The BEST Wedding Officiant / Minister SE PA
$500 starting price
Chester/Berks/Lehigh/Montco/Lancaster
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Reverend Paul Costello
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Weddings by Paul provides officiant services to celebrations in Berks County, PA, and the surrounding areas for 40 miles around (or further, with an added travel fee). Reverend Paul Costello aims to create a ceremony that you and your guests will remember for years to come.
Since 2000, Paul has been an ordained minister and has performed both romantic and spiritual weddings for hundreds of couples over the years. He loves using his passion for writing and public speaking to help his clients tell their unique love stories. From intimate elopements to grand celebrations, he can help you make your vision for your special day a reality.
Depending on the couple's needs, Paul can perform interfaith, non-religious, romantic, and even vow renewal ceremonies. He offers free consultations so he can work closely with you and your partner to design a celebration that matches your personal style and values. Couples can have a rehearsal with Paul to ensure everything runs seamlessly on the big day. Contact Weddings by Paul to hear more about our available services or to start planning today.
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Second Wedding
Vow Renewal Ceremony
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Reverend Paul Costello
Owner
My name is Reverend Paul Costello, and I am an ordained minister and wedding Officiant
located in Reading, Pennsylvania.
I create and perform both non-denominational and interfaith wedding ceremonies,
serving southeastern Pennsylvania, mainly Berks, Lehigh, Chester, Lancaster, Delaware, Lebanon, and Montgomery counties, and have been doing so for more than 23 years!
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Paul, the officiant, received glowing reviews from couples who appreciated his easygoing and professional approach. Multiple reviewers highlighted how he customized the ceremony to their preferences, made the planning process smooth, and delivered a memorable and personalized experience. They praised Paul's helpfulness, guidance, and ability to create ceremonies that reflected the couple's vision, making him highly recommended for weddings.- Top reviews
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Caitlin G
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5.0
10/14/2024
We’re so happy we chose Paul as our officiant! Our original officiant fell through and we stumbled on Paul - after our initial meeting/call with him, we knew we made the right choice. With Paul he makes the planning process easy and is adamant about how he wants the ceremony to be what we want which meant a lot to us. We also loved his easygoing fun personality which was a great fit for our wedding/vibe and ceremony. Thank you again Paul - we’re so happy you were available for our date! 😁
response 10/15/2024
Caitlin -- it was an absolute honor to marty you and Brian, you were just a wonderful coup...
le to work WITH and FOR, and I wish you all the best in married life together.
Morgan H
5.0
10/17/2024
Rev. Paul was amazing I really enjoyed working with him. Our ceremony was perfect and he was able to baptize our son as well which was so special. Thank you for everything and helping us create a ceremony that went beautifully!!
response 10/17/2024
Morgan,
THANK YOU for giving me the DOUBLE honor of marrying you and Xavier, and helping t...
o welcome Axton into the community. May you always be blessed.
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Monica W
5.0
5/19/2024
Paul was amazing. He made planning the ceremony so easy with his template and assistance. We adored our ceremony and got so many compliments from our guest on how well Paul did. He was fantastic and we 100% recommend him!
response 05/20/2024
Monica and Joshua,
You two were FANTASTIC, and I'm so happy that your wedding went so well...
-- and that you honored me by allowing me to be a part of it. Thank you!!!! And best wishes for the future.
Sarah D
5.0
12/11/2022
Paul was amazing during the entire planning process and ceremony! Thank you so much for making our ceremony ‘ours’!
response 12/12/2022
Sarah,
THANK YOU!! It was a joy to marry you and Stephen, you're such a wonderful couple a...
nd I wish nothing but happiness and health through all your years together. :-)
Tori M
5.0
10/02/2022
We had such a positive experience with Paul! He is personable, professional, and so easy to work with. When we initially spoke with Paul, he explained the process in detail, from planning to our wedding day. We felt very confident moving forward with Paul as our officiant, and he did not disappoint! Paul was there to offer advice and guide us in the right direction and made sure we got exactly what we wanted. He made the process of creating our ceremony a breeze. He sent us a document with ceremony selections that we could use if we wanted, and it was divided into sections to make it even easier. Our ceremony was completely customizable to the way we wanted it. On our wedding day, Paul arrived early, explained to us exactly what to do, and spoke with other vendors, as needed. Although our wedding happened to be the HOTTEST day of the year, the ceremony ran smoothly and Paul did an amazing job! We could not be more thankful!
response 10/03/2022
Tori -- THANK YOU for your kindness! It was absolutely a pleasure and an honor to serve yo...
u and Christopher, I hope your journey knows only peace, love, good health, and prosperity. ;-)
Karen M
5.0
10/19/2021
We had such a great experience with Paul that we used him twice - first for our small 2020 wedding and again for our big celebration with our family/friends. He took our input and created two great ceremonies. Paul walked us through exactly what to expect and made everything so easy for us.
Christine S
5.0
10/09/2021
Paul is friendly, funny, & professional. He offers customized ceremonies but also provides options you can choose from. Our guests enjoyed the ceremony & Paul's sense of humor. His fees are also very reasonable, & he was easy to work with.
response 10/09/2021
Thank you so very much!!!! It was an honor to be even a small part of your fabulous weddin...
g day, and I am grateful.
Erin B
5.0
8/03/2020
Paul was awesome! He really let us be in control of what we wanted to be said at the ceremony, yet he offered additional advice and expertise on what he thought would work well. Everyone told us he did a great job and that the ceremony was absolutely beautiful. Paul is the nicest guy and is willing to go the extra mile for his couples. Would definitely recommend!
Phylicia H
5.0
9/03/2019
Reverend Paul Costello was absolutely amazing! From the beginning, we wanted to personalize our ceremony so at our first meeting with him, he brought an 80 page booklet with his collection of passages from his many years doing wedding ceremonies. It was completely broken down into each section of the ceremony and had anywhere from 5 to 30 different versions that you could choose from or customize yourself! (it was seriously the best thing that could've been given to this anxious bride!) It made the process of personalizing the ceremony so easy. He helped with the entire writing process; every draft I sent to him, he responded within the day with his thoughts, corrections, and ideas of how to make it flow smoothly.
My husband and I cannot thank him enough for how lovely he made our Big Day! He is the perfect mix of professionalism and personalism and had all our guests engaged in the ceremony the whole time. He brought a copy of our ceremony so we didn't have to stress about that and even arrived early to coordinate with our DJ to do a mic check and have a quick meeting with me before we began! Our ceremony went flawlessly with Rev. Paul. We are so blessed to have worked with him!
response 09/04/2019
Phylicia and Will --
THANK YOU, for your kind words and for honoring me to perform your c...
eremony. :-) It was a pleasure, and I'm so thankful that you were happy! You're two fantastic people, and I'm so happy that you are together. Best wishes for a very long, very joyous marriage!!
Alicia T
5.0
8/11/2019
Paul was amazing from day one. We were a little late on booking an officiant for our wedding, but Paul reassured us we will be good and ready to go by the day of the wedding. The first thing with did was have a phone conference with Paul. You could tell he has done this many times and knew exactly what he was talking about. He sent us a booklet to go though which had so many different options for everything needed for the ceremony. Paul assured us to just pick a few from each second and he would take care of the rest. I am definitely a micromanager, therefore a read every single page of the booklet. Some things there was only one option that we liked and others there were a few. We sent all the info over to Paul and he put together a wonderful ceremony. He was a great fit for us and I would reccomend Paul to anyone looking for an officiant!
response 08/12/2019
Thank you so very much for honoring me by allowing me to perform your ceremony. :-) I ho...
pe you both enjoyed a fantastic honeymoon!
Melissa S
5.0
10/29/2018
We received so many complements on the ceremony. It was perfect, not too long, not to quick and just the right amount of laughter. Paul made planning the ceremony simple and listed to all of our requests. His writing skills are on point and has the ability accommodate any of your needs. Paul also has a great personality and easy going.
As a side note - we weren't looking for a religious ceremony but Paul helped us add in just the right amount to keep our religious relatives happy. Our grandparents forgot they weren't in a church which was perfect.
response 10/29/2018
Thank you so much!! It was a pleasure marrying you and Dan, I hope you are enjoying all t...
he fruits of married life. :-)
Jacqueline P
5.0
12/04/2017
Paul was amazing! So many people complimented us after both the rehearsal and ceremony about how engaging he was. He helped us plan the entire ceremony without being pushy. He was energetic the entire time and since we wrote our own vows he read them separately so he was able to give us any guidance without us having to reveal our vows to each other. Absolutely 5 stars!!
Cara G
4.0
11/17/2016
Paul did a great job helping us craft our wedding ceremony and serving as our officiant at our wedding. He is very professional and responsive, and he puts in a lot of effort to ensure your ceremony is uniquely "you." Great job all around.
5.0
4/02/2016
Rev Paul helped us to make the perfect ceremony and we couldn't be happier! We had tons of guests come up to us at the reception to tell us that our ceremony was one of the best they've ever seen, and we have Paul to credit for that! He was so helpful throughout the whole process, and we highly recommend him!!
Brittany M
5.0
10/17/2015
Reverend Paul recently officiated our wedding ceremony for us, but more than that, he helped us create a ceremony that was truly unique for us and infused our wedding with meaning and emotion. We couldn't be more pleased with the services he provided us.
Around 9 months before the wedding, he met both of us for coffee and got to know us a little better. He walked us through his process, and handed us his bit packet of wedding readings.
Honestly, going through his packet and selecting readings for our ceremony was really fun! His packet was full of a variety of readings (from humorous, to religious, to romantic...), which really allowed us to customize our ceremony to fit our needs.
When we needed help, he was very quick to offer advice – he even advised as to which Court House we should visit to get our marriage license! He also edited our ceremony and regularly offered suggestions to help the ceremony be more cohesive and "flow" better.
When the wedding finally came, he was punctual (actually, he was routinely early!), highly professional, and made everyone feel at ease. A very gifted orator and very comfortable in front of a crowd.
We received so many compliments on how touching and moving our ceremony was. We couldn't be happier with Reverend Paul. If we ever decide to renew our vows, we know who to call!
Joey M
5.0
10/15/2011
Paul was a great officiant for our ceremony. He worked with us to create a wonderful custom ceremony. We were really happy with his services.
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