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Say "I Do" Your Way
Fun, Personal, Unique & Memorable Wedding Ceremonies
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7610 Tarpley Dr.
Derwood, MD 20855 (map)
Services: Interfaith Ceremony, Non-religious Ceremony, Single...
Religious affliliations: Baha'i Faith, Buddhist, Christian (no denomination)...
 
 
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gmangsxr750
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01/27/2012
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Joyce and Bill could not have been more pleasant and helpful. Everyone at the ceremony thought Joyce did a fantastic job. She's so sweet and put together a really nice format for our ceremony. They really made it a memorable experience.
 
Lee and Karl
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01/21/2012
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Our ceremony was absolutely wonderful! My husband and I were so happy with Bill. He really took the time to listen to us and did a great job incorporing our personalities into the ceremony. It wasn't your run of the mill cookie cutter ceremony, he had many helpful readings, vows, etc. for us to choose from yet still made them unique and tailored for us. We felt so comfortable talking to him. We were somewhat conflicted on how religious we would want the ceremony to be and Bill helped us work through that and find the perfect balance. He even provided his services for us on his birthday!
 
Amy
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Bill was an absolute hit at our wedding. Everyone raved about his ability to weave traditional and modern elements together. His interview technique was a great way to bring personal stories into the ceremony.
 
limabgarcia
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10/29/2011
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We cannot say enough good things about Bill. From our first meeting, he was interested in OUR story, what we were about, how we met, etc.

Bill was instrumental in making our ceremony personal and truly beautiful, and keeping God's presence throughout the entire event. So many family and friends commented to us afterwards that they have never seen a more beautiful, genuine ceremony.

It was truly the most special day of our lives and Bill played a very important role in making that happen.
 
Lindsay
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10/29/2011
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I don't even know where to begin! WE ABSOLUTELY LOVED BILL!! He was so easy to work with and he wrote the most amazing story about us. Both my husband and I were adamant about having a non-religious ceremony. This was not a problem at all for Rev. Bill. He catered our ceremony to us perfectly. We also aren't serious people and we love to laugh and make jokes at each other's expense - he understood that and had our guests laughing quite a bit throughout the ceremony. It was exactly what we wanted. After the ceremony, we had at least 10 people come up to us and say that was hands down the BEST ceremony they had ever been to and that it was a perfect representation of my husband's and my relationship. You will absolutely not regret using Say I Do Your Way!
 
skellyspk
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10/28/2011
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Bill was absolutely the best! He took the story of how we met, our values, and what we meant to each other and crafted the perfect wedding narrative. In fact, people came up to us after wards and said they hadn't seen anything like it before in terms of intimacy and personal touch. It was perfect and exactly what we wanted. It was a departure from the traditional venue…complete with laughs and tears! Bill made our day so special and I highly recommend him.
 
Chris
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10/23/2011
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Our wedding was last week at Herrington on the Bay and Bill was our officiate. He made our wedding perfect and helped us prepare for the biggest day of our lives. I will recommend him to anyone we know as I know, he will make your wedding just as perfect as our was! A+ Job

Bill- Thank you for all your help along way! It was great to meet you and your great family and I ask you to please have anyone call me if you need a recommendation! Thanks Chris
 
Ashley
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10/21/2011
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Bill truly provided us with the wedding ceremony of our dreams. He was professional and friendly from the start. He worked with us to create a ceremony that we wanted and when it came time for the big day, his execution was perfect. We had several guests tell us it was the best ceremony they had ever attended - and we agree!!
 
Shannon
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10/08/2011
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Joyce was such a pleasure to work with! She incorporated all of the little personal details that we requested and created a wonderful ceremony designed and executed especially for us! We received nothing but compliments and praise on what an amazing, thoughtful and personal ceremony we had. I would definitely recommend Joyce to anyone wanting a custom wedding ceremony.
 
Stephanie
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Rev. Bill, was so kind and flexible. He met with us in his home and from that moment my husband and I felt comfortable with him. He provided us with sample readings and information to guide us in the whole process. My husband and I wanted to incorporate some of our cultural background in the ceremony and Rev. Cochran was willing to help us incorporate our lasso unity and our Irish blessing. The ceremony was wonderful he told our story and had our guest smiling and raving about it. We enjoyed every bit of it. Thank you for giving us such a memorable experience.
 
hzelensky
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10/01/2011
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Joyce was a wonderful officiant for our wedding ceremony! I first met with her about 6 or so months before the wedding and instantly liked her. I decided after meeting with her that I didn't want to "shop" around for other officiants - we hit it off immediately. She was very non-judgemental regarding the type of ceremony we wanted and had some wonderful ideas to help us pull it all together. It ended up pouring rain on our wedding day and Joyce, without a hitch, incorporated it seamlessly into her speech. She took the time to really get to know my husband and I and it showed during the ceremony. I am so glad she was a part of our day, I couldn't have pictured anyone else marrying us!
 
Kim and Woody
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09/24/2011
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From the moment we met Bill, we knew he was exactly the officiant we were looking for! We were getting married outside and wanted a light hearted & relaxed kind of ceremony. Bill did just that and more! He is a true professional and guided us along the way with any thoughts/concerns that we had. I know I speak for my husband and I when I say Bill was absolutely perfect! Our guests have not stopped raving about how beautiful of a ceremony it was. Thank you so much for making our wedding day very memorable. We are beyond pleased with Bill - and you will be too!!!!
 
Laura and William
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Recently Married
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We weren't sure about how to pick someone to marry us as neither of us are regulars in church, didn't want some long snoozy touchy-feely event, we were doing an outdoor spiritual ceremony, with Christian, Catholic, and Jewish family members and have a blended family of our own with three children that we wanted to be included in our ceremony. Bill was a fabulous find! When we explained this to Bill, he suggested we come over and meet him and see where it goes from there.

We decided to do our pre-marital counseling sessions with him as well as use him for our Officiant. We went to his house and felt immediately relaxed in the environment. After we determined our strengths and weaknesses he skillfully highlighted the good stuff we needed to keep up and the not so good we needed to work on. Surprisingly three sessions with him REALLY helped our relationship and we still use the tools we learned with him today!

Ceremonies are usually long and boring. We have gone to a lot lately and we did not want people falling asleep at our wedding. Bill gave us some fresh ideas about how to keep the ceremony interesting, and gave a perfect mixture of humor, personalization, and romance. He guided us thorugh everything so gracefully.

We received many compliments about the ceremony, everyone said how much fun it was, and how they really enjoyed the personal stories and anticdotes he provided. Some people thought we had known him for years!

He instructed us how and where to get our marriage license, gave us the option of dropping it off early so that he could prepare things ahead of time and then we could have our copy for our honeymoon requirement actually on our wedding day after the ceremony as we were leaving immediately afterwards for the HM, and then got it to the courthouse in no time.

We are so glad that we found Bill and would happily recommend him to any and everyone that wants to have a fun, easygoing, but romantic and personal non-boring ceremony!!
 
Bschill210
Wedding:
09/17/2011
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Bill is the absolute best! Everyone was so touched by our ceremony! He makes it so personal and special that everyone felt that they were apart of our story. We have people still calling us telling how much they enjoyed the ceremony and how special it was. During the planning process Bill was always there for us. He is responsive, patient, flexible and understanding. He also has a sense of humor that we all need sometime. Thank you so much Bill, there is no one else I wanted to officiate our wedding. It was a beautiful and memorable ceremony that no one will forget.
 
Jenny
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09/17/2011
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My husband is Catholic and I am more spiritual than religious, so needless to say we needed to find a median. After our first meeting with Joyce I knew without a doubt she was the one, we didn't even look into other officiants. She gave us so many options to choose from for readings, invocations, blessings, etc and was so organized that I didn't have to worry about a thing. She asked for a story from each of us of how we met, our first date, and some other things). We didn't read each others and Joyce combined them beautifully and kept it a surprise so during the ceremony I couldn't stop crying. All of our guests told us it was the best ceremony they have ever been to because it gave them a sense of who we were as a couple and how much we loved each other. I can't sing her praises enough.
 
Jo
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09/16/2011
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I want to thank Rev. Bill for officiating at our wedding and am very glad that we chose him. Right from the moment we met him he made us feel very comfortable like we had known him a long time. Since we decided to plan a wedding with only two months to spare, we really had no idea of what we were doing but Rev. Bill helped us keep on track by following up frequently, providing samples of readings, prayers and everything we needed. Since I am an Indian woman who married an American man, I wanted to incorporate something from my own culture to make it unique and I was very impressed that Rev. Bill quickly offered us several Indian options to choose from. He even found readings from my religion for us to choose from that would have made my parents very happy and it did! He even visited both of us right before the ceremony to make sure that we were ready. He made the entire ceremony so easy and wonderful for us. He had all the details with him that we had provided as to how my husband and I met, our first date, everything that we wanted him to share with our guests. My husband and I wanted our ceremony to reflect the relationship that we have with each other, slightly goofy and funny and he made the ceremony exactly like we wanted – solemn enough but with some humor too! I am very proud that he announced us husband and wife for the very first time!
 
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