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My husband and I with the fabulous Roya!
Natalie Z.

Roya officiated our July wedding and did an amazing job! From the first time we spoke with Roya we were impressed with how incredibly warm, well-spoken and empathetic she was. My husband and I instantly connected with her and felt that she was the perfect officiant to marry us. We loved how professional she was, yet still easy to talk to. She made us feel comfortable and like we had known her for years. She worked with us to create a beautiful script using a questionnaire which we both answered separately about our relationship. Her questionnaire was in-depth enough to pull the fun and special parts of our relationship out so she could highlight them without being overwhelming and feeling like homework. We also loved her flexibility in regards to writing scripts for secular (as was our case) and religious couples alike. She made our secular ceremony feel magical. Our wedding wasn't exactly without its challenges, but Roya stepped up and made it look easy. About a week out from our wedding the worst happened; both my husband and I tested positive for covid. We were devastated but we knew we had to do the right thing and postpone our celebration. We emailed our vendors and Roya responded with some kind words that we really needed. She let us know she would work with us to find a new date, asked how we were doing, reassured us that we were making the right, albeit hard, choice and that if we ever needed someone to talk to, she was there for us. She was gentle and assuring in a time that was extremely chaotic for us which we can't overstate just how much that meant to us. We also wanted to incorporate a traditional Celtic handfasting ceremony into our wedding which she wasn't initially familiar with. She let us know it would be her first handfasting but she would gladly do her research and make it beautiful. She was absolutely right! She really delivered and impressed us with the knowledge she had gathered and we actually learned a thing or two about the tradition! She had us hold hands and she wrapped our handfasting cord around our hands and had us remove our hands to pull the ends of the cord to create an infinity knot! We were extremely impressed with how it turned out. During the rest of the ceremony she shared a few beautiful poems, excerpts from our questionnaire answers and wove it all together into a beautiful story of our relationship. After the ceremony we received so many compliments for our officiant and how beautiful of a ceremony it was thanks to Roya. We are truly overjoyed with how our ceremony went and the script that Roya wrote for us. It felt like it was a script personal to the two of us and our relationship because it really was. We can't recommend Roya enough! If you're reading this HIRE HER! SHE IS AMAZING!

Where do I even begin? Hiring Roya as our wedding officiant was the best decision of our entire wedding planning process. My husband is Persian, born in Iran but raised in the US, and I am American. After searching and searching for a wedding officiant that could blend together a traditional Persian wedding ceremony with a Sofreh Aghd, with American style vows, the universe so graciously led us to Roya. She made every step of planning our ceremony seamless and individualized. She was available for multiple planning meetings which helped to solidify our plans and intentions for our ceremony. The way she got to know us as individuals and as a couple, my guests thought she had known us all our lives. She is not only an incredible officiant, but just the sweetest person you could ever meet. Do yourselves a favor and stop looking anywhere else, and just hire Roya. You and your significant other could not be in better or more capable hands, no matter how traditional or "hybrid" you want your ceremony to be.

Groom, Roya & Bride really shared a memorable milestone moment. Thanks Roya!
Mike B.

Who knew she would be a perfect fit for the happy couple? Roya knew. Roya has a natural talent and has developed her craft to deliver one of the most meaningful wedding ceremony experiences. How does she do it? Roya met, learned and understood the Bride & Groom's background, shared values and aspirations as a committed couple. Roya then wrote and spoke about the spiritual inspiration from their Hindu and Catholic faith, their mutual feelings of respect and love from their families and their shared commitment to each other going forward. Choosing Roya was a surprisingly good decision and turned out even better than anticipated.

We were so lucky to have had Roya officiate our wedding in October and would highly recommend her to any couple who is currently planning their wedding! Roya finds a beautiful balance between being professional AND being a supportive friend who is excited to be part of your day. During each planning call and upon finally meeting her in person, Roya keeps what is most important at top of mind by reminding you "we are here to celebrate your love!" While planning, she provides such thoughtful guidance, options and ideas to really customize your ceremony and experience of getting married. During the wedding day, she couples her masterful public speaking skills with her calm, friendly energy that is infectious and helps everyone there feel welcome and excited. She knew exactly what to do with the marriage certificate, which we appreciated because you can't make any mistakes! Instead of a religious ceremony, we really wanted to focus on our personal connection to nature and the peace it brings us, and our wedding was outside so this was a perfect fit. I come from a catholic background while my husband does not, so Roya gently suggested we give a nod to religion once and only one during the ceremony by inviting our guests to greet the ones around them. I thought that was beautiful. Roya carefully drafts her ceremony script based on questionnaires that you and your partner fill out separately, and she shows it to you ahead of time so you can edit if you want to. We both teared up reading her beautiful words the first time, and had little to no edits! She did a phenomenal job capturing our connection and our words about eachother, and we still have the script to read back on our anniversaries. I will also mention that she did a great job with time management of the ceremony as were both a little nervous to stand in front of everyone, and wanted to keep the ceremony short so she devised the script accordingly. Many of our guests came up to us after to say it was one of the best ceremonies they have attended, that they loved Roya's energy and her beautiful words! It feels good knowing that not only was it memorable for us, but for our guests too. Though we have no plans to renew our vows, I find myself wanting to somehow work with Roya again!! (and I can't say that about all of our wedding vendors lol) If I can lend any advise to another couple who is considering hiring Roya to officiate their wedding it is to book her and don't look back! Allow Roya to guide you through the process and facilitate *joy* on your special day.

Roya starting the ceremony as we're seated behind the Persian ceremony table.
Sahar M.

I am so glad we chose Roya to be our officiant for our wedding! She was the best. All my guests keep telling us how amazing our officiant was, and that it was the best wedding they have been to. My Persian grandmother keeps raving about how great Roya was! We had a multicultural wedding including Persian and Taiwanese cultures and she did an excellent job bringing those together and conveying mine and my husband's story and love for each other through the ceremony. She also took the time to look over our vows to make sure they had the same funny but sweet tone and it was all perfect. She flawlessly weaves Farsi and English together and very captivating. We highly recommend Roya for anyone looking for an officiant!

Rita & Nader's Wedding
rita i.

Roya is a fantastic officiant. We interviewed a few and she was the obvious choice right off the bat. She's very organized and has a great process to put together a ceremony that's prefect for you, especially multicultural weddings. Ours was a Persian ceremony with the script written in both Farsi and English but with many family members being Russian, she learned some Russian words and came up with a creative way to use them in our script. She had many great suggestions to weave in both cultures throughout our conversations. We got tons of compliments about her on the day of our wedding and days after. She has a great presence and is very well spoken. Wedding vendors can be very stressful to manage but you will not have that problem with Roya, she's on the ball and super responsive so do yourself a favor and hire her right now! Roya, thanks for making our day special and for delivering such a beautiful script. We loved working with you!

I hired Roya as our officiant and, now, I'm not a woman of few words, so let me summarize first: I cannot recommend her enough! We backed out of our planned city hall ceremony just 3 months before our desired wedding date (12 year anniversary), and opted for an intimate backyard wedding, thanks to my husband's aunt and uncle. We toyed with the possibility of asking a family member or friend to officiate for us (as everyone loves to recommend), but ultimately, we knew we needed a professional. I searched online, looked at reviews, pictures, and videos of different local officiants. It wasn't until I stumbled upon Roya's listings and website that I felt connected. I was drawn to her recognition of multi-cultural marriages. Her pictures somehow radiated everything I would want in an officiant, and my husband completely agreed. And boy, were we right. An initial email and phone call between me and Roya solidified that she had all the energy, warmth, and quite importantly, the voice we wanted for our ceremony. We also loved the idea that she would write a script that was personalized to us. While her package was honestly more than we anticipated, Roya was absolutely worth it. Roya was so kind throughout the entire process. We planned our wedding to be quite intimate, without any bridesmaids/groomsmen, maid of honor, or best man. It was just us two, and so Roya acted as our experienced support system. She respectfully guided us and answered all our questions. She openly integrated our request for a candle lighting as well as our dog's participation as ring bearer. Through a questionnaire, she created a script with incredible language and tone. And during the ceremony, when things undoubtedly must go off script a bit, she gracefully navigated our little mishaps and added in lovely humor and joy. Her professionalism and skill was absolutely perfect. We received SO many compliments about our ceremony with some claiming it was one of the BEST they have ever attended. My biggest hope for our wedding was for it to be memorable for those in attendance, and thanks to Roya's beautifully crafted words - I think we nailed it. We truly could not have asked for a better person to marry us. Though Roya played a short role in our lives, it is one that we will remember and cherish forever! Luckily, we managed to capture the entire ceremony on video and have replayed it over and over again. Thank you Roya! With love, Ami & Eduardo Altamirano, 6/27/2022

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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.

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