About this vendor
Ordained catholic priest available for traditional catholic ceremonies on Long Island or New York City, whether a first marriage or divorcees. Also, available for interfaith weddings, baptisms and anniversaries. Each ceremony is personalized and spiritual. All are sacramental and legal. Reasonable donation. Celebrated at reception hall, home or outdoors.
Details
Ceremony Types
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
- Christian
- Catholic
- Interfaith
- Spiritual
Wedding Activities
- Wedding
- Ceremony
Reviews
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2.5
out of 5.08 reviews
BEWARE!!!! This man, Father Robert Allmendinger is a verified and accused pedophile. He was removed from the Diocese of Rockville Center in the 1980's. This man should be in ja...
il.
https://www.bishop-accountability.org/accused/allmendinger-allmen-robert-j-1980/
Please do extensive research before booking this man. I did and I’m so glad I didn’t give him $200 or even another minute of my time. The knot should really take him off this platf...
orm.
I also made the mistake of booking this fake to conduct my ceremony this summer. After meeting with him in his sketchy so-called church, a.k.a. house basement apartment in a resid...
ential area of Hampton Bays, I quickly realized that he was a fraud. The surf board in his backyard and full-on priest robe attire where he looked like he was going to the Vatican was a dead giveaway. He gave me his whole speech and said after he marries a couple, he supplies a Catholic Church marriage certificate (xerox print-out) which religiously binds the couple. Any true Catholic knows that sacraments are not distributed that way.
After meeting with him, I did some research online and found these boards and terrible reviews on him. I also contacted the Diocese of NY who was aware of “father” Robert and his antics. He was kicked out of the Roman church years ago and has been portraying himself as a holy figure and deceiving hundreds of brides.
Sadly, I already gave this crook a $200 deposit when I spoke with I’m on the phone the first time as he pressured me to do so and said he wouldn’t be available for my wedding if I didn’t. When I called to tell him that I won’t be using him for my wedding after reading his reviews, he became irate and said it is non-refundable then hung up the phone on me. This man needs to be stopped and all brides should stay clear of him.
THIS MAN IS A FAKE!!!! Google him, not only on these wedding websites that he pays to be on. The sacrament of marriage cannot be received outside of the Church, unless approved by...
the bishop. He has been featured on Shame on you and was defrocked many years ago.
If you care so much about your faith, you should be getting married in a church, not trying to find a loophole... I would rather have a legit reverend who is not pretending to be anyone that they are not, than a phony priest, who was defrocked for undisclosed reasons.
If you google Father Robert Wedding Reviews, you will be amazed at what pops up. I am going to contact every site that recommends him and let them know about this.
Below are a few places where you can find examples of this from many many many brides:
http://www.nycityweddings.com/chat/topic-officiant-father-robert-bob-allman-652972-2.html
http://www.liweddings.com/chat/topic-officiant-father-robert-bob-allman-652972-1.html
Eloquent, pleasant, beautiful voice and presence, and with each and every word spoken he created a true special ceremony for us. So happy we selected Father Bob to officiate our we...
dding ceremony!
This man is a liar, do NOT use him for your wedding. I spoke with Robert Allmen about 6 weeks before my wedding when he told me the donation fee, required to hold the date for my ...
wedding, was $200. Paying for our wedding ENTIRELY by ourselves that sounded great but, as I soon found out, too good to be true. I sent him a check and was told to wait for paperwork from him. 2 weeks later when I hadn't received anything yet I called him to inquire. He was very dismissive on the phone, stating, "I never got it" (meaning my check) over and over, when it turned out the check was cashed by his church the week prior! When I called him back to tell him that he nonchalantly said "oh yeah, here it is." Needless to say, I felt as if our rapport was completely ruined after this. I felt like he was being deceitful and when I received the paperwork from him, I realized that he was. The paperwork goes on to say that the remaining $350 is due prior to the wedding...WHAT??!! He NEVER mentioned to me any other fees. My husband and I paid for our wedding completely by ourselves and I know where every penny went and would NEVER have agreed to pay that amount. Well, when I told Robert Allmen that, he, again, was very dismissive. "Oh yes I did tell you...you must not have heard me." I was appalled. I felt backed into a corner by this man, who claims to be a Roman Catholic Priest. Being very upset, I called another officiant to see if she was available on my wedding date, telling her I had a "problem" with my officiant. I told her my story, never telling her this mans name. When I was done she asked me, "Are you talking about Father Bob?" I asked, "from what church?" Sure enough, she mentioned this mans church. I told her yes, and she had plenty to say about him. She told me he has done this before...charging people a lot of money, even charging fornication fees for living together, routinely overbooking and canceling at the last minute, rushing through ceremonies and she went on and on. When I called Robert Allmen back and asked for my $200 back, I told him nothing of what I heard of him from this woman. He went on to tell me he would have to discuss it with whoever to reimburse my $200. Less than a week later, I received a check from Robert Allmen's church. After I examined the check more closely, I realized he dated the check the date of my wedding! So although I badly needed the money, I could not use it, I could not even deposit the check, until after my wedding. And THAT is why I am writing this review. I feel that he did that to be vindictive and a true Priest would have never acted the way he did. Your officiant should be someone who you connect with because they have such a special part of your wedding. I did NOT find that in this man. So I am writing this review to hopefully stop just 1 bride from using his services. I ended up finding a wonderful officiant who charged a lot less and did a phenomenal job on my wedding. I hope this helps cause nobody needs extra stress while planning a wedding.
We chose Father Bob because he would do a Catholic style wedding ceremony OUTSIDE at a location of OUR CHOICE...in front of a gazebo looking toward the sea, surrounded by the peopl...
e we love most at the same venue where our cocktail hour and wedding reception would take place. Our guests were overwhelmed with emotion by the words in his sermon. One bridesmaid said it was the most moving half hour of her life. Another close friend said her husband was so emotionally moved by Father Bob's words, he said he would like Father Bob to officiate their son's wedding (and they don't even have a son yet!!!) Another close friend said he and his wife wished they could "take that priest home with them"! We recently watched the ceremony over again, and I'm just as moved now as I was that day, and I know his words will mean so much to us even and maybe especially years from now as we experience the life changes all couples do. We couldn't be happier that we chose Father Bob to officiate our ceremony.
Quick and to the point, but still did a wonderful job!
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