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One Heart Personalized Ceremonies
"Celebrating one love, one dream, one heart..."
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179 E 93rd Street
New York, NY 10128 (map)
Services: Civil Union, Interfaith Ceremony, Non-religious...
Religious affliliations: Agnostic, Baha'i Faith, Buddhist, Christian (no...
 
 
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Mark, thank you for doing such a fantastic job at our wedding! Our families have been raving about how beautiful the ceremony was! Everything was PERFECT!
Mark really made sure to get to know us before the wedding and he really made our ceremony personalized, romantic, and inclusive of both religions (jewish and christian).
Cannot recommend Mark enough!
Wedding: 05/17/2013
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Gary @...
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Hi Our wedding was amazing thanks to mark Giller, we are base in England, which makes things a little harder but mark helped every step of the way, inpaticular the fantastic service, at the Mandarin Oriental
i would without doubt recommend Mark for your wedding celabration, i personally have been in the industry for 26 years, and rate Mark as 'simply the best'
Wedding: 05/10/2013
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Stephanie
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My fiancé and I are both Catholic, but neither one of us practices. For our wedding, we wanted a ceremony that incorporated some religious elements, but that was more personalized to our personalities and relationship than a traditional Mass would be. After meeting with a few priests and officiants who didn't really fit the idea we had, we found One Heart Personalized Ceremonies online and met with Mark shortly thereafter. I knew right away that Mark was a perfect fit, and I was not wrong.

He worked with us to craft a ceremony that was perfect in every way. Mark took the opportunity to really get to know us, and he peppered the ceremony with personalized references and quotes from a questionnaire he had us fill out. He also incorporated some ideas that we had (such as a knot tying ceremony) and even went as far as to give a welcome in Italian so that my husband's family and friends could understand.

After the ceremony, we received so many compliments on the ceremony. Everyone said that it was beautiful and remarked on how personalized it was. My husband and I had so much fun at our wedding, we keep saying we'd like to do it over a million times- and we'd choose Mark again each time!
Wedding: 05/05/2013
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Laura
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I just can't express how amazing our officiant Norma Moutal from one heart personalized ceremonies was!! We were having issues with our first officiant and came across Norma through a recommendation, and I can't even imagine what our wedding would have been without her!! My family is still telling me how special our ceremony was, and it was all from the help of Norma. She met with us, and right away got us on the right track. My now husband and I have been together for 13 years and she completely personalized our ceremony to speak of our story. We wrote our own vows in addition to hers, had our candle lighting and I just can't express how special she made the entire wedding. I would promise that she will listen to you and care about how your ceremony turns out.  She will do everything she can to make it the best day possible. When we got back from our honeymoon, we realized she took care of all of the paperwork and all we had to do was sign at the ceremony.  She sent everything in and we just got our license in the mail!

Amazing, wonderful, special, caring, unique and a beautiful spirit - those are all words that come to mind when I think of her. Thank you Norma!! You are in our hearts forever!!
One Heart Personalized Ceremonies responded with the following comments:
My dear Laura and Marc:

I consider it a privilege to have worked with you and to have officiated for the two of you. The love surrounding you at the Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers that night was inspiring! Wishing you a beautiful life together,
Norma Moutal
Wedding: 04/27/2013
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Anonymous
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Norma was the Officiant at my son's wedding & she helped make the ceremony a new vibrant meaningful experience. This was a Catholic / Jewish blend & Norma encouraged both parties to embrace their cultures and wove them into a unique ceremony that left everybody feeling included.

One Heart Personalized Ceremonies responded with the following comments:
Thank you for your kind words. It was an honor to work with Dan and Natalia and to officiate for them.
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We are pleased to say that Norma Moutal of One Heart Personalized Ceremonies was the officiant for our March 8th wedding. As an interfaith couple, we were unsure how to go about planning a ceremony on our own, but fortunately, we had Norma to guide us. From our very first meeting, Norma took the time to get to know us and our "story" as a couple, offered us ideas and guidance in the ceremony planning, and was responsive to any questions and concerns we may have had along the way. As the wedding date came nearer, we were very excited but also a little nervous about how our ceremony would be received by our families and guests...but with Norma's knowledge, care, and experience, we were able to balance and represent both of our traditions, make our ceremony about US, and also touch the hearts of those surrounding us. There was definitely nothing to be nervous about! Everyone raved about how beautiful and special our ceremony was, and it was without a doubt, the happiest day of our lives! We highly recommend Norma to all interfaith couples or to ANY couple looking for a personalized, unique ceremony.
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What a joy it was to share this moment with you and Dan, your family and friends. I am so happy that you loved your ceremony and look forward to hearing from you as your life together unfolds.
Wedding: 03/08/2013
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My husband and I were married in November 2012 and we have to say that our Officiate, Mark Giller, was the highlight of our ceremony.

We met with Mark prior to our ceremony and from the moment we met him, Mark was warm and inviting. We could tell Mark was not going to fill our names in the blank from a copy and paste transcript. He got to know us. In our first meeting, Mark wanted to know everything about us. How we met, how did we know that he/she was the one, what’s one thing you admire the most about your fiancé, etc. Actually we didn’t talk business until the very end of our meeting.

Mark went over with us exactly what he was going to say. He helped us with last minute changes and suggestions. For example, he suggested we add a flower vase ritual where we had our in-laws, best man, and maid-of-honor, place a flower in the vase to represent the union of our families and friends.

Mark put into our ceremony my husband’s love of comics and my love of Shakespeare. Mark even read Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116 for our ceremony. Everyone was telling us how much they loved the ceremony and how great Mark was.

Not only did Mark help personalized the ceremony he also helped us spiritually and logistically. He arrived early well before the ceremony and spoke to us separately in our dressing rooms to review the ceremony one last time and just to see how we were doing. Weeks before the wedding, Mark called the venue and set up with them what he needed for the ceremony. It became one less thing for us to worry about.

Overall, Mark made our ceremony “our” ceremony. It was romantic, at times funny, and personal. Everyone said how much they loved Mark and that the ceremony was “us” from beginning to end. We highly recommend One Heart Personalized Ceremonies and Mark Giller, and we wish we could give him more than five stars.
Wedding: 11/09/2012
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From the moment we met Mark we felt comfortable and supported. Mark patiently guided us throughout our wedding planning. He took the time to get to know us and created a ceremony that perfectly reflected our core beliefs, values and interests. Many of our guests told us how perfect the ceremony was. In fact, one of our guests is referring Mark to a newly engaged couple. We definitely recommend Mark to anyone who is getting married.
Wedding: 10/13/2012
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We used Norma as our officiant and couldn't have been happier! Have a look at the note I sent her the week after we returned home from our honeymoon:

"Where do I begin? Our day was absolutely perfect, in every way! From the family and friends to the perfect weather and beautiful venue to our ceremony and reception, we felt completely overwhelmed with love!

We were personally were beyond words with your ceremony! Norma, I hope everyone vocalized their amazement with you as well, because so many guests mentioned to us how terrific you were at creating a perfect, all encompassing and warm ceremony; one of the "best" many have ever seen! We couldn't agree more! It was such a joy having you officiate our wedding!

I'll be frank, you were the one and only officiant we met as we began our search. But it was your warmth and palpable joy for the purpose and service you provide that convinced us you were the perfect person for us. Even from our initial correspondence, yours spoke clearly to us far more so than any other contact we initiated. You fully understand and convey the importance of the process and it makes us want to work for YOU throughout our relationship to develop the ceremony we'll love and cherish forever. While the individual questionnaires were lengthy, they were so enjoyable to respond to and really well designed so you truly get to know us!

So thank you. Thank you for helping us have the best day of our lives! Thank you for doing what you do, how you do it!"

Truly excellent at what they do! Mark and Norma stayed for the cocktail hour as well which was so nice!!
Wedding: 09/23/2012
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My husband did quite a bit of research before we decided to hire Mark. The research paid off! Mark clearly invested significant time preparing our ceremony and was able to tweak several times based on our needs. He was also very flexible working with us over the phone and online since we were planning the wedding from half way across the country. He brought significant experience to his role; we were in good hands. From our guests' perspective, several mentioned how personal the ceremony seemed. Overall I would happily recommend Mark!
Wedding: 09/02/2012
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From the first time we met with Mark, we knew he was the perfect person to officiate our wedding. His warm and gentle nature is refreshing and honest - he took the time to get to know both of us individually and together. He listened intently to what we wanted to include in our wedding and wrote the most beautiful ceremony that was very personal and sincere. Every one of our guests asked where we found him! Mark is such a genuinely kind man and spends an incredible amount of time perfecting each ceremony to suit the couples' wishes. We couldn't recommend him any higher.
Wedding: 08/25/2012
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Norma Moutal of One Heart Personalized Ceremonies graciously conducted our wedding on very short notice and treated my husband and me with a great amount of respect, compassion and professionalism from our very first meeting in her home office all the way through to our wedding. What made this experience so special is that Norma really took the time to get to know us, and when it was time for our big day she spoke to us both as if she had known us for years. Our guests even commented on how well she captured us as a couple. We would call Norma in a heartbeat if we had to do it all over again!
Wedding: 08/11/2012
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Mark
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Norma became a part of our family as she prepared and delivered our service. In our first meeting it became immediately clear that Norma was the right person to marry us. Her warmth and her kindness and our sincerity were obvious.

She listened to us and she developed and delivered a ceremony that we adored. We wanted it to be respectful of religion without being religious. We wanted it to be meaningful without being too sweet. And we wanted some personal touches so that you knew it was our wedding. She did it just right!!!

We highly recommend Norma to all.
Wedding: 06/24/2012
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Anonymous
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We used Norma for our wedding ceremony a few weeks ago. She was absolutely wonderful. My husband and I are of diff. religions and she did a terrific job of making the ceremony meaningful for both of us without making it about religion per se. All our guests raved about her. I would not hesitate to rec. her to anyone. She truly helped make our special day that much more special.
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Anonymous
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We used Norma for our wedding ceremony a few weeks ago. She was absolutely wonderful. My husband and I are of diff. religions and she did a terrific job of making the ceremony meaningful for both of us without making it about religion per se. All our guests raved about her. I would not hesitate to rec. her to anyone. She truly helped make our special day that much more special.
Wedding: Recently Married
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Suzi Maria
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Norma Moutal of One Heart provided us with an amazing ceremony that was beautifully written and personalized for both of us. I especially loved how she was able to included our children into the ceremony.
I would recommend her services to any bride and groom looking for an officiant. The fee was within our budget and was well worth the money. My guests also loved it and said that the wedding was beautiful.
Wedding: 06/23/2012
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