I’m not a big wedding person and we are going to do an overseas wedding just us on a private beach/island, but we ended up doing a wedding where we live first as the real one so ou...r families could be there (75 people of just family). So then all the wedding tasks racked up and we needed an officiant since we did our ceremony/reception at Graystone Wine Cellar. We weren’t doing our church leaders at an off church site, so we got to searching, and I think I have looked at every vendor website in the entire state. Some were people who just showed up right before and read a short basic script, some were catholic leaders that weren’t marrying people in a Catholic Church which isn’t considered appropriate if you are actually catholic (which is fine to me but just odd). We had two family members who could technically make it legal as a backup. The reviews helped me search through the rest - a few others on here seemed wonderful. But reading all of Robert’s amazing reviews caught our eye. We did a very elegant/formal wedding so we thought, would this be too quirky (which I absolutely love but just not what we were going for this day)? However, seeing he is an English bachelor and masters degree, and a great public speaker and writer, we knew he could probably do any type of ceremony but make it something people won’t fall asleep to and something we would enjoy standing up there too. I didn’t want to just go through the motions and stand up there looking around until the speech and formalities were done just waiting for the food and cocktails. The cost was way above worth it for a hand written from scratch entire ceremony centered around us and our story, all from just a quick meeting with him before. We never could have done it, nor had the time to do it ourselves, and there was something that just fit better with the officiant being the one who came up with it and said it. When you think of all the wedding costs, not to mention you will get far more here for what you pay, this is actually the one cost you should actually pay for since it is the actual wedding ceremony and what the entire day is actually about - not the party and reception or decor. It was so elegant but funny and personal, the crowd was engaged, and I have never heard so many compliments on an officiant before or for the whole event. We loved every minute of it. And he did a beautiful, formal, and religious ceremony for us so effortlessly. He showed up early, well dressed, well prepared and organized, flexible, ensured our paperwork was good, and was a wonderful presence. Availability for a rehearsal was great too. We highly recommend you talk to him about the possibilities for your big day. The reviews are what sold me, but he was far more than we could have expected. I would book him ASAP to ensure he is available for your date. Thank you Robert!!!!