It took me almost a month to be able to write a review about Love and Light Officiants. My wife and I wed on July 26th 2020 with Reverend Rachel as our officiant. To our surprise and in my honest opinion, her services were nothing like the 20 plus page description packet she sent out. She did not give clear instructions and gaslighted us while being held accountable. More tellingly, she announced my wife and I, two women, as Mr. and Mrs. Our parents, friends and family members were shocked and visibly upset. Days later my wife sent Rachel an email calling her attention to what I already communicated on night of July 26th. In my honest opinion, her apology was not genuine based on the way she gaslighted me during and after our wedding by referring to her contract. I can understand a mistake, but its unethical and unprofessional to not respond genuinely when you have made a detrimental mistake. Too, even if this has never happened before, it and you should have held yourself accountab... Read morele in the moment and issued a genuine apology. However, as hurt and disappointed as I was, I wasn't shocked. As a marginalized African American lesbian woman, I felt betrayed that even on my wedding day, someone could feel that entitled, make a detrimental mistake and still not issue an apology while being paid to perform a service. I would not recommend Reverend Rachel to officiate another wedding.

After reaching out to several officiants during our wedding planning process, it was such a blessing to find Rachel Addonizio of Love and Light Wedding Officiants. She was not only responsive and professional, but so friendly and personable! She made my fiance and I feel like we knew her forever! Our original wedding date needed to be postponed due to the pandemic. But Rachel was so flexible and easy to work with during the rescheduling process. We decided to still get married this year on our original date and Rachel was so accommodating. She helped us create a personalized experience for our 'mini ceremony' and made it feel so special. She was so warm and friendly to all of our guests and we received so many compliments on the ceremony she performed. I cannot wait to see her again at our rescheduled ceremony/reception!

Love and Light wedding Officiants Elopement were the best choice for my husband and I! I originally had them booked for a wedding that was cancelled due to Covid, they were amazing with rescheduling that for us!! And when we decided last minute to get married a couple of weeks ago Rachel was a huge help in making that happen! Rachel was so sweet and professional and she works closely with you in planning your ceremony. My husband and I loved her!! Even my family was impressed by her. If you’re looking for a good officiant get in contact with Love and Light!!

We booked Rachel in 2019 for our 05/2020 wedding. She met with us via Skype so we could get a feel for each other, and she had us laughing the whole time. She is very kind and asked interesting questions about our families and relationship. They sent us a workbook so we could help build a ceremony that feels comfortable for us - religious vs non religious, including family members or not, different additional tributes to each other. We did have to postpone our wedding in light of the pandemic, and the Love and Light team has been very flexible as we rescheduled. We are looking forward to having Love and Light officiate our commitment in front of family and friends in the spring. I also enjoy following their social media, as they are strong proponents of marriage equality and showcase how future couples grow their families with (fur)babies. I would wholeheartedly recommend Love and Light Officiants to any couple.

Working with Love and Light Wedding Officiants was truly a pleasure! Because of this amazing group, especially Reverend Rachel, I was able to marry the love of my life this past Saturday, October 10th, 2020 (despite a global pandemic being tossed into the mix of typical wedding stresses and/or snafus). We were so fortunate to have such an incredible officiant. Reverend Rachel is fantastic in so many ways. She is an exceptional communicator. From reaching out to us via phone, email, and FaceTime and making herself available through various mediums at all hours, to sending us, not one, but two different workbooks to help my husband and I create our perfect ceremony, something that was personal and that truly resonated with us as a couple, to answering all of our questions thoroughly and in a timely fashion. Reverend Rachel is very genuine and sincere. She effortlessly extended so much empathy and compassion, particularly during these trying times. Sadly, we dealt with a few vendo... Read morers that were not nearly as professional or caring as Reverend Rachel is/the entire Love and Light Team are. The Love and Light team is extremely responsive and accommodating; they provide impeccable customer service. When my husband and I made the difficult decision to postpone the larger ceremony/reception due to the pandemic, Love and Light was there to help. We were able to secure their services for our new date in 2021 and also do an outdoor “micro ceremony” to honor our original date. It was absolutely perfect, thanks in large part to Reverend Rachel and Love and Light. My husband and I look forward to working with the Love and Light team next year!

We loved Rachel, she made our day so special. She was so professional, loving, and easy to work with. Would recommend her to anyone.

Reverend Rachel is truly such a kind and loving person and it showed right from our initial conversation. She did her best to accommodate and make our ceremony exactly what we wanted. She was also able to explain the whole marriage certificate process clearly! We can’t thank her enough!

In a year of uncertainty, one thing we were certain about was choosing Rachel to marry us! She was nothing short of amazing from start to finish, calming , responsive, flexible, kind and professional.... Thank You Rachel Xx Tiana & Steve

I can’t thank Rachel enough! She was a true light to work with throughout this process and our ceremony was everything we hoped for and more 💗

Love and Light was the perfect choice for us. Sadly we were one of the many couples effected by the pandemic who had their wedding plans disrupted. When it came time to selecting a new date Rachel was very comforting and accommodating with rescheduling and still marrying us on our intended date in a small ceremony. Absolutely recommend!!

Deborah officiated our wedding on September 4th and our ceremony was beyond perfect. It was like Deborah was an old friend who knew us for years and always had a beautiful smile on her face. Obviously 2020 has been a tough year and we had to postpone our wedding several times, which was heartbreaking enough, but we finally cut our guest list and decided it was time to get married and move our with our life together. Throughout the entire process, Deborah, Lydia and Rachel were so supportive, organized and flexible to make sure we got the love and answers to our questions that we needed to move forward. Do yourself a favor and book one of these ladies for your ceremony! You won’t be disappointed.

From the moment I contacted Rachel my experience was beyond perfection. When I called her to discuss our wedding I had a bit of anxiety but her calmness and reassurance put my anxiety to rest. I had two weeks from the time I called her until our wedding day (talk about short notice). She helped us the entire way through and explained everything In detail. The day of our wedding was perfect and Rev. Rachel was a large contribution to that. We highly recommend her!!

We were so happy to have chosen Love and Light as our wedding officiant. When our wedding plans were disrupted, postponed and changed Rev. Rachel was working with us every step of the way and supporting us through all the difficult decisions. We were so happy that we were able to have a small wedding ceremony on our original date and also postpone to have a larger celebration next year. They are the best!

Love and light wedding officiant we are amazing and convenient . Rachel was extremely helpful through the whole process. Was very understanding with our concerns. I would highly recommend them to anyone. Thank you again for making our day so special.