OMG, Rev. Tim! Your voice was so amazing in the video. You have so much character and warmth--it…read moremade it even more special. And you were absolutely right: short and sweet is the way to go. Long speeches can lose people's attention, but yours was heartfelt, meaningful, and kept everyone engaged. Thank you for making our ceremony so memorable!

This whole concept is just fun and amazing inventive art work imagination. This is from Kansas…read moreCity

We worked with Annie and had the best experience! We are…read morenot from the US but have family in the Bay Area so opted to get married at a favourite spot of ours and Annie made the process so easy to do via online calls and chats From the very first call she understood the vibe we were going for and we connected instantly Day so she was so friendly and professional and everything went to plan! Through our the process she guided us and provided us options and alternative ideas to consider when come v up with final ceremony and readings! Highly recommend!!

We were having difficulties finding an officiator through our church and only had 1 week before our…read morewedding date to find someone to officiate our wedding. We then stumbled across Officially Hitched and got connected with Annie. She made what was a stressful moment extremely stress relieving. Her vocals at our ceremony were clear, said at a good pace and overall a well spoken reading of our script we created. I would absolutely recommend going through them they made this a pleasant simple and seamless experience.

My husband and I found Kevin Tripp through online resources, probably Yelp and his reviews speak…read morefor themselves. He is great to work with and we want to thank him for doing such an amazing ceremony for us. Throughout the entire planning process Kevin was always there to answer questions and help with things we had no clue about. He took the time to meet with us beforehand so we could get acquainted prior to the ceremony. Everything was memorable and we would definitely recommend Kevin as an officiant.

My fiancé and I made arrangements for Kevin to be the officiant at our out of town wedding in…read moreHealdsburg. He was very responsive and returned my call immediately. He took the time to meet us on FaceTime so we could get acquainted prior to the ceremony. I was very disappointed when we had to postpone our wedding and change the venue only a week before. However, Kevin was kind and accommodating. I feel like we made the right decision in selecting Kevin, and I'm sorry he won't be able to officiate our rescheduled wedding. Thanks Kevin! It was very nice meeting you.

Thank you so much Riya for being such a thoughtful and kind officiant. From the moment we met you,…read morewe felt truly seen and cared for. Your words, your presence, and the love you poured into our ceremony meant more to us than we can express. We are so grateful to have had you be part of such a special moment in our lives. - ANNE & NICOLE

Riya did a fantastic job officiating our wedding. Very professional, on time, and a reasonable…read moreprice. I highly recommend Riya!

Matthew Allen is a very responsive, professional and knowledgable officiant. We had our mini…read moreceremony in SF city hall and we were not sure how it works since we didn't book the reserved space there. We asked a lot of questions and Matthew answered ALL of them with great knowledge responsively. It comforts us that he has a lot of experience so we are in good hands. It turns out that the big day went very well, he is polite, professional, patient and we really enjoyed the ceremony. He also handles the logistics very well that he submitted the license 10 minutes after the ceremony. I highly recommend him as officiant.

Long overdue review. So sorry I did not post sooner. Andrew did our wedding awhile ago, but I never…read morecame around to reviewing on yelp. Andrew was great he was able to officiate our wedding with short notice (about 2 weeks) as our original officiant was not able to follow through. He's very professional and organized. He had everything laid out, and was very helpful for what we needed to do after the ceremony. Thank you so much for saving our wedding.

This review is long overdue, but my wife and I were reflecting on our wedding with our family, and…read moreour family was raving about Elizabeth and we knew it was time to write it out. My wife and I were married in Bodega Bay on May 18th, 2024 and Elizabeth was such a huge reason why our wedding was so special. She got to know my wife and I and was patient with us while we reflected on our relationship. She provided us with insight and examples of ceremony ideas, which really helped us figure out what was important to us. Elizabeth created a story that truly captured my wife and I, and we could not be more grateful for her! She even made copies of our ceremony for us and our moms. During our ceremony, we had a brother read song lyrics, Elizabeth read a poem, and together my wife and I planted a tree using soil from our childhood homes, and Elizabeth made sure everything ran smoothly. We still have people tell us that our ceremony was special, and we have Elizabeth to thank for that. She is wonderful and we highly recommend!

Initially, my now-husband and I only had one option for who would perform our wedding ceremony -- a…read moregood friend who lives out of the country. We wanted someone who we felt really understood who we are as individuals and together. Well, our original wedding date was scheduled for early May 2020, so that didn't happen. When we were finally able to reschedule, it was still before people were freely traveling internationally, so our friend was out of the picture and we had no second choice. Defeated, we looked through the recommendations from our wedding planner and only one piqued my interest -- Elizabeth River. I was convinced that she was the best choice just from going through her website, but I was still reluctant that someone we didn't even know could get to know enough about us in just a couple months to be able to create a ceremony that felt personal and reflected who we are. Proceeding the wedding, our Zoom prep meetings with Elizabeth were so much fun! She was effortless to talk to and made us feel so at ease. It was like we were talking to someone we had known a long time. At this point, I absolutely knew that Elizabeth was the right choice, but given every wedding ceremony I've ever sat through, I wasn't expecting anything too original. Well I was dead wrong. The first draft of the ceremony that Elizabeth sent us was so beautiful and captured everything we could've hoped for and more! After the ceremony on our wedding day, several guests asked us who Elizabeth was to us and how long we had known her. Most people assumed she must have been a longtime family friend because of how perfectly the ceremony represented us. It was personal, funny, deeply meaningful, and perfectly tailored to us and what we wanted to express to each other and to our guests. Before we met Elizabeth we didn't put too much importance on the ceremony, but it ended up being just as magical as the rest of our day. Even now, I'm still in disbelief over how special our ceremony was. After our wedding, I wanted to print out our vows to frame but hadn't gotten around to it. On our one year anniversary, Elizabeth sent us a beautiful keepsake copy that we will use to frame! I am so proud of our vows -- they are word for word what my husband and I would like to remind each other of through the good and bad. We are forever grateful to Elizabeth for creating a ceremony for us that surpassed anything we ever thought possible. It goes without saying, but I'll say it anyway -- I love my friend, but I am eternally thankful that we had the honor of Elizabeth creating and officiating our wedding ceremony for us. Thank you, Elizabeth!

Saundra was recommended to us by our wedding planner and we were glad we choose her. We were…read morelooking for a more casual and non-religious officiant for our wedding and Saundra was more than willing to accommodate our preferences. Our first intro call was extremely informative. She laid out her process and her experiences with other couples and different types of weddings she's officiated in the past. It was clear she was an experienced officiant from the well-established process she had. Her communication was very effective. Her meetings were tailored toward new couples who have zero experience with weddings and she was always responsive to any questions we had through email or text. We received many compliments about the Ceremony that she officiated. Saundra had developed 90% of the script herself and personalized it based on our preferences. Her delivery and energy was less officiant-like and more casual/home-like which was what we were hoping for. I definitely would recommend Saundra as an officiant for any wedding. Her support and preparation for our wedding left no ambiguity during the ceremony.

After meeting a few potential officiants for our wedding, we chose Saundra because of her warmth,…read moreprofessionalism, and thoroughness discussing all of the details for our ceremony and the marriage certificate process. She thought of every detail, from synthesizing our memories together into a cohesive narrative for the ceremony message, to explaining the technical/legal difference between a public and confidential marriage license, to helping us edit our vows, and guiding us through rehearsal. We are so thankful we found Saundra and highly recommend her for any wedding!

My wife and I were looking for an officiant for our SF City Hall wedding in July. After scouring…read moreYelp and Google and coming across countless options that were not a fit, we had almost given up hope. Luckily, we discovered Ryan's page about a month and a half out from our wedding! Ryan's officiating services are unbeatable. From the moment we met him, we were relieved that we had someone young, well spoken and very professional. We were asked a series of questions to get to know us, but our conversation flowed so naturally that the questions just answered themselves through our normal discourse. We had many laughs, tears of emotion, collaborative moments, emotional moments, therapeutic moments, you name it! Our meetings felt comforting and genuine and I 100% guarantee that we could not have had that experience with another person. Ryan met with us very often prior to our wedding to make sure that the final script was right. He played well into our fun and joyful moments as well as our romantic side. Great and friendly sense of humor and a neutral perspective. My wife's side is Buddhist, my side is Catholic but his speech respected both sides without issue. He got to know us very well and it reflected in his speech. Our wedding was really small and intimate with only our immediate family present, but somehow it felt as if Ryan were one of us. We wouldn't have wanted it any other way. Highly recommend Ryan!! Thanks.

We chose Ryan to officiate our wedding and were blown away by how dedicated he was working with us…read moreand using every part of our lives to host a beautiful ceremony for us. We met several times in the months leading up, and he took meticulous notes and was always thinking of ways to turn our love into an engaging story and theme for our ceremony. He brought both levity and gravitas, filling our wedding with laughter and warmth the whole way. I highly recommend Ryan to anyone looking for an officiant; he went above and beyond everything we hoped for and truly cared about making our day the best it could be.

We had such a great experience working with Nilou! From the beginning, she made everything feel…read moreeasy and thoughtful. Our wedding was multicultural, and she came to our conversations with ideas and suggestions on how to weave our cultures together in a way that felt authentic and meaningful to us. She really listened, took the time to get to know us, and crafted a ceremony that felt grounded, personal, and full of heart. On the wedding day, she brought such a calm, warm energy to the ceremony. Even as things got a little hectic and we ended up running behind schedule, Nilou stayed calm, collected, and kept everything on track without ever making us feel rushed. Multiple guests came up to us afterward asking if she was a friend -- that's how naturally and beautifully she fit into the day. We're so grateful to have found her. If you're looking for someone kind, grounded, and really good at what she does, Nilou is it!

Nilou created our Zoroastrian Sofreh for our wedding last weekend. Her attention for detail and…read morecare for the art really showed. We loved working with her during the planning process. She was organized and timely. We would definitely recommend Nilou to make your wedding sofreh . 5/5