Dear Irene,
Thank you so much for performing such a meaningful ceremony for our daughter Leslie and her now husband, Eugene. You really interpreted them very well and personalized the ceremony perfectly. Thank you for your loving care and light humor. So many people commented that it was one of the more memorable, honest and relevant ceremonies they had witnessed.

I found Irene through Yelp and decided to meet her to see if we wanted her to perform our ceremony. We both knew right away that she was the perfect choice. She was very professional and easy to talk to. She did a personalized ceremony for us that everyone loved! She didn't attend our rehearsal at the venue but was very communicative to the site coordinator so that we knew how everything would go during the ceremony. We could not have asked for a better ceremony, thank you Irene!

Irene officiated our June 11, 2011 wedding at the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden. With the help of a questionaire and a couple of pre-wedding meetings, she put together a ceremony that was warm, funny and personal. She is great about working with you to create a custom ceremony exactly as you want it. She made our ceremony really wonderful and it was obvious that our guests enjoyed it too. I would recommend Irene to anyone looking for an officiant for their wedding.

I can't say enough to express how thrilled we were with Irene. It has been three weeks and we are still so emotional about our wedding day and how absolutely perfect it was - so much of that is because of Irene.

We live in Arizona and were planning our wedding for 60 people in San Francisco. The ceremony was planned at a church outside of the city with the reception in San Fran.

Problems arose with the church we had booked. We got zero response from the pastor who was to perform our ceremony for 6 weeks. Broken-hearted, we cancelled the church ceremony and moved everything to the reception site. We reached Irene through a recommendation from the reception site. Kyle talked to Irene first because I was still hurt by the other church. He LOVED her immediately!

Irene was so responsive and caring with the planning of our ceremony. To us this was the most important part of the day and Irene made sure that it was amazing. She sent us so many options. We could pick the ceremony the was perfect for us! PERFECT! It was so US that I couldn't believe it.

She also included a decent length survey during the process to get to know us. So, when she gave our personal stories during the ceremony, it was so amazing. Our families were floored by how specific it was to us. Irene was warm, genuine and I wish I could use her again - but I'm pretty set with my new husband.

We love you, Irene! Thank you for making our wedding day everything we dreamed of and more!

Irene was a wonderful officiant for our small wedding (18 people). We did not have an official rehearsal, but we went through the ceremony we had planned carefully with her a week before the wedding. I was not nearly as nervous during the ceremony as I thought I would be, because she spoke so confidently and was able to smoothly cue us when we should be speaking or doing something.

One hour before the wedding, my mother said she wanted to include a special cultural tradition in the ceremony. Irene did not object to this last minute change, and was able to help us include it in the ceremony in a way that made it look like it was planned all along. We really appreciated her flexibility and the way she helped things run smoothly.

Irene was the officiant for our June 11th ceremony. We feel very lucky to have found her. She was great at communication, gave us a lot of useful pointers during our planning, and was sincere and warm throughout.

Irene’s attention to detail was very much appreciated by me. She not only arrived at the ceremony early but made sure to stop by to talk to me before hand. During the actual ceremony, she picked up immediately the fact that our location was quite noisy (we got married at the San Francisco City Hall on a busy day) and adjusted her voice accordingly.

She always maintains a calm and warm presence, which was very helpful because even though I was nervous before the ceremony, I knew it will turn out great as soon as I saw Irene, and thus I was able to relax and enjoy my day. Irene added personal tidbits into our ceremony wordings, making the ceremony unique and special for us.

Again, my husband and I feel very fortunate to have had Irene as our wedding officiant. Thank you, Irene!!

Irene officiated at my daughter's wedding, 1/16/2010. She consulted with her and her fiancé with great sensitivity, wrote a beautiful service that was witty, tactful, amusing and spiritual all at once--exactly what they and their parents wanted. It was a perfect wedding, and Irene was one very important factor in making it so.

We were married at the end of September and Irene did a wonderful job with our ceremony. She was very flexible with all aspects of the process in preparation for the ceremony as well. She was also able to customize our service to make it very personal. Much like the other comments on here, we received many compliments from our guests. Highly recommended.

We feel so thankful for finding Irene and would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a warm, kind, compassionate and professional Officiant!

My daughter and son-in-law's wedding ceremony this last weekend was pitch perfect, due in large part to Irene Kane, their wedding officiant. Her words gave the occasion the solemnity, the celebratory note, the emotional heft, and the gravitas that such a momentous occasion deserves, with just the right amount of warm, gentle humor added to the mix. We couldn't have been more pleased.

Irene officiated our wedding last year and let me say: she is great! Our wedding ceremony was our favorite part of the day. My husband still laughs (and is amused/happy) that fantasy baseball made it into our vows. So many of our guests complimented us on the ceremony and laughed along with us during the various parts.

Irene is very warm and friendly; and she has an exceptional reading voice - I cannot stress enough how gifted she is with public speaking. All of my guests were so impressed with her. Not only did she deliver the fun/joke-y parts of the ceremony with a great/perfect tone, but she just exuded such a friendly and warm aura throughout the whole ceremony. She set such a great tone/mood for the ceremony and made our wedding day so memorable and perfect.

When searching for our officiant, we wanted someone who didn't mind delivering a non-denominational ceremony and who could make the ceremony a light-hearted and fun experience for both us and our guests. We weren't disappointed. She provided us with a few different options for the ceremony and let us decide on what she would cover, any additional things (readings, rituals, etc) to be part of the ceremony, etc. Also, before the ceremony, she gave us questionnaires to fill out and incorporated these into the reading (thus leading to the fantasy baseball mention, as well as other things, haha). What resulted was a very sweet and personalized ceremony that we'll always look back on with a big smile.

(Note: she has other ceremony options too, which are more serious/solemn/religious/etc. She's very diverse in the types of weddings she can perform and will work with you to achieve the ceremony you want).

Also, during the actual ceremony, she would help whisper little things to us at times. For example, when my husband was putting on my ring, she discreetly whispered to him to look me in the face (rather than at my hands). All of these cues were really inconspicuous, as we can't even see them on our wedding video. She also helped to cue when I should hand my bouquet off to the maid of honor. In terms of the ceremony planning, she was very flexible and incorporated the sand blending ritual, as well as other reading seamlessly. She even accommodated a change to the ceremony that I was nervous about the night before! She was easily accessible via email, phone, etc for advice. Also, she was really helpful with other wedding planning aspects, like the processional, timeline, etc.

I highly recommend Irene!

Irene was an excellent minister for our wedding! She provided many readings, ceremonies, vows, etc for us to choose from to customize our wedding. She met with us to get to know us and to plan out the ceremony. She was like our wedding planner. She is very nice. Many guests told us that it was the most beautiful ceremony they have seen. Many complements on Irene specifically. We highly recommend her!

We were very fortunate having Irene Kane married us. Irene helped us choreographed a ceremony that was special and personal to our values and preferences. Irene was there every step of the way making sure that we did not miss any detail. Irene is kind, warm, genuine and she has such an amazing voice. During the ceremony our mothers forgot to light the uniting candles but Irene very calmly changed the order of our ceremony program on spot and invited our mothers to light the candles a bit later without the guests noticing anything -- she is very experienced. Thank you so much Irene for delivering such a beautiful and flawless ceremony for us.

Irene Kane made our wedding day so special-- it was just absolutely perfect. Her thoughtful and warm words coupled with a great sense of humor made us feel at ease and reminded us how much we love each other as we stood before our family and friends.

Many of our guests complimented Irene's services after our wedding and my friend even booked her for her wedding later this year.

Everything she said was just perfect (and we were a little nervous since we didn't know exactly what she had written in her ) as the words she chose and stories she shared were honest and entertaining for our guests (and us). It was such a fun ceremony-- I hadn't expected to smile so much... We are so happy she married us!

I highly recommend Irene Kane to be part of any ceremony and/or celebration as her positive energy and warm smile make everyone feel special and comfortable. It just felt right.

We absolutely loved having Irene for our wedding officiant. She is such a calm and relaxing presence it made it so easy to share our feelings about our ceremony and to enjoy the ceremony itself. Her personal questionnaire we filled out about ourselves and each other (separately) was really helpful in adding the essence of who we are as individuals as well as who we are as a couple into our ceremony. Irene was also a delightful person to hear speak as she incorporated sincerity and humor into the event by weaving our own words into her dialogue which made the moment touching, personal and fun. We highly recommend Irene to those looking for someone who understands the need for individuality and creativity in their wedding, as well as a sense of groundedness and spirituality.

We chose Irene from a list of recommended vendors from the Faculty Club (even though we did not get married at the Faculty Club). Our main consideration when choosing an officiant was that we wanted someone non-denominational who could help us create a ceremony that was touching and light-hearted. When we met with Irene she had a very pleasant demeanor and didn’t make us feel like we were just another cookie cutter couple like another officiant we met with. She gave us some sample ceremony selections from which we could use to help us create our own unique ceremony.

One item I especially liked about Irene was that she gives each engaged couple a questionnaire to fill out to get to know the couple better. She included information from our answers to personalize our ceremony. I liked the items she picked to include and it got a great response from our guests.

Irene also helped to conduct our rehearsal along with our coordinator. They worked really well together. I highly recommend having them both at the rehearsal if you can. The bridal party got to meet them before the wedding so they knew who to look to for direction besides the bride. Also, since both Irene and our coordinator were there, they took care of lining everyone up and pacing everyone out so the most complicated thing I had to remember was the hand-off between my dad and (now) husband during the ceremony.

I highly recommend Irene!