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A Wedding Ministry for You
Located in Bowie, MD, Weddings by Judy Lorenz is a wedding officiant company serving the Baltimore-Washington DC Region. Celebrant Judy Lorenz delights in creating beautiful ceremonies that are unique to each couple. From interfaith and religious ceremonies to non-religious events, vow renewals, and second weddings, this humorous and compassionate officiant celebrates love in all its forms.
Weddings by Judy Lorenz is available for your entire wedding journey. From an initial phone call to ceremony writing and planning consultations via google meet or in-person, Judy loves collaborating with couples. She welcomes you to compose your own vows for an added authentic and meaningful touch. This experienced officiant can incorporate wedding rituals and traditions into your ceremony if desired, such as lighting unity candles or sand pouring.
Judy Lorenz provides wedding officiant services for couples of all cultural backgrounds, orientations, and denominations. In the lead-up to your big day, she can arrange a ceremony rehearsal to ensure the smooth running of events. You can connect with Weddings by Judy Lorenz via her website and begin making your dream day a reality.
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Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
- Baha'i Faith
- Buddhist
- Christian
- Catholic
- Mormon
- Protestant
Wedding Activities
- Premarital Counseling
- Wedding
- Ceremony
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out of 5.08 reviews
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Judy Lorenz is highly recommended by multiple reviewers as an officiant for wedding ceremonies. She is praised for her professionalism, dedication, and helpfulness throughout the planning process. Judy takes the time to get to know the couple and offers personalized guidance and suggestions. Her ceremonies are described as beautiful, meaningful, and tailored to the couple's preferences. Reviewers appreciate her attention to detail and her commitment to making the day special. Overall, Judy is highly regarded and recommended for couples looking for an officiant.Review photos
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As our officiant, Judy did a phenomenal job helping us organize and orchestrate our beautiful wedding ceremony. Throughout the planning process, she worked with us to determine what level of tradition and individuality we wanted to bring to the day, giving us lots of ideas on how to be ourselves while navigating expectations from those around us. She gave us many opportunities to reflect about the decision we were making and helped guide us through communicating these thoughts to one another and eventually our friends and family. Judy was truly wonderful to work with and get to know, she brought a sense of assuredness and familiarity to the planning process and wedding day itself. We would definitely recommend Judy to anyone looking for an officiant.
Having Judy officiate our wedding was a wonderful journey. Judy is dedicated, responsible and always there for help! As a new couple, we were not sure what to do at start, Judy explained and walked us through all the details, provided great ideas for us to think about how to make the wedding memorable. During the rehearsal, Judy not only focus on us, but also orchestrated the entire group of people, made us feel confident and comfortable that our wedding will be awesome! The actual wedding was great and smooth, everything was fantastic. Thank you Judy for all the help!
Response from the Vendor on 09/19/2023
Hello Runzhong & Wensi,
Thank you so much for the review! It really means a lot to me and I appreciate you taking the time to give such thoughtful comments.
Congratulations again on your marriage! Judy
Judy helped us so much with perfecting our vows and organizing the details in the ceremony. She was professional and punctual in all aspects. We had conversations throughout the planning which included emails, texts, phone calls and a virtual meeting . Judy had ideas and input that helped me create what I had envisioned. I highly recommend Judy Lorenz!
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Judy was great! We started reaching out to officiants pretty late in the game, and Judy worked with us on an expedited timeline to make sure that everything was in order for the day of! She met with us over zoom 2-3 times to get to know us better and to walk us through the logistics of a ceremony which helped us get a better sense of what to expect on the day-of. She broke the ceremony down into individual parts that allowed us to tailor our ceremony to exactly how we wanted it. She even worked around some last-minute, significant personal conflicts to ensure that our ceremony went according to plan, which was greatly appreciated and really demonstrates her commitment to the couples she works with. Overall, she put together a beautiful ceremony and reflection in a short amount of time! We would definitely recommend her to anyone looking to hire an officiant for their ceremony!
Response from the Vendor on 06/26/2023
Shannen,
Thank you so much for your post. I appreciate your kind words and have to say I had a great time working with you and Nathan! Thank you for trusting me with a most precious part of your wedding day. Judy
We got married two weeks ago and had the best experience with Judy as our officiant! Her work was not limited to just the wedding day itself - she met with us via zoom 2-3 times before the wedding, starting from several months out. She sent us "homework," which included questions and conversations for her not only to get to know us better, but also to set us up for success as a married couple. It really felt like Judy cared about getting to know us on a personal level, and she did not feel like a stranger on the day of. Also, it was important to her that we talked through difficult topics as a couple, and it felt like our happiness was her number one priority. She provides both secular and nonsecular options, and her officiating is very personalized - she helps you pick the readings, the prayers, the vows, etc., all the details down to the wording. She also was available for our rehearsal the day prior. She also made sure that we completed necessary tasks on time, such as obtaining the marriage license. Judy went above and beyond and held our hand throughout the entire process leading up to the wedding day. We would definitely recommend her to anyone looking to hire an officiant outside of a church.
From the first message through the ceremony, Judy was an incredible officiant and guide through the most important day of our lives. We came to Judy a little later in the game than we had intended, but she put together a beautiful ceremony in a relatively short time. Her guidance, advice, and cheerful attitude was invaluable to us and our wedding. Judy is wholly committed to her profession and revels in bringing couples together. She is a skilled writer and speaker, and captured our guests through her readings and reflection. We can’t recommend Judy enough to officiate your special day!
Judy was the best officiant. She took the time to get to know us as a couple, wrote a beautiful reflection for the ceremony, and guided us through the whole thing. When we were having trouble getting our marriage license, she even offered to go in person for us. She took her role very seriously, but made the experience fun. All of our guests raved about the ceremony (which I had never seen before).
Do yourself a favor and work with Judy, you’ll be so glad you did.
Response from the Vendor on 07/26/2023
Sharna,
Thank you so much for posting this review. It is always great to know that folks were happy with my services. I enjoyed working with you and was honored to be your officiant. Best of luck to you and Tarlan! Judy
Judy went above and beyond to make our interfaith ceremony beautiful and meaningful! She sat with us, listened to our thoughts, ideas, and needs for our civil ceremony at the National Cathedral, and was able to offer suggestions and structure when we needed it. She made the ceremony incredibly personal with a beautiful reflection about the two of us as a couple. She hit the right note of creating a spiritual atmosphere that was truly interfaith. As a couple from different religious and cultural backgrounds, we needed someone as skilled as Judy to help us create a ceremony where both families felt equally welcome and respected. Judy also went the extra mile to follow up with the DC government ahead of time to make sure every legal T crossed and I dotted so that we could just enjoy the day. You won't go wrong by having your wedding officiated by Judy Lorenz!
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Serving Maryland, DC, Delaware and Northern Virginia areas.
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Judy Lorenz
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My husband Dave and I raised four kids in Bowie, MD and we now have four grandchildren. I've had ten years experience as a teacher and twelve years as a Senior Center Program Assistant which make me quite skilled in creativity and planning. Now I am pursuing my passion to serve as a wedding officiant for couples like you! I've been a wedding geek my whole life - getting super excited whenever I catch a glimpse of a happy couple from near or far, posing for wedding photos. Love with commitment is a beautiful thing and it inspires me to work with couples as they begin their adventure.
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