Hi Pastor Elliott!

I wanted to thank you for a wonderful ceremony! The booklet is such a keepsake, and I'm glad the weather cooperated as best as it could. I guess we were kissed by the Midwest, as our guests from Chicago blew into town!!

I was wondering if you needed that special envelope that the marriage license was to be sent in with. It was in our folder with the license and stamped, but got left there. I can send it to you if you need it.

Thanks again for everything. We had many compliments about the ceremony.

Sincerely,

Beth Lamoree

Wedding officiant make you comfortable? Why or why not?

Absolutely! Patrick & I felt very confident with Pastor Ray because he was very honest & up front. He wanted to get to know us & help build our ceremony around us. He asked the important questions & took notes. He really listened to what it was we had to share with him. Pastor Ray is very genuine.

What did the officiant or clergy add that was unexpected?

Pastor Ray & his wife, Pastor Trish, had made us this great book of our ceremony. Word for word. It means a lot, being the sentimental type, to have something special like that. It will be great to look back on in time. Thanks!

How did you personalize your wedding ceremony?

We all put our heads together to try to figure out a way to keep the peace with our families, keeping everyone involved that wanted to be. Pastor Ray actually came up with a brilliant idea to have Patrick walk both our mothers down the aisle & have each light one of the candles that Patrick & I would later light our unity candle with. The moms LOVED it & we did as well. They felt extremely involved, especially after missing out on most of the planning process because of distance in where we all live. It was a phenomenal idea that we are so happy to have been able to include in our ceremony.

Favorite wedding ceremony comment from guests?

We actually are still having people talk to us about the vows. They loved how we kept the traditional vows in the ceremony & also wrote our own. They thought it was a great idea & some people even shared with us what they would have said if they had written their own vows.

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Wedding officiant make you comfortable? Why or why not?

Ray and Trish put us at easy from the first moment we asked them to perform our ceremony. They made every effort to connect with us from a far as we planned the ceremony in a few short months. We had a video conference and exchanged many e-mails as we planned the perfect ceremony for Jay and I. At the rehearsal, they included humor to put me at ease as we watched all the details come together just as we had discussed. They took the initiative to complete and submit all of the paperwork to make our marriage official and legal without us having to gather the information or worry about a thing.

What did the officiant or clergy add that was unexpected?

Ray and Trish put us at easy from the first moment we asked them to perform our ceremony. They made every effort to connect with us from a far as we planned the ceremony in a few short months. We had a video conference and exchanged many e-mails as we planned the perfect ceremony for Jay and I. At the rehearsal, they included humor to put me at ease as we watched all the details come together just as we had discussed. They took the initiative to complete and submit all of the paperwork to make our marriage official and legal without us having to gather the information or worry about a thing.

How did you personalize your wedding ceremony?

Ray and Trish put us at easy from the first moment we asked them to perform our ceremony. They made every effort to connect with us from a far as we planned the ceremony in a few short months. We had a video conference and exchanged many e-mails as we planned the perfect ceremony for Jay and I. At the rehearsal, they included humor to put me at ease as we watched all the details come together just as we had discussed. They took the initiative to complete and submit all of the paperwork to make our marriage official and legal without us having to gather the information or worry about a thing.

Favorite wedding ceremony comment from guests?

"I liked the way the ceremony was not just about tradition, but focused on the celebration of love and what it means to be married." friend of the bride and groom "Beautiful words in a beautiful setting for a wonderful couple." father of the groom

Rated 5.0 out of 5.0

Wedding officiant make you comfortable? Why or why not?

Pastor Ray met my wife and I on a day that I was absolutely sick as a dog and he made sure to accommodate that. He agreed to move the initial meeting time up in order to let me get home earlier and get some rest. Pastor Ray and Trish were always friendly and made it easy to pick up the phone and call them.

What did the officiant or clergy add that was unexpected?

Pastor Ray added a touch of himself in the ceremony. Rather than a cookie-cutter mold of a ceremony, Pastor Ray incorporated his feelings about Kaelyn and I as well as his experiences with love.

How did you personalize your wedding ceremony?

Kaelyn and I personalized our wedding ceremony very simply. We just added some minor touches that we had wanted all along and Pastor Ray helped work with these touches.

Favorite wedding ceremony comment from guests?

"Whoa!" ~Pastor Ray after seeing the first kiss from Bride and Groom

Rated 5.0 out of 5.0

Wedding officiant make you comfortable? Why or why not?

VerY! Pastor Ray is wonderful. He has a great sense of humor, and a wonderful way of using the information you give him to create a a ceremony that makes everyone happy. My husband (then fiance) and I have some different religious views, and Pastor Ray helped us create a ceremony that had enough religious tradition to make my fiance happy and not so much as to make me uncomfortable.

What did the officiant or clergy add that was unexpected?

We had a country/cowboy theme wedding. He was very flexible and exuberant about the theme of the wedding and even willing to dress the part of an old west minister. He suggested this himself, and we did not have to ask him to. Pastor Ray seemed to have as much fun with our wedding as we did, and that was a true blessing.

How did you personalize your wedding ceremony?

We asked Pastor Ray to go through the traditional vows and allow us to add a personal set that we read to each other in turn. He embraced this idea with us, and helped work in into the ceremony so that it flowed smoothly. He also added a special reading for us that we had both found very special.

Favorite wedding ceremony comment from guests?

Most of the guests said that they were moved and touched by the ceremony and our vows to one another. Pastor Ray was so wonderful! He was right there for us through all the planning, offering to help where he could, and checking in to make sure things were going alright, and Pastor Trish made us a cowboy theme booklet with the ceremony and our vows in it that is such a wonderful keepsake from the wedding. Our thanks to both of them for everything.

Rated 5.0 out of 5.0

Wedding officiant make you comfortable? Why or why not?

Pastor Ray made my fiance and I feel at home right away once we met him. He broke the ice and made it so easy to communicate.

What did the officiant or clergy add that was unexpected?

The pastor follows up through out the process so you have no worries.

How did you personalize your wedding ceremony?

We were able to pick from so many ceremonies and add small touches that made us feel special on our wedding day.

Favorite wedding ceremony comment from guests?

That Pastor Ray was so sincere and personable. His charisma and sense of humor really spreads through everyone that is around him

Rated 5.0 out of 5.0

Wedding officiant make you comfortable? Why or why not?

Pastor Ray made both of us very comfortable. We both come from very different and religious backgrounds. He worked with us very closely to create a ceremony that pleased us both.

What did the officiant or clergy add that was unexpected?

Pastor Ray was very cognizant about our families differing backgrounds and did everything he could to please not only us but to accommodate our families. This was very thoughtful. Pastor Ray was also very dedicated to being there for us.

How did you personalize your wedding ceremony?

We incorporated a poem about the Journey of life and the rose ceremony.

Favorite wedding ceremony comment from guests?

It was very thoughtful and creative and just the perfect length to sit through!!

Rated 5.0 out of 5.0

Wedding officiant make you comfortable? Why or why not?

Pastor Ray was terrific! He met with us months before hand to review what kind of ceremony we wanted and worked with us throughout the process to make sure he delivered what we wanted - we were very comfortable with him and his process.

What did the officiant or clergy add that was unexpected?

Pastor Ray was very personable and professional - he really made sure the ceremony was exactly how we wanted it - not how he wanted it...is is our day, right?

How did you personalize your wedding ceremony?

I added the Celtic Wedding Blessing, we had a unity candle, a moment of silence...it was definitely our ceremony, and not a generic one.

Favorite wedding ceremony comment from guests?

The mood was light and love was in the air...

Rated 5.0 out of 5.0

Good Morning Pastor Elliott, it was a pleasure meeting you last night. We are very blessed to have you be the one to marry us!

I was able to briefly go over the Rose Ceremony but we did not get a chance to read it together yet. So far I like the concept. The rings and our vows are a testimony to our commitment to one another as life partners. The idea of the exchange of the Rose takes our commitment and offers a bond of security as we begin our new life together as husband and wife. I was not able to get through the whole document to get the entire meaning of the Ceremony yet. We have kids tonight and tomorrow night so I am hoping we will be able to find sometime in there to read through it.

We also really like the idea you suggested about having us place our hands on the bible. We very much want God’s blessing on our marriage.

Thank you for being there!

Karmin

Pastor,

Thank you so much for providing such a beautiful ceremony (and in a record time, too!). Paul and I feel so blessed that we found the perfect person to perform our ceremony. We couldn't stop beaming over how wonderfully everything went. Thank you so much, for everything.

Love,
Paul and Nicole

I just wanted to just send a quick e-mail before too much time had passed but I did receive your e-mail and we can't thank you enough for all your help through all of this. I know we probably weren't the most helpful with getting back to you in a timely manner and for that we apologize. We had numerous people come up to us and say how wonderful the ceremony was and obviously you were a huge part of that. I, Ryan wanted to personally thank you and don't know how to say this, but I really appreciated your laid back attitude. You were willing to work with us however we needed you to. You bent over backwards for us to make sure we got everything the way we wanted. I was scared to death of finding someone that was more uptight and had predetermined thoughts about how the ceremony should be and there was an incredible relief that came over me after we met for the first time. In no time at all I was comfortable and relaxed with you knowing that we were going to succeed in having a relaxed and fun wedding. So I just wanted to say thank you for being so willing to work with us no matter what ideas we came up with, good or bad. I have every intention of getting you pictures when dee and I have a chance to sit down and get them sent off to you. Thank you for everything. I was hoping to be able to get an mailing address so we can at least get you a thank you card. Deeply regretful that I didn't have a chance to thank you at the wedding in person.

The crazy bride and groom,

Ryan and Dee Taskila