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    Wed On Catalina

    4.7 (30 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 8:30 pm

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    Happiest moment of my life
    Allana G.

    10/10 recommend! Rev. Mark truly made our special day so perfect, even though we only had three hours to plan! My now husband and I had been talking about getting married for a while, and during Covid planning a big wedding was just out of the question. So on a short trip to Catalina Island, we decided to get married there. We called Reverend Mark at 11 AM and we were married on step beach at 2:30 the same day. He was able to get me a bouquet and handled all of the paperwork so smoothly. I am so thankful that we decided to go through Wed on Catalina/Rev Mark. Can't thank you enough!

    Maya S.

    Wow, all I can say is wow! Mark exceeded my expectations in every single way. I mean really I couldn't have asked for a better officiant, friend, counselor, and all around amazing person. Mark followed all my wishes and even added a few little tweaks which were literally perfect ! He was kind, courteous, punctual, funny.... he even took a beautiful moment after the ceremony to tell us how special and important our new bond is. 5 stars! Ten stars! 100 stars! Mark thank you for making our day beyond perfect we love you!!!

    Thank you, Mark, for our beautiful wedding!
    Tatiana K.

    Thank you so much, Mark! We had the most beautiful wedding that we could ever imagine! I had my real PRINCESS DAY that I will alway remember! Also, thank you for being so patient with us and being there every step of the way!

    Buena Vista Point
    Steffanie R.

    You must get married on Catalina Island, its is just beautiful and amazing. And contact Rev Mark Alft. We got married this past NYE 12/31/2012, and it was perfect. Weather was beautiful, the location was AMAZING and Rev Mark took care of EVERYTHING. We aren't religious and we didn't do any exchanging of rings (we got tattoos instead) so he tailored the vows for us. The price was so right and it was an amazing experience. We got married up at Buena Vista Point, over looking the water. FEES: $100 up front then the rest within a week before the date. we did the bare minimum total was $275 He emailed everything to us and I mailed the check along with all paperwork and he got started right away. Very friendly, funny, and so professional. I recommend anyone who wants to get married in Catalina to use him, he is amazing!

    Thanks Mark! Hutchings Wedding 11/24/2019

    From the start, Mark made everything easy and seamless. From the paper work, to planning, everything was very easy and we never felt pressured. Mark made us feel very at ease and is very funny and we all know laughter helps with the nerves! He did a fantastic job with having all the chairs, arch and music going when we arrived on the beach! Also the photographer he uses is awesome as well! the whole experience was perfect! I would highly highly recommend Mark and Wed On Catalina if your choosing to get married on the island! Thank you Mark! Ron & Gracie Hutchings

    Beautiful memories. Thanks again rev. Mark
    Kristy H.

    You want easy, simple and romantic?? This is the way to go. My husband and I had a great experience we will hold onto forever. Thank you Rev. Mark.

    What a great place to get married
    Melanie S.

    Rev. Mark was just amazing!!! We are from out of town and had to work with him via email. He was great. Answered all our questions and very professional. He has a great personally. Made us feel very welcome and relaxed. The spot (Buena Vista Point)we had was just breath taking!!!! If we had to do it all over again there would no second thoughts of having Rev.Mark again!!!!

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    Mark was fun, funny, organized, and a great speaker. We are so glad he was part of our big day!

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    Avalon Magical Weddings - The arch was lovely and the location was perfect!

    Avalon Magical Weddings

    (9 reviews)

    This review is a looooong time coming! My husband and I got married on Catalina Island on February…read more22, 2020...2 weeks before the pandemic started shutting the world down. As we just celebrated our 1 year anniversary, I realized I didn't post a review and wanted to get to it! I believe that the ownership of Avalon Magical Weddings has changed so the negative reviews posted here do not match up to our experience. Our coordinator, Janeth, was AMAZING. My husband proposed on January 10, 2020 and we wanted to elope with just our kids on 02/22/20 (2 is my fav number) and it had to be on Catalina, where we had gone every year to celebrate our anniversary for the past 5 years. Janeth jumped into action, coordinated the flowers, the pastor, location, photography, marriage license and the dinner...mostly all over email! She asked detailed questions, I sent her numerous pics of what I had envisioned and she was patient through it all! We met her in person the day before our wedding, walked through how it would all go, met with the Pastor and had all of our last minute questions answered. The morning of our wedding it POURED! We had no Plan B really, as we were committed to getting married on the beach, but as luck (or some other Devine intervention) would have it, the rain stopped and the sun came out in time for the 3p ceremony! I hadn't seen the flowers or knew what to expect but my bouquet was stunning! Exactly what I wanted! All in all, it was a beautiful day and we were blown away with how great everything turned out. Absolutely zero regrets!

    Update 01/25/17 my sister lost her battle with cancer and never received her wedding license…read more Thanks for being a horrible person and allowing my sister to pass away and to never get to officially be married. Had an interesting encounter with Laurie with Avalon Magical Weddings. During the ceremony she paused a lot, skipped parts, went out of order, and seemed a bit lost. She apologized for her stuttering and that her fibromyalgia causes her to forget. Then as she filled out the marriage license she wrote in the wrong month on the first copy, then couldn't spell the correct month on the second copy. I almost felt like calling for help and saying that our officiant might be developing a health issue. She seemed to have lots of excuses for her fumbling around. Sad to say but the wedding wasn't magical. I hope Laurie is ok and future weddings go better than this one.

    Bewitched Occasions - Table arrangements with a view!

    Bewitched Occasions

    (2 reviews)

    I am beyond blessed to have Cindy as my day of coordinator. I've heard nothing but wonderful things…read moreafter my wedding and I'm 100% certain it was all because of her! Truth be told, I did give her a hard time initially because I was paranoid of all the stories I heard about coordinators disappearing or not even showing up on the day of after receiving payment! Not to mention, there was no yelp reviews or anyone that can vouch for her services online since she was starting her business. Cindy was kind and patient enough to work with me through all my concerns that's when I knew she was the one. Which is why I am here, writing about my awesome experience working with and vouching for her. I hired Cindy to be the day of coordinator since I was able to handle majority of the wedding planning myself (although in retrospect, hiring her for partial planning would had been less stressful) Cindy had weekly calls with me a month before my wedding day to keep me on track and also gave me some homework to do (mock set ups, timeline, sending her the floor plan of the venue, etc) which ultimately helped in executing my wedding vision. Cindy did exactly what I showed her and even added her own creativity that made everything pop! Set up was flawless, tear down was fast and efficient. She kept me updated throughout the night and handled 99.9% of everything to ensure that my husband and I are enjoying our wedding day. Cindy is a miracle worker on the scenes and I would consider myself lucky that she reached out to me to offer her services. Advice to future brides: HIRE CINDY! OPT FOR PARTIAL OR FULL PLANNING TO SAVE YOU FROM SPROUTING WHITE HAIRS AND BE STRESS FREE ON THE DAY YOU SAY I DO! Cindy: thank you for everything and I hope your business will be popping soon! (will update to add more photos once I get them from my photographer)

    Cindy helped me with my wedding timeline when I was stuck and wouldn't have known where to begin!…read moreShe was extremely kind and willing to take on the challenge! I 10000% HIGHLY recommend her services!!

    Party On Events - Mood lighting, mixed floating LED candles

    Party On Events

    (9 reviews)

    We couldn't have imagined our wedding journey without Kari & her team! From our very first meeting…read morein early 2024 through our wedding day in 2025, she was the ultimate wedding party planner - organized, creative, and genuinely invested in making our day unforgettable. Kari's attention to detail and expert wedding coordination made every step of the planning process smooth and stress-free. She really took the time to get to know us as a couple and designed a celebration that reflected our personality, style, and story. She held us accountable for what needed to get done but never made us feel overwhelmed. She kept things fun while staying on top of every moving part. I'm sure we don't know the half of all that she managed behind the scenes. Kari has a plug for everything - ALL the connections to any vendor or photographer. She recommended an amazing photographer for our elopement, which was a separate event, and a lot more last minute. I was so grateful for her connections in the business. Even during her mat leave, she and her team ensured everything was on track and communication never skipped a beat. From her modern design mood board we could collaborate on together remotely, to the styled setup walkthroughs to the flawless day-of execution, Kari exceeded every expectation - and made it really easy and fun for me and my husband. Everything she helped us envision came to life, and yet it turned out even better than we could have IMAGINED. We loved working with a millennial wedding planner who's truly owning her expertise in this industry. If you're looking for someone who's professional, detail-oriented, creative, and calm under pressure, Kari is the planner you need.

    Kari and her team saved the day!!!…read more We interviewed several different coordinators before finding Kari and mid interview, we hired her, like.... literal weeks before our wedding. She's incredible. Not only is she put together and organized, Kari displayed the most fun and willingness to be creative and make a wedding that truly felt like us. She provides a portal with thoughtful questionnaires (like "What would you do if ___?") that made it comfortable for us to let go of the reins. We had to change venues THE DAY before our wedding due to unforeseen circumstances, and Kari was able to stay calm, pro, and flexible. Not only that, but she remained CREATIVE. Did I mention she was also 8 1/2 months pregnant at the time too? What a badass. I was very much a DIY bride and was planning on doing all the florals. While I had done most of the arrangements several days before the wedding, because of the venue change, I never got the opportunity to finish them. Like the optimist that I am, I brought the remaining flowers to the venue thinking I might have time (lol). While we did not hire them for floral, a member of Kari's team just happened to be a florist and made everything look even better than I could have ever imagined, and thats saying a lot cause I'm a bit of a control freak (and work in a creative career). We did our grand entrance on Heelys (haha yes) and she helped us orchestrate and refine our performance for maximum impact. She also threw in several other great ideas that we absolutely loved, and honestly were easier to execute than what we were previously thinking. She was non-judgment, playful, and willing to explore any of our silly ideas. So many other coordinators we talked with felt ridged and unwilling to entertain anything outside of the norm, and trust us, our wedding was not the norm!! It was the perfect wedding of our dreams despite all the curveballs, and Kari made it so we didn't have anything to worry about. We could fully enjoy ourselves and savor every last moment of it. To this day people keep telling us that it was one of the most best weddings they ever attended, and Kari and her team are a huge part of the reason why. Thank you Party On Events!!! Now go hire them!!

    Shana Cassidy Photography

    Shana Cassidy Photography

    (3 reviews)

    We are so grateful to have found Shana to shoot our wedding on Catalina Island. She was so easy to…read morework with and did an excellent job capturing the day. Both Shana and her second photographer were professional, talented and lovely all around. I will be cherishing these photos for decades to come. I highly recommend Shana to anyone in need of a skilled photographer.

    Shana Cassidy did an amazing job photographing our wedding on Catalina Island, we got married in…read moreMarch 2016 on a hill overlooking Avalon and Shana was a great partner throughout the entire process. She was prompt to respond prior to, during and after our wedding, she has a great eye for photo shots and knows the Island inside and out being a local. Shana helped recommend our officiant (Anni Marshall- the major of Avalon), where to stay on Catalina, specifics on the ceremony and where to get great wedding shots on the island. She even drove us around in her personal golf cart to get us to different locations. She was very professional, helpful, and made our big day feel special- would highly recommend her as a wedding photographer! From a brides perspective, she was calm and collected which is super important, had great tips on lighting and flattering poses, and was extremely flexible with where we could take the pictures and what types of shots we wanted. And we absolutely LOVE our pictures, and get compliments on them all the time! A great mix of journalistic style, creative and traditional shots. Her prices were very reasonable and she had a very quick turnaround time on getting us our photos electronically. She was able to get us some of our best photos in a couple days, so we could print them out for a family reception that weekend. Shana is the best!

    Wed On Catalina - wedding_planning - Updated May 2026

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