It was such an honor to have Ms. Golnar Djahanbani as our officiant. She was exceptional. Her eloquence, calming presence and beautiful voice created a heartfelt and memorable ceremony that we will cherish forever. read more

She's a woman of character coming from a distinguished family well known not only in Iran, but throughout the world. She will put her heart and soul in making your event and wedding the most memorable one ever. Sit and relax, you'll be in good hands! read more

Absolutely amazing!!!! My now husband and I were recommended to Golnar by our wedding Sofreh person. From our first conversation with Golnar, we knew that we wanted her to marry us in front of our friends and family. Golnar provided such excellent service throughout this process. She responded to emails very quickly, explained the entire marriage process to us and filed all of our paper work. On the day of our wedding, Golnar, delivered a beautiful Persian ceremony in both English and Farsi. She did such a great job explaining everything on our Sofreh, bridging the gap between the two languages, allowing everyone to understand this beautiful ceremony. She officiated with passion, humor and charisma. We appreciated everything she did for us along the way and felt so blessed to have her as our officiant. Thank you for everything Golnar :) read more

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There are no words to describe the gratitude that we feel for having Golnar as our wedding officiant. It is an extremely intimate and meaningful job to be an officiant, and my husband and I were very particular in selecting one. We were nervous to share such an intimate milestone with somebody we had never met. However, that was not the case when meeting Golnar. As soon as we met her, she felt like family. She immediately got to know us, listened to our needs, observed our relationship, asked questions about our families and our background, and that really showed in the custom and tailored ceremony that she graced us with. The ceremony alone was my favorite part of our entire wedding, and we heard so much positive feedback from our guests as well. My husband is American and my family is Iranian. Golnar took both of our families needs as well as our own needs into consideration when customizing our ceremony. She added a meaningful Bible verse for my husband's side of the family while also staying true to a lot of the Iranian traditions that my family valued, but making all aspects of the ceremony interesting and engaging for all of the friends and family that were there. Golnar is so graceful in the way that she speaks and describes things, she is spunky when needed as well! She laughed with us when we were giggling during moments of the ceremony, but also felt the emotions that we were feeling when reading our vows. Again, Golnar felt like she was a family member to both of us that had known us for years and years. I am incredibly grateful to have met Golnar, to have found her amongst all of the officiants and people we could have had done such an important job, and I could not recommend her enough. She is wonderful and I hope that I can stay in touch with her for years and years to come because I will never forget such a beautiful person that created such a special moment for us during this life milestone. read more

Where do we even begin. Golnar did an incredible job officiating our wedding -- from the moment we first connected with her, to our follow up phone calls, to the day of, Golnar was the epitome of professional, elegant, graceful, and accommodating. My husband is American so we had a Persian and American wedding and Golnar was so flexible and willing to curate the perfect ceremony, respecting our wishes and answering all of our questions. She made us instantly feel like family and really took the time and effort to make the ceremony something that we will truly cherish for a lifetime! The ceremony was an absolute dream. On the day of, Golnar was on time and came by to personally greet me before the ceremony. During the ceremony, Golnar was exceptional in the way in which she spoke (she has such a melodic voice) and the manner in which she described the Sofreh Aghd. She found the perfect Ferdowsi and Rumi poems for the wedding, and she transitioned seamlessly between the English and Farsi translations. Our guests were so in awe with the way in which she spoke and thoroughly enjoyed hearing her describe the Persian customs. Many of the non-Persian guests said that they wished to have a Persian ceremony of their own -- one even went and purchased a jar of honey to do the honey exchange with their spouse the next day. She included personal touches regarding the two of us in the ceremony including our love story. My husband and I immersed ourselves in the ceremony completely and felt so honored to have experienced such an intimate and special ceremony. She was the first vendor that we booked after our venue as we knew we had to have her conducting our special day and she is booked so far in advance (we were so fortunate she was available for our date). I highly recommend her without reservation to anyone who wants to have a beautiful and sentimental Persian Aghd. read more

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Golnar Joon has become so dear to my heart! I got married in January and she was our officiant. We had a Persian ceremony, but my husband and I have a lot of American friends, so we wanted to work with someone who didn't have a heavy accent. I must say that my entire experience with her was so pleasant. She is such a wonderful, kind hearted person, and a true professional. I had a few appointments with her before my wedding, and she made each appointment so much fun and so exciting! She was very detailed, and very informative in everything we need to do. She took the time to really get to know us, and found ways to make our ceremony so special and unique for us. On the day of, she chose verses to speak about that were so fitting, and so meaningful to us. She was so well spoken, and looked so professional and beautiful the day of. I also enjoyed every minute of listening to her speak the day of the wedding. One thing I need to mention is that she has such a beautiful voice. In all of our videos she sounds so lovely, speaking both Farsi and English, and my husband and I are so grateful that we were able to have her with us. Thank you Golnar Joon for making our wedding day so special and memorable for us! read more

My wife and I chose Golnar to officiate our wedding after hearing about the amazing work she does and she truly did not disappoint! She was a pleasure to work with leading up to the wedding, providing constant communication and promptly following up with us for any questions we had. For the ceremony, because we had a large number of non-Farsi speaking guests, we asked if Golnar could tailor the ceremony for that. She provided us with a BEAUTIFUL ceremony, that contained the perfect combination of Farsi and English. She did an immaculate job explaining the culture and the significance of the traditional elements of the sofreh and included beautiful poem passages. We got so many compliments on the ceremony that Golnar provided that we lost count. If you are looking for a professional, genuine, passionate, articulate and caring person to officiate your wedding ceremony, she is the one! Thank you so much Golnar! read more

Thank you Golnar, for giving Ali & I the most beautiful ceremony I could have ever imagined. Thank you again for being so kind and patient with me, even when it got so hectic! After reading her reviews online, I knew I had to get in contact with her. The first time I spoke with her over the phone - I instantly knew she was the perfect one that will marry my husband and I. A few months pass by of debating what kind of ceremony I would be doing, I contacted her again to make my deposit. For some odd reason my check never made it to her. Just 2-3 weeks before wedding, we met just a week before to personally give her my deposit, just a few days before wedding we finalized everything she needed. My husband and I are so happy we chose her, everyone loved our ceremony and how beautiful she spoke. If you are currently looking for THE PERFECT OFFICIANT.. Please look no further and contact Ms. Golnar ASAP! You will not regret it. All these 5 star reviews about Ms. Golnar, is all true. She is a beautiful person inside and out. I cannot thank you enough!! A million hugs & kisses! read more

Golnar did a great job officiating our wedding. She spent a lot of time prepping with us prior to the wedding. She kept the ceremony fun and meaningful. All of our guests, including non-Persian guests enjoyed her very much! She is great! read more

This woman is magic!!!!! TO THIS DAY everyone is still talking about how special our sofreh was because our officiant was flawless. Golnar has the most beautiful voice and the way she integrated Farsi with English during the ceremony was seamless and perfect. She speaks with the heart and there is a force behind her words that I have yet to see from any other officiant in Southern California - and I have seen them all. She is hands down one of the best decisions I made for my wedding and will be referring EVERYONE to her. Thank you Golnar Joon for making our wedding so special. read more

Golnar is so wonderful. I found her online and we met pretty shortly after in person to have an initial meeting with my now husband. We are an interracial couple - I am Persian and he is African American, and she did a fabulous job hearing our story. She truly made it about us, and that was so comforting. She made sure we didn't have to participate in anything that made us uncomfortable. She even attended our rehearsal which was so great and helpful since we were having a sofre ceremony that my bridesmaids weren't familiar with and she explained what was happening every step of the way. She was also super helpful in guiding us through the process of obtaining the marriage license/certificate. During the ceremony she did a beautiful job explaining the sofre and spoke in both English and Farsi. At the end of the Persian vows we transitioned to the western ceremony and at the end of that we jumped the broom to incorporate my husbands culture, to which she also explained. Our wedding guests commented on how great she was and we couldn't agree more. Thank you Golnar for giving us an absolutely beautiful ceremony. We will never forget this day!! read more

Golnar is the definition of graceful. She officiated the most beautiful ceremony for our wedding on May 25th incorporating Farsi and English and traditions from both cultures. She speaks so eloquently and truly captivates the audience. She also really helped to calm our nerves and guide us through the whole process from planning the ceremony to completing the marriage license. Thank you again Golnar for such a memorable day! Nazi read more

Golnar Joon embodies the passion found in Rumi's love poems, the purity and beauty of the sofreh, and the honesty and love found in two couples holding hands awaiting marriage. We were truly pleased to have her as our officiant. In our eyes, she is both friend and family, always holding a special place in our hearts. Thank you for being with us on our special day! read more

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We can't say enough about Ms. Golnar Djahanbani! She did such an amazing job officiating our wedding - making it a truly beautiful and romantic ceremony. She made sure to learn about my husband and I and our love story which we really appreciated. She has a beautiful, soothing voice and speaks very eloquently. She did a wonderful job of incorporating both English and Farsi so that everybody understood and felt included. Many of our guests had wonderful things to say about her as well! Ms. Djahanbani is classy, elegant and truly the best of the best. We highly recommend her :) read more

On my daughter's wedding on May 25th I had the pleasure to meet and know the most wonderful lady, Ms. Golnar was in charge of officiating the ceremony. I realized that she is a part of one of the most wonderful families of our past history. We are so happy and pleased with her performance and are recommending her to all of our friends and family for future events. Nazemzadeh read more

Ms. Djahanbani was our officiant at our wedding last month. She was officiating our friend's wedding before I was even engaged and I looked at my boyfriend (now husband) and said: "I want her for our wedding!". When we got engaged I asked my wedding planner to get in touch with her and make sure she was available. She is so knowledgeable and sweet and really took the time to get to know me and my fiance before the wedding. She walked us through the order of events and made sure to tailor it to our liking, which we really appreciated. On the day of, she was impeccable and so professional. We got countless compliments on how beautiful the ceremony was and how eloquently she spoke not only in Persian, but in English as well. She truly is a class-act! She even reached out to us afterward to check in on married life. I highly recommend her!!! read more

My husband and I could not be happier to have chosen Golnar for our wedding. After a long rigorous search to find the perfect officiant, I was lucky enough to have our photographer recommend Golnar. After talking to her over the phone, I knew I would want her to officiate our wedding. She had such a beautiful voice and was very well spoken. My husband and I meet with her and she took her time to get to know us personally. After our first meeting, it felt like we had known her for years. She was so easy to work with. She presented a beautiful ceremony, exactly how we wanted it. Because we had about twenty percent of our guests who were non-persian speakers, she was able to provide the ceremony with the perfect combination of English and Farsi. She immaculately explained the significance of the Sofreh Aghd to our guests, how we meet, and included beautiful poems. She definitely was not your typical boring officiant. Our guests loved her so much and we received so many great compliments. Golnar will get in contact with you if you have any questions or just need someone to talk to, who will give you great advice on the stressful days leading up to your wedding, which can be very helpful. She is truly a woman with class and has a genuine kind heart. Thank you so much Golnar joon! read more

I absolutely cannot say enough wonderful things about Golnar. I found her online after researching officiants in the LA area. We had an American/Persian wedding ceremony and everyone left saying that it was the best that they had ever attended. She is a strong, elegent, and cultured woman. No matter what type of ceremony you desire, your guests will love her. We highly recommend :). read more

Golnar is personable, kind, fun, organized, professional, experienced & very intelligent. My husband and I feel very lucky to have had her as our officiant this past weekend. She took the time to know us and organized the ceremony in a way to make it very unique & personalized. She was accommodating to all our requests & offered suggestions to fine tune our requests in order to make everything flow together nicely. She spoke so elegantly & the ceremony came together beautifully, beyond what we had imagined! We can't thank Golnar enough for playing an important role in making our wedding day so special. Without a doubt we highly recommend her. read more

I highly recommend her. She is professional and kind. Our ceremony was out of town ;however, she arrived a head of time and organized every detail related to aghd. We went to many other ceremonies during last couple years and she was absolutely the best. read more

My husband and I knew we wanted to have Golnar marry us immediately after hearing her at a friend's wedding. Her beautiful voice and her elegance is beyond words and a year after our wedding, we are still receiving compliments about our beautiful ceremony. Golnar customizes the ceremony for each couple by getting to know them and telling their story which is very different than the typical officiant. We love her and would highly recommend her to anyone seeking to have a unique ceremony. She is amazing! read more

Golnar is simply Amazing. I am super grateful for her. she spent many hours over the phone prior to the wedding to prepare Us for our big day and she went above and beyond to make sure our ceremony would be flawless. Thank you so much for everything you did for us. read more

I have attended many weddings and Ms. Golnar Djahanbani is simply the best officiant. Her elegance, grace, and creative ceremonies planned uniquely for each couple is what truly makes her stand out. She has an amazing command of English and Farsi, making her an ideal officiant for both traditional Iranian and non-traditional ceremonies. Ms. Djahanbani was the officiant for my brother's Iranian/American hybrid ceremony and the ceremony was the most memorable part of his wedding. When I was wedding planning just a few years later, choosing an officiant was easiest decision we had to make. Roughly a year after our wedding, I still get calls asking for her contact information. read more

Golnar was our officiant 1 year ago and we're still getting compliments about our ceremony! She's as classy as it gets and was a real delight to work with. We know how lucky we were to have her for our ceremony. read more

Wonderful!! We selected Golnar to officiate our wedding after attending a friend's wedding that she officiated. She was wonderful from the first meeting and throughout the wedding day. Very professional and helpful. She has a beautiful voice and speaks so eloquently. She makes sure to include unique points about the bride and groom, and respects your requests and preferences. We received many many compliments from guests who attended our wedding. We highly recommend Golnar! read more

I don't know where to start.. Mrs. Djahanbani was our angel brought down from heaven. Her elegance and style was unmatchable. She spoke from her heart following our vision of how we wanted the ceremony to take place. She is professional and extremely elegant. I also forgot to mention she is stunning and beautiful (which, let's be honest, matters for your photos:))! She exceeded our expectations of how the ceremony would be conducted by far and we highly recommend her! read more

Golnar officiated our wedding in March. I won't lie, I was very nervous because I had never been to a wedding where it was a combination of a Persiand and Western style ceremony. She met with us and went over some details with us, told us how the ceremony would look on the day of the wedding. She followed up via email throughout the months and finally asked for our vows and if we wanted them read. She helped us personalize our ceremony while keeping it true to form. I had NO idea how the actual ceremony would come together especially because we did not have her at rehearsal. So you can imagine how nervous I was? On the day of the wedding she flawlessly went through her notes and made sure to make eye contact, read clearly and speak to both the American and Persian guests. I have received countless compliments and have been told that our wedding was the most interesting and beautiful because of the mix of cultures. We really appreciated her professionalism and her warmth. And it is an added bonus that she can speak to our families in both languages. I would honestly recommend her to anyone, but particularly mixed weddings. She is fantastic. Thank you so much :) read more

Thank you so much Ms. Golnar for such a beautiful ceremony. It was perfect! You were amazing! Lobat&Justin Weaver at Yamashiro Hollywood 08/03/15- read more

Golnar officiated my wedding to my beautiful wife who is Persian. We were so honored to have her do so. She was so easy to work with and accommodating of different cultures and faith traditions. Since I am not Persian I had a lot to learn about the wedding ceremony (as did many of our guests) but she made sure the meaning of the ceremony showed through. Numerous people complimented us on the ceremony and said it was their favorite part of the day. We will always be grateful to her. read more

Goli officiated our wedding last July and we couldn't have been more pleased. As a Caucasian man marrying a Persian woman, we were having a modified Persian ceremony and we wanted to have a nice mix of English and Farsi so that all of our guests could follow the ceremony proceedings. Goli asked us to send her "our story" a few weeks before our wedding, which she gracefully incorporated into the wedding ceremony to make it very personal for us and for our guests. She is one of the warmest and sweetest people we know and we were very happy that we chose to have her officiate our wedding. read more

I have been a DJ for over 25 years with more than 7000 events to date and I have had the pleasure of working with Golnar Djahanbani at many weddings. She is always on time, well prepared, and has an amazing personality that puts smile on everyones' face when they come across her. I was so amazed by her professionalism and how she takes her time before every wedding to meet with clients for hours to go over their life stories and find out how the couples meet, about their families, and why they are so much in love so that on their special day she can built a bond between her clients and the guests. For years, I knew that on my big day I would ask Golnar to be our officiant. I know she is booked years in advance and when I finally find the love of my life and set the wedding date, Golnar was one of the first vendors I contacted to secure for our wedding on 08/29/2015. When I find out that she was available both my wife and I were the happiest couples in the world. She was so amazing at our wedding that all of my guests talked about her for months after my wedding. Also some of my guest are using her services for their wedding. I can guarantee that by having Golnar as your officiant, you will be making one of the best choices for your wedding. Thank you Golnar for making our special day so much more memorable. read more

Golnar is a gift! She is truly one of the most endearing, kind hearted, and eloquent women I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. She officiated a hybrid Persian and American wedding for my husband and I on 8/2015 and blew us all out of the water. She was able to beautifully read excerpts in Farsi from the great poet Hafez, explain with grace the meaning of the Persian sofreh to our guests both English and Farsi speaking, and move between two languages and two traditions to capture our story and love. Unlike many Persian officiants, her language strength is not limited to just Farsi. She is able to convey meaning and eloquence in English with the same elegance as she does in Farsi. She Listened to what we wanted, and officiated our vows while encapsulating the story of how we met. She is incredibly well spoken, articulate, gentle, and a lovely person. Even a year later, we still hear from family and guests how much they enjoyed listening to her. We are so grateful to her, and continue to recommend her to all of our friends who are embarking on wedding planning. read more

Golnar was an amazing officiant for our recent wedding. She traveled all the way to Arizona for our wedding. She was easy to get a hold of before the wedding and we talked extensively about what we wanted and she was very accommodating and understanding of our wishes. The guests enjoyed the ceremony and thought she was great. She has a calm, serene and elegant presence - everything you should be looking for in your officiant. She will also speak in both Farsi and Persian, which is great if you have a lot of American guests. Highly recommend. read more

My husband and I got married 9 months ago and Golnar officiated our Persian-American ceremony. Not only is she the kindest and most genuine person you will ever meet but her voice is just mesmerizing! I have been to many weddings and have seen all types of ceremonies and noticed how many guests tend to lose interest. We were already planning on doing a two parter...a Persian ceremony and then an American one so I knew it was going to be long. My worst fear was having a boring ceremony. But it was far from that and I'm not just saying that because it was my own wedding! People are STILL telling my husband and I how beautiful and interesting our ceremony was. And how wonderful our officiant was!!! And not just the Persian guests, EVERYONE was impressed! Golnar keeps people engaged. Everything is perfectly planned and prepared. As soon as we met with Golnar there was no question she was the one to marry us. This woman truly has a gift!!! read more

We chose Golnar to officiate our wedding after we saw her officiate a friend's ceremony. We were so impressed with her lovely voice and storytelling. Being half Persian myself, I wanted a Persian ceremony blended with American, and even components of my husband's Catholic background on the sofreh. Golnar walked us through the whole process. She was supportive of what we wanted to include and what we felt wasn't right for us. The outcome was perfect. So many guests commented on the ceremony and her. She has such an amazing ability to capture the essence of your love story through her beautiful voice. We couldn't have been happier. Thank you Golnar! read more

Golnar was our officiant for our wedding on May 27th at The Beverly Hilton! I truly cannot applaud her enough.....her serene yet powerful voice, the sincerity of her words, and for truly making our ceremony unforgettable and profound! My new husband is Persian, and I am Russian Jewish. Though we did not want a religious ceremony, we did want to make sure both of our cultures were represented and honored. Golnar combined both cultures seamlessly, making sure all of our guests understood and recognized the symbolism of the sofreh AND the chuppah! Her descriptions and speech were poetic and meaningful, yet lighthearted! Golnar guided us, and our families and bridal party in a way that put us all at ease. Our guests have been raving about her non stop! If you want a truly perfect ceremony, lead by a beautiful and talented woman with a heart of gold, please look no further!! Golnar set the tone for what would be the happiest day of our lives! read more

Mrs. Djahanbani did a great job officiating our wedding. We did FaceTime for our initial consult, and email thereafter. She listened to us carefully and gave us suggestions, she explained everything about Sofreh (Persian ceremony) for my husband in the best way possible. As an Iranian-American it was very important for me that my husband and his family understand our cultural wedding celebrations and I don't think you can find anyone better than her for this matter. She gave us sample ceremonies to choose and we pieced together what we liked, and added our own vows. She arrived to the venue an hour ahead of time and took care of the signatures before the ceremony so you don't have to be worried about it afterwards and she also made sure everything is ready. Her calm presence made my husband and I as well as our guests feel extremely comfortable and our wedding was perfect!! Everybody loved her and wanted to know her name for their own upcoming weddings. I would highly recommend Mrs. Djahanbani to all the brides out there, she is truly the best. Thank you very much Golnar joon. read more