She went above and beyond the call of duty. Due to virus restrictions she had a hard time getting…read morein the facility and she was very persistent and made sure she got the job done and correctly. I was about ready to give up but she made the contacts that she needed and was able to safely access my relative and get the needed documents signed. I highly recommend her services and will use her services again as needed.

Erica is amazing! She's worked so hard in insuring that everything in regards to selling my…read moregrandmothers house was as easy on us as possible. She takes a genuine interest in helping people. There are not very many people like that, she goes above and beyond. I will go to her again for my notary and real estate needs! Thank you Erica!

We were blessed to have Pastor Chris perform our wedding ceremony. It was personal, and warm...our…read moreguests were moved by the beautiful words he shared. He guided us through the process and took time to get to know us. Thank you for helping make our wedding more memorable! We appreciate you! Gil & Donna Calvillo

So lucky to find Chris! Our small wedding of closest family and friends (as well as ourselves)…read morereally enjoyed the intimacy, warmth and personalization of our ceremony. Chris used the details we provided to share our love story in his service. It was so perfect that even though I thought I would not get teary-eyed, I did. Even as I write this review I feel the emotion of those moments still.

I got Dorothy's contact information at one of the bridal shows. After a few email exchanges, I felt…read morevery comfortable with her. When Henry and I went to meet with her and Rick for the consultation, we book them that very same day without hesitation. We were so impressed at how organized they were. The whole ceremony was broken down into smaller parts. For each part, we were given 4 choices on how we want the Officiant to address it. We wanted a really fun, semi-formal secular feel to our wedding so we mainly chose readings that talk about love and friendships. It was very easy to schedule the rehearsal date. They always show up on time. Dorothy responds to emails almost immediately. She was very kind to send up reminders on what else is missing way ahead of time. I wholeheartedly recommend them. If you want, check out the highlight of our wedding. This is what Henry decided to do for "a song:" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2STNxFq8Sw

I contacted Rick and Dorothy for day-of coordination for my wedding day. I explained to them that…read morethe wedding was on the minimalist end (e.g., no bridal party, no cake cutting, no bouquet tossing, etc.) and asked them to consider a rate reduction. They explained that their price was firm and they could not negotiate. I thanked them for responding to my inquiry and explained that we would not be procuring their services as the price was outside of our budget. Here is my email: Hi Rick and Dorothy: Thanks for the response. I totally understand that your prices are set based on the work you provide and have no doubt that the price is worth it. We have several miscellaneous services that we decided to add on after we established our original budget--the day-of coordinator being one of these services--and are tied by our supplemental budget. That said, we cannot afford to procure your services. Thank you for your time and best of luck. Regards, Teresita Their response to my decision not to go with them was unprofessional and a bit unsettling. Here is their response to my email: Teresita, Best of luck to you... you will need it. Thank you for contacting A Timeless Event. Sincerely, Rick Gonzales Wedding Officiant Certified Wedding and Event Planner Dorothy Gonzales Wedding Officiant Wedding Photographer Certified Wedding and Event Planner "Best of luck to you . . . you will need it." If you're planning an event, you know it's stressful and you worry about things going wrong. When someone tells you that you're going to need luck, it just adds to the loads of stress. Rick and Dorothy's response was just plain mean. Although we didn't end up procuring their services for our wedding and cannot speak to the quality of their services, I can speak to the quality of their professionalism--err, or more appropriately, lack thereof. Professionalism is a must for wedding planners who are expected to deal with vendors and guests. In my correspondence with Rick and Dorothy, they failed to exercise professionalism.

Notarized an important document. Kept appointment, arrived…read moreat my home on time. Great value. Followed up afterwards, thanking me.

I Absolutely recommend Sonia! From the first time contacting her to the end she has been so lovely…read moreand amazing to work with. We did everything over the phone mostly and she put together the most beautiful and personal ceremony for us . She gave great suggestions and tips which we greatly appreciated . She's patient and kind and you can tell she loves doing what she does and is great at it . She made it such an amazing experience from beginning to end . Thank you so much

Rev Thomas is such a sweet and amazing man! We had a small backyard ceremony and although it was…read moresomething simple and intimate, he made it much more special. We met beforehand to discuss what we wanted to include and exclude in our ceremony. This went very smoothly. I loved the ideas he had to offer and he was very open and flexible to what we wanted. He was also very respectful, which made communicating much easier. When the big day came, he arrives a bit earlier so we could rehearse. Once it was showtime, the entire ceremony was quick, lovely, and perfect. Our families loved that we chose him to marry us. If you are looking for someone to marry you, this is your man. He has years of experience, is flexible, and overall, a very nice man. I wish I could give him a million stars, but the 5 stars will do for now. Thank you, Rev Thomas for marrying us!

Reverend was our officiator and couldn't be happier. He made the experience stress-free and gave…read moreus ideas about the ceremony, which included all my children. That meant the world to us. Everything was perfect. Thank you so much!!

Stop looking, you've found your officiant…read more We are so happy that we chose Erin to officiate our wedding! At first meeting we knew that we had found someone friendly, fun, and professional. As we worked with Erin through the planning process she was very accommodating of our requests, and made sure that everything was taken care of leading up to the big day. The weather on our wedding day threw us a curveball, and it poured rain throughout the ceremony. This made conditions hard to hear, with loud rain on the tents, and no microphones available to use. Erin rolled with it and did a smashing job of officiating, ensuring that everyone could still hear what was said. She did it all with a smile and helped keep our wedding a joyous one, despite us all being soaked in freezing rain. Thanks Erin for everything! We are so grateful.

Before hiring Erin we had a different officiant we were working with. Our first officiant didn't…read morework out so we started looking again and found Erin. I explained to Erin only once what we expected of our ceremony and she did just that. She is super sweet and easy to work with. I would recommend her to anyone looking for an officiant.

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

1 star My husband…read moreand I had a small, casual wedding back in 2022-- a handful of family, one photographer, and us, in the woods. We deliberately chose not to be bridezilla/groomzilla about any of it. That wasn't because the details don't matter -- they clearly matter enormously to a lot of couples, and for good reason -- it was just how we chose to approach our particular day. And thank goodness for that, because it turns out even a low-key wedding wasn't low-stakes enough to get through him unscathed. He arrived 40 minutes late, despite being emailed explicit directions -- location, cross streets, confirmed by him in writing hours earlier. We paid our photographer extra out of pocket to cover the lost time. Mid-conversation about how pretty the trees were, he segued into officiating without telling us he'd started -- we found out afterward that our wedding video is incomplete because he never signaled we were live. My father, my only living parent, and who would have been my only guest at our wedding, was too sick to attend and was counting on that video to see the ceremony. He didn't get to see all of it. We wrote our own vows in advance, and he showed us that he'd pasted them into his nice-looking book..... and then he read none of them, later explaining he'd left the notebook on a rock behind him -- then pronounced us married anyway. He also offers handfasting on his site, with several named knot options; we corresponded with him in detail about which one we wanted. When it came to it he seemed to not really understand what to do with our handfasting cords- and kind of laid it over our hands, and wrapped it once or twice, and declared it good. There was no knot tied in the "tying the knot" bit. For some couples, and for some belief systems, that knot is the actual marriage act, not a nice extra -- so this isn't a small thing to skip. Then there was the paperwork, which was explicitly part of his service. Our marriage certificate went to the wrong county, delaying our certified copy by two weeks and jeopardizing my window to get on my husband's health insurance -- a real cost, not a hypothetical one. When we raised it, he told us we must have submitted it ourselves, despite us handing him a pre-addressed envelope for the correct county. For his version to be true, he'd have had to actively create a different envelope himself. He never once considered the possibility that any part of this was on him. We've decided as a couple to laugh at the absurdity of the incompetence of our "official" who brags so much about himself on his website, and we celebrate having a photographer who took our handfasting cords after the ceremony, looked us in the eyes and said "We're gonna fix this", and took us to a beautiful meadow, where she stood at the edge of the meadow to give us privacy while still getting pictures of us reading our vows to each other. The knot was truly tied, physically and emotionally, and we felt respected by the person celebrating with us. It turned out to be one of the most beautiful parts of our wedding, but it wasn't part of the official recorded ceremony. We're genuinely fine, and rolling our eyes about it now... But if you're a couple who's spent months or years planning a ceremony that means everything to you, I don't think "roll with it" would be an option, and I'd hate for anyone to find that out the hard way. Proceed with real caution.

If I could do NO STARS I would…read more DO NOT HIRE. Unprofessional, unprepared, and an absolute waste of money. Mitch Darnell officiated my daughter's wedding and failed on every single level. First, he was a complete no-show at the rehearsal the day before. When the actual ceremony began, his first move was to walk away from the microphone and stand awkwardly in front of the bride and groom--something I have never seen an officiant do. Worse, he was entirely unprepared and had absolutely nothing to say. He completely ignored the written script and the specific vows the couple had provided to him well in advance. Instead of guiding them, he skipped the traditional exchanges entirely--he never even prompted them with the standard, "I, [Name], take thee, [Name], to be my wedded..." or any variation of the "I dos." Instead, he put them on the spot, forcing them to come up with impromptu vows in front of everyone. While they stumbled initially, their heartfelt, off-the-cuff words ended up being the only redeeming and wonderful part of the ceremony. To make matters worse, I paid him $400, which is an obscenely high rate for someone who didn't even attend the rehearsal and spent less than an hour total on the job. In fact, he was at the wedding for only about 30 minutes total. That brief half-hour even included the signing of the marriage license, which he absurdly incorporated as part of the ceremony itself. I have never seen that done before, and I strongly suspect that because he is a fraud who does not actually know how to officiate weddings, he wanted to use the signing as "ceremony filler." We did not let him and made the signing directly after the ceremony but he was extremely impatient and wanted to leave the venue as soon as possible. Do not hire this man. Avoid him and his company, "Forever Inspired" with web at that name dot net. at ALL costs. He is absolutely worthless as an officiant and ruined what should have been a beautiful, prepared ceremony. The rest of the wedding was great and we are glad he had no hand in any of the festivities afterward. Mitch Darnell is a con-man and a fraud! Do not give this man any of your money.

Bonnie did a wonderful job officiating our wedding. She was a pleasure to work with and made the…read moreday run perfect. We highly recommend.

Bonnie is an excellent officiant! She did a fantastic job helping us write our vows (ask about the…read moresentence frames!), organizing the ceremony and, of course, officiating the whole thing! Throughout the process Bonnie was calm, patient and easy to work with. She is exceptionally organized and quick thinking. We had some guests arriving late and she was able to quickly reorganize the timeline for our ceremony so that everyone was present. The ceremony itself was beautiful. Bonnie achieved what we thought was impossible, a secular ceremony that pleased even my strict Catholic grandmother. The memorable ceremony was personal and reflected our values and couldn't have been created without her vision.