Tristate Weddings

a officiant, Richard stood out from the rest by the way he carried himself and how sincere he was. A couple can tell that this is more than just a job for him; he truly loves officiating and making the wedding day extra special. He answered all our questions and was very flexible with our Filipino traditions. He printed out our vows and it was a beautiful keepsake from our wedding. Even till after the ceremony, Richard took the time to talk to us and just give his last remarks which was very nice and showed us he cares about the couple. Richard is an excellent officiant and would recommend him to others.

about! Rev. Rich is a gem who loves weddings and is amazing to work with. Couples look no further this is THE WEDDING OFFICIANT!! Mr. and Mrs. Michael Davis

be fully brought to life without a great engineer, that key piece of the puzzle is missed with the omission of the right reverend. Rev Rich is all these qualities exemplified.

an officiant was not. He was very easy to work with, great personality, and was very flexible in how we wanted our ceremony to be! My husband and I were both raised Catholic and while we wanted to include some religious references in our ceremony, it wasn't very religious in nature and Rev. Rich was very understanding of this and tailored the ceremony to our liking and comfort while still able to provide his insight. He was everything we were looking for. He makes the process very simple. You will not be disappointed!!

taught us. He worked with us and allowed us to have control over how we wanted the ceremony to be performed and was flexible with all our last minute changes. We absolutely appreciated the patience and understanding he showed during the day of our ceremony when we had to have a late start. He performed a beautiful ceremony in English and Spanish (something that was really important to both of us)! He made our day extremely special. We would highly recommend Rev. Richard to any couple thinking of getting married.

re very excited to have her perform our ceremony as she was an extremely personable, warm, and positive presence. Reverend Richard worked with us to put together the ceremony step by step and was so helpful throughout the entire process. On our wedding day, Deirdra performed an amazing ceremony that exceeded our expectations. Thank you so so much to Reverend Richard and Deirdra for making our day possible and for all your help and guidance. We could not have picked a better team!

reat job with the ceremony. He spoke beautifully with the perfect balance of seriousness and professionalism while keeping it light hearted with moments of humor. We're so very happy that we had Rev. Richard marry us! Don't hesitate to have him officiate your special day!

t was a bilingual ceremony, and if your lookig for an Officiant that can perform an English / Spanish Ceremony - Look no further - You won't be disappointed. He was just wonderful!!! He also recommended a bilingual photographer (Richard Carasquillo) who was just fantastic also - I can't recommend him highly enough too!!! - Marty Paige

Rev Richard for help. He took the time to walk us through each step and was so supportive throughout the process. He was able to help find a beautiful venue where we could do the ceremony and it was so perfect! His kindness and empathy has truly been a blessing through what has been a difficult year. We would highly recommend Rev Richard to anyone for their wedding, he is simply the best! We are so excited to continue working with him for our larger wedding in September!

vise he gave to us! I definitely recommend Rev Richard to any bride! Thank you also for our keepsake! :)

wedding and was so professional and pleasant at our wedding. He made the marriage license submittal a breeze and even printed out our vows on nice paper! He also provided us with wonderful marriage advice that we will always cherish. Thank you Rev. Richard!

parts in Italian. During ceremony he spoke clearly and exactly how we wanted it to go. He also gave us advice and tips that my wife and I still use and will continue to use. Everything went so much easier for us when choosing him because we knew we were in the right hands with who was being our officiant . Highly suggest him to be your officiant.

dding he was prompt and patient as we were still awaiting guests. He printed our vows on a nice card so we didn't have to memorize nor hold our phones during the ceremony. Rev Richard was truly an important part of our day, and we would recommend his services to anyone we know. Thank you so much for making our wedding day memorable.

s services a thousand times I definitely would.we are beyond happy and would recommend him to ANYONE we know who are soon to marry. He has made such a positive impact in our lives.Rev. Rich was a mentor through this whole process and we appreciated and followed his guidance! We appreciate you so much Rev. we can't thank you enough!

ps. We got married over Zoom and the paperwork was made easy and straightforward. We cannot recommend him enough to any couple who is seeking to re-adjust and still get officially married while most things are closed/unsafe.

history with not only us but our families and backgrounds. Following the call, he immediately sent us an email with options for our ceremony. Richard took the time to read our vows and send us revisions. The day of our wedding he arrived early to prepare and was extremely professional, yet he felt like part of our family! I would highly recommend!! Thank you for making our day so special Richard!

honest and genuine he is. He added original ideas to the ceremony that made the day even more special. I highly recommend Richard!

ed under a chuppah, jumped the broom, wrote our own vows and it all felt seamless and perfect with Richard's expert delivery. Many of our guests commented on the beauty of the service (including my husband and I!). Richard's warm demeanor was a huge part of this. Leading up to the ceremony, he was flexible to covid-related schedule changes, accessible by phone/text and willing to work with us to craft the ceremony of our dreams. We cannot thank Richard enough for creating such a wonderful moment for us as we took the leap into our new lives together as husband and wife. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!!

our marriage license for us and everything! He truly made such a beautiful day for me and my husband. He brought out such beautiful emotions and tailored his ceremony perfectly to fit us. I am so pleased with Richard and i recommend him to every one! 10/10! Thank you Richard!

y the best. We would highly recommend him!

ral Park and Richard ran the ceremony beautifully - thoughtful and lovely words. He also took care of all the post-wedding steps, filing our marriage certificate and making sure we had tracking information and understood what would happen next. Richard checks all the boxes if you are looking for an officiant who really cares, will deliver a wonderful wedding, and takes care of all the logistics. Thank you Richard!

t as much as we did! Richard speaks very eloquently. He is friendly, yet professional and communicates wonderfully. Even before the event, he took the time to meet with us in person to discuss our expectations. He really listened to our wants and needs and ultimately went above and beyond to curate a ceremony that was perfect for us! We really appreciate his heart felt words and for giving us the option to have a bilingual ceremony that was inclusive for everyone. The whole experience has been very enjoyable, and we are thrilled with the outcome. Thank you!

cess easier and much less stressful! We found him to be kind, reassuring, and professional. His service over Zoom was exactly what we had asked for (i.e., nothing religious, very simple). I don't want to spoil the experience for other couples, but he gave us a wonderful surprise the next day when it was all finished. Overall, Reverend Rodriguez managed to turn what could have been a bittersweet ceremony into a sweet memory that we will cherish. I would absolutely recommend his services, pandemic or not!

iate family this year. With little notice and lots of flexibility, Rev gave us a beautiful ceremony. He is always responsive and helpful; he ran everything by us and walked us through what to expect. Highly recommend! Edit to add, July 2021: We used Reverend Richard Rodriguez for both our small wedding ceremony and our vow renewal a year later. We had 2 ceremonies due to COVID postponement/restrictions and the first one was in a park with our immediate family. Rev goes above and beyond to get to know the couple and personalize the ceremony to fit you and your vision(s). His system for picking ceremony options is easy to use. Rev is engaging and has good energy when doing the ceremony and overall is a nice guy and great to work with. Highly recommend!

s very flexible, from working with us on short notice to even changing the time the day prior so we could avoid rain during our outdoor ceremony. Rev. Richard radiated positive energy. We set up a tripod, joined Rev. Rich via Zoom, exchanged beautiful vows and were able to sign and pay electronically with ease. It was a beautiful and perfect day.

lso, Reverend Richard is very personable and gives great relationship advice. He stayed for lunch and him and I had a conversation about computers. Such an incredible guy!

He offered great advice and resources for us to use as we prepare for our journey to marriage. Every time we had a question or simply wanted to chat, Rev. Richard was quick to respond. Then Covid-19 changed everything. We had to postpone our wedding date (05.23.20) 3 times! Rev. Richard, made each and everyone of our date change work for him. He was extremely understanding. Finally, we decided to postpone our wedding celebration for (05.08.21) You're probably wondering "how are you writing about Rev. Richard if you postponed your wedding for next year?." Well Rev. Richard worked hard to help us obtain our marriage license. We wanted to at least get married this year. Getting married was our priority. Rev. Richard told us of a county that was still taking appointments to receive our Marriage license. We submitted our documents, got an appointment, and picked up our marriage license all within a week. The moment we had our marriage license, we called Rev. Richard and asked if he was willing to marry is via Zoom. He said yes with no hesitation! We scheduled a zoom call with our family and bridal court. Rev. Richard performed a small perfect Zoom ceremony. It was short and sweet because we are saving the big symbolic portion of the wedding for our new wedding date next year (2021). Rev. Richard will be performing the ceremony for that special day as well. I am extremely happy and looking forward to working with Rev. Richard for our wedding celebration next May. Did I mention he is also Bilingual? He was able to perform the ceremony in both Spanish and English. In conclusion, I highly recommend working with Rev. Richard. We cannot wait to write another positive review next year! Thank you Rev. Richard, can't wait to continue building our relationship with you!

and was at the venue early for the ceremony. He kept in touch with us in the months prior to the ceremony and reminded us everything we had to do relating to the ceremony in a timely manner. He even sent us a reminder to make sure we did not forget our marriage license the day of the ceremony, those are details that matter the most!! I am so grateful we found him!!

friend that knew us. I couldn't recommend him more if you want your day to be special!

s. He is familiar with a lot of different unity ceremonies and traditions as well which is great. Overall we were very happy and would definitely recommend him!

once we met Reverend Richard we knew we found the right person to do our ceremony. He also allows you to create your own ceremony, he provides numerous options for each part of the ceremony and allows you to choose what option you want, this allows your ceremony to personal to you! He arrived early and went over everything with us prior to the ceremony so there was no surprises. I would highly recommend Reverend Richard to anyone that is looking for someone to preform their wedding!!!!

e the ceremony especially just for us! Attention to detail was excellent. On the day of he was all smiles and lead the perfect ceremony! Highly recommend!

e drained and dejected to say the least. We met with Richard in a Panera Bread to get to know each other and ended up sitting for close to 3 hours. He took the time to want to get to know us, how we met, why we are together, how do resolve conflict, how do we communicate, what our are plans for building our love for one another. It wasn't a sale. He didn't make salesy promises. His faith guides him. He is honorable and it was evident from every point of communication with him. We wanted a very multi-dimensional interfaith ceremony and I will tell you point blank the ceremony program he created for us was miraculous. I knew from reading it that on the "day of" performed in front of our friends and family it would elicit tremendous emotion...and it did. Richard did an excellent job. My jewish mother loved him. He recited the sheva brachot in Hebrew. For that alone he deserves a great review. He recited 1st corinthians with pride and poise. He was honestly sensational...and affordable, and on time, and professional. Moreso than simply officiating our wedding, my wife and I both hope to continue the relationship with him through his mentorship & counsel. Overall, a good good man.

hly recommend Reverend Richard Rodriguez!! Thank you, Kathy and Brian

be. For my experience Rich exceeded that special moment and more. From the minute we met Rich, we were confident that our ceremony was not only perfect but personalized to fit us. We had a custom ceremony and any changes that we needed, Rich made them without any problems. He guided us every step of the way. He was on time, calm and collected. I did not have to worry about anything. He submitted our marriage license in a timely fashion and by the time we arrived home from our honeymoon we had not only our official marriage certificate, but a keepsake marriage license, ceremony program and vows that was given to us by Rich. I was very particular with my ceremony as I wanted it to be bilingual but not too much of the back and forth, and Rich also made it happen. Everything was seamless, I'm so glad we was our officiant!

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riously we fell in love with your professionalism and your genuineness. Thank you, Mr. & Mrs. Jimenez

nstrates what a great wedding officiant should be. He is very detail oriented, kind, personable and an all around pleasure to be around. We highly recommend Reverend Richard Rodriguez for your wedding officiant needs! Thank you, -Ruby&Luis

oncerned and compassionate. He reached out to me while we were in the hospital and after being discharged home just to check on my husbands status. He was a real comfort during a very difficult time for us and having him perform our very intimate ceremony at our home for us and our families was very beautiful.

nks because you was part of this is special moment ya and our family really appreciated. God bless you.

essful and is invested in the couples that he will marry. The whole process was super easy, he sent a large packet with all kinds of suggestions for readings and different parts of the ceremony, but you can always tailor them to your own preferences. I also really love the keepsakes we got afterwards, a printed copy of our entire ceremony, and beautiful printed copies of our vows (which we wrote ourselves). It was very special. Our ceremony was the perfect level of emotion and the perfect length. He allows you to choose what you'd like him to wear, and has options for all kinds of special additions to the traditional ceremony. Once you've chosen all of your readings, you fill out a very easy online form. Overall, we are thrilled with our choice in having Rev. Rodriguez as our officiant. He also sent in the marriage license immediately, which is just nice to have that wrapped up!

Rodriguez was that he video chatted us for an hour to get to know us, and then met with us for about 2 hours to talk/give us advice. During these encounters, it felt more as if we were talking to a wise new friend rather than a vendor. My husband and I were so grateful for his advice and feel comfortable reaching out to him in the future. Also, I was a little nervous about my vows and wanted to make sure they were appropriate. I sent them to Rev. Rodriguez and not only did he answer in a timely matter, but he reassured me and make a joke which made me laugh (this is how I started the morning of our wedding). He is a great, great man and you will be forever grateful like we are if you hire him. Thank you to our new friend, Rev. Rodriguez!

o make our ceremony the most personal, unique and special. Couldn’t have asked for anyone better! Thanks again and again Richard!

im he was quick to respond to all our emails and helped us choose the right words efor our ceremony. We had everything done exactly the way we wanted it and he even added his own personal touch which we enjoyed very much. He even traveled to our venue and didn’t charge us an extra fee for it. He literally goes the extra mile. He is highly recommended.

cess he was very helpful answering questions and made sure all our concerns were addressed. Most importantly with him we were able to customize every detail of our ceremony! We had a bilingual ceremony with parts in spanish and in english and our guest were very pleased with the results. Thank you soo much Richard for making our day so special!

nd him. When we first met, he was very real with us and explained the importance of marriage and gave us advice. The process following was so easy because he helped us through it all. Then, our wedding day. The power went out at our venue and Reverend Richard Rodriguez told us we should go on with the show. He made it seem like such an easy decision to make. It was a beautiful ceremony. Right When he was blessing the rings, the lights came on and it was a miracle. EVERYONE we speak to talks about how amazing he was. He didn’t translate everything (our personal preference) and our guests kept raving at how seamless his transitions were. He was super positive about everything and he made my husband (🤗) and me feel extremely calm throughout the technical difficulties. Reverend Rodriguez, we were blessed to have you and I would recommend you over and over to everyone I know. Thank you for making our ceremony amazing.

ess and what would happen the day of and we booked him on the spot. If we had questions he would respond to our emails almost immediately. The day of we could not have asked for a better person to officiate our ceremony, he talked with us a little bit, eased some of the craziness that was going on and all with a smile. Our ceremony was full of smiles, laughter and it was perfect! I highly recommend him to anyone.

This was very helpful and supportive, and he was both professional and personable. And he gave us a beautiful ceremony the day of! Would definitely recommend.

bout what the ceremony should include and met with us in person to get to know us as a couple. He provided the ceremony script before the day so we were able to tailor it and add what we wanted. He was professional but also added light and color commentary to get chuckles from guests during the ceremony. People gave us a lot of compliments after on what a beautiful ceremony it was. However, I would recommend an AV run through before the ceremony to make sure all microphones are working properly. We would recommend him to anyone looking for a personalized service and detail for their big day.

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ft that meeting that he was who we wanted to marry us! Not only did we get to customize every aspect of our ceremony but after it was all said and done he had given us a beautiful written keepsake copy of our ceremony, our vows, and a pretty marriage certificate. We were so happy to have had Rev Richard there for us on our special day. Everything was perfect!

delivered joyously with authenticity. We are so happy we went with this officiant for a ceremony we will remember for a life time!

us through the planning of our vows and ceremony. We highly recommend him for your special event! Colleen and Frank Jackson