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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.

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.