We could not have asked for a better officiant for our wedding than Barbara! First, we truly appreciated Barbara’s flexibility when we were forced to postpone our wedding due to COVID. It helped to make the transition to the new date so much easier! As for the ceremony itself, we were so impressed by the way Barbara made it so meaningful and personalized to us. We wanted a ceremony that really felt like us and fit our personalities, and to listen to our ceremony, you would have thought that Barbara had known us our whole lives, despite only knowing us a short time! We also appreciated the way she included us in building our ceremony. She gave us so many wonderful ideas for everything from the processional (we loved the suggestion to have the groom walk in with his mother!) to the vows. Afterward, so many people came up to us to tell us how sweet and romantic and special our ceremony was. That was exactly how we wanted our ceremony to feel, and that can definitely be attributed to Barbara and all of her hard work. We would highly recommend!

Barbara is amazing. She is warm and welcoming. She got to know my husband and I both individually and as a couple. She learned about our values and what we wanted in a wedding ceremony. She was attentive and responsive throughout the entire process. You can tell she puts a lot of time, energy, and thought into the work she produces. We absolutely loved our ceremony. We felt it truly reflected who we are. We received so many compliments on our ceremony, with many people saying it was the most meaningful or most personal ceremony they’ve ever been to. Highly recommend!

Barb was the officiant for our wedding in June 2017. She did a fantastic job, and wrote us a lovely, personal ceremony that was perfect for our event. We worked with her for several months before the wedding, meeting with her several times and answering extensive questions about ourselves and our relationship that let her personalize our ceremony. She worked with us to organize the processional and recessional, as well as the ceremony, and incorporated readings that we chose. She held the rehearsal with us the day before, and showed everyone their part and place. The day of, she coordinated with our other vendors to pull off a lovely ceremony.

Overall, it was an extremely positive experience for us, and many of our guests commented on what a lovely and personal ceremony we had. Several told us it was the best ceremony they had been to in many years.

It gave me the opportunity to be a guest at my daughter's wedding rather than having to worry about details. That was worth everything

Jennifer worked with us for 2 years plus to arrange a graduation weekend in Ithaca for our Cornell grad son, our family and friends. She was creative, professional, detail oriented, and responsive. She found our house for the long weekend after our search of bed and breakfasts and other homes was not fruitful, and also located the perfect caterer and bartender for our party for 50. She told me where to go for flowers after meeting with them herself and sending a photo of a sample arrangement!, She also showed me where to purchase added food items for meals at home other than the party, and recommended someone to lead a private wine tour on one of the other weekend days. We think she is fabulous!

Planning a wedding from out of town, I was looking for someone that could could provide a personalized wedding ceremony and incorporate some traditions from the Jewish faith. By searching through the local Jewish humanist synagogue, I got connected to Barbara. From the first email correspondence we exchanged, I felt an immediate connection and could tell she was truly committed to providing just such an intimate, personal wedding ceremony. We corresponded via email for awhile and over the phone, then we met in person. Each time, Barbara impressed us with her professionalism and investment in providing us a ideal ceremony. She had some great resources and ideas and was very open to our ideas.
One of the things that stands out is the way Barbara really made things personal. When we met in person, she "interviewed" my fiancee and myself individually about our love story and then incorporated these personal pieces in our final ceremony. We hadn't heard each other's reflections and this made for an incredibly emotional experience. I cannot emphasize how beautiful the ceremony was. Rarely is the ceremony the highlight of a wedding, but our guests never stopped telling us that this was the most beautiful wedding ceremony they ever attended (we, of course, thought so too). After the wedding excitement was over, we got a copy of the ceremony and treasure this as a great memento of our day. From a bride perspective, it is a really intimate experience to be up at the alter with your fiancee and another person. I appreciated having someone as caring as Barbara there with us- it really emphasized what a personal experience the ceremony was.
Barbara and Jennifer were extremely organized and a pleasure to work with. I consider both family friends after the wonderful experience we had with them!

Our 50th anniversary was bigger in every way than our original wedding and Barbara and Jennifer made it work beautifully. We contacted Ceremonies and Events when we realized we needed help and this pair really did the job. We outlined what we had in mind - a full weekend of events. They did the legwork and presented us with options for venues and vendors. We made some choices and they did the rest, handling negotiations and execution all along the way. They even set up a comparative chocolate tasting so we could pick the local artisanal supplier that suited us best. They helpfully suggested possibilities we hadn't considered. Our Fri. hospitality, Saturday ceremony and luncheon, family reunion picnic and Sunday brunch were all superbly done. Barb and Jennifer even custom blended trail mix for our guests' welcome bags!

As our working relationship developed, I discovered I could relax. I no longer woke a 3 a.m. with details racing around in my head. These ladies were taking care of the details!

Each site was beautiful, all the food was delicious and attractively displayed and the entertainers they recommended were superb. The mood was right throughout!

Working with Barb from Ceremonies and Event Planning was a GREAT experience! She had wonderful ideas and contacts throughout the Finger Lakes area that made a big difference! If it wasn't for Barb we never would have found the incredible location for our ceremony and reception (Suzanne Fine Regional Cuisine in Lodi, NY).

We did not intend for Barb to be "the wedding planner" - and we knew that it not typically how she works. Instead, viewed her as our "wedding coordinator" who kept things in order, helped us stay super-organized and on task, and provided us needed information as needed. It was a wonderful collaboration. For instance, Barb helped get us potential contacts for florists, but then we went to the florists ourselves and made our selection of who to use. Then, Barb looped in our florist to the other plans for the ceremony/reception and was the key liason between us and all of our (many) vendors.

We had a WONDERFUL and unique wedding weekend and we would not have been able to do that without Barb's help, organization and knowledge. She is super easy-going, friendly, personable and knew how to tactfully help the two of us figure out some tricky planning issues. (I sometimes joked that she acted as a couples therapist at times mediating our different views!)

I would HIGHLY recommend Barb and Ceremonies and Event Planning to anyone having a wedding in the Finger Lakes area!!!

Jennifer (and Barb) were wonderful! My daughter's wedding was the most elegant, joyful, well-planned affair I've ever attended and there's no way that could have happened without these lovely, attentive ladies. For two days - the rehearsal and the dinner which was opened to all the guests, and then the day of the wedding, when anyone had a question, they just had to turn and find one of these wizards. They made sure everyone and everything was where they needed to be, and amazingly my daughter was able to relax and really enjoy all the fruits of the meticulous planning and execution. We so highly recommend these warm, wonderful planners!

We worked with Jennifer was was awesome. She understood our vision and made our dreams come true. She worked behind the scenes to ensure everything was perfect. I would very much recommend!