I was extremely disappointed. We went with Kathy after reading a bunch of great reviews and meeting with her in person. She is very nice and seemed very experienced however we were not happy. 1. There was nothing she did that made out wedding unique to us we had to rewrite everything and essentially wrote our own script. 2. After speaking the week before our wedding and being told that she was going on vacation and would be unavailable until Thursday we said no problem we will see you at the rehearsal. Well, my wedding plan sent me an email saying something about how my officiant would not be at the rehearsal. I was shocked. When I reached out to Kathy she said this happens something and she had a wedding. - One why didn't you tell us this directly - Two how did you not know you had another wedding during our rehearsal a week before??? 3. As I am stressing out trying to get ready she's following me around trying to get me to practice our wedding ritual which would have been ... Read morepracticed at the rehearsal. 4. She awkwardly stood next to us?! I was so confused I had no idea where to look it made the whole ceremony awkward. Like is that a thing? Instead of being under the arch Chris and I are off-center tilted looking at her it was weird.. But again this would have been worked out during the rehearsal had she been there. Also, I am sure I look awkward because I was so confused. 5. We had bubbles on all of the chairs she was supposed to tell the guest to blow us good wishes as we walked down the aisle for the pictures and she didn't again haha would have been discussed in the rehearsal... 4. There were parts of our script that we removed but she kept anyways. I had a panic attack in the beginning because I was afraid she didn't make the other changes we discussed and it's not like I could stop her and ask. Overall I was very upset. We wrote the script we could have had anyone get ordained and read it off....

We couldn't have asked for a better officiant to marry us. Kathy was an excellent MC for our small ceremony with close friends and family. Several of our guests specifically mentioned afterwards how great a job Kathy did and how lovely she was. Kathy was a pleasure to work with, made us feel at ease from the the very start, and we couldn't be happier with the ceremony. She is experienced, flexible, and handles unexpected bumps with grace and humor. Highly recommend!

Enjoyed working with Kathleen on preparing the ceremony. She facilitated the process with relevant content for the script, advice and responsiveness to our specific needs and requests. The ceremony itself was very genuine, classy and sweet. We and our guests loved it.

Kathy was great to work with and she helped us have a wonderful and unique wedding ceremony. We did not want a traditional ceremony and Kathy was very flexible working with what we had in mind and giving us some great ideas. I made several edits to the ceremony script and she was very responsive and easy to work with. The actual ceremony went very smoothly and both of our families thought it was very unique. Highly recommend.

We couldn't have chosen a more wonderful officiant to marry us. Kathy was responsive and very easy to work with. We did not know exactly what we wanted from our ceremony, we just knew that we wanted it to be unique. Kathy is very knowledgable about many different types of rituals relating to weddings around the world. She provided us a long list of potential rituals to customize our ceremony to our personalities and family histories. We still have family and friends commenting on the awesomeness of our ceremony! Kathy was very sympathetic to the challenges of planning a wedding during COVID-19 and consistently expressed her determination for us to get married, even if it was only the two of us in attendance. If you are looking for a fun, energetic officiant who will help you create a unique ceremony, then we highly recommend Kathy!

It was an absolute pleasure to work with Kathy. I can't think of another vendor that was so helpful and willing to work around all the changes we made. She was so sweet, responsive, and accommodating. If you're like us and don't have your own vows, she has a book handy of different readings to use. We loved her and would recommend her to anyone looking for a wedding officiant in the DC/Virginia area.

Kathy was amazing! Our ceremony was so fun and light-hearted. We truly felt it mirrored my husband's and my personalities very well and that is large in thanks to Kathy. She wrote a beautiful script and helped us organize everything. She is so kind and welcoming. Everyone loved her during the ceremony. She really made it feel special and unique!

We recently used Kathy to officiate our 10.12.19 wedding and cannot say enough good things about her! She was so organized from the very beginning through the entire wedding ceremony! She helped us create the perfect ceremony, revising and making changes as we needed. She provided us with several different wedding ceremony traditions/rituals to incorporate to make the ceremony truly unique to us. We chose the "hand-fasting" ritual and used a "elements of love" ritual in which guests chose a blessing stone prior to the ceremony and held it during the ceremony to infuse with prayers and blessings for our marriage which were then returned to the vase that held a candle and water that we and our mothers used during the ceremony. It was really very special and Kathy provided everything we needed for these special rituals. She even found the vase at a thrift store for me!! She then provided a binder with the ceremony "script" for us to keep to remember the day. She even made herself availabl... Read moree for our wedding rehearsal the night before (driving from DC to Frederick, MD). Oh and she also sent the sweetest e-card after our wedding with a photo of the 3 of us taken not he wedding day. She truly went above and beyond for us.

We’re so glad we chose Kathy. We worked with her over several months in pre-marital work, which provided us a lot of benefit and helped her get to know us. Her interfaith (and beyond faith) approach made for interesting conversations with her and allowed us to balance and blend our faiths in the ceremony seamlessly. We had some major life events as we approached our wedding and had to change our wedding date several times. She was flexible, caring, and made herself available to us as we dealt with some difficult times. She celebrated with us when things were good, and made space for us to work through a lot. We made a genuine connection with her, which made it wedding ceremony experience so wonderful. I would highly recommend Kathy!

Kathy was an incredible officiant. She met with us to find out exactly what we wanted and from our first meeting it was obvious how passionate, dedicated, and professional she is! She created a beautiful, personalized ceremony that perfectly captured the essence of our relationship. We could not have been happier having Kathy officiate our wedding!

We couldnt have been happier with Kathy as our officiant! She was a huge help in making our ceremony both modern, romantic, and most of all special. We even got several comments from guests about how much they liked our vows!

Needless to say, there’s a lot to worry about on your wedding day. After a couple of champagne toasts, will the groom’s blue state relatives and the bride’s red state relatives still obey the “no talking politics” rule? Speaking of champagne toasts, exactly how much do they cost? Will the best man tell that story during his speech? You know, the one he’s absolutely not supposed to tell under any circumstances. Will the food be as good as it was during the tasting? Will we find the bustle on the train of the dress? Fortunately, in the hands of Kathy, you’ll never have to worry about the most important thing of all: the ceremony and the declaration of your love for each other. Kathy is prepared, professional, personable, and a steady hand on your big day. We were very impressed with her at all points of the process. When we first met her, she immediately put us at ease. Kathy was simply herself, and she asked us to be the same! She told us that this was an important ... Read moredecision, and she wanted to make sure we thought we were a good fit for each other. It turns out we were! After we decided to move forward, she built a draft ceremony for us based on our conversation. We made updates and were impressed with her flexibility. She made sure that our wants and wishes were kept throughout and didn’t bat an eye if we declined any of her suggestions. The ceremony and wedding day were about us, she emphasized, and worked with us to create a beautiful, personalized ceremony. We were also impressed with her availability. She met with us twice in the months leading up to the big day, she then joined us at the final venue walkthrough, and then she even hosted us and our parents at her apartment for yet another walkthrough and some champagne. She was also always available by phone and email. Finally, the big day, the ceremony itself. When we think back on the ceremony, we most clearly remember the bond we entered together. Kathy was a steady, calm hand who got us though everything while keeping the focus on each other. She kept out of the spotlight herself and instead focused on setting the perfect tone for the wedding ceremony. Our ceremony was fantastic, and we’ll always have her to thank. We highly recommend Kathy to one and all!

We are beyond happy that we found Kathy to officiate our wedding this past September. There are truly not enough good things to say about her. From the very first time we met her, we knew that we were in good hands. She was personable, caring, and engaged. She took the time to get to know us as a couple and was so gracious to invite us over to her home when it came time to work on the script. She helped us write the perfect ceremony that was customized the way we wanted. Kathy was extremely responsive to all of our emails and made any change to the script that we asked for. Our wedding planner was unable to attend our ceremony, and Kathy stepped in and ran the rehearsal without any problems! We received so many compliments from our guests on our ceremony and how great Kathy was! She truly went above and beyond for us!!

Kathy was a wonderful officiant for us. She helped us create a personalized ceremony that felt like us and she was incredibly flexible with changes we made as the planning process evolved. She’s also just a delightful and warm person and a joy to be around. She made the wedding planning easy and we were so happy we found her.