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Southwest Florida Wedding Officiant

Southwest Florida Wedding Officiant

Bonita Springs, FL
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    Allie Sent on 06/08/2021
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    Naples Beach Wedding

    Pastor Russ officiated our wedding in June. Excellent is an understatement. He was easy to work with and talk with. He was flexible with our needs and took the time to have a few phone conferences prior to the big day. We never met him in person before our ceremony due to the fact it was a destination wedding but it did not feel that way. We highly recommend him!
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    Gary S. Sent on 05/16/2021
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    Beach ceremony

    Rev. Russ Winn recently officiated at our daughter’s beach wedding. The ceremony was beautiful! Rev. Winn made it unique and truly their own. His enthusiasm and joyful personality are contagious! Thank you, Rev. Winn!
    Highly recommended!
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    Beth B. Sent on 04/26/2021
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    Amazing officiant

    Russ did an amazing job personalizing our ceremony. He asked great questions to get to know us and made sure he understood exactly what we wanted, even down to his attire. His calming personality was a bonus for our pre-ceremony jitters. Our guests even raved about Russ. He truly was a highlight for our day. We highly recommend Russ!
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    Sarah M. Sent on 01/27/2021
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    Russ is Awesome

    After just a couple phone conversations with Russ, he crafted the perfect words for our wedding ceremony that fit us just right. He does a great job of understanding what you are looking for, offers a variety of helpful options, communicated & executed his plan perfectly. He made sure to arrive at the site early and was very helpful, professional throughout. Thank you!

    Southwest Florida Wedding Officiant's reply:

    Thank you Sarah for your wonderful words. Enjoy a very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous life and marriage together:))))
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    Debra Sent on 12/10/2020
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    So extremely grateful for pastor russ

    Pastor Russ was truly such an amazing part of our wedding. It would not have been as intimate and special as it was without him. We were extremely nervous having just moved and not having our familiar Pastor from up North who we dearly loved marry us. The worries were completely washed away after meeting with Pastor Russ and how personal he made our ceremony with God as the center. My family back home loved him by how personable and considerate he was to those watching “live” and making them feel like a part of it as well. He even helped with the camera at the end. God definitely answered our prayers bringing Pastor Russ into our lives for one of the most important days ever uniting us as one with Christ. We will forever be grateful to him for his ministry. God has truly blessed him with such an amazing gift. Thank you Pastor Russ. We are all so grateful to you ❤️🙏Read Less
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    Jessica C. Sent on 07/05/2020
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    Beautiful Ceremony, So thankful for Marrying Us Last Minute

    When our own church could not marry us and only gave us 2 weeks notice, Pastor Russ Winn saved our special day! He took our call and helped us design a beautiful, religious style ceremony we were wanting. His words during the ceremony were so special and impactful, and we will reflect on them throughout our marriage for years and years to come.
    We sincerely thank you so so much for marrying us! We are so truly happy and blessed to have gotten to work with you. Thank you for braving the heat, and making our ceremony beautiful, religious, and meaningful. We got so many compliments about you, and the service. We can’t thank you enough really. It was such a special day, thank you!! 💕💕💕💕
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    Carolyn Sent on 12/02/2019
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    Beautiful Ceremony

    I know everyone says their wedding was perfect but ours really was. We can't imagine it being any better and we owe the beauty of our ceremony to Rev. Russ. He made our ceremony everything we dreamed of - helping us to incorporate our family, special readings, a sand ceremony, and a beautiful blessing. So many people keep telling us how great and personal our ceremony was and loved Russ' readings and prayers. We are so thankful we chose Russ to lead our ceremony. He put a lot of time and thought into it and we are so happy with the result!
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    Jill W. Sent on 01/08/2020
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    Dream Wedding Come True

    Rev. Russ Winn was absolutely perfect for us! He helped make our ceremony truly special. His words were kind, creative, and inspiring. Our guests were captured by his unique and heartfelt message. Russ was very easy to contact and work with from start to finish, even though we live out of state. He is an amazing officiant and helped to create a genuine experience. It was our dream wedding come true!
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    Lori S. Sent on 10/28/2019
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    Best Officiant Ever!

    We’re very happy that we chose Reverend Russ Winn to officiate our beach wedding and be part of our blessed day, he couldn’t have been more perfect. He’s professional, nicely dressed, great personality and has a nice sense of humor. Our guests positively commented on him and loved the way he conducted the ceremony. A true professional, nice man, flexible, easy to work with, friendly and priced fairly.
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    Allison K. Sent on 08/08/2019
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    Wonderful Officiant

    My husband and I hired Russ Winn for our 7/26/2019 destination wedding and we are so glad we did! Russ is extremely professional and a pleasure to work with. From the moment we spoke to him last year to consult with him we knew he would be the perfect officiant for our wedding. Since we were doing a July wedding in Florida, we wanted to keep the ceremony super quick yet intimate - Russ produced just that. To make our ceremony unique, he had us both chose 3 words that describes one another that was a surprise until he read it aloud during the ceremony. I definitely recommend doing that as it was special and different from any ceremony I've been to! If you're looking for an officiant in Southwest FL, definitely chose Russ!
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    Chelsea Sent on 07/31/2019
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    Great Officiant!!

    We are so happy that we chose Russ to be our wedding officiant! Our ceremony was absolutely perfect thanks to him! He made it exactly what we were hoping for and his words fit us perfectly! We have recieved so many compliments on how beautiful our ceremony was - we even had guests say it was the best ceremony they had ever been to, all thanks to Russ! We couldn't be happier with Russ and would highly recommend him to anyone!
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    Lindsay Sent on 05/22/2019
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    Highly Recommend Russ Winn!

    My husband and I were recently married in Marco Island, FL. Russ Winn was recommended to us by the resort's wedding coordinator. He was an absolute pleasure to work with. Extremely professional, friendly, and communicative throughout the entire process. He truly made our ceremony an unforgettable event.
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    Grace M. Sent on 05/22/2019
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    Excellent Officiant !

    What an incredible ceremony experience ! Russ called me a few times before the wedding to go over all the wedding details , details about my husband and I, and how we wanted the ceremony because we were coming in from out of town for the wedding . He listened to everything and gave me the ceremony of my dreams ! I couldn’t have asked for anything more !
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    Cristel Sent on 04/22/2019
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    Memorable Wedding Ceremony thanks to Russ!

    Russ Winn was the best officiant we could've asked for. The first time I spoke to him on the phone (we are an out of state bride & Groom), it was very clear he took his role very seriously and wanted to do whatever he could to help us with our vows and personalizing the ceremony. He offered us as many phone calls as we needed and even offered to meet us should we ever have time ahead of our wedding. My guests loved Chaplain Russ. We received many compliments after the wedding on how Russ was so passionate, funny and engaging! Russ had us write three words to describe each other with a short description of each. I had never witnessed that before at a wedding. It was a mix of sweet, serious and fun! Russ gave us exactly what we asked for, a short ceremony, approximately 20 minutes long filled with love and general references to God. Russ was clean cut and dressed nicely. Choose Russ for your wedding, you won't be disappointed!
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    Lacy Sent on 04/28/2019
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    Amazing Officiant!

    I was extremely nervous to pick an officiant we didn’t know but Russ made our ceremony feel so special despite meeting him through the hotel’s preferred vendor list and only knowing him for a few months. He did an amazing job and I don’t think we could have picked a better person for the job. 100% recommend! Our day was perfect!
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    Kristie B. Sent on 03/13/2019
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    Just the right one!

    We knew that the officiant was one of the most important pieces of our wedding - that person sets the tone and makes the ceremony what it is! We're SO glad we found Russ!! We met with him on one of our advance trips to FL, and we had several phone conferences with him as well. He was always professional - but also always friendly and supportive and helpful. He couldn't have been better!

    He put together our ceremony just the way we wanted it. I know he has a structure that he uses, which helps so much! But he also incorporated all the things we wanted and requested. It was absolutely beautiful!!

    You can't go wrong with Russ. :)
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    Becki Sent on 04/22/2019
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    Wonderful ceremony

    We planned our Florida wedding from Maryland and chose Rev Russ Winn after speaking with a few officiants over the phone. He was charming and easy to talk to and we loved his southern accent. We wanted a non-religious ceremony; it was short and sweet and perfect!
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    Dana T. Sent on 12/20/2018
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    Russ is the best!

    We got married at the Ritz Carlton Naples Beach resort. Russ Winn was the best officiant we could’ve asked for. We got so many compliments that our ceremony was the best part of our wedding. He made it short and simple, like we asked, but also added personal touches. He worked with me to cut out parts of certain readings to only include the parts we liked and made it so unique. So easy to work with, so easy to talk to, and took a lot of stress off our plates.
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    Phil H. Sent on 01/07/2019
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    Russ was perfect for us.

    Russ is simply the best. He made our ceremony a special one & just seemed to say the perfect things that reflected us a couple. He is very professional, easy going, and is accommodating for what you're looking to get out of your ceremony. He was the perfect match for us & I am so happy we had the pleasure of working with him. Our wedding guests told me he was the best they've ever heard. Highly Recommended! A++

    Southwest Florida Wedding Officiant's reply:

    Thank you, Phil, for a wonderful review. You both were very enjoyable to work with. May you have a many, many, many HAPPY and prosperous years together.
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    Jillian Sent on 05/29/2018
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    Rev. Winn was everything we could have asked for in an officiant and more. After our ceremony, so many guests raved about his personal, funny, and intimate ceremony. Our ceremony was delayed by an hour due to weather, and Russ was flexible and patient. Russ helped us create a unique, to the point, and thoughtful ceremony that represented us as a couple. Our input was valued and Russ was extremely responsive and helpful during our planning process. Our wedding was a destination wedding, and we had not met Russ in person until the day of the wedding, but he made it a point to call us multiple times to check in and run through the ceremony elements to make sure everything was perfect. He creatively intertwined elements of each of my husband and my ideas and preferences resulting in an incredible ceremony that many guests told me was "one of the best wedding ceremonies they ever been to". I cannot say enough about Rev. Winn. Stop looking for an officiant now and give him a call!!
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    Caitlin Sent on 05/22/2018
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    Russ Winn was an amazing officiant for our wedding! Russ was great with communication and made sure to meet with us in person a few times before the wedding. Right from the start he made us feel comfortable, like he had known us for years!!!! He made sure our wedding felt personalized and incorporated all our wishes into the ceremony. All of our guests commented on how great of a job he did officiating and how beautiful all his words were. We could not be happier with our choice to hire Russ!

    Thanks so much Russ!
    Cait & Jay
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    Molly Sent on 10/08/2017
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    Rev. Russ Winn was absolutely phenomenal. He was patient and worked with us to make sure we had ever detail covered for our ceremony. Everyone at our wedding commented on how great the service was and how personalized it was and didn’t feel like just another wedding. We absolutely recommend Rev. Russ for your ceremony, he will not disappoint!

    Thanks again for an amazing memory!

    Molly & Chad G.
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    Brian Sent on 05/12/2018
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    Russ Winn was an amazing officiant for our wedding. He kept the ceremony light and entertaining. He was very professional and easy to work with. We are happy we had Russ as our officiant.
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    Devon Sent on 05/22/2017
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    We want to thank you again for being the Minister at our ceremony!! You are truly amazing at what you do. Our entire wedding party commented on how gracious you and the messages you shared were!! You made everyone feel so at ease. You were a blessing to the start of our life together!!!
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    Kathleen Sent on 03/15/2017
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    Russ did a fantastic job officiating our wedding! He kept the ceremony light and interesting and engaged the guests! He is truly professional and personalizes his ceremonies to each couple's taste.
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