When searching for an officiant, we set out to find someone with a gentle demeanor; kind, calm and wise. Eric had all of these attributes in spades. From the beginning, his approach was so helpful and straightforward. When it came to constructing the script for the ceremony, we had dozens of customizable, beautifully written options to choose from. And since we were involved in selecting excerpts in a collaborative way with Eric, we really felt like the ceremony was true to us. The script is one thing, the experience of having Eric officiate on the day is another! He arrived promptly and immediately put us at ease with his gentle and charming nature. He had excellent advice before the ceremony so that my husband and I could be fully present and engage with one another. This advice made the ceremony so intimate and shook us out of our jitters completely. The ceremony itself was so poignant, moving and a major highlight of the day. Eric spoke beautifully and brought the words on the page to life. You know that he loves what he does because the passion pours out of him. Our guests were all in tears and commented that ours was the most moving ceremony they had ever experienced. It's hard to be objective, but they were echoing our own feelings. What we experienced was so rare and beautiful and we couldn't have had a better leader in Eric. Thank you so much for making our day so special! read more

This review is for our wedding which took place on January 6, 2018 at Malibu West Beach Club. After interviewing a potential officiant who showed up late for our FaceTime talk, talking to Officiant Eric was such a refresher as we planned our wedding. He was always on time and his gentle, collaborative nature always put my wife and I at ease when we talked! His energy is contagious! Even on the day of, when he walked up to our venue's doors, he seriously calmed my nerves! He even gave my wife and I some tips while we were... y'know, up there getting married! What I loved about Officiant Eric was the ability to customize our ceremony! It was perfect for us as we didn't really want to have a religious ceremony and we wanted to customize it to our liking. Officiant Eric was encouraging, super helpful, and was open to being available for a FaceTime chat. Officiant Eric was amazing (and *efficient* might I add hehe), and his personality always brought comfort to this bride and groom!! Thank you so much! read more

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Eric was recommended to us by our day of wedding coordinator. We went with him because we liked the fact that we could customize everything about our wedding ceremony and that he had tons of experience officiating weddings. The process to design our ceremony was easy because we just had to pick and choose the different aspects from a given list but also we were able to customize it to make it about us and our relationship. Eric was super helpful and answered all our questions in a timely manner. He presented the ceremony in a wonderful manner and we would recommend him to anyone who is getting married in the future. read more

We are so happy we were referred to Eric to officiate our wedding. We did a Skype meeting with him a few weeks before the wedding. First we picked what we wanted the ceremony to go like from his samples (Super helpful, and fun) During our Skype meeting he suggested a few other pieces that fit in nicely. It's delightful to hear Eric talk, and made our ceremony that much better. We highly suggest using Eric for your special day. read more

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We wanted a ceremony that was personalized, meaningful, not too long and not traditional but we weren't sure where to start looking for an officiant so I just started doing web searches and found Eric. His reviews were so good I was slightly worried that they were padded but they're all true! Out of all our wedding vendors he was the most prompt in responding to our correspondences and that really impressed us. I also LOVE the way he gives you so many choices for your ceremony and let's you build it the way that works best for you as a couple. It gave us the personal ceremony we wanted without the pressure of writing it ourselves, since I hate to write. He is super professional and I am so glad we found him in time for our wedding! read more

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Eric is extremely professional and easy to work with! We loved being able to work with him on our ceremony to make it personal to us. He gave us many great examples and we were able to use those as a guideline. He was punctual and incredible with communication! Made us feel warm and comfortable. He did an amazing job and we are so glad we hired him!! Highly recommend!!!! read more

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As a Wedding DJ, I have seen hundreds of Wedding Officiants, and I must say Eric is among the best. He is friendly and well spoken, and does a great job. He is aware of a lot of things, that an inexperienced wedding officiant is not. A wedding is one of the most important days if your life and I would trust Eric to execute your ceremony in a experienced professional manner. read more

I am a wedding coordinator by trade, and Eric was the one I chose for my own wedding. Eric was the ultimate professional and an amazing officiant from beginning to end! :) He really takes the time to tailor the ceremony to be exactly how you want it, with his multitude of options and varieties of scripts, prayers, and vows that will fit any couple and every personality. As expected everything flew by without a hitch! read more

Officiant Eric married us in Santa Barbara on September 7, 2019. We couldn't have asked for a more professional officiant. We loved how we were able to choose each and every word for our ceremony Not only does he have dozens of choices and samples, Eric works with you on each word of your ceremony and allows you to change things up from his examples/lists to have your ceremony fit perfectly to your own relationship. This allows your ceremony to be unique and allows you, with his guidance, to create the wedding ceremony of your dreams! We also chose to have Eric create our personal story and we were thrilled how it turned out! He got "us," not only by the questionnaire we filled out, but by getting to know us personally. Eric was more than willing to speak to us whenever we needed and even met up with us for coffee to really get to know our vision and our relationship. The way he told our story was so unique, funny, yet there wasn't a dry eye. He captured "us" so perfectly. Our ceremony was a dream, one we will cherish the rest of our lives. We received so many compliments about Eric from our family and guests. We also LOVE the way he let the wedding be about us. He quickly moved out of the way, so the photos were just us during the sand ceremony and after he pronounced us husband and wife. We have seen other officiants stay in all the photos and this is something we did not like. Officiant Eric was very conscientious and incredibly humble. We highly recommend, Officiant Eric! Here is our wedding ceremony video! https://youtu.be/PmC4vn2KQl8 Photo credit: @NikkiBaconPhotography Video credit: @eclipticphoto read more

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Eric is awesome! He walked us through all the options for the ceremony. Once we submitted what we wanted, he gave us an estimated time of how long the ceremony will last. It seemed overwhelming at first, but having the option of selecting how much we say during the ceremony was actually fun. Eric offered a lot of suggestions and made the planning and the wedding day not so nerve wracking. Eric was also kind enough to step aside during the bride/groom kiss. I've been to a lot of weddings and I always see the ministers/priests/officiants in the picture. Overall, we are extremely happy with Eric's services! Thank you so much for making our special day extra special. read more

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We can't thank Eric enough for being so efficient in every way during this time in our lives. Our ceremony was amazing thanks to him. Great follow through and communication and feedback. Our day was magical and special thanks to Eric's beautiful and kind words. If I could rate higher, I would. We can't thank you enough! Steph and Serg read more

Eric is a great officiant and a kind person that's a pleasure to work with. He was professional and well spoken. He tended to the later changes I made, no problem. His website is really useful to help pick and chose and format your vows together if you need help. We felt very comfortable with him and he seamlessly handed the mic off to us for our personal vows. He is also quick! He dashes right out of the way for those first kiss photos. As a bride, I had worries about everything. I was worried I'd get one of those officiants that made jokes that I wouldn't like (I wanted a serious ceremony) or messed up a lot. If you pick Eric, you really don't need to worry. He comes very prepared. He wants you to have the ceremony you want. If you want funny and light hearted he'd do that too. I highly recommend him. I feel that he's understanding of the fact that you might not know exactly what you're doing--it's his millionth wedding and likely your first! Out of all the wedding planning and people we worked with he truly was the easiest and the nicest. Do yourself a favor if you're stressing over finding the perfect officiant-- hire Eric! read more

Eric was amazing! He was our officiant for our wedding in October at Cielo farms in Malibu. I am a wedding planner locally and have worked with Eric in the past, which is how I was referred to him. Always does an excellent job, efficient and professional. My husband and I both agreed that he was the perfect addition to our wedding day. read more

Eric officiated our wedding in July and we could not have been happier!!! He wrote a beautiful, personal and heartfelt ceremony for my husband and I. Eric had our wedding guests in the palm of his hand-- he was so engaged, his delivery was vibrant, and his personality is warm and welcoming. I still have people asking me months later how I found him (via my amazing wedding planner, Jane Alexandra Events) because he did such an amazing job!! 10/10 recommend him for your ceremony!! read more

If you want to have the ability to create the wedding of your dreams, Eric is the one. Eric provides so many ideas and samples to be able to guide you create the ceremony you have in mind. He is so quick at responding and guides you through it all. We had no doubt in him though the whole process. He is very professional and so supportive. We definitely recommend Eric for your special day. Thank you again Eric, you were amazing! read more

This review is for my wedding that took place back in June 23, 2023. Eric was recommended to us through our wedding venue in Camarillo, California. I am so glad they recommended Eric to us because he presented our ceremony in such a genuine and professional way. He made my husband and I feel at ease and comfortable while up at the altar. Eric is reachable in many ways and is very helpful and supportive throughout the whole process. He keeps you up to date with what steps need to be taken next. There are lots of ceremony templates to choose from but you can also edit those templates to make it more personalized for you and your spouse. After our wedding ceremony Eric safely mailed out our marriage license to our county clerks office and informed us in a timely manner that, that had been done! I greatly appreciate having Eric be one of the many people who made our special day go as smoothly as possible! read more

Eric was absolutely outstanding. Our wedding was on May 27, 2012 and we are still glowing from that day. My wife and I would highly recommend Eric for all your officiant needs. Our first meeting was at a Starbucks and we instantly remarked how easy-going and unique Eric was. His take on the wedding ceremony was all about the bride and groom, as it should be (in my opinion). We felt that he took the time to get to know us as individuals and as a couple and this helped him set the tone for our ceremony-- in other words, he read our vibes and was able to amplify them. Eric is incredibly friendly, easy to talk to, and a fantastic listener. He was prompt at returning phone calls and emails. When we said we were looking for a non-demoninational wedding with elements from both our religions, he sent us ceremony samples that were instrumental in crafting our own ceremony. We built our ceremony with his suggestions, and were even able to make last-minute changes that did not impact his reading. He was flexible in us rewriting a bunch of readings to accommodate our individuality. He was available whenever we needed to talk and even nudged us when we were running a little long and a little late. When it came time to reading the words we had chosen, Eric was amazing in his delivery and we had many compliments afterwards saying as much. Overall, Eric was fantastic and we were so happy with the way our ceremony turned out. Thanks again, Eric for your wonderful support, kindness, and aid during the process. read more

My wife and I were not the type who planned out their wedding 1+ years in advance. So when we hooked up with Eric to serve at our wedding it was a big relief. Eric composed a beautiful ceremony which allowed us to be scrambling with all of the other activities instead. At the ceremony, Eric was extremely well spoken, relaxing, and confident. When you are standing in front of everyone, you definitely will feel as though the wedding is about you. Everything went off as planned, which is a credit to Eric's ability. I'd also like to add that meeting Eric was a breeze. He is very accommodating to busy work schedules, was very friendly right from the start, and was up for anything and background of the couple. He even did some research on a tea ceremony although we ultimately did not do one at the ceremony. Definitely one of the best officiants I've come across from all of the weddings I have attended. Glad he was ours! read more

We chose to interview Eric because of all the positive reviews on Yelp. We selected him to officiate our wedding, and we are so very happy we did. He did an amazing job! He was very professional, prompt, responsive, flexible, sensitive, and brought a certain reverence to the whole process. He was a pleasure to work with. We were married at the Westlake Village Inn and he worked seamlessly with their coordinator. During our reception several if our unmarried guests complimented Eric's officiating and asked for his number. We received several other comments on how beautifully the ceremony was structured (he provided lists of templates which we chose from). One thing that sticks out in my mind was when Eric spent a few minutes alone with me the bride) shortly before I walked down the isle. He reminded me to take a deep breath and focus my mind to enjoy every single flower, song, family member and guest, and be present in each moment. I took that advice and savored every precious second. I highly recommend Eric for your wedding! You'll be glad you did. read more

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Thank you, Eric! We got married on June 25, and Eric's pleasant, calm, and professional demeanor made our ceremony that more beautiful. His website is user friendly with so many options! We were able to cut and paste different ceremony parts together to create our own, unique flow. Eric offered some suggestions but gladly read our ceremony, word for word, as we had requested. He is humble and agreeable that way. I was sorry to see him leave after the ceremony. Rest assured that Eric will answer your questions and guide you through the most important day of your lives. He is a rare gem. I will look at photos and watch video of our wedding for many years to come, and thus happily see Eric again and again. Remember that. You must like the person officiating your wedding. If you don't, you will feel residual resentment every time you see his or her picture. Choose wisely. If I can offer one suggestion to previously married people: be aware that your divorce must exceed two years from the date of your newly issued marriage license. If your divorce is fewer than 24 months, then you will need to bring a certified copy of your divorce decree to prove that you are unmarried. Now, choose Eric! read more

We hired Eric to officiate our Wedding at Calamigos in Malibu and could not have been happier. Both of us have really high standards about everything so needless to say going through the wedding planning process took some time and we talked to a lot of people. Oddly enough, I felt like meeting with different officiants was hard task for several reasons. The person has to be personable and able to hold the attention of the guests and it's also a super personal experience as this is the person who will basically guide you and your partner into the next phase of your lives together. Some of the people we spoke to before Eric seemed almost like used car salesmen. They were cheesy or just seemed to be pushing for a sale, which sounds odd but that's the impression I got. Eric was the opposite, he was patient, helped us out to finish our vows and delivered a very memorable ceremony. I would highly recommend him to anyone getting married or renewing vows. He was amazing. :) read more

Officiant Eric's whole process was super streamlined and professional. We were easily able to customize our whole ceremony based on what we wanted. Because there are so many samples on the website, it was really easy to use those as a starting point, then give it our own personalized touch. On the day of, everything went well without any hiccups, and Officiant Eric truly delivered! We will definitely recommend Officiant Eric to our friends who are getting married in the future. read more

I was just married a month ago and a day today. My ceremony meant a lot to my husband and me. I had certain things I wanted mentioned and left out along with having some traditional with a twist. I wasn't sure how to get what I was wanting out of my mouth, but as I tried to explain it to Eric, he just got me. He was more than helpful and always available. As a bride you know us women and even men, are emotional and stressed out. Eric was so pleasant to work with and helped put me at ease. I highly recommend him for anyone's wedding. He can do literally anything you want!!! He can make your ceremony original and unique just for you. He's open ears and really truly cares about what you want. Which honestly is so important. Remember this is YOUR DAY. We searched through officiants and I yelped many and by the grace of God someone recommended him to me and I was so thankful. I felt like with the others I was settling and I didn't want to settle. I wanted perfect and Eric did exactly that. He made my happily ever after come true. You will not be disappointed and you will thank me. Oh and even better he's affordable. p.s. I can't tell you how many of my guest came up to me and complimented on my ceremony and how intrigued they were with what Eric was saying they were mesmerized and listened to everything. They did not get bored. Their minds didn't wonder off they were their with us in the moment. Now you can't top that! read more

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My husband and I were married in March 2018 in downtown Los Angeles. Officiant Eric was a pleasure to work with from day one. He is easygoing, pleasant, and has a great energy and sense of humor! He helped us create a unique, personalized wedding ceremony and was completely flexible up to the very last moment. He was such a breeze to work with and I am so glad we found him! If you want a professional, efficient, and personable officiant for your ceremony, Eric is who you want! read more

This guy is awesome!!! i got lots of compliment on the ceremony that he preformed at my wedding. His website is very easy to use and will really help you design a ceremony that you will love. At first i thought the price was a little steep but when i met Eric and he went over our ceremony he really put my wife and i at ease. the day of the ceremony he was on time and really had it all in hand... he was able to pause to let my wife wipe her tears of joy and he did it with a charm and compassion that only a true professional could. thank you Eric!!! read more

Officiant Eric did a fantastic job officiating my daughter's wedding ceremony. He listened to them and did what they wanted with his own special touches. Eric is very professional and very prompt. Couldn't have been better...Excellent! read more

A HUGE thank you to Officiant Eric. I emailed 15 officiants at the same time initially and he was THE ONLY ONE to say congrats to me instead of quoting me his price. When my husband and I met with him a few months before our wedding he made the steps very easy for us. The day of our wedding Eric came by my bridal suite to check in. I was very anxious and not looking forward to more wedding questions. But he didn't ask any, we joked about things and he put me in such a happy and relaxed state. He turned my anxiety into excitement and my husband said he did the same thing in the grooms suite. He wrote a story for us and our vows which had people laughing and crying (at all the right parts). He was the perfect person to marry us. I'm so happy we chose him. Forever grateful, thank you! read more

Eric is amazing! As everybody probably is, we were nervous about our big day but Eric made us feel so comfortable and made it very easy to get through. He is very professional and very kind. We have no regrets at all and recommend him to everyone! Thank you again Eric. You were wonderful! Sarah and Mike read more

I would recommend Officiant Eric Schwartz to anyone. He called me back shortly after I contacted him. From our first conversation, he made me feel confident about working with him. Through out the entire process he was easy to get a hold of and always responded quickly to any emails that I sent. He was supportive and pleasant and easy to work with... I received numerous compliments on the ceremony and his beautiful words. He's wonderful. read more

Eric officiated our wedding in mid October and he did such an excellent job! He was great at the ceremony and knew how to read the crowd and when to slow down and when to speed up the speech. The ceremony he created for us was swift and lovely and all the guests talked about how much they liked it. He has a great voice that carries and he talks in a clear and articulate way. I would highly recommend hiring Eric for your wedding! read more

Eric was AMAZING! He made the process SUPER easy especially for such a daunting but important task. The ceremony sets the tone for the rest of the day and that he did - he set the PERFECT tone for the PERFECT day. Whether you want to write your own script or have him craft one for you - there are TONS of options on his website to help you. He lays everything out so there is no guess work on what to include and where yet at the same time completely customizable to your liking. We just recently watched our full wedding video and was able to see and hear the entire ceremony for the first time not in the moment - it only reminded us of how great he was! He made it absolutely fun and light hearted - exactly how we imagined! We couldn't have asked for a better Officiant to stand up there with us on our Wedding day- you can't go wrong with Eric so hurry and book him now! read more

When we booked our venue at Malibu Rocky Oaks our wedding planner recommended Eric to be our officiant. We knew the officiant was a very important role in our wedding ceremony and researched our officiant choices. Eric's website is very organized with videos, bio and text examples of the ceremony. Also other great useful information like how to getting a wedding license. We emailed him and he responded quickly. We set up a Skype call and felt very comfortable with him. He is very professional as well. He wanted to get to us as a couple and help build our love story for the ceremony. We knew he was the perfect officiant. He set reminders for us to work on our vows many months before the wedding. We also choose the elements and sample readings we liked on an easy sheet he had on his website. He had such a good array of readings and he also let us change it by line or word if needed. We went with the full package to make it more personal and it included our love story. We each filled out questionnaires about our relationship. Eric then put everything together including the personal love story and let us read it and we Skyped again to review it. We changed a few words and he rewrote it and was very fast and responsive. He wanted to make sure we were happy with it for our big day. He came early for our wedding and reviewed the wedding license and mailed it after the wedding for us. For our ceremony he was very eloquent, professional and made us feel comfortable. He also was very prepared. Our wedding video was beautiful as well with many of his words in it. We can't recommend him enough! read more

Eric was a great officiant. He made things smooth, comfortable, and easy from the moment we met him. He took us aside, chatted about the process with us and then gave us a moment to remember why we there in the middle of all the craziness. He was able to make it feel like we've known him for awhile! I would definitely recommend him to anyone searching for an officiant. read more

Eric is absolutely amazing and he is such a professional gem! My husband and I got married in January 2017 (yes, this review is long over due) and he made our day so special. Eric made us both feel completely at ease, It was a very pleasant experience from start to finish. 1st off Eric's website is fantastic and categorized great...very user friendly; so it made picking out various passages for our ceremony a breeze. We decided not to write our on vows because we were too nervous and Eric had the most beautiful selections to choose from. He is beyond flexible, and makes great suggestions, so listen to him ;) Additionally, we received many compliments from our guests regarding how much they enjoyed Eric and our ceremony. Eric has a very genuine and kind demeanor, which comes across very authentic throughout the ceremony. I highly recommend utilizing him! read more

We had the privilege of having Eric officiate our wedding. Aside from his extreme professionalism, Eric brought and around great vibe with his personality. Not only is he fantastic at what he does, but you can tell he loves to do it. I would happily refer Eric profusely to anyone I know. read more

From the very beginning Eric was amazing to work with. He made everything so easy & was in constant contact via email. He really has a lot of beautiful selections to choose from for ceremony speeches & he is so flexible in allowing changes or combinations from other speeches he has available, you can also add your own twist to any of his. On the day of the wedding he arrived early & was the sweetest man! I was a nervous wreck & arrived early myself to meet with him & others & he helped calm my nerves. He was so professional, yet so sweet & friendly! He gave me great advice, ran through how it would go down, & even offered to hold my written vows for me because I had no pockets. The ceremony was beautiful! His voice & speech style was perfect & loved by all! I HIGHLY recommend Eric to anyone getting married! I especially recommend him for gay weddings, as he was sweet, & very accommodating to ours!! read more

From the very beginning, Eric was extremely responsive, helpful, and supportive. His guidance and clear communication completely eased our nerves and we never had to ask for additional follow-up or for him to re-explain because he did such a great job outlining the process, the options available to us, and his willingness to be available whenever we needed. On our wedding day - Eric was literally the most calming person for me as the bride! He was amazingly prepared, reassuring, and truly personable and genuine. My husband and I can't thank Eric enough for making our ceremony absolutely perfect and we had so many guests tell us they loved his calm, kind presence. Thank you Eric! read more

Officiant Eric was on our wedding location vendor list recommendation as well as various other locations. He has a lot of good reviews. After talking to him, we didn't hesitate and chose him to be the officiant for our wedding on March 10. Booking process was easy. Customizing the ceremony was a bit hard for us since there are so many good choices on Eric's website. Eventually we chose and customized our ceremony. We booked Eric without meeting him in person (we just spoke on the phone). Communication throughout wedding planning process was quick. Eric was great to work with. Day of the wedding, Eric was very friendly and well dressed and he was the best officiant. Ceremony was beautiful and he did an amazing job. I would highly recommend him because he is a super nice and good person and most importantly a great officiant. read more

We had our wedding this past weekend, on May 7th, 2017. Eric was amazing to work with from the start. I loved how we were able to customize our ceremony, and I loved the samples that he had available. He always answered all my questions and was quick to respond. My wife and I were very pleased with how everything went during our ceremony. He arrived on time and set my mind at ease when I asked him questions about the marriage certificate. He was very professional, and friendly, easy to talk to, overall a pleasure to work with! Thank you so much Eric, for everything! for making our ceremony flow smoothly and being a part of our special day! Will definitely recommend him to our friends/family! read more

We searched for an Officiant online, a little nervous of what we would find. It's probably exactly what you're doing right now... We found Eric, with phenomenal reviews, a well though out website, and emailed him to see if we could meet. Eric responded immediately (this became a habit) and we were able to meet quickly. Eric is a consummate professional. He is direct and honest, while also being kind, supportive, understanding and phenomenal at what he does. We knew we wanted to hire him immediately. We were able to create an eloquent, concise, beautiful ceremony with Eric's easy to use website, but also add our own flair. My husband was in constant contact with Eric, as he always created an open conversation about any concerns we voiced...up until the night before the wedding! Eric is incredible. He is adaptable and also has a great sense of humor. I recommend Eric without question or hesitation. He will make your already hectic planning, so much easier. If I could do it again, I would let him take the reigns again. Thank you, Eric!! We couldn't have done it without you. read more