The Uncommon Officiant

p your guests who may not know as much about the relationship or the person marrying the person they came to support. It’s also entertaining and a bit nostalgic for those who have been along for the whole ride. My (groom’s) great aunt said that he was easily the best officiant she had ever seen, and in case her title didn’t make it clear, she’s seen quite a few weddings in her time so that is high praise.

o make our ceremony come to life! Meeting him, he took the time to hear our story and truly personalized our wedding! We were teetering on laughing and crying (joyfully of course!) the whole time, it was perfect. He performed a handfasting ceremony as well that was so beautiful to experience with my love, helped us throw in nerdy vibes that really fit who we are by rolling dice and all the fun tid bits in his speech. We couldn’t have asked for a better person to help us tie the knot, nor could we recommend him enough!! It was so much fun! Thank you!! ❤️💕🤵‍♂️💍👰‍♀️

nvolved in planning a wedding, was very appreciated. We met with Robert where he asked us lots of questions about our relationship and then beautifully told our story. So well, that several of our family members thought he was a long-term friend that knew the story first-hand. Robert's delivery is professional, but also playful which is exactly what we wanted for us and our guests. We had a contract from the first day we met and were sent more than one update on the script. We were given a couple opportunities to read and tweak the script, although it was not even needed. Our ceremony was pretty standard and straight-forward, but you will see through his other pictures and reviews that he is willing to mold his skills to fit all kinds of different ethnicities, religions, backgrounds and interests. Including fully dressing as a jedi for a Star Wars wedding, which is just awesome. I have never been married before, so I don't really know what to expect, but for needing him to attend a rehearsal and the ceremony, Robert was one of our lowest expenses and we felt his price was super fair, especially for the high-quality of service. To sum it up, Robert was a great find for us. He exceeded our expectations and we had several guests tell us how great he was and how much they enjoyed his story-telling and delivery of our ceremony. As long as you're not the type of person that takes everything in life way too serious, then I believe Robert will adapt to whatever style you're looking for and knock it out of the park. A huge thanks to Robert for playing an amazing role in our special day. Thank you!

are and what we wanted. It was so sweet and very funny. He took the time to make our ceremony so unique and genuine. Several of our guests even asked if he was a family friend. Weeks later our guests are still talking about how beautiful and fun our ceremony was. Thank you Robert! We will never forget how you took the time to make our ceremony so special and so unforgettable. We loved every second of it.

and kept the ceremony short and sweet for our 90 degree outdoor wedding! We highly recommend going with Robert for your special day!

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with everything he had to explain on at the rehearsal and made sure we felt calm and ready on the day of! It was also great that he got to have fun and brought life to the group he made sure everything went according to plan and his special flare fight right in too! We really wanted a ceremony that wasn’t drawn out and sounded stuffy and honestly Robert made such a fun and warm ceremony I couldn’t have been happier!

e a beautiful speech about how we connected that made many people cry, went with our desired vision for the wedding party, vows, and recessional, and made sure that everything was perfect the day of. He even took care of the marriage license!

that was personal, detailed, and that really felt like a good representation of us as a couple. He gave us a lot of options to personalize our ceremony, and gave us plenty of guidance during the rehearsal so we felt confident on the wedding day. We got so many compliments on our ceremony, and people asked if he was a family friend! I would highly recommend Robert if you're looking for someone professional and personable.

I am so glad that we did! He took the time to listen to all of our crazy stories. He was able to capture our story and tell it perfectly. We wanted someone who was seasoned and could take charge of the room. Robert was organized and had the experience we were looking for. He made the process easy and fun. Our guests really enjoyed our ceremony and shared some laughs. One guest told us "The wedding ceremony was done beyond any other I've ever been to." Robert did a phenomenal job! Thank you for helping make our day so special!

amount of humor as he told our story. Thank you for helping to make our day so wonderful, Robert!!

with professionalism at the same time. We had so many compliments after the ceremony on his speech! I couldn't give him a higher recommendation!

he told our story in just such a way that was authentic to us and who we are. Clear and concise communication throughout the planning process, even going as far to do a small ceremony, rehearsal dinner and a bigger ceremony within two months for us. And he showed up decked out in full Jedi garb, as a Star Wars fan it was pretty epic. If you are looking for someone who is unique and willing to make things special, Robert is the guy. our wedding was a complete success and we couldn't have been happier with how things turned out. His services were outstanding in every way. If you are wanting something truly individualized or fun compared to how most ceremonies are, hire him, you won't regret it! And to the man himself, thank you so much for everything you did for us and in general just being a awesome dude!!!

lationship where he took the time to make a great summary of it all. His energy is great, which helps if you're pacing before the wedding out of excitement/anxiety haha.

beginning that he had two other ceremonies scheduled on the same day as our wedding, and that his service might be delayed or below standard, but he was clearly being modest because his service was exceptional from start to finish even with severe constraints. We received a draft of our speech in a very timely manner after our meeting with him, and we even made several last minute changes that Robert handled with a level of professionalism which showed a tremendous experience at his craft. We had an absolutely amazing experience working with him, and would highly recommend him to anyone looking for an officiant who is both friendly and accommodating. Just maybe give him some more time to work than we did because I am sure he would appreciate it!

lief. I had multiple guests say how great of a job he did too. Definitely recommend.

our story in a short period of time. The day before at the rehearsal, we could tell he was a seasoned professional, and he made us very confident that everything would go off without a hitch during our ceremony. After the ceremony, we had several of our guests ask how long we had been friends or how he knew us so well, he was that good! His humor, eloquent story telling, and attention to detail are all top notch!

le in terms of how you would like your ceremony to go and will mold it exactly to your personalities. Would recommend 10 out of 10!

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oing an amazing job. We're also a couple that likes some tradition but we also enjoy making them our own. He gave amazing suggestions on how we could take normally traditional parts of the wedding and spice them up with our personality. The ceremony he gave was both emotional and gave us the moments of humor that we needed. He not only was relaxed during any turmoil during the ceremony he actively helped us navigate it in a fun and relaxed manner. Robert made our special day even more special and I think that above all else is the highest compliment I can give.

r details that we never even thought of. He then told our story in a way that we would have never thought of. There were plenty of laughs and serious moments that just made our day perfect and our guests could not stop talking about how wonderful he was. If you want a unique ceremony where your love story is the center of the day, I would highly recommend him. We could not have picked a better officiant!!!

rsonal and individualized service we could have imagined (AND he also laughed at all of our "cute" stories that he has probably heard from other couples a billion times). It also downpoured during our outdoor ceremony in the middle of the woods and he never complained as he signed our wedding license kneeling in front of our car in the pouring rain (we forgot it in the car, like a couple of newbies). Anyway, could not recommend him enough! Our parents still talk about the personal ceremony we had!

weeks before the ceremony. Robert was flexible, met with us via Skype, and helped us create a beautiful and unique ceremony. He did an amazing job, which made the ceremony a fun and memorable event. It was a very special day for us, and we are glad to have had Robert be a part of it.

r during our initial meeting and turned it into a fun, captivating story for the ceremony. We had so many compliments from our guests. We also had to postpone our wedding due to the pandemic and Robert was really accommodating when it came to changing dates. I would definitely recommend Robert and wish i could give more than 5 stars!

ing writer and speaker. I cannot tell you how many compliments we received from our guests. Everyone kept asking if he was a close friend of ours considering how personalized the ceremony was! Many said it was the best ceremony they've attended. We were also very impressed and pleased! Honestly, you cannot go wrong with choosing Robert to officiate your wedding. I wish I could give him more than 5 stars. Thank you again!!

first person I called! Working with him on the ceremony was so much fun. He met with us to get all the details of our relationship and how we met and why we love each other. His ceremony was so personal to us as a couple and our love story, he just made the whole experience so special for us. He was really good at accommodating all the details that were important to me and being flexible to all of our suggestions and edits to the ceremony text. I would highly recommend Robert to anyone looking for an AWESOME officiant and a wonderful ceremony!!!!

declined by another officiant who labeled himself open minded)! He was incredibly receptive to understanding that this would be my wife and I's special day and anything he could do to be a part of it and make it come true, he would do his best. Long story short, he was perfect. Here's to coming on 2 years without a hitch! By the way, if you are reading this Rev, we have not opened our fight box yet!

remony, kept in constant touch, and was very flexible. Had to make a change literally last minute and he was able to accommodate us. Very friendly, knowledgable, and easy to work with, I would definitely suggest him for type of wedding ceremony.

ur dynamic perfectly and put how we felt into words. This man is amazing at what he does. He definitely exceeded our expectations and gave us a memorable experience. Unfortunately we lack the smooth talking ways of expression that he has, but in all honesty he helped make our wedding perfect. We cannot thank him enough!

ur wedding and I would never choose or recommend anyone else! He was beyond amazing for us. He took our stories and turned it into the most beautiful personal ceremony, better than we could have hoped. He threw in some quotes from our favorite movies and hobbies subtle enough only our closest friends caught them. We had so many people come up to us after raving about the ceremony. It was all thanks to our amazing officiant. I’ll never recommend anyone else.

He was punctual, responded in a timely manner, and got us our script well in advance for adjustments to be made. If you are looking for someone who can make your wedding yours, I suggest you meet with Robert!

the wedding, providing us with updates/edits/etc. He has a wonderful personality & great lighthearted sense of humor, of which everyone at our wedding loved. Robert was very professional, yet very personable. We found Robert via the Knot & are so glad we did.

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!!!!

icipate in our wacky sense of humor. Our ceremony was so personal, well written and orated that even with a small close group of 75 guests, people still thought Robert was a close friend of ours they didn't know! Robert even went out of his way to do a separate rehearsal with us before meeting with the venue to help ensure our kids had an understanding of what to expect. I'd give him 10 stars if I could...we were that pleased with his services.