prompt Vendors I have been in touch with through my wedding process. Not to mention her light hearted ...
personality will make a nervous Bride feel grounded. She was able to provide my Fiance and I with great insight and direction, something that was much appreciated during this Pandemic where many city offices and venues are closed. All in all, Lauren offers competitive prices, great company and you'll be married by LAUREN HILL- that's a marriage certificate topper!
Book Lauren, you won't regret it!
I truly hope you are lucky to book Lauren for your wedding. She is such a pleasure to work with, incredibly responsive and helpful. Our wedding ceremony was so special and custom...
ized to us all because of Lauren. It was honestly like having our best friend officiate, our friends and family could not stop talking about how perfect she was. She is very professional, but truly a genuine kind soul and good human. Book with Lauren!
I got engaged in late 2018 with my wedding planned for July 2020 and then the pandemic hit putting a halt on a year and half worth of wedding planning! Then enter Ms. Hill! Ms. Hil...
l's knowledge, expertise, guidance and support got my and my husband through such a stressful time. From the marriage certificate and license process to helping us formulate our vows to officiating over our ceremony, she made this an amazing experience for us. I highly recommend!
Lauren responded almost immediately to my inquiry and we were married within the week! Despite doing a short virtual legal ceremony she was still able to make it meaningful for us....
She was also extremely knowledgeable about the process and is following up during the process with the city clerk's office. Thanks so much Lauren!
Very understanding, I changed my mind a million times about a million things & my day started late. Her vows were great, on point & real.
Lauren was so wonderful. She made the entire process easy, stress-free, and joyful. Her ceremony was personal and heartfelt. She also followed up with us after the ceremony to upda...
te us on the status of our marriage certificate. We highly recommend her and could not be happier with her work.
Lauren was extremely informative. She helped us navigate the new covid related rules for online weddings with ease. She was very communicative and didn't mind getting on a phone ca...
ll to walk us through any questions we had, she definitely went above and beyond to make sure we felt comfortable and informed at all times. We didn't have the most traditional wishes for our ceremony but she was accommodating and led a very beautiful and balanced ceremony. Would definitely recommend!
Lauren is a true professional and such a beautiful soul! Lauren went above and beyond to get to know my husband and me. Even though I opted for a short and simple ceremony, she pre...
pared such a beautiful ceremony that really reflected what was unique to us as a couple. Despite the fact that we married on a rather chilly, late November day outdoors in Central Park, Lauren did not compromise on her style or execution. She even presented us with a nice surprise at the end! Importantly, Lauren filed the paperwork for the license the very next day and even followed up to make sure we receive the license. Hiring Lauren to officiate my ceremony was one of my best decisions. She’s a real sweetheart!
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